____ (2022-05-19). State Dept still pushing Georgia's entry into broader war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 19, 2022 Georgian First Deputy FM, US State Dept Counselor discuss partnership, security matters The United States-Georgia Strategic partnership and the difficult security environment in the Black Sea region amid the Russian aggression in Ukraine were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Lasha Darsalia …

William Denselow (2022-05-19). UN warns Russia-Ukraine conflict could cause global food crisis. america.cgtn.com The UN warns that 49 million people across 43 nations are facing emergency levels of hunger. UN Secretary-General says the crisis in Ukraine will have lasting implications around the world.

____ (2022-05-19). Addressing European Parliament, Moldovan president calls for ouster of Russian troops from Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyMay 19, 2022 Moldovan President Demands To Withdraw Russian Troops From Transnistria Moldovan President Maia Sandu said the Russian Federation should withdraw its troops from occupied Transnistria because they violate the Republic's neutrality. She said this at a meeting of the European Parliament on Wednesday, May 18. Sandu stated that Moldova condemns Russian …

noreply (2022-05-19). Ah, The "Backtracking" By Khodaryonok. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I seldom post here anything from a human brothel of CNN, but I do now because it is symptomatic. Make no mistake, no person of basic ethics and integrity would go to work for CNN, but after a major (in their minds) informational "coup" with Mr. Khodaryonok's recent "revelations", CNN tries to make a case that Khodaryonok's "backtracking" is some kind of "Putin's regime" pressure. Of course it is not, despite CNN producing copious amounts of BS on anything Russia related, which this report is an Exhibit A of these beaten to death tropes. No, Khodaryonok started to backtrack because he is a coward and defeatist, an…

____ (2022-05-19). Canadian imperialism's fascist friends—Part 2: Hitler's accomplices, the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. wsws.org The political-ideological fount of the fascist forces that are playing such a prominent and reactionary role in contemporary Ukraine, the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, supported the Nazis' war of annihilation against the Soviet Union. | , , | This is the second article in a multipart series., Click here for the first part.

____ (2022-05-19). Pussy Riot, the war in Ukraine and Russia's upper middle class. wsws.org A leading member of the anti-Putin punk rock group declared that Russia does not have "a right to exist anymore."

____ (2022-05-19). Cannes Film Festival promotes US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org The Cannes Film Festival is the latest cultural institution or event to disgracefully provide a public stage for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to promote the US-NATO war against Russia.

____ (2022-05-18). U.S., allies may be planning Ukraine proxy war model for Myanmar. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersMay 17, 2022 Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta The defence chief of Myanmar's shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given to Ukrainians battling invading Russian troops. The people of Ukraine and Myanmar's anti-government] …

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-05-18). CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: Whitewashing Neo-Nazis in Ukraine & Biden's "Disinformation Governing Board" covertactionmagazine.com Biden announced last month the assembly of a team within the Department of Homeland Security with the title: Disinformation Governing Board (DGB). Supposedly this team will be working to combat Russian, Iranian, and Chinese "disinformation." We dive deeper into the contradictory history of disinformation about Ukraine in 2014 spread by non other than the executive director of the DGB board, Nina Jankowicz.

Anand Naidoo (2022-05-18). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Crisis. america.cgtn.com Ukraine has surrendered the city of Mariupol after almost 90 days of fighting. Does that mark a major turning point in the conflict?>

____ (2022-05-18). First minister, SNP leader wants Scotland to be NATO's 33rd member. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Assuming Austria, Bosnia, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Kosovo, Malta, Moldova, Switzerland and Ukraine aren't inducted before Scotland. Associated PressMay 17, 2022 AP Interview: Scottish leader stresses independence, NATO Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said in an interview Tuesday that Europe's crisis over Russia's war in Ukraine only makes Scotland's drive for independence more important, and maintained Scotland …

____ (2022-05-18). Japan lectures China on its Ukraine position. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 18, 2022 Japan urges China to play "responsible role" for peace Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Wednesday he hopes Beijing will play a "responsible role" in ensuring peace and security as Russia's war in Ukraine continues. China, which has close ties with Russia, has refrained from …

____ (2022-05-18). Mediterranean, Baltic: U.S. nuclear carrier group, amphibious assault ship put under NATO command. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMay 18, 2022 US carrier group, amphibious assault ship placed under NATO command The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group and other US naval vessels have come under NATO command as part of a series of major military drills in the Baltic, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas. In the Mediterranean, the US carrier group …

____ (2022-05-18). Pentagon forges U.S.-South Korea-Japan alliance against North Korea, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMay 18, 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup today. Secretary Austin reaffirmed the ironclad U.S. commitment to the …

____ (2022-05-18). NATO strengthens cyber warfare ties with Bosnia, Georgia, claiming imminent Russian attacks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 18, 2022 NATO strengthens Bosnia and Herzegovina's defense capabilities against cyberattacks NATO has strengthened Bosnia and Herzegovina's defense against cyberattacks. AZERTAC reports that Mircea GeoanƒÉ, deputy secretary general of NATO, has said about it. He noted that NATO has strengthened Georgia's defense capabilities [along?> with Bosnia and Herzegovina, including defense against cyberattacks. Stressing the …

____ (2022-05-18). Finnish parliament approves proposal to join NATO. wsws.org The same day that Finland and Sweden formally submitted their NATO membership applications, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared it was ending the country's participation in the Council of the Baltic Sea States.