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Russia boosts gas flows to Europe through Ukraine
Russia is shipping more natural gas through Ukraine than before the start of its military operation in the country, and paying Kiev for transit in full and in hard currency, Yury Vitrenko, the CEO of Ukraine's largest state-owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz, told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. Ukraine will continue shipping Russian gas through its pipelines to Europe "as long as it's technically possible," Vitrenko said, adding that the Russian forces were taking care not to damage the transit infrastructure. The Ukrainian gas pipeline network is one of the routes that Russian energy giant Gazprom uses to deliver natural gas to its European customers, who at the moment receive 40% of the gas they need from Russia. Under the contract for 2020-24, Gazprom ships 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year through the Ukrainian transit infrastructure. Last year, the transit amounted to 41.66 billion cubic meters. According to earlier reports, Gazprom pays Ukraine roughly $2 billion per...
https://www.sott.net/article/465811-Russia-boosts-gas-flows-to-Europe-through-Ukraine
Russia boosts gas flows to Europe through Ukraine
Russia is shipping more natural gas through Ukraine than before the start of its military operation in the country, and paying Kiev for transit in full and in hard currency, Yury Vitrenko, the CEO of Ukraine's largest state-owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz, told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. Ukraine will continue shipping Russian gas through its pipelines to Europe "as long as it's technically possible," Vitrenko said, adding that the Russian forces were taking care not to damage the transit infrastructure. The Ukrainian gas pipeline network is one of the routes that Russian energy giant Gazprom uses to deliver natural gas to its European customers, who at the moment receive 40% of the gas they need from Russia. Under the contract for 2020-24, Gazprom ships 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year through the Ukrainian transit infrastructure. Last year, the transit amounted to 41.66 billion cubic meters. According to earlier reports, Gazprom pays Ukraine roughly $2 billion per...
https://www.sott.net/article/465811-Russia-boosts-gas-flows-to-Europe-through-Ukraine
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Meteor fireball explodes twice on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on March 21
A meteor was seen exploding twice, on the night of the second fair (3/21), over the coast of Rio Grande do Sul. An image lasted just 2.4 seconds and was captured during the North March Virginids meteor shower, as 10:30 p.m. Second Heller & Jung Space Observatory, which recorded the moment, or fragment entered the atmosphere at an altitude of 93.2 km and was extinguished 53 km above the ocean, near the municipality of São José do Norte, in the state of São Paulo. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/465812-Meteor-fireball-explodes-twice-on-the-coast-of-Rio-Grande-do-Sul-Brazil-on-March-21
Meteor fireball explodes twice on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on March 21
A meteor was seen exploding twice, on the night of the second fair (3/21), over the coast of Rio Grande do Sul. An image lasted just 2.4 seconds and was captured during the North March Virginids meteor shower, as 10:30 p.m. Second Heller & Jung Space Observatory, which recorded the moment, or fragment entered the atmosphere at an altitude of 93.2 km and was extinguished 53 km above the ocean, near the municipality of São José do Norte, in the state of São Paulo. (Translated by Google)
https://www.sott.net/article/465812-Meteor-fireball-explodes-twice-on-the-coast-of-Rio-Grande-do-Sul-Brazil-on-March-21
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Belarus heavily reduces Ukrainian diplomatic presence
Ukraine's diplomatic presence in Belarus will be reduced from two dozen to just five people in the embassy, with the consulate in the Polish border city of Brest set to close in order to prevent "unfriendly actions," Minsk announced on Wednesday. Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz said in a statement that the decision was caused by Ukraine's politics over the years, which, in his opinion, were aimed at the "irresponsible destruction" of bilateral relations, business, and people-to-people connections. "In full accordance with Article 11 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Republic of Belarus has decided to reduce the number of Ukrainian diplomats on its territory. This step is aimed at stopping the non-diplomatic activities of a number of employees of Ukrainian foreign missions. They were asked to leave our country within 72 hours," Glaz said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465813-Belarus-heavily-reduces-Ukrainian-diplomatic-presence
Belarus heavily reduces Ukrainian diplomatic presence
