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Russia warns of potential direct military clash with NATO

Russia warns of potential direct military clash with NATO

As Moscow’s envoy addressed the UN, the Pentagon announced a list of new weapons for Kiev FILE PHOTO. US-made HIMARS (High Mobility Advanced Rocket System) on during live fire exercises…

On the precipice of war: Ukraine formally applies for fast-track NATO membership

On the precipice of war: Ukraine formally applies for fast-track NATO membership

This handout photograph, taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on September 30, 2022, shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky leading a meeting of the National Security and Defense…

The fruits of Imperial/colonial decline: EU businesses warn energy crisis could shut ‘thousands’ of firms

The fruits of Imperial/colonial decline: EU businesses warn energy crisis could shut ‘thousands’ of firms

Illustrative photo by Reuters The Confederation of European Business has raised the alarm over the energy crisis and skyrocketing cost of gas and electricity across Europe, which may lead to…

Stuck in the giant hole that they dug, Record energy crisis in decades looming in Europe as winter nears, says US magazine

Stuck in the giant hole that they dug, Record energy crisis in decades looming in Europe as winter nears, says US magazine

A view shows pipes at the landfall facilities of the ‘Nord Stream 1’ gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, July 21, 2022. (File photo by Reuters) Triggered by the ongoing war…

The Global Famine that was predicted to come is looking closer than ever: EU farmers warn of food shortages – Reuters

The Global Famine that was predicted to come is looking closer than ever: EU farmers warn of food shortages – Reuters

Spiraling energy and fertilizer costs are threatening vegetable and fruit production © Getty Images / deimagine Vegetable producers across northern and western Europe are considering halting operations, thus further threatening food supplies,…

Eurozone teeters on the verge of collapse as Eurozone recession warning issued

Eurozone teeters on the verge of collapse as Eurozone recession warning issued

The economic downturn across the 19-nation bloc has deepened, says S&P Global © Getty Images / Rolf B. Röper / EyeEm The Eurozone’s economic downturn deepened in September, with business activity contracting…

Bank Of England Must Do A “Large” Emergency Rate Hike To Avoid Total Disaster, DB Warns

Bank Of England Must Do A “Large” Emergency Rate Hike To Avoid Total Disaster, DB Warns

BY TYLER DURDEN On the one hand, the Bank of England just hike rates by 50bps, reupped its warning of a recession, and warned that it will have to be…

Russian Foreign Min. Lavrov Says Russia Will Not Be The One Who Makes First Step Toward Dialogue, & Will Not Bow To The West

© Sputnik / Go to the mediabank UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Seregy Lavrov spoke at the United Nations, a press conference, and to reporters on Saturday, touching…

High energy costs drive companies away from EU – media

High energy costs drive companies away from EU – media

Firms in the metal and chemical industries, among others, are relocating to the US, The Wall Street Journal reports © Getty Images / Alan Powdrill Soaring energy prices in Europe coupled with…

EU risks ‘wild west’ scenario – energy watchdog

EU risks ‘wild west’ scenario – energy watchdog

IEA head Fatih Birol warns that member states could abandon solidarity to secure their own gas supplies © Getty Images / Greg Pease The worsening energy crisis may lead to EU nations…

Russia warns the United States against supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles

Russia warns the United States against supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on June 7, 2021 shows then Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaking about reopening the country during a speech in Darby, Pennsylvania, on…

Poor European nation fears economic crash – Bloomberg

Poor European nation fears economic crash – Bloomberg

Soaring gas prices and the lack of Russian supplies could seriously hurt Moldova’s economy, the country’s prime minister warns © Getty Images / Henryk Sadura Moldova’s economy may face the double shock…

Russia reacts to US ‘boasting’ about Ukraine involvement

Russia reacts to US ‘boasting’ about Ukraine involvement

The Pentagon is openly aiding Kiev and bragging about it, the Russian envoy to Washington said Russia’s ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov © AFP / Justin Sullivan It is cause for “deep concern” that…

Worst of Energy Crisis ‘Still to Come’, German Gas Giant Uniper Warns

Worst of Energy Crisis ‘Still to Come’, German Gas Giant Uniper Warns

© AP Photo Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author The Dusseldorf-headquartered natural gas and electrical power company was bailed out in July amid the raging energy crisis facing Germany…

European Energy Trade Risks Collapsing Over Margin Calls of $1.5 Trillion

European Energy Trade Risks Collapsing Over Margin Calls of $1.5 Trillion

Exchange requirements to secure trades is sucking up capitalGovernments under pressure to provide market with liquidity Equinor ASA platform in the Johan Sverdrup oilfield.Photographer: Tom Little/AFP/Getty Images By Anna Shiryaevskaya European…

