By Simo M. Dafir China is preparing to launch a crude oil futures contract denominated in Chinese yuan and convertible into gold. Such a move not only has the potential to drastically change the rules of the global oil game but could also have consequential economic and geopolitical ramifications. Could this measure be a mere […]
The BMPT “Terminator” is a post-Cold war armored fighting vehicle (AFV), designed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. This vehicle was designed for supporting tanks and other AFVs in urban areas. The BMPT is unofficially named the “Terminator” by the manufacturers. It is heavily armed and armored to survive in urban combat. This AFV […]
Mikhail Saakashvili or Sassy as I call him on this blog, has been kicked out of Ukraine so many times, that they have a special door for him to come and go by… 😉 This guy is great. I follow him, just to put a smile on my face… Sassy says… Crimea will once again […]
Incumbent Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set to secure a resounding victory in the Russian presidential election, according to partial results made public by the electoral commission. Source: Vladimir Putin decisively re-elected as Russian president – preliminary results — RT World News WtR
Link for those countries blocking Sputnik Mundo from the Spanish account… Some people cannot see the video play… https://www.facebook.com/sputnik.mundo/videos/vb.205189102832027/2386564358027813/?type=2&theater https://www.facebook.com/sputnik.mundo/ https://mundo.sputniknews.com/ For that straight link to sight… But the video is only on Facebook, it seems… Video of a Russian polling place… WtR
Russian Citizens Willing to Vote in Presidential Election in Ukraine Received Threats – Foreign Ministry Sputnik: ‘Why are they doing that? The answer is clear. The Russian citizens, who wanted to vote in Ukraine, see what is happening there. Therefore their choice is clear. Such result of expression of free will was unacceptable for Kiev […]
Walked and it was bitterly cold. -22 and I stepped almost 10,000 steps. That is close to my goal and it is good….kinda cold and plain bitter… I passed a dozen voting sites. They sell coffee and hot tea. They have lots of food to buy and people are out in force voting early. You […]
If something has gone wrong in life and you’ve run out of options, there’s now a very easy solution that works in any situation… blame a Russian. Russians are extremely useful because they can be accused of absolutely anything, in fact, there is almost no end to things you can blame on a Russian. Lost […]
Svetochka goes to her mother and stays the night then they go to vote together. Russia is all excited and the people are buying torts (cake and or pies like treats) like crazy and tons of food. It is party time when the presidential elections are happening… Ksenia Sobchak sealed her fate, when she said, […]
Dmitry Medvedev meets with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller 13 March 2018 15:00 Gorki, Moscow Region Dmitry Medvedev and Alexei Miller discussed Gazprom’s performance during the winter season on the domestic and European markets, as well as cooperation with Naftogaz of Ukraine. Excerpts from the transcript: