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Russia Stepping Up 'Decapitation Strikes' - Belatedly Adds Zelensky to Criminal 'Wanted' List
05.05.2024, 03:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Stepping Up 'Decapitation Strikes' - Belatedly Adds Zelensky to Criminal 'Wanted' List Days ago, for the first time Russian forces mounted a major air attack on the Ukrainian command's southern headquarters in the port city of Odessa. This suggests Moscow is increasingly targeting Ukraine's top command and control centers. There's been another...
ICC Threatens Action Over 'Intimidation' Tactics As Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Looms
03.05.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - ICC Threatens Action Over 'Intimidation' Tactics As Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Looms The government of Israel is now essentially in a full diplomatic war with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the possible impending arrest warrants which could be issued anytime for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top officials, including the defense...
US Says Russia Using "Chemical Weapons" In Ukraine...Except It's Tear Gas
02.05.2024, 21:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Says Russia Using "Chemical Weapons" In Ukraine...Except It's Tear Gas The Biden administration has just leveled a somewhat bizarre chemical weapons accusation against Russia, coming a day after the US Treasury came out with nearly 300 new anti-Moscow sanctions. Those previously reported sanctions targeted Russia's defense-industrial sector, including...
Russia Strikes Military HQ In Odessa After Ukraine Attacks Crimea With US-Provided ATACMS
02.05.2024, 08:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Strikes Military HQ In Odessa After Ukraine Attacks Crimea With US-Provided ATACMS In yet another among the latest signs that Moscow is escalating its war against Ukraine, pushing sustained strikes deeper into its territory, Russian forces have mounted a large attack against Ukraine's military headquarters for the southern region. The ministry...
US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Companies Vital To Russia's Defense Industry
02.05.2024, 01:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Companies Vital To Russia's Defense Industry The Biden administration and US Treasury on Wednesday unveiled nearly 300 new anti-Russia sanctions which especially target third party entities which are said to help Moscow in sanctions-busting activities. "The almost 300 targets being sanctioned by both Treasury and the...
The Four Key Reasons Why The US Will Never Stop Targeting Russia's LNG Sector
01.05.2024, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Four Key Reasons Why The US Will Never Stop Targeting Russia's LNG Sector Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, LNG has become the most important swing energy source in an increasingly insecure world. Energy exports remain the foundation stone of Russia’s essentially petro-economy. Russia's LNG industry is closely associated in Russia with...
At Least 30 Men Have Died Trying To Flee Ukraine Draft
01.05.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - At Least 30 Men Have Died Trying To Flee Ukraine Draft Since Russia's February 2022 invasion, some Ukrainian 30 men have died trying to sneak out of the country and avoid being forced into a war that looks increasingly futile -- and increasingly deadly for those on the losing side. That grim tally was shared by Ukraine's State Border Guard Service...
Russia Installs 'Cope Cages' On Oil Refineries As Ukraine Ramps Up Kamikaze Drone Attacks
30.04.2024, 10:17 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Installs 'Cope Cages' On Oil Refineries As Ukraine Ramps Up Kamikaze Drone Attacks A sudden surge in Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russia's vast energy industry materialized early last week (read here) and continued into the weekend (read here). To combat drone strikes on refineries and crude and or crude product storage tanks, "cope cages"...
Captured NATO Military Equipment Put On Month-Long Display In Moscow
30.04.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Captured NATO Military Equipment Put On Month-Long Display In Moscow Russia will soon showcase a parade of NATO vehicles captured from the battlefield in Ukraine. Or rather, we might say that Putin is about to show off his 'trophy vehicles'. A month-long exhibit displaying the Western military equipment will run starting May 1st at Moscow's Victory...
Ukraine Army Chief Admits 'Tactical' Retreat Underway
29.04.2024, 17:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukraine Army Chief Admits 'Tactical' Retreat Underway The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi has just issued a new dire assessment confirming widespread international reports that Ukraine forces are getting beaten back from the frontlines. He has confirmed that his outnumbered troops have fallen back to new positions...
Another Russian Oil Refinery Hit By Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones
27.04.2024, 17:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Another Russian Oil Refinery Hit By Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Ukrainian military planners have been ramping up Kamikaze drone strikes against the Russian energy industrial complex this week, including an overnight attack damaging an oil refinery as Western sanctions fail to crush Putin's oil-rich economy that funds the "special military operation"...
Blinken Threatens China Over Russia Ties, Warns Xi Against "Downward Spiral" In Relations With US
26.04.2024, 21:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Blinken Threatens China Over Russia Ties, Warns Xi Against "Downward Spiral" In Relations With US On Friday Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, which brought to a close the US top diplomat's three day visit to China. Blinken warned the Chinese leader of another potential "downward spiral" in relations...
