(2023-09-12). Economic Growth In G7 Versus Brics: A Reality Check. popularresistance.org In the United Kingdom, the BBC prepared and published data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January about different nations' growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024. The BBC foregrounded some really bad news for the UK. Of nine major industrial economies—the G7 (the US, Canada, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, and Canada), plus Russia, and China—the UK would be the only one to suffer real economic decline: a contraction in its 2023 GDP (its total annual, national output of goods and services). | So dubious a distinction for the UK followed the long political night of rule by the Conservative Pa…
(2023-09-12). NATO Chief Admits Russia Invaded Ukraine Because Of NATO Expansion. popularresistance.org During a speech at the EU Parliament's foreign affairs committee on Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg clearly and repeatedly acknowledged that Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine because of fears of NATO expansionism. | His comments, initially flagged by journalist Thomas Fazi, read as follows: | The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a draft treaty that they wanted NATO to sign, to promise no more NATO enlargement. That was what he sent us. And was a pre-condition for not invade Ukraine. Of course we didn't sign that. | The opposite happene…
(2023-09-12). "A Good Investment": The Ukraine War and the US Arms Racket. counterpunch.org It all tallies. War, investments and returns. The dividends, solid, though the effort expended — at least by others — awful and bloody. While a certain narrative in US politics continues in the vein of traditional cant and hustling ceremony regarding the Ukraine War — "noble freedom fighters, we salute you!" twinned with "Russian aggressors
(2023-09-12). After "climbdown" at G20, US plans to step up involvement in Ukraine war. wsws.org Following what was widely seen as a humiliating failure to recruit developing countries for its war drive against Russia at the G20, the United States is preparing to further escalate its involvement in the Ukraine war.
(2023-09-12). Eastern Economic Forum: China, Russia to strengthen cooperation. ecns.cn The Eastern Economic Forum kicked off in Vladivostok on Sunday as a key platform for discussing economic issues concerning Russia and Asia, in particular China.
(2023-09-12). Russian cosmonauts will break record for time spent on ISS. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin will break the record for the total time they have spent in the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) announced.
(2023-09-12). Putin says Russia-China relations are excellent. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised the economic and political cooperation level between Moscow and Beijing during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
(2023-09-12). Putin and Kim Jong Un to meet in Russian Far East. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will meet with the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, in the Russian Far East, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov reported.
(2023-09-12). Putin describes military relations with Laos as promising. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Russia and Laos have prospects for developing their relations in the military sphere, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting with the Vice President of Laos, Pany Yathotou, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
(2023-09-12). Russian cosmonauts set record aboard the ISS. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitri Petelin established a new flight duration record aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) reported on its official website.
(2023-09-12). Avión de pasajeros ruso aterriza de emergencia en Siberia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades rusas informaron que el avión transportaba a casi 170 pasajeros y sin que se reportaran víctimas en el incidente.
(2023-09-12). Partido Rusia Unida gana elecciones regionales y municipales. telesurtv.net En las provincias recientemente incorporados participó entre el 65 por ciento y el 76 por ciento del padrón.
(2023-09-12). Kim Jong-un llega en tren a Rusia para reunión con Putin. telesurtv.net Fuentes oficiales de Corea del Norte y Rusia siguen sin confirmar la hora y lugar del encuentro entre ambos presidentes.