(2022-03-09). Academic boycott of Russia: Science in the service of German war policy. wsws.org Punishing Russian academics and students for a government policy that is rejected by a large proportion of them has no progressive content whatsoever. On the contrary, it is an aggressive act, accompanied by a furious anti-Russia campaign in culture and public life, designed to demonise everything Russian and to put science at the service of foreign and war policy.
(2022-03-09). Russia — US: Two Worlds, Two Policies. journal-neo.org 
While many pundits around the world engage in endless debate that it is the West, led by the United States that is decaying in its impotent rage, which is to blame for fueling the largest military conflict in Europe of recent years, the more pertinent question is: how and when will the West stop pitting …
(2022-03-09). Russian-backed cable news network RT America shuts down. wsws.org Following the pattern of censorship imposed across Europe, the US television news and talk show channel RT America, which is funded by the Russian government, was shut down on March 3.
(2022-03-09). President Maduro: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Spread to Other Regions. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 7, 2022, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met at night with members of the nation's high political and military command, the Council of Vice Presidents, and the Superior General Staff of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to carry out an analysis of the world geopolitical situation in response to the operation that Russia is carrying out in Ukraine. He also confirmed the meeting between his administration and US government officials, providing some initial details. | In a televised broadcast on Monday night after 10: 30 p.m., Venezuela's president said that, according to intelligence rep…
(2022-03-09). Foreign corporations exit Russia to provoke economic collapse. wsws.org The pullout is hitting virtually every sector of the economy—finance, aviation, automotive, energy, technology, telecommunications, service, entertainment, food production, fashion, and consumer goods.
(2022-03-09). Australia's Socialist Alliance lines up behind imperialist war drive against Russia. wsws.org A politically insidious role is being played by the pseudo-left groups such as Socialist Alliance that falsely claim to be socialist but, despite token criticisms of the US, align themselves with the NATO war drive against Russia.
(2022-03-09). US ramps up "financial war" on Russia as retired generals call for no-fly zone. wsws.org The United States and European Union ramped up their "financial war" against Russia Tuesday, announcing major measures to restrict Russian oil and gas imports.
(2022-03-09). US ramps up "financial war" on Russia as generals call for no-fly zone. wsws.org The United States and European Union ramped up their "financial war" against Russia Tuesday, announcing major measures to restrict Russian oil and gas imports.
(2022-03-09). Backing Biden's war drive, USW boasts its deal for 30,000 oil workers "does not add to inflationary pressures" wsws.org In a war-mongering statement calling for a ban on Russian oil imports, the United Steelworkers president praised the agreement, which will impose a deep cut in real wages for refinery workers and their families.
(2022-03-09). Global South rejects U.S./NATO aggression. workers.org 
As the U.S. and NATO work to advance their war against Russia now breaking out in Ukraine, many countries who have experienced imperialist aggression — by the U.S., France, Britain and other NATO members — are speaking out. They are denouncing the impact of U.S. sanctions as acts of war . . . |
(2022-03-09). DPR Troops Wave Their Flag Over Volnovakha (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Troops of the Donetsk People's Republic have put their flag over the liberated part of the town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Region. | As of March 9, DPR units supported by the Russian Armed Forces continue the operation to fully eliminate the remaining grouping of Kyiv's forces in the area. | Volnovakha is an important logistical point and the key stronghold of pro-Kyiv forces north of Mariupol. At the same time, Mariupol itself is fully encircled by units of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR. The full collapse of Kyiv's defense in Volnovakha would mark the inevitable fall of the entire area around it into the ha…
(2022-03-09). China warns U.S. against harming its rights, interests over Ukraine. ecns.cn China on Wednesday urged the United States to take its concerns seriously when dealing with the Ukraine issue and relations with Russia, warning against any move that could harm Chinese rights and interests.
(2022-03-09). Trudeau in Latvia: Canada to extend NATO eastern flank deployment indefinitely. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PoliticoMarch 8, 2022 Trudeau announces 'multi-year' renewal of Canada's mission on NATO's eastern flank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is extending its NATO military mission in central and eastern Europe for several more years as part of his government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "The troops here are not only defending Latvia or …
(2022-03-09). Iran understands Russia demand for guarantees. en.mehrnews.com Over the last few days, media and diplomatic circles have been abuzz with inaccurate speculations over how Russia's demand for guarantees would impact the course of the Vienna talks.
