Daily Archives: June 3, 2024

2024-06-03: News Headlines

Aidan Jonah (2024-06-03). Growing Sinophobia Leads to Stifling of Free Speech in Chinese-Canadian Communities. covertactionmagazine.com Censorship and persecution of anti-war and anti-imperialists in the U.S. have extended to Canada where members of the country's ruling elite—which increasingly align with U.S. foreign policies—have displayed utter hostility and contempt for immigrants who dissent against Canadian foreign policy. A Cold War climate was on display at a recent foreign interference inquiry on Parliament …

WSWS (2024-06-03). Portuguese Stalinists, pseudo-left ally with big-business PS to protect right-wing government. wsws.org The BE and PCP aim to subordinate the working class to the PS, to block a movement against the new PSD government, fascism, the Gaza genocide and the NATO war on Russia.

WSWS (2024-06-03). Stop the US-NATO escalation toward nuclear war! Unite the international working class against imperialist war and genocide! wsws.org For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the US and its allies are directly targeting Russian territory.

infobrics (2024-06-03). Russia Fueling Indian Economic Growth – Jaishankar. infobrics.org New Delhi's decision to purchase energy supplies from Moscow despite Western pressure is not limited to oil, the foreign minister has said…

infobrics (2024-06-03). Strategic developments in Ukraine — beginning of a new Cuban crisis. infobrics.org The Ukrainian conflict could escalate completely through the use of longer-range weapons. The West is playing with fire, but Russia is waiting and considering the next step.

infobrics (2024-06-03). At the Crossroads: Brazil in the Face of BRICS Expansion. infobrics.org The option for disengagement from BRICS is gaining adherents among Brazilian diplomats and is being actively promoted by sectors of Brazilian organized civil society, especially those NGOs and think tanks that receive financial support from European and American institutions. The engagement of these sectors in the G20 events during Brazil's Presidency of 2024 and the lack of interest in the BRICS process during Russia's Presidency in the BRICS in the same year is another sign of alertness, writes Fabiano Mielniczuk…

infobrics (2024-06-03). US will not help South Korea build nuclear submarines despite ruining ties with Russia. infobrics.org Washington will always prioritise relations with Anglo allies over Asian partners.

newleftreview (2024-06-03). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.

Editor (2024-06-03). Jun 3, 2024. sitrepworld.info Country Joe Mcdonald — Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag Scott Ritter,"We're Going to Destroy the World If We Go to Nuclear War" (Video) Watching Washington Foment Nuclear War, by Paul Craig Roberts America cannot be made great again. We need a NEW America, by Don Hank Easily 200,000 Dead in Gaza? On Destroying Gaza to Save It, by Bill Astore A Bloody Ratio: Israel's Tent Camp Massacre shows futility of its Rafah Campaign, by Binoy Kampmark Gaza: The Donkey and the Fate of Western Civilization, by Jamal Kanj Far Right Totalitarians in Israeli Cabinet threaten to Crash the Govt, by Juan Co…

Mike Whitney (2024-06-03). To Avoid Nuclear War, Putin Needs to be a Little Crazier. globalresearch.ca

albawaba (2024-06-03). Russia says George Clooney should watch his back. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – After the George Clooney Foundation for Justice announced that it "will demand the arrest of Russian propagandists working in Europe", Russia fired back through a tweet by the country's security head Dmitry Medvedev calling the actor "Mediocre". The tweet in question claimed that George Clooney's foundation was trying to "hurt" Russian journalists all over the world and persecute them. Dmitry added that Clooney could not arrest them as they would "find him first". Moreover, he cleverly referenced one of the actor's movies in the comment mockingly. Russia declares war on the George Clooney Foundatio…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2024-06-03). Watching Washington Foment Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-06-03). Russia and China will reach agreements on energy supply. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Russia has no doubt that all necessary agreements will be reached with China on energy supplies, and trade negotiations are underway, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-06-03). Russia warns the US about attacks on its territory. plenglish.com The statement came after the alleged authorization of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, for Ukraine to use weapons supplied by the US to attack Russian soil from the province of Kharkov. | "I would like to warn American functionaries of failures that can have fatal consequences. For unknown reasons they underestimate the seriousness of the response they may receive," said Ryabkov, who also recalled that President Vladimir Putin "has repeatedly spoken out" about this issue, and called on Washington to treat Russia's warning "with the utmost seriousness." | When it comes to attacks on Russian early wa…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-06-03). China calls for concrete actions on Ukraine conflict. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the key to the resolution of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine lies in the international community taking real actions.

_____ (2024-06-03). If The Wars Go On. transcend.org 30 May 2024 – It's a long hard road, this anti-war business. During the first Cold War and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in the early sixties when Kennedy and Khrushchev narrowly avoided blowing the world to smithereens, Bob Dylan put it right.

_____ (2024-06-03). The West Is Hell-Bent on Provoking Russia into Hot War. transcend.org 31 May 2024 – The warning by President Putin could not be starker: "In the event of the use of long-range weapons, the Russian Armed Forces will again have to make decisions about expanding the sanitary zone further (…) Do they want global conflict?>

aljazeera (2024-06-03). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 829. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 829th day, these are the main developments.

