(2022-04-06). Debunking the New York Times' Lazy Ukraine "Satellite Investigation" thealtworld.com The New York Times claims satellite images it has obtained "prove" Russia is lying about a supposed "massacre" northwest of Kiev. | However, their own evidence together with videos produced by Ukraine's own military suggests heavy artillery and mortar strikes most likely killed the majority of those found on the streets. Another video suggests a Russian armored vehicle may have accidentally shot at least one civilian from around a corner in the middle of tense combat. | Together, it is clear there was no deliberate "massacre" — at least not until Russian forces left the area. Bound and executed civilians app…
(2022-04-06). Will A Self-Immolating Anti-Russian Pedophile From Romania Become The West's Newest Hero?>. oneworld.press Bogdan Draghici embodied post-modern Western civilization's support of suicide, Russophobia, and pedophilia by self-immolating; ramming his car into the Russian Embassy in Bucharest prior to doing so; and having earlier been sentenced to 15 years for sexually abusing his own daughter. He therefore very proudly embraced the "Unholy Trinity" of everything that the West's influential socio-cultural and political elite nowadays hold dear so there's no reason why the US-led Western Mainstream Media won't eulogize him as much as they did George Floyd, especially since the latter wasn't Russophobic or a pedophile but st…
(2022-04-06). War In Ukraine Day 40: Russian Progress On Eastern Front Amid Political Fog. southfront.org 
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(2022-04-06). Twitter Moves to Limit Reach of Russian Government Accounts. themoscowtimes.com Twitter said official Russian government accounts will not be shown to users across all categories of the app, including in searches.
(2022-04-06). NATO, State Department rally Bucharest 9 eastern flank clients against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 1, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries On Thursday (31 March 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ participated in a Foreign Ministers meeting of the Bucharest 9 Initiative, which includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The meeting took place in Bratislava, …
(2022-04-06). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). Spanish truckers "temporarily suspend" 3-week strike against high fuel prices. wsws.org Spain's truck drivers agreed Saturday to "temporarily suspend" a 20-day strike over crippling fuel prices amid the NATO war drive targeting Russia and its energy exports.
(2022-04-06). Peruvian government deploys army, locks down Lima, then rescinds order as cost-of-living protests swell. wsws.org The growing protests in Peru are the latest expression of a global wave of social protest over spiraling prices exacerbated by the war between the US/NATO and Russia in Ukraine…
(2022-04-06). Czech Republic sends tanks, APCs to Ukraine on NATO orders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Czech RadioApril 5, 2022 Czechia sends Ukraine T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers The Czech Republic has sent Ukraine tens of T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers by train in order to help its army defend against Russian attacks, new site Echo24 reported on Tuesday. Defence Minister Jana ƒåernochová confirmed that arms are being sent …
(2022-04-06). U.S. to Announce New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Killings. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky likened Russia's actions to Nazi atrocities in an impassioned speech by videolink to the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). The Bucha atrocity allegations: A pretext for escalating NATO's war against Russia. wsws.org In yet another major effort to escalate NATO's proxy war against Russia, the US and its NATO allies are seizing upon claims of a massacre by Russian forces in the Kiev suburb of Bucha to undermine any effort at a peaceful settlement of the war.
(2022-04-06). German general: NATO has time to expand buildup on Eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 5, 2022 German general: "Ukraine will be divided" In an interview with Die Welt, General Eberhard Zorn answered negatively to the question of whether NATO could intervene in Ukraine if Russia used weapons of mass destruction against that Eastern European country. He emphasized that "what the German Federal Chancellor and U.S. President Joe Biden …
(2022-04-06). Car rams Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.
(2022-04-06). African Support on Ukraine Shows Kremlin's Soft Power. themoscowtimes.com Many African countries showed their support for Russia, or at least their diplomatic ambivalence, at an early stage in the crisis.
(2022-04-06). Putin says world faces food crisis due to West's sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions imposed by Western nations would lead to a global food crisis.
(2022-04-06). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). Students develop six-armed robot drummer in Russia. ecns.cn Students of the Kvantorium children's technopark have developed a design and software for a six-armed robot that can play a drum kit, repeat and make the rhythm of any melody.
(2022-04-06). German press seizes upon claims of Russian atrocities to demand military escalation. wsws.org Although there is neither reliable information nor any independent investigation so far, the alleged massacre in Bucha is being used to propagate the continuation of the Ukrainian war until the complete subjugation of Russia.
