(2022-03-12). YouTube blocks Ruptly video agency. rt.com 
The Google-owned video platform has vowed to block all channels linked to "Russian state-funded media" | YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, has shut down the Ruptly channel, the video agency's head, Dinara Toktosunova, said on Saturday in a Telegram post. The removal of RT's German-language RT DE channel "turned out to be just a tryout," she added, referring to YouTube's decision to block RT DE in September 2021. | "Now, it does the same to everything that has anything to do with Russia," Toktosunova wrote in her Saturday post. The media manager also called Ruptly "the most popular channel amo…
(2022-03-12). Russia Warns West Convoys With Foreign Weapons for Ukraine Are Legit Military Targets. sputniknews.com Relations between Russia and the US have plunged to a new low since Washington imposed massive sanctions against the Russian financial sector and economy in response to the Kremlin's decision to launch a special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-03-12). Greek Resident of DPR Thanks Russian Forces for Helping Civilians in Ukraine – Video. sputniknews.com Since 24 February Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine, which is aimed at denazifying the country as well as stopping the genocide waged against the residents of two the breakaway regions — the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Kiev has rejected Moscow's accusations and called the operation a "full-scale invasion".
(2022-03-12). UK Drivers May Face 'Unbelievably High Prices on Forecourts'. sputniknews.com Last Sunday, oil prices jumped to $130 a barrel, reaching their highest level in 14 years, amid reports of the US planning a ban on energy imports from Russia. Shortly thereafter, the ban was announced by President Joe Biden, as part of America's new "severe" anti-Russian sanctions over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-03-12). Crimean Authorities Expose US Plans to Set up Biolab on Peninsula. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the US-funded biolabs in Ukraine engaged in the development of components for biological weapons. The biolabs were spotted by Russian troops amid Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-03-12). Russian Forces Have Destroyed 3,491 Targets of Ukrainian Military Infrastructure – MoD. sputniknews.com The Russian military started a special operation in Ukraine on 24 February, after the Donbass republics appealed to Russia for help, seeking to stop the eight-year war in Ukraine.
(2022-03-12). US Independent Agency Calls on White House to Get Russia Expelled From Interpol, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US independent government agency, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, sent a letter to the Biden administration encouraging it to get Russia expelled from the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) due to the country's special military operation in Ukraine, CNN reported on Saturday.
(2022-03-12). War In Ukraine Day 16: Volnovakha Finally Mopped Up; Ukrainian Forces Fail To Counter-Attack. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 11, the joint Russian and LDPR forces achieved some strategic gains on the territory of Ukraine. | The grouping of DPR troops with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces finished the mop up of the town of Volnovakha and reached the villages of Novoandreevka, Kirilovka, blockaded Blagodatnoye. The advance was 8 kilometers. | The town of Volnovakha was almost completely destroyed. | Local residents confirmed that a Ukrainian tank hit a surgical department in the local hospital, wh…
(2022-03-12). US allows 'certain transactions' in LNR & DNR. rt.com 
The Treasury Department permitted non-governmental US actors to do humanitarian work in the Donbass | The US Treasury Department has authorized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to conduct humanitarian work, including "democracy building," in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) — which were recognized by Moscow as independent states last month. | In a
(2022-03-12). Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodríguez on the US: Initial Dialogue Cannot be Conditioned (+Antalya Diplomacy Forum). orinocotribune.com The executive vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, discussed the recent rapprochement between the White House and the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan position on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the hostility of the Iván Duque government of Colombia towards the authorities and people of Venezuela, and other the issues this Friday, March 11, in response to reporters' questions after her speech at the Second Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. | Dialogue with the US | Regarding the recent high-level meeting between the United States and the government of Venezuela, she said, "
(2022-03-12). PSOE-Podemos government escalates Spain's threats against Russia. wsws.org The pseudo-left Podemos party is emerging as a central cog in the NATO military and propaganda machine pushing for intensifying the undeclared war with Russia.
(2022-03-12). EU summit pledges more arms to Ukraine against Russia. wsws.org The meeting came as COVID-19 continues to devastate Europe and amid an emerging international wave of strikes and protests against rising fuel costs.
(2022-03-12). Regarding war crimes, Russian and American. wsws.org It is impossible to speak in an honest fashion about war crimes while remaining silent about US imperialism.
