(2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West. orinocotribune.com By Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…
(2022-04-03). Thursday 3/31: Ukraine, The War & The Labor Movement A Panel. indybay.org Zoom Panel | us02web.zoom.us/j/86828281477?pwd=UTFHMkVOZDFOMXM3L2JpS3R2UkJ1Zz09…
(2022-04-03). Civilians From Mariupol Share Their Testimonies With Foreign Journalists. southfront.org
(2022-04-03). Russia rejects Ukraine war-crimes allegations as provocations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — The Russian military has firmly denied accusations of mass killings of civilians in Bucha, a Ukrainian town northwest of Kyiv.
(2022-04-03). Comicomment: U.S. benefits from EU, Russia gas split. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday on new rules of natural gas trade with "unfriendly" countries and regions, vowing to halt existing contracts if these buyers refuse to pay in rubles.
(2022-04-03). U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin. ecns.cn Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories have been founded around Russia, which are engaged in developing bio-weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.
(2022-04-03). Russia makes new claims on U.S.-funded bioweapons labs. ecns.cn Moscow claims it has information that an array of biological laboratories engaged in developing bioweapons have been found, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.
(2022-04-03). Colombia, Turkey, NATO, world's longest counterinsurgency and newest wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ramirez was interviewed while in Turkey. She and her Turkish counterparts had the opportunity to compare notes on the counterinsurgency war in her nation and Turkey's against Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Also see: Video: NATO chief, Colombian president unite against Russia over Ukraine, against Russia, China over Venezuela Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 2, 2022 …
(2022-04-03). Kremlin's Peskov hails Turkey as NATO's most dominant member. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 3, 2022 Turkiye is significant regional power: KremlinTurkiye became most dominant state among NATO members, says Dmitriy Peskov ==== Also see: Kremlin: Turkey is an example of how Russia can be friends with NATO ==== Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov praised Russia's relations with Turkiye on Saturday, emphasizing that Ankara is a significant regional …
(2022-04-03). Russian-Ukrainian talks to resume virtually on Monday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will resume via videoconference on Monday.
(2022-04-03). Nagorno-Karabakh: opening another front against Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In addition to opening fronts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ==== Global CommentMarch 31, 2022 South Caucasus: a new war on the horizonNikola Mikovic While the world's eyes turn towards Ukraine, Azerbaijan is taking full advantage in the South Caucasus. Quite aware that Russia is not in a position to intervene and protect its ally …
(2022-04-03). Rusia apoyará traslado de extranjeros retenidos Mariúpol. telesurtv.net La decisión de apoyar a la evacuación fue tomada por Vladímir Putin respondiendo a una solicitud del presidente turco.
(2022-04-03). Peace proposals verbally accepted by Moscow, except on Crimea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Ukraine's top negotiator said that Moscow had "verbally" agreed to key Ukrainian proposals.
(2022-04-02). Russia Vows To Target British Weapons Being Supplied To Ukraine. southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | British-made long-range artillery and anti-ship systems, which the UK has promised to Kiev, will become legitimate targets for Russian troops if delivered to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, said in an interview with the
(2022-04-02). China rejects EU calls to cut ties with Russia over Ukraine war. wsws.org Hostile official remarks after yesterday's virtual European Union-China summit point to escalating global tensions provoked by NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-04-02). US Imperialism's Proxy War With Russia In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Here is my analysis of what's going on in Ukraine after one month. It may not prove acceptable to many. Certainly not liberals, the ruling elite in Washington, or even some left liberal and socialist left. But I've always spoken my mind and will continue to do so, with no allegiances to any political forces or organizations. So here goes: | First, this is a proxy war engineered by US neocons and political elites, that has its origins going back as far as 1999, when the neocons began to gain greater control over US foreign policy. The dress rehearsal for the current conflict originates with the Clinton administrat…
(2022-04-02). Ukraine — A Decisive Transfer Of The Balance Of Power From West To East. popularresistance.org Most of the debate and coverage of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war in Australia and the Western world is decidedly banal. It is characterized by the simplification of an extremely complex situation to generate a narrative that can be summarized as Putin and Russia are evil and Ukraine is good. | This gross simplification is not helpful in either understanding the causes of the war, the nature of the war, its broader implications and most importantly of all, how it can be ended with the least number of additional deaths and injuries and damage to Ukraine's infrastructure. | The preponderance of human-interest repo…
(2022-04-02). Germany supplies tanks to Ukraine and prepares for war against Russia. wsws.org According to media reports, the German government is planning further arms deliveries to Ukraine worth some €300 million.
