Monthly Archives: June 2022

2022-06-30: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Battle For Lisichansk: New Russian Gains, New War Crimes By Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org June 29th was marked by advances of joint forces of the Russian Federation, Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics in several directions in the Luhangsk-Severodonetsk metropolitan area. According to various reports, about 1, 0 Ukrainian fighters and foreign militants are currently deployed in the city of Lisichansk. | According to first reports from the front line, Russian-led forces took control of the town of Privolie in the Luhansk People's Republ…

RT (2022-06-30). Russia Challenges Western Accusations at UN Security Council. dissidentvoice.org Caleb Maupin reports on the recent allegation of Russian missile targeting an shopping center in Ukraine, dismissed by Russia at the United Nations.

Staff (2022-06-30). Mora says keeps working with greater urgency to revive deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA)— Saying that the Doha talks were intense, the EU coordinator of the talks said that he will even work with greater urgency to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Peace council, Birgit Naujeck (2022-06-30). Negotiating at last and The Russian-American Friendship. indybay.org In fact, Russia's war is a response to NATO's eastward expansion, long criticized by the peace movement, and to Western policies of rearmament and confrontation, by which Russia feels more and more existentially threatened. It began as early as the 1990s with the expansion of NATO – contrary to clear, binding commitments to Moscow…

____ (2022-06-30). G7 slammed for Cold War mentality. ecns.cn China on Wednesday urged the G7 to stop attacking and smearing the country, and interfering in its internal affairs in any form, after the group released a communique making accusations about Beijing.

Mark Merritt (2022-06-30). Water protectors hold out hope for river flows. greenleft.org.au The second Darling/Baaka River convoy to highlight unsustainable water-sharing plans and ungoverned water-trading practices was organised in early May. Mark Merritt reports.

Peter Maiden (2022-06-30). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-30). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-30). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-30). Palestinians 'are not animals in a zoo': On Kanafani and the need to redefine the role of the 'victim intellectual'. juancole.com Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, US media introduced many new characters, promoting them as 'experts' who helped ratchet up US propaganda, ultimately allowing the US government to secure enough popular support for the war. Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion of Iraq had begun with a …

Michael Petrelis (2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Staff (2022-06-30). Russia condemns Israeli regime attacks on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA)— Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, condemned the Zionists' airstrikes on Damascus airport.

Shotgun Players (2022-06-30). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Jim McIlroy (2022-06-30). 20,000 teachers strike for better pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 20,000 teachers marched from Hyde Park to New South Wales Parliament to demand a pay rise and better teaching conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). CNN: Biden Officials Privately Doubt Ukraine Can Take Back All Of Its Territory. news.antiwar.com According to a report from CNN, White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will be able to retake all the territory Russia has captured since it invaded on February 24 as Russian forces continue to make gains in the eastern Donbas region. Unnamed US officials told CNN that President Biden's advisors have started debating …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-29). Syria Joins Russia In Recognizing Donetsk & Luhansk Republics. southfront.org Syria has officially recognized the independence of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from Ukraine, becoming the first state other than Russia to do so. | The DPR and LPR, which are situated in the Donbass region, broke away from Ukraine as a result of the 2014 conflict. Russia recognized the two states in February just days before launching a special military operation in Ukraine to push Kiev forces completely out from Donbass and end attacks on the region…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Military Situation In The Kharkiv Region, Ukraine On June 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed up to 100 militants of the Nazi Kraken formation and about 10 units of military equipment near Pitomnik. The AFU were forced to leave their positions and withdraw to Kharkiv; | The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed four Ukrainian control points, including the territorial defense battalions "Kharkiv-1" and "Kharkiv-2" in the Kharkiv region; | The building of the Mashgidroprivod plant in Kharkiv was destroyed as a result of a…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). In Video: Uncomfortable Questions To Ukrainian Authorities From Civilians In Kremenchug. southfront.org

_____ (2022-06-29). Biden Says US Will Beef Up Military Presence In Europe. popularresistance.org President Biden kicked off his three-day visit to a NATO summit in Madrid by announcing that the US plans to increase its military presence in Europe. | Speaking with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Biden said the US will increase the number of US Navy Destroyers stationed at a naval base in Rota, Spain, from four to six. | The president said that this was the first of multiple announcements the US and NATO will make at the summit on increasing their forces in Europe, steps being taken in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "And as I said before the war started: If Putin attacked Ukraine, United Sta…

