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2022-04-11: News Headlines

teleSUR (2022-04-11). Ukraine's Economy to Shrink by 45% in 2022: World Bank. telesurenglish.net Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, according to the latest the World Bank's Economic Update on Europe and Central Asia. | RELATED: | The Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging markets and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt. | The economy…

teleSUR (2022-04-11). LIVE: The Russian Military Keeps Up the Pressure on Mariupol. telesurenglish.net On Monday, 47 days after the start of their military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops maintain the initiative in the Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkiv regions. Below are the main developments as they occur. | RELATED: | Russia keeps up the pressure in Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkov. In the Donetsk area, Russia continues to focus on taking control of the Popasna, Rubizhne, Nyzhne, and Novobahmutivka settlements. Russian troops also seek to fu…

WSWS (2022-04-11). US-NATO arming Ukraine for military offensive against Russia signals a massive and dangerous escalation. wsws.org Six weeks into the conflict, the naked imperialist character of the US-NATO war against Russia over Ukraine is emerging ever more clearly.

oneworld.press (2022-04-11). Could A Finnish-Swedish Alliance Be An Alternative To NATO Membership?>. oneworld.press Tuomioja's alternative to appease Finns and Swedes' artificially manufactured support of NATO membership through the regional alliance compromise that he proposed — including through the US' potential role as a third party within it — could present a "face-saving" exit from this security dilemma if it comes to pass. It would fall just short of crossing Russia's national security red lines but would also somewhat formalize the US' already existing military influence over their countries.

rqorinoco (2022-04-11). Dutch Journo: 'We are Here, in Donbass, to Awaken Westerners Deluded by MSM Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova — April 8, 2022 | There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. | Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, went to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as an embedded reporter with the Russian army to see how the special operation is unfolding with her own eyes. | The sound of shelling and explosion does…

Leonid Savin (2022-04-11). The great power rivalry will continue to grow. thealtworld.com At the end of March 2022, the American RAND corporation released a study entitled "Understanding competition. Great Power Rivalry in a Changing International Order — Concepts and Theories". [i] The author is RAND Senior Fellow Michael Mazarr, known for his publications on hybrid warfare, security, military strategy, and deterrence theory. [ii] Previously, he regularly gave comments and participated in the preparation of reports on the topic of rivalry, but the new material was already released with an amendment for the conduct of a special military operation by Russia, so the current rethinking of the approa…

teleSUR (2022-04-11). India Purchases Russian Oil at Discount Despite US Pressure. telesurenglish.net India has bought at least 13 million oil barrels from Russia since Feb. 24, compared with nearly 16 million barrels in all of 2021, given the huge discounts offered by Moscow since the Ukraine crisis. | RELATED: | India is the world's third largest consumer of oil and imports over 80 percent of it from other countries. Last year, the majority of India's oil supplies came from the Middle East, the United States, and Nigeria.

ecns.cn (2022-04-11). How U.S. spread biological 'poison', ethnic division and ideological antagonism around the world. ecns.cn Since conflict broke out between Russia and Ukraine, biological laboratories in Ukraine that are funded by the U.S. caught global attention.

ecns.cn (2022-04-11). How US spread biological 'poison', ethnic division and ideological antagonism around the world. ecns.cn Since the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the international community has grown increasingly aware of the roles the US and NATO have played behind the crisis.

teleSUR (2022-04-11). Russian President Putin to Hold Talks With Austrian Chancellor. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Austria's Chancellor to the Kremlin on Monday for talks related to the situation in Ukraine. | Austrian daily Kronen Zeitung cited sources close to the Austrian chancellor on Sunday as saying that Nehammer will travel to Moscow…

Staff (2022-04-11). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.

Staff (2022-04-11). Syrian air defense systems shot down 3 Israeli missiles. en.mehrnews.com Syrian air defense systems shot down three missiles fired by Israeli F-16 fighters towards Syria's Latakia governorate, said the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria…

Ryan Black (2022-04-11). No More Wars And A Ban On Nuclear Weapons. progressivehub.net RAFAEL DE LA RUBIA | PRESSENZA…

teleSUR, JDO, JL (2022-04-11). Canciller iraní exige a EE.UU. derogar medidas de presión. telesurtv.net Exigen a la Casa Blanca garantías de que no violará otra vez el acuerdo nuclear, del que retiró unilateralmente en 2018.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-11). Irán desconfía que se cierren las negociaciones del pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net Según Irán, Estados Unidos es el responsable en la demora por alcanzar un acuerdo sobre el pacto nuclear.