(2022-04-06). Excluding Russia from UNSC impossible, US envoy to UN says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Expelling Russia from the United Nations Security Council will be impossible, although Western countries will do their utmost to isolate it, US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
(2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.
(2022-04-06). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."
(2022-04-06). Iran devises strategy for industrialized nuclear program. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — In the latest sign of Iran's determination to advance its nuclear program, the Ebrahim Raeisi administration announced that it will soon unveil a comprehensive document for boosting the country's nuclear development.
(2022-04-06). Shortening the kill chain: nuclear-capable U.S. B-52s integrate with NATO Eastern flank states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and AfricaApril 1, 2022 BTF Bakes ACE Concepts Into Latest Round of Integrations B-52 aircraft from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron based out of RAF Fairford, England, conducted integration missions with NATO Allies from Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Czech Republic, March 31, 2022. During the most recent series …
(2022-04-05). China sincerely wants peace in Ukraine: FM. ecns.cn China hopes Russia and Ukraine would stick to peace talks until a ceasefire agreement is reached and the only thing that China wants is peace in Ukraine, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday.
(2022-04-05). Ukraine: As It's Happening. themoscowtimes.com Follow all the breaking news, comment and analysis about Russia's attack on Ukraine.
(2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in U…
(2022-04-05). US secretly test-fires hypersonic missile in mid-March. en.mehrnews.com The United States carried out a test-fire of a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but kept it secret in order to avoid tensions with Russia.
(2022-04-05). Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war? peoplesdispatch.org A leaked version of Japan's yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia…
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). What Would It Take for Military Spending in America to Go Down? tomdispatch.com I have a question for you: What would it take in today's world for America's military spending to go down? Here's one admittedly farfetched scenario: Vladimir Putin loses his grip on power and Russia retrenches militarily while reaching out to normalize relations with the West. At the same time, China prudently decides to spend less on its military, pursuing economic power while abandoning any pretense to a militarized superpower status. Assuming such an unlikely scenario, with a "new cold war" nipped in the bud and the U.S. as the world's unchallenged global hegemon, Pentagon spending would surely shrink, right?
(2022-04-05). The Coming Global Financial Revolution. popularresistance.org The first challenge by a major power to what became known as the petrodollar has come in 2022. In the month after the Ukraine conflict began, the U.S. and its European allies imposed heavy financial sanctions on Russia in response to the illegal military invasion. The Western measures included freezing nearly half of the Russian central bank's 640 billion U.S. dollars in financial reserves, expelling several of Russia's largest banks from the SWIFT global payment system, imposing export controls aimed at limiting Russia's access to advanced technologies, closing down their airspace and ports to Russian planes and…
(2022-04-05). Questions Abound About Bucha Massacre. popularresistance.org Within hours of news Sunday that there had been a massacre at Bucha, a town 63 kms north of the Ukrainian capital, the verdict was in: Russian troops had senselessly slaughtered hundreds of innocent civilians as they withdrew from the town, leaving their bodies littering the streets. | Unlike their judicial systems, when it comes to war, Western nations dispense with the need for investigations and evidence and pronounce guilt based on political motives: Russia is guilty. Case closed. | Except the case hasn't even been opened yet and the sentence is already being proposed. French President Emmanuel Macron, for in…
(2022-04-05). War and Wars, a Necessary Reflection. orinocotribune.com By Vladimir Acosta — March 29, 2022 | I believe that in order to make a substantive analysis of the new geopolitical playing field that has started to take shape since the onset of the current war in Ukraine, in which the US is arming and essentially manages its proxy, Ukraine, in order to attack Russia with the intention of crushing her with as much external help as it can gather (just in order to later try and do the same thing to China), we would be wise to start with a necessary reflection on war, or better yet, on "war and "wars." This is a key exercise in order to clarify several things, or at least t…
(2022-04-05). Medvedev Concisely Explained Russia's Denazification Goal In Ukraine. oneworld.press Denazification will have to be comprehensive and verifiable exactly as it was in defeated Germany after World War II, which is the only way to ensure "the peace of future generations of Ukrainians themselves and the opportunity to finally build an open Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok" like Russia envisions being in everyone's interests.
