(2022-05-08). Humanitarian Operation To Evacuate Civilians From Azovstal Completed. southfront.org 
(2022-05-08). Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies. mronline.org 
We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called "the Triad") to maintain their exclusive control …
(2022-05-08). The Cossacks in Australia and Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine. journal-neo.org 
For many centuries, the Cossacks have been one of the symbols of Russia and a reliable pillar of the Tsar's power. During the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), most of the Cossacks supported the White Movement, whose defeat brought the old ways to an end. Supporters of the previous government were forced to either change their …
(2022-05-08). US sacrifices Ukraine to control Europe, Chinese vice FM says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — Chinese Vice Foreign Minister said that the US hopes to "add fuel to the fire" and hinder the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, adding that the US purpose is to sacrifice Ukraine to control Europe and weaken Russia.
(2022-05-08). Scott Ritter on Russia, USA, and Ukraine nazism. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-05-08). UK to provide $1.6B in additional military aid to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The United Kingdom will provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine.
(2022-05-08). EU resumes push to revive JCPOA with last-ditch attempt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The lull in the Vienna talks is over. The European Union has decided to dispatch its coordinator with the hope of breaking the ice amid a pause in the talks which have been put on hold nearly two months ago.
(2022-05-08). Sitrep Operation Z: Yeah, we have some Big Deals. thesaker.is Prepared by Saker Staff From the Russian Mod: "Thanks to unprecedented measures taken by the leadership of the Russian Federation, with the active participation of representatives of the United Nations…
(2022-05-08). Europe ¥s mad ban on Russian oil. thesaker.is By Jorge Vilches for the Saker Blog Ursula von der Leyen Cognitive scientists would concur in that the current performance of European leadership could be diagnosed as either myopic ignorance…
(2022-05-08). 71 Years of RFE/RL: How the CIA-Founded American State Run Media Outlet Survived the Soviet Collapse to Fight Cold War 2.0. orinocotribune.com Originally established as an anti-Bolshevik endeavor, RFE/RL has thrived as US-Russia relations have nose-dived | The first of May marks the 51st anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (hereinafter "RFE/RL", although this didn't become the official name until 1976) — radio stations which broadcast into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, respectively. As detailed in an internal CIA document from 1951 titled "Radio Aims and Objectives," RFE/RL was to be operated by refugees or exiles from the various Socialist Bloc countries to broadcast information intended to encourage "hatred against the regime(s…
(2022-05-07). On Wars, Propaganda and outright Lies. thesaker.is By Francis Lee for the Saker Blog. Here is a typical political offering from the British centre-left. As follows: "Putin's war on Ukraine has led to thousands of deaths, upended…
(2022-05-07). Expansion into Asia-Pacific: NATO military bloc is poison, not antidote. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 Japan shouldn't be a promoter for NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion The Ukraine crisis and the geopolitical tragedy it has triggered are not enough to kill the hunger of the US and some Western countries to reap political profits from the situation. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Boris …
(2022-05-07). Ukraine Snipers Killed Civilians in Mariupol Say Residents. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-05-07). Sycophants and Slaves: US Empire is Impervious to any Advice That Might Save it. orinocotribune.com The US Empire pulls out all the stops to forestall its own demise: neo-Nazis, proxy wars, its fearsome agitprop — still, it can't escape the writing on the wall, according to an American political analyst and writer. | Daniel Patrick Welch made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on a report which said two months after the warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine. | The Reuters report quoted US officials saying they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense US-China relations…
(2022-05-07). Orthodox Priest Falls Victim to Ukrainian Crimes Against Civilians. marktaliano.net via Vanessa Beeley "Ukrainian military keeps on murdering civilians in #Donbass. It is with deep regret that we inform you that Father Parthenius, rector of the church of St. Theodosius of Chernigov in the village of Mikhaylovka in the Luhansk region, died yesterday. He died from a shrapnel wound received during the shelling of the …
(2022-05-07). Touring an Aidar Dungeonv. mronline.org 
Shortly after the U.S.-backed Maidan coup in the winter of 2014, in conjunction with Crimea's secession from Ukraine and union with Russia in March of that year, protests began to break out in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in the east of the country, known together as Donbas.