_____ (2022-06-29). CIA And Western Special Ops Commandos Are In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The CIA and special operations forces from NATO members Britain, France, Canada, and Lithuania are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, according to a report in The New York Times. | These Western forces are on the ground training and advising Ukrainian fighters, overseeing weapons shipments, and managing intelligence. | At least 20 countries are part of a US Army-led coalition, guiding Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops. | Some Ukrainian combatants are even using US flag patches on their equipment. | This is all according to a June 25 report in The New York Times, titled "Comma…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 92nd Mechanised Infantry Brigade near Pokotilovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Lisichansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Spornoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense syst…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). The Great White West Aims to Crush Slavs and Chinese. southfront.org Click to see full-size image"And the noteworthy thing is this, that while America avariciously fed the war with her industry and avariciously intervened in order to help crush a likely and dangerous competitor, she has nevertheless retained a reputation for pacifism. This is one of the most interesting paradoxes, one of the most curious jokes of history-jokes from which we did not and do not derive much merriment. American imperialism is in essence ruthlessly rude, predatory, in the full sense of the word,…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Ukrainian Terrorists Detained In Kherson, While Region Prepares For Referendum. southfront.org On June 29th, another group of Ukrainian militants preparing terrorist attacks against civilians was detained in the city of Kherson region is under control of the Russian military. | As a result of a security operation of Russian forces, a group of members of the Ukrainian territorial defence were detained. Ukrainian militants confirmed that they prepared terrorist attacks against the local civilians and they were acting on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine. | The local mi…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-29). While Biden Gives Ukrainian Army "The Most Lethal Weapon," War Profiteer BAE Systems Stock Soars. mronline.org The Russian Interior Ministry reported that it had destroyed U.S.-made howitzers through use of attack drones.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-29). President Putin Speaks at St. Petersburg Forum. marktaliano.net READ MORE: The US Government's Plan to Partition Russia Into Small States. The Danger of A Broader War/By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Residents in Eastern Ukraine report atrocities, war crimes being committed by Ukrainian army | One America News Network (oann.com)…

____ (2022-06-29). Chinese envoy urges NATO not to fan block confrontation using Ukraine crisis as excuse. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations on Tuesday urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse.

Amarynth (2022-06-29). Gonzalo Lira: Russian Default Hurts The West—Not Russia. thesaker.is

Amarynth (2022-06-29). Sweden and Finland joining NATO precedes an inevitable financial collapse of the current international system. thesaker.is Sweden and Finland joining NATO besides being a provocative act towards Russia, precedes an inevitable financial collapse of the current international system By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog The…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Russian Oil Price Cap Is Yet Another Western PR Fantasy. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThe price cap is just another move for domestic consumption as the political West desperately tries to pretend it's still in control. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last Monday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated the United States and other NATO/EU countries are continuing talks to "restrict Russia's energy revenues" by "imposing a price cap" on the country's oil."We are continuing to have productive conversations, today and with our partners and…

Jake Johnson (2022-06-29). Sanders, Fetterman Urge Buttigieg to Fine Airlines Over Flight Cancellations. commondreams.org "The American people are sick of airlines ripping them off, canceling flights at the last minute, and delaying flights for hours on end," said the Vermont senator.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Iran And Argentina In BRICS Would Advance The Multipolar Project. southfront.org BRICS' expansion is a necessary step to overcome the unipolar world order. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | A new step is being taken towards the expansion of the BRICS. Iran and Argentina asked this last week of June to join the group of emerging countries currently formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Beijing and Moscow, which are extremely affected by international sanctions,…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). G7 Mulls Russian Oil Price Cap as Sanctions Fail To Curb Russia's Profits. news.antiwar.com Flailing in its effort to lower Russia's oil profits, the US has put forward an idea for a price cap on Russian oil The G7 hasn't offered any detail on the plan, but the idea would be to limit Russia's profits without taking its oil off the global market and raising prices. But there's vir…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). Report: EU in Talks on Kaliningrad Compromise That Could Defuse Tensions With Russia. news.antiwar.com Reuters reported on Wednesday that European officials are in talks Lithuania has stopped allowing goods sanctioned by the EU to travel through its territory, and Russia has vowed it would respond if the move isn't reversed. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that European officials are discussing exempting Kaliningrad from sanct…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-29). Iran Nuclear Talks in Qatar End Without a Deal. news.antiwar.com The indirect talks between the US and Iran in Qatar are reportedly over, gone as soon as they came, and with The EU put the talks together Tuesday, and Qatar hosted. The The US came into these talks pessimistic, and Iran reported tha…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). US Government Openly Advocates Destroying Russia. southfront.org The US government commission urged for more support (clearly implying actual support exists already) to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last week, on June 23, a United States government agency under the name Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission,

