PANIC-STRICKEN EU LEADERS FLOCK TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO PLEAD WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP
The global governance system is in a tailspin. But more to the point – the re-emergence of the US President Donald Trump as the Commander-in-Chief of the world’s nuclear power has thrown Europe in a fix, a spot of bother. The speed with which the change of guard in the White House has upended the […]
ZELENSKY’S WHITE HOUSE HUMILIATION PITS EUROPE AGAINST THE US, AND DAWN OF A NEW WORLD ORDER
The very public fallout between US President Donald Trump and his visiting Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House has complicated Europe’s implicit plan to prolong their proxy war with Russia. Even for Diplomacy 101, Zelensky failed spectacularly. The diplomatic decorum requires at its fundamental basis the ethos of humility, calmness and erudite exposition […]
UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION URGING SWIFT END TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT
The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution calling for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and urging lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, as the world marked the third anniversary of the full escalation of the crisis. The resolution calls for a quick end to the conflict and mourns the […]
CHINA’S PRESIDENT XI JINPING HOLDS PHONE CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT PUTIN
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China welcomes the positive efforts made by Russia and relevant parties to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Xi made the remarks during a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi noted that soon after the full escalation of the Ukraine crisis, he had outlined China’s basic position, […]
IMPERFECT AS IT MAY BE, PEACE IS ON THE HORIZON, THANKS TO TRUMP
US President Donald Trump has set global power relations on a tailspin, leaving the entire Europe reeling in confused shock and disbelief and the future completely uncertain. A mere one month in office, Trump has signed countless executive orders and flipped America’s foreign policy from his predecessor Joe Biden’s globalism to his election promise of […]
A READER’S PERSPECTIVE ON UKRAINE PEACE EFFORTS
“Dear Europe! You were there three years ago when the war started, aiding and abetting the carnage with money, lethal weapons, intelligence, and mercenaries. You’ve never made any attempt to end the killings and destruction directly or indirectly. Now that someone wants to bring an end to war through trilateral dialogue, you are insisting on […]
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV PLEASED BY THE RESUMPTION OF DIRECT DIPLOMACY WITH THE US
Veteran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was clear as he led his delegation to the high-stakes diplomatic talks with his US counterparts in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh: Resetting of collapsed bilateral ties. Ending the Ukraine war was only a part of a bigger agenda. Lifting economic sanctions, nuclear cooperation and reignited diplomatic cooperation were […]
US TOP ENVOY MARCO RUBIO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW RUSSIA-US RELATIONS
Top Russian and US envoys met in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh to pave the way for a new era of rebooted bilateral relations that are set to reconfigure global relations. The meeting was led by the veteran Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart, Marco Rubio. The Saudis chaired the proceedings. […]
THE END IS NIGH FOR THE UKRAINE WAR AS PRESIDENT TRUMP FLEXES HIS MUSCLE
US President Donald Trump is rapidly proving to be a man of his words. Love or loathe him, the straight-talking Republican Party leader and a man who received a huge endorsement for his electioneering messages is someone who can be described as “what you see is what you get”. President Trump stunned Washington’s allies and […]
RUSSIA’S TOP DIPLOMAT SERGEY LAVROV ADDRESSES KEY GLOBAL ISSUES
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV HELD A WIDE-RANGING NEWS CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW, AND SPOKE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY IN 2024. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF HIS REMARKS: “President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly spoken about this, convincingly and at length, that we had to begin the special military operation in Ukraine to repel an […]
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV REFLECTS ON RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY IN 2024
VETERAN RUSSIAN TOP DIPLOMAT SERGEY LAVROV RESPONDED TO A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS FROM THE MEDIA. BELOW IS A SELECTION OF HIS POINTED ANSWERS: ON THE WEST: “The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity* , and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude […]
ZELENSKY’S MISGUIDED DECISION TO HALT RUSSIA’S GAS SUPPLY TO EUROPE WILL BOOMERANG
Ukraine’s ill-advised stoppage of the supply of Russian gas through its territory is aimed at harming the economy of Russia and the international standing of President Vladimir Putin. Against a chorus of appeal from several EU member-states for President Volodymyr Zelensky to rethink his controversial decision, Kiev is thus far showing no appetite for a […]