Leftist governments all over Latin America are congratulating Brasil’s new president-elect, Lula. With the new election results Brasil joins a long list of leftish governments in the region, which among others include Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and Mexico.
Putin sought to promote “unity of humankind”, globalism and economic integration.
He characterized the West’s approach to the rest of the world as “be like us, do like us”. In his eyes the West in its arrogance considers non-Western states below itself.
Democrats withdrew a letter to Biden, which sought to convince the president to negotiate directly with Russia in order to de-escalate the conflict.
Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu warned that the risk of escalation in the Ukraine War was on the rise and Kiev might plan to launch a so-called “dirty bomb”
Option prices betting on a further 10% decline in stock market valuations are at their lows since 2017. This suggests that investors are betting that further downside movements are increasingly unlikely.
The former Chinese President, Hu Jintao, was escorted off-stage during Saturday’s meeting of senior Chinese officials.
