The leaders of Russia, Turkey, and Iran have denounced attempts to seize and transfer oil revenues belonging to Syria.
Russia, Turkey, Iran denounce seizure, transfer of oil revenues belonging to Syria – joint statement
Tag: Diplomacy
Poland’s Position as the “Next Ukraine”
While Western governments and the Western media continue clinging to the hope of an eventual “victory” for Kiev’s forces in Ukraine, the “frontline” is quietly being moved back to western Ukraine and even Poland just across the border. Recent pledges by NATO as well as arms deliveries this year and next appear to be headed in the direction of using Poland as the next battering ram with which US-led NATO will use against Russia.
Poland’s Position as the “Next Ukraine”
Saudi FM: No Normalization, No Arab NATO, No Cooperation with ‘Israel’
Sergey Lavrov: “Staged incidents as the Western approach to doing politics”
Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation that the United States and its satellites have been creating on Ukrainian territory for years. While losing on the battlefield, the Ukrainian regime and its Western patrons have descended to staging bloody incidents to demonise our country in the eyes of the international community. We have already seen Bucha, Mariupol, Kramatorsk, and Kremenchug. The Russian Defence Ministry has been regularly issuing warnings, with facts in hand, about upcoming staged incidents and fakes.
Sergey Lavrov: “Staged incidents as the Western approach to doing politics”
Germany has abandoned decades of balancing both Russia and US, how long will it survive on its new path?
Germany’s new leadership has gone ‘all in’ on its alliance with the US, overturning a strategy that had underpinned its success
Alexander Davydov: Germany has abandoned decades of balancing both Russia and US, how long will it survive on its new path?
H/T: THE NEW DARK AGE
Biden, Lapid sign Jerusalem Declaration
While the document lays out a platform for continued US-Israeli cooperation, there are still signs the two are divided on diplomacy with Tehran.
Biden, Lapid sign Jerusalem Declaration
Related:
Full Text of The Jerusalem Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership
The United States and Israel affirm that they will continue to work together to combat all efforts to boycott or de-legitimize Israel, to deny its right to self-defense, or to unfairly single it out in any forum, including at the United Nations or the International Criminal Court. While fully respecting the right to freedom of expression, they firmly reject the BDS campaign. The two countries will use the tools at their disposal to fight every scourge and source of antisemitism and to respond whenever legitimate criticism crosses over into bigotry and hatred or attempts to undermine Israel’s rightful and legitimate place among the family of nations. In this context, they express their deep concern over the global surge in antisemitism and reassert their commitment to counter this ancient hatred in all of its manifestations. The United States is proud to stand with the Jewish and democratic State of Israel, and with its people, whose uncommon courage, resilience, and spirit of innovation are an inspiration to so many worldwide.
The Global NATO Alliance, the European Left, and the Crack in Everything
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The Democratic Party is unquestioningly supporting an endless proxy war and has been reluctant to press President Biden to prioritize a negotiated settlement to the war.
The Global NATO Alliance, the European Left, and the Crack in Everything
Putin’s summit next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in Moscow on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on July 19, to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts as part of the Astana peace process to end the war in Syria as well as hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
Putin’s summit next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
Media Support ‘Self-Determination’ for US Allies, Not Enemies
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Article 1 of the UN Charter says that one of the purposes of the UN is “to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples.” However, what “self-determination” means in specific international legal cases is far from a settled debate. Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute explains that:
contemporary notions of self-determination usually distinguish between “internal” and “external” self-determination, suggesting that “self-determination” exists on a spectrum. Internal self-determinationmay refer to various political and social rights; by contrast, external self-determination refers to full legal independence/secession for the given “people” from the larger politico-legal state.
Media Support ‘Self-Determination’ for US Allies, Not Enemies
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7/1/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi: The Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Enough
7/1/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi: The Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Enough
Scott is joined by Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the war in Yemen. They talk about the War Powers Resolution in Congress and the Ramadan ceasefire, which is holding for now. Al-Adeimi points out that the Saudis dropping their support for former President Hadi was not actually a step towards peace. Instead, they turned to a “council” made up of rival warlords who appear destined to use violence in their disputes rather than diplomacy. But, she points out, the Saudis cannot exert any real control over Yemen without full military support from the United States. That defines a clear path for bringing this bloody period of foreign intervention in Yemen to an end.
Discussed on the show:
Truce or Not, Congress Must Urgently Bring About a Real End to the War on Yemen
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