(2025-08-05). India fires back at Trump's tariff threat, calls U.S. criticism hypocritical. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- India issued a strong rebuttal on Sunday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose higher tariffs over India's continued imports of Russian oil. The üî&oacu…
(2025-08-05). Trump slams India over Russian oil trade, threatens major tariff hike. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a fiery post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump accused India of profiting from Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing large volumes of discounted Russian oil and reselling it on the global market. He condemned India for "not caring" about the ongoing war casualties in Ukraine, stating: "India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian oil, they are then, for much of the oil purchased, selling it on the open market for big profits. They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine."Donald J. Trump Truth Social 08.04.25 10: 50 AM EST | India is not only…
(2025-08-05). India's US lobby and BRICS. dawn.com TWO deviously connected messages in a Donald Trump tweet targeted India and Russia simultaneously. To India, the A subsequent tweet rejoiced in cultivating robust US ties with Pakistan, thereby rubbing more salt into India's lacerating wound. To Russia, the threat was more dire and more troubling even though Indians are full of their own grief, which otherwise should be an occasion to pick up another more trustworthy date for a life tog…
(2025-08-05). Speech of the Russian General Consul in Istanbul on the conference about the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. unitedworldint.com 
Multipolarity is not an idea but a reality, also reflected in the region. The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of the Russian Federation's General Consul in Istanbul, Türkiye, Andrey …
(2025-08-05). FO rejects 'unfounded allegations' of involvement of Pakistani nationals in Russia-Ukraine conflict. dawn.com
(2025-08-05). Russia ends missile moratorium amid escalating tensions with U.S. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Russia announced on Monday that it no longer considers itself bound by its self-imposed moratorium on deploying land-based intermediate- and short-range missiles, citing what it called the "actual deployment" of similar U.S. weapons in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.In a statement published on its official website, the Russian Foreign Ministry said: "Due to the fact that our repeated warnings in this regard have been ignored, and the situation has developed towards the actual deployment of U.S. land-based intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Federa…
(2025-08-05). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.
(2025-08-04). Trump says will raise tariff on India over Russia oil purchases. geo.tv US President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for their joint news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. — ReutersIndia ignores Ukraine deaths caused by Russian aggression: Trump.Trump slams India's oil trade as…
(2025-08-04). Syria's interim government says it "wants Russia by its side" amid efforts toward bilateral relations. peoplesdispatch.org The move is seen as a pragmatic approach by Syria's new rulers, who may not be limiting their foreign policy to the US-led Western bloc, despite Moscow's support for Assad's government during the Syrian civil war.
(2025-08-04). On US intervention into the Caucasus. unitedworldint.com US objectives and how the region should react. The Caucasus remains one of the world's most strategic regions, connecting Central Asia with Europe, via Türkiye, and simultaneously, Russia with Iran and the Persian Gulf, via Armenia and Azerbaijan. Efforts for a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan are overshadowed by a growing US interference into …
(2025-08-04). A further U.S. attack on Iran would be pointless kabuki. thealtworld.com Escalation with Russia is clearly on the cards (in one form or another), but Trump has also threatened to attack Iran's nuclear sites — again. | A U.S. President, beset by the Epstein story that refuses to lie down and die, and under pressure from domestic hawks because of a visibly collapsing Ukraine, has been letting off a blunderbuss of geo-political threats across the board: Firstly, and principally, at Russia; but secondly at Iran: | "Iran is so nasty, they're so nasty in their statements. They got hit. We cannot allow them to have nuclear weapons. They are still talking about uranium enrichment. Who…
(2025-08-04). President Reagan's Advice to Mr. Trump on Nuclear Threats to Russia. counterpunch.org What Mr. Trump does not understand about his juvenile social messaging spewing of taunts followed by ordering US nuclear submarines closer to Russia (Russia may only have 3-4 minutes to decide if US subs have attacked)—is his ignorance of how Russia thinks. He should read President Reagan's memoir, in which he wrote: "Three years had
(2025-08-04). Russia Says It's No Longer Bound by Moratorium on Deployment of INF Missiles. news.antiwar.com The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Moscow was no longer bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of missiles that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF prohibited land-based missile systems with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles. Since …