So finally, the suspense is over and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) from 2018 Olympics, ruling that “clean” Russian athletes can only compete under a neutral flag in South Korea in February.  Since I ...

Russia’s incumbent president has declared his intention to seek re-election for a second consecutive term in the country’s upcoming 2018 election. “I will be proposing my candidacy for the position of president of the Russian Federation,” Vladimir Putin said on ...

Following the collapse of ISIS’ self-proclaimed Caliphate, Israel has intensified its acts of agression against the Syrian government. On December 5. Israeli warplanes launched missiles on scientific research center in the area of Jumraya in northern Damascus. According to the ...

Another video from the series “5 Minutes of Common Sense” by the Russian political analyst Ruslan Ostashko. In this video, Ruslan is talking about the recent launch of a new ballistic missile by Pyongyang and the reaction of the United ...

On December 2, Israeli forces launched between 4 and 6 missiles on the supposed Iranian military facility in the area of al- Kiswah in southern Damascus. According to pro-government sources, the Syrian Air Defense Force (SADF) fired several Buk-M2E surface-to-air ...

Earlier this week a photo of the alleged ceasefire deal between the US-backed Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) and ISIS appeared online. According to the document, the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement to avoid clashes in eastern Syria, especially in ...

Translation by: http://sayed7asan.blogspot.com Transcript: […] When we get to the point where Iraqi leaders will announce their final victory against ISIS and Syrian leaders will announce the final victory against ISIS, we will have to sit and talk, we will need ...

He even parrots the lie about Russia invading Georgia… Listening to him I feel the urge to flush a toilet. The Saker

by Pepe Escobar of the Asia Times (cross-posted by special agreement with the author) With its focus on Central Asia and Eastern Europe, the Belt and Road Initiative can be seen as fulfilling a strategy of challenging the West that can be ...

(This article was written for the Unz Review) I am often asked if the US and Russia will go to war with each other. I always reply that they are already at war. Not a war like WWII, but a war ...