(2022-05-06). United States seeks to provoke Russia into escalation in Ukraine. wsws.org The New York Times and NBC published reports, based on the statements of US officials, documenting both the extent of direct US involvement in the war in Ukraine and the deliberate effort to provoke a direct conflict with Russia.
(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security. orinocotribune.com By Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
(2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II. thesaker.is Gonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
(2022-05-06). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war. indybay.org The delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
(2022-05-06). Russia says next Astana meeting on Syria to be held late May. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Special Russian Presidential Representative for the Middle East and African Countries said that next international meeting on Syria in the Astana format is planned for the end of May in Nur-Sultan, capital of Kazakhstan.
(2022-05-06). NATO pulls South Korea into bloc to confront Russia, China in Northeast Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 5, 2022 NATO pulling Seoul closer shadows stability in NE Asia, even Indo-Pacific South Korea's state intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said on Thursday that it has joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence as the first Asian member…. Cyber defense has been part of the military alliance's core task …
(2022-05-05). A Statement On Ukraine From The Black Liberation Movement. popularresistance.org The ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation. Disinformation, lies, and propaganda from the US and other western media are aimed at confusing millions of people inside the US and around the world to view Russia as the aggressor, while hiding the US role in the evolution of this conflict. One major example of this manipulation is that western media has not been honest about the massive role that the US played in facilitating a 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew the country's democratically elected president, and funneled support to neo-Nazi forces who w…
(2022-05-04). Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation from Azovstal. ecns.cn The Russian military announced on Wednesday that it will open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine's Mariupol.
(2022-05-05). There Are Many American Soldiers Already In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Willy Joseph Cancel, a native of Orange County, New York, became the first U.S. casualty of the Ukraine War last week. | The U.S. Marine veteran was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces while working for a private U.S. military contractor. He was ambushed by Russian forces during a night-time patrol—though his body has not yet been recovered. | Cancel served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2017 to 2021; he received a bad conduct discharge in November after serving time in the brig for an undisclosed criminal offense. | His mother, Rebecca Cabrera, said that her son went over to fight in Ukraine because…
(2022-05-05). Former CIA Contract Pilot Tosh Plumlee: "There Are Many More American Soldiers Like Willy Joseph Cancel Already In Ukraine" popularresistance.org Willy Joseph Cancel, a native of Orange County, New York, became the first U.S. casualty of the Ukraine War last week. The U.S. Marine veteran was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces while working for a private U.S. military contractor. He was ambushed by Russian forces during a night-time patrol—though his body has not yet been recovered. William "Tosh" Plumlee, a CIA contract pilot who participated in arms and drug smuggling missions into Nicaragua during the 1980s, said that "there are many more American soldiers like Willy Joseph Cancel already in Ukraine."
(2022-05-05). Ukrainian POW: When Retreating, We Were Ordered To Shell Settlements. Those Who Refused Were Killed. southfront.org
(2022-05-04). Russia threatens to attack NATO vehicles delivering military supplies in Ukraine. ecns.cn Any vehicle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that arrives in Ukraine with weapons or material for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by Russia as "a legitimate target for destruction".
