According to the Russian President’s special envoy, cutting off Russia from the global Internet is impossible – even if it is tried from the outside. Such a possibility has been discussed in the Western media since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis. It is practically impossible to disconnect Russia from the global Internet, said Dmitry […]
According to Vladimir Putin, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are working on a new reserve currency based on a basket of the participating countries’ national currencies. This currency could represent an alternative to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Right (SDR). Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the BRICS countries […]
According to World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the world is facing a food and fuel crisis. Export restrictions would make the crises even worse, according to Okonjo-Iweala. She advocates rapid easing. Export restrictions are driving up food prices and could further exacerbate global ‘polycrisis’, World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on […]
According to a UN report, up to 181 million people in 41 countries could experience severe food shortages this year because of the conflict in Ukraine and its impact on grain and fertilizer exports. In a report released on Wednesday, the UN’s newly created Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance warned: “Food should […]
The US economy is in better shape than it has been in the past, the White House press secretary said. Experts deny this and point to the highest inflation in the country for forty years. The White House speaks of a “global challenge”. On Tuesday, the White House emphasized that “global challenges” such as the […]
by Murat Gazdiev According to Maxim Orshkin, the Russian President’s deputy, both the busy money-printing industry in the US and the European Union’s hasty move away from traditional energy sources over the past two years have led to sharp increases in the price of food and commodities. In addition, the new Western sanctions against Russia […]
Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the US, has condemned recent US sanctions against Moscow. He pointed out that the new restrictions will further aggravate the current global crisis and ultimately backfire on Washington itself. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov has commented on the latest US punitive measures against Russia announced by the US Treasury […]
Artificial fertilizer prices began to rise even before the Ukraine crisis. The sanctions against Russia have only increased this trend. However, Russia can only be replaced as a fertilizer supplier in a few isolated cases. by Ekaterina Kyjko The failures in mineral fertilizer exports from Russia are due to the collapse of logistics chains as […]
A commentary by Mathew Maavak Just a few months ago, the lockdowns imposed by the government due to Covid-19 and climate change were blamed for the scenario of a global hunger crisis. In a recently published joint statement US President Joe Biden and EU President Ursula von der Leyen clearly named the current culprit: “We […]