of Costas Raptis Love, according to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, is to offer something you do not have to someone who does not need it. It is difficult, of course, to imagine as a love affair what unfolds between the US and Russia, but it is characterized by almost the same paradox. Because the biggest obstacle […]
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Germany: The parties nominate persons for the electorate that will elect the President of the country
In view of the election of the Federal President on February 13, 2022, the parties are already proposing the personalities who will participate, in addition to the deputies, in the body of electors, the Federal Assembly. The Greens’ parliamentary group in Berlin nominated prominent infectious disease specialist Christian Drosten, head of the Infectious Diseases Department […]
Blinken meets with European counterparts on Iran’s nuclear program
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a “productive” meeting with his British, German and French counterparts on Friday to discuss, among other things, a nuclear deal with Iran, a State Department spokesman said today. Talks between Iran and the major powers on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Thursday. […]
Challenged by China and Russia Joe Biden concludes summit on democracy
The American president completed the digital conference organized for democracy yesterday, Friday, but he received sharp criticism from China, Russia, but also from inside the USA. “Democracy knows no borders. It speaks all languages. It lives in the midst of anti-corruption activists, human rights defenders, journalists,” he told participants via video link. The United States […]
Mexico has asked the United States to review its immigration policy
Mexico on Friday asked the United States to review its immigration policy, a day after 55 illegal immigrants died in a car accident in the southern part of the country. According to authorities, another 105 migrants have been injured, three of them seriously. Most of the victims were Guatemalan nationals (95 of the injured), who […]
China: US Republic is ‘weapon of mass destruction’
Chinese diplomacy today described US democracy as a “weapon of mass destruction” following a two-day digital democracy summit hosted by Joe Biden to form a front of countries that share the same values ​​of authoritarian regimes. “Democracy has long been used as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ used by the United States to interfere in […]
After Turkey, Iran: Emirates’ openings bring upheavals in the region
By Costas Raptis When the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in a press briefing last week on the occasion of his country’s national holiday stressed that Abu Dhabi has taken the option to normalize relations with all countries in the region, rewarding diplomacy and economic cooperation, this statement was much more than a wish […]
Erdogan will not oppose Putin in case of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Turkey is not interested in confronting Russia in the event of Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine, despite growing defense ties established by the sale of armed drones from Ankara to Kiev, according to a senior Turkish official. Turkey is not coordinating steps with Ukraine with Washington and is acting independently, with the sole aim of protecting […]
Russia-Ukraine tensions dominate Biden-Solz dialogue
US President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he had discussed with German new Chancellor Olaf Solz the tensions between Russia and Ukraine. “I spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Soltz today to congratulate him. I look forward to working closely with him on all global challenges, including transatlantic efforts to address the destabilization of Russian […]
Ukraine: Zelensky does not rule out referendum on Donbass and Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he did not rule out holding a referendum on the future status of war-torn eastern Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. “I do not rule out a referendum on Donbass in general. Here, too, the issue is not the status quo. This can happen […]