(2022-03-09). Kosovo chieftain calls for NATO, EU to complete absorption of the Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com France 24March 8, 2022 Make membership easier, Kosovo PM tells NATO, EU Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti pressed his country's case for EU and NATO membership, telling AFP that Russia's invasion of Ukraine meant that both organisations needed to make it easier — and faster — for candidate countries to join. "It is shocking," Kurti …
(2022-03-09). China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions: spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and will continue to conduct normal trade cooperation with Russia, including trade in oil and gas, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
(2022-03-09). Another Russian Attempt To Evacuate Civilians And Intensification Of Clashes In Kharkiv Region (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The Russian Armed Forces continue their attempts to evacuate civilians from the combat zone in the east, northeast and north of Ukraine. | On March 9, the Russian side declared a regime of silence from 10: 00 local time and announced that it is ready to provide humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol, as well as from other cities in the case of the agreement on this topic with the Ukrainian side. | The announcement was made in a statement signed by th…
(2022-03-09). Ukrainian National Security Council says Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kurils not Russian. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 8, 2022 Kuril Islands, Karelia, Kaliningrad don't belong to Russia: Ukraine officials Ukraine's National Security Council on Tuesday listed territories that have been under Russian occupation for years. Among them is the Pacific archipelago of Kuril Islands, occupied by Russia since 1945, the 24tv.ua website reported. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has recently …
(2022-03-09). OPEC chief warns of global oil shortage due to sanctions on Russia. ecns.cn The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned Tuesday that the world cannot replace Russia's share of oil exports, calling for energy depoliticization.
(2022-03-09). Russia says Ukraine planned attack on Donbass in March. en.mehrnews.com On the fourteenth day of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Moscow has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday morning to carry out the evacuation of the civilian population.
(2022-03-09). Vienna talks on Iran at a crucial crossroads. asiatimes.com 
By coincidence, it was on March 5 that Russia projected its latest demand for a sanctions waiver in a written guarantee "at least" from US President Joe Biden or at the very minimum from Secretary of State Antony Blinken in regard to its ambitious economic, scientific-technological and military collaboration in the pipeline with Iran. March 5 …
(2022-03-09). In the Amnesic Dizzinness of a "Turn of the Times" indybay.org When, with the disappearance of the Warsaw Pact, the entire military alliance of this rival collapsed, this could/must have been the prelude, according to rational criteria, to mothballing NATO in return. But exactly the opposite was to occur – a path based on rigid reinforced concrete of power, hubris and geostrategic calculations.
(2022-03-08). How Putin's skill-set shows up Trump's. One's a calculating, thuggish, earth-jolting authoritarian, the other an impulsive, thuggish, conniving buffoon. nationofchange.org Their personalities and very different strengths and weaknesses will determine their fate and final standing.
(2022-03-08). Fight xenophobia ‚àí a form of war. workers.org 
The U.S.- and NATO-instigated conflict in Ukraine is rooted in the quest to plunder and profit off Russia's vast wealth in natural gas and oil. This has been a major pillar of U.S. imperialism's quest to rebuild its global empire since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The . . . |
(2022-03-08). Arms Flood Into Ukraine As US, NATO Pursue Proxy War Over Peace. thedissenter.org 
FIM-92 Stinger missile fired by Marines during Arctic exercise. US government has provided Stinger missiles to Ukraine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira/Released)[EDITOR'S NOTE: While this newsletter typically focuses on whistleblower stories, during the Russia-Ukraine war we are giving space to more nuanced coverage that counters the constant calls from Western media pundits for further escalation.]This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a
(2022-03-08). US Officials Meet Maduro, Fail To Drive Wedge Between Venezuela And Russia. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico — A high-level United States (US) government delegation that visited Venezuela on Saturday failed to produce an agreement with the government of Nicolás Maduro. | News of the delegation was first broken by the New York Times, which described the trip as the highest-level visit by US officials in years. Outlets subsequently reported that no agreement was reached. Caracas had not publicly commented on the meeting at the time of writing. | According to Reuters, the US team was led by White House Latin America adviser Juan González and made "maximalist" demands concerning electoral guarantee…