(2022-05-07). Fighting Nazism in Ukraine and the West's Standoff with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com *Mikhail Noskov Far-right activists march through the streets of Kiev in torch-lit processions on the occasion of Stepan Bandera's birthday, January 2022 In just a few days comes the 77th anniversary of the decisive victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in which the Soviet Union played a pivotal role. This is a reminder…
(2022-05-07). Drones for Ukraine war win Turkey 120 F-16s deal: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 7, 2022 Key lawmakers signal allowing Turkey's purchase of F-16s: US media If Turkey "plays its cards right," it can convince the U.S. Congress to allow a roughly $6 billion purchase of 40 Block 70 F-16 fighter jets and approximately 80 modernization kits from Lockheed Martin to upgrade its existing fleet, the …
(2022-05-07). Georgian war party demands Saakashvili be transferred abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 7, 2022 Calls Mount for Saakashvili's Transfer Abroad, Gov't Refuses The ex-President's ally, Nika Melia, chair of the United National Movement, has expressed confidence that "in the near future Saakashvili will be transferred to a clinic abroad." Speaking with government-critical TV Pirveli, Melia argued on May 5 that amid Russia's aggression against Ukraine, …
(2022-05-07). China warns Asia against NATO repeating "barbaric atrocity" of 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 Ukraine war: China invokes 1999 Belgrade embassy bombing in attack on Nato expansion "The Chinese people will never forget this barbaric atrocity, and will never allow such history to repeat itself," Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations said of the 1999 Nato bombing of the Chinese embassy …
(2022-05-07). China Says NATO Expansion Has 'Sowed The Seeds Of Conflict'. popularresistance.org China's ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, told a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Ukraine Thursday that NATO's eastward expansion since the end of the Cold War has "sowed the seeds of conflict." | Zhang's comments came as Beijing commemorates the anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade on May 7, 1999, during the NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia. | "NATO's repeated eastward expansion after the Cold War has not only failed to make Europe any safer, but also sowed the seeds of conflict," Zhang said. "Contrary to its claim to be an organization defensive in nature, NATO has wantonly la…
(2022-05-07). Russian Aerospace Forces Used Stealth Cruise Missiles In Recent Attack On Odessa (Videos). southfront.org Kh-101 mounted on pylons. Photo: Russia MoD. | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have used Kh-101 stealth cruise missiles in their recent strike on military airfields in Ukraine's Odessa oblast. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the pinpoint missiles strike, which took place on the morning of May 7, destroyed equipment and systems of the Ukrainian Air Force, including a number of drones. | Ukrainian sources shared several videos showing Kh-101 cruise missiles heading towards their targets in Odessa. At…
(2022-05-07). The Food Crisis Didn't Begin With The War In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Even before the war in Ukraine, farmers across the U.S. were getting ready for higher prices on seed, fertilizer and crop chemicals. All winter, major farm media was warning farmers to book supplies early as prices would be high and supplies would be short. | The war has only amped up the concern among farmers and input suppliers. Like the oil companies that cited the sanctions on Russian oil to justify steep price increases (even though Russian oil continues to flow almost without interruption), corporate agribusiness has used the war as a justification to ramp up fertilizer, seed and chemical prices even furthe…
(2022-05-07). Germany enters war (de facto)/Arms delivery to Ukraine. iacenter.org By Sevim Dagdelen May 6, 2022 The author is chairperson of the parliamentary group of Die Linke (The Left Party) in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag (lower house) and its spokesperson for international politics and disarmament. This article was published in Junge Welt, April 29. Translation: John Catalinotto. On April 28, 2022, the Bundestag [German parliament] decided that Germany would de facto enter into war with Russia. With a motion, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democrats (SDP), Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens constituted themselves as a war coalition. The objections that…
(2022-05-07). George Soros and Ukraine as "Torpedo" against Russia\Commentary by Prof Anderson. marktaliano.net Tim Anderson Funder of 'color revolutions' and key U.S. foreign policy adviser George #Soros reportedly wanted #Ukraine used as a 'torpedo' against #Russia. He worked with #HillaryClinton the #NED and #USAID to that end, including orchestration of the #NeoNazi led #Maidan coup. READ MORE: Russia exposes Biden, George Soros and CDC involvement in Ukrainian Biolabs — Mark Taliano…
(2022-05-07). U.S. Regime Thinks It Should Be 'Calling the Shots' in Ukraine's War. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse This is a commentary upon N.Y. Times columnist Thomas Friedman's statement on May 6th that Ukraine's Government is and ought…
(2022-05-07). Turkish doctors mount nationwide strike as prices explode. wsws.org Amid unprecedented inflation and falls in living standards due to the pandemic and the Ukraine war, Turkish doctors have organized a two-day nationwide strike.