EU has run out of energy – Orban

EU has run out of energy – Orban

The Hungarian prime minister says his country will not experience any fuel shortages, despite the current energy crisis FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / Sean Gallup Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has blamed…

US weapons manufacturers profiting from Ukraine war & thus the war continues: Report

US weapons manufacturers profiting from Ukraine war & thus the war continues: Report

Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire at Russian positions from a US-supplied M777 howitzer in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, July 14, 2022.  (AP photo) US weapons manufacturers are profiting from the Ukraine…

Welcome to ‘The Judgment’- Europe experiences hottest summer in recorded history

Welcome to ‘The Judgment’- Europe experiences hottest summer in recorded history

The EU weather forecast report says the summer of 2022 beat all previous temperature records FILE PHOTO. Madrid, Spain. © AP / Manu Fernandez This year’s heat waves and subsequent droughts resulted in…

Ukrainian troops paint dire picture of Kherson fighting

Ukrainian troops paint dire picture of Kherson fighting

A Washington Post report on the ‘counter-offensive’ attempt comes ahead of a weapons suppliers meeting in Germany FILE PHOTO. Paratroopers from the 81st Airmobile Battalion come out from a trench…

Main gas pipeline to EU will be closed until sanctions lifted – Kremlin

Main gas pipeline to EU will be closed until sanctions lifted – Kremlin

Nord Stream 1 operations will be hampered as long as Western restrictions remain in place, Dmitry Peskov says An employee of Siemens Energy stands in front of a turbine of…

Fruits of their own arrogant labor- European gas prices soar

Fruits of their own arrogant labor- European gas prices soar

The complete shutdown of a key Russian pipeline sends prices surging by almost a third © Getty Images / teh_z1b / 500px Natural gas spot prices in Europe jumped 30% on Monday…

China rejects West’s call for Russian oil price cap

China rejects West’s call for Russian oil price cap

The G7 should rethink its position, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says © Getty Images / Joel Sheagren Beijing opposes the decision made by the G7 nations to introduce a price cap on…

Economist: Wave of Protests in EU Only Beginning as Energy Prices Driving Europeans Mad With Anger

Economist: Wave of Protests in EU Only Beginning as Energy Prices Driving Europeans Mad With Anger

© AP Photo / Petr David Josek BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Protests in the Czech Republic and Germany against rising energy prices were just the beginning of a growing public discontent…

The Economic collapse continues as World’s Second-Largest Steelmaker Closes European Plant

The Economic collapse continues as World’s Second-Largest Steelmaker Closes European Plant

By Tsvetana Paraskova – The world’s second-largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, is the latest industrial company to announce a plant closure in Europe due to soaring gas and energy prices.  ArcelorMittal will shut one…

Russia warns US against sending long-range arms to Ukraine, vows use of nukes

Russia warns US against sending long-range arms to Ukraine, vows use of nukes

US servicemen palletize ammunition, weapons and other military hardware bound for Ukraine. (Photo by AP) A senior Russian diplomat has warned the US against supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, saying…

(A Clear US Provocation) Russian MoD: US to Move Unfinished Bio-Weapon Programs From Ukraine to Elsewhere in Eastern Europe

(A Clear US Provocation) Russian MoD: US to Move Unfinished Bio-Weapon Programs From Ukraine to Elsewhere in Eastern Europe

© Photo : Russian Ministry of Defence Russia previously discovered signs of several bio laboratories in Ukraine, which were seized by Russian troops and were reportedly working on pathogens that…

Russia keeps pipeline shut as Gazprom, Siemens Energy wrangle

Russia keeps pipeline shut as Gazprom, Siemens Energy wrangle

This file photo taken on November 8, 2011 shows a view of the gas pipeline terminal prior to an inaugural ceremony for the first of Nord Stream’s twin 1,224 kilometer…

Media silence on the Western world’s war in Yemen & why the US & UK are desperate to subjugate it!

Media silence on the Western world’s war in Yemen & why the US & UK are desperate to subjugate it!

For most of the world the US & UK led war in Yemen under the guise of the Saudis leading the war effort, it has been on the backburner of…

Starting to recognize that collapse is inevitable: EU citizens face mass poverty – expert

Starting to recognize that collapse is inevitable: EU citizens face mass poverty – expert

Households will fall behind on their energy bills, analyst warns © Getty Images / Westend61 Rising energy prices could lead to mass impoverishment in the EU, a professor at the University of…

The Western world is collapsing: Eurozone inflation hits another record amid soaring energy prices

The Western world is collapsing: Eurozone inflation hits another record amid soaring energy prices

A giant symbol of the euro outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by AFP) The annual inflation rate for the eurozone’s 19-strong countries…