_____ (2022-04-10). How The US Weaponized Ukraine Against Russia. popularresistance.org Since The US-Engineered 2013-14 Coup In Ukraine, American Forces Have Taught Ukrainians, Including Neo-Nazi Units, How To Fight In Urban And Other Civilian Areas. Weaponizing Ukraine Is Part Of Washington's Quest For What The Pentagon Calls "Full Spectrum Dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army.

_____ (2022-04-10). The Weapons Industry Sees The War In Ukraine As A Goldmine. popularresistance.org Since the pandemic began in early 2020, the weapons industry has argued that shutdowns and supply chain disruptions have put the "defense industrial base" in peril, compromising the national security and military "readiness" of the United States. Now, that same industry is using Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO's subsequent military buildup to double down on the argument, demanding rapid, public investments in the weapons industry to bolster the capacity of the United States and NATO for "deterrence."

Anonymous103 (2022-04-10). The Propaganda Machine: From ISIS To Ukraine Always The Same Story. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | It is always the same story, from the second post-war period to today. The propaganda machine is a deadly weapon: to manipulate the masses, to get people to fight, to try to hide boot on the ground failures. | The last stage of the West's communication campaign against Russia is a promotional spot. The protagonist is a woman dressed in the classic Ukrainian peasant costumes. Her story is a threat against the entire Russian population which ends with the slitting of the throat of a man…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-10). U.S. Corporate Media is Complicit in Murder in Ukraine. southfront.org It is obvious to anyone with a brain in their head and the ability to think independently of the Western hive mind, that the murder of civilians in Bucha and now Kramatorsk, were perpetrated by the Ukrainian regime. Only an idiot would conclude otherwise. A simple logic exercise will clarify the events quite easily. Instead of searching for the truth, western corporate media are working hand-in-hand with the criminal regime in Kiev to push a false narrative that Russia is killing civilians. The only explanation giv…

Anonymous587 (2022-04-10). Russian Defence Ministry Transfers Sapphire Rescue Ship To Ukraine Gratuitously. southfront.org Ukrainian rescue vessel "Sapphire" in Sevastopol. | The Ministry of Defense of Russia informed that on April 8, the Russian side transferred the rescue vessel Sapphire to Ukraine free of charge and without any conditions. The Ukrainian authorities confirmed this. | General Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the National Defense Management Center of Russia, said that the rescue ship Sapphire had been passed over to Ukraine free of charge and without any conditions in the transfer area (RR-2) coordinated with the Internati…

Atilio Boron (2022-04-10). Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Argentina's Wrong Vote. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Apr 7, 2022 | This Thursday [April 7] the UN General Assembly approved a resolution suspending Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council. The result of the vote disappointed the United States government, the promoter of the initiative, because Washington hoped that the overwhelming majority support for two resolutions voted in March and condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be repeated. On that occasion, 141 countries voted in favor of the first one and 140 did so a few days later. | Extreme vagueness | On this occasion, however, Washington's proposal was supported by…

oneworld.press (2022-04-10). Ukraine Targets & Kills Civilians, Says Russia Did It: U.S.& EU Press Report The Lie (NOT The Truth). oneworld.press When both the physical evidence and the clearly established historical narrative account of a given crime and of its motives fit together so perfectly, I believe that the legal case is proven true "beyond a reasonable doubt," which is the ordinary standard of proof that's required in any criminal matter.

oneworld.press (2022-04-10). America's Demand For India To Abandon Its Neutrality Is Dead On Arrival. oneworld.press There is absolutely no way that India is going to sacrifice its grand strategic interests for the US' sake. All attempts by America to pressure it in this direction are doomed to fail because India's special and privileged strategic partnership with Russia is considered by its strategists to be crucial for maintaining the balance of influence across Eurasia between those two de facto allies and China.

