(2022-03-17). UK government enlists schools in NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org The government is actively encouraging discussion in schools about the war in Ukraine, but only if it toes the official line—relying on the compliant news media as an information source for educators.
(2022-03-17). History and African nations' stance on Russia-Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Conversation (Indonesia)March 11, 2022 History may explain South Africa's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine (By Keith Gottschalk, member of the African National Congress) South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and demanding their withdrawal. The South African …
(2022-03-17). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. workers.org 
People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25. A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme . . . |
(2022-03-17). Estonian military chief inspects U.S./NATO air, air defense exercise near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 15, 2022 President Karis: Permanent NATO presence key to eastern flank defense The contribution of both NATO and non-NATO members to a large-scale air defense exercise, and their permanent and boosted presence, are crucial to Baltic Sea region security, President Alar Karis says. Making his remarks while visiting the U.S. and international Operation …
(2022-03-17). NATO, EU, Quad states besiege India over refusal to join anti-Russia crusade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduMarch 17, 2022 Amid Ukraine crisis, Delhi receives a flurry of NATO allies and Quad partnersSuhasini Haidar Amidst a global call by NATO countries and western allies to join sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold back—to—back summits with Quad partners, including an in—person summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio …
(2022-03-17). Serbia doesn't expect West to react to complete ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Serbs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug NewsMarch 16, 2022 Vucic: We are not so naive as to expect Western reaction to Pristina's raid Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he expected no reaction from the international community to an early morning raid by Pristina's special police forces in several Serb homes in Strpce, Sevce and Brezovica, Kosovo-Metohija, because Pristina …
(2022-03-17). Estonia: NATO boosts battle group troop strength. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 16, 2022 NATO troops stationed in Estonia rise to 1,700, majority British Estonia's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) NATO battlegroup has doubled in size and there are currently 1,700 troops stationed at Tapa military base. The battlegroup has been present in Estonia since 2017 and, until the start of 2022, it contained approximately 1,000 …
(2022-03-17). NATO, Pentagon strengthen military presence along Russia's western borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 16, 2022 NATO launches analyses for hardening its eastern flank NATO military planners have begun weighing options for beefing up the defensive capabilities of vulnerable alliance members following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. Potential force changes spanning the land, air, naval and cyber domains are expected to be ready …
(2022-03-17). Legal action against Shell board previews wave of lawsuits against company directors. nationofchange.org Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks.
(2022-03-17). Spokesperson for Chinese Mission to the EU: NATO needs to reflect. ecns.cn China needs no lectures on justice from an abuser of international law and NATO needs to take a good look at itself, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU said on Thursday in response to a question concerning a NATO leader's remarks on China.
(2022-03-17). SNB 61: Gallos espirituanos asaltan la cima a escobazos (+ Box Score y Posiciones). cubadebate.cu Los Gallos de Sancti Spíritus pasaron la escoba a los Huracanes de Mayabeque para asaltar la cima del campeonato y dejar brasas humeantes en la tabla de posiciones, cuando se venció la mitad del calendario de la etapa clasificatoria.
(2022-03-17). Union members nationwide rally to Kentucky brothers and sisters hit by tornadoes. peoplesworld.org 
Think "solidarity," that old union byword, is just an empty phrase these days? Think again. Better yet, talk to Tim Morris, executive director of the Greater Louisville Central Labor Council, and to Liles Taylor, Kentucky State AFL-CIO political coordinator. They'll clue you in about scores of union members from coast to coast who have donated …
(2022-03-17). We Might as Well Be Dead: An absurdist portrait of a hysteria-ridden society. wsws.org Against the backdrop of war propaganda and anti-Russian agitation in the media, one film at this year's Berlinale assumed extra significance, We Might as Well Be Dead, by the young, Russian-Jewish director Natalia Sinelnikova.
(2022-03-17). Nationalist frenzy mounts to seize art of Russia's Morozov Collection on exhibit in Paris. wsws.org The exhibit revives the profound, imperishable link established between Russian and European culture as they flowered in the decades before the 1917 October Revolution.
(2022-03-17). Australian flood victims in northwest Sydney reveal extent of the devastation. wsws.org "Russia isn't the best place to live in right now, nor is Ukraine, and we're not the best place either"
(2022-03-17). Ukrainian news anchor quotes Adolf Eichmann, calls for genocide against Russians. wsws.org The comments broadcast on Ukrainian television testify to the leading role played by fascists in the conflict with Russia.
(2022-03-17). Sri Lankan workers and youth speak out against US-led war drive and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org Workers and youth discussed the roots of the war in Ukraine, its catastrophic consequences, and the international socialist program required to stop it.