(2022-05-05). Media Battle For Azovstal And First Casualties. southfront.org 
Ukrainian servicemen demand evacuation of civilians, wounded and dead militants | So far, about a hundred of civilians have been evacuated from the facilities of Azovstal in the city of Mariupol. As soon as they are in security, the warring sides launched informational campaigns on the issue. Civilians were filmed by the Azov militants when leaving their basements as well as by Russian media when they reached the village of Bezimennoe where they were treated by Russian forces, representatives of the UN and the Red Cr…
(2022-05-05). Antiwar Groups Protest Defense Industry Profiteering in Ukraine. truthout.org The war of aggression that Russia has perpetrated in Ukraine has rightly generated widespread condemnation, both among Russia's Western critics and the world at large. On the war's obvious heinousness, almost all of the U.S. political spectrum is in agreement. However, opinions as to the appropriate Western response proceed from vastly different premises. | The predominant
(2022-05-05). In Video: Russian Ka-52 Helicopters Destroy Command Center & Armored Vehicles Of Kiev Forces. southfront.org 
(2022-05-05). Ukrainian POW Reveals Problems With US-Made Javelin & British-Made NLAW Anti-Tank Missiles. southfront.org 
Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service | The US-made FGM-148 Javelin and the British-made NLAW anti-tank missiles supplied by the West to Kiev forces had performed poorly on the battlefield, a captured Ukrainian service member said in a video released by Russia's Defense Ministry on May 5."US military aid, to my mind, has been overhyped becaus…
(2022-05-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On May 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-05-05). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On MAy 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-05-05). Brazil's Lula: Zelensky Behaves as Show Participant, Highlights US & European Responsibility for Ukrainian Conflict. orinocotribune.com Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, considers that the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, "wanted war" with Russia, and that "hatred is being fueled" against Russian President Vladimir Putin. | "He [Zelensky] wanted the war," said Lula in an interview for a Time magazine cover story. "If he did not want the war, he would have negotiated a little more. It is like that. I criticized Putin when I was in Mexico City and said that the invasion was a mistake." The headline of the story is "Lula's Second Act." | Regarding the Ukrainian president, Lula commented: "I see the President of Ukraine, spe…
(2022-05-05). Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia: "This is Not a War in Ukraine, but a Proxy War Between the Collective West and Russia" libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Nebenzia at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Ukraine Madam President, First, we would like to congratulate the United States on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in May. We trust that, unlike before, your presidency will be effective and impartial, as should be typical…
(2022-05-05). Ukraine: Touring an Aidar Dungeon. libya360.wordpress.com Fergie Chambers Inside the walls of the small-town sausage plant which became a Neo-nazi prison The horrors of a meat plant-turned Ukrainian Neo-Nazi base and prison POLOVYNKYNO, LUGANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC, 4.5.2022-Shortly after the U.S.-backed Maidan coup in the winter of 2014, in conjunction with Crimea's secession from Ukraine and union with Russia in March of that year, protests began…
(2022-05-05). The Geopolitics of NATO's Expansion. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh What was, until a year ago, a "brain dead" organisation according to the French President has suddenly found not only a working brain but also a conflict to revive itself. The Russia-Ukraine conflict, while originally pushed by the US/Western insistence on expanding NATO to include Ukraine to encircle Russia, has become a…
(2022-05-05). Ukraine: What can the Imprisoned Canadian General Tell? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The arrest of Canadian general Trevor John Cadieu on May 1 by Russian troops while trying to escape from Azovstal in Mariupol can serve as a piece of evidence that official evidence of the "collective West" has unleashed a war against Russia in Ukraine. Seven months ago he was considered a prime candidate for…
(2022-05-05). What can the Imprisoned Canadian General Tell? journal-neo.org 
The arrest of Canadian general Trevor John Cadieu on May 1 by Russian troops while trying to escape from Azovstal in Mariupol can serve as a piece of evidence that official evidence of the "collective West" has unleashed a war against Russia in Ukraine. Seven months ago he was considered a prime candidate for the position of …
(2022-05-05). Ukraine and Georgia: war, information war and hybrid war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 5, 2022 Ukraine's Presidential Advisor, Georgian Officials Trade Accusations In a new round of bitter exchanges between Kyiv and Tbilisi, Georgian Dream officials have lambasted Ukraine's Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously slammed the Georgian Government's position over Russia's war in Ukraine as ambiguous. In an interview with Voice of America's Georgian bureau, …
(2022-05-05). U.S., Japanese defense chiefs at Pentagon: "Can no longer separate security of Indo-Pacific from that of Europe" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMay 4, 2022 Austin, Japan's Defense Minister Pledge to Defend Rules-Based Order Kishi unequivocally emphasized that Russia's invasion of Ukraine means that the Japanese can no longer separate the security of the Indo-Pacific from that of Europe. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi pledged to …
(2022-05-05). U.S. unit that was withdrawn from Ukraine back to Europe to train troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense OneMay 4, 2022 Task Force Gator Back to Training Ukrainians as Battle Rages For the Donbas Members of the Florida National Guard unit that was training Ukrainians in the days before Russia invaded are back at it, getting Ukrainian soldiers spun up on the new hardware the U.S. has sent…. The American soldiers are …
(2022-05-05). Ukraine war begins to spill into neighboring countries. wsws.org The Belarusian government announced a snap review of its military readiness on Wednesday, and cross-border attacks continue in Moldova and Russia.
