Mr. Lavrov’s New York Shuffle

Mr. Lavrov’s New York Shuffle

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s New York moment performed the diplomatic equivalent of bringing the house down, writes Pepe Escobar. Now picture a true gentleman, the foremost diplomat of these troubled times, in total command of the facts and endowed with a delightful sense of humor, taking a perilous walk on the wild side, to quote…

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine

Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any U.N. proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is “very happy that there was a very strong united message from the Security Council against the illegal, unilateral measure” undertaken by the Israeli…

Lula Just Backstabbed Putin by Ordering Brazil to Vote Against Russia at the UN

Lula Just Backstabbed Putin by Ordering Brazil to Vote Against Russia at the UN

Lula has the constitutional power to reverse his predecessor Bolsonaro’s prior policy of voting against Russia at the UN but voluntarily chose to continue it, which discredits his Hybrid Warriors’s disinformation-driven copium campaign covering up for his condemnation of Russia alongside Biden earlier this month and confirms that he’s truly recalibrated his worldview to more…

Russia’s Anger at the Latest UN Resolution Shows That Lula Was Wrong to Support It

Russia’s Anger at the Latest UN Resolution Shows That Lula Was Wrong to Support It

Although he didn’t single any country out in the remarks that he shared about that resolution, there’s no doubt that Russia’s top UN diplomat Vasily Nebenzia’s sharp criticisms apply to Brazil just as much as they apply to every other country like the US and its European vassals that also supported it. The “Lula Liberals”,…