Author: Press Room
By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club.The European Union has unveiled its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, a move described by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas as “one of the strongest packages ever imposed.” That sounds impressive. But while the new measures will undoubtedly cause inconvenience, their real power – especially in 2025 – is more symbolic than strategic.Had these same measures been rolled out in early 2022, the impact might have been severe. At that time, economic interdependence between Russia and the EU remained significant, and the Russian economy was still adjusting to the new…
Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump Administration over e-mail this month lashed out at Trump in an interview with CBS Evening News. More than 100 immigration judges have been fired or resigned since President Trump took office this year. In July, 20 immigration judges were fired. Three of the fired judges – George Pappas, Jennifer Peyton and Carla Espinoza – spoke to CBS about their terminations. The disgruntled judges claimed they were politically pressured by the Trump Administration to grant motions to dismiss cases. “It was arbitrary, unfair,” George Pappas told CBS News of his abrupt firing. “And it’s…
President Donald Trump said French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state “doesn’t matter,” arguing that the move will not change anything in the Middle East. Trump reacted to Macron’s Thursday announcement while speaking to reporters Friday outside the White House: “Look, he’s a different kind of a guy,” he said, referring to his French counterpart. “He’s okay — he’s a team player pretty much. He’s a good dude, but what he says doesn’t matter.” “It’s not going to change anything,” he continued. “The statement doesn’t carry any weight. He’s a very good guy, I like him, but…
New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell sharply in June, dragged down by a steep drop in aircraft demand that reversed a spike the previous month. But orders outside the volatile transportation sector rose for a third straight month, signaling steady underlying demand for business equipment. The Commerce Department said Friday that new orders for durable goods fell 9.3 percent in June, following an upwardly revised 16.5 percent gain in May. The decline was largely driven by the aerospace sector, where nondefense aircraft orders plunged 51.8 percent after surging in May following President Donald Trump’s trade mission to the Middle…
Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that former President Jair Bolsonaro must “pay for the shit he did,” referring to the ongoing “coup” trial against Bolsonaro. Lula also criticized Donald Trump for supporting Bolsonaro against what the American president called a “witch hunt” by Lula’s government and accused Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo of influencing the United States to impose sanctions on Brazil. Lula delivered his rant during a government event in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais — reportedly marking the first time that Lula directly has spoken on the possibility of a prison…
US President Donald Trump has hinted that he would resume negotiations to maintain the existing restrictions on nuclear weapons with Russia.The president made his remarks as the New START treaty, which limits the number of warheads and the means of their delivery, is set to expire on February 5, 2026.“That’s not an agreement you want expiring. We’re starting to work on that,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before a trip to Scotland on Friday, according to Reuters.“When you take off nuclear restrictions, that’s a big problem,” Trump said.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier this year that “dialogue between…
Screencap from YouTube video. Now that Tulsi Gabbard has ripped the cover off of the Russia collusion hoax, the Deep State is running scared. This week, James Clapper appeared on CNN and told host Kaitlan Collins that he has already ‘lawyered up’ but he is not the most vulnerable member of the crew, according to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley. Turley appeared on FOX News this week and said that he is putting his money on John Brennan. It’s not a bad choice. From the Daily Caller, via MSN: Jonathan Turley Says John Brennan Might Want To Lawyer…
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reacted to French President Emmanuel Macron announcing he plans to recognize a Palestinian state by saying that it is pretty silly for Macron to think he can just declare a state using his say-so and compared it to another country like the United Kingdom trying to make declarations over French territory. Host Rob Finnerty asked, “Just a quick one, France, Emmanuel Macron announced they’re going to recognize Palestine. That’s the first G7 nation to recognize a Palestinian state. Ambassador, how do you respond to that, France recognizing…
The Democrat party tried to skewer President Donald Trump on grocery prices in a social media post Thursday, but its attempt failed. The party’s official X account shared a graph of skyrocketing prices in what it said was “Trump’s America,” but the graph showed costs shooting up during former President Joe Biden’s (D) time in office, Fox News reported Friday. The headline in the tweet said, “U.S. Grocery Prices Reached Record Highs in 2025,” adding that “prices are higher today than they were on July 2024 all in major categories listed below.” The categories were cheese, alcohol, grocery, dairy, produce, and…
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban praised President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at addressing the issue of pay-to-play payments to college athletes. Appearing on Fox & Friends on Friday, Saban said something needs to be done about the wild costs falling on college sports departments. The president signed an Executive Order to set restrictions on payments to athletes from third-party sources, stating, “any revenue-sharing permitted between universities and collegiate athletes should be implemented in a manner that protects women’s and non-revenue sports.” “I think President Trump’s executive order takes a huge step in providing the educational model, which is…