Staff (2022-04-10). Kramatorsk Attack: Russia Denies Use of Missile, Fragments Show Serial Number of Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The presidential spokesperson of Russia, Dmitri Peskov, stressed on Friday, April 8, that his country does not use Tochka-U missiles like the one that was launched that day on the train station in Kramatorsk city, in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). | The Russian official urged the press to follow the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry, which denied the use of this type of missile by its Armed Forces and warned about its use by Ukrainian troops. | "Our Armed Forces do not use this type of missile," said Peskov. "Also, there were no [Russian] combat missions in Kramatorsk and they were not scheduled for to…

Staff (2022-04-10). President Maduro: West Lining Up for Big War Against Russia. orinocotribune.com "They are lining up, economically, politically, diplomatically and militarily in the West to go for a big war against Russia," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, April 8, at an event in Caracas. "Venezuela denounces this, that they want to go to a war to dismember Russia, break it into pieces, destroy it and end the hope of a multipolar world where we can all live." | During the closing ceremony of the 16th National Congress and 3rd International Congress of History, President Maduro warned that today more than ever there is a Western media dictatorship against the world, "to justify an escalatio…

Staff (2022-04-10). This Geopolitical War is a 'Geopolitical Crime'. palestinechronicle.com There is no doubt that atrocities have been committed in Ukraine, seemingly yet not exclusively by Russian attacking forces, and in a perfect world, those who so acted would be held responsible. But the world

Nicky Reid (2022-04-10). Russophobia — The Wokest Form of Racism. anti-empire.com Source: In my lazy little corner of rural Central Pennsylvanian Trump country there has always been a sizeable minority of Russian emigres. I honestly have zero idea why but at some point, some lonely Soviet refugee found this bucolic blemish on the map and decided to call it home and an exile community was born. Growing up, I always found the Russian kids at my school to be fascinating, especially the girls. With their knock-off high heel boots and their thrift store fur coats, I had n…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-10). Video: U.S., Poland hold joint military exercise near Ukrainian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yeni ≈ûafakApril 9, 2022 US, Poland hold joint military drills near Ukraine border Units of the U.S. and Polish armies held a joint exercise in the Nowa Deba region, near Poland's border with Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing military operation in the neighboring country. VIDEO…

Editor2 (2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). President Maduro: We're Seeing a Western Media Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News "We are experiencing a Western media dictatorship against the world," denounced President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, saying its fundamental purpose is to "justify an escalation that could lead to a disastrous war" against Russia. From the National Congress on History held in Catia La Mar, he stressed that the West "is aligning itself…

Staff (2022-04-10). 2 Iranian short films to take part at Russia Kino Festival. en.mehrnews.com Produced by Soureh Film Club, the two Iranian titles "Loneliness" and "Kite" are scheduled to compete at the Russian Kino Festival.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Protesters in Greece Try to Block Shipment of NATO Weaponry to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Svetlana Ekimenko Earlier in April, as Western countries funnel weapons shipments to Ukraine, where Russia has been carrying out a special operation to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country, Greek railway protests managed to block a shipment of American tanks to Ukraine for more than two weeks. Videos circulating on the internet have shown protesters in…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-10). LOOT: Exploiting Ukraine crisis, Japan presses claim on Russia's Kuril Islands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMarch 31, 2022 Japan to again designate Russian-held isles as illegally occupied Japan will once again describe Russia's decades-long hold over a string of disputed northern islands as an "illegal occupation" in an annual foreign policy report, a draft showed Thursday, as bilateral ties sour following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The classification will appear …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-10). Iran-Russia trade planned to exceed $10 b within next 2 yrs. en.mehrnews.com The negotiations between the Iranian trade delegation with the Russian government official and directors of big Russian companies ended on the fourth day of a trade conference in Moscow on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2022-04-10). Who sows seeds of confrontation and reaps profits from turmoil?>. ecns.cn In early spring of 2022, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine fiercely shocked the world order. | During this conflict, which has now lasted for more than a month, millions of Ukrainian refugees flooded into Western Europe. This is the most serious geopolitical crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. It might reshape the EU's policy choices in the following years and even decades — and might even reshape the world order.

ecns.cn (2022-04-10). Russia hopes to end operation in Ukraine 'in foreseeable future:' Kremlin. ecns.cn Russia hopes that its special military operation in Ukraine will end "in the foreseeable future," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

