(2022-03-21). Africa Supports Russia's Operation in Ukraine and Advocates a Revival of the Non-Aligned Movement. journal-neo.org 
The events in Ukraine and Russia's actions there are perceived differently around the world. While some countries, under Washington's onslaught, impose sanctions against Russia overits operation in Ukraine, others are strengthening relations with Moscow, or at least maintaining the status quo. While the Western world, influenced by the Russophobic policies of Washington and its allies, …
(2022-03-21). Debunking Some Myths about Russia's Military Intervention in Ukraine. moderndiplomacy.eu The main objective of this study is to debunk some common misconceptions against Russia and its contentious military intervention in Ukraine. If we look at the coverage and reporting of mainstream media outlets of the West, we can see that the majority of myths were created to suit them. The majority of misunderstandings have been …
(2022-03-21). From St. Petersburg to Syunik: Reinvigorating the Russian—Armenian Security Alliance. moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: Pietro Shakarian and Benyamin Poghosyan* This July will mark the 300th anniversary of Peter the Great's Caspian campaign. The campaign proved costly for the Russian emperor in terms of lives and resources, and the outcome was disappointing. Nevertheless, the events of July 1722 marked a key moment for Russia's southern expansion, with an eye …
(2022-03-21). Why Did U.S. Prioritize Containing Russia Over China? moderndiplomacy.eu Experts are scrambling to explain why the U.S. prioritized containing Russia over China despite most prior indicators very strongly suggesting that it would prioritize the second scenario. U.S. President Joe Biden largely continued his predecessor Donald Trump's muscular approach towards the People's Republic up until around last fall, when the latest tensions in Europe became …
(2022-03-21). U.S. denounces Russia over Bosnia's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agence France-PresseMarch 18, 2022 US condemns Russian 'threat' to Bosnia over NATO bid The United States has denounced "dangerous" comments by Russia's ambassador to Bosnia, who issued a tacit threat to the Balkan country over its proposed bid to join NATO. *** The country is ruled by a rotating tripartite presidency, with Croat and Muslim …
(2022-03-21). United Nations as a Potemkin Institution Faced with Potemkin Crises? transcend.org Potential of AI to Enable a Transformative Dynamic through Meta-Discourse – As noted previously, the current global campaign of sanctions against Russia curiously recalls the psychosurgical procedure of lobotomy — much favoured in the USA and the UK subsequent to World War II during the Cold War period.
(2022-03-21). NATO/Russia Conflict in Ukraine: The West's Spinal Cord Reaction Will Prove Extremely Self-Destructive. transcend.org Since Russia's foolish and totally unacceptable war on Ukraine started, there no longer seems to be any limit to what can be said about Russians and Russia and what can be done to isolate the country and its people economically, culturally, socially, financially and in the media. The word 'Putin' explains everything as if by magic.
(2022-03-21). New Great Game: Can Venezuela Negotiate an End to Deadly US Sanctions? mintpressnews.com Now that Russia's moves in Eastern Europe have re-ignited the 'Great Game' of a previous era, Venezuela, Cuba and others, though thousands of miles away, are finding themselves at the heart of the budding new Great Game…
(2022-03-21). Russia Eliminates 80 More Radicals And Mercenaries In Strike On Ukraine. southfront.org 
Captured Ukrainian battle tank | On March 21, the Russian Armed Forces announced that they launched a strike with high-precision air-launched cruise missiles on the training center for foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian nationalist formations at the Novaya Lyubomirka combined-arms training ground in Rivne Region. More than 80 mercenaries and nationalists were reportedly eliminated. | Additionally, a strike with cruise missiles destroyed the ammunition depot and the headquarters of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrai…
(2022-03-21). Much wants more and loses all. indybay.org It is the West that cannot imagine a life without money and the resultant luxuries. Sanctions or no sanctions, Western companies will sooner or later (I bet: sooner) resume business with Russia because — as everybody in the West knows — "money makes the world go round".
(2022-03-21). NATO Is Arming and Training Nazis in Ukraine, as US Floods Russia's Neighbor with Weapons. transcend.org 11 Mar 2022 – NATO is sending weapons and trainers to help neo-Nazis in Ukraine's white-supremacist Azov movement fight Russia. This follows numerous reports of Western government support for Ukrainian far-right extremists.
