Sen. Mike Lee ‘Can’t Rule Out’ That the US Blew Up Nord Stream
The senator was commenting on Seymour Hersh's report and said his colleagues were never briefed on the attack.
Russia Dropping US Dollar for Chinese Yuan—and Fast
In response to Western sanctions, Russia’s central bank is dropping the US dollar and will buy Chinese yuan on the foreign exchange market. The yuan’s share of Moscow’s currency trading…
Moscow Says US Policies Have Put the US and Russia on the Brink of ‘Direct Clash’
The head of NATO recently warned that the war in Ukraine could turn into a direct war between NATO and Russia.
Patrick Lawrence: Germany & The Lies of Empire
With Angela Merkel’s revelations of Berlin’s duplicity in its dealings with Moscow, Cold War II just got colder.
Basketball, Viktor Bout and Troubling Exchanges
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Prison exchanges and swaps are never entirely satisfactory affairs. The appropriate measure in such cases is the degree of dissatisfaction that arises from them. In…
Macron Says Security Guarantees for Russia Needed for Future Peace Deal
The French president's comments drew criticism from Ukraine.
US, Russia to Hold New START Talks in Egypt Starting November 29
Russia's deputy FM says the talks could lead to higher-level negotiations.
Putin Skewers US Ineptitude
By Ray McGovern / Antiwar.com Speaking on Oct. 27 at the Valdai International Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the sanity of those who would “spoil relations with China…
Scott Ritter: Pipelines v. USA
Intent, motive and means: People serving life sentences in U.S. prisons have been convicted on weaker grounds than the circumstantial evidence against Washington for the attack on the Nord Stream…
Blinken Says Nord Stream Sabotage Is a ‘Tremendous Opportunity’
The secretary of state says it's an opportunity to remove Europe's dependency on Russian energy.
Snowden’s Russian Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn’t Returned Home
Among other wishes, Snowden opponents want to see the NSA whistleblower deployed to the Russian front, captured by Ukraine and returned to the US.
EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums
MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only…
Explosions Cause Major Damage to Both Nord Stream Pipelines
A Polish member of European Parliament suggested the US was responsible.
Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Do Americans Care About a Cold War With Russia and China?
Americans' top security concerns include safety at home and protecting jobs.
Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Death of Gorbachev (video)
By Paul Jay / theAnalysis.news Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg discuss the significance of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and what the deconstruction of the Soviet Union means for today’s…