Author: Steven Sahiounie

Western sanctions have failed to destroy the country’s economy, the president declared The Russian economy hasn’t collapsed due to sweeping Western restrictions, on the contrary, its sovereignty has grown many times over, President Vladimir Putin has stated. Putin, who made the comment while meeting with aircraft factory employees in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, on Tuesday, noted the country had passed a significant stage in its development, which could be the most important result of 2022. “We have exponentially increased our economic sovereignty. After all, what did our adversary count on? That we would collapse in two or three weeks or in a…

By:Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator March 15, 2023, marks the 12th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which also follows a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the border shared by Türkiye and Syria. The cities of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Jeblah were severely damaged with more than 5,000 dead, and hundreds of thousands left homeless. The conflict has erroneously been labeled a civil war, or sectarian war. It was neither, but was a U.S.-NATO attack on Syria intended for “regime change.” Before the U.S.-NATO attack, Aleppo was the industrial capital of Syria, and one of the biggest hubs of…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian voiced Tehran’s support for any political solution to the crisis in Yemen that would ensure a lasting ceasefire and lift the humanitarian blockade on the Arab country. In a meeting in Tehran on Monday, Amirabdollahian and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg talked about ways for the peaceful settlement of the Yemen crisis. Amirabdollahian underlined that Iran supports the continuation of the ceasefire in Yemen as well as the removal of the inhumane siege of the country and the resolution of the crisis in line with humanitarian issues and within the framework of dialogue among…

One of the leaders of the terrorist groups was killed in an attack targeting his car in Shamarkh town in Aleppo northern countryside, where Turkish occupation forces-backed terrorist organizations are deployed. Local sources told SANA reporter that within the framework of the continuing infighting among terrorist organizations, an explosive device planted in a car belonging to a leader of the so-called “al-Jabha al-Shamia” went off on Tuesday ” in Shamarkh town in Aleppo northern countryside ,killing the terrorist immediately. Source: SANA

The president last visited Buryatia in August 2017 when he was dealing the aftermath of wildfires in Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ulan-Ude on Tuesday where he is set to visit the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and hold a meeting on the development of Far East cities. The president, cabinet members, governors of the Trans-Baikal Region, Sakhalin and Amur regions and heads of some Russian companies will attend the meeting by video link. Deputy Prime Minister, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Head of the Republic of Buryatia…

In light of the fresh closure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, Trump announces the sign of the times of economic downfall in the US. Speaking in Davenport, Iowa, former US President Donald Trump confidently told his supporters that he is the only president that could effectively prevent World War III from happening. “I am the only candidate who could make this promise. I will prevent World War III because I really believe you’re going to have World War Three,” he said. Trump has made similar promises in the past that there would be “no dead people” in Ukraine or…

The US Central Command confirms that the Green village base in northeastern Syria was attacked by two missiles near the international coalition forces, and indicates that there were no injuries or material damage. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the occupied Green Village in northeastern Syria, near the occupied Al-Omar oilfield, was attacked, on Monday evening, when two missiles fell near the ‘international coalition forces’, without causing any injuries or material damage. CENTCOM indicated, in a statement, that on March 13, at 8:23 pm, local time in Syria, two missiles landed near the Mission Support Site Green Village in northeastern Syria. The…

Artyomovsk, Apty Alaudinov said, is currently completely blocked by Russian forces The commander of the Akhmat commando unit, deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the LPR People’s Militia, Apty Alaudinov, estimates that Kiev may have commissioned 7,000 to 10,000 troops in an attempt to retain positions in Artyomovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut). “The mobilized were massively moved there. Naturally, hundreds of them keep dying. Of course, I’m not ready to say how many Ukrainian troops there are. According to my own estimates, 7,000 to 10,000 men were commissioned in an attempt to hold the city. I’m not ready…

Sergey Lavrov pointed out that one of the goals of the hybrid war of the West is to demonize Russia in the eyes of the world community The European Union has the United States to thank for ridding it of its dependence on Russian energy resources, as well as the fact that its energy costs have tripled, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the opening of the founding congress of the International Movement of Russophiles. Lavrov recalled the recent statements made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Washington, who thanked the…

First Republic Bank has led the sell-off, with its share price nosediving more than 60% Stocks of US regional lenders continued to slide on Monday, as First Republic Bank recorded a massive drop of 61.8%, forcing a brief halt in trading due to volatility. The country’s banking sector has been buffeted by a series of collapses that began last week. The San Francisco-based lender extended last week’s losses of 33%. At the same time, PacWest Bancorp slid 45%, while Western Alliance Bancorp lost more than 47%. Zions Bancorporation declined by about 26%, while KeyCorp shed some 27%. Major financial institutions…