RT drew attention on social media to the Department of the Treasury’s newly issued “Venezuela General License 48” allowing US companies to provide “goods, technology, software, or services for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently gave an interview to TV BRICS about their namesake organization and its role in the global systemic transition. He began by contextualizing the present moment in history as the interim period between the...
The Times of India cited sources to report in late 2025 that Defense Minister Rajnath Singh received verbal confirmation from his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov during Putin’s summit with Modi in December that Moscow will allow Delhi to sell...
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil recently declared that “Now is the time for a two-speed Europe. Germany, together with France and other partners, will therefore now take the lead in making Europe stronger and more independent. As the six...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently declared that “As long as Ukraine demands that Hungary be cut off from cheap Russian energy, Ukraine is not simply our opponent, Ukraine is our enemy.” This followed him accusing Ukraine of meddling...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned to power with an over two-thirds majority in parliament in the first elections since summer 2024’s US-backed regime change. They won 209 out of 300 seats, the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) won 68, while...
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Azerbaijan, which is the last part of his South Caucasus tour that also took him to Armenia, saw the signing of a strategic partnership charter between them. Three parts stand out: the “Trump...
Trump’s Executive Order rescinding the US’ punitive 25% tariffs on India for its import of Russian oil didn’t come without strings attached. Going forward, the US “shall monitor whether India resumes directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil”, in...
Le Monde reported in late December that “The Indian Ocean has become a new arena for France-Russia rivalry”. According to them, Russia helped amplify anti-French rhetoric ahead of October’s military coup in Madagascar, whose new ruling junta is now...
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Armenia ended with three highly strategic agreements on a $9 billion nuclear energy partnership, a chip deal that led to a contentious AI datacenter project scaling its investment there by a factor of...