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UKRAINE CRISIS: Russia invasion imminent ... really?

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  Russia amassing troops all along the board with Ukraine and accord to the Allie an invasion is imminent … KIEV – It is not even an year from the horror we have been witness of what has happened in Afghanistan and the peaceful and democratic west seems ready, with NATO pushing for it, to another conflict as the lesson, of false weapon of mass destruction presently hold by Saddam Hussain dictatorship in the submitted Iraqi population, seems have not be learnt yet. There are few reasons why a conflict is imminent: One – In order to recovery from a disastrously worldwide economy the best cure is a war (as history teaching) and as I been screamed for long time that was a realistic possibility our leaders were going for to safe their precious gold, money, prestige and face. Two – NATO need a reason to it own existence (NOTE: NATO or Atlantic alliance was born in contrast of the Warsaw pact which was the threat to the West by Soviet Union expansion) Three – Both Biden (US Presid...

UKRAINE CRISIS: NATO has started to pressuring Moscow

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NATO urges Russia to de-escalate immediately the threat on Ukraine invasion … NATO has sent a letter today to Moscow in response to Russia’s list of security demands, the Western alliance has confirmed. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have heightened ahead of what the West says is a potential takeover of more parts of Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin and his government have insisted they have no such plans, despite reports of tens of thousands of Russian troops deployed to the border with Ukraine. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels: “We call on Russia once again to immediately de-escalate the situation. “NATO firmly believes that tensions and disagreements must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.” He repeated his call for Moscow and NATO to re-establish their respective offices in Brussels and Moscow, and to make full use of military channels of communication to promote transparency and reduce risks. John Sullivan, US...

BREXIT: The bitter awakewning ...

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  How twin pressures of Brexit and raw material shortage damaged gross domestic product ... LONDON - If the newly revised-down figures for Britain’s economic performance in the third quarter show anything, it is that consumers played the starring role in the recovery while the industrial sector struggled under the twin pressures of Brexit and global raw material shortages. This should not come as a surprise. Ever since 2016’s narrow vote to quit the EU, businesses, and especially manufacturers, have failed to move out of second gear. Disruptions to supply chains come and go – remember the chaos caused by Donald Trump’s trade battles with China – while Brexit is ever present. Trade figures show a 8.8% fall in goods exports from July to the end of September, at a time when global trade was booming as Coronavirus restrictions had eased. France, which has a similarly sized economy to the UK’s, was also experiencing supply chain issues holding back manufacturing. But the lack of ...