(2022-03-17). In Video: Epic Fails Of Ukrainian Propaganda. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | While the Ukrainian officials made a bet on the informational warfare, the ongoing military operations in Ukraine unveiled their complete incompetence. All the main provocations aimed at blaming the Russian military of inhumane actions against civilians and used by Zelenskiy as the pretext for yet another plea for more military supplies from the West were revealed before Mr Zelenskiy released his daily video appeals to his Western counterparts. | Even superficial analyses are sufficient to rev…
(2022-03-17). Deranged Russophobia: Ukrainian Journalist Proposes Exterminating Russian Children. orinocotribune.com Russophobia is out of control at the moment, as evidenced by a Ukrainian journalist who openly proposed, on national television, that if Russian children were killed, they would never grow up, and thus Russia would disappear. | The comments were made by Fakhrudin Sharafmal, an anchor for Ukraine's Channel 24, on Tuesday, March 15. Sharafmal considered it appropriate and pertinent, during programming seen by thousands of Ukrainians, to propose a "final solution" to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Sharafmal endorsed the strategy of Adolf Eichmann while a photo of the well-known Nazi, the architect…
(2022-03-17). 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".
(2022-03-17). Australian establishment responds to latest UK judicial travesty against Assange with a stony silence. wsws.org The establishment parties and media do not want Assange's plight, or his exposure of US-led war crimes, to intrude on the frenzied wartime atmosphere they are whipping up against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-03-17). CIA director admits to waging 'information war' against Russia. multipolarista.com 
CIA Director William Burns admitted the US is waging an "information war" against Russia. In a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, he claimed "Putin is losing" that information war over Ukraine.
(2022-03-17). CIA Director William F. Burns—Capo of World's Biggest Spreader of Lies and Misinformation—Is Spreading The Big Lie that Russia's Invasion of Ukraine was "Unprovoked" covertactionmagazine.com Burns scornfully smears as Russian propaganda evidence that the U.S. deceitfully provoked the invasion to generate a new Cold War …
(2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to provide clarification on biolabs in Ukraine. ecns.cn
(2022-03-17). Will Ukraine write the alt-right's epitaph? nationofchange.org Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
(2022-03-17). The US arming of Ukraine and the preparations for war. wsws.org Declaring "We started our assistance to Ukraine before this war began," President Joe Biden made clear that the United States has been pumping billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine for years.
(2022-03-17). U.S. racist hypocrisy on refugee crisis. workers.org 
Black immigrants in Ukraine. The disparate and often racist treatment of refugees of war is starkly apparent as the crisis unfolds in Ukraine. With 24/7 coverage, Western media has not missed an opportunity to garner sympathy for the nearly 2 million disproportionately white Ukrainians currently fleeing the war. No one . . . |
(2022-03-17). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
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(2022-03-17). German population shows solidarity with Ukrainian refugees in Berlin, authorities display indifference. wsws.org As in 2015, when tens of thousands of people sought refuge from the wars in the Middle East, especially from Syria, working people in Berlin have responded with overwhelming solidarity to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.
(2022-03-16). Harvard President on Ukraine, climate threat and diversity in education. imperial.ac.uk President Lawrence Bacow spoke at Imperial this week about the war in Ukraine, the global threat of climate change and widening participation.
(2022-03-16). Ukrainian leftist criticizes Western war drive with Russia: U.S. is using Ukraine as 'cannon fodder'. mronline.org 
A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the U.S. government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia.
(2022-03-16). No-Fly Zone in Ukraine Would Be "Direct Involvement in the War," Experts Warn. truthout.org 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to demand the U.S. and NATO allies impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, an idea that President Biden has rejected even as a growing number of Republicans embrace the idea despite the risk it could draw the U.S. directly into the war against Russia and possibly spark a nuclear confrontation. Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, co-authored an open letter signed by foreig…
(2022-03-16). Poland calls for armed NATO "peace mission" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agence France-Presse/Polish Press AgencyMarch 15, 2022 Warsaw seeks NATO 'peace mission' to help Ukraine Poland on Tuesday called for a NATO peace mission "protected by armed forces" to help Ukraine. "This cannot be an unarmed mission," Vice Premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski was quoted as saying by the Polish news agency PAP during a visit to Kyiv. …
(2022-03-16). Peace is priceless, Serbia won't be dragged into European war — president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug NewsMarch 15, 2022 Vucic: Peace is priceless, Serbia will maintain it Peace is priceless and Serbia will maintain it regardless of what others may say or think, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told the Sarajevo daily Avaz. "As you can see, we remain literally silent in the face of all political statements that are made. …
(2022-03-16). Ukraine, Russian Negotiators Say They're Inching Closer to Peace Deal. truthout.org 
Negotiators said they've made progress on a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. | The deal
(2022-03-16). Ramsey Clark to Barack Obama: Stop the War in Ukraine! "Peaceful Coexistence" between Russia and America is the Answer. globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark passed away in April of last year | His legacy will live forever. | He has been a source of inspiration to anti-war activists for more than half a century. | Our thoughts are with Ramsey Clark, whom I first …
(2022-03-16). Cancelation of Russia is a Violation of its Fundamental Rights (From an International Legal Perspective). orinocotribune.com The Russian military operation in Ukraine has been accompanied, since the outset, by a powerful informational and cultural war on all things Russian, and on all points of view favorable to Russia. There has also been a tendency in some Western nations to censor Russian cultural and artistic output, and an increase in discriminatory incidents against Russian people themselves. | This cannot be overlooked, for such manifestations of a discourse of hate only worsen the current conflict, insofar as one of the most difficult things to achieve in any peace process is an understanding that the Other is a person whose di…
(2022-03-16). NATO Is Not A Defensive International Organization. popularresistance.org Reading US reports on the deadly Russian rocket attack on the so-called International Peacekeeping and Security Center in western Ukraine, one could be excused for thinking that the Russians might have been destroying some UN peacekeeping base. | In fact, the deceptively named target, as a few US news reports on the attack did note, is actually a joint NATO/Ukrainian military base near the border of NATO member Poland that has specifically long been where US and NATO military trainers have worked with Ukrainian troops, teaching them the finer points of handling the lethal equipment being supplied to them by the U…
(2022-03-16). Israeli Apartheid on full display amid Ukraine refugee crisis. liberationnews.org 
Israel reinstated a ban on Palestinian family unification in an explicit attempt to ensure a Jewish demographic majority, while at the same time relocating Ukrainian Jewish refugees to Israel where they have full Israeli citizenship.