(2022-03-08). The Ukraine War And The 'Good' Refugee. popularresistance.org In the history of accepting refugees, countries have shown more than an erratic streak. Universal human characteristics have often been overlooked in favor of the particular: race, cultural habits, religion. Even immigration nations, such as the United States and Australia, have had their xenophobic twists and turns on the issue of who to accept, be they victims of pogroms, war crimes, genocide, or famine. | The Russian attack on Ukraine has already produced refugees in the hundreds of thousands. By March 2, with the war one week old, 874,000 people were estimated to have left Ukraine. The UN High Commissioner fo…
(2022-03-08). Russians Say, Don't Hate Us For What Our Leaders Have Done. popularresistance.org As a U.S. diplomat who resigned from the U.S. government in 2003 in opposition to Bush's war on Iraq, I hoped at the time that all Americans would not be vilified by the world for the actions of the Bush administration. | As hard as it might be for some, I plead that we not vilify Russians for the actions of their political leaders. I hope that we can be as generous to peace-seeking Russians as the world was to anti-war Americans. | I have visited Russia twice in the past six years and I know the Russians I spoke with, and I would guess that most Russians, do not want war and object to Putin's war on Ukraine. | T…
(2022-03-08). Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West's Grotesque Double Standard. orinocotribune.com 
By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Mar 2, 2022 | The speed of Western retaliation over Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days. | HAJJAH, YEMEN — "We're brutally bombed every day. So why doesn't the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don't have blonde hair and blue eyes like Ukrainians?" Ahmed Tamri, a Yemeni father of four, asked with furrowed brows about the outpouring of international support and media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a…
(2022-03-08). Biden Bans Oil Imports From Russia: 3 Things To Know About Heavy New Backdoor Tax On Black America. moguldom.com President Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil imports on Tuesday, March 8 as part of U.S. sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, warning that gas prices will go up further and Americans will pay at the pump. "Putin's war is already hurting American families at the gas pump," Biden said at a …
(2022-03-08). Russians Turn To Tether USDT As Ruble Collapses, Now Worth Less Than 1 Cent. moguldom.com Russians, rattled by the effect of sanctions on their local currency, the ruble, are turning to U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether, pushing its price up as much as 30 percent since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The Tether (USDT)-ruble trading pair witnessed inflation in the days after the attack, crossing for the first …
(2022-03-08). Citi: Investors Are Buying Bitcoin In Anticipation Of Russian Buying, We're Seeing Low Russian Volume. moguldom.com Investors are buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in anticipation that Russians will switch to digital currencies to avoid the effect of Western sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions include freezing Russia's cash reserves. The ruble has sunk to record lows against the dollar, with 1 ruble currently worth $0.0094. The Russian …
(2022-03-08). Russia Says US Transferring Terrorists from Syria to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service says the United States has been transferring Daesh terrorists from Syria to Ukraine. | The intelligence service said in a statement on Friday that the Daesh terrorists had undergone training in the US-held military base of al-Tanf in Syria. | "At the end of 2021, the Americans released from prisons… several dozen Daesh terrorists, including citizens of Russia and CIS countries. These individuals were sent to the US-controlled al-Tanf base, where they have undergone special training in subversive and terrorist warfare methods with a focus on the Donbass region," the statemen…
(2022-03-08). Ukraine Is A Pawn In The United States' Fight To Prevent A Multipolar World. popularresistance.org This week, Clearing the FOG speaks with Brian Becker, a leader of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the host of The Socialist Program, for a socialist perspective of the war in Ukraine. Becker discusses why it was a mistake for Russia to invade and how it has shored up support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) even though Russia has legitimate security concerns and the United States did not appear to be willing to stop provoking an invasion. He also talks about the real racism exposed by this war, the impact of the media misinformation campaign on people on the left and the current state…
(2022-03-08). America shoots its own dollar empire in economic attack on Russia. mronline.org 
Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion.
(2022-03-08). Biden admitted in 1997 NATO expansion would cause Russian 'hostile reaction'. multipolarista.com 
Current US President Joe Biden admitted in a 1997 talk at the Atlantic Council that eastward NATO expansion into the Baltic states would cause a "vigorous and hostile reaction" by Russia.
(2022-03-08). Western Hypocrisy Over Recent Events Shows No Limits. journal-neo.org 
Last Thursday evening a senior Republican (US) official issued what must count as one of the most outrageous tweets issued by a senior politician. Lindsey Graham tweeted "is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to …
(2022-03-08). India refuses to condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion at special Quad summit. wsws.org India's precarious balancing between the US and Russia is becoming untenable amid the rapidly escalating US-NATO war drive against Russia.
