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Ukraine is the corruption champion of Europe

Published: April 7, 2022, 10:52 am

BrusselsWhile the EU is obviously grasping at any straw to scare Hungary out of the EU community, it is apparently completely indifferent to corruption in other countries which it wants to welcome into the block. Ukraine comes to mind.

Lebanon faces bankruptcy while Central Bank head evades justice

Published: April 7, 2022, 10:12 am

BeirutLebanon Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has denied statements made that the bank was bankrupt. Salameh has led the bank for 30 years and claims it is going about its legally-mandated role despite losses in the financial sector.

EU Commission initiates ‘rule of law proceedings’ to punish Hungary

Published: April 7, 2022, 9:58 am

BudapestA coincidence? Immediately after the overwhelming electoral victory of the Hungarian governing party Fidesz, the EU stepped in to punish the winners with the last votes still being counted: Hungary will be the first country to face a dearth of EU funds.

Dutch MP: ‘These are strange times that will unfortunately get worse’

Published: April 6, 2022, 1:44 pm

BrusselsThe Dutch government is working on preparations that will give the government more options if they go to war. Lockdowns, controlled entry and crackdowns on demonstrators are exercises for when the time comes, explained Forum for Democracy (FvD) MEP Marcel de Graaff in a video message.

Rumours keep swirling of Western military advisers trapped in Mariupol

Published: April 6, 2022, 12:22 pm

MariupolThere have been unconfirmed rumors on social media that US Army Major General Cloutier has been captured by the Russian forces in Mariupol.

‘What happened in Bucha was a false flag attack’

Published: April 5, 2022, 5:01 pm

New YorkWhat happened in Bucha was a false flag attack by the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors said Russia's Permanent Representative at the UN, Vassily Nebenzia.

Dutch journalist reports on ‘unprecedented NATO arsenal’ in Ukraine

Published: April 5, 2022, 2:32 pm

The Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende spent the past few days in the Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine. She was taken to a remote army barracks, where to her great surprise an arsenal of tanks, army vehicles, weapons, anti-aircraft missiles, body armor and ammunition were stored.

Russia convenes UN Security Council over Bucha accusations

Published: April 4, 2022, 1:40 pm

New YorkRussia has demanded an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council over an incident in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, which they described as a false flag staged by Ukraine.

Two EU elections highlight sympathy for President Putin

Published: April 4, 2022, 1:12 pm

BudapestHungary’s parliament elected pro-Russian Katalin Novak as president of the republic of Hungary. She will be the first female president of Hungary to take the presidential oath of office and will become the sixth Hungarian president on May 10. Serbia's election also saw a landslide win for incumbent pro-Russian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Britain unable to pay for Russian gas deliveries

Published: April 3, 2022, 3:08 pm

LondonBritain is the only country to have imposed sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank, through which payments for Russian natural gas are made. It is thus unable to pay for Russian gas after President Putin's decree that this commodity must be paid for in rubles.