(2022-03-16). BREAKING: Defense Of Kyiv's Forces In Severodonetsk-Lysichansk Agglomeration Collapsed. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On March 16, it became clear that the defense of the grouping of Kyiv's forces in the Severodonetsk-Lysichansk agglomeration in the region of Donbass collapsed. | According to the recent statement by the Russian Defense Ministry, units of the Lugansk People's Republic are engaged in clashes with Kyiv's forces northwest, northeast and east of the city of Severodonetsk. This means that the group of Kyiv's forces in Severdonetsk was cut off from their counterparts in Lysichansk. | At…
(2022-03-16). War In Ukraine Day 20: Tipping Processes Amid Absence Of High-Profile Declarations Of Victory. southfront.org 
The 20th day of the conflict was not marked by the new occupation of any major Ukrainian towns or cities by the Russian, DPR and LPR forces. At the same time, there were significant changes in the configuration of combat forces on the fronts. Russia was rotating units. It was bringing fresh assault units forward. Throughout the day Russian artillery and aviation were engaged massively. | At the same time, the AFU continued to withdraw its units from the Donbass region to the west, towards Zaporizhya, Dnipro and Kiev, but stubbornly defending well-fortified positions in the region. | To the north-west of Kiev alon…
(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org 
An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
(2022-03-16). Under the Wolfsangel: The Truth about Radical Ideologies in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya A cursory look at the documents regarding the foundation of the Ukrainian state would make it appear quite European and democratic, which is exactly the reason why many might have dismissed Vladimir Putin's talk about neo-Nazis in Ukraine as rhetoric and propaganda. The truth, however, is much more complicated and cannot be summarized…
(2022-03-16). Israel's Links to Ukraine's Thriving Neo-Nazi Movement. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: Zionism, like Nazism, must be exposed and challenged. Nazis have always had a close alliance with Zionists and Islamists. These extremist ideologies, as with all forms of fascism, flourish within imperialism and cannot be defeated without dismantling imperialism. Zionism and Anti-Semitism: The Real Resistance The Hidden History of Zionism Part I: Unholy Alliance Part…
(2022-03-16). Zelensky calls for UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force intervention, missile defense and fighters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 15, 2022 Ukraine's Zelensky tells UK Joint Expeditionary Force to "help yourself by helping us" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed leaders of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) via video on Tuesday, warning: "We all are the targets of Russia and therefore everything will go against Europe if Ukraine won't stand, so …
(2022-03-16). NATO DM meeting: urgent need for Georgia to join military bloc, "civilized world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 16, 2022 Georgian Defence Minister: issue of Georgia has never been so relevant in NATO The issue of Georgia has never been so relevant in NATO, the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said on Wednesday. Burchuladze, who takes part in today's extraordinary meeting of NATO defence ministers, noted the event discussed the challenges of …
(2022-03-16). Friendly and allied countries: Turkey delivers first jointly-developed tanks to Indonesia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 25, 2022 Turkey delivers 1st batch of tanks developed with Indonesia Delivery of the first batch of Kaplan MT medium weight tanks, the product of a joint project carried out in Turkey by a leading Ankara-based defense company FNSS and an Indonesian defense company, PT Pindad was made to Indonesia at a ceremony …
(2022-03-16). Blinken, Azerbaijani president discuss Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 15, 2022 Blinken holds talks with Azerbaijani president on ties, regional issues, Ukraine US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed a range of topics during a phone call Tuesday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, including ties, regional issues and the Ukraine war, said the State Department. Spokesman Ned Price said Blinken emphasized the …
(2022-03-16). China urges U.S. not to exacerbate Ukrainian crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 15, 2022 China urges U.S. to take concrete actions to ease situation in Ukraine A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged the United States to make tangible efforts to ease the situation in Ukraine. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a question on …
(2022-03-16). NATO defense ministerial hosts DMs of Ukraine, Georgia, Finland, Sweden, European Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 16, 2022 The Minister of Defense attended the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels The Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze is paying a visit to Brussels, where special meetings are being held at the level of the Ministers of Defense. The meeting of the North Atlantic Council was held at …