_____ (2022-04-10). Move Over Weapons Makers, Facebooks Wants Its War Profits Too. commondreams.org A Big Tech and arms makers coalition is hyping the threat from Russia and China to stave off government regulation, and more.

ecns.cn (2022-04-10). Standing on the right side of history the only way to resolve Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The spillover effects of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine are spreading across the globe, posing new and serious challenges to an already troubled world.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Assessing the Combat in Ukraine: Learning from Mistakes. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier The United States and NATO members have made a tremendous effort in sending Ukraine billions of dollars in tons of selected weapons needed for the war against Russia, which is causing the conflict to last as long as possible. NATO generals worked tirelessly to fight Russia with Ukrainian soldiers who decided to…

Anonymous669 (2022-04-10). British-Made Martlet Anti-Aircraft Missile Spotted With Ukrainian Forces (Video). southfront.org File image. | British-made Lightweight Multirole Missile, also known as Martlet, has been spotted with Ukrainian forces for the first time. | On April 10, Ukrainian sources shared a video showing a soldier of the 95th Air Assault Brigade launching a Martlet missile from a man-portable Starstreak launcher at an aerial target. The sources claimed the target, allegedly a Russian Oraln-10, was shot down. However, the video shows no hit. | Video of Ukrainian soldiers from the 95th Air Assault Brigade firing…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-10). Military Situation In Syria On April 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 10, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Benin area; | On April 10, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On April 9, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the the Ain Issa area; | On April 9, Israel warplanes attacked the Masyaf are…

John Bellamy Foster (2022-04-10). The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org There are two prongs to U.S. imperial grand strategy, one as geopolitical expansion and positioning, including the enlargement of NATO, the other as the U.S. drive for nuclear primacy.

Prof. Louis René Beres (2022-04-10). Remembering Nuremberg: Legal Obligations To Remove And Prosecute Vladimir Putin. moderndiplomacy.eu Nullum crimen sine poena, "No crime without a punishment"[1] Though US President Joseph Biden was initially criticized for interfering in Russia's "sovereign jurisdiction,"[2] no allegation of "intervention" could have been more sorely mistaken. In this matter, the Nuremberg Principles are binding,[3] and are founded upon the inviolable notion that crimes of war, crimes against peace …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Nazi Goal of Militarization of Outer-Space. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The Space Test Program-3 Mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command preparing for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Source: spacenews.com] New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As homeless rates skyrocket and public education flounders, the Biden administration has…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-10). Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Militarization of Outer-Space. covertactionmagazine.com New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Cold War Under the Scorching Sun: A New Conflict is Brewing in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh A picture taken from the Moroccan region of Oujda shows Algerian border guards patrolling along the border with Morocco on November 4, 2021 [FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images] Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-04-10). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

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2022-04-10: News Headlines

Atilio Boron (2022-04-10). Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Argentina's Wrong Vote. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Apr 7, 2022 | This Thursday [April 7] the UN General Assembly approved a resolution suspending Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council. The result of the vote disappointed the United States government, the promoter of the initiative, because Washington hoped that the overwhelming majority support for two resolutions voted in March and condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be repeated. On that occasion, 141 countries voted in favor of the first one and 140 did so a few days later. | Extreme vagueness | On this occasion, however, Washington's proposal was supported by…

Editor2 (2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…

John Bellamy Foster (2022-04-10). The U.S. proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org There are two prongs to U.S. imperial grand strategy, one as geopolitical expansion and positioning, including the enlargement of NATO, the other as the U.S. drive for nuclear primacy.

Anand Naidoo (2022-04-10). The Heat: DPRK-ROK Tensions. america.cgtn.com New concerns the DPRK could soon launch another long-range missile or conduct its first nuclear test in five years. What could it mean for the region and beyond?

