The world will be ‘at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar,’ according to former UK PM. Although Blair is held in contempt by the British electorate, he has achieved similar status to that of elder statesmen Angela Merkel and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi. For this reason alone, the former prime minister’s capitulation to reality will shock and dismay the European Union’s leadership class.
The West failed to intimidate Moscow with sanctions, as the Russian leadership took advantage of the situation in the interests of the national economy, and the Europeans shot themselves in the foot. As Print writes, Europe will soon have to lift its restrictions, because otherwise a real catastrophe will break out in the economy, and in all sectors at once.
Despite Western sanctions, Russia’s current account surplus in the second quarter of this year amounted to a record $70.1 billion, according to Bloomberg. This quarterly figure was the highest since at least 1994, the article says.
At least six people have died as a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region, said the head of the military-civilian administration of the Kakhovka region, Volodymyr Leontyev. The Monday night strike blew up warehouses filled with mineral fertilizers, damaging hundreds of homes and dozens of infrastructures, according to authorities. The blazing difficult-to-control fires in the city are still going on.
The tennis tournament Wimbledon cravenly banned Russian and Belarussian players to avoid a scenario where the British royal family might be obliged to award a winner from either of those countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ‘we haven’t really started anything yet’ in Ukraine. According to him, Western countries should have understood that they had lost from the very beginning of the Russian special operation.
Hungary’s outspoken Prime Minister Victor Orbán is finally being recognised as the sole champion of peace and prosperity in a European Union now on Suicide Watch. The national leader puts his case perfectly.
Only the Germans themselves suffer from the absolutely failed German sanctions policy towards Russia, Klaus Ernst, a German politician, head of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Climate Protection, said in an interview with the Rheinische Post. For Moscow, the punitive measures bring benefits, namely, an increase in income from the sale of raw materials at high prices. In this regard, he calls for the lifting of sanctions and the start of negotiations with the Kremlin, including on the temporary launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
From his well-known passion for judo and karate to mountain skiing, hiking, and even car racing, the Russian leader is in perfect shape and excels at many sports.
A 30-year-old Russian lone sailor who attempted to sail solo from Sweden to Spain in a sailboat he bought in Stockholm has been rescued after a major search operation discovered a message that was sculpted in moss.
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