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). What More Proof Is Needed That America Is A Dictatorship, Not A Democracy? southfront.org | Written by Ever since 2014,

Anonymous Contributor (2022-06-29). Thousands Take to Streets in Boise, Idaho; Push Back Against the far-Right. itsgoingdown.org Report from so-called Boise, Idaho on recent protests and mobilizations against the Supreme Court ruling against Roe V Wade. In the heat of summer, on June 27th, 2022, roughly 4,000 people showed up to a demonstration at Cherie Buckner-Webb park in so-called downtown Boise, Idaho. The crowd was mixed with many attendees that had never…

_____ (2022-06-29). Russia is Left with Few Options Other than to Defend Itself, "As Always!" journal-neo.org One prince rides out from the West, the other from the East, destined to do battle until Judgment Day decrees there must come a time of peace. Ancient legends have always fascinated me, and it has always seemed that this is always with us: the past, the present and the future all knotted together in …

_____ (2022-06-29). The Plan Emerges: America's Leadership Will "Dismantle Russia" for Good. journal-neo.org The Russian Federation just came out with a new imperative entitled "Destroying America: A Moral Imperative." Okay, not really. But the United States has come out with exactly this strategy for "dealing with" Russia. Only the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) version is titled "Decolonizing Russia." Apparently, the plan is not to …

_____ (2022-06-29). Key Takeaways From BRICS Summit. popularresistance.org Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion. | In today's context, the significance of the BRICS summit is increased to the extent that the bloc represents an alternative to the unipolar world of the decaying West. | What follows are some of the key points from the Summit's in Beijing: | Multilateral compromi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-29). World's Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to 'Decolonize'. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik Native American protesters and supporters gather at the Black Hills, now the site of Mount Rushmore, on July 3, 2020 in Keystone, South Dakota. © Getty Images / Micah Garen The United States, the most powerful colonial empire in modern history, is sponsoring a discussion on its adversary's 'imperialism' On June 23, 2022,…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-06-29). G7: cracks in Western unity on Russia. peoplesdispatch.org The summit exposed that the existing sanctions against Russia have gone beyond most Western policy makers' pain threshold. The European leaders are discovering now that there is a price to be paid for further sanctions…

The Socialist Program (2022-06-29). Will the West, not Russia, Lose the Most from the Global Sanctions Regime? liberationnews.org The G7 summit discussed attempts to impose a "price cap" on Russian oil exports and a prohibition on trading Russian gold, but is this sanctions regime backfiring on the west?>

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-29). Daily Round-up | Iran, US to restart nuclear deal talks in Qatar & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we bring you stories from the Iran nuclear deal, the persecution of communists in Swaziland, the arrest of an Indian journalist, and investigation into the disappearance of students in Mexico…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-29). Guided Missile Strike In Syria's Afrin Leaves Nine Turkish-Backed Militants Dead (Video, Photos). southfront.org . | On June 29, nine Turkish-backed militants were killed and two others were wounded when an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) hit a bus that was carrying them near the town of Bosoufane which is located in the southern part of Turkish-occupied Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The slain militants were all members of the al-Sham Legion, a faction of the National Front for Liberation (NFL). The front is Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib and a de…

Staff (2022-06-29). Qatar takes no sides in nuclear negotiations: Qatari spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson stated that her country takes no sides in the ongoing indirect talks on reviving JCPOA between Iran and the US, adding that building trust between the two sides is a great challenge.

____ (2022-06-29). Bulgaria announces to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Bulgaria will expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff, the EU country has announced, the largest number of Russians ordered out at one time from the Balkan nation.

Staff (2022-06-29). Caspian states to speed up work on military coop. agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Leaders of the five Caspian littoral states agreed to speed up the work on the agreement on reinforcement of trust-building measures and military cooperation in the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Minister said Tuesday.

