(2020-05-01). Russian workers protest animal-like conditions at oil field as prime minister hospitalized with COVID-19. wsws.org Hundreds demonstrated against Gazprom at a Siberian oil field, demanding safe working conditions and proper care for sick workers…
(2020-05-01). Trump threatened to pull US Security Umbrella from Saudi. zcomm.org Trump insisted with OPEC+ (including Vladimir Putin's Russia) that they do their effing job and put prices back up to forestall a collapse of the US petroleum industry…
(2020-05-01). Russia reports almost 8,000 new Covid-19 cases in a record daily rise. rt.com 
Russian health officials have recorded 7,933 new Covid-19 cases since Thursday, according to the daily update. It brings the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 114,431. | Moscow remains the biggest hotbed for the outbreak, with roughly half of the identified cases localized in the capital. The death toll in Russia stands at 13,220, after 96 more people succumbed to the disease. | On Thursday, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive for coronavirus. He
(2020-05-01). Will OPEC+ production cuts agreement save the troubled oil market? rt.com 
The historic oil deal meant to help crude prices rebound amid the coronavirus crisis has come into force. Starting today, global oil production is set to be slashed by nearly 10 million barrels per day. | On April 12, the group known as OPEC+, which includes 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 other major oil-producing states led by Russia,
(2020-05-01). Oil prices grow as historic OPEC+ production cut deal comes into effect. rt.com 
The prices for Brent crude and WTI have increased after the hard-fought OPEC+ deal took effect on Friday. The oil market had seen a dramatic crash last month due to global glut and fears of a lack of storage capacity. | The price for Brent crude oil (ICE) has grown by 1.77 percent, reaching nearly $27 per barrel. The price for WTI (Nymex), meanwhile, currently stands at $19.35 per barrel, which is a 2.7 percent increase. | On April 12, the members of OPEC and other oil-producing countries, including Russia and Mexico, agreed to cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day for May and June, marking the biggest…
(2020-05-01). Cold War of Trump/Navarro v. China: More Dangerous than COVID-19. dissidentvoice.org It is getting ugly, extremely ugly. It is increasingly looking like a war — at least a new 'cold', ideological war. But in the shadow of COVID-19, it goes almost unnoticed. The blind horseman, who hates China intuitively, without knowing hardly anything about it, is leading the pack, pushing his president into a confrontation with …
(2020-05-01). Trump threatens Saudis with withdrawal of US troops if OPEC does not begin to cut oil production. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — As the United States forced Saudi Arabia to end the oil price war with Russia, US President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Saudi leaders.
(2020-05-01). Iran arm's embargo can't be prolonged despite US efforts: Ryabkov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the UN embargo on conventional weapons sales to Iran, which expires in October 2020, can't be extended despite US efforts to prevent its expiration.
(2020-04-30). The Czech Republic's Russian Assassin Scandal Reeks of the Skripal Conspiracy. globalresearch.ca A Czech magazine's scandalous claim that two of the capital's politicians are being guarded by police in order to protect them from a reportedly imminent assassination attempt by a Russian spy reeks of the Skripal conspiracy when Moscow were accused …
(2020-05-01). Podcast: Netanyahu's Fake Documents Pushed the US Towards War. anti-empire.com 
On FPF #486, I discuss how Israel apparently used fake documents to push Trump towards war with Iran in April 2018. | Netanyahu released the documents in April of 2018 before Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal and imposed a 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign against Iran. | The economic war – and other provocative actions by Trump – has moved the US un…
(2020-04-30). European classical music in the U.S. and its foreign policy impact. peoplesworld.org 
Scholar Jonathan Rosenberg's new book Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War has a misleading title. He focuses on controversies during three major episodes in global history—the Great War (World War I), World War II, and the Cold War of the 1940s-1960s (he only sketchily carries the story …
(2020-04-30). Cold War of Trump/Navarro vs China. globalresearch.ca It is getting ugly, extremely ugly. | It is increasingly looking like a war — at least a new 'cold', ideological war. | But in the shadow of COVID-19, it goes almost unnoticed. | The blind horseman, who hates China intuitively, without knowing …
(2020-04-30). Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin Tests Positive for COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said he has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Kremlin on Thursday. | RELATED: | "I just learned that I have tested positive for the coronavirus," Mishustin told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video conference, the Kremlin said in a statement. | The prime minister said he has to self-isolate and follow the doctors' orders. "The government will continue to o…
(2020-04-30). Russia Refutes Western Attempts To Blame China For COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Russia's RELATED: | He also condemned the lawsuits filed by several countries that claim to demand billions of dollars from Beijing…
(2020-04-30). Russian diplomat calls new US JCPOA plan 'common sense mockery'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — A Russian diplomat said that US efforts to represent itself as a participant to the JCPOA is like mocking the common sense.