(2022-03-12). More stonewalling by the White House and US media about the Ukrainian biolabs. wsws.org Following a report at the UN Security Council by Russia regarding alleged US military biological warfare facilities in Ukraine, the Biden administration has enlisted major corporate news outlets to block any investigation into the claims.
(2022-03-12). [World Report] Children's health caught up in Ukraine conflict. thelancet.com As well as killing and injuring children directly, Russia's invasion is preventing children from getting the care they need. Saleyha Ahsan reports.
(2022-03-12). Foreign Militants Fighting In Ukraine On Both Sides Of Barricades (Photos, Videos). southfront.org 
Click tos ee full-size image | On March 11, the Kremlin approved the involvement of foreign militants in military operations in Ukraine along with the joint Russian, DPR and LPR military. The decision was made in response to the massive recruitment of foreign fighters by the Kiev military officials. | Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the proposal to attract foreign volunteers in order to support DPR and LPR forces in the Donbass region during his meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council."As…
(2022-03-12). IAEA chief meets Ukrainian, Russian FMs on nuke security. ecns.cn The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday held meetings with Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers respectively on nuclear security in a town in Turkey's southern province of Antalya, Turkish official sources said Friday.
(2022-03-12). [Comment] Offline: The fearful emptiness of power. thelancet.com Ukraine's catastrophe is yielding flamboyant judgements. The era of globalisation is dying. The proclaimed triumph of liberalism is a mirage. The international system of peace, security, and development is breaking down before our very eyes. But we should be more careful. What is happening in Ukraine today presages none of these outcomes. In Robert Service's study of Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Winter (2020), he warns that "Russia is too important to have its politics exaggerated, over-simplified, or turned into a fantasy".
(2022-03-12). Russia lambasts US for claiming it could use CW in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has described the recent US remarks that Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine as another attempt to demonise Russia.
(2022-03-12). U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.
(2022-03-12). Video: The Threat of Nuclear Annihilation. Helen Caldicott. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on August 22, 2018 | This exclusive interview for GRTV features one of the world's leading anti-nuclear advocates, Dr. Helen Caldicott, addressing the threat of a deliberate or accidental nuclear war 73 years after the …
(2022-03-12). WSWS publishes the Chinese translation of "The theoretical and historical origins of the pseudo-left" wsws.org This report by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North is of great significance today to workers and young people in China as the crisis of capitalism intensifies with the threat of nuclear war, the surging COVID-19 pandemic and deepening social inequality in every country.
(2022-03-12). Concerns of all parties to Iran nuke talks must be addressed: Chinese envoy. ecns.cn China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun said here Friday that the concerns and demands of all parties to the Iran nuclear talks must be addressed properly and that political dialogue and negotiations are the only solution.
(2022-03-12). Cuba and the Ukraine Crises. indybay.org History repeats itself after all. What as the Cuban Missile Crisis left the world balancing on the precipice is exemplified by the Ukraine crisis. Starting in 1959, the USA stationed nuclear-tipped medium-range missiles in Italy and Turkey aimed at the USSR. The latter responded with medium-range nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba in 1962.
(2022-03-12). Putin reconoce ciertos avances en las negociaciones con Ucrania. cubadebate.cu El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, afirmó hoy que existen algunos avances positivos en las negociaciones establecidas con el gobierno ucraniano, tras la operación militar especial realizada por Moscú. La declaración del mandatario surgió durante su encuentro con su homólogo de Belarús, Aleksandr Lukashenko.
(2022-03-12). Pdte. Vladímir Putin afirma que hay avances positivos en negociaciones entre Rusia y Ucrania. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, las delegaciones de Rusia y Ucrania han efectuado tres rondas de conversaciones en Belarús.
