Video: SDF Releases Tens of ISIS Members in Eastern Syria. Turkey, Russia Struggle with Idlib De-escalation
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-25
On March 23, Russian and Turkish forces carried out a second limited joint patrol in southern Idlib. The patrol involved six armoured vehicles and took place along a short chunk of the M4 highway west of the government-controlled town of …
globalresearch.ca/video-sdf-releases-isis-members-eastern-syria-turkey-russia-struggle-idlib-de-escalation/5707476

Poland Sabotages Russian Coronavirus Relief Efforts for Italy
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-25
Russia has encountered problems in delivering humanitarian aid to Italy, with assistance struggling to be reached quickly due to the hostilities of many European Union/NATO countries towards Russia. Yesterday it was revealed that Poland did not let Russian planes pass …
globalresearch.ca/poland-sabotages-russian-coronavirus-relief-efforts-italy/5707472

Watch Russian Su-57 fire missile during NEAR-VERTICAL CLIMB as pilots master new jet's capabilities (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-25
Russian combat pilots have mastered the new capabilities of the fifth-gen Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets, the Defense Ministry reported. Footage of the test flights includes a rare firing of a missile while in a near-vertical climb. | The Su-57 is an advanced warplane which can speed straight up into the sky immediately after take-off, thanks to powerful engines and state-of-art controls needed to maintain stability during such a maneuver. | The extreme climb can be accompanied by a barrage of missiles launched at the enemy. A video released by Russia's Defense Ministry includes such a deployment among other act…
rt.com/russia/484022-vertical-climb-missile-launch/

Paramushir Island in Russia's Kuril Islands evacuated after 7.2 earthquake causes small tsunami wave
rt.com | 2020-03-25
Residents of Severo-Kurilsk, a small Russian town with a population of just over 2,500 on the northern end of the Kuril Islands, were evacuated to safety after an earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. | "The safety of the people is the most important for us. It is necessary to make sure that there are no people in the area that may be affected by the wave," Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko said as he announced the evacuation on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the earthquake shook the town. | Residents of the town, which is 30m (100ft) above sea level, were led to higher ground. Students and st…
rt.com/russia/484013-tsunami-evacuation-kurils-quake/

7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Russia's Far East, sparks tsunami alert
rt.com | 2020-03-25
A 7.2-magnitude quake has struck Russia's Far East region, striking off the Kuril Islands and prompting a tsunami warning for the sparsely populated region. | The quake was felt across the region on Wednesday afternoon local time, with a depth of 56.7km (35 miles). There are no reports of damage or casualties as of yet. | The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert in Hawaii, 5,600 kilometers away, but it was soon called off, with the US National Tsunami Warning Center concluding there was no danger to the small Pacific island chain. | Tsunami Info Stmt 2: M7.5 East Of Kuril Islands 1949PDT Mar 24: Tsunami NOT ex…
rt.com/russia/484012-kuril-islands-quake-russia/

The Coronavirus and the Urgent Need to Redefine National Security
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-25
For far too long, the United States has been wastefully spending its precious budgetary resources on a nineteenth-century military strategy and a strategic arms policy that has brought no advantages to the American people. For the past three decades, our national security policies have been ineffectual and irrelevant to the genuine threats we face today. These threats do not emanate from Russia or China. Rather, they stem from an underfunded and highly vulnerable public health system, a cyber world that is out of control, and a crumbling infrastructure. In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave a grad…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/25/the-coronavirus-and-the-urgent-need-to-redefine-national-security/

The coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family
Sophie Lewis | zcomm.org | 2020-03-25
What does the pandemic tell us about the nuclear family and private household?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-crisis-shows-its-time-to-abolish-the-family/

Kremlin Reveals Details About Putin's Well-Being After His Visit to Coronavirus Hospital in Moscow
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling good after visiting the infectious disease hospital which is treating coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003251078704491-kremlin-reveals-details-about-putins-well-being-after-his-visit-to-coronavirus-hospital-in-moscow/

Watch Russian Military Medics on the Move to Bergamo, Italy to Assist Fight Against Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-25
In a historically unprecedented measure, the Russian military has sent well over a dozen strategic lift aircraft packed with medics and medical equipment to help the Mediterranean nation battle COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/world/202003251078704749-watch-russian-military-medics-on-the-move-to-bergamo-italy-to-assist-fight-against-coronavirus/

Donald Trump was Reportedly Okay with Saudi Plan to Squeeze Russia from Oil Market
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-25
President Donald Trump last week hinted that the US would wade into the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time, saying low gasoline prices were good for American consumers despite hurting the industry.
sputniknews.com/world/202003251078703429-donald-trump-was-reportedly-okay-with-saudi-plan-to-squeeze-russia-from-oil-market/

Putin to Present Measures to Support Economy Amid Coronavirus – Upper House Speaker
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will present measures for supporting the national economy amid the coronavirus outbreak in his address to the nation, upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on Wednesday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003251078704456-putin-to-present-measures-to-support-economy-amid-coronavirus—upper-house-speaker/

Russian Defence Ministry Reveals Anti-COVID-19 Measures It's Taking Ahead of Victory Day Parade
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-25
On Wednesday, the Kremlin indicated that the possibility of cancelling the parade dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe was on the table, but that no final decision had been made.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003251078704106-russian-defence-ministry-reveals-anti-covid-19-measures-its-taking-ahead-of-victory-day-parade/

The Not-So-Shocking Report on Israeli Weapons Exports
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-24
The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security and reconstruction. Thanks to the US, Russian, French, Israeli and other weapons manufacturers, however, it is now the dumping ground for military hardware, an ominous sign for …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-not-so-shocking-report-on-israeli-weapons-exports/

How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood
Max Nelson | thenation.com | 2020-03-24
How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood…
thenation.com/article/culture/lillian-ross-picture-book-review/

The Washington Post Admits Crimeans Are Happy Russians
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-24
The Washington Post

Coronavirus: What Newsweek Failed to Mention About "Continuity of Government"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-23
Though often discussed in relation to nuclear war or a similarly chaotic scenario, "continuity of government" plans can be triggered even by popular, nonviolent opposition to an unpopular war abroad. It exists solely to keep the current system in place, regardless of the cost.
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-what-newsweek-failed-mention-continuity-government/265954/