Economics
Ian Proud – West confirms Ukraine billions funded by Russian assets
But the US taxpayer will be on the hook once a hold on Moscow’s money is lifted and Kyiv struggles to pay back loans Read HERE
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Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it?
Russia has established escalation dominance over Biden with its use of the Oreshnik missile, but it’s not the first time Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Why Putin won’t go nuclear following ATACMS decision
Putin is likely to calculate that it is not worth over-reacting to a lame duck US President. Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic […]
Economics
Ian Proud – Georgia: Election was just as much about the economy
Closer ties to Europe have not helped Tbilisi on the fiscal front, just look at the numbers Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – It was a mistake to make the Moldovan election about Russia
The slim majority backing EU membership and for President Sandu reflects a chafing against binary choices Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the […]
Economics
Ian Proud – Pranked Sikorski says quiet part out loud about Kyiv’s EU challenge
When it comes to Ukraine joining, Poland may not exactly prove to be Ukraine’s best friend Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to 2019 he […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Russian missiles will soon strike US and UK targets, if Starmer gets his way
NATO nations foolishly believe in some sort of moral superiority that protects them from a just retalition – at least until it is no longer so. Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service […]
Economics
Ian Proud – Turkey joining BRICS represents another step to a multipolar world
BRICS is set to get bigger, and this can only be a good sign for the collective strength of developing nations in a multipolar world. It’s also a bad sign, longer term, for US political […]
Economics
Misfit in Moscow: How British diplomacy in Russia failed: 2014-2019 by Ian Proud
Book Review by Geoff Roberts Notable among dissenters from NATO’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine have been former Western ambassadors such as Jack Matlock and Chas Freeman in the United States, Britain’s Tony Brenton, […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – The ticking time bomb of Ukrainian debt (that the West will have to pay)
Ukraine is rapidly accumulating a debt that it will never be able to afford to pay off. Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to 2019 […]