(2022-03-21). The Angry Arab: The Middle East & the War in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil — Mar 16, 2022 | Gulf Arab regimes, and other developing countries, will adjust to a new world where power is shifting. It is no longer the world the US shaped after the Cold War | It is premature to determine the exact shape of the world in the wake of the Russian military intervention in the Ukraine. At the risk of repeating dreaded cliches, it is clear that the world order has been irrevocably altered.
(2022-03-21). Democratic & Victorious? Zelensky Bans Ukrainian Opposition Parties. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, March 20 the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky outlawed the activity of 10 opposition parties while martial law is in force, which was decreed after the conflict in the country began. | Through a video, the Ukrainian president announced the suspension of activities of some opposition parties and political structures, after accusing them of being linked to Russia, in a move that contradicts the statesmanship and democratic imagery that the US and the EU have been trying to build around Zelensky. | He said in the video: "The National Security and Defense Council has decided, given the large-scal…
(2022-03-21). EU prepares 5th package of sanctions against Russia: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) — According to the latest reports, the European Union is developing the fifth package of sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Ukraine.
(2022-03-21). The Canadian Pacific lockout and UK ferry mass sackings: Ruling class ruthlessness in response to growing class struggle. wsws.org The ruling class is moving ever-more ferociously to impose austerity and suppress workers' struggles in the name of the "national interest" and preparations for war with Russia.
(2022-03-21). Ukrainian Leftist Criticizes Western War Drive with Russia: US Is Using Ukraine as 'Cannon Fodder'. transcend.org 15 Mar 2022 – A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the US government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia.
(2022-03-21). Russia has to stop operation in Ukraine to lift sanctions: US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) — Washington believes that Russia has to stop the military operation in Ukraine in order to lift the US sanctions, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh said.
(2022-03-21). Giving in to anti-Russian prejudice, New York Philharmonic cancels appearances by conductor Tugan Sokhiev. wsws.org The Philharmonic attempted to obscure its capitulation to chauvinism and war fever in a number of confusing, self-contradictory ways.
(2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.
(2022-03-21). (Italiano) Centrali nucleari — una 'tassonomia' controversa? transcend.org 18 Marzo 2022 – Pochi giorni fa, l'11 marzo, in sordina, ricorreva l'undicesimo anniversario della tragedia di Fukushima (in Giappone) Il 26 aprile prossimo saranno trascorsi 27 anni dal disastro di Chernobyl (in Ucraina)…
(2022-03-21). AEOI not to stop peaceful nuclear activities in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) — Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Chief Mohammad Eslami says that the organization will not stop the continuing peaceful nuclear activities in the country by no means.
(2022-03-21). Tomgram: Jane Braxton Little, From Drought to Deluge on a New Planet. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Consider this perhaps the strangest thing of all in our all-too-strange world: the greatest crisis humanity has ever faced essentially never leads the news. Yes, the immediate crises of our world, most recently Vladimir Putin's disastrous invasion of …
(2022-03-21). Rusia presenta nota de protesta diplomática por los comentarios de Biden sobre Putin. cubadebate.cu La Cancillería rusa manifestó al embajador de Washington, John Sullivan, que las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, sobre su homólogo Vladimir Putin, pusieron las relaciones bilaterales al borde de la ruptura. En una nota de protesta entregada este lunes Rusia señaló que las palabras de Biden son inaceptables e indignas de un estadista de tan alto rango.
