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Cut the oil, cut the funds, cut the terror

There was an important meeting between French President Francois Hollande and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow last Thursday. They were discussing co-operation in the fight against Isis, which was behind the Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people. The two leaders agreed that cutting off Isis oil smuggling to Turkey was a priority. … Continue reading

Russia blitzes Isis in Syria

Russia said yesterday that its jets had blitzed nine Isis terrorist targets in the previous 24 hours. They included a concealed forest base near the north-western city of Idlib, where Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said 30 vehicles had been destroyed — including several ancient Soviet bloc T-55 tanks used by the terrorists. Russian … Continue reading

Russia acts to stop spread of terrorism

Syria has welcomed Moscow’s intervention yesterday as the Russian air force launched raids against terrorist groups operating in that country. Syrian President Bashar Assad confirmed yesterday that Russian operations were being carried out on the request of the Syrian government. This was in stark contrast to the Nato bombing of Syria. Nato bombing has no … Continue reading

The Ukrainian Conflict: A Ukrainian Nationalist View, Part 2: The Maidan and Yanukovych

The Maidan and Yanukovych In February 2010, Viktor Yanukovych became the president of Ukraine after defeating Yulia Tymoshenko in the second round of elections. (In Ukraine, if no candidate gains over 50% of the vote in the first round, the two leaders go into a one-on-one second round). Yanukovych obtained 48% of the vote, versus … Continue reading

The Ukrainian Conflict: A Ukrainian Nationalist View, Part 1

This series of articles on the current upheavals in Ukraine is written by Pavlo Khomenko from the perspective of a Ukrainian nationalist. It also provides a nationalist perspective on Ukrainian history leading up to the present. Over the past few months, there has been an enormous amount of analysis done in Western nationalist circles on the … Continue reading