(2021-12-31). Will 'Godless liberalism' Force Russia to Close Its 'Window on the West'? strategic-culture.org 
The problem is finding a way to shield the vulnerable, particularly the youth, from adverse influences without restricting personal freedoms. | For centuries, Russia has been open to adopting popular Western traditions, but as the invasive cultural weed known as progressive liberalism enters the scene, Moscow is now forced to rethink the level of its engagement. With the internet and ubiquitous social media, however, such a cultural distancing will not be easy. | Russian Tsar Peter the Great (1672-1725), from the vantage point of his newly built capital of Saint Petersburg, encouraged his fellow Russians to em…
(2021-12-30). Biden, Putin Hold Phone Call Amid Rising Tension Over Ukraine. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via phone on Thursday amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. | RELATED: | Biden urged Russia to "de-escalate tensions with Ukraine" and he made clear that the United States and its allies and partners will "respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine," according to a statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the phone call.
(2021-12-30). Putin Exchanges Messages to Confirm Cooperation With Al-assad. telesurenglish.net Vladimir Putin, Russia's President and Bashar Al-Assad, Syria's President, held talks exchanging Christmas and New Year greetings. The discussions about bilateral cooperation in numerous fields were on the table, taking into account the fight against terrorism. | RELATED: | On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations on the occasion of Christmas and New Year to his homolog President Bashar Al-Assad.
(2021-12-30). Why Biden is Better for Russia than Trump. journal-neo.org 
During the previous US Administration we heard a lot of talk about connections with Russia, and Trump supposedly doing Putin's bidding. Trump was depicted as the most pro-Russian president in the land of the Alger Hiss spy scandal, Joe McCarthy and the Red Scare and Trygve Lie being forced out of the UN because he …
(2021-12-30). Madison Cawthorn's bizarre Russia tale: Should we be concerned?>. salon.com The Republican congressman told a story of how he met his wife — but new questions arise with news of their divorce…
(2021-12-30). China and Russia To Cooperate Against US Domination. telesurenglish.net Beijing's representative in Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, considers that Russia-China cooperation must exist to fight the pressure established by U.S. hegemony. | RELATED: | The U.S. government is imposing pressure on China and Russia at every turn. On Thursday, Beijing's ambassador to Russia declared that the two nations must continue to cooperate to face all the pressure imposed on all fronts. | Hanhui said on Thursday t…
(2021-12-30). Abbas, Putin Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Disputes Over Phone. telesurenglish.net Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Israel's economic and security steps could not be an alternative to a political track. | Demonstrators continue a 'Justice for Palestine' protest, part of the 'Resist G7 Day of Action for International Justice', outside the Israeli Embassy in London, Britain, on June 12, 2021.
(2021-12-30). "Good Progress" in Sanctions Removal Says Iran's Top Negotiator. telesurenglish.net Iran's top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the restoration of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal said on Thursday that negotiations have made "good progress" in the removal of U.S. sanctions over the past few days. | Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2021 shows a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria.
(2021-12-30). Iran: Sending Rocket to Space While Nuclear Talks Are Held. telesurenglish.net Media reports say that while the talks are being held in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal, Iran launched the Simorgh rocket to space with three research devices. | RELATED: | According to the report, the exact time of the launch is unknown, neither what kind of devices were carried nor if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth. | Ahmad Hosseini, the Iranian Defense ministry spokesman, stated that the "performance of the space center and th…
(2021-12-30). The Red Flag will Rise Again: 30 Years Since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. orinocotribune.com 
By Nikos Mottas — Dec 26, 2021 | It was thirty years ago, on December 26, 1991, when the red flag with the sickle and hammer was lowered from the Kremlin. | It was then, during the cold days of December, when the first socialist state of the world, the homeland of the world's proletariat, bent under the weight of the counterrevolution. Four days before, on December 22nd, the leaderships of three of the largest Soviet republics had decided the dissolution of the