Obama Demands Inquiry into Nemtsov Killing

Boris Nemtsov, 55, a prominent Russian opposition leader and the former first deputy prime minister, was shot dead in Moscow Friday evening. Nemtsov’s assassins shot him four times from a passing car, meters away from one of the Kremlin towers and in the shadow of St. Basil’s Cathedral. Nemtsov was a star politician and a […]

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Is Russia Anti-Progressive?

Today, the characterization of Russia holds no cloud of mystery and its motives are clear. Prince Charles and Hilary Clinton have compared Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, to Adolf Hitler. President Obama has declared Russia one of the three major threats that face the world today, along with the terrorist group ISIS and the Ebola disease. And one only has […]

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Why the Western Media Will Never Show Putin’s Three Hour Press Conference

“Imagine a western leader doing a live, three hour Q&A session with a hostile media?” Alex Christoforou Could President Obama speak in front of hundreds of journalists for over three hours, unscripted and without a teleprompter? Highly doubtful. How about Hillary? Can Mrs. Clinton take on the local and international press in an honest, nothing off […]

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China Prepares To Bailout Russia

Earlier this evening China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange’s (SAFE) Wang Yungui noted “the impact of the Russian Ruble depreciation was unclear yet, and, as Bloomberg reported, “SAFE is closely watching Ruble’s depreciation and encouraging companies to hedge Ruble risks.” His comments also echoed the ongoing FX reform agenda aimed at increasing Yuan flexibility which […]

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Putin Just Spelled Out a Radical New Economic Policy, And Nobody Noticed

He presented it in his recent State of the Union speech, and it went un-reported in western media accounts Strong elements of economic liberalism, and European social state approaches Increase trade with most of the globe Liberalize domestic economy Launch large projects to revitalize manufacturing The State of the Union speech that Russian President Vladimir […]

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A new Cold War with Russia?

By Ron Paul Last week the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly in favor of an anti-Russia resolution so full of war propaganda that it rivals the rhetoric from chilliest era of the Cold War. Ironically, much of the bill condemns Russia for doing exactly what the U.S. government has been doing for years in Syria and Ukraine! […]

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