Ukraine's diplomatic presence in Belarus will be reduced from two dozen to just five people in the embassy, with the consulate in the Polish border city of Brest set to close in order to prevent "unfriendly actions," Minsk announced on Wednesday. Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz said in a statement that the decision was caused by Ukraine's politics over the years, which, in his opinion, were aimed at the "irresponsible destruction" of bilateral relations, business, and people-to-people connections. "In full accordance with Article 11 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Republic of Belarus has decided to reduce the number of Ukrainian diplomats on its territory. This step is aimed at stopping the non-diplomatic activities of a number of employees of Ukrainian foreign missions. They were asked to leave our country within 72 hours," Glaz said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465813-Belarus-heavily-reduces-Ukrainian-diplomatic-presence
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Biden's approval rating drops to an all-time low of 40% in poll
President Biden's approval rating dropped to an all-time low of 40%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday. The poll raises concerns among Democrats ahead of November's midterm elections. Democrats are looking to cling to their razor-thin majorities in the House and the Senate, but a string of poor approval polls for Mr. Biden signal trouble for their plans. The poll found that 54% of Americans disapprove of Mr. Biden's job performance as the country grapples with record-high inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Biden's approval rating is down roughly 3 percentage points from the prior survey. Respondents said their top concern is the economy, followed by the Ukraine war and foreign conflicts.
https://www.sott.net/article/465814-Bidens-approval-rating-drops-to-an-all-time-low-of-40-in-poll
Biden's approval rating drops to an all-time low of 40% in poll
President Biden's approval rating dropped to an all-time low of 40%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday. The poll raises concerns among Democrats ahead of November's midterm elections. Democrats are looking to cling to their razor-thin majorities in the House and the Senate, but a string of poor approval polls for Mr. Biden signal trouble for their plans. The poll found that 54% of Americans disapprove of Mr. Biden's job performance as the country grapples with record-high inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Biden's approval rating is down roughly 3 percentage points from the prior survey. Respondents said their top concern is the economy, followed by the Ukraine war and foreign conflicts.
https://www.sott.net/article/465814-Bidens-approval-rating-drops-to-an-all-time-low-of-40-in-poll
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BEST OF THE WEB: Canada's 'pandemic of the fully vaxxed': 7 in every 10 Covid-19 deaths according to official data
Trudeau's Government are trying to cover it up An investigation of official Government of Canada data has revealed that the fully vaccinated account for 9 in every 10 Covid-19 cases, and 7 in every 10 Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths across Canada in the most recent wave of infections to hit the country. This is despite just 6 in every 10 people in Canada being fully vaccinated; suggesting the Covid-19 injections do not only fail to work, they actually make recipients worse. The Government of Canada is publishing its official Covid-19 data in a way that makes it appear Canada is very much experiencing a 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated', and that the Covid-19 vaccines are clearly effective. But the appearance of this data is a fraud, and it is extremely misleading, because by digging deeper we actually find that Canada is very much in the midst of a 'Pandemic of the Fully Vaccinated' and it is unfortunately getting worse by the week.
https://www.sott.net/article/465815-Canadas-pandemic-of-the-fully-vaxxed-7-in-every-10-Covid-19-deaths-according-to-official-data
BEST OF THE WEB: Canada's 'pandemic of the fully vaxxed': 7 in every 10 Covid-19 deaths according to official data
Trudeau's Government are trying to cover it up An investigation of official Government of Canada data has revealed that the fully vaccinated account for 9 in every 10 Covid-19 cases, and 7 in every 10 Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths across Canada in the most recent wave of infections to hit the country. This is despite just 6 in every 10 people in Canada being fully vaccinated; suggesting the Covid-19 injections do not only fail to work, they actually make recipients worse. The Government of Canada is publishing its official Covid-19 data in a way that makes it appear Canada is very much experiencing a 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated', and that the Covid-19 vaccines are clearly effective. But the appearance of this data is a fraud, and it is extremely misleading, because by digging deeper we actually find that Canada is very much in the midst of a 'Pandemic of the Fully Vaccinated' and it is unfortunately getting worse by the week.