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Oil Refineries Again Despite White House Pleas
26.04.2024, 14:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Oil Refineries Again Despite White House Pleas Just days after the Biden administration signed a new military aid package worth billions of dollars to Ukraine, Kyiv launched a series of suicide drone attacks on Russian oil refineries. Biden's top officials have pleaded with Kyiv to stop attacks on Russia's...
EU Prepares To Tighten Screws On Russian LNG Imports
26.04.2024, 11:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - EU Prepares To Tighten Screws On Russian LNG Imports By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com In a move that could reshape Europe's energy landscape, the European Commission is poised to propose new sanctions targeting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. According to Reuters sources close to the matter, the proposed measures will include a ban on...
The Great Game Returns To Central Asia
26.04.2024, 05:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Great Game Returns To Central Asia Via EurasiaNet.org, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reanimated US and EU interest in Central Asia. China has eclipsed Russia as the region's largest trade partner. Central Asian trade is diversifying away from Russia and towards the West. The Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting...
Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space
25.04.2024, 03:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space Russia has just vetoed a very rare and interesting resolution set before the United Nations Security Council focused on banning nuclear weapons in space: The treaty bars signatories, including the U.S. and Russia, from placing "in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear...
"That's Concerning": US Indo-Pacific Commander Warns China Becoming More Aggressive As Economic Recovery "Failing"
24.04.2024, 04:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "That's Concerning": US Indo-Pacific Commander Warns China Becoming More Aggressive As Economic Recovery "Failing" One of the biggest questions of our time is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides's Trap. It seems that, in the short term, the US will likely avoid direct conflict with China, but in the long term, there will be...
Russia Vows To Ramp Up Attacks On Western Weapons In Ukraine
24.04.2024, 00:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Vows To Ramp Up Attacks On Western Weapons In Ukraine Russia's response to the Republican-led House passing Biden's foreign aid package which includes $61 billion in new military assistance for Ukraine has been to promise stepped-up targeting of the Western weapons store houses. A new statement by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu additionally said "The...
Poland "Ready" To Host NATO Nuclear Weapons, President Duda Says
23.04.2024, 10:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Poland "Ready" To Host NATO Nuclear Weapons, President Duda Says Poland has upped the nuclear rhetoric with Russia, on Monday suggesting NATO nuclear warheads could soon be positioned on its territory. It comes amid general NATO euphoria in the wake of the US House finally passing Biden's giant aid package for Ukraine, despite widespread acknowledgement...
Sweden Wants EU To Sanction Russia's Shadow Fleet And Ban Its LNG
23.04.2024, 09:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Sweden Wants EU To Sanction Russia's Shadow Fleet And Ban Its LNG By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The next round of EU sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine should include measures to address the shadow fleet of tankers helping Russia move its oil and a ban on EU imports of Russian LNG, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Monday...
US & Philippines Kick Off Largest Ever Joint Drills On 'China's Doorstep'
23.04.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US & Philippines Kick Off Largest Ever Joint Drills On 'China's Doorstep' Tensions are soaring in waters off China as the US and its close regional ally the Philippines launched expansive joint war drills Monday, not far from hotly disputed maritime areas. At over 16,000 troops, the exercises called the "Balikatan" drills (or "shoulder to shoulder")...
REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine
22.04.2024, 16:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine When the House voted to pass Biden's long sought after foreign aid package Saturday, which will deliver over $60 billion to Ukraine, included in this was passage of the REPO Act, which paves the way for the Biden administration confiscate billions in Russian sovereign...
Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies
20.04.2024, 13:39 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies Another Russian military aircraft has fallen from the sky in a fiery wreck, social media video widely circulating on Friday shows. But precisely how it happened is being hotly disputed. Ukraine is now touting that for the first time ever, its forces have downed a Russian...
Desperation Behind European Politicians' Latest Russiagate Hoax
18.04.2024, 09:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Desperation Behind European Politicians' Latest Russiagate Hoax Authored by Peter Sourek, Cecile Jilkova, and Michael Shellenberg via Public Substack, The success of right-wing German political party AfD led European politicians to abuse their powers, perhaps illegally... European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová (left) Prime Minister of the...
Russia Restoring Oil Refining Capacity After Ukrainian Suicide Drone Strikes
18.04.2024, 00:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Restoring Oil Refining Capacity After Ukrainian Suicide Drone Strikes With Western sanctions widely failing against Russia, as well as Ukraine's depleted air force unable to patrol its skies, Western leaders have said General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets would be game-changing in the war (these are the same leaders that said the...
Russia's Military Is Bigger Than Before Invasion
16.04.2024, 11:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia's Military Is Bigger Than Before Invasion Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, A top US general told Congress last week that Russia’s military is 15% bigger today than it was before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, an acknowledgment that the goal of "weakening" Russia has failed. "The army is actually now larger — by 15% — than...