(2022-05-05). Briefing Of Russian MoD On Morning Of May 5, 2022. southfront.org 
(2022-05-04). Ukraine not to agree to 'frozen conflict' with Russia: Zelensky. ecns.cn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Wednesday.
(2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…
(2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…
(2022-05-05). UK: Starmer threatens to expel Corbyn and any Labour MPs not backing NATO's war on Russia. wsws.org The conditions have emerged for overcoming the damage Corbyn did to the political development of the working class.
(2022-05-05). Azovstal On Fire. Hostilities Resumed. southfront.org 
(2022-05-05). Yoon Suk-yeol's Government: the First Scandals. journal-neo.org 
So, the elected president of Republic of Korea has formed a government, but its confirmation has to go through the parliament, which is controlled by the democrats. And, of course, there were "questions" about the nominees. And while in some cases they were relevant, in others they resemble the Russian proverb that you can get …
(2022-05-05). Moscow expels seven Danish diplomats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Russia has declared seven diplomats from the Embassy of Denmark in Moscow as 'persona non grata' citing reciprocal measures, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
(2022-05-05). Serbia to start negotiating gas contract with Russia soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — The talks between Belgrade and Moscow on a new long-term gas contract will begin in the coming days, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.
(2022-05-05). EU to reach agreement on Russian oil embargo by end of week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — The agreement on the Russian oil embargo in the European Union (EU) may be reached by the end of this week, France's Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili said on Thursday.
(2022-05-05). Russia simulates nuclear strikes near EU. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Russian news sources on Wednesday quoted the country's Defense Ministry as saying that its forces had carried out simulated nuclear missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad on the border with the European Union.
(2022-05-05). State Department threatens Russia over Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 5, 2022 US State Department Spokesperson: US committed to sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of Georgia, Moldova The United States is committed to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of its "important partners" Georgia and Moldova, Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price told a press briefing on Wednesday. "Both Georgia and Moldova are important partners …
(2022-05-05). Eisenhower to present: U.S. names 20th top commander to oversee "global military operations for NATO" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Cavoli's Wikipedia page contains this: "He entered the Russian Foreign Area Officer program in 1995, and graduated from Yale University with a Master of Arts in Russian and East European Studies in 1997. In 1999, he became chief of future operations for the 10th Mountain Division as a major and deployed to Bosnia with Implementation …
(2022-05-05). European Union calls for embargo on Russian oil. wsws.org This planned embargo, driving a surge in oil prices and slashing jobs and buying power, shows that NATO's war on Russia is also a war on the working class at home.
(2022-05-05). Rehearsal for 77th Victory Day military parade held in Moscow. ecns.cn Russia will hold military parades on May 9 to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Soviet victory against the Nazis in World War II.
(2022-05-04). Putin steps up actions against unfriendly states. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday that bans economic relations with sanctioned individuals from "unfriendly countries" on a soon-to-be-published list.
(2022-05-05). Joint Health Statement For First Meeting Of States Parties. popularresistance.org Representing physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students worldwide, we speak with a united voice on the urgent need to eliminate nuclear weapons as a matter of global health and survival. Updated evidence on the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, the acute and growing danger of their use, and the impossibility of any effective humanitarian and health response following nuclear explosions on populations, should underpin the work of the upcoming 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). | The TPNW is based upon a…
(2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca 
By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …
(2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …
(2022-05-05). 'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI, researchers show. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.
(2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …
(2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …