(2022-04-04). New witness testimony about Mariupol maternity hospital 'airstrike' follows pattern of Ukrainian deceptions, media malpractice. thegrayzone.com A key witness to the widely publicized incident at the Mariupol maternity hospital has punctured the official narrative of a Russian airstrike on the facility, and raised serious questions about Western media ethics. Meanwhile, news of a massacre in the city of Bucha contains suspicious elements. On March 9th, shocking news of a deliberate Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, began spreading widely via social media and news outlets. Fiery condemnation from Western officials, pundits, and …
(2022-04-04). Imperialist powers escalate Ukraine war over allegations of Russian war crimes in Bucha. wsws.org The campaign brings the cynical hypocrisy of the imperialist powers over war crimes to a new level and is being used to significantly escalate the war.
(2022-04-04). US Veteran Who Volunteered to Fight for Ukraine Describes 'Suicide Mission'. orinocotribune.com 
by Alexander Rubinstein — Mar 30, 2022 | An American volunteer for Ukraine tells The Grayzone how his foreign legion tried to use him as cannon fodder. | A decade after Henry Hoeft joined the US Army at age 18, he was back on the battlefield, but this time as a volunteer for a foreign military engaged in a proxy war against a powerful foe. After answering the Ukrainian government's call for foreign fighters this February, however, the American veteran quickly decided he was being sent on a "suicide mission" against the Russian military. | After escaping with his life, claiming his own allies had threatened…
(2022-04-04). Ukraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization? transcend.org The West's actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.
(2022-04-04). Make Peace, Not War, in Ukraine. transcend.org 31 Mar 2022 – There were a series of provocations by NATO that aroused security concerns in Moscow, including the expansion of NATO after the Cold War was over, the threat from the Soviet Union had disappeared, and promises were made by Western leaders to Gorbachev of no further NATO expansion. Such geopolitical behavior amounted to imprudent statecraft by the West,…
(2022-04-04). Ukrainians Could Defeat a Russian Occupation by Scaling Up Unarmed Resistance. transcend.org 28 Mar 2022 – As scholars of nonviolent resistance, we see four key ways Ukrainians can organize and expand the civil resistance that's already happening.
(2022-04-04). Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey sign Trans-Caspian Corridor deal, Russia circumvented. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerApril 1, 2022 Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan have signed a declaration on the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor, which aims at strengthening the transit potential of the signatory states According to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the declaration underscores the significance of strengthening cooperation and integrating the Trans-Caspian East-West Corridor …
(2022-04-04). Nuland to visit Turkey in trip to rally Europe against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 4, 2022 U.S. undersecretary will visit Turkey amid Russia-Ukraine war U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Turkey on April 4 as part of her regional trip, which includes paying visits to France, Greece, Cyprus and Germany between April 2 and 9. Her discussions would aim to further strengthen the …
(2022-04-04). U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin. ecns.cn Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories have been founded around Russia, which are engaged in developing bio-weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.
(2022-04-04). The Pullback From Kiev Is Russian Escalation. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: Mike Whitney of The Unz Review (formerly of CounterPunch) saw Source: All highlights by Mike Whitney | Question 1— You think that the Russian Army was spread-too-thin to achieve its strategic objectives in Ukraine, and you point to…
(2022-04-04). Germany expels 40 Russian diplomats; Moscow vows to respond. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) — Moscow will respond to Germany's decision to expel 40 Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday after Germany decided Monday to declare undesirable a "significant number" of officials at the Russian embassy.
(2022-04-04). Mélenchon aligns with NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org Repeating his role during NATO's Cold War against the Soviet Union, Mélenchon covers his support for imperialism with a few pacifist phrases.
(2022-04-04). Fortieth anniversary of Malvinas/Falklands war exploited to protect Johnson and sanction NATO aggression against Russia. wsws.org Now an attempt to play the same political trick is being made under conditions in which the working class stands on the edge of an economic abyss and the world faces the prospect of a military confrontation between nuclear powers. The price for any let-up in the class struggle would be far higher.