Elijah J. Magnier (2022-04-09). The Birth of a 'New World Order' from the Ukrainian Battlefield. orinocotribune.com By Elijah J. Magnier — Apr 4, 2022 | There is a lot of speculation about the birth of a "new world order" from the womb of the battle in Ukraine between America and Russia. The Middle East, Asia and Africa are awaiting the results of this battle, its implications and what will be the outcome to form new alliances once the dust has settled. A new world will inevitably be born after long labours and punctuated by direct wars, countries' occupations, proxy wars and illegal unilateral sanctions which have exhausted the world's population. What will the "New World Order" look like, and will it be better or wor…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Britain, Germany jointly pledge to pour more weapons into Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsApril 8, 2022 Germany, UK offer more weapons for Ukraine in show of unity Germany and Britain vowed to send Ukraine more weapons and work together to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, downplaying differences over imposing tougher sanctions on Moscow. Speaking after talks in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the …

ecns.cn (2022-04-09). Standing on the right side of history the only way to resolve Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The spillover effects of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine are spreading across the globe, posing new and serious challenges to an already troubled world.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). U.S. Cyber Command backs Ukraine's war efforts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 7, 2022 US Cyber Command reinforces Ukraine and allies amid Russian onslaught U.S. Cyber Command has played a pivotal role in shielding networks and critical infrastructure stateside and abroad in the run up to and during Russia's attack on Ukraine, its leader told Congress this week. Along with tasking teams with identifying cyber …

ecns.cn (2022-04-09). Russia hopes to end operation in Ukraine 'in foreseeable future:' Kremlin. ecns.cn Russia hopes that its special military operation in Ukraine will end "in the foreseeable future," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-04-09). Video: War in Ukraine: Truth and Lies. Endorse the Peace Negotiations: Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca The withdrawal of Russian troops from the periphery of Kiev had been announced by Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, who was leading the Russian peace delegation in Istanbul: | "In order to increase mutual trust and create the necessary …

Anonymous349 (2022-04-09). Russian Units Push Towards Kramatorks Amid Collapse Of Defense Of Kyiv Forces In Mariupol. southfront.org Mariupol | Units of the Russian Armed Forces, the Donetsk People's Republics and the Lugansk People's Republics have been developing the military operation in Ukraine. As of April 9, the most intense fighting is ongoing in Donetsk and Lugansk Regions as well as in the south of Kharkiv Region in the east of Ukraine. | In Mariupol, units of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR enter the port area of the city. Some sources claim that they have already established control of most of the port area. Intense fighting is still…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-09). First Footage From Seaport Of Mariupol: Russian Forces Gained Strategic Position, Secure Evacuation Of International Crews. southfront.org On April 8, first footage from the port of Mariupol confirmed that the Armed Forces of the DPR and the…

_____ (2022-04-09). Ukrainian Tochka-U Missile Killed Dozens At Kramatorsk Train Station. popularresistance.org Of note is that so far all Russian attacks on train junctions were reported to have happened at night time. | As Russia has already interrupted the train lines west of Kramatorsk, and thereby stopped resupplies to it, it has no need to attack Kramatorsk station at all. | It is therefore almost assured that it was a Ukrainian missile that today hit Kramatorsk station. It was either aimed badly, went off course or was intentionally aimed at it for propaganda purposes. (The 'for the children' marking in Russian on the booster section may point to the later cause.) | We have no further information for us to decide wh…

John Catalinotto (2022-04-09). Who should be tried for war crimes? workers.org President Joe Biden has invoked the International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, Netherlands, and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes. This book reports on the findings of a popular tribunal of U.S. war crimes in Iraq. As so often with Biden's statements, it is hard for . . . |

ecns.cn (2022-04-09). Who sows seeds of confrontation and reaps profits from turmoil?>. ecns.cn In early spring of 2022, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine fiercely shocked the world order. | During this conflict, which has now lasted for more than a month, millions of Ukrainian refugees flooded into Western Europe. This is the most serious geopolitical crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. It might reshape the EU's policy choices in the following years and even decades — and might even reshape the world order.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-09). Russian Warship Targets Ukrainian Forces In Mariupol City With Unique Rocket System (Video). southfront.org File image. | On April 8, Russian sources released a video showing a large landing ship of the Russian Navy shelling Ukrainian forces in the city of Mariupol from the Taganrog Bay. | In the video, the landing ship can be seen firing a salvo of 122 mm rockets from the naval version of the Grad rocket system, the A-215 Grad-M, at the remaining positions of Ukrainian troops, Azov nationalists and foreign mercenaries in Mariupol. | This video reportedly shows a Russian large landing ship firing A-215 Grad-M MLRS at Mariup…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Scholz: Germany and NATO will be so equipped militarily that no one will dare attack us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 9, 2022 Putin lives in realities of past centuries — Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has once again harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin…. That, he noted, is why the unity of Germany with its friends and allies in the EU and NATO is so important. "And we say: Germany and NATO will be …