(2022-04-02). NATO urged to reflect on its role in Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn
(2022-04-02). Russian Strikes Setting Ground For Second Stage Of Advance In East Of Ukraine. southfront.org 
Units of the Russian Armed Forces in Mariupol | As of April 2, the situation on the frontline remains without major changes with the most intense fighting has been ongoing in Mariupol city. Russian troops and DPR units have been carrying out the final stage of the operation to secure the city. The remaining members of Kyiv's forces focused their defense in city port and Azovstal Plant areas. | In own area of operations, units of the Lugansk People's Republic continued their advance on positions of the Ukrainian 57th Infa…
(2022-04-02). Nazis in Ukraine: seeing through the fog of the information war. mronline.org 
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook what he referred to as a "special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine."
(2022-04-02). "Democratization" and Anti-Semitism in Ukraine: When Neo-Nazi Symbols become "The New Normal" globalresearch.ca In the Ukraine parliament, extremist symbols are on display. The flags of France, the UK, Canada, hang alongside those of the Neo-Nazi Svoboda party together with two White supremacist flags.
(2022-04-02). Ukraine's Helicopter Attack in Russia May Hinder Peace Talks. orinocotribune.com Russia has denounced that the Ukrainian Army bombed a fuel depot inside Russian territory, just 35 kilometers from the border on Friday, April 1. Kremlin has warned that this surprise attack could imply a turning point in the conflict and could hinder the peace talks going on between Russia and Ukraine. | The Governor of Belgorod region of Russia, Viacheslav Gladkov, said that two Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopters bombed an oil storage facility managed by the Russian energy giant Rosneft, in an area located about 80 kilometers from the battered Ukrainian city of Kharkov. | The bombardment, which has neither been…
(2022-04-02). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On April 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
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(2022-04-02). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertiliser, and fuel prices to War in the 'breadbasket of the world': | Russia and Ukraine together
(2022-04-02). Will health be used as a way to pressure Global South on Ukraine war? peoplesdispatch.org The government of Lithuania reversed its decision to donate almost half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh after the latter abstained during the UN resolution on the war in Ukraine. This sets an alarming precedent…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In the East of the Kiev region, Russian forces retread to the Priluki area; | The UAF took control of Bucha, Boridyanka, Ivankiv, Irpen and Gostomel; | Clashes continue near Kharkiv; | Russian forces secured the town of Izyum south of Kharkiv; | Clashes were reported in the village of Gusarovka, south-west of Izyum; | 40 Ukrainian fighters were killed with a P-800 Oniks cruise missile strike in the Shakhtars'ke area, according to the Russian MoD; | Clashes continue north of the…
(2022-04-02). New Cold War Neocolonialism: West Threatens Solomon Islands over China Alliance. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Mar 29, 2022 | The Solomon Islands, a sovereign country in the Pacific, broke ties with Taiwan and allied with China. So the US backed a failed violent coup attempt. Australia now calls the area its "backyard," and media moguls demand an invasion to prevent the nation from signing a security pact with Beijing. | The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the Pacific, near Papua New Guinea and Australia, with a population of nearly 700,000 people (making it larger than EU/NATO member Luxembourg, NATO members Iceland and Montenegro, and EU member Malta). | As Western powers heat up their…
(2022-04-02). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 31, 2022 March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, reported around the world, was delivered at a NATO press conference. As Biden spoke, workers' actions in Spain, Greece, Italy, France and Germany confronted soaring prices for fuel and food. From truckers to farmers on tractors, roads were blocked. Fishing people organized on boats. The pric…
(2022-04-02). History rounds off skeletons to zero: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
On 16 March 2022, as Russia's war on Ukraine entered its second month, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned his people that 'uncertainty and turbulence in the world markets are growing, and production and trade chains are collapsing'.
(2022-04-02). Impact of Ukrainian Crisis on Russia-Korea Relations Discussed with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia Lee Sok-Bae. russiancouncil.ru On March 31, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Lee Sok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia…
(2022-04-02). Depicting Putin As 'Madman' Eliminates Need For Diplomacy. popularresistance.org Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, Western media have depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin as an irrational—perhaps mentally ill—leader who cannot be reasoned or bargained with. Such portrayals have only intensified as the Ukraine crisis came to dominate the news agenda. | The implications underlying these media debates and speculations about Putin's psyche are immense. If one believes that Putin is a "madman," the implication is that meaningful diplomatic negotiations with Russia are impossible, pushing military options to the forefront as the means of resolving the Ukraine situation. | If Puti…
(2022-04-02). US-EU Sanctions Hit Latin America's Banana Growers. popularresistance.org Russia is a large consumer of the Latin American banana—but western sanctions have dealt a devastating blow to farmers who can no longer get their products to market. | For Ecuador, the world's largest exporter of bananas, the setback has been disastrous. Around 25% of Ecuador's banana exports go to Russia and 90% of all bananas consumed in Russia come from Ecuador. However, commercial ships carrying the bananas can no longer reach the port of St. Petersburg due to sanctions imposed by the US and EU. The sudden drop in demand has left producers with excess supply. Prices have collapsed as a result. | Richar…
(2022-04-02). OPEC Will Not Bow to US Pressure, Declare Saudi Arabia and UAE. orinocotribune.com The energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declared that the OPEC+ alliance of oil producing countries will continue to leave politics out of its decision-making process. This statement comes amidst pressure from the West on the bloc to increase oil production and lower the price of crude oil and to expel Russia from the group. | The organization discarded the politicization of oil production the sole objective of which is isolating Russia, and announced that it will instead focus on stabilizing fuel prices,
(2022-04-02). French Morenoites cover for New Anticapitalist Party's backing of NATO against Russia. wsws.org The arming of Ukrainian nationalist militias by NATO and the calls by Washington for the overthrow of the Russian government have unmasked the middle-class pseudo-left.
