____ (2022-05-31). US gives Ukraine blank check for strikes inside Russia. wsws.org With the ink barely dry on the $40 billion weapons and aid package signed May 21 by the Biden administration, the United States is further expanding the range of long-range weapons it is flooding into Ukraine, vastly enlarging the terrain over which the war is being fought.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-05-31). DHS 'concerned' over Nazis returning to US after fighting in Ukraine. Why isn't the media? thegrayzone.com US corporate media has provided glowing coverage to Paul Gray, a notorious American white nationalist fighting in Ukraine. A DHS document warns he's not the only US fascist drawn to Kiev. As the United States undergoes a national mourning process over a spate of mass shootings, American white nationalists with documented histories of violence are attaining combat experience with advanced US-made weapons in a foreign proxy war. That's according to the Department of Homeland Security, which has been gathering intelligence …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-31). European Union reaches agreement to ban Russian oil imports. peoplesdispatch.org The sanctions will immediately impact two-thirds of Russian crude oil imports which are transferred via the sea. Following opposition by Hungary, the remaining one-third which is supplied through the Druzhba pipeline is temporarily exempt…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-31). Progressives in Denmark call to vote 'No' in upcoming EU defense opt-out referendum. peoplesdispatch.org In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, pro-EU sections have pushed to abolish Denmark's defense opt-out policy and to integrate the country into the EU's defense formations and military maneuvers…

Lucystock (2022-05-31). The Weekly Round-up: children's social care, traveller discrimination and Ukraine war crime verdictsÔøº. ukhumanrightsblog.com 30 May 2022 by Lucy Stock In the news: On Monday 23, the Russian tank commander Vadim Shishimarin was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Kyviv. He previously pleaded guilty to killing Oleksandr Shelypov, 62. Shishmarin's trial has been closely watched by investigators collecting evidence of possible war crimes to bring before …

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-05-31). Presentation of the Special Issue of the Journal "Maraya International" russiancouncil.ru On May 27, 2022, a presentation of a special issue of the Journal "Maraya International" took place at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)…