(2022-04-06). Debunking the New York Times' Lazy Ukraine "Satellite Investigation" thealtworld.com The New York Times claims satellite images it has obtained "prove" Russia is lying about a supposed "massacre" northwest of Kiev. | However, their own evidence together with videos produced by Ukraine's own military suggests heavy artillery and mortar strikes most likely killed the majority of those found on the streets. Another video suggests a Russian armored vehicle may have accidentally shot at least one civilian from around a corner in the middle of tense combat. | Together, it is clear there was no deliberate "massacre" — at least not until Russian forces left the area. Bound and executed civilians app…
(2022-04-06). Top U.S., Ukrainian military commanders hold conversation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 3, 2022 Zaluzhny tells Milley about operational situation, notes AFU needs for defense operation to succeed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley, shared his assessment of the operational situation and noted …
(2022-04-06). Czech Republic sends tanks, APCs to Ukraine on NATO orders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Czech RadioApril 5, 2022 Czechia sends Ukraine T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers The Czech Republic has sent Ukraine tens of T-72 tanks and armoured personnel carriers by train in order to help its army defend against Russian attacks, new site Echo24 reported on Tuesday. Defence Minister Jana ƒåernochová confirmed that arms are being sent …
(2022-04-06). Shortening the kill chain: nuclear-capable U.S. B-52s integrate with NATO Eastern flank states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and AfricaApril 1, 2022 BTF Bakes ACE Concepts Into Latest Round of Integrations B-52 aircraft from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron based out of RAF Fairford, England, conducted integration missions with NATO Allies from Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Czech Republic, March 31, 2022. During the most recent series …
(2022-04-06). NATO, State Department rally Bucharest 9 eastern flank clients against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 1, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries On Thursday (31 March 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ participated in a Foreign Ministers meeting of the Bucharest 9 Initiative, which includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The meeting took place in Bratislava, …
(2022-04-06). German general: NATO has time to expand buildup on Eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 5, 2022 German general: "Ukraine will be divided" In an interview with Die Welt, General Eberhard Zorn answered negatively to the question of whether NATO could intervene in Ukraine if Russia used weapons of mass destruction against that Eastern European country. He emphasized that "what the German Federal Chancellor and U.S. President Joe Biden …
(2022-04-06). Turkish troops "carry out tasks assigned to them around the world": Libya, Ethiopia, Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Asharq Al-AwsatApril 4, 2022 Turkey Stresses it Will Keep its Military Presence in Libya's Tripoli Turkey said it will maintain its military presence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Turkey's Anadolu state news agency published pictures on Sunday showing Turkish soldiers eating "the first Suhoor meal" (the pre-dawn meal before the day's fast) in Tripoli. The …
(2022-04-06). The Bucha atrocity allegations: A pretext for escalating NATO's war against Russia. wsws.org In yet another major effort to escalate NATO's proxy war against Russia, the US and its NATO allies are seizing upon claims of a massacre by Russian forces in the Kiev suburb of Bucha to undermine any effort at a peaceful settlement of the war.
(2022-04-06). Peruvian government deploys army, locks down Lima, then rescinds order as cost-of-living protests swell. wsws.org The growing protests in Peru are the latest expression of a global wave of social protest over spiraling prices exacerbated by the war between the US/NATO and Russia in Ukraine…
(2022-04-06). Arlington, TX: Students demand Turning Point USA bigots get out of student government. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On March 24, an email went out to senators of the University of Texas at Arlington student government detailing screenshots from the Turning Point USA discord server that revealed the student government President Caitlyn Burge-Surles and student government Chief of Staff Alyssa Spencer engaging in racist, transphobic and generally bigoted rhetoric. | Some examples of these messages include a screenshot of Caitlyn at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2021 with the caption "twins, but one of us is a woman!" Burge-Surles and Spencer spouting off about the racist conspiracy theory that…
(2022-04-06). Spanish truckers "temporarily suspend" 3-week strike against high fuel prices. wsws.org Spain's truck drivers agreed Saturday to "temporarily suspend" a 20-day strike over crippling fuel prices amid the NATO war drive targeting Russia and its energy exports.
(2022-04-06). Manchester City y Liverpool golpean primero en los cuartos de la Champions. cubadebate.cu El Manchester City golpeó hoy aquí primero en la eliminatoria ante el Atlético de Madrid por los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones del fútbol europeo, al derrotarlo por 1-0 en la ida.