(2022-04-05). McFaul's Suggestion To Sanction The Russian Patriarch Proves His Russophobia. oneworld.press McFaul can't propose sanctioning Patriarch Kirill on the basis that he's supposedly not a true Christian like the former ambassador implied for supporting alleged war crimes that Russia purportedly carried out in Bucha according to Kiev's very questionable official narrative while not proposing the same against those rabbis that still support Israel despite its documented and therefore indisputable war crimes against the Palestinians.
(2022-04-05). The Ukraine Conflict Lays Bare the Myth of a More Civilized Europe. mintpressnews.com Instead of using the Russia-Ukraine war as an opportunity to reflect on the future of the European project, whatever that is, it is being used as an opportunity to score cheap points against the very victims of Europe everywhere…
(2022-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
emptyAt night, Russian high-precision sea-based missiles destroyed a training centre for Ukrainian special operations forces near Ochakov; | At night, Russian high-precision air-based missiles destroyed 4 fuel depots used to supply Ukrainian troops near Kremenets, Cherkasy, Zaporozhye and Novomoskovsk; | The Czech Republic sent an echelon with T-72M1 and BMP-1 tanks to Ukraine; | Russia expressed its protest at the UN in response to the London's refusal to assemble the Securi…
(2022-04-05). Information Struggle Around Events In Bucha. southfront.org 
emptyIn recent days, a great number of photos and videos have appeared concerning the mass murders in the city of Bucha. At the moment, there is an information war going on between Russia and Ukraine, where each side accuses the other of staging fake photos and videos. The terrible events in Bucha are only part of this huge information war. | At the moment, there are disputes about who carried out the massacre in Bucha, and did it take place. The positions of Russia and Ukraine differ greatly…
(2022-04-05). Operation In Donbass: Tactical Gains Near Gorlovka And Breakthrough In Mariupol. southfront.org 
Captured Ukrainian military equipment in Kharkiv region | The Russian Armed Forces and forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics are developing their operation against units of the Kyiv government. The Russian military continues to carry out strikes on military targets all across Ukraine. Nonetheless, the ground phase of the operation is currently mostly being developed in the region of the Donbass. | As of April 5, clashes have been ongoing in the areas of the &…
(2022-04-05). Spain joins other EU state to expel Russian diplomats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — The Spanish government has decided to expel about 25 diplomats of the Russian embassy after several other European states took action to expell Russian diplomats while Moscow has vowed it will respond to the move.
(2022-04-05). Why the EU is Confronting China. journal-neo.org 
The EU is clearly on a diplomatic war path vis-à -vis China. In the most recent (April 1, 2022) virtual EU-China summit, the Europeans clearly told Beijing that the latter's support for Russia in its ongoing military operation in Ukraine will have a serious cost i.e., a rupture in the EU-China economic ties. China, on the …
(2022-04-05). Russia condemns US for meddling in Pakistan's affairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — Russia on Tuesday slammed Washington for "another attempt of shameless interference" in the internal affairs of Pakistan for its "own selfish purposes".
(2022-04-05). Ukrainian Forces Brace for Russian Assault in Donbas. themoscowtimes.com "The atmosphere has become tense, everyone is nervous. It's time to go now."
(2022-04-05). U.K.'s Johnson Releases Video Address to Russian People. themoscowtimes.com "The Russian people deserve the truth, you deserve the facts," Johnson said, speaking in Russian.
(2022-04-05). Sanctioned Russian Banks To Expand Into Crimea. themoscowtimes.com Heavily sanctioned by the West, most Russian banks now have little to fear from working in the annexed territory.
(2022-04-05). Zelensky Urges Tougher Western Response to Russian 'War Crimes'. themoscowtimes.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blames Russian troops for the killings, but the Kremlin has denied responsibility.
(2022-04-05). US Stops Russian Bond Payments. anti-empire.com 
Source: The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at American banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of U.S. dollars. | Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. | But the Treasury Department had been allowing the Russian government to use those funds to m…
(2022-04-05). Russia accuses Ukraine of destroying foreign ships on purpose. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — The Russian media has said that Ukraine has been destroying ships belonging to Turkey and other nations at Mariupol.
(2022-04-05). Putin Says Russia Will 'Monitor' Food Exports to 'Hostile' Countries. themoscowtimes.com Together, Russia and Ukraine account for more than a quarter of the world's annual wheat sales.