(2022-03-11). Citing Ukraine, Facebook declares some hate speech is OK. rt.com 
What happened after Meta amended its policy to allow calls for violence and death against Russians in some countries | When is "hate speech" not hate speech? When it's directed against the approved targets, of course — at least according to Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which just altered its censorship guidelines to allow calls for violence against Russians in certain countries. | "As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as 'death to the…
(2022-03-11). UN blasts Meta for allowing hate speech against Russians. rt.com 
The social media giant, however, insists the measure is needed to allow Ukrainians to express their opinions on the ongoing conflict | The United Nations has condemned the move by Meta to allow hateful remarks and calls for violence against certain Russians, with Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stating that the international body does not condone such calls coming from any side. | "We stand clearly against all hate speech, all calls for violence. That kind of language is just unacceptable from whichever quarter it comes from," Dujarric said during a news briefing…
(2022-03-11). Russian Forces Achieve Important Breakthrough In Donbass Region. Putin Supports Idea Of Involving Volunteers In Ukraine (Video). southfront.org 
Russia continues its offensive operations in Ukraine amid the expected inability to reach any real diplomatic solution of the conflict…
(2022-03-11). YouTube to demonetize all Russian users, ban 'state media'. rt.com 
Google-owned video platform expanding its bans from Europe to worldwide | YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, announced on Friday it would block access to "Russian state media" channels across the globe and block all monetization on its platform inside Russia, citing the conflict in Ukraine. | The video-sharing platform wants to remove content "denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events," as it goes against its Community Guidelines, YouTube
(2022-03-11). Russia Is Working To Determine The Supplier Of Igla MANPADS Captured From Ukrainian Forces (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry. | On March 11, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it is working to determine which Eastern European state supplied Igla man-portable air-defense system (MANPADs) to Ukraine. | Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the ministry, revealed that a new batch of these systems was seized by Russian troops in the Kherson region."Inspection of the serial numbers of the portable surface-to-air missile systems has now been organized to determine the country that…
(2022-03-11). President Biden Blames Inflation on 'Putin's Price Hike'. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, President Biden released a statement on the Labor Department's consumer price index for February, which found consumer prices rose 0.8% in February and increased by 7.9% over the past 12 months, putting inflation at a fresh 40-year high. In his statement, Biden blamed the increase in inflation on Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Today's …
(2022-03-11). WHO Says It Advised Ukraine to Destroy 'High-Risk' Pathogens. news.antiwar.com The World Health Organization "As part of this work, WHO has strongly recommended to the Ministry of Health in Ukraine and other responsible bodies to destroy high-threat pathogens to prevent any potential spills," the WHO said in response to questions about its work with Ukraine before and during Russia's invasion.
(2022-03-11). Khury Petersen-Smith on Economic Sanctions, Greg LeRoy on Amazon Subsidies. fair.org 
Institute for Policy Studies ( This week on CounterSpin: Russia's horrendous invasion of
(2022-03-11). You Are Also A Victim Of War like Us. popularresistance.org On 27 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. 'The top officials of the leading NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] countries have made aggressive statements against our country', Putin said. Therefore, he told his top officials 'to transfer the deterrence forces of the Russian army to a special mode of combat duty'. The last phrase, reasonably cloaked in bureaucratic language, means that Russia's nuclear arsenal will move to high alert. Meanwhile, Russian forces appeared to hav…
(2022-03-11). Venezuela: Economic World War Already Underway via Sanctions, Let's Hope it Doesn't Become a Nuclear Conflict. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, once again gave his opinion on the delicate situation that exists between Russia, Ukraine and the countries of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). "The world war has already started: it started economically. Our concern is that it does not escalate further. Our call is for the economic war not to escalate further into a military war or a nuclear war, which is the worst outcome for humanity and for the survival of our species on this planet." | These comments were made this Wednesday, March 9, during a broadcast from the headquarters of Inveval, a worker-controlled…
(2022-03-11). Beijing Warns of Harsh Response if US Sanctions Chinese Companies. orinocotribune.com 
Beijing intends to retaliate with harsh measures if Washington imposes unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically called "sanctions"—on China due to the discord between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine conflict, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday, March 10. | "In the process of establishing relations with the Russian Federation, the United States does not have the right to impose so-called sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals," the spokesperson said at a press conference. "If it does, China will give a firm and serious response." | Accordin…