WSWS (2024-06-03). NATO greenlights Ukraine's use of weapons to target Russia, threatening nuclear war. wsws.org For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the US and its allies are directly targeting Russian territory.

newleftreview (2024-06-03). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story. newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). 3 Killed in Russian Attacks on Eastern Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com Ukrainian officials said a 12-year-old boy was among two people killed in the Donestk region village Mykhaylivka.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). Chechen Special Forces Deployed in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Commander Says. themoscowtimes.com "The fighters have been transferred to different sites along the entire line of contact that had to be covered up," the unit's commander said.

aljazeera (2024-06-03). Malaysia's chip industry falls in crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia. aljazeera.com Kuala Lumpur-based Jatronics has been accused of supplying parts needed to sustain Moscow's war in Ukraine.

unitedEditor (2024-06-03). Eurasian Conference in the Russian city on the border between Europe and Asia. unitedworldint.com On May 23-24, the international "Second Europe-Asia: Dialogue of Civilizations Conference" was held in the Russian city of Perm on the Europe-Asia border. Statesmen, politicians, diplomats, and experts from various regions of the Eurasian continent participated in the Conference. Leading countries of Eurasia gathered The Eurasian Dialogue group of the Russian Parliament and the ruling …

unitedEditor (2024-06-03). Eurasian Conference in the Russian city on the border between Europe and Asia. uwidata.com On May 23-24, the international "Second Europe-Asia: Dialogue of Civilizations Conference" was held in the Russian city of Perm on the Europe-Asia border. Statesmen, politicians, diplomats, and experts from various regions of the Eurasian continent participated in the Conference. Leading countries of Eurasia gathered The Eurasian Dialogue group of the Russian Parliament and the ruling …

Nurbek Bekmurzaev (2024-06-03). President Zelenskyy's first interview with Central Asian journalists warns of dangers of being in Russia's orbit. globalvoices.org

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). Russian Police Probe Pop Star's Revealing Children's Day Performance. themoscowtimes.com Olga Buzova was accused of wearing "inappropriate" clothing during her on-stage performance at VK Fest 2024 in the republic of Bashkortostan.

| Name (2024-06-03). Russia extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for 2 months. cpj.org

Chris Jarvis (2024-06-03). Senior Tory eviscerates Kemi Badenoch's 'Putinesque' anti-trans policy. leftfootforward.org 'It appears that Kemi Badenoch wants to change our Party from one that promotes and extends individual liberties into a hate filled sect that wants to remove them'

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). Relatives of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Protest Outside Defense Ministry. themoscowtimes.com Around 15 women, some with small children, gathered outside the building holding up hand-written placards saying "Bring my mobilized husband home."

Hugo GABBERO (2024-06-03). Georgia: Last chance to stop Russian-style crackdown on civil society. fidh.org International human rights organisations, civil society groups, and election observers are urging European and national leaders to promptly address the Georgian government's attempt to crackdown on civil society as the country approaches its General Elections in October.
Since April 15th Georgians have been rallying in protest against the proposed "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law, which bears striking resemblance to the Russian so called "Foreign Agent Law". This law threatens to (…) | – |

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). George Clooney Denies Plans to Seek Arrest of Russian Journalists. themoscowtimes.com A representative of the Hollywood actor's human rights foundation had previously said it would seek the extradition of "Russian propagandists."

aljazeera (2024-06-03). Rupert Murdoch marries for the fifth time. aljazeera.com Media magnate weds Russian-born retired molecular biologist at a ceremony in California.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). On a Train in Southern Russia, Fatigued Soldiers See No End in Sight to War. themoscowtimes.com Soldiers on their way to the front lines or home for a short leave expressed a fatalistic view of their country's war.

| Namearlene Getz (2024-06-03). Report: Pegasus spyware targets exiled journalists from Russia, Latvia, Belarus. Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director

| Name (2024-06-03). Russian authorities prosecute, fine Meduza journalists. meduza.io

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). Russian Foreign Minister Visits Guinea on Africa Influence Tour. themoscowtimes.com Sergei Lavrov arrived in the West African nation on Monday, kicking off a wider tour of the continent as Moscow seeks to build its influence.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-03). Russia Sees Manufacturing Jobs Surge in May. themoscowtimes.com Manufacturing job growth in May was the sharpest since September 1997, according to a new report from S&P Global.

Branko Marcetic (2024-06-03). Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court. cadtm.org The ICC seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is a major step forward for international law. US officials' attacks on the ICC are a major step backward for US global standing.
| I've had some elected leaders speak to me and be very blunt: 'This court [the International Criminal Court] is built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,' is what one senior leader told me."
| It's hard to know what's more extraordinary: yesterday's announcement by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim (…) | – | /…

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-03). G7: Whether or not to maintain the suspension of Ukrainian debt payments. cadtm.org Why is the G7 discussing Ukraine's debt?
| For more than a year, the leaders of the main powers allied against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine have been debating at the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), but they have been unable to reach agreement on how to finance the war and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
| It should be noted that as part of the sanctions imposed by NATO members, the Russian Federation's financial assets in Western (…) | – | / | <...

newarab (2024-06-03). Will Russia's support for Sudan's army turn the tide in the war. newarab.com On a visit to Port Sudan in late April, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, pledged Russia's support and recognition for Sudan's Flanked by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Bogdanov, Russia has maintained neutrality throughout most of Sudan's nearly 14-m…

presstv.ir (2024-06-03). IAEA's anti-Iran resolution can deteriorate situation: Russian envoy. presstv.ir A senior Russian diplomat warns against severe repercussions of any resolution by the IAEA's Board of Governors against Iran.

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