(2022-03-08). Ukrainian Activist: War Brings Rise in Sexual Violence and Anti-Trans Oppression. truthout.org 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video on Monday to admonish Russia for breaking promises to let Ukrainian citizens evacuate safely through "humanitarian corridors," as Russian forces have continued to lay siege to civilian centers. We go to western Ukraine to speak with Olena Shevchenko, Ukrainian human rights and LGBTI activist who recently fled the Russian military assault on Kyiv with her parents and has been helping to evacuate others. Vulnerable communities such as disa…
(2022-03-08). Stop the War Coalition demos offer no way forward. wsws.org The Stop the War Coalition is adapting itself to the relentless anti-Russian war drive, foregrounding the anti-Putin records of its leaders and downplaying criticisms of NATO and the imperialist powers.
(2022-03-08). South Florida activists rally against war, NATO. fightbacknews.org Hollywood, FL- Anti-war activists gathered along Young Circle in downtown Hollywood Saturday evening to demand "Peace not escalation" in Ukraine. | The 15 activists held a large, hand-painted banner that read, "No war with Russia. Peace in Ukraine," as others held "Crisis in Ukraine, made in the USA," and "Honk for peace," signs. | The rally was met with enthusiastic honks of approval and peace signs from cars and passersby, both. In fact, one woman who passed the large banner shouted from her car, "I am Ukrainian, thank you for doing this!" | After the sign-waving, the group gathered to hear speeches providing…
(2022-03-08). Noam Chomsky: A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Unleash Untold Violence. truthout.org 
As war rages on in Ukraine, diplomacy continues to take a back seat in spite of the heartbreaking devastation Russia's invasion has wrought.
(2022-03-08). Ukrainian government refuses Russia's offer to evacuate civilians trapped in war zones as humanitarian situation worsens. peoplesdispatch.org Russia renewed its ceasefire offer on March 8 after Ukraine refused a similar offer on Monday to provide a humanitarian corridor for millions of Ukrainians stranded inside war zones in Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol and other major cities…
(2022-03-08). Ucraina, era tutto scritto nel piano della Rand Corp. globalresearch.ca Il piano strategico degli Stati uniti contro la Russia è stato elaborato tre anni fa dalla Rand Corporation (il manifesto, Rand Corp: come abbattere la Russia, 21 maggio 2019). La Rand Corporation, il cui quartier generale ha sede a …
(2022-03-08). Russia's Judo Kick to the Western Financial Gut. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Washington's sanctions on Moscow will destroy Europe, not Russia. The battlefield is drawn. The official Russian blacklist of hostile sanctioning nations includes the US, the EU, Canada and, in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore (the only one from Southeast Asia). Notice how that 'international community' keeps shrinking. The Global South should be aware…
(2022-03-08). The war in Ukraine and ways of seeing. peoplesdispatch.org Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, the media coverage and a range of responses have revealed some stark facts about corporate media as well as western institutions. Some of these orientalist perspectives have been harshly criticized from the Third world.
(2022-03-08). Fascists from Europe and Terrorists from the Middle East Support the Bandera Nazis: Russian Communist Party Statement. libya360.wordpress.com The CPRF resolutely condemns the attempt to internationalize the military conflict in Ukraine and the involvement in the hostilities of outright Nazis and terrorists from Europe and the Middle East. The CPRF initially assessed the military conflict in Ukraine as a struggle against the neo-Nazis who seized power in a coup d'état in February 2014….
(2022-03-08). Australian PM denounces China and announces $10 billion nuclear submarine base. wsws.org Morrison, who has supported every US-led invasion, declared that Russia and China constitute an "arc of autocracy" that is threatening the "rules-based international order."
(2022-03-08). European powers escalate threats against Russia over Ukraine war. wsws.org As France places its nuclear forces on high alert, the EU's arming of Ukraine against Russia threatens to provoke all-out nuclear war between the major powers.
(2022-03-08). Anti-imperialist voice from the Spanish State on the crisis in Ukraine. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 In view of the intense international crisis exacerbating the confrontation between U.S.-NATO imperialism and Russia, and in light of the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid this June, we in Workers World publish this Statement of the Coordinating Committee of Communist Nuclei* in the Spanish State, which is a NATO member. Some of the terms and acronyms are explained at the end. Translation: John Catalinotto. Zaragoza, Spain, Oct. 3, 2015. Credit: Pablo Ibáñez Once again we must confront confusion. Once again the media owned by the international oligarchy and the big Spanish banks and multinationals [mdas…