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Saudi Arabia, Russia Clink Oil Mugs While US Is Left Out

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 13, 20220

US president Joe Biden was in Saudi Arabia recently. His prime objective was to get Saudi Arabia to increase its oil output so global crude prices could be lowered. Saudi Arabia responded by telling Biden Arabia to respond. Saudi Arabia told joe Biden that any decision to raise oil output would be taken by OPEC+ a Russian oil company. With such a diplomatic shift towards Russia and China, Saudi Arabia slowly inclines toward the anti-American side of world power for profiteering. Saudi Arabia has doubled its oil imports from Russia since the war in Ukraine began. Saudi Arabia imported 647 000 tons of Russian oil in the second quarter, from April to June. During the same period last year, the gulf kingdom imported 320 000 tons of oil from Russia  Russian oil, which used to go into ...

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Battle Near Nuclear Power Plants: Ukraine’s Second Chernobyl Likely To Activate

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 13, 20220

Ukraine is a country devastated by War and now staring at a possible nuclear disaster. The risk is mounting by the day; Russia seized at least two Ukrainian atomic plants, and its troops are now advancing to claim a third. In March this year, Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian power, was captured by Russian soldiers.  It has been four months since the area turned into a battleground. Last week explosions rang out at this facility. On Friday, some units of the plant were damaged by military projectiles Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for heightening the risk than on Saturday. Rockets were fired. They struck a dry storage facility, damaged containers with processed fuel and broke three radiation monitoring detectors. Now, these machines warn of nuclear leakage hence the name radiation monitor

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Tensions Rise In Moldova As it Becomes A Low Hanging Fruit For The Russian Bear

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 4, 20220

There have been multiple attacks in Transdniester, a breakaway region of  Moldova that is a border state to Western Ukraine. The alleged attacks are suspected of Russia’s expansion further West. Moldavians fear for their lives as they see the terror of war unfolding in front of them in their backyard as two neighbours fight not-so-cordially. After meeting with her top security officers on April 26th, 2022, Moldavian President Maia Sandy accused the pro-war faction of trying to escalate the tension of armoured conflict. Contrary to this, Kyiv blamed Russia to be the perpetrator. Though the region of Transdniester is rebellious towards sovereignty to Moldova, the Russian presence of 2000 troops for thirty years guarding Europe’s largest Ammunitions depot, Cobana, is concerned for the

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Netherlands Panics After Russia Cuts Off Pipelines: Groningen Remains On Thine Ice

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 2, 20220

The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands is one of the largest sources of natural gas in Western Europe. Housing 2,740 Billion cubic metres worth of natural gas has been a crucial tool for the Dutch post-World War II economy. Until January 2013, earthquakes of 3.6 on the Richter scale were recorded. After the suspicion of extraction being the cause of earthquakes in the Groningen region, it was decided to limit the extraction. By September 2016, the extraction had been listed at 21.6 billion m³. However, in October 2017, the Zerjip earthquake in Groningen was recorded as the third strongest in magnitude. The earthquakes have led to more than 16,0 000 damages claims to date. This prompted the Eric webs commission to end the extraction from the gas fields by 2025-2030. Yet these plans r...

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The Wagner Group: Emperor Putin’s Personal Regiment Group

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 28, 20220

The USA has well-established private militia companies willing to provide trained militants with arms to invade, defend or secure targets. Even the US government has given these companies the government to fight in the Afghan war, through which these firms have heavily profited and flourished in their ventures. On the other hand, most countries, including Russia, have banned the privatisation of armies. However, the 'Wagner Group, based in Argentina, has Russian ties despite not being a part or recognised as an extension of Russia's military. The group came into being after it supported the separatist forces in the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic from 2014 to 2015. The group was named 'Wagner' by its leader Dmitry Utkin in honour not Hitler's favourite composer.

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London’s Lavish Life Levied As Dirty Russian Money Flows In Thames

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 19, 20220

London is arguably the ethereal realm for the most exquisite prime real estate. Garnished with the world's best brands in automobile, clothing and most delicate restaurant for the palates laced with Gold, it is a prime destination for the comfortably affluent worldwide. This may also include the oligarchs of Russia who stash their cash deep in London, where it remains safe. Britain was one of the first nations to sanction Russia in an attempt to handicap the nation; however, economically, this sincere motive turns duplicitous as Ruble's worth of cash is protected by the U.K. This has been taking place long before the war between Ukraine and Russia broke out with a Home office report finding a significant volume of Russian, or Russian-linked illicit finance channelled through the U.K...

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