WSWS (2022-04-09). French elections too close to call, far right calls for national unity government. wsws.org The campaign was widely unpopular, as all candidates advocated similar policies of austerity, mass COVID infection and military threats against Russia.

Staff (2022-04-09). Russia complains to Turkey over drones sales to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Russia has complained to Turkey over its sale of Bayraktar TB2 armed drones to Ukraine, a high-level Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday, but added the sales were by a private Turkish company and not state-to-state deals.

Richard Ochs (2022-04-09). The United States and Ukraine Started the War—Not Russia. covertactionmagazine.com For eight years, Ukraine terrorized the people of Eastern Ukraine with U.S. weapons but this was never reported on. Here …

Michael Welch (2022-04-09). Suddenly, Peak Oil and Gas! The Cataclysmic Result of Sanctions against Russia. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). U.S. Congress calls on Biden to provide Turkish combat drones to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 9, 2022 US lawmakers urge Biden to boost Ukraine's drone capacity A bipartisan group of American deputies [representatives] urged President Joe Biden to send more arms to Ukraine to help Kyiv in the face of Russia's invasion, with emphasis on a combat-drone system made by Turkish defense firm Baykar. The letter, dated April …

WSWS (2022-04-09). British trade unions enrol in Johnson government's war drive. wsws.org The union rally in London is a politically filthy event, lending support to the right-wing Ukrainian government as a means of lining up behind the US, Britain and other NATO powers whose proxy war against Russia it is fighting.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Global protest movement grows on every continent amid worsening commodity shortages. wsws.org The US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has triggered a wave of protests against the rising cost of living, tapping into deep working class anger over social inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-09). NATO expanding into Asia-Pacific to militarily encircle China as well as Russia. multipolarista.com While it wages a proxy war on Russia in Ukraine, the US-led NATO military alliance plans to encircle China and expand into the Asia-Pacific region, collaborating with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Staff (2022-04-09). Fire breaks out in shopping mall in Russia's Usinsk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — A fire broke out in the Severynoye Siyaniye shopping mall in the Russian city of Usinsk, Komi Region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced Saturday.

Staff (2022-04-09). Biden signs sanctions bills targeting Russian oil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — US President signed bills, passed by Congress earlier, on suspension of normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, as well as on prohibition of energy import from Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Germany, Japan boost military alliance against Russia and China, push Asia-Pacific bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 9, 2022 German Chancellor Scholz eyeing Japan visit in late April: source German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is planning to visit Japan in late April to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how to manage China's rise likely to top the agenda, a government source said Saturday. …

Editor (2022-04-09). Putin is Being Written Off as an Ineffectual Monster, but a Russian Defeat is Far From Guaranteed. scheerpost.com Photograph Source: Lord Jim — By Patrick Cockburn / I arrived in Moscow as a correspondent in late 1999, just as Vladimir Putin was soaring from bureaucratic obscurity to the Russian presidency in the space of six months. He owed his swift rise to the backing of his predecessor Boris Yeltsin, his success in the war in Chechnya, and a hope among Russians that he would end…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Finland, Sweden: NATO to double membership since 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CNNApril 9, 2022 Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, moves that would likely infuriate Moscow…. NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia's invasion, and US senior State Department officials …

ALETH (2022-04-09). wall street financing russia ¥s war machine. indybay.org wall street ¥s globalist usurers working both sides in conflict as usual…

Editor (2022-04-09). Fabricating Putin quotes and banning paraplegic athletes to undermine Russia: how low can the West go? mronline.org Mobilizing a population to vilify and hate a targeted enemy is a tactic that leaders have used since before the dawn of human history, and it is being used to demonize Russia and Vladimir Putin in the current conflict.

