Category Archives: Geography of Europe
Russia’s Tatneft Operated In Crimea Despite U.S. Sanction Risk
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Russia’s oil company Tatneft, one of the biggest in the country, operated in Crimea until very recently despite the risk of being blacklisted by the U.S., Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing Tatneft documents and a source close to the company. After the U.S. slapped sanctions on Russia over the […]
Sweden: More Signs The World’s Biggest Housing Bubble Is Cracking
We like to highlight that although Sweden’s property bubble is not the longest running (that accolade goes to Australia at 55 years), it is probably the world’s biggest, even though it gets relatively little coverage in the mainstream financial media. A month ago, we noted that SEB’s housing price indicator suffered its second biggest ever […]
NATO General Threatens “Consequences” For Turkey Buying Russian Air Defense System
Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, In looking to upgrade their air defense system, Turkey had a choice: buying the advanced Russian S-400 systems, or more expensive, US-made alternatives. Turkey chose to buy Russian, and NATO isn’t happy. While NATO was initially just complaining the S-400 was incompatible with their own systems, top NATO General Petr […]
India ‘Elites’ Mimic Washington: Claim Russian ‘Twitter Troll’ Is Backing Opposition Party
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Oriental Review, The US-Indian Strategic Partnership has rapidly evolved to such a point that the Indian government is now obliquely hinting that Russian twitter trolls are backing the country’s opposition leader, showing that New Delhi is willing to say and do anything in order to further ingratiate itself with Washington […]
WTF Headline Of The Day: Austria’s Burka Ban Leads To Arrest Of Man Dressed As Shark
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, A man dressed as a shark was arrested in Austria and officials cited the countries Burka ban. The man was working as a mascot for a McShark electronics store in Vienna when the arrest occurred. New restrictions came into effect in Austria at the beginning of the month banning […]
Exposing The Slimy Business Of ‘Russia-Gate’ (What The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know)
Authored by Robert Parry via ConsortiumNews.com, As the U.S. government doles out tens of millions of dollars to 'combat Russian propaganda', one result is a slew of new 'studies' by 'scholars' and 'researchers' auditioning for the loot… The “Field of Dreams” slogan for America’s NGOs should be: “If you pay for it, we will come.” […]