(2022-04-04). Canadian imperialism using US-NATO war drive against Russia to expand military operations in the Arctic. wsws.org The Western powers' success in goading Putin to launch a reactionary war in Ukraine has intensified economic and geopolitical rivalries around the globe, including in the far north. The major powers view the Arctic, with its vast natural resources and trade routes opening up due to climate change, as a key battleground.
(2022-04-04). Poland: Ruling party chief invites nuclear weapons, more U.S. troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 3, 2022 Poland 'open' to nukes stationed in country amid Russia-Ukraine war — party head Poland would be open to having nuclear weapons stationed in the country…ruling Polish party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in comments published Sunday as Warsaw calls for tougher action against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. The politician noted that …
(2022-04-04). France's Macron not rules out new sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) — France will discuss with its EU partners the introduction of new sanctions against Russia over the situation in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
(2022-04-04). The MADness of the Resurgent U.S. Cold War on Russia. transcend.org 28 Mar 2022 – The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight: How they expanded NATO right up to Russia's borders, backed a coup and now a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions, and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms race. The goal is to pressure, weaken and eliminate Russia, or a Russia-China partnership, as a strategic competitor to U.S. imperial power.
(2022-04-04). Putin signs decree with visa restrictions against 'unfriendly countries'. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree with visa restrictions against "unfriendly countries," RIA reported.
(2022-04-04). How the United States Created Vladimir Putin. transcend.org 1 Apr 2022 – The title comes from a speech by Vladimir Posner at Yale Sept 27, 2018. Posner was the spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev in the latter years of the 1980's and has continued over the years to provide independent, informed journalism from his base in Russia.
(2022-04-04). US bank warns of potential $1 b loss from Russia exposure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) — JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the bank could lose about $1 billion on its Russia exposure resulting from the conflict in Ukraine.
(2022-04-04). Sanctions imperil space cooperation, Russia says. ecns.cn The head of Russia's space program said on Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the space agencies of the United States, the European Union, and Canada missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
(2022-04-04). Lack of US political decision brought Vienna talks to halt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) — Talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have come to a standstill due to the Biden administration's inability to make tough political decisions.
(2022-04-04). Save the Planet, Behead the Military Budget. transcend.org 30 Mar 2022 – Why, why, why, as our ecosystem collapses, as millions flee the horrors of war and poverty, as the pandemic continues, as WWIII and a nuclear Armageddon rears its evil head, does ever-expanding, global militarism remain our primary national purpose? This question stabs me as President Whoever announces his proposed military budget, as Congress increases it, as the media shrugs.
(2022-04-03). UPDATED: AFU Crimes In Bucha, Kiev Region. False Flag Propaganda Attack Against Russia Revealed (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
UPDATE : The European Union will tighten sanctions against Russia and strengthen Kiev's support in defense issues, according to German…
(2022-04-03). Russia rejects Ukraine war-crimes allegations as provocations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — The Russian military has firmly denied accusations of mass killings of civilians in Bucha, a Ukrainian town northwest of Kyiv.
(2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West. orinocotribune.com By Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…
(2022-04-03). Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing Through the Fog of the Information War. libya360.wordpress.com Gabriel Rockhill Participants of an annual event in honor of Stepan Bandera march through Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2021. (Genya Savilou/AFP) On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook what he referred to as a "special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine." Western bourgeois media immediately decried these stated goals, regularly repeating that the allegations of…
(2022-04-03). CIA Trained the Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and Has Chosen Ukraine as the Birthplace of the New "Global White Supremacist" Terror Threat. libya360.wordpress.com Whitney Webb As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues to escalate and dominate the world's attention, the increasing evidence that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is and has been working to create and arm an insurgency in the country has received considerably little attention considering its likely consequences. This is particularly true given…
(2022-04-03). Ukrainian Soldiers Carried Out Execution Of Russian POWs (Photos). southfront.org 
emptyOn April 3, the Ukrainian media exploded with alleged Ukrainian victories in the Kiev region, which was left by Russian forces a few days ago. Various fake videos were made in the region in an attempt to balme Russian soldiers in war crimes. The artificial hysteria supported by unprofessionally staged videos is aimed at "balancing" the numerous reports of war crimes of Ukrainian nazis confirmed by civilians from Mariupol, the Donbass region and other war-torn regions. | On April 3, a new horri…
(2022-04-03). Russian-Ukrainian talks to resume virtually on Monday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will resume via videoconference on Monday.