_____ (2022-04-09). Who is Blocking the Supply of Oil Needed by Europe? journal-neo.org The global energy crisis and the US anti-Russian sanctions due to the special operation in Ukraine have led to the fact that Europe is now spending about 10% of GDP on energy resources, according to analysts of Black Rock, one of the world's largest investment companies. The last time the Old World spent this much …

WSWS (2022-04-09). Unanswered questions about the Kramatorsk missile strike. wsws.org But it is entirely possible – even probable – that the Ukrainian military, with its ruthless fascist contingents, launched the attack, knowing that it will fuel the atrocity propaganda that is playing such an important role in NATO's war against Russia.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). NATO announces large-scale, permanent force along Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The TelegraphApril 9, 2022 Exclusive: Full-scale Nato military force to defend borders Nato is drawing up plans to deploy a permanent full-scale military force on its border…the alliance's secretary general has revealed. In an interview with The ≠Telegraph, Jens Stoltenberg said Nato was "in the midst of a very fundamental transformation" that will reflect "the …

Staff (2022-04-09). West's actions could led to US-Russia military confrontation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Actions of the West in Ukraine are dangerous and could lead to 'military confrontation' between the US and Russia, Moscow's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, has warned.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). U.S. Congress joins those "warning" Georgia, backs LOOT. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com LOOT/LOROT: Liberation of occupied territories/liberation of Russian-occupied territories. See reference to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine below. Civil GeorgiaApril 7, 2022 U.S. House Foreign Committee Adopts Georgia Support Act "[It] is critical that the Georgian Government speak with one, unified voice." The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted the Georgia Support Act, introduced in February 2021 …

Anonymous669 (2022-04-09). In Video: Russian Fighter Jets Continue To Hunt Down Ukrainian Air-Defense, Radar Systems. southfront.org File image. | Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fighter jets continue to hunt down Ukraine's remaining air-defense systems and radar stations. | On April 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter jets of the VKS had destroyed a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air-defense system and a radar station with air-to-ground missiles."The crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces' warplanes engaged in the mission detected, targeted and destroyed a radar station and a Buk-M1 missile system," the statem…

Anonymous669 (2022-04-09). Russian Airstrikes Hit Militant Frontline Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On April 9, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out at least eight airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Fleifel and al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies maintain a ne…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Lithuania joins Ukraine, domestic war party in undermining Georgian government. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 8, 2022 Lithuania MPs Slam Georgian Govt Over Ukraine Rhetoric, Russia, StalinSeimas Foreign Committee Nevertheless Backs Georgia's EU, NATO Aspirations The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas has a adopted a statement on Georgia, that while firmly backing Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations, criticizes the ruling Georgian Dream party and the government …

Nauman Sadiq (2022-04-09). US-NATO's Response to the Istanbul Ukraine-Russia Peace Initiative: "Escalate the Conflict" through Weapons Deliveries. globalresearch.ca In order to scuttle the Ukraine-Russia peace initiative to Ukraine announced at the Istanbul talks on March 29, halting Russian military campaign north of the capital and focusing on liberating the Russian-majority Donbas in east Ukraine, practically spelling an end …

Richard Horton (2022-04-09). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine—difficult lessons for global health. thelancet.com It is easy to condemn Russia for its criminal war against Ukraine. For its attacks on health workers and hospitals. For its violations of international humanitarian law. For its acts of murderous cruelty against civilians. For increasing the risks of a nuclear conflagration. It is right to call for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. To accelerate the delivery of humanitarian aid. To provide safe haven for refugees. To document atrocities and to counter disinformation.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-09). Strategic partnership: China, Serbia oppose new Cold War. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyApril 9, 2022 Chinese, Serbian FMs hold phone talks over ties Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held a phone conversation with Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic over bilateral ties. Selakovic first conveyed sincere regards from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing appreciation for Xi's …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-09). Iran will not retreat from 'nuclear rights': Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not retreat one single step from the Iranian people's rights in the nuclear negotiations.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Capitalism normalizes death: From COVID-19 to the threat of nuclear war. wsws.org The utter casualness and recklessness with which the US political establishment is treating the prospect of a war that threatens to escalate into a full-scale nuclear exchange must be seen in the context of the ruling elite's indifference to mass death in the pandemic.

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