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US-Russian relations continue hanging in the balance with NATO's expansion in Eastern and Central Europe and the Pentagon's controversial actions in Syria. While the US continues portraying Moscow as an adversary, the standoff is unlikely to translate into a nuclear conflict, American academic Vladimir Golstein told Sputnik.The US and the NATO are no longer hiding their goals, they are beefing up their military presence on Russia's borders, Vladimir Golstein, Associate Professor of Slavic...

Well-reasoned analysis from an cryptocurrency advocate's point of view:  A win for cryptocurrency and a win for Putin that will be a win for Russia. Gold Goats n GunsRussia’s Crypto-Ruble Just Changed the Game Tom Luongo also The DuranCrypto-Rouble: Russia to launch first state sanctioned cryptocurrency in the worldAdam Garrie

Rumors confirmed. After months of speculation and conflicting messages, ministers have announced the Russian Federation is to issue its own official cryptocurrency - the CryptoRuble. The landmark development makes Russia the very first government in the world to official pursue virtual tender. China likely not to be far behind.Interesting article. Short and worth a read in full.Sputnik InternationalVladimir Putin Endorses Russia's New Cryptocurrency

Russia is rather drastically reducing its percentage of foreign reserves and increasing gold reserves in response to economic warfare aimed at destabilizing Russia.SputnikGold Rush: Russia Stockpiling Bullion Like There's no Tomorrow

Kiselyov asked why is this American behavior happening and whether President Trump made this decision. But the question is rhetorical. Though it may seem “amazing,” Kiselyov suggested that it appears Trump was not a party to this behavior, that it more likely resulted from what the TV host called sloppy management when the military gets out from under political control. On the territory of Syria, Kiselyov said, “they start wandering around quite on their own” and “flirting” with the...

Two crucial things happened yesterday. The first you may have noticed – oil prices moved back up. As for the second, most so-called “experts” seemed to have missed.See, the environment we’re seeing in energy markets is very different from what we saw only a week ago, when oil prices were also rising. Because yesterday also saw – for the first time in world history – a reigning Saudi Arabian monarch in Moscow for talks with Russia’s head of state. Historically, Russia has been much...

Gold fever. Actually, the Central Bank of Russia injects roubles into the domestic economy by buying up domestic gold production. This is a monetary operation conducted on the books of the central bank and it therefore does not affect the government's fiscal balance. Zero HedgeRussian Gold Reserves Hit Putin-Era High, Buying Frenzy Accelerates Tyler Durden

Here is the original and full transcript of my recent interview with Sputnik (by email): If you are interested, you can find what Sputnik actually posted here: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201709281057790173-us-syria-daesh-alnusra/ Due to the decision by the Sputnik editors to remove parts of my replies which I consider to be essential, I have taken the painful decision not to grant any further interviews to Sputnik. The Vineyard of the Saker Sputnik interviews the Saker The Saker

Analysts have been predicting payback for Russia whupping the US in Syria? Is this part of it?UNIAN News (Ukraine)RFE/RL: U.S. military chief says he recommends providing Ukraine with lethal defensive aid

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