____ (2022-06-29). UN envoy: No Cold War script for Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated that the "long-outdated Cold War script must never be reenacted in the Asia-Pacific", and conflict "must not be allowed to happen in the Asia-Pacific".

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-29). Israeli Squatter-Settlers are Expanding Colonies in Palestinian West Bank in Advance of Biden's Visit and another Election. juancole.com By Adnan Abu Amer | ( Middle East Monitor ) As soon as it was announced that Israel is heading for yet another General Election, and the visit of US President Joe Biden to the region next month was confirmed, it was obvious that Israel's illegal settlers are going to take advantage of …

TeleSUR- hvh, JC M (2022-06-29). Irán estima posible reactivar acuerdo nuclear en Doha, Qatar. telesurtv.net El canciller persa señaló que si EE.UU "actúa con determinación y realismo, un acuerdo está al alcance de la mano".

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-29). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Anger on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Ralph Underhill (2022-06-29). Ghislaine Maxwell is just the tip of the iceberg. thecanary.co By

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-28). Russian Ops in Ukraine (June 28-29, 2022): West Copes with Ukrainian Losses. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian Military Operations in Ukraine for June 28-29 2022: — Russia continues advances in Donbas; — Severodonetsk now completely under Russian control; — Lysychansk is being encircled; — Western media begins discussion on Ukraine's inevitable, permanent loss of territory; — West also admits limits to support it can provide Ukraine; References: US Department…

_____ (2022-06-28). Another Zelensky Lie Debunked. popularresistance.org Yesterday I mentioned the burning shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, of which the Ukrainian president Zelensky falsely claimed that thousand people had been inside. | I asked: | Satellite pictures show that the shopping center is right next to the large Kredmash machine plant. Was that the real target of the attack with the shopping center being an unintended casualty? | It has now been confirmed that the answer to my question is 'yes'. | Today's report on the war by the Russian Defense Ministry says: | On June 27, in Kremenchug (Poltava region), Russian Aerospace Forces launched a high-precision air attack…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-28). NATO Announces Plan for Massive European Land Army. libya360.wordpress.com Andre Damon In what NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the "biggest overhaul of our collective deterrence and defense since the Cold War," the US-led NATO alliance has announced plans to build a massive standing land army in Europe, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Stoltenberg said NATO would increase its "high readiness forces" sevenfold, from…

_____ (2022-06-28). Russia and Israeli Exceptionalism. journal-neo.org After years of indiscriminate bombing of Syrian infrastructure by Israel, it was reported, in mid-May 2022 that Russia fired a "warning shot" S-300 missile "near" Israeli planes. These planes were attacking a military facility near Latakia and, as is generally the case, collateral damage, meaning dead civilians, are the norm. In fact, I just received …

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2022-06-29: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). CNN: Biden Officials Privately Doubt Ukraine Can Take Back All Of Its Territory. news.antiwar.com According to a report from CNN, White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will be able to retake all the territory Russia has captured since it invaded on February 24 as Russian forces continue to make gains in the eastern Donbas region. Unnamed US officials told CNN that President Biden's advisors have started debating …

____ (2022-06-29). Chinese envoy urges NATO not to fan block confrontation using Ukraine crisis as excuse. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations on Tuesday urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). G7 Mulls Russian Oil Price Cap as Sanctions Fail To Curb Russia's Profits. news.antiwar.com Flailing in its effort to lower Russia's oil profits, the US has put forward an idea for a price cap on Russian oil The G7 hasn't offered any detail on the plan, but the idea would be to limit Russia's profits without taking its oil off the global market and raising prices. But there's vir…

Staff (2022-06-29). Caspian states to speed up work on military coop. agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Leaders of the five Caspian littoral states agreed to speed up the work on the agreement on reinforcement of trust-building measures and military cooperation in the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Minister said Tuesday.

Staff (2022-06-29). Qatar takes no sides in nuclear negotiations: Qatari spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson stated that her country takes no sides in the ongoing indirect talks on reviving JCPOA between Iran and the US, adding that building trust between the two sides is a great challenge.

____ (2022-06-29). Bulgaria announces to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Bulgaria will expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff, the EU country has announced, the largest number of Russians ordered out at one time from the Balkan nation.