(2022-04-06). Will A Self-Immolating Anti-Russian Pedophile From Romania Become The West's Newest Hero?>. oneworld.press Bogdan Draghici embodied post-modern Western civilization's support of suicide, Russophobia, and pedophilia by self-immolating; ramming his car into the Russian Embassy in Bucharest prior to doing so; and having earlier been sentenced to 15 years for sexually abusing his own daughter. He therefore very proudly embraced the "Unholy Trinity" of everything that the West's influential socio-cultural and political elite nowadays hold dear so there's no reason why the US-led Western Mainstream Media won't eulogize him as much as they did George Floyd, especially since the latter wasn't Russophobic or a pedophile but st…
(2022-04-06). War In Ukraine Day 40: Russian Progress On Eastern Front Amid Political Fog. southfront.org 
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(2022-04-06). Twitter Moves to Limit Reach of Russian Government Accounts. themoscowtimes.com Twitter said official Russian government accounts will not be shown to users across all categories of the app, including in searches.
(2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.
(2022-04-06). German press seizes upon claims of Russian atrocities to demand military escalation. wsws.org Although there is neither reliable information nor any independent investigation so far, the alleged massacre in Bucha is being used to propagate the continuation of the Ukrainian war until the complete subjugation of Russia.
(2022-04-06). U.S. to Announce New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Killings. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky likened Russia's actions to Nazi atrocities in an impassioned speech by videolink to the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). Putin says world faces food crisis due to West's sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions imposed by Western nations would lead to a global food crisis.
(2022-04-06). African Support on Ukraine Shows Kremlin's Soft Power. themoscowtimes.com Many African countries showed their support for Russia, or at least their diplomatic ambivalence, at an early stage in the crisis.
(2022-04-06). Excluding Russia from UNSC impossible, US envoy to UN says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Expelling Russia from the United Nations Security Council will be impossible, although Western countries will do their utmost to isolate it, US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
(2022-04-06). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."
(2022-04-06). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). Car rams Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.
(2022-04-06). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.
(2022-04-06). Students develop six-armed robot drummer in Russia. ecns.cn Students of the Kvantorium children's technopark have developed a design and software for a six-armed robot that can play a drum kit, repeat and make the rhythm of any melody.
(2022-04-06). Corporate media parrots the Azov Battalion. wsws.org The Western corporate media has embraced Ukrainian neo-Nazis as "sources of information" as it fulfils its role as a cheerleader for imperialist war.
(2022-04-06). What is American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten doing in Poland? wsws.org The AFT president traveled to the Polish-Ukrainian border not as a humanitarian but as a long-time operative of the US State Department.
(2022-04-05). China sincerely wants peace in Ukraine: FM. ecns.cn China hopes Russia and Ukraine would stick to peace talks until a ceasefire agreement is reached and the only thing that China wants is peace in Ukraine, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday.
(2022-04-05). China slams EU agency for 'selective blindness' over its position on Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China on Monday expressed "strong disapproval" of claims by the EU's anti-disinformation agency that it says deliberately distort its position on the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-04-05). Ukraine: As It's Happening. themoscowtimes.com Follow all the breaking news, comment and analysis about Russia's attack on Ukraine.
(2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | 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 U…
(2022-04-05). US secretly test-fires hypersonic missile in mid-March. en.mehrnews.com The United States carried out a test-fire of a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but kept it secret in order to avoid tensions with Russia.