(2022-04-03). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining. popularresistance.org The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in US dollars. As of 2021, that figure had fallen to just under 60%. | Meanwhile, the IMF noted that there is a rise in "nontraditional currencies" from smaller countries being held in international reserves. | The United States has veto power over IMF decisions, and the instit…
(2022-04-03). Civilians From Mariupol Share Their Testimonies With Foreign Journalists. southfront.org
(2022-04-03). Ramzan Kadyrov On Strange Behaviour Of Part Of Russian Elite. southfront.org 
Screenshot. Ramzan Kadyrov | Recently, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic, Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, who is actively involved in Russia's military operation in Ukraine, has been consistently criticizing actions and statements of part of the Kremlin establishment. | On April 3, Ramzan Kadyrov published another statement criticizing the actions of the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. Dmitry Peskov is known for his links with the liberal part of t…
(2022-04-03). Kremlin's Peskov hails Turkey as NATO's most dominant member. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 3, 2022 Turkiye is significant regional power: KremlinTurkiye became most dominant state among NATO members, says Dmitriy Peskov ==== Also see: Kremlin: Turkey is an example of how Russia can be friends with NATO ==== Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov praised Russia's relations with Turkiye on Saturday, emphasizing that Ankara is a significant regional …
(2022-04-03). Biden On The Long Fight Ahead: "This battle will not be won in days or months" covertactionmagazine.com Joe Biden "sparked a global uproar" on March 26, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." He also …
(2022-04-03). Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopters Hunt Down Ukrainian Forces With Laser-Guided Missiles (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopters continue to hunt down the vehicles and positions of Ukrainian forces with guided missiles. | On April 2, a video showing a Ka-52 helicopter targeting two Ukrainian military vehicles, presumably battle tanks, with 9K121 Vikhr guided missiles surfaced online. On April 3, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing Ka-52 helicopters targeting fortified Ukrainian military positions with S-8 guided rockets and Vikhr missiles. | 9K121 Vikhr lo…
(2022-04-03). NATO Sets Out Its Strategy For Even More Military Build-Up. popularresistance.org NATO sees Russia as a threat to US power—and has poured arms and soldiers into eastern Europe accordingly. That's not the latest statement from the Stop the War Coalition—but the picture NATO paints itself in its annual report released on Thursday. | The report gives an outline of what the US's military alliance got up to in 2021 and spells out its aims for the years ahead. It all comes packaged in the ≠language of "cooperation" and "security." But once you strip out the guff, what the report really says is NATO's biggest concern is containing Russia and China. | In his foreword to the report, NATO…
(2022-04-03). How Not to Cope with Vladimir Putin by Drilling and Pumping. scheerpost.com 
By By Stan Cox / While the Ukrainian people bear the lethal brunt of Russia's invasion, shockwaves from that war threaten to worsen other crises across the planet. The emergency that loomed largest before Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine began — the heating of Earth's climate — is now loomi…
(2022-04-03). As Europe Turns Away From Russian Oil, Gas Exporters' Global Clout Is Increasing. truthout.org Few events in recent years have proved to be as transformative of international relations as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting imposition of sanctions on the Russian economy. The war and sanctions have sundered or sharply curtailed most remaining trade and diplomatic relations between Russia and the West, forcing Western firms to suspend their operations in Russia and plan for a world divided into highly segmented trade blocs. | Every major industry will be battered by these seismic shifts, but none more so than energy: Prior to the invasion, Russia was Europe's principal supplier of imported oil and…
(2022-04-03). Understanding "The Correlation of Forces" tomdispatch.com In Western military circles, it's common to refer to the "balance of forces" — the lineup of tanks, planes, ships, missiles, and battle formations on the opposing sides of any conflict. If one has twice as many combat assets as its opponent and the leadership abilities on each side are approximately equal, it should win. Based on this reasoning, most Western analysts assumed that the Russian army — with a seemingly overwhelming advantage in numbers and equipment — would quickly overpower Ukrainian forces. Of course, things haven't exactly turned out that way. The Ukrainian military has, in fact,…