____ (2022-06-29). UN envoy: No Cold War script for Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated that the "long-outdated Cold War script must never be reenacted in the Asia-Pacific", and conflict "must not be allowed to happen in the Asia-Pacific".

Anonymous811 (2022-06-28). Along With Massive Shelling Of Residential Areas, Ukrainian Military Switched To Terrorist War Against Civilians. southfront.org The AFU have become extremely active over the past few days. The Ukrainian army continues intensive shelling of the DPR, LPR, and adjacent territories. The Russian army holds the lines and meets the Ukrainian forces with return fire. Along with heavy shelling on the residential areas in the Donbass region, the Kiev regime commit terrorist attacks in other regions that came under control of Russian forces. Ukrainian terrorists are trying to intimidate the population and officials…

Scott Ritter (2022-06-28). The Fantasy of Fanaticism. orinocotribune.com By Scott Ritter Jun 25, 2022 | Despite what some "defense analysts" may be telling Western media, the longer the war continues, the more Ukrainians will die and the weaker NATO will become. | For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimism that existed in Ukraine fol…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the areas adjacent to Lysychansk; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue on the territory of the Lysychansk refinery; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Dolina area;; | Russian forces took control of the village of Vovchoyarivka; | The DPR People's Militia stopped the AFU offensive in the Ugledar area. Positional battles continue on the Novomayorskoye— Shevchenko [m…

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2022-06-28). Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster. commondreams.org The main message of the neocons is that the US must predominate in military power in every region of the world, and must confront rising regional powers that could someday challenge US global or regional dominance, most important Russia and China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-28). NATO To Increase High-Readiness Force To Over 300,000 Troops. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg The NATO Response Force was formed in 2003 and was first activated in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The entire force wasn't deployed, but several thousand troops from the US and other NATO countries were sent to Eastern Europe as part of the Response Forc…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-28). Russian Ops in Ukraine (June 28-29, 2022): West Copes with Ukrainian Losses. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian Military Operations in Ukraine for June 28-29 2022: — Russia continues advances in Donbas; — Severodonetsk now completely under Russian control; — Lysychansk is being encircled; — Western media begins discussion on Ukraine's inevitable, permanent loss of territory; — West also admits limits to support it can provide Ukraine; References: US Department…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 92nd Mechanised Infantry Brigade near Pokotilovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kremenchug with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Leninskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Dzerzhinsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zaychevskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defe…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Russian Ministry Of Defence Shed Light On Recent Strikes In Kremenchug. southfront.org On June 28th, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchug in the Poltava region which took place a day earlier. According to the Kiev regime, the Russian military intentionally struck the civilian shopping center where were about a hundred of civilians. However, it was quickly revealed that the shop was located near the military plant which was targeted by Russian missiles. Footage from the area confirmed that no strikes…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Zelensky Is Lying, Trying To Accuse Russia Of Attacking Civilians. southfront.org The liar Zelenskiy commented again on the recent Russian missile attack on the military facilities in the city of Kremenchug. He repeated the fake spread by Ukrainian propaganda claiming that the attack targeted the civilian shop in the city. To support his claims he shared a video showing the strike which in fact confirmed the opposite. | Zelesky said: "I want to say about the responsibility of those Russian propagandists who lie about this terror, trying to justify the actions of the Russia…

Anonymous765 (2022-06-28). West Stuffs Ukraine With Weapons As Russians Leave No Chances On Front Lines. southfront.org |

Anonymous811 (2022-06-28). Overview Of Russian Strikes On Targets In Ukraine On June 20-28. southfront.org The last week was marked by the increased number of Russian missile strikes in Ukraine. The Russian military struck a number of military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in different areas, along the front lines in Eastern Ukraine as well as in the capital and Western regions. At the same time, Russian warplanes and artillery inflicted heavy losses to the AFU. | On June 20: : | The high-precision Onyx missile of the Bastion coastal missile system struck t…

____ (2022-06-28). They Ran From Lysichansk… smoothiex12.blogspot.com And, of course, they have been "caught". By Russian artillery. The issue, however, is in this calming music and also weeping of some people who still have ideas that these are someone's sons and fathers. Well, let's face it–it is now much more complex than this, especially when you see a command core of a brigade of VSU (10th mountain assault brigade) abandoning their personnel and trying to escape–a familiar story by now, told by Ukrainian troops themselves. So, it is not Russian propaganda. It is a complex issue, the one I call "Lieutenant Dan" issue from Forest Gump. But in a historic dark irony–it is…

