'We are now at war...a big war, hybrid war...between Russia and the West and this war, fortunately, is not yet a direct collision but we are moving towards that, unfortunately'

-Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia🇷🇺 in Global Affairs and Research Director at the Valdai Discussion Club

FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v2tlfb2-ww3-west-and-russia-in-a-hybrid-war-heading-for-direct-collision-fyodor-luk.html

ICYMI: On the first day of the Arab-China🇨🇳 business conference, Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 signed $10 billion worth of deals with the communist superpower on the first day, including a $5.6 billion electric vehicle deal.

Previously, China and Saudi Arabia had agreed to harmonise Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

After decades of destruction and chaos in the Middle East thanks to US hegemony, US influence declining by the day as the Middle East looks to China as a partner for stability and prosperity?

THROWBACK: A student confronts US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright over the US’ attacks and sanctions against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq while supporting other repressive regimes such as Indonesia and Israel

Madeleine Albright once said in a TV interview that US sanctions that killed half a million children in Iraq were ‘worth it’

'The Ukrainian motive is to...wreck the land before the Russians take Kherson...the Ukrainians have been vicious against, since 2014, against the Russian ethnic population'

-Oliver Stone on the Nova Kakhovka dam destruction and Russia-NATO conflict in Ukraine

WATCH HERE: https://rumble.com/v2t9pq4-oliver-stone-nuclear-power-now-humanitys-last-hope-against-climate-apocalyp.html

Not satisfied with rising cancer rates and environmental destruction in Iraq and Serbia, the US now will send depleted uranium tank to the Ukrainian army in a further escalation…

https://rumble.com/v2tlfb2-ww3-west-and-russia-in-a-hybrid-war-heading-for-direct-collision-fyodor-luk.html

On this day in 1928, Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara was born. He was instrumental to the success of the Cuban Revolution & aided revolutionary efforts across Latin America and Africa. He was captured and murdered by CIA-assisted Bolivian forces. Here he is on US imperialism:

‘The bestiality of Hitler’s armies…is like the North American bestiality…and that of the French imperialists in Algeria. For it is the very essence of imperialism to turn men into wild, bloodthirsty animals’

Palestinian🇵🇸 President Mahmoud Abbas is in Beijing meeting China’s🇨🇳 President Xi Jinping.

In a recent poll conducted for Arab News by YouGov, 80% of Palestinians welcomed China’s offer to mediate between Palestine and the Israeli government.

In a separate question, when Palestinians were asked which world power would be the fairest mediator between Palestinians and Israelis, Russia was voted to be top potential mediator, while the US was voted to be the least credible mediator.

Egypt🇪🇬 has officially applied to join BRICS, with Russia🇷🇺 formally accepting Egypt’s bid to join the group.

Egypt has already begun to drop the dollar from trade with Russia, India🇮🇳 and China🇨🇳.

Egypt is projected to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world leading up to 2030, with an abundance of natural resources and Egypt’s geostrategic control of the Suez Canal.

Will Egypt’s membership further cement BRICS+ dominance and the end of US and European hegemony?

ICYMI: Kenya’s🇰🇪 President William Ruto calls for de-dollarisation in Africa:

‘How are US dollars part of the trade between Djibouti🇩🇯 and Kenya? Why?’

Ex-NATO Chief Rasmussen: Ukraine must join NATO to contain and 'fix' the Russia🇷🇺 problem. Ukraine joining NATO would allow resources to be freed up to address a rising China🇨🇳.

Why would NATO need to free up resources to confront China if it is supposedly a defensive North Atlantic organisation with no ambitions to strengthen US hegemony?

https://rumble.com/v2tlfb2-ww3-west-and-russia-in-a-hybrid-war-heading-for-direct-collision-fyodor-luk.html

Saudi Arabia’s🇸🇦 Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih:

A multipolar global order has emerged. China🇨🇳 is a significant player in it… what sets our strategy is our own interests, and those interests with China are strong and rising.”

ICYMI: Arguably recognising that Europe and the US increasingly sit on an island of irrelevancy, France’s🇫🇷 Emmanuel Macron has sought an invitation to the upcoming BRICS summit.

