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Congressman Devin Nunes at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) said today the only evidence of collusion during the 2016 election was between the Clinton Campaign and the Russian Federation. The Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has been at the center of the maelstrom over the Robert Mueller special…
Image by Hellerick The Russian Federation’s sovereign debt was upgraded to investment grade on Friday by the rating agency S&P, to BB+, stable outlook. Funny Russian Central Bank Video: You’ve Never Seen New Bank Notes Promoted Like This…Guaranteed “Fitch Ratings, which already has an investment-grade score for Russia, on Friday…
A Russian oligarch, infamously known as ‘Putin’s Cook’, was in communication with Kremlin officials before, during, and after the recent attack in Syria on U.S. military positions and American-supported Syrian opposition forces. The Washington Post reports Yevgeniy Prigozhin was overheard saying he had ‘secured permission’ to authorize the attack, according…
Screenshots Top Channel TV The crisis between the Albanian president and its government is deepening. The latest announcement of President Meta, to block negotiations with Greece regarding the sea agreement, looks more like a political crisis than mere disagreement on the draft of the document. A group of Albanian and…
Image by Unw®ecker Figures released for January show the Russian Federation has been buying gold, a lot of it. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been keen to reduce Russia’s exposure to the Western, dollarized, financial system. The Bank of Russia has set up swap lines direct with other economically powerful…
Gaza Suspiciously Flares Up After Syrian Drone Incursion.
Self-described ‘escort’ and ‘oligarch pick-up artist shows Russian girls how it’s done, complete with video on board the yacht with the Russian deputy prime minister. Sex, Lies, And Yachts…Russia’s Monkey Business “Nastya Rybka (real name – Anastasia Ivanovna Vashukevich, maiden name – Kostina, family name – Semenchuk, born February 27,…
The Russian Foreign Ministry admitted today that ‘dozens’ of Russian nationals had died in the American airstrike in Syria as a Russian mercenary-led force attacked American-backed positions near an oilfield near Deir Ezzor. The ministry had formerly admitted five Russian nationals were killed. American command elements declared they contacted Russian…
Image by Gémes Sándor/SzomSzed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in his annual state of the union address, called Christianity Europe’s last hope and warned that Europe is in danger of falling to an Islamic invasion. Hungary’s Orban Says EU And Soros Trying To ‘Muslimize’ Europe “Dark clouds are gathering over…
Image by Ernests Dinka, Saeimas Kanceleja Latvia’s top banking official explained the “rules of the game” for successful banking in the small European country. His sidekick sat the owner of Norvik bank down, scribbling the sum on a piece of paper: 100,000 euros ($125,000) a month. Further Crackdown On Latvian…