_____ (2022-06-28). Another Zelensky Lie Debunked. popularresistance.org Yesterday I mentioned the burning shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, of which the Ukrainian president Zelensky falsely claimed that thousand people had been inside. | I asked: | Satellite pictures show that the shopping center is right next to the large Kredmash machine plant. Was that the real target of the attack with the shopping center being an unintended casualty? | It has now been confirmed that the answer to my question is 'yes'. | Today's report on the war by the Russian Defense Ministry says: | On June 27, in Kremenchug (Poltava region), Russian Aerospace Forces launched a high-precision air attack…

Staff (2022-06-28). Biden advisors believe Zelenskyy should admit Ukraine shrink. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia, US officials told media news.

Amarynth (2022-06-28). Lavrov gets it right by comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's old Axis. thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on 06/24/2022 that the European Union and NATO appear to be carrying out a military coalition for…

Editor (2022-06-28). NATO To Increase High-Readiness Forces To Over 300,000 Troops. scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Monday that the alliance will increase its high-readiness force from 40,000 troops to over 300,000 as part of a plan he called "the biggest overhaul of our collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War." The NATO Response Force was formed in 2003 and was first activated …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-28). NATO Announces Plan for Massive European Land Army. libya360.wordpress.com Andre Damon In what NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the "biggest overhaul of our collective deterrence and defense since the Cold War," the US-led NATO alliance has announced plans to build a massive standing land army in Europe, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Stoltenberg said NATO would increase its "high readiness forces" sevenfold, from…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-28). Behind the Tin Curtain: BRICS+ vs NATO/G7. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Once upon a time, there existed an Iron Curtain which divided the continent of Europe. Coined by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the term was in reference to the then-Soviet Union's efforts to create a physical and ideological boundary with the west. The latter, for its part, pursued a policy of containment against…

WSWS (2022-06-28). Massacre in Morocco: The ugly face of European imperialism. wsws.org The cold-blooded killing of at least 37 migrants underscores that as the US-NATO war with Russia escalates into a global conflagration, and workers across the continent move into struggle against the unbearable cost of living, the major European powers are resurrecting forms of state-organised violence and political reaction not seen since the 1930s.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). NATO number one threat to global peace: EU lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — "NATO is the biggest threat to global peace since it is pushing the European Union toward confrontation with Russia and China," according to a French member of the European Parliament.

WSWS (2022-06-28). NATO summit to embrace US-led confrontation with China. wsws.org What is proposed is an extraordinary expansion of NATO's scope across the entire world, making clear that the rapidly expanding US-NATO proxy war against Russia is not a limited, episodic conflict in Europe, but global in character.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-28). New US Sanctions Target Russian Gold, Arms Industry. news.antiwar.com The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced The gold ban was done in coordination with the UK, Japan, and Canada but is

Jason Ditz (2022-06-28). Iran, US Begin Nuclear Talks in Qatar. news.antiwar.com Indirect nuclear talks between the US and Iran began Tuesday in Qatar, The meeting is the result of the EU trying to get the negotiations restarted and Qatar offering to host indirect, close-proximity talks. US officials continue to be pessimistic about the talks' chances. | Everyone else seems to be keen on at least trying to get this deal done and the US seems to be resigned to have to at least go along for the…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-28). Qatar to Host Indirect US-Iran Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com EU efforts to restart the nuclear talks are finally bearing fruit. US and Iranian diplomats Qatar was willing to host the all-important talks, and Iranian officials are heading in with a fresh team and talk of more flexibility as Iran's been hinting at willingness to compromise on…

_____ (2022-06-28). Russia and Israeli Exceptionalism. journal-neo.org After years of indiscriminate bombing of Syrian infrastructure by Israel, it was reported, in mid-May 2022 that Russia fired a "warning shot" S-300 missile "near" Israeli planes. These planes were attacking a military facility near Latakia and, as is generally the case, collateral damage, meaning dead civilians, are the norm. In fact, I just received …

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Syria On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 28, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area; | On June 27, Abu Hamza al-Yemeni, an alleged member of Hurras al-Din Al-Qaeda affiliated group was killed by a US drone strike on the Idilb-Binnish road; | On June 27, five civilians were killed by unknown gunmen in the Sanamayn town; | On June 28…

