Germany's Anti-Immigration AfD Party Jumps To 27%, 4 Points Ahead Of CDU

President Trump on Thursday again said he was delaying his plan to order major strikes on Iran’s power plants, claiming that negotiations with Iran were going well despite Tehran’s continued insistence that talks with the US aren’t even happening. “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing […]

Defiant Zelenskyy Resumes Russian Refinery Drone Strikes A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces will resume attacks on Russian refineries. The move certainly seems more political than anything else. Such attacks have been described as one of the drivers behind the global refining crisis, which has collided with Strait of Hormuz disruptions. "The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We're done," Zelenskyy told the FT. He said Kiev had suspended energy strikes for three days at the Trump administration's request. Even before that, the...

Is Trump 2.0's 'Escalation' Strategy Against Russia Starting To Take Shape? Authored by Andrew Korybko, The US is preparing to radically intensify the Ukrainian Conflict over the coming year... Trump’s decision to sign the “G7 leaders’ joint statement on geopolitical issues” calling for more arms to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia signaled that he’ll now “escalate to de-escalate” (E2DE) through a “war of attrition” waged by Ukraine. The EU will back this campaign to the hilt and Trump 2.0 will seek to obtain control over Russia’s natural resources companies as its top goal via...