(2022-04-05). NATO's global history of reaction. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders April 4, 2022 The U.S.-commanded military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — NATO, was founded April 4, 1949. Its initials describe its early geographic reach but obscure NATO's intent, and how NATO has acted, first from 1949 to 1991, and later from 1991 to the present. From its founding moment, NATO was an aggressive military apparatus to coordinate the police and military and intelligence apparatus among the ten founding West European member countries (plus U.S. and Canada) under U.S. command. NATO's past 30 years of steady expansion is tied to its original purpose…
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). Will Japan and Russia tensions over contested Pacific Islands spill over into war? peoplesdispatch.org A leaked version of Japan's yearly text on its foreign policy suggests that its government is taking a tougher stance on its long-standing conflict with Russia…
(2022-04-05). Operation In Donbass: Tactical Gains Near Gorlovka And Breakthrough In Mariupol. southfront.org 
Captured Ukrainian military equipment in Kharkiv region | The Russian Armed Forces and forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics are developing their operation against units of the Kyiv government. The Russian military continues to carry out strikes on military targets all across Ukraine. Nonetheless, the ground phase of the operation is currently mostly being developed in the region of the Donbass. | As of April 5, clashes have been ongoing in the areas of the &…
(2022-04-05). Finland being herded into NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 5, 2022 Yle survey: Half of Finnish MPs unveil stances on Nato membership Support for Finland joining Nato grows among Finnish MPs, along with increased willingness to reveal their opinions on the issue, according to a fresh Yle straw poll of parliamentarians. A total of 112 Members of Parliament — more than half …
(2022-04-05). Japan to match Germany's NATO military spending level, develop first external strike ability since WWII. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2022 Japan defense chief looks to boost defense capabilities "drastically" A meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member and allied states will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministerial will gather officials of Australia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Sweden and Ukraine. Japan's defense minister said Monday his ministry will …
(2022-04-05). Support for Caucasus wars: Azerbaijan praises growing military ties with fellow NATO partner Israel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2022 Azerbaijani President talked about successful cooperation with Israel in the military-technical sphere President Ilham Aliyev praised the involvement of Israeli companies in the restoration and reconstruction work underway in the liberated territories," said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev while receiving co-chair of Israel-Azerbaijan Joint Intergovernmental Commission, Minister …
(2022-04-05). U.S. readies sales of more F-16s, missiles to Bulgaria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sofia GlobeApril 5, 2022 US approval in principle for proposed sale of more F-16s to Bulgaria The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Bulgaria of F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter jets and related equipment for $1.673 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. The agency said that it had …
(2022-04-05). US Ousts Imran Khan But His Revolutionary Narrative Endures. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar The US may control a handful of Pakistani political and military officials, but PM Imran Khan owns the street. Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their US backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's…
(2022-04-05). DPRK warns of severe retaliation if South Korea attacks Pyongyang. ecns.cn A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has warned South Korea of "total destruction and ruin" if it "adopts military confrontation" against Pyongyang, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday.
(2022-04-05). NATO client states Bosnia, Kosovo push for alliance membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Al JazeeraApril 5, 2022 Kosovo, Bosnia call for NATO membership as war rages in Ukraine In interviews with Al Jazeera, Kosovo's president and Bosnia's defence minister share their concerns about regional security and Moscow-friendly Serbia. As Russia's influence grows in the Western Balkans and war rages in Ukraine, the leaders of Kosovo and Bosnia and …
(2022-04-05). Eastern flank: NATO pours thousands of troops into Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 5, 2022 NATO is Strengthening its Eastern Flank: 900 US troops are already in Bulgaria NATO has made progress in strengthening its eastern flank, with four new multinational battle groups in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria reaching their first level of combat readiness. This was announced by the DPA news agency, citing a spokesman …
(2022-04-05). NATO to provide more weapons for war in Ukraine — Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2022 NATO to supply Ukraine with more weapons — Stoltenberg The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday at the press conference in Brussels that the alliance will continue to support Ukraine and send more weapons to the country…. "The Allies are committed to providing further support …
(2022-04-05). Highly valued partner: Georgia is important military outpost for NATO — Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 5, 2022 Georgia "important partner" for NATO — Stoltenberg Georgia as a partner is important for NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a briefing on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member and allied states in Brussels. Stoltenberg said he looked forward to meeting the newly appointed Georgian Foreign Minister …
(2022-04-05). Washington is Trying to Open a "Second Front" in Central Asia against Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The events in Kazakhstan conspired by the United States and the UK in January and the ongoing pressure of external factors experienced by the Central Asian region, primarily from the United States and a number of its Western allies, indicate the presence of continuing threats here. The escalation of US-Chinese conflict, and the special military…
(2022-04-05). U.S., UK intelligence: Saakashvili, Ukraine accuse Georgian government of aiding Russian war effort. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The claims by Ukrainian military intelligence would be considered "premeditated misinformation" in case of no evidence being presented, the SSS [State Security Service] said, adding such act would be an "extremely unfriendly and provocative step" aimed at provoking internal unrest in Georgia. Rustavi2April 5, 2022 I do not want to believe that the information of …