Zelensky Condemns Iran, Uses Attack On Israel To Ask For More Money
15.04.2024, 19:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Zelensky Condemns Iran, Uses Attack On Israel To Ask For More Money Once again the specter of a major Middle East war has overshadowed the much bloodier and fiercer Russia-Ukraine war, and coming at a moment the Zelensky government is deeply struggling to attract more weapons and funding from Western capitals, most notably Washington. President Zelensky...
Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel
14.04.2024, 21:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel Iran's direct attack on Israel on Saturday evening is viewed certainly as an escalation in the Middle East conflict. Tehran's missile and drone attack (widely unsuccessful) has been well-telegraphed (read: here & here) for the last two weeks, pushing up...
Russia Now Says It Expects 'Unconditional Capitulation Of Zelensky Regime' Before Peace
13.04.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Now Says It Expects 'Unconditional Capitulation Of Zelensky Regime' Before Peace Ukrainian cities and especially the country's energy infrastructure have been getting pounded by intensified Russian missile and airstrikes over the past several days and weeks, leading to widespread power outages across the country. Russia's defense ministry said...
US Restricts Diplomats' Travel In Israel, Bracing For Iran Attack By Week's End
12.04.2024, 15:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Restricts Diplomats' Travel In Israel, Bracing For Iran Attack By Week's End Iran is expected to attack Israel by week's end, or at least within the coming days. However, the degree of telegraphing has almost taken the teeth out of the threat and what Iran hopes to accomplish in its retaliation. "Iran is calibrating its plans for a major retaliatory...
EU Parliament Refuses Decision On Budget Until Ukraine Gets More Patriots From Member States
12.04.2024, 11:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - EU Parliament Refuses Decision On Budget Until Ukraine Gets More Patriots From Member States The latest intense Russian bombardment of Ukraine has resulted in the European Parliament taking the unprecedented decision to delay approval of the council budget until EU leaders get fully on board with approving additional Patriot air defense systems for...
Iran Blames UN Security Council 'Inaction' For What Comes Next
11.04.2024, 18:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Iran Blames UN Security Council 'Inaction' For What Comes Next We previously reported that Iran now considers Israel's embassies and diplomatic sites abroad as essentially fair game in the wake of Israel's April 1st airstrikes on Iran's embassy in Damascus, which killed two high-ranking IRGC generals and at least five others. An analyst from the Middle...
Russia Bombards Ukraine With Hypersonic Missiles & Drones, Damaging Power Plants, NatGas Facilities
11.04.2024, 12:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Bombards Ukraine With Hypersonic Missiles & Drones, Damaging Power Plants, NatGas Facilities Russia launched a major missile and suicide drone offensive on Thursday, bombarding Ukraine's power grid and underground natural gas storage sites. Bloomberg reports Russia air-launched six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that hit critical infrastructure...
German Troops In 'Line Of Fire': First Foreign Deployment Since WW2
11.04.2024, 08:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - German Troops In 'Line Of Fire': First Foreign Deployment Since WW2 This week Germany has begun deploying troops to the Baltic state of Lithuania, which marks the first such external deployment of its kind for Germany's military since World War II — and which is the result of Berlin adopting a firmer 'counter-Russia' posture after more than two...
Moscow Accuses Hunter Biden-Linked Company Burisma Of Financing Terror Attacks
10.04.2024, 01:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Moscow Accuses Hunter Biden-Linked Company Burisma Of Financing Terror Attacks Russia says it has uncovered more damning evidence connecting the US and NATO to recent terror and assassination campaigns in Russia, including making connections to the March 22 Crocus City Hall terror attack which resulted in over 140 Russians dead and hundreds more wounded...
US Sent Seized Iranian Weapons, Ammo To Ukraine As Resupply Efforts Hit Desperation
09.04.2024, 20:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Sent Seized Iranian Weapons, Ammo To Ukraine As Resupply Efforts Hit Desperation The Pentagon announced Tuesday it has delivered thousands of small arms previously seized from a shipment intended for Yemen's Houthi rebels, along with over half a million rounds of ammunition. The US believes the seized arms were supplied by Iran, and recent years...
'Foreign Interference': China Hits Back At Yellen While Welcoming Russia's Lavrov To Beijing
09.04.2024, 16:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Foreign Interference': China Hits Back At Yellen While Welcoming Russia's Lavrov To Beijing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the end of her four day trip to China chose to deliver a stark warning on an ultra-sensitive topic in US-China relations. She warned against any actions of Beijing to bolster Russia's military capacity by supplying ammunition...