(2022-04-03). Will Biden Shoot Himself In The Foot To Impose Sanctions On Russia? popularresistance.org On Thursday, President Joe Biden ordered the largest release ever from the US emergency oil reserve in a futile attempt to bring down gasoline prices that have soared to record levels following the Russo-Ukraine War. Starting in May, the United States will release 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil for six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), amounting to 180 million barrels in total, which is equivalent to only two days of the global demand. | Invoking the fabled trope of American patriotism, Biden urged the consumers not to hesitate from paying twice the amount while filling gas tanks in…
(2022-04-03). Comicomment: U.S. benefits from EU, Russia gas split. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday on new rules of natural gas trade with "unfriendly" countries and regions, vowing to halt existing contracts if these buyers refuse to pay in rubles.
(2022-04-03). Military Situation In Syria On April 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
emptyOn April 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 — in Aleppo province, 2 — in Idlib province, 1 — Hama province; | On April 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Fatirah village; | On April 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran village; | On April 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Taqad village; | On April 2, artill…
(2022-04-03). Pregnant Woman Photographed at Mariupol Maternity Hospital Breaks Silence. orinocotribune.com 
Marianna, the pregnant woman whose photos in the compound of a bombed maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol went viral around the world, has now recounted how she became the "face" of that fake news campaign in which Russia was accused of the war crime. | Marianna Vyshemirskaya, a beauty blogger and resident of Mariupol, denied the Russian airstrike on the maternity hospital in that Ukrainian city and stressed that it was instead shelled by artillery. "There was no [airstrike], no one heard anything, not even those outside," Marianna said on an Instagram post. | Vyshemirskaya also claimed that immediately af…
(2022-04-03). Russia makes new claims on U.S.-funded bioweapons labs. ecns.cn Moscow claims it has information that an array of biological laboratories engaged in developing bioweapons have been found, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.
(2022-04-03). Nagorno-Karabakh: opening another front against Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In addition to opening fronts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ==== Global CommentMarch 31, 2022 South Caucasus: a new war on the horizonNikola Mikovic While the world's eyes turn towards Ukraine, Azerbaijan is taking full advantage in the South Caucasus. Quite aware that Russia is not in a position to intervene and protect its ally …
(2022-04-03). Building solidarity against Poland's two-faced refugee policy. roarmag.org Polish border guards and police at the border with Belarus. November 11, 2021. Photo: Irek Dorozanski / DWOT, via Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced more than 10 million people to leave their homes in search of safety. The majority of those have sought refuge elsewhere within the country, but approximately 4.2 million people have fled abroad, as of early April, around 2.4 million of whom are currently in Poland. For those that have been received, we see the capacity for support in response t…
(2022-04-03). Colombia, Turkey, NATO, world's longest counterinsurgency and newest wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ramirez was interviewed while in Turkey. She and her Turkish counterparts had the opportunity to compare notes on the counterinsurgency war in her nation and Turkey's against Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Also see: Video: NATO chief, Colombian president unite against Russia over Ukraine, against Russia, China over Venezuela Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 2, 2022 …
(2022-04-03). Rusia apoyará traslado de extranjeros retenidos Mariúpol. telesurtv.net La decisión de apoyar a la evacuación fue tomada por Vladímir Putin respondiendo a una solicitud del presidente turco.
(2022-04-03). Peace proposals verbally accepted by Moscow, except on Crimea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Ukraine's top negotiator said that Moscow had "verbally" agreed to key Ukrainian proposals.