(2022-03-03). Russia Prevents Washington from Unleashing Biological Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In view of the unrest that US intelligence services have been actively initiating lately, whether in Central Asia, Transcaucasia or other areas bordering Russia and China, the risk of a biological disaster from multiple secret military biological laboratories deployed by the US in potentially politically and socially unstable regions is objectively increasing. In…
(2022-03-03). Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Outing the Iraq War White Washers. dissidentvoice.org The guilty can be devious in concealing their crimes, and their role in them. The greater the crime, the more devious the strategy of deception. The breaking of international law, and the breaching of convention, is a field replete with such figures. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has presented a particularly odious grouping, a good …
(2022-03-03). The lies and absurdities in Biden's State of the Union address. wsws.org Biden's speech was a vulgar attempt to paper over an immense domestic crisis by presenting the US as internally united against one man: Vladimir Putin.
(2022-03-03). Double Standards at the UN and ICC to Criminalize Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad Can the International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Russia? Legally no, but prosecutor Karim Khan has already announced that it will, even if Moscow never ratified the Rome Statute and in 2016 withdrew the symbolic signature it had provided at the origins of this institution. Can a member state be prevented from accessing UN…
(2022-03-03). The War Will Not End With Russian Control of Ukraine: It's Just the Beginning. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier "It is time for the US nuclear weapons in Europe to return back to America." The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov summed up the Russian roadmap beyond Ukraine. This means that the Russian battle has begun because America has strategic nuclear forces in NATO bases spread across the European continent, including Turkey…
(2022-03-03). Ukraine: The Afghan Solution. libya360.wordpress.com Guadi Calvo The saying: "Truth is the first victim of war," has been verified in the Ukrainian conflict like few times, in which the international media decided to hide the reasons for Moscow's decision to definitively stop the war that the Kiev regime, as NATO's spearhead, is waging against the pro-Russian republics of Donetsk and…
(2022-03-03). Black Alliance for Peace: Brief Guide on the Situation in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Within large sectors of the U.S. left, including many elements of the Black left, there is widespread confusion related to the Ukraine "crisis." Years of anti-Russia propaganda from the U.S. and its NATO allies, and the tendency to abstract the current Ukrainian situation from its historical and geo-strategic context, have created a climate of confusion….
(2022-03-03). Ukraine and the New Al Qaeda. libya360.wordpress.com Whitney Webb The eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine appears to have given the CIA the pretext to launch a long-planned insurgency in the country, one poised to spread far beyond Ukraine's borders with major implications for Biden's "War on Domestic Terror" As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues to escalate and dominate…
(2022-03-03). Israel Defends Kiev's Nazi Authorities. journal-neo.org 
Russia's recognition of the independence of the LPR and DPR caused some confusion in Tel Aviv, where at first nobody was in a hurry to make a statement. Moreover, after intense consultations in Israel's Foreign Ministry and National Security Council, local officials were forbidden to provide comments by the ruling coalition, leaving the Jewish nation-state in a very uneasy situation. …
(2022-03-03). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. journal-neo.org 
On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags of the United States, the …
(2022-03-03). NYC: Sat 3/5 at 3pm Rally: Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! iacenter.org Emergency Anti-War Demonstration Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! Saturday, March 5 — 3pm Times Square (North End, 7th Ave & 46 St) The corporate media speaks with one voice against Russia. There is NO mention that the U.S. commanded NATO military alliance has pumped tons of lethal weapons and U.S. advisors into Ukraine for eight years. Since the 2014 U.S.- backed coup in Kiev, the U.S. has aided fascist forces in relentlessly shelling the 1,200 mile Russian border to target the Peoples' Republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, killing over 14,000 people in the Russian-speaking Donbass region. Over a…
(2022-03-03). The war on Donbass: why we must all stand against fascism. iacenter.org March 2, 2022 The people of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics celebrating Russia's recognition of the independence of their republics, Feb. 21. This lightly edited opinion piece by journalist, author and activist Fra Hughes first appeared in the Arab independent media satellite Al Mayadeen, Feb. 26. The Donbass people, much like the Palestinian people, continued to resist the dominance of global capitalism that supports fascism in Ukraine for eight years. For those who claim President [Vladimir] Putin is a megalomaniac sociopath, intent on drawing Europe and the U.S. into some kind of Machiavellian war…
(2022-03-03). Russia as a Distraction from Backyard Tyranny. dissidentvoice.org 
The Liberal government abetted by the NDP and complicit media used the draconian Emergencies Act to send in the gendarmes to crush the human rights of the demonstrators. Soon after another flash point occurred in Europe and the media transferred its focus to the big enemy elsewhere.
