Archive for the “Russia” category
Russia and Iran Officially Talking of Dumping Dollar for International Trade
by admin on October 18, 2009
Russia is ready to consider using the Russian and Chinese national currencies instead of the dollar in bilateral oil and gas dealings. Russia and Iran Officially Talking of Dumping Dollar for International Trade
Putin warns against attack on Iran
by admin on September 13, 2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned against military action targeting Iran or imposing new sanctions to curb its nuclear program
Lawmakers OK Kremlin bill on military force abroad
by admin on September 10, 2009
A Kremlin bill expanding the legal reasons for using military force abroad won a quick preliminary approval.Kremlin taking tougher posture in relations with ex-Soviet neighbors
Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
by admin on July 5, 2009
Sir Bernard Lovell, the astronomer, was among the team listening to transmissions coming from the area of space and began tracking the unmanned Soviet spacecraft Luna 15, which was trying to collect samples of lunar soil and rock and then return to Earth before the US mission.
Russia Dumps Dollar as Reserve Currency – Adopts Euro
by admin on May 21, 2009
The US dollar is not Russia’s basic reserve currency anymore. The euro-based share of reserve assets of Russia’s Central Bank increased to the level of 47.5 percent as of January 1, 2009 and exceeded the investments in dollar assets,
‘A Monetary Stalingrad” is on its way to Europe
by admin on February 17, 2009
Europe’s loans to Eastern Europe’s states within and outside the EU is going to cause the next world economic storm – and that is still while the US and UKs’ banks are bankrupt and their debts are bankrupting their countries. Collapse of the Austrian financial sector is imminemt
That Was No Small War in Georgia: It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire
by admin on December 14, 2008
The war in Georgia will be remembered as the place where the American Empire fell flat on its face. “Everything that the Georgians left behind, I mean everything, was American. All the guns, grenades, uniforms, boots, food rations — they just left it all”
Venezuela’s Chavez welcomes Russian warships
by admin on November 27, 2008
Russian warships sailed into port in Venezuela on Tuesday in a show of strength as Moscow seeks to counter U.S. influence in Latin America.