Will Macron really be welcomed by the BRICS states and hopeful members, which resent the history of French, and more broadly, European colonialism?

The old world of French imperialism trying to gain a foothold in a multipolar club that seeks to leave US and European hegemony behind?

John Mearsheimer 8 years ago predicting the events of today: 'If Ukraine goes along with the US' hardline policy and refuses to compromise with Russia, their country is going to get wrecked'

https://rumble.com/v2tlfb2-ww3-west-and-russia-in-a-hybrid-war-heading-for-direct-collision-fyodor-luk.html

'It is necessary that we accelerate the process and we become a part of BRICS'

Algeria's🇩🇿 President Tebboune to Russia's🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin

ICYMI: China’s🇨🇳 President declared a ‘strategic partnership’ with the State of Palestine🇵🇸.

"Today, we will jointly announce the establishment of a China-Palestine strategic partnership, which will be an important milestone in the history of bilateral relations."

Will Palestine’s position be strengthened against Israeli occupation as China’s role grows in the Middle East, while the US’ role declines?

Almost 20 countries have applied to join BRICS-Russia’s🇷🇺 Deputy Foreign Minister

The list of applicants include:

Saudi Arabia🇸🇦
UAE🇦🇪
Egypt🇪🇬
Algeria🇩🇿
Bahrain🇧🇭
Indonesia🇮🇩
Argentina🇦🇷
Mexico🇲🇽
Nigeria🇳🇬
Bangladesh🇧🇩
Venezuela🇻🇪
Iran🇮🇷
Kazakhstan🇰🇿
Turkey🇹🇷
Syria🇸🇾
Nicaragua🇳🇮

The new BRICS currency being discussed will reportedly be backed by gold, rare earth metals and the other natural resources of the BRICS members, with expansion bringing in the vast natural resource wealth of new members.

While the US dollar is backed arguably by nothing other than the US’ military dominance and declining hegemonic bullying, will the arrival of the BRICS currency deal a quick and fatal blow to the position of the dollar as the world’s most dominant currency?

https://rumble.com/v2tlfb2-ww3-west-and-russia-in-a-hybrid-war-heading-for-direct-collision-fyodor-luk.html

WATCH: Former Pakistani🇵🇰 PM Imran Khan on how his relations with Russia🇷🇺 were used as a pretext to overthrow him last year and the details of his negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin for cheaper oil.

FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v2umdbu-imran-khan-pakistan-becoming-a-banana-republic-under-pm-sharif-slams-wests-.html

On this day in 1954, John Foster Dulles and the United Fruit Company organise the landing of the CIA’s Exile Army to Guatemala to begin the coup against President Jacobo Árbenz.

Árbenz had threatened to nationalise the United Fruit Company, which was an arm of US imperialism. John Foster Dulles owned significant stock in the United Fruit Company. The coup was led by CIA asset General Castillo Armas, what would follow would be 4 decades of US-backed brutality by successive dictatorial regimes, which fought to protect US interests. Among the horrors was the genocide of the Maya people.

'If there are people in the West...who have hegemonic ambitions...over the last 20 years since the Iraq War...they have been trying to really dominate the region...and they failed miserably'

-Ebrahim Hashem on growing Arab-China🇨🇳 ties

WATCH HERE: https://rumble.com/v2v05nk-arab-china-ties-bri-the-most-ambitious-initiative-in-history-us-has-failed-.html

The dark horse of the new potential BRICS members?

Bangladesh🇧🇩 Foreign Minister Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that Bangladesh is likely to become a member of the BRICS in August this year. Bangladesh joined the BRICS bank in 2021.

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies on Earth, which was able to boast a higher GDP per capita than both India🇮🇳 and Pakistan🇵🇰 in 2021.

China🇨🇳 and India🇮🇳, both already BRICS members, are Bangladesh's largest trading partners, making up 40% of Bangladesh's imports.

Bangladesh is also constructing the first of two nuclear power plants in collaboration with Russia's🇷🇺 state-owned atomic company Rosatom in a $12.65 billion project.