Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda (2023-04-05). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.

WSWS (2023-04-05). Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer declares Ukraine War is "Global power struggle for future world order" wsws.org In a recent article, Fischer, a leading member of Germany's Greens, says what the Ukraine war is really about: the imperialist domination of the United States and the major European powers over Russia, China and the "global South."

WSWS (2023-04-05). Pro-war Social Democrat-led government paves way for right-wing victory in Finnish elections. wsws.org Two days after the victory of the conservative National Coalition Party in Sunday's election set the stage for a sharp shift to the right in domestic politics, Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday in a vast escalation of the US-NATO war on Russia.

Pepe Escobar (2023-04-05). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Mar 30, 2023 | In Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a…

Revolution Club, Bay Area ( (2023-04-05). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-05). Protesters take aim at war industry, nuclear subs. greenleft.org.au About 100 people protested in North Wollongong against the federal government's plans for a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla, NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.

David Giesen (2023-04-05). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

David Giesen (2023-04-05). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

____ (2023-04-04). Russian FM to meet Blinken if there is willingness from Washington: Russian UN envoy. ecns.cn Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is ready to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken later this month when he travels to New York, if there is willingness from Washington, said Russian envoy here on Monday.

WSWS (2023-04-04). Québec Solidaire: Electoral squabbles and support for NATO's war with Russia. wsws.org Held in an explosive international context, dominated by the escalating conflict in Ukraine and a global resurgence of the class struggle, the QS National Council meeting had nothing to say on these burning issues.

Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda (2023-04-04). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.

WSWS (2023-04-04). Free Gershkovich, and stop the vicious persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org Gershkovich, who had been arrested by the Russian government, must be freed, but the campaign by the US and its allies over "press freedom" is characterized by a staggering level of hypocrisy.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-04). Russia Will Beef Up Forces in Northwest as Finland Joins NATO. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that Russia will beef up its military presence in its northwestern territory in response to Finland joining NATO. Finland's ascension into NATO will more than double the alliance's territory on the Russian border. The Russian-Finnish border is about 810 miles long and will now become more militarized. …

Revolution Club, Bay Area ( (2023-04-04). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…

David Giesen (2023-04-04). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

Staff (2023-04-03). NATO dragoons sixth nation on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 3, 2023 Finland to join NATO as Allied Foreign Ministers meet Finland will become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday (4 April 2023), immediately preceding a two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland's imminent accession, saying: "It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security …