In this video, Ritter discusses with Col. Khodakovsky the many ways pervasive US imperialist propaganda against Russia impedes a true understanding of Russian realities and motives for pursuing the Ukraine War. Scott Ritter also explores the ways Russophobia blinds people in the West to the dangers of fascism in their…
[ What follows is the entire text of Vladimir Putin’s speech at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi. ] Participants in the plenary session, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to welcome you all in Sochi at the anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The moderator has already mentioned that this is…
In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on ‘the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists’ to discuss the ‘rapid crumbling of capitalism’ and the beckoning of another war. They were electric…
Vladimir Putin talks about Russia’s relationship with Ukraine in 2020. His affection for the Ukrainian people is evident. The hostility that the “nationalists” in Ukraine display toward Russia troubles him. He suspects that Zelensky is betraying Russia. Even so, it is doubtful that in 2020 he ever imagined Russia would…
We are not at the 1-year anniversary of the war, as the Western governments and media claim. This is the 9-year anniversary of the war. And that makes a big difference. The war began with the violent overthrow of Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014, a coup that was overtly…
Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian Federation on Tuesday February 21, 2023. We are well-advised to know what he said.
The Russian top diplomat recalled that Ukraine has adopted laws that prohibit education in Russian, media in Russian, including such media in Ukraine, laws that even, in fact, prohibit the use of the Russian language in everyday life. PRETORIA, January 23. /TASS/. What is going on in Ukraine is no…
John Pilger is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962. He was also once visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. Pilger is a strong critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven…
Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of ‘SCORPION KING: America’s Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump.’ He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, served in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991 to…
I’m well aware of the deluge of lies, misinformation, disinformation, historical amnesia, ideological bias, and pure tribal hatred for Russia and Vladimir Putin, which saturates the media, with any mention of Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the EU, by politicians, celebrities, commentators, every talking head who gets shoved in our faces…