(2022-03-03). Happy Women's Liberation Month, Stand with the Sudanese People, Denounce + Defund NATO, and More! anchor.fm What's going on folks? So this episode is quite a hodgepodge of many different subjects. We begin with a discussion about women's liberation month, and we make our way into discussion of the ongoing resistance movement in Sudan. Then we talk about the issues facing people of Palestine, Nepal, Yemen, and plenty of places across the world while the US empire is hyper focused on condemning Russia, they continue to fund, arm, train, and allow for the Saudi Arabian, UAE, Israeli, and other regimes to oppress and exploit people every day. We must build a mass movement to end all forms of oppression, today. Long live re…
(2022-03-03). OPEC and Russia Approve Oil Production Increase for April. orinocotribune.com The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its 10 independent allies (OPEC+), including Russia, agreed to increase the production of crude oil in the month of April. | In their For this reason, they agreed to "adjust gl…
(2022-03-03). Gas prices in Europe smash previous day's record. rt.com 
Energy costs surge to an all-time high on Ukraine-related supply fears | European prices for natural gas spiked to nearly $2,280 per 1,000 cubic meters on Thursday for the first time in market history, as Russia's military offensive in Ukraine continues. | Russia provides about 40% of the continent's gas supplies, while Ukraine is a major transit country for Russian gas. With the conflict now in its eighth day, supply shortage concerns are pushing prices ever higher. | The April futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands soared to around $2,279 per 1,000 cubic meters, or over €200 per megawatt-hour in hous…
(2022-03-03). London Stock Exchange bars Russian firms from trading. rt.com 
Companies blacklisted and accused of close ties to Russia | The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced it is blocking trading in 27 corporations with close ties to Russia. The targeted firms include EN+, Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft and Sberbank. | The step, which comes into effect immediately and follows similar actions from other bourses, comes as part of Western efforts to cut Russia off from the international financial markets in response to Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. | Russian miners Polymetal and Evraz have also been ejected from the FTSE 100 after heavy share price losses following Western s…
(2022-03-03). Lithuania stops importation of Russian LNG. rt.com 
Commercial electricity flows also cut off in agreement with Latvia and Estonia | Lithuania has stopped imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) in the port of Klaipeda from Thursday, according to the country's Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys. | Small LNG cargoes were regularly delivered to the Baltic country from the Russian port of Vysotsk, where Russian company Novatek has its production facility. | Additionally, Lithuania and its neighbors, Latvia and Estonia, have agreed to cut off commercial electricity flows from Russia from Thursday, according to Kreivys. | "Commercial traffic from Russia is reduc…
(2022-03-03). IKEA closes shop in Russia. rt.com 
Furniture giant also shuts stores in Ukraine and halts sourcing in Belarus | Iconic Swedish furniture brand IKEA is closing all its stores in Russia, starting March 4, and pausing all its sourcing in Russia and Belarus as the war in Ukraine enters its second week. Stores in Kiev were already closed on Thursday, according to the company's "The war has both a huge human impact and is resulting in serious disruptions to supply chain and trading conditions, which is why the company groups have decided to temporarily pause IKEA op…
(2022-03-03). Boeing impacted by sanctions against Russia. rt.com 
The aircraft manufacturer has been using giant Russian cargo planes to transport supplies to its plants | American multinational corporation Boeing may be impacted by the Biden administration's ban on Russian aircraft in US airspace, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. | Boeing had been contracting giant Antonov An-124 cargo planes, operated by the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, to move supplies to its plants in the US, potentially meaning the new restrictions will limit the American company's ability to operate out of its base in Washington. | "We work closely with our wide range of supply chain and logistics partne…
(2022-03-03). Germany to ship more weapons to Ukraine — reports. rt.com 
German media claim Berlin will provide Kiev with Soviet-designed 'Strela' anti-aircraft missiles | Berlin has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, German media have claimed. According to the DPA news agency, the weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stockpiles of the former East German army. | Unlike the US and the UK, up until February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany had consistently refused to provide the eastern European nation with lethal weapons. However, Berlin changed its position following Moscow's military offens…
(2022-03-03). Blinken to begin six-day Europe trip. rt.com 
US Secretary of State will visit Belgium, Poland, Moldova and Baltic countries | Antony Blinken will travel to Europe for consultations in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, the US Department of State announced on Wednesday. During his six-day trip from March 3 to 8, the US Secretary of State will visit Belgium, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. | "The trip continues extensive consultations and coordination with our NATO Allies and European partners about the Russian Federation's continued premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine," the official announcement on…
