“Corruption across EU ‘breathtaking’ – EU Commission” says a headline in the BBC. The Commissioner responsible for the report said that she believed the cost of corruption was “probably much higher” than the €120 billion (US$162 billion) the report estimates. And indeed that is probably correct because corruption within EU organs themselves was not included. […]
Kettle, Meet Pot
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was written by Patrick Armstrong for Da Russophile on February 3, 2014 .5 Comments
Translation: Ukraine and Its Monsters
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was written by Christopher Moldes for Russian Spectrum on September 22, 2013 .No Comments
Regnum reports on statements made by Ukraine’s President, Victor Yanukovych, in which he visualizes Ukraine becoming a link between the East and the West as a result of an impending trade deal with the European Union. Yanukovych: Russia and the EU are giant monsters “and we feel it every day” Victor Yanukovych, the President of […]
On The Cyprus Deal
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was written by Alexander Mercouris for Da Russophile on March 26, 2013 .14 Comments
As a Greek with contacts in Cyprus, his opinion is one of the most valuable ones out there. Here it is: We have now the latest bailout plan and contrary to the spin in parts of the western media it is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the plan we saw last week. What was utterly outrageous about […]
The Western Media’s War Against Cyprus And Russia
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on March 21, 2013 .42 Comments
If you ever manage to get a troupe as diverse as Latynina, Mark Adomanis, the Cypriot Communist Party, virtually every financial analyst, Prokhorov, and Putin united in condemning your crass stupidity and cack-handedness, it’s probably time to stop and ponder. But it’s safe to say that’s not what the Troika – the European Commission, European Central Bank, and IMF […]