(2022-04-02). Latin America in the New Global Economy. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Ecuadorian economist Juan Fernando Terán about Western sanctions, the Ukraine war, and how Latin America can protect its economy. Who is paying the price of western sanctions on Russia? Ecuador's banana industry has collapsed without the Russian consumer market? Juan F. Terán: Countries that export food and agricultural goods are…
(2022-04-02). Workers and students in Australia call for international anti-war movement. wsws.org "A lot of people oppose this war, but others get sucked into anti-Russia and anti-China hate… We need to unite Russian and Ukrainian workers, and workers everywhere, against the war."
(2022-04-02). Europe: U.S. extends carrier strike group, paratroop, Marine deployments. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesApril 1, 2022 82nd Airborne, Truman carrier strike group deployments extended Thousands of troops who mobilized over the past two months in response to Russia's military build-up and then invasion of Ukraine are probably going to remain activated into the summer, the Pentagon confirmed on Thursday. More than 5,000 troops are in Poland, …
(2022-04-02). Kremlin Determined To Secure Russian Economy: No Rubles, No Gas. southfront.org 
Leon Mill spray paints a sign outside his Phillips 66 station in Perkasie, Pa., on June 1, 1973, to let his customers know he's out of gas. An oil crisis was the culprit, squeezing U.S. businesses and consumers who were forced to line up at gas stations for hours. | On March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on payments for gas with ´unfriendly countries ª in rubles. According to the document, since April 1, Russian pipeline gas s…
(2022-04-02). Australian parliament unites behind warmongering address by Ukrainian President Zelensky. wsws.org Zelensky was greeted as the frontman of the US-NATO war drive against Russia, aimed at ensuring the hegemony of American imperialism.
(2022-04-02). Victoria Nuland visits Bangladesh, demanding it support US-NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org An infamous US diplomat tours South Asia, seeking to pressure countries into joining the broader US offensive against Russia and China.
(2022-04-02). Western imperialism faces its weaknesses. iacenter.org April 1, 2022 By Manuel Raposo March 28 The author is editor of the Portuguese web magazine, jornalmudardevida.net. Translation: John Catalinotto. The G7 is united. The rest of the world is trying to avoid being towed behind them. A key element of the West's propaganda war against Russia is the argument that what is at stake is a confrontation between Democracy and Autocracy. The argument, extending beyond the Ukraine conflict, includes China and tries to convince people that there is a conspiracy of dictatorships and autocracies around the world with the goal of undermining and overthrowing Western democratic re…
(2022-04-02). Russian Warplanes Resume Airstrikes On ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The Russian Aerospace Forces have resumed its combat operations against ISIS cells in the central region of Syria after a short halt. | On April 1 and 2, Russian warplanes carried out more than 30 airstrikes on the terrorist group's areas of influence in the eastern countryside of Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said tha…
(2022-04-02). A letter from David North to a Russian Comrade: "Putin's invasion is a desperate response to the relentless pressure exerted by the US and NATO upon Russia" wsws.org The Russian working class must repudiate the entire criminal enterprise of capitalist restoration, which has led to disaster, and re-establish its political, social and intellectual connection with its great revolutionary Leninist-Trotskyist heritage.
(2022-04-02). A letter to a Russian Comrade: "Putin's invasion is a desperate response to the relentless pressure exerted by the US and NATO upon Russia" wsws.org As the war continues, it becomes increasingly evident that the fate of Ukraine is of significance to the United States only within the context of its expanding struggle for global hegemony.
(2022-04-02). The information war that precedes and complements kinetic war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 30, 2022 Roundup: How the U.S. cranks up its information war in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Social media platforms are undoubtedly inundated with content about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Yet aside from startling videos and images, a full-scale information war is unfolding on the digital front, with only one "initiator-in-chief" — …
(2022-04-02). China says trade with Russia should continue as normal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — "China is not a related party on the crisis of Ukraine. We don't think our normal trade with any other country should be affected," Wang Lutong, director-general of European affairs at China's foreign ministry said Saturday.
(2022-04-02). Rethinking ASEAN ties with U.S., signs of another Cold War may be in the air. ecns.cn It is correct that U.S. President Joe Biden's invitation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a summit at the White House on March 28-29 was postponed, supposedly due to conflicting schedules.