Here's What Will Push Oil Above $100/Bbl
08.04.2024, 21:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Here's What Will Push Oil Above $100/Bbl Back in early December, just after Powell's dovish pivot shocked everyone, many closet oil bulls like BofA's energy strategist Francisco Blanch, predicted that a dovish Fed would send oil back to $100. Unfortunately for him, oil did nothing and just one month later, as no oil buying had materialized, Blanch threw...
'Dangerous Provocation': Kremlin Blasts Ukraine For Drone Strike On Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
08.04.2024, 18:24 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Dangerous Provocation': Kremlin Blasts Ukraine For Drone Strike On Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant The International Atomic Energy Agency is once again sounding the alarm over the potential that disaster could strike the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe. On Sunday, for the first...
More Cold War Era Treaties Collapse As Turkey Suspends EU Arms Limitation Deal
07.04.2024, 13:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - More Cold War Era Treaties Collapse As Turkey Suspends EU Arms Limitation Deal Via The Cradle Turkey has followed suit with its NATO allies and Russia in suspending an arms treaty that imposed limitations on conventional military equipment in Europe. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on April 4 to suspend Ankara's duties under...
Biden Official Admits Russia Has Reconstituted Nearly All Military Losses In Ukraine
06.04.2024, 14:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Official Admits Russia Has Reconstituted Nearly All Military Losses In Ukraine A top level Biden administration official has issued surprising remarks assessing Russian resiliency in the face of two years of Washington sanctions, and after a grinding war which has likely resulted in at least tens of thousands of troop losses. Deputy Secretary...
Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia's Third-Largest Oil Refinery, Prompting White House Anger
02.04.2024, 15:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia's Third-Largest Oil Refinery, Prompting White House Anger As discussed in our morning wrap, US equity futures are dipping lower as bond yields in the US continue to move higher as crude continues to surge and is up another 2% on growing fears of middle-eastern escalation after a senior Iranian commander was killed by an Israeli...
In Russia Mass Deportations Of Muslim Migrants Surge After Moscow Terror Attack
02.04.2024, 04:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - In Russia Mass Deportations Of Muslim Migrants Surge After Moscow Terror Attack There have been widespread reports of mass deportations of Muslim migrants from Russia in the wake of the March 22 terror attack on the Crocus City Hall venue in a Moscow suburb which killed at least 140 people and left hundreds more wounded and injured. This trend is said...
Why Is NATO And The Kiev Regime Terrified Of Russia's 'Zircon' Hypersonic Missile?
01.04.2024, 08:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why Is NATO And The Kiev Regime Terrified Of Russia's 'Zircon' Hypersonic Missile? Authored by Drago Bosnic via infobrics.org, Even before the horrendous Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, the Russian military's long-range strike capabilities were sending shivers down the spines of NATO aggressors and their Neo-Nazi junta puppets. Weapons such as the...
Improvement Of US-Russia Relations 'Impossible' Under Biden, Ambassador Says
29.03.2024, 14:34 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Improvement Of US-Russia Relations 'Impossible' Under Biden, Ambassador Says Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has issued a dire assessment of the current state of US-Russia relations in an interview with Russia's Channel One. He said that no one should expect relations with Washington to improve at all under President Joe Biden, and at one...
Why Morgan Stanley Says To Buy Energy Stocks Right Now
29.03.2024, 11:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why Morgan Stanley Says To Buy Energy Stocks Right Now By Alex Kimani of OilPrice.com The AI boom and Big Tech might be hogging all the media limelight right now, but the smart money is quietly piling into energy stocks. Indeed, the energy sector is the most crowded of all 11 U.S. market sectors, with the sector’s favorite benchmark, Energy Select...
Watch: Russian Su-35 Jet Reportedly Shot Down Over Crimea
29.03.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Russian Su-35 Jet Reportedly Shot Down Over Crimea A Russian military fighter jet has crashed into the Black Sea near Sevastopol, Crimea on Thursday, the region's Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev has confirmed. The announcement came after several social media videos surfaced showing what appears to be a Russian Su-35 aircraft falling from the sky...
Putin Threatens To Attack Western Air Bases Hosting Ukrainian F-16s
29.03.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Putin Threatens To Attack Western Air Bases Hosting Ukrainian F-16s This week Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Torzhok air base in Tver Region which hosts the 344th Training Center for Russian combat pilots. Some or many of these aviators who will likely go on to fly missions in Ukraine. In an address to the pilots, Putin referenced accusations...
Bitcoin, Bond Yields, & Black Gold Bounce Amid Big Auction & Bad Data
25.03.2024, 21:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bitcoin, Bond Yields, & Black Gold Bounce Amid Big Auction & Bad Data A quiet day with some uglier than expected housing data (new home sales miss) and manufacturing (Dallas Fed survey sunk) left bond yields and black gold higher, but bitcoin stole the headlines. The bad data prompted a dovish drift in rate-cut expectations... Source: Bloomberg The...