Category Archives: Russia

John Helmer: German Parliament Office Reports No Russian Invasion of Donbass, Rejects Media and Government Propaganda

An official German report throws cold water on strong-form claims of Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine.

Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers

A reprise of Mark Ames’ biting fundraiser classic.

The US Massively Underestimates the Trade War Blowback

US trade and economic sanctions not only have not delivered on their stated aims, but they’ve also had unwelcome side effects.

John Helmer: MH17 Evidence Tampering Revealed by Malaysia – FBI Attempt To Seize Black Boxes; Dutch Cover-Up of Forged Telephone Tapes; Ukrainian Air Force Hid Radar Records; Crash Site Witness Testimony Misreported

The Malaysian government has come out against the findings of the JIT in the MH17 crash, charging US, Urkainian, and other offiicials with lying and engaging in evidence suppression and tampering.

Ilargi: Memo to the US – The Winds Are Shifting

Why the US looks like it has a glass jaw.

China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony

America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.

Is Trump for Detente or Militarism? – A Talk with Stephen Cohen

Professor Stephen Cohen dicusses Trump’s policies on Russia and China on Real News Network.

Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up

The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.

Matt Taibbi: It’s Official – Russiagate is This Generation’s WMD

The Iraq war faceplant damaged the reputation of the press. Russiagate just destroyed it.

Haven’t Enough to Keep You Awake At Night? Try The Doomsday Clock For A Truthful State Of The Union

As Trump takes the US out of Reagan’s nuclear arms pact with Russia, it’s time to have a look at the Doomsday Clock.

Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Operational By November

So much for US ire over the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

Trump’s Space Force: Nuclear Lunacy

Why Trump’s effort to revive Reagan’s “Star Wars” vaporware increases the risk of nuclear war.

Repeating the Mistakes of 1914?

n their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a mistake comparable to that of their forebearers in 1914.

Media’s Russia Obsession Obscures How Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Benefits Turkey Most

A dose of sanity from Patrick Cockburn on Syria.

“Alexa, Launch Our Nukes!” Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War

Great. Will the new maxim of war be, “He who controls the training set controls the future”?