(2022-03-20). Ukrainian Crisis: Who Has the Upper Hand? moderndiplomacy.eu The military operation in Ukraine raises the question of the balance of losses and gains of key participants, as well as global players. Such a balance has yet to be struck for Russia and Ukraine. Hostilities continue and a political settlement has not been reached, which means that it is still difficult to say to …
(2022-03-20). Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the Palestinian territories as the 122nd. Yet, both societies are ruled by the same government, the government of Israel. The annual report is brought out by the United Nations Sustainable Development …
(2022-03-20). US and NATO allies arm neo-Nazi units in Ukraine as foreign policy elites yearn for Afghan-style insurgency. thegrayzone.com Corporate US media and foreign policy hardliners want to create a new Afghanistan in the middle of Europe by flooding Ukraine with weapons. The arms industry is very pleased. Following urgent requests for arms from the Ukrainian government, at least 32 countries have announced their intention to ship billions of dollars in weapons into Ukraine for use against Russian forces in Ukraine. Photographic evidence shows that these weapons have already ended up in the hands of neo-Nazi paramilitaries — units …
(2022-03-20). Over 100 Mercenaries And Pro-Kyiv Troops Eliminated In Russian Strike On Base In Zhytomyr Region. Hypersonic Weapons In Action Once Again. southfront.org 
The press service of the DPR military released a POV video of the battle tank work near the town of…
(2022-03-20). War In Ukraine Day 25: All Eyes Are On Donbass. southfront.org 
The area around Mariupol city. Click to see the full-size image | The situation in Ukraine during the 25th day of the Russian military operation moved forward in the framework of the previous developments of the week. The Russian Armed Forces, DPR and LPR are conducting active offensive operations in the region of Donbass. Less active offensive is ongoing in Mykoliav Region. In the rest of the country, Russian forces are focused on security and expanding the already established territory of the control. | As of March 2…
(2022-03-20). Russian Warships Reportedly Came To Mariupol — Azov Battalion. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Fierce clashes continue on the streets of the city of Mariupol. The main battlefields are the industrial areas in the city. The main front lines lay in the 20th microdistrict of the city. All the industrial facilities were set on fire. Fierce artillery battles continue. | Mariupol was one of the main industrial centers of Ukraine, with dozens of large industrial facilities. The destruction of these facilities will have a significant impact on the economies of the DPR or Ukraine. As the DP…
(2022-03-20). Who Are The Foreign Fighters Traveling To Ukraine? popularresistance.org "Remember, the Russians invaded Afghanistan back in 1980," said former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shortly after the February Russian offensive in Ukraine. "It didn't end well for the Russians." she explained. "There were other unintended consequences as we know, but the fact is, that a very motivated, and then funded, and armed insurgency basically drove the Russians out of Afghanistan." [emphasis added] | The "unintended consequences" Clinton referred to were the arming and funding of the mujahideen fighters, who eventually became the ultra-violent groups Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, who have terrorized…
(2022-03-20). Is Russian Army's Advance in Ukraine Stalled? orinocotribune.com Since the beginning of the special Russian military operation in Ukraine, the Western mainstream media have not stopped making statements about a supposed stagnation in the Russian Army offensive. Such statements have been made by people who appear to have no knowledge of military tactics and logistics and could not be further from the truth. | In an interview for the website Investig'Action, former NATO colonel and French military expert Jacques Baud explained why the Russian military avoids direct offensive within cities. "What we need to understand is that the Russian military have a strategy of avoiding big c…
(2022-03-20). Opinion: China won't be coerced by U.S. diktat over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 20, 2022 China 'won't be coerced by US' on its ties with RussiaBy Yang Sheng and Wan Hengyi After the video call between Chinese and US top leaders, the US side and Western media are trying to hype a narrative that Washington is warning Beijing that any attempt "to provide military support" to …
(2022-03-20). Military Biolabs in Ukraine: A Pandora's Box. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia showed the documents proving U.S. funding of biolabs in Ukraine (Photo: Timothy A. Clary / AFP) A few days ago the discovery of 30 military biolabs in Ukraine was reported, and the Bulgarian journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva published the leaked documents showing the direct involvement of the…
(2022-03-20). LIVE THIS WEDNESDAY 3/23 @ 7:30PM Eastern — Biden's Threat: Nuclear War or Sanctions. iacenter.org REGISTER NOW! Join the International Action Center WEDNESDAY MARCH 23rd at 7: 30PM EST for a livestream event. The fires of war have been lit in Ukraine. The U.S. corporate media fans the flames despite the best efforts of anti-war activists around the world attempt to extinguish them. Now President Biden has poured gasoline on an already volatile situation by issuing this ultimatum: there will either be sanctions or there will be nuclear war. This threat means that, no matter what, the U.S. is hell-bent on making Ukrainians and Russians suffer. It means that the U.S. and NATO is holding all of Europe hostage in o…
(2022-03-20). Zelensky tries to panic world with specter of "third world war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 20, 2022 Zelensky: "I'm ready for negotiations" with Putin, but if they fail, it could mean "a third World War" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he is ready to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but warned that if any negotiation attempts fail, it could mean the fight between the two …
(2022-03-20). Latin America is on the frontlines of the US new cold war on China and Russia. multipolarista.com 
The United States has turned Latin America and the Caribbean into a key battlefield in its new cold war on China and Russia, invoking the 200-year-old colonialist Monroe Doctrine to justify aggressive interventionist policies.