Editor2 (2022-06-28). Two Countries Apply to Join BRICS. orinocotribune.com Iran and Argentina see potential in Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa bloc | The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially submitted its application to join the group of five leading economies made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the foreign ministry in Tehran announced on Monday. The move comes after the Iranian president addressed the BRICS summit last week. | While BRICS is not a treaty bloc, it has a "very creative mechanism with broad aspects," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency. He added that Tehran has already ha…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-06-28). Venezuela Receives Follow-up US Delegation for Direct Bilateral Talks. venezuelanalysis.com The visit comes amidst US and European efforts to tackle a brewing energy crisis driven by the imposition of sanctions on Russia.

Editor (2022-06-28). Patrick Lawrence: Who Should Control Foreign Policy? scheerpost.com March 15, 2019: Peace activists in Berlin discouraging Germany from buying combat aircraft that can be used as delivery systems for nuclear weapons. (Ippnw Deutschland, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) | By Patrick Lawrence / I had a letter in the mail the other week from someone named Barry Klein, who resides in Houston. I filed it knowing I would write about it, and now I shall. | Klein runs a group called

Staff (2022-06-28). Installing new centrifuges in line with Strategic Action Plan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that Iran's measure to install new centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear facility is in line with Parliament's Strategic Action Plan.

Prabir Purkayastha (2022-06-28). Death trumps life at Geneva WTO Ministerial. peoplesdispatch.org Big Pharma profits have trumped lives and health again. Some, such as India, China, Russia, South Africa, can produce vaccines for all, but there hang threats of sanctions by rich countries…

WSWS (2022-06-28). New army chief General Sanders urges Britain to prepare for total war with Russia. wsws.org Sanders declared that in confronting Russia, "The British Army must be prepared to engage in warfare at its most violent."

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-06-28). Delegaciones de Irán y EE.UU. llegan a Qatar para diálogo nuclear. telesurtv.net La Cancillería de Qatar dio la bienvenida a los negociadores y se mostró satisfecha de ser sede de las conversaciones.

____ (2022-06-28). Digital economy adds impetus to Karamay in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Karamay Cloud Computing Industrial Park has built five data centers in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, greatly improving the city's industrial digitalization, which is an important driving force for the upgrading of its economy.

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-06-28). Rusia y Tayikistán reforzarán cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Putin considera que las relaciones bilaterales son de una naturaleza muy profunda, confiada y aliada.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). US stops oil tanker in transit from Russian port to Louisiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — The US authorities have stopped an oil tanker carrying fuel products from Russia to the US state of Louisiana, local US media said on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-06-28). Iran competent candidate for BRICS: Russia's Lavrov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying that the decision to include Argentina and Iran in the BRICS will be made by consensus, adding that the two countries are competent candidates.

WSWS (2022-06-28). US, Israel and Gulf States discuss anti-Iran alliance as nuclear talks set to restart in Qatar. wsws.org Top military leaders from the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt met in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh last March to discuss defence coordination against Iran.

_____ (2022-06-27). The War in Ukraine Rapidly Approaches its Denouement. journal-neo.org The war in Ukraine is rapidly reaching a crucial point with the Russian forces inexorably drawing ever closer to complete control of the Donbass. Once the Donbass is completely under the control of the Russians it is an open question as to how much further into the state of Ukraine they will advance. At the …

_____ (2022-06-27). Search for a Solution for Syria Intensifies. journal-neo.org In recent months, the United States, Israel, Turkey and a number of other countries have attempted to take advantage of Russia's distraction in a special operation to denazify Ukraine, in order to aggravate the situation in Syria and pursue their own military and strategic objectives in that country. Thus, the US is trying hard to …

Editor (2022-06-27). Merrick Garland: Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange. scheerpost.com By David Rovics / CounterPunch I turned on the news yesterday and there was Attorney General Merrick Garland somewhere in Ukraine, talking about being part of the effort to prosecute war crimes charges against the Russian invaders. Coincidentally, the night before seeing our chief prosecutor in Ukraine, I had finished reading Nils Melzer's recently-published book, …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-27). Permeable paving and quantum computing: Imperial's Future Leaders Fellows. imperial.ac.uk Two Imperial researchers have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation.

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