Pension Crisis hits Russia

by Martin Armstrong Vladimir Putin tried to reform Russia’s pensions system which is crumbling as is the case in the West. This giant Ponzi Scheme is collapsing and it has been the heart of Socialism. Putin’s approval rating plummeted this year in …

READ MORE

COMMUNIST CHINA along with CANADA, MEXICO, RUSSIA, EUROPEAN UNION… are joining forces to FORCE the WTO to investigate TRUMP’s TARIFFS!

by RumpRoast Europe, U.S. Escalate Trade War With New Disputes at the WTO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/wto-members-request-an-investigation-into-trump-s-metal-tariffs published yesterday: excerpt China and the EU have joined a group of countries asking the World Trade Organization to investigate the Trump administration’s decision to impose metals …

READ MORE

Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too. “We’ve been doing this kind of thing since the C.I.A. was created in 1947,” said Mr. Johnson, now at the University of Georgia.

by ShellOilNigeria https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/17/sunday-review/russia-isnt-the-only-one-meddling-in-elections-we-do-it-too.html Bags of cash delivered to a Rome hotel for favored Italian candidates. Scandalous stories leaked to foreign newspapers to swing an election in Nicaragua. Millions of pamphlets, posters and stickers printed to defeat an incumbent in Serbia. …

READ MORE

Russia Looks Inward to Boost Economic Growth Prospects

Russian intervention in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea resulted in swift economic sanctions from leaders across Europe, the United States and beyond. These punishing sanctions were designed to hurt the Russian economy. However, they have had mixed results. Instead of bringing the Russian Bear to its knees, the sanctions have resulted …

READ MORE

Putin vows to beef up Russia’s army

From the Economic Times: MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised to strengthen the army and supply it with new generation weapons, as he travelled to watch Russia’s biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union. The Vostok-2018 (East-2018) …

READ MORE