https://www.sott.net/article/465815-Canadas-pandemic-of-the-fully-vaxxed-7-in-every-10-Covid-19-deaths-according-to-official-data
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Scared of the woke mob: Biden's Supreme Court nominee refuses to define the term 'woman'
Senator Marsha Blackburn asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about the definition for the word "woman" on Tuesday night as day two of the Biden's SCOTUS nominee's confirmation hearings drew to a close. Jackson would not define the word. "Can you provide a definition for the word 'woman'?" Blackburn asked simply. "Can I provide a definition?" Jackson responded. "No, I can't." "You can't?" Blackburn asked. (Both the Senator and the judge are, in fact, women.) "Not in this context," Jackson said. "I'm not a biologist."
https://www.sott.net/article/465816-Scared-of-the-woke-mob-Bidens-Supreme-Court-nominee-refuses-to-define-the-term-woman
Scared of the woke mob: Biden's Supreme Court nominee refuses to define the term 'woman'
Senator Marsha Blackburn asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about the definition for the word "woman" on Tuesday night as day two of the Biden's SCOTUS nominee's confirmation hearings drew to a close. Jackson would not define the word. "Can you provide a definition for the word 'woman'?" Blackburn asked simply. "Can I provide a definition?" Jackson responded. "No, I can't." "You can't?" Blackburn asked. (Both the Senator and the judge are, in fact, women.) "Not in this context," Jackson said. "I'm not a biologist."
https://www.sott.net/article/465816-Scared-of-the-woke-mob-Bidens-Supreme-Court-nominee-refuses-to-define-the-term-woman
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How India perceives the Ukrainian crisis and what it means for its relations with Russia and the West
Russia's military operation in Ukraine and, more broadly, its conflict with the West may not change the fabric of India-Russia bilateral relations as dramatically as some observers may think. A time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership, encompassing all crucial fields related to defense and security issues as well as political and economic spheres, is not likely to be affected by hostilities taking place in Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, the devil is, as usual, in the details. No Man Left Behind "As Hon'ble Members would be aware, the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine erupted into conflict on 24 February 2022. The root causes for this are complex, going back to range of issues including the security architecture, political governance and inter-state politics. To that was added the challenges of implementing understandings reached earlier. What is pertinent to note is that the hostilities placed the Indian community of 20,000 plus in direct danger. Even while...
https://www.sott.net/article/465817-How-India-perceives-the-Ukrainian-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-its-relations-with-Russia-and-the-West
How India perceives the Ukrainian crisis and what it means for its relations with Russia and the West
Russia's military operation in Ukraine and, more broadly, its conflict with the West may not change the fabric of India-Russia bilateral relations as dramatically as some observers may think. A time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership, encompassing all crucial fields related to defense and security issues as well as political and economic spheres, is not likely to be affected by hostilities taking place in Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, the devil is, as usual, in the details. No Man Left Behind "As Hon'ble Members would be aware, the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine erupted into conflict on 24 February 2022. The root causes for this are complex, going back to range of issues including the security architecture, political governance and inter-state politics. To that was added the challenges of implementing understandings reached earlier. What is pertinent to note is that the hostilities placed the Indian community of 20,000 plus in direct danger. Even while...