(2022-03-03). International nuclear watchdog passes resolution on Ukraine. rt.com 
Moscow has described the IAEA leadership's stance as politicized and factually incorrect | In a resolution passed on Thursday by its board of directors, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reportedly "deplored" Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russia has denounced the document, calling it politicized and factually incorrect. | The resolution, which is yet to be published, apparently calls on Russia to allow the Ukrainian authorities to resume control of its nuclear sites. Moscow says the assertion that they are not already in control is incorrect. | There were claims that Russian troops had occupied the…
(2022-03-03). Japan to freeze assets of Russian businessmen. rt.com 
Assets of four additional banks to be frozen from April 2, finance minister says | Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced on Thursday that Tokyo will freeze the assets of four additional Russian banks from April 2, raising to seven the total number of financial institutions slapped with sanctions. | The Prime Minister's cabinet accepted the decision to freeze the assets of VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie, according to the Ministry of Finance. The move will be effective from April 2, the ministry said. | The measure is in line with the EU decision to disconnect seven Russian banks fro…
(2022-03-03). Kazakhstan supports neither Russia nor Ukraine. rt.com 
Ally of Russia in Central Asia refuses to take sides in Ukraine conflict | Kazakhstan is not taking sides in the armed conflict between its close ally Russia and Ukraine, a senior military official said on Thursday. "We support neither side. This is not up for discussion," Deputy Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Sultan Kamaletdinov told journalists. | Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev made remarks to the same effect earlier this week. | Kazakhstan went through a period of extreme turmoil in January, with mass street protests, triggered at first by a sharp spike in fuel prices, quickly escalating into rioting. The go…
(2022-03-03). Radio station that hosted American & Russian presidents closes in Moscow. rt.com 
The platform has been accused of spreading "disinformation" about Russia's military attack on Ukraine | One of Moscow's most popular liberal media outlets will be shut, its board of directors has decided, after authorities restricted the broadcaster due to its coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Echo of Moscow's Editor-in-Chief Alexey Venediktov announced in a statement on Thursday that the agency's radio platform and website will cease to exist, following a "majority vote." | It comes after Russia's General Prosecutor's office ordered media regulator Roskomnadzor to block access to the outlet's radio…
(2022-03-03). Hungary weighs in on reasons for Ukraine war. rt.com 
Russia was not afforded security guarantees, says President Viktor Orban, and energy cooperation with Moscow must continue | War in Ukraine was inevitable, because the US and NATO didn't provide the security guarantees required by Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. | He added that "there were no arguments for curbing our energy cooperation with Russia," despite the ongoing military conflict. | "NATO is steadily expanding eastward, and Russia likes it less and less. The Russians put forward two demands: Ukraine should declare its neutrality and NATO shouldn't accept Ukraine. The Rus…
(2022-03-03). Lavrov explains Ukraine's jitter regarding talks with Moscow. rt.com 
Kiev is taking orders from Washington and does what it is told to, Russia's foreign minister claims | Ukraine is not a sovereign country, and this explains why its dealings with Russia to negotiate a cessation of hostilities was so chaotic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed during an interview with international media on Thursday. | "The Ukrainian team once again found some reasons to delay negotiations. They certainly take orders from Washington, I have no doubt about that. The country is absolutely dependent," the Russian diplomat remarked. | Lavrov was referring to the second round of Russian-U…
(2022-03-03). Russia's space agency hits back at US. rt.com 
Roscosmos will no longer ship or maintain rocket engines, or conduct joint projects on the International Space Station | In a tit-for-tat move against restrictions slapped on it by the international community due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia's space agency announced on Thursday that it would be imposing counter-sanctions. | According to the agency's director, Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos will halt shipping RD-181 rocket engines to the US and maintaining the 24 engines that are currently owned by the country. | "In this situation, we can no longer provide the US with the best rocket engines in the world. L…
(2022-03-03). Ukrainian Army post implies 'war crimes' threat. rt.com 
Kiev's special forces have warned Moscow's soldiers of their impending doom | The command of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces has released a statement allegedly threatening that all Russian soldiers will be killed, including those who try to surrender, as Moscow's military carries out an attack on the Eastern European nation. Critics have condemned it, describing it as tantamount to a threat to carry out war crimes. | It has caused a severe backlash, with many commentors online accusing Kiev of having expressed the intent to commit grave offenses against Russian soldiers. | The statement, which was apparent…
(2022-03-03). Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Talks to Int'l Media Amid Moscow's Op in Ukraine. sputniknews.com The second round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is expected to take place in Belarus on Thursday.
