(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.
(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…
(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). 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 ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated that the "long-outdated Cold War script must never be reenacted in the Asia-Pacific", and conflict "must not be allowed to happen in the Asia-Pacific".
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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). 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…
(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…
(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…
(2022-06-28). West Stuffs Ukraine With Weapons As Russians Leave No Chances On Front Lines. southfront.org 
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(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…
(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.
(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…
(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 …
(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). 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…
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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
(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…
(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 …
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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
(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.
(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…
(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."
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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 …
(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, …
(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.