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Mother Jones: Trump Wants Zelenskyy to Buy US Protection With “Rare Earths.” Is That Even Possible? Quote: “Mines also require lots of energy, and the war has mauled Ukraine’s power grid. Ditto for roads and other transportation infrastructure. Plus there’s the inevitable environmental damage to be considered. Critical metal mining in Ukraine “has the potential to impact wetlands and rivers, old-growth forest and steppe,” cautions the Conflict and Environment Observatory.”

Posted on February 26, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Donate MonthlyDonate Smart, Fearless Journalism 25th February 2025 Trump Wants Zelenskyy to Buy US Protection With “Rare Earths.” Is That Even Possible? Ukraine has no active rare earth mines—and relies on outdated Soviet mineral surveys. https://66566b6bb99c479225b0cbc2ccc840b1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-41/html/container.html Advertise with Mother Jones Zelenskyy … Continue reading →

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jns: Israel follows US as it votes with Russia for first time at UN amid war with Ukraine

Posted on February 25, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Fighting Israel’s Media War Help JNS get the facts out Donate update desk Israel follows US as it votes with Russia for first time at UN amid war with Ukraine The United States and Israel also shared the company of … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review follow it: Peace In Europe Is Only Possible Under Trump – OpEd

Posted on February 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

US President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: POTUS, X Peace In Europe Is Only Possible Under Trump – OpEd  February 19, 2025  0 Comments By Collins Chong Yew Keat After depending on America as its ally for decades, the European leaders at the … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review: follow it: Trump Knows Ukraine Conflict Means Nuclear WWIII, Gives Peace A Chance With Russia’s Putin – OpEd

Posted on January 25, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Kremlin.ru Trump Knows Ukraine Conflict Means Nuclear WWIII, Gives Peace A Chance With Russia’s Putin – OpEd  January 24, 2025  0 Comments By Finian Cunningham The chances of a peace deal … Continue reading →

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JEFFREY SACHS: “In December 1991, I was leading a delegation of economists to meet with President [of Russia Boris] Yeltsin…………. Looking back over the decades and the warning signs

Posted on November 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Sony Thang @nxt888 JEFFREY SACHS: “In December 1991, I was leading a delegation of economists to meet with President [of Russia Boris] Yeltsin. The room in the Kremlin was gigantic, almost the size of a football field. We waited and … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: “…Its presence has raised fresh concerns about the security of the interconnector cables that run between Ireland and the UK carrying global internet traffic from huge datacentres operated by tech companies including Google and Microsoft, which have their EU headquarters sited in Ireland…”

Posted on November 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Support the Guardian Espionage Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure Lisa O’Carroll in Dublin Sat 16 Nov 2024 … Continue reading →

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DW: Finland’s president says NATO key to EU security, US power

Posted on October 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Jon Shelton10/23/2024October 23, 2024 Speaking with DW, President Alexander Stubb highlighted the need for a strong NATO deterrent as a basis for European security. He also said Ukraine’s entry into the alliance is a question of when, not if. President … Continue reading →

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Tortoise Sensemaker: BRICS: 32+ Countries meet in Kazan, Russia, hosted by President Vladimir Putin; a challenge to the “West” and or democracies

Posted on October 22, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Another Brics in the wall Vladimir Putin couldn’t attend last year’s Brics summit in Johannesburg in person; his hosts would have had to arrest him under an international warrant for alleged war crimes. This year, he’s hosting the event in … Continue reading →

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JSTOR: Bye-Bye, Russian Gas! Comment: It is mentioned in the media today that German Chancellor Scholz may be going to try and re-negotiate the Gas deal with Russia.

Posted on October 19, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Unearthing Justice Bye-Bye, Russian Gas! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked an energy revolution, forcing European states to reconsider their dependence on Russian oil imports. A compressor station of the Jagal natural gas pipeline stands as wind turbines spin behind on … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Today’s dictators are united — but not by ideology. …”Applebaum’s answer to the threat posed by Autocracy, Inc. is for democratic nations across the world to form a coalition of their own, do so out of the shared realization that “nobody’s democracy is safe,” and work together to root out autocratic influences in their economy and politics at home and abroad….”

Posted on October 18, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The Present — October 10, 2024 Today’s dictators are united — but not by ideology Modern autocracies operate “not like a bloc but rather like an agglomeration of companies,” says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum. Key Takeaways Tim Brinkhof Copy a link … Continue reading →

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