(2022-03-03). Australian Hazmat Team Inspecting 'Unknown White Powder' Found Near Russian Embassy. sputniknews.com Last week, Australia imposed a slew of new sanctions on Russia, shortly after Moscow began a special military operation in Ukraine aimed at demilitarising and "de-Nazifying" the nation. The operation followed a request for help from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, which saw weeks of ever-increasing shelling by the Ukrainian Army.
(2022-03-03). West's Censorship of RT, Sputnik & Psy-Ops Against Russians is Sign of Weakness, Say US Analysts. sputniknews.com On Wednesday the EU banned Russia's RT and Sputnik within the bloc as the pressure grows from western sanctions over Moscow's special operation to de-militarise and de-nazify Ukraine. Russophobic hysteria is swirling across Europe and North America with Russian workers, musicians and even children being ostracised and bullied.
(2022-03-03). Chelsea boss Tuchel comments on Abramovich situation. rt.com 
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it's 'very hard' to think of Chelsea without Roman Abramovich | Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Premier League team Chelsea will take some time to sink in, says the club's German boss Thomas Tuchel. | It was confirmed on Wednesday evening that the London team is officially on the market after Abramovich opted to sell the club some 19 years after he purchased it, a decision hastened by a wave of UK government sanctions being levied at Russian billionaires in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | And speaking after Chelsea's 3-2 FA Cup win against Luton Town on Wednes…
(2022-03-03). Lavrov Says Has No Doubt Solution to Situation in Ukraine Will Be Found, Russian Demands Are Minimal. sputniknews.com Russia launched a special operation on 24 February with the goals of demilitarising and "de-Nazifying" Ukraine following Kiev's failure to resolve the conflict in Donbass via the Minsk agreements and veiled threats to obtain nuclear weapons.
(2022-03-03). F1 chiefs terminate Russian Grand Prix contract. rt.com 
Formula 1 has ended its Russian relationship in the wake of the Ukraine conflict | Days after it was revealed that this season's Sochi Grand Prix was to be shelved following Russia's conflict in Ukraine, Formula 1 chiefs have announced that they have terminated their contract in Russia after determining that racing in the country is no longer viable. | The Russian Grand Prix was due to move to St. Petersburg in 2023, with this no longer happening despite it reportedly being one of the most financially lucrative races on the F1 annual calendar. | Russian President Vladimir Putin was key in establishing the race…
(2022-03-03). Japanese government imposes sanctions on Russia. wsws.org The ruling and opposition parties in Japan are united in condemning Russia while providing a cover for Washington's predatory actions in Europe.
(2022-03-03). War In Ukraine Day 7: Storm Of Mariupol, Fighting Around Kiev, Besiege Of Kharkiv (Videos 18+). southfront.org 
On March 2, the situation near Kharkiv remains difficult for both sides of the conflict. Russian units, having suffered losses…
(2022-03-03). Anti-Russian propaganda campaign intensifies in professional sports. wsws.org The Russian invasion of Ukraine has set into motion a chauvinist anti-Russian campaign that was prepared well in advance by the Biden administration.
(2022-03-03). The War-Profiteering Gangsters Will Kill Us All Unless We Unite Against Them. independentmediainstitute.org I figured something out after tossing and turning all night. We on the left often make the mistake of still looking upon Russia as a somewhat socialist enterprise. Of course, it isn't. The Soviet Union ended in 1991. Russia is an unadulterated neoliberal capitalist gangster's paradise, modeled during the time of its horrific restructuring under …
(2022-03-03). How German militarism is exploiting the Ukraine war. wsws.org While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has unleashed horror and fear of a third world war in broad sections of the German population, those in ruling circles are reacting completely differently. | , , | Behind their loud moral indignation and denunciation of President Putin lies a barely suppressed euphoria: at last, unrestrained rearmament can proceed and war be waged.