https://www.sott.net/article/465817-How-India-perceives-the-Ukrainian-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-its-relations-with-Russia-and-the-West
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Origins of sociopathy: the etiology of guiltlessness
I'm returning to Dr Martha Stout's book The Sociopath Next Door as a basis to explore the origins of sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder). Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a deeply ingrained and dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior most commonly known due to the affected individual's lack of remorse for these behaviors.1 As I've mentioned before, the causal factors for sociopathy are likely to be a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. In other words it's both "nature" and "nurture". Heritability studies have found a very strong correlation2 between identical twins who show psychopathic traits in contrast to fraternal twins who do not demonstrate the same degree of correlation. This doesn't mean we can test for a certain "sociopathic gene" as personality traits are underpinned by a complexity of genes in conjunction with the unique neural architecture of the individual that's...
https://www.sott.net/article/465818-Origins-of-sociopathy-the-etiology-of-guiltlessness
Origins of sociopathy: the etiology of guiltlessness
I'm returning to Dr Martha Stout's book The Sociopath Next Door as a basis to explore the origins of sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder). Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a deeply ingrained and dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior most commonly known due to the affected individual's lack of remorse for these behaviors.1 As I've mentioned before, the causal factors for sociopathy are likely to be a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors. In other words it's both "nature" and "nurture". Heritability studies have found a very strong correlation2 between identical twins who show psychopathic traits in contrast to fraternal twins who do not demonstrate the same degree of correlation. This doesn't mean we can test for a certain "sociopathic gene" as personality traits are underpinned by a complexity of genes in conjunction with the unique neural architecture of the individual that's...
https://www.sott.net/article/465818-Origins-of-sociopathy-the-etiology-of-guiltlessness
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Largest ever human family tree identifies nearly 27 million ancestors
Researchers create massive genealogical network dating back 100,000 years Researchers using modern and ancient genomes have created the largest human family tree ever made, reports Jack Guy of CNN. An international team of scientists combined genetic reports of 3,609 individual genome sequences from 215 populations around the globe to produce a massive family tree that identifies nearly 27 million ancestors and where they lived, per U.S. News and World Report. "We have a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of humanity and shows how we're all related to each other today," Anthony Wilder Wohns, leader of a new study published in the journal Science, tells CNN.
https://www.sott.net/article/465819-Largest-ever-human-family-tree-identifies-nearly-27-million-ancestors
Largest ever human family tree identifies nearly 27 million ancestors
Researchers create massive genealogical network dating back 100,000 years Researchers using modern and ancient genomes have created the largest human family tree ever made, reports Jack Guy of CNN. An international team of scientists combined genetic reports of 3,609 individual genome sequences from 215 populations around the globe to produce a massive family tree that identifies nearly 27 million ancestors and where they lived, per U.S. News and World Report. "We have a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of humanity and shows how we're all related to each other today," Anthony Wilder Wohns, leader of a new study published in the journal Science, tells CNN.
https://www.sott.net/article/465819-Largest-ever-human-family-tree-identifies-nearly-27-million-ancestors
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Companies weren't forced to pull out of Russia says White House
Scores of Western businesses have cut ties with Russia amid its conflict with Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted on Monday that the US government had no part in the decision of a large number of Western companies to pull out of the Russian market amid Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Upon being asked by a reporter whether Western companies still operating in Russia "should stay," Psaki claimed: "The US government had not asked any company specifically to take steps to pull out. We have applauded those who have made that decision, and they are going to have to make decisions of their own regard." Many American companies have withdrawn from the Russian market amid the conflict with Ukraine. While certain major brands, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and McDonald's, were initially not among the departing companies, they too have since left.
https://www.sott.net/article/465820-Companies-werent-forced-to-pull-out-of-Russia-says-White-House
Companies weren't forced to pull out of Russia says White House
Scores of Western businesses have cut ties with Russia amid its conflict with Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted on Monday that the US government had no part in the decision of a large number of Western companies to pull out of the Russian market amid Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Upon being asked by a reporter whether Western companies still operating in Russia "should stay," Psaki claimed: "The US government had not asked any company specifically to take steps to pull out. We have applauded those who have made that decision, and they are going to have to make decisions of their own regard." Many American companies have withdrawn from the Russian market amid the conflict with Ukraine. While certain major brands, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and McDonald's, were initially not among the departing companies, they too have since left.
https://www.sott.net/article/465820-Companies-werent-forced-to-pull-out-of-Russia-says-White-House
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Russia's decision to halt peace treaty talks unacceptable: Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan views as unacceptable Russia's decision to suspend the countries' negotiations on a post-World War II peace treaty, in response to Tokyo's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's actions are extremely unreasonable and totally unacceptable," Kishida told a Diet committee session. "We strongly protest." Announcing the move on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry also said Moscow will halt a visa-free program allowing former Japanese residents to periodically visit four disputed islets off Hokkaido, and indicated Russia will withdraw from joint economic activities on the islands. "It remains unchanged that Japan aims to solve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty with Russia," Kishida added.
https://www.sott.net/article/465821-Russias-decision-to-halt-peace-treaty-talks-unacceptable-Kishida
Russia's decision to halt peace treaty talks unacceptable: Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan views as unacceptable Russia's decision to suspend the countries' negotiations on a post-World War II peace treaty, in response to Tokyo's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's actions are extremely unreasonable and totally unacceptable," Kishida told a Diet committee session. "We strongly protest." Announcing the move on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry also said Moscow will halt a visa-free program allowing former Japanese residents to periodically visit four disputed islets off Hokkaido, and indicated Russia will withdraw from joint economic activities on the islands. "It remains unchanged that Japan aims to solve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty with Russia," Kishida added.
https://www.sott.net/article/465821-Russias-decision-to-halt-peace-treaty-talks-unacceptable-Kishida
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Invasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
The scientific community is grappling with the challenges of decoupling from Russia. Many research organisations in Europe have cut ties including Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. But in the UK, the picture is less clear with universities being told to make their own choices. Meanwhile, the publishing world is facing its own dilemma about whether to refuse papers from Russia. European institutions have acted, too. The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities has suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, concluding that the ability of these academies 'to act autonomously and independently' from their governments warrants its decision. Cern will suspend Russia's observer status and will not engage in new collaborations with it. But Cern chose not to expel its Russian users, who number around 1000.
https://www.sott.net/article/465822-Invasion-of-Ukraine-begins-cascade-of-decoupling-from-Russian-science
Invasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
The scientific community is grappling with the challenges of decoupling from Russia. Many research organisations in Europe have cut ties including Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. But in the UK, the picture is less clear with universities being told to make their own choices. Meanwhile, the publishing world is facing its own dilemma about whether to refuse papers from Russia. European institutions have acted, too. The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities has suspended the membership of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, concluding that the ability of these academies 'to act autonomously and independently' from their governments warrants its decision. Cern will suspend Russia's observer status and will not engage in new collaborations with it. But Cern chose not to expel its Russian users, who number around 1000.
https://www.sott.net/article/465822-Invasion-of-Ukraine-begins-cascade-of-decoupling-from-Russian-science
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Biden, Stoltenberg warn of threat of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says the threat of Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine was "real" as NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned of "far-reaching consequences" if Moscow were to use armaments. "I think it's a real threat," Biden said on March 23 as he left for Europe, where he will meet with NATO, Group of Seven, and European Union allies to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is in its fourth week amid fierce resistance by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Several Western officials, including Stoltenberg, have repeatedly warned that Russia might use chemical weapons in Ukraine and that such a move would be a war crime. "Any use of chemical weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict, it would be a blatant violation of international law, and would have far-reaching consequences," Stoltenberg said in Brussels on March 23.
https://www.sott.net/article/465823-Biden-Stoltenberg-warn-of-threat-of-Russia-using-chemical-weapons-in-Ukraine
Biden, Stoltenberg warn of threat of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says the threat of Russia using chemical weapons against Ukraine was "real" as NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned of "far-reaching consequences" if Moscow were to use armaments. "I think it's a real threat," Biden said on March 23 as he left for Europe, where he will meet with NATO, Group of Seven, and European Union allies to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is in its fourth week amid fierce resistance by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Several Western officials, including Stoltenberg, have repeatedly warned that Russia might use chemical weapons in Ukraine and that such a move would be a war crime. "Any use of chemical weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict, it would be a blatant violation of international law, and would have far-reaching consequences," Stoltenberg said in Brussels on March 23.
https://www.sott.net/article/465823-Biden-Stoltenberg-warn-of-threat-of-Russia-using-chemical-weapons-in-Ukraine
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Dems smear Hawley for revealing they don't care if SCOTUS justices hate the Constitution
Amid the Senate confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's radical U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, the left has been working overtime to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, and it's obvious why: The Missouri Republican's questions about Jackson's lenient track record on child porn offenders threaten Democrats' goal of transforming the high court into a bench of reliable leftist activists. Even before Jackson's confirmation hearings officially began on Monday, the left's information operation designed to discredit Hawley for daring to question Biden's self-admitted affirmative action pick ramped up. When Hawley pointed out that Jackson has a history of going easy on criminals who possessed and distributed child pornography, he was smeared by the propaganda press, White House, and Democrats. "Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker. She's been...
https://www.sott.net/article/465824-Dems-smear-Hawley-for-revealing-they-dont-care-if-SCOTUS-justices-hate-the-Constitution
Dems smear Hawley for revealing they don't care if SCOTUS justices hate the Constitution
Amid the Senate confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's radical U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week, the left has been working overtime to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, and it's obvious why: The Missouri Republican's questions about Jackson's lenient track record on child porn offenders threaten Democrats' goal of transforming the high court into a bench of reliable leftist activists. Even before Jackson's confirmation hearings officially began on Monday, the left's information operation designed to discredit Hawley for daring to question Biden's self-admitted affirmative action pick ramped up. When Hawley pointed out that Jackson has a history of going easy on criminals who possessed and distributed child pornography, he was smeared by the propaganda press, White House, and Democrats. "Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker. She's been...
https://www.sott.net/article/465824-Dems-smear-Hawley-for-revealing-they-dont-care-if-SCOTUS-justices-hate-the-Constitution
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Author who confronted Canadian FM tells RT Ottawa has 'exacerbated the tragedy in Ukraine'
Yves Engler says the West only cares about flooding warzone with weapons to "fight and die" in a military conflict with Russia Author and activist Yves Engler, who recently confronted Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a public event, has told RT that Ottawa only makes the Russia-Ukraine conflict worse by sending weapons to Kiev. Engler interrupted Joly's speech at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, accusing the minister of "escalating the war," before he was escorted out. Joly has not commented publicly on the incident.
https://www.sott.net/article/465825-Author-who-confronted-Canadian-FM-tells-RT-Ottawa-has-exacerbated-the-tragedy-in-Ukraine
Author who confronted Canadian FM tells RT Ottawa has 'exacerbated the tragedy in Ukraine'
Yves Engler says the West only cares about flooding warzone with weapons to "fight and die" in a military conflict with Russia Author and activist Yves Engler, who recently confronted Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a public event, has told RT that Ottawa only makes the Russia-Ukraine conflict worse by sending weapons to Kiev. Engler interrupted Joly's speech at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, accusing the minister of "escalating the war," before he was escorted out. Joly has not commented publicly on the incident.
https://www.sott.net/article/465825-Author-who-confronted-Canadian-FM-tells-RT-Ottawa-has-exacerbated-the-tragedy-in-Ukraine
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Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-wants-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-wants-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
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BEST OF THE WEB: Putin flips sanctions, demands rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Comment: Because no one is seriously divesting from Russian oil and gas, this means Western countries will effectively support and even STRENGTHEN the Russian currency! Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-flips-sanctions-demands-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
BEST OF THE WEB: Putin flips sanctions, demands rubles for Russian gas from 'hostile' countries, says credibility of dollar and euro is 'destroyed'
Comment: Because no one is seriously divesting from Russian oil and gas, this means Western countries will effectively support and even STRENGTHEN the Russian currency! Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to "unfriendly countries" in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all "compromised" currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia's assets destroyed all confidence in their currencies. "I have decided to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to change the payments for - yes let's start with this - for our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries in Russian rubles, that is to stop using all compromised currencies for transactions," the Russian president said.
