US-EU launch sanctions war against BRICS
The Duran: Episode 2369

Missile escalation. Sanctions escalation. Orban betrayed. EU targets China. Sarkozy in prison
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Trump throws Orban under the bus, as he rides escalation escalator
The Duran: Episode 2368

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

By Alexander Mercouris

We are soon approaching the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s Baathist government in Syria.

Assad himself and his family are in exile somewhere in Russia, probably in Moscow. As widely reported in the media the man whose Jihadi militia overthrew him and who is now Syria’s interim President - Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, aka ‘Abu Mohammad al-Julani - also recently visited Moscow where he had a very friendly meeting with Assad’s friend and erstwhile protector President Putin of Russia. The Kremlin has published the opening comments Putin and al-Sharaa made at the start of the meeting http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78213.

Most of the commentary about al-Sharaa’s visit to Moscow has centred on the future of the Russian bases. Here I will briefly state my own view, which is that most commentary is getting this topic the wrong way round, assuming that it is the Russians who want to remain, whereas the reality is that it is al-Sharaa who is trying to persuade the ...

Belgium PM derails EU dealing with Russian frozen assets -
If “Russia can actually claim the money for whatever reason … the cash needs to be there immediately," De Wever said, adding "trust in the entire financial system of Europe" would be at stake

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-loan-plan-eu-summit-bart-de-wever-russian-assets-finance-brussels/

Switzerland Goes To War Against Free Speech: Man Jailed For Claiming That Skeletons Reflect Gender

Brünisholz is reportedly about to start a 10-day prison stint due to his voicing scepticism about claims that skeletons are transgender.

In 2022, he responded to a Facebook post by Swiss National Council member Andreas Glarner on the controversy. Some, including academics in the United States, are now claiming that you really cannot gauge the sex of individuals from their skeletons.

The wind-instrument repairman thought that such claims were unfounded and posted a comment that said, “If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.”

Brünisholz then received a knock on his door from the Burgdorf police and then a prosecution letter for engaging in “hate speech”  and “publicly belittling” comments based on sexual orientation under the Swiss Criminal Code. ...