Tag: Russia

Why the Kremlin is celebrating with high-fives

Moscow feels great joy that Washington faces a difficult test. As Asharq Al-Awsat writes, it will test the effectiveness of the US military and political influence throughout the world, since America will need to support two allies at once in two different military conflicts. Some military-political situations play into […]

Some of the lucky ones surrendered and stayed alive

Kyiv has achieved nothing and Russian troops have now taken the initiative, a top diplomat says: The four-month ’counteroffensive’ by Ukrainian forces has failed to reach any of its objectives, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told the Security Council on Friday. ‘For several days now, Russian […]

Putin: The Soviet Union’s decision to crush Hungarian, Czechoslovak uprisings was a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the U.S. was making the same mistakes now that the Soviet Union did in the past. Sending Soviet troops to suppress the anti-Soviet uprisings and liberalization attempts in communist Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a mistake, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday.

Russia got richer last year and the US lost more than any other country

Russians got richer last year, even with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, while the US and Europe lost trillions of dollars, according to Business Insider. According to the Swiss bank UBS, Russia added $600 billion. At the same time, the United States lost more wealth last year than any other country – $5.9 trillion, and North America and Europe combined became poorer by $10.9 trillion.

Millions of high-spending Russian tourists deprive unfriendly Europe of their spending power

Due to visa problems, many Russians now prefer not to travel to Europe. They prefer sunny, welcoming, cash-hungry tropical countries to the cool reception of the EU states. In the first half of 2023, tourism to Thailand grew by 1,000%. Russian citizens can be found on the beaches, bars and restaurants of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Charity begins at home; Crimea and Sochi are bursting at the seams. Domestic tourism is flourishing in the country.