(2020-04-30). BRICS ministers demand removal of US sanctions amid outbreak. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Foreign ministers of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have called for the cancellation of the US sanctions that have hampered some countries' efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-04-30). E3 not to back US plan on Iran arms embargo: source. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The three remaining European parties to Iran's nuclear deal appear to have agreed to Tehran's argument that the US is no longer a party to the accord and thus not entitled to push for the extension of a UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic.
(2020-04-29). With apparently fabricated nuclear documents, Netanyahu pushed the US towards war with Iran. thealtworld.com 
An investigation of supposed Iranian nuclear documents presented in a dramatically staged Netanyahu press conference indicates they were an Israeli fabrication designed to trigger US military conflict with Iran. | President Donald Trump scrapped the nuclear deal with Iran and continued to risk war with Iran based on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim to have proven definitively that Iran was determined to manufacture nuclear weapons. Netanyahu not only spun Trump but much of the corporate media as well, duping them with the public unveiling of what he claimed was the entire secret Iranian "nuclear…
(2020-04-29). Why America's Enemy Is England, Not Russia. strategic-culture.org Eric ZUESSE | America's sole enemy during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was England. Ever since being defeated in that war, England (controlled by the British aristocracy) has tried various ways to regain its control over America. The British aristocracy's latest attempt to regain control over America started in 1877, and continues today, as the two countries'
(2020-04-29). The Victory America Won for Fascism and Nazism After WWII. strategic-culture.org This article is about the role ideology actually played in World War II, the Cold War, and plays in today's world. The links here provide access to deeper explorations, regarding each linked issue. Links are provided instead of notes, because all of the sources here are freely available online, and because in the digital era (as we now are) notes are archaic except when a source is not available online. Readers who are interested in the documentation at any point can instantaneously access that in the article's online version simply by clicking onto the link. Readers who aren't interested in ideology won't be int…
(2020-04-25). US elites use Russiagate playbook to blame China and promote hostility. thegrayzone.com The US establishment is demonizing China over the COVID-19 crisis with a familiar Russiagate playbook of specious claims, fear-mongering, and…
(2020-04-23). A Myriad of Ways to Wage Peace During These Times. peaceaction.org 
As we shelter in our homes to protect ourselves from this global pandemic, we wanted to share some of the many ways you can remain active and impactful in the work for a more peaceful world. Peace Action has long been a leader in organizing international conferences, marches, and rallies around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty …
(2020-04-22). China's reality on the ground: fact vs Cold War fiction. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beijing-based journalist Daniel Alan Bey about his experience living in China during the…
(2020-04-22). The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle — Lenin's April Theses. liberationnews.org 
The 1917 Russian Revolution was the first time in history that the working class seized and held power, organizing a workers state in the interest of the vast majority of toilers rather than a rich minority elite.
(2020-05-01). German Regulator Plans to Deny Nord Stream 2 Waiver from New Gas Directive – Reports. sputniknews.com Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture between the Russian energy giant Gazprom and five European companies. | The gas pipeline will carry up to 55 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, passing through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, and Sweden.
(2020-05-01). Gary Powers, U-2 Spy Pilot Who US Learned to Respect. sputniknews.com MIDLOTHIAN (Sputnik) — Friday marks six decades since the 1960 downing and capture of CIA spy jet pilot Francis Gary Powers, who flew a reconnaissance mission over the Soviet Union and was swapped for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel almost two years later.
(2020-04-29). Russia Calls on US and Iran to Exercise 'Maximum Restraint' Amid Escalating Tensions. iranian.com Tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf grew after American troops conducted drills in the region, despite complaining that Iranian boats had "harassed" their vessels. The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on the US and Iran to exercise "maximum restraint' in the Persian Gulf region and not fall for provocations. "Moscow has …
(2020-04-27). Failing to Bring Iran to Its Knees Zarif Tells Pompeo to Stop Dreaming About Return to JCPOA. iranian.com The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal's remaining signatories to scramble to try to save it. On Sunday, US media reported that Secretary of State Pompeo was preparing to argue that Washington was actually still a party to the agreement. Iranian …
(2020-04-30). Diabolical Chinagate, the New Russiagate. globalresearch.ca While Russiagate still simmers, Chinagate is coming to a boil — both highly politicized, nothing credible supporting them. | No evidence in modern memory suggests US election meddling by other countries. | If attempted, they'd accomplish nothing because of the US political …
(2020-04-30). BRICS Members Ask for Removal of US Sanctions on Iran. iranian.com Members of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) stressed the need for Washington to lift sanctions that have impeded the targeted countries' efforts to fight against the coronavirus epidemic, including Iran. "Such restrictive measures violate international law, interfere with the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and cause significant damage to the …
(2020-03-30). Rosneft Dodges US Sanctions by Transferring Venezuela Operations to Russian State Firm. venezuelanalysis.com Moscow insists that its support for the Venezuelan government and role in its oil industry will remain unchanged.