(2022-03-03). Russia planning own international sporting events after 'unacceptable' sanctions — minister. rt.com 
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has condemned efforts to cut off the country | Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said the country is not isolated despite a series of "unacceptable" sanctions from various federations, and that officials would work on developing competitions in Russia which invite international athletes. | Russia was hit was another sporting ban on Thursday when the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be barred from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, despite clearing them to compete as neutrals just one day previously. | The IPC…
(2022-03-03). Lavrov makes Napoleon and Hitler comparison over Ukraine. rt.com 
Washington succeeded in bending Europe to its will, Russia's top diplomat said | Washington has succeeded where Europe-conquering dictators of the past have failed, as evidenced by its ability to bend the policies of European governments to its will, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alleged on Thursday. | "I can't help but make these comparisons. In the past, Napoleon and Hitler had the goal to subjugate Europe. Now the Americans have subjugated it," he remarked. | As an example of Washington deciding "what's best" for Europe, Lavrov mentioned the lengthy American campaign to torpedo the Nord Stream 2 ga…
(2022-03-03). Report from Kyiv: Solidarity, Perseverance & "Full Mobilization" Against Russian Invasion. democracynow.org 
As the United Nations reports more than a million refugees have now fled the violence in Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly voted 141 to 5 to denounce the Russian invasion. Meanwhile, Russian troops have reportedly seized their first city: the strategically located southern port of Kherson. Heavy shelling continues to be reported in the cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol, and a 40-mile-long Russian convoy approaching Kyiv has been stalled due in part to Ukrainian resistance. We go to Kyiv to speak with Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics and former Ukrainian trade minister, who det…
(2022-03-03). Sanders Adviser Matt Duss on Ending Ukraine Crisis & How U.S. Shock Therapy in Russia Enabled Putin. democracynow.org 
While President Biden has ruled out sending troops into Ukraine, the U.S. is directly aiding Ukraine militarily and has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia amounting to what some have called "economic warfare." We look at Biden's response with Senator Bernie Sanders's foreign policy adviser Matt Duss, who is also Ukrainian American. He says the U.S. should continue to exhaust all diplomatic avenues in order to stop violence in Ukraine. Duss also details the U.S. role in setting the stage for Putin's oligarchical government and says the U.S. must not use "Ukranians as a tool for…
(2022-03-03). Russia's War in Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear Catastrophe; Calls for Global Disarmament Grow. democracynow.org 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that if a Third World War were to take place, it would be a nuclear war. His comments come just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's nuclear forces on high alert and after Russian nuclear submarines set sail for tests in waters near Norway. Meanwhile, voters in Belarus have approved a referendum opening the door for Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarusian territory, and Russia has called on the U.S. to remove its nuclear weapons from European soil. "We need to acknowledge that nuclear weapons are clearly not a cause of stabili…
(2022-03-03). Kiev Brothers Entertainment: Another Fake Video Unveiled (Video 18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 1st, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Civilians were asked to stay away from military facilities, including the 72nd main center for informational and psychological operations (CIPSO)…
(2022-03-03). Headlines for March 3, 2022. democracynow.org Russians Continue Assault on Ukrainian Cities as Death Toll Mounts, Ukrainians Put Their Bodies on the Line to Block Russian Troops from Major Nuclear Site, Russian Police Arrest Children as Brutal Crackdown on Antiwar Protests Continues, Over 1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in What Could Become 21st Century's Largest Refugee Crisis, UNGA Votes for Resolution "Deploring" Russian Invasion of Ukraine, NYT: Beijing Asked Putin to Delay Ukraine Invasion Until After Winter Olympics, 175 Countries Agree to Collectively Tackle Plastic Pollution Crisis, Study Finds Third mRNA Vaccine Dose Dramaticall…
(2022-03-03). Russia lashes out at 'illegal' Beijing Paralympics ban. rt.com 
The Kremlin was among those to condemn the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games | The ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics is "illegal" and violates the principle of separating sport from politics, Russian officials have said. | In a stunning U-turn on the eve of the Beijing Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes would not be allowed to compete — despite clearing them to do so as neutrals just one day earlier. | IPC bosses cited the threats of boycotts…
(2022-03-03). The threat of world war looms: Take up the fight against imperialism and for international socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE (Australia) meeting at 4 p.m. (AEDT) Saturday, March 12 will discuss the urgent need to build an international anti-war movement of youth, students and workers as the danger of nuclear war heightens amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine.