(2022-04-17). "One less traitor": Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition. thegrayzone.com While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals' arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed his country's war against Russia as a battle for democracy itself. In a carefully choreographed address to US Congress on March 16, Zelensky stated, "Right now, the destiny of our country is being decided. The destiny of our people, whether Ukrainians will be free, whether they …
(2022-04-17). Comicomment: U.S. profiteering from Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration will provide Ukraine with an additional 800 million U.S. dollars' worth of military.
(2022-04-17). More than 1,000 foreign mercenaries killed in Ukraine: Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that more than 1,000 foreign mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian special operation.
(2022-04-17). Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern Ukraine. news.xinhuanet.com The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it stands ready for a new truce with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern regions starting from next month.
(2022-04-17). North Korea: Kim Jong-un's Leadership and Accomplishments. orinocotribune.com Ten years ago, on April 13, 2012, Kim Jong-un was elected First Chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission. So, he became the country's leader and assumed all the highest state, military and party posts. TASS has summed up information about Kim Jong-un and how the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been developing under his leadership. | Kim Jong-un: Origin, education and rise to power | Kim Jong-un was born on January 8, 1982, in Pyongyang (January 8, 1983, or 1984 according to different sources). He is the youngest of three sons of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), the grands…
(2022-04-17). The Parapolitical Hypothesis. libya360.wordpress.com Apparatchik Smashing the whole system, "striking at hidden nests, connections, connivances, and plans," requires actionable knowledge of the mechanisms with which resistance is destroyed. Whereas communist revolution is the product of proletarian class consciousness, conspiracy is the product of bourgeois class consciousness. Understanding the latter makes possible the former. In 1972 Walter Rodney, describing the…
(2022-04-17). Delcy Rodríguez: NATO's Role in World Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 11, 2022. Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez gave a speech on "Multilateralism for Peace and Stability" at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey last month. The Vice President spoke on NATO's role in world conflict and made an appeal for…
(2022-04-17). US Tries to Paint David as Goliath, Hides Own Role. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Patrick Welch Revolutionary sources from Cuba to China to Bolivia to Venezuela and Vietnam are not confused about who is David and who is Goliath in this story. Nor are other victims of endless coup attempts and regime change wars waged by the US and its steroid addled NATO doppelganger. The people of Libya,…
(2022-04-17). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.
(2022-04-17). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.
(2022-04-17). Wednesday 5/18: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2022-04-17). SNB 61: Tigres noquean en jornada pasada por agua. cubadebate.cu Un fuera de combate propinado por los líderes del campeonato fue lo más relevante en esta jornada de sábado, donde la lluvia se llevó el protagonismo, al no permitir partidos en dos estadios y obligar a sellar en otro.
(2022-04-17). Egypt Decides to Save Itself from Hunger on its Own. journal-neo.org 
Video reports on national TV channels and the Internet about half-empty supermarket shelves in the US and Western Europe are causing widespread nervousness about the world's food security prospects. Despite warnings from Moscow, no one in Europe took into account that with the introduction of provocative Russophobic sanctions, designed to cripple the Russian economy, essential …
(2022-04-17). Hannover, Germany. Ukrainian Refugees Burn Cars Belonging To Germans Who Immigrated From Russia In 1990s. southfront.org
(2022-04-17). EU eyeing banking, energy sectors for 6th sanctions package. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — President of the European Commission said that the EU was considering measures against the banking sector, in particular, Sberbank, as well as restrictions in the energy sector in discussing further sanctions against Russia.
(2022-04-17). Zelensky warns Russia over continuing siege of Mariupol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that negotiations with Russia would come to a halt if the Ukrainians defending the port city of Mariupol are killed.
(2022-04-17). Frank Answers To Our Readers' Questions On Moskva Cruiser Case. southfront.org 
In recent days we have received dozens of questions about the situation around the Moskva cruiser to our email, with even more questions have been asked in the comments. We are not the Russian MoD, but having summarised all the available information we can give our opinion on the case. | — Is the cruiser's captain dead? | No, the cruiser's captain is alive and took part in the general formation of the cruiser's crew in Sevastopol yesterday. Reports about cruiser's captain death are a fake, spread by Ukra…
(2022-04-16). Liberal Russophobia And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org The city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, gender, disability, religion, and national origin. Such discrimination is prohibited by most cities, states, and the federal government as well. But one wouldn't know that due to a plethora of discriminatory acts carried out against Russian nationals. The latest perpetrator is the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) , which announced that citizens of Russia and Belarus who reside in those countries will be barred from participating in the Boston marathon taking place on April 18, 2022. The war in Ukraine, years…
(2022-04-16). American Dissent On Ukraine Is Dying In Darkness. popularresistance.org As the death toll in Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues to rise, there have only been a handful of Westerners publicly questioning NATO and the West's role in the conflict. These voices are becoming fewer and further between as a wave of feverish backlash engulfs any dissent on the subject. One of these voices belongs to Professor Michael J. Brenner, a lifelong academic, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS/Johns Hopkins, as well as former Director of the International Relations & Global Studies…
(2022-04-16). Russian MoD Briefing For Evening Of 16 April 2022. southfront.org 
The Russian Armed Forces continue a special military operation in Ukraine. | During the day, high-precision airborne missiles hit 15 enemy targets. Among them: in the areas of Barvenkovo, Rubizhne, Popasna, Novozvanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Selidovo, Novobakhmutovka, six sites of concentration of Ukrainian military equipment and seven strongholds of the Ukrainian troops were destroyed. | As a result of the strikes, more than 320 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and wounded, 23 armoured vehicles and seven vehicles of…
(2022-04-16). Fire From The Skies: Russia Increases Strikes In Ukraine. southfront.org 
Russian forces are in the Mariupol port area | The 51st day of the Russian military operation in Ukraine was opened with a new round of Russian missile strikes on military infrastructure of the Kyiv government. | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons destroyed the production buildings of the armoured vehicles and tank plant in Kyiv and a workshop for repairing military equipment in Nikolaev. | During the night, strikes with air-launched missiles h…
(2022-04-16). Moscow bars entry to Russia for UK's Johnson, Truss, Wallace. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Russia has banned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the UK's "hostile" stance on the war in Ukraine.
(2022-04-16). U.S., EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia': fmr. NATO adviser. mronline.org 
Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the roots of the Ukraine-Russia war and its growing dangers.
(2022-04-16). What's the truth behind the Bucha and Kramatorsk events? iacenter.org By Richie Merino April 15, 2022 April 10 — Last weekend, Ukraine's President Vlodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of committing war crimes in the city of Bucha, near Kiev. Moscow immediately denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" and implying that Ukrainian right-wing nationalists, with support from the Kiev regime, staged the event, placing deceased bodies in the streets of Bucha in order to derail peace talks and distract the media from covering mounting evidence of war crimes committed by Ukraine's own military. Anti-NATO protest, Bratislava, Slovakia, Feb. 2. It's important to understand th…
(2022-04-16). Weapons Are Not Helping: How Do We End the War in Ukraine? covertactionmagazine.com Ukrainians are now suffering under an illegal and brutal invasion by Russia. Although Russia certainly did not start the eight-year-long …
(2022-04-16). Patrick Lancaster and Maximilian Clarke Report from Mariupol. libya360.wordpress.com Battle Raging On The Azov Sea In Mariupol (Special Report Under Fire) Mariupol Residents Expose War Crimes & Show Dead Ukraine Soldiers Dozens of Murdered civilians Found in Mariupol after Ukraine retreats (Some hands bound) Mariupol Residents Accuse Ukraine Of Firing On Civilians Russian Soldiers Evacuate Children from Dangerous Areas of Mariupol The largest steel…
(2022-04-16). NATO's military buildup on eastern flank to lengthen, broaden war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyApril 16, 2022 World Insights: NATO's expansion to worsen Ukraine crisis, decay European security Transferring massive weapons to Ukraine, massing a large number of troops in eastern Europe, and welcoming Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, NATO has been very much engaged itself so far in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. …
(2022-04-16). White House says "nothing will dissuade" US from arming Ukraine. wsws.org Russia has submitted a formal note protesting the US transfer of billions of dollars in military hardware to Ukraine, and raising the prospect of Russian retaliation against US/NATO arms shipments.
(2022-04-16). Siding With Ukraine's Far-Right, US Sabotaged Zelensky's Peace Mandate. popularresistance.org The House was gearing up to impeach Donald Trump for freezing weapons shipments to Ukraine while pressuring its government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The Beltway media was consumed with frenzy of a presidency in peril. But Professor Cohen, one of the leading Russia scholars in the United States, was concerned with what the impeachment spectacle in Washington meant for the long-running war between the US-backed Ukrainian government and Russian-backed rebels in the Donbas. | The subsequent impeachment trial, and bipartisan US policy since, has made clear that Washington has had no interest in havi…
(2022-04-16). After the Fiasco in Africa, Macron "Improves" His Image via Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
The President of France, amidst the failures of his policy in Africa, after just taking up the rotating post of President of the European Union, tried without much success to "restart" relations with the Dark Continent, in particular through strengthening the EU's ties with the African Union. However, in reality, apart from declarative appeals, he has …
(2022-04-16). After Ukraine, Turkey to provide Bayraktar combat drones to neighboring Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 16, 2022 Slovakia eyes Bayraktar drones Slovakia is in talks for the procurement of unmanned armed aerial vehicle TB2 developed by Turkish company Baykar, the country's defense minister, Jaroslav Nad, has announced. Nad made the announcement on his Twitter account. "Works on acquiring drones for the Slovak military [are] moving forward. Good …
(2022-04-16). Bordering Ukraine: NATO deploys Ground Air Ground module to Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 16, 2022 NATO deploys Ground-Air-Ground module forward to strengthen Alliance defensive posture on eastern flank On April 15, 2022, NATO's Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACCC) in Poggio Renatico, Italy, deployed one of its Ground Air Ground (GAG) communications modules to Campia Turzii, Romania, to support Allied Air Operations in its …
(2022-04-16). Bordering Ukraine: NATO deploys German-Dutch missile task force to Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 15, 2022 German-Dutch Air and Missile Defence Task Force deploy to Slovakia A binational, Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force is deploying PATRIOT systems near Sliaƒç airbase, Slovakia in April to reinforce NATO's defence capabilities on the Eastern flank…. [F]ollowing a decision by the Governments of Germany and the Netherlands, additional …
(2022-04-16). Germany is Involved in 'Military Biological Activities' in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova's Interview with "RT" TV Channel, Moscow, April 16, 2022 Question: It became known that during the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops discovered new documents on military biological activities in Ukraine. Can you talk about this in more detail? Maria Zakharova: As a result of the Special Military Operation…
(2022-04-16). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On April 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
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(2022-04-16). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia attacked an armoured plant in Kyiv with a high-precision air-launched missile; | Russia attacked a military equipment repair facility in Mykolaiv with a high-precision air-launched missile; | Russia attacked UAF positions in Povstanskoe with a high-precision air-launched missile; | Russia attacked UAF positions in Lysychansk with a high-precision air-launched missile; | Russia attacked UAF positions in Petrovskoe with a high-precision air-launched missile; | Russ…
(2022-04-16). [World Report] Doctors renew calls for nuclear disarmament. thelancet.com Amid escalating threats due to the war in Ukraine, doctors have been urged to support nuclear disarmament together. Paul Webster reports.
(2022-04-16). Second British Mercenary Captured In Mariupol (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Another British Mercenary has been captured by the Russian military and the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic in the city of Mariupol. | On April 16, Russian journalist Andrey Rudenko shared a video of the captured mercenary who was identified as Shaun Pinner. In the video Shaun Pinner, 48, says that he was fighting in the ranks of the 36th Marine Brigade's 1st Battalion."I was fighting in Mariupol for five-six weeks and now I'm in Donetsk People's Republic," Peter says. | Shaun,…
(2022-04-16). First Footage From Illich Plant In Mariupol Under DPR Control (Photos, Video 18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The mop up operations in the city of Mariupol continue. On April 15, the joint Russian and DPR troops claimed another victory. The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that Russian and DPR troops took control over the Illich Iron and Steel Plant in the city of Mariupol. It was one of the main hotspots of resistance of the AFU in the city. | The Illich plant was mainly defended by the 36th AFU Marine Brigade. Days before, large groups of the Ukrainian marines surrend…
(2022-04-16). Venezuela Commemorates 20th Anniversary of the Failed Coup against Hugo Chávez. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa On April 13, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the victory of the people and the defeat of the 2002 US-backed coup against president Hugo Chávez. Photo: PSUV/Twitter The failed coup was the first victory of the Venezuelan people against US imperialism in…
(2022-04-16). Sharif's retaliation: Pakistani airstrikes kill 45 Afghan civilians, including women, children. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In the Abrahamic world during Ramadan, Easter and Passover. Daily SabahApril 16, 2022 Pakistani rocket fire kills 45 Afghans, say Taliban At least 45 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in airstrikes and artillery shelling by Pakistani forces along its border with Afghanistan, local Taliban officials said Saturday. The attacks were carried out …
(2022-04-16). Report: Turkey to prevent Russia reinforcing Black Sea Fleet. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 16, 2022 Turkey's grip on Black Sea access hinders Russia after Moskva sinkingAnkara will allow no replacement ships from Moscow to pass, experts say The dramatic sinking of Russia's guided missile cruiser Moskva — the flagship of its Black Sea fleet — on Thursday was followed by a U.S. defense official telling reporters …
(2022-04-16). Ejército israelí intensifica violencia contra palestinos. telesurtv.net El ejército de Israel ha asesinado cinco veces más palestinos en lo que va de 2022 que el mismo período en 2021.
(2022-04-16). Russian Federation Urgent Humanitarian Response Statement On 16 April 2022. southfront.org 
SF note: We publish the translation of the Russian Federation's statement as close as possible to the Russian original, seeking to keep the style of the initial text. The statement itself is, of course, of historical interest. However, its substance once again raises more questions than answers for the independent observer. | During April 16, 2022, there was a sharp increase in the intensity of radio communications between militants of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries blocked in Mariupol at Azovst…
(2022-04-16). Russia's Sergey Glazyev introduces the new global financial system. mronline.org 
The world's new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity.
(2022-04-16). Russia expels 18 EU diplomats from Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — Russia on Friday expelled 18 European Union diplomats in retaliation for Brussels' decision to declare 19 Russians personae non-gratae earlier this month.
(2022-04-16). Military Situation In Syria On April 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 16, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province, 1 — in Latakia province; | On April 16, an explosive device exploded in the Al-Sil neighborhood in Daraa city. No casualties were reported; | On April 15, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Tal Tamar area; | On April 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed force…
(2022-04-16). Russia can use Iran experience to evade sanctions: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) — As Russia faces unprecedented sanctions on virtually all sectors of its economy, it may have to turn to Iran which has more than four decades of experience with Western embargoes, a report by a western media says.