https://www.sott.net/article/465826-Putin-flips-sanctions-demands-rubles-for-Russian-gas-from-hostile-countries-says-credibility-of-dollar-and-euro-is-destroyed
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SOTT FOCUS: First Fact-Based MSM Report About War in Ukraine! Newsweek: 'Putin Minimizing Civilian Casualties'
Comment: Newsweek didn't get it quite right. But they're closer to the mark than any analysis published in anglophone media thus far... As destructive as the Ukraine war is, Russia is causing less damage and killing fewer civilians than it could, U.S. intelligence experts say. Russia's conduct in the brutal war tells a different story than the widely accepted view that Vladimir Putin is intent on demolishing Ukraine and inflicting maximum civilian damage — and it reveals the Russian leader's strategic balancing act. If Russia were more intentionally destructive, the clamoring for U.S. and NATO intervention would be louder. And if Russia were all-in, Putin might find himself with no way out. Instead, his goal is to take enough territory on the ground to have something to negotiate with, while putting the government of Ukraine in a position where they have to negotiate. Comment: That's a more reality-based guess at Russia's strategy, but it's still wrong. No matter how shrill the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465827-First-Fact-Based-MSM-Report-About-War-in-Ukraine-Newsweek-Putin-Minimizing-Civilian-Casualties
SOTT FOCUS: First Fact-Based MSM Report About War in Ukraine! Newsweek: 'Putin Minimizing Civilian Casualties'
Comment: Newsweek didn't get it quite right. But they're closer to the mark than any analysis published in anglophone media thus far... As destructive as the Ukraine war is, Russia is causing less damage and killing fewer civilians than it could, U.S. intelligence experts say. Russia's conduct in the brutal war tells a different story than the widely accepted view that Vladimir Putin is intent on demolishing Ukraine and inflicting maximum civilian damage — and it reveals the Russian leader's strategic balancing act. If Russia were more intentionally destructive, the clamoring for U.S. and NATO intervention would be louder. And if Russia were all-in, Putin might find himself with no way out. Instead, his goal is to take enough territory on the ground to have something to negotiate with, while putting the government of Ukraine in a position where they have to negotiate. Comment: That's a more reality-based guess at Russia's strategy, but it's still wrong. No matter how shrill the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465827-First-Fact-Based-MSM-Report-About-War-in-Ukraine-Newsweek-Putin-Minimizing-Civilian-Casualties
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"Dictatorship of the worst kind" - Trudeau lambasted by European parliamentarian
Croatian Member of European (MEP) Parliament and former judge Mislav Kolakusic called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out to his face in Brussels on Tuesday, savaging Trudeau over "civil rights violations" against Freedom Convoy protesters. Speaking before the European Parliament, Kolakusic accused the prime minister of engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" by using the Emergencies Act to crush peaceful demonstrations. Kolakusic's speech followed Trudeau's own address to the parliament, where the prime minister had sounded off on purported threats to democracy posed by freedom protesters.
https://www.sott.net/article/465828-Dictatorship-of-the-worst-kind-Trudeau-lambasted-by-European-parliamentarian
"Dictatorship of the worst kind" - Trudeau lambasted by European parliamentarian
Croatian Member of European (MEP) Parliament and former judge Mislav Kolakusic called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out to his face in Brussels on Tuesday, savaging Trudeau over "civil rights violations" against Freedom Convoy protesters. Speaking before the European Parliament, Kolakusic accused the prime minister of engaging in a "dictatorship of the worst kind" by using the Emergencies Act to crush peaceful demonstrations. Kolakusic's speech followed Trudeau's own address to the parliament, where the prime minister had sounded off on purported threats to democracy posed by freedom protesters.