(2022-03-20). Was Bombing Of Mariupol Theater Staged By Ukrainian Azov Extremists? popularresistance.org Western media have reported that Russia's military deliberately attacked the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, claiming that it was filled with civilians and marked with signs reading "children" on its grounds. | The supposed bombing took place just as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to US Congress for a no fly zone, fueling the chorus for direct military confrontation with Russia and apparently inspiring President Joseph Biden to brand Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, as a "war criminal." | A closer look reveals that local residents in Mariupol had warned three d…
(2022-03-20). U.S.'s Sherman pushed Turkey to transfer Russian S-400s to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 20, 2022 U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces, according to three sources familiar with the matter, APA reports quoting Reuters. U.S. …
(2022-03-20). What is happening in and around Ukraine. iacenter.org March 17, 2022 The following statement can be found on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at tinyurl.com/3mdkth7t. It was posted on March 14, 2022. There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including the Left, have spoken out about these events. The range of assessments: from humanistic-emotional ("people are dying, stop the war") to purely class ("The West is pushing two oligarchic regimes"). In fact, this conflict has deep roots. When analyzing the situation, we must take into account both the national conte…
(2022-03-20). Financial Sanctions vs the US Dollar. orinocotribune.com 
By Radhika Desai — Mar 15, 2022 | Not only are US and EU sanctions illegal under the UN charter, the US freezing of Russia's reserves is simply theft. It smacks not of independence either of institutions or the legal system, but of their profound politicization, nay criminalization, in US interests. | Things are really bad when employing the only means left to stave off disaster brings it closer. That is the story of the most powerful of the numerous sanctions the US has used, and convinced EU countries to use, against Russia in the war the West is waging against it over Ukraine, the freezing of its central…
(2022-03-20). China to continue regular trade, economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine. ecns.cn China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that China would continue trade and economic cooperation with both Russia and Ukraine based on equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.
(2022-03-20). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS | On March 20, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit ISIS's areas of influence in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that two warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) had targeted hideouts of the terrorist group's cells located in the outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern countryside of Homs. | ISIS…
(2022-03-20). To Treat All Refugees Like Human Beings, Europe Must Confront Its Racism. truthout.org 
The reactions to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine emphasize the exceptionality of this event, its disruptiveness and its potentially massive global implications. World War II is a frequent reference point. Not since then, the understanding seems to be, has Europe seen anything like this. In the Western press in particular, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is frequently compared to Winston Churchill, as the face and voice of the democratic powers resisting the onslaught…
(2022-03-20). Mexico remains neutral in Russia-Ukraine conflict. america.cgtn.com 
France and Mexico have drafted a U.N. resolution looking to end the "hostilities." But beyond that, Mexico has maintained neutrality, refraining from sanctions on Russia or military aid to Ukraine. Find out more.
(2022-03-19). OPINION: The correlation of the Russian-Ukraine War to fuel prices in Uganda. plusnews.ug 
The ongoing assault on Ukraine by Russia's President Vladimir Putin has led to numerous economic sanctions on Russia's economy including the ban on Russian crude oil from circulation by oil and gas companies like Shell. In a statement made by Shell's CEO on 8th March 2022, Ben Van Beurden stated, "Today we announced our intent …
(2022-03-20). Fidel Castro's Message against Nuclear War: "In a Nuclear War the 'Collateral Damage' would be the Life of All Humanity." globalresearch.ca A forceful message calling for World peace and the survival of humankind.
(2022-03-20). Zelenski asegura que negociar con Putin es la única salida al conflicto. cubadebate.cu "De este modo, creo que debemos utilizar cualquier formato, cualquier oportunidad para tener la posibilidad de negociar, de hablar con Putin pero si estos intentos fracasan, significaría que es la Tercera Guerra Mundial", señaló el mandatario.
(2022-03-20). Many Africans Reject Washington's Position on Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Mar 13, 2022 | Half of the countries abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Moscow were African Union member states | Since…
(2022-03-20). Sanctions against Biden End his Career. journal-neo.org 
By launching information warfare and sanctions against undesirable countries and politicians, the United States clearly did not consider that these same weapons could very well punish the US, its American "stability", as well as knock many politicians of this "empire of lies" off pedestal. So, once Moscow, in response to the White House's insinuations, blacklisted …
(2022-03-20). Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office. juancole.com By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, officially became the president of Chile after winning Chile's presidential elections last December. His victory represents a major revival for Chile's progressive left and a new era for Chile and …
