"Formation of Greater Eurasian Partnership among Russia’s priorities — diplomat" In a post made a few days ago I reported the notion that Russia has for some time been interested in the formation of a united Europe that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific.  A kind of 'Greater Eurasian Partnership'.  This TASS report confirms... Continue Reading →

The man needs a day (or two) off and what time more fitting than days leading up to his birthday. "Putin picks mushrooms in Siberian taiga and admires the Yenisei River" (photo album)"World leaders congratulate Putin on 67th birthday" I add my own congratulations to one of the most important and effective national leaders the... Continue Reading →

"Second whistleblower may file complaint about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine: New York Times" As any functional human brain would instantly recognise, that beginning a supposedly serious media article with an obviously and probably malfeasantly chosen lie, is not going to attract any serious attention to what may follow in the article. For example, this: "President... Continue Reading →

Everything, literally everything, that goes on in Washington these days is just another riotously hilarious scene from the theatrical farce titled: "Do You Have a Lisance for that Minky?" by the honorable J H Kunstler. All centred around a cast of miscreants represented by: The Date-raped House SpeakerThe Arch-SchlemielThe WhistleblowerThe phone-transcriptSome schwantz CIA section leaderUncle... Continue Reading →

"Duterte plans to expand cooperation with Russia — Filipino minister" There you go!. If you express sensible, cooperative and rational plans and extend the hand of friendship (as opposed to a program based on making demands laced with threats), people from all over, all sorts of people from all sorts of cultures, will respond in... Continue Reading →

"System of accounting for greenhouse gas emissions to be formed in Russia by 2025"  Well this is welcoming news, and although we will need to wait to see what it actually means, the first concrete statement issued by the Russians possibly indicates the right attitude - "By 2022, it is planned to implement the first... Continue Reading →

It's kind of like archaeology, raking through the muck of a dead or dying society to gain some sort of relevance to today. I don't need to say anything more about this.  Just read it and weep about all the things you didn't know or pretended not to know before you started. Forget about the... Continue Reading →

"Ignore the hype — this is not an impeachment inquiry" There is no impeachment enquiry and will not be one this side (and likely not on the other side either) of next year's US presidential election. What we do have, as stated in this report from The Hill, is "...partisan theatrics, proceeding under the ipse... Continue Reading →

"Tokyo plans to bring peace treaty talks with Moscow to new level" Whatever has Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe been smoking? He is living in a dream world, far away from reality if he thinks that Russia is going to hand over to Japan the southern Kuril islands that were incorporated into the Soviet Union... Continue Reading →