https://www.sott.net/article/465828-Dictatorship-of-the-worst-kind-Trudeau-lambasted-by-European-parliamentarian
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IMF to cut world growth forecast, sees recession risks spreading
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its global growth forecast for 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, and sees recession risks in a growing number of countries, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. The world economy is still set to expand in 2022, though by less than the 4.4% previously anticipated, Georgieva said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine broadcast Tuesday. The IMF is set to update its projections in April when the fund holds its annual spring meetings. "Some economies that have been fast to recover from Covid are in a stronger position" to cope with the reverberations from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Georgieva said. The U.S. in particular has "fairly strong fundamentals," she said. Comment: Claiming the US has 'strong fundamentals' reflects just how deluded (or deceptive) those at the IMF are. "But those that were not yet coming out of the Covid crisis, that were falling further behind, they're going to be hit even harder," with the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465829-IMF-to-cut-world-growth-forecast-sees-recession-risks-spreading
IMF to cut world growth forecast, sees recession risks spreading
The International Monetary Fund is poised to cut its global growth forecast for 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, and sees recession risks in a growing number of countries, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. The world economy is still set to expand in 2022, though by less than the 4.4% previously anticipated, Georgieva said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine broadcast Tuesday. The IMF is set to update its projections in April when the fund holds its annual spring meetings. "Some economies that have been fast to recover from Covid are in a stronger position" to cope with the reverberations from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Georgieva said. The U.S. in particular has "fairly strong fundamentals," she said. Comment: Claiming the US has 'strong fundamentals' reflects just how deluded (or deceptive) those at the IMF are. "But those that were not yet coming out of the Covid crisis, that were falling further behind, they're going to be hit even harder," with the...
https://www.sott.net/article/465829-IMF-to-cut-world-growth-forecast-sees-recession-risks-spreading
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Zelensky calls Ukraine-Russia negotiations 'scandalous', 'coordinates positions' with Trudeau before summits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, on Wednesday morning that "difficult" and confrontational peace talks with Russia are moving ahead, albeit slowly. He also used his video address to discuss his interactions with Western leaders. Among the other topics Zelensky touched upon in his were his talks with the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova, concerning Ukrainian security and help from the EU, as well as a discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which Zelensky informed him about, what he described as, the dire humanitarian situation in the country, as they continued to "coordinate their positions" before the upcoming NATO and G7 summits. Comment: Trudeau and Zelensky are a good match; Trudeau was greeted on his visit to the European Parliament with a scathing condemnation of his tyrannical policies that were particularly exposed during the trucker protest by MEP Mislav Kolakusic. See below for the video. "Difficult? Yes, very. Sometimes they make...
https://www.sott.net/article/465830-Zelensky-calls-Ukraine-Russia-negotiations-scandalous-coordinates-positions-with-Trudeau-before-summits
Zelensky calls Ukraine-Russia negotiations 'scandalous', 'coordinates positions' with Trudeau before summits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, on Wednesday morning that "difficult" and confrontational peace talks with Russia are moving ahead, albeit slowly. He also used his video address to discuss his interactions with Western leaders. Among the other topics Zelensky touched upon in his were his talks with the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova, concerning Ukrainian security and help from the EU, as well as a discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which Zelensky informed him about, what he described as, the dire humanitarian situation in the country, as they continued to "coordinate their positions" before the upcoming NATO and G7 summits. Comment: Trudeau and Zelensky are a good match; Trudeau was greeted on his visit to the European Parliament with a scathing condemnation of his tyrannical policies that were particularly exposed during the trucker protest by MEP Mislav Kolakusic. See below for the video. "Difficult? Yes, very. Sometimes they make...
https://www.sott.net/article/465830-Zelensky-calls-Ukraine-Russia-negotiations-scandalous-coordinates-positions-with-Trudeau-before-summits