(2022-03-11). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez & Russia's Sergey Lavrov Meet in Turkey. orinocotribune.com 
In order to deepen their cooperative alliance and mutual respect, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting this Thursday, March 10, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. The encounter occurred just a few days after the White House sent an official delegation to Caracas in order to alleviate the disruption in oil supplies caused by the recent unilateral and illegal economic coercive measures (euphemistically called sanctions) issued by the US against Russia. | The meeting took place on the eve of Rodríguez's participation in the 2nd Antalya Diplomati…
(2022-03-11). Russia: The US Must Explain Bioweapons Research In Ukraine, We Have Proof. moguldom.com Russia says it found proof during its "special operation in Ukraine" that the U.S. was working with Ukrainian laboratories to develop bioweapons. The U.S. denied the renewed Russian accusations, calling the claims "laughable" and counter claiming that Moscow may be laying groundwork to use chemical warware in Ukraine, according to a Reuters report. "We confirm …
(2022-03-11). 7 Highlights And Takeaways From Minister Farrakhan's Saviours' Day Speech: 'Russia, This Will Be Your Undoing Too, All White Power Has To End'. moguldom.com Every year the Nation of Islam hosts Saviours' Day to commemorate the birth of NOI founder, Master Fard Muhammad, who was born on Feb. 26, 1877, in the holy city of Mecca, according to the NOI. In 1981 in Chicago, Minister Louis Farrakhan announced the rebirth of the Nation of Islam, which had been destroyed …
(2022-03-11). CIA Director William Burns Claims Putin Isn't Crazy, Just Extremely Difficult To Deal With. moguldom.com There has been speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin might be having mental health issues in light of his decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24. Central Intelligence Agency director Williams Burns says, no, Putin's not crazy, just extremely difficult to deal with. On March 8, Burns revealed that Putin planned to capture Ukraine's capital …
(2022-03-11). U.S. sanctions: an act of war against workers. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 9, 2022 Mass media in the United States and throughout the countries of Western Europe are exhaustively and intensely depicting the suffering of the Ukrainian people as Ukraine confronts the Russian army. It is the U.S. and its NATO proxy who have now broadened the war being fought in Ukraine. What the media is not covering is the impact of this war on the working and poor people inside Russia. Workers at a Moscow bank attempt to gain access to their money tied up by U.S. sanctions, March 1. In an alliance with the most economically powerful capitalist governments and their central banks, the U…
(2022-03-11). Afghanistan: Americans Loot Poverty-Stricken Afghans. journal-neo.org 
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed our world permanently. Although those who staged those events have not yet been identified, Washington unequivocally declared a "war on terror", directed at the overthrow of Al Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) and the Taliban regime (banned in Russia), supported by American satellites. But it is …
(2022-03-11). If High Gas Prices Are So Painful, Shouldn't We Move Away From Fossil Fuels? independentmediainstitute.org Long used to cheap gas at the pump, Americans are experiencing serious sticker shock these days as gas prices rise to $6 or even $7 a gallon. News headlines are linking this sharp increase to Russia's war on Ukraine. Guilt-inducing memes are cropping up on social media shaming people for complaining about the high gas …
(2022-03-11). Australia's state-funded broadcaster pumping out pro-war anti-Russian propaganda. wsws.org ABC's "Media Watch" said nothing about the censorship and removal of a Russian-Australian student from the network's "Q+A" program only four days earlier.
(2022-03-11). The NATO campaign against Russia will drive escalating class struggle across the world. wsws.org The disastrous global impact of the sanctions regime against Russia and the gutting of social spending to pay for the military will drive explosive struggles, in which mass anger will intersect with the growing radicalization which is already underway as a consequence of the pandemic.
(2022-03-11). Ray McGovern: What Role Has the U.S. Played in the Ukraine Crisis? scheerpost.com Ray McGovern speaking at the public tribute to Robert Knight on March 28, 2015 at The Riverside Church in New York NY. [Jennifer Hasegawa] | Click to subscribe on: As Russia's attack on Ukraine wages on, and Ukrainian civilians die daily, the fog of war has seemingly been clouding more nuanced analysis in the United States, argues "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert…
(2022-03-11). French New Anti-capitalist Party backs NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org Pabloite parties worldwide are whipping up war fever over the Russian-Ukrainian war, denouncing "Russian imperialism" and calling NATO to arm Ukraine against Russia.
(2022-03-11). Russian Oil Sanctions: The Coming Energy Catastrophe. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, warned this Monday, March 7, that the ban on Russian oil imports would have "catastrophic" consequences for the world market. In fact, the sanctions that Western countries are imposing on Moscow for the special military operation it is carrying out in Ukraine have…
(2022-03-11). Amid warnings of world war, demands grow in Washington for escalation against Russia. wsws.org Despite warnings from the White House that an escalation of US involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war could rapidly trigger a third world war, there are growing calls from within both the Democratic and Republican parties for a more aggressive US military intervention.