(2022-05-07). Open letter to German Chancellor Scholz expresses mounting opposition to threat of Third World War. wsws.org An open letter warning of the danger of a "Third World War" and rejecting the delivery of "heavy weapons" to Ukraine has received more than 200,000 signatures within a few days.
(2022-05-07). Journalist George Eliason on the Ukraine War. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-05-07). Cubans Pull Together after Enormous Blast Rocks Old Havana. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A. Maranges and Bill Hackwell, Havana on May 7, 2022 For any Havana resident, the Paseo del Prado is part of his or her identity. Walking along this immense avenue and enjoying the architecture and cultural diversity of this area is a pleasure that many of us enjoy, while for others, it is so…
(2022-05-07). Why Should Russia and the United States Be Enemies When They Have a 240-Year History of International Friendship and Support? libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov U.S. and Soviet troops embrace on the Elbe River on April 25, 1945, to celebrate their defeat of Naziism. [Source: history.com] April 25 marked the 77th anniversary of the "Oath of the Elbe," when U.S. and Russian soldiers embraced in a historic meeting on the Elbe River in Torgau, Germany, to mark the final…
(2022-05-07). High Level Delegation from Iran Visits Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Tortilla Con Sal "They think they will humiliate the world's Peoples, they think that they will force those Peoples to surrender, but Peoples have Creativity, they have Dignity, they have Strength." —Daniel Ortega Meeting of the President-Comandante Daniel and Compañera Rosario, Vice President of Nicaragua, with High-Level Delegation of Iran May 6th 2022 Words of…
(2022-05-07). Iran Promises to Provide Fuel to Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Iran is committing to supply fuel to Nicaragua and says its vision for the bilateral relationship is not solely economic. Iran's high-level delegation, headed by Minister of Petroleum Javab Owji, is in Nicaragua to strengthen cooperation in the areas of agriculture, livestock, technology, medicine, energy, petroleum, and parliamentary and foreign relations exchange. The delegation held…
(2022-05-07). ASEAN: eastern battleground in emerging global conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 7, 2022 China urges Asean to take regional lead as US 'tries to provoke arms race' China has urged Asean to take the lead in regional development and accused the US of trying to provoke an arms race in the Asia-Pacific. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the assessment in a …
(2022-05-07). China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO's deadly bombing of Chinese embassy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in 1999 Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Serbia and Serbian government officials held a commemorative event in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on Saturday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the former …
(2022-05-07). Japan's PM to employ Asia-Pacific military/defense forum to challenge Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 7, 2022 Japan PM Kishida eyes attending int'l security forum in June Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to attend a major international security forum next month in Singapore, Japanese government sources said Saturday. If realized, the attendance of a Japanese prime minister at the annual meeting from June 10 to 12 …
(2022-05-07). Tbilisi: Japan, Georgia denounce Russia, discuss trans-Eurasian connections. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 6, 2022 Japan's Vice FM Visits Tbilisi Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Tar≈ç Honda on May 3-4 visited Georgia, where he met the Economy Minister, Vice Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili, Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili, and deputy FM Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili. The senior diplomat and the Georgian Economy Minister during their meeting on May 4 …
(2022-05-07). China slams Japanese PM's five-nation ASEAN/NATO trip as provoking confrontation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 China hits out at Japanese PM's five-nation tour of 'confrontation' Beijing has accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of "provoking confrontation" between China and major powers after Tokyo and London signed a landmark pact to "rapidly accelerate" defence and security ties. On the final leg of his five-nation Asian …
(2022-05-07). S Korea says DPRK fires unidentified projectile into eastern waters. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday.
(2022-05-07). Germany Wants To Supply Kiev Forces With State-Of-The-Art Counter-Battery Radars — Report. southfront.org 
The soldiers of Artillery Training Battalion 345 are taking part in the Celtic Storm II exercise with their COBRA artillery detection radar. Source: Bundeswehr/Mario Bà§hr | Germany is planning to supply Kiev with COBRA counter-battery radars to help its forces take on the Russian artillery, Die Welt reported on May 5. | According to the news outlet, Kiev initially requested the supply of 40 COBRA systems. However, German can only supply five of its stock of 19 systems. | Th…
(2022-05-07). White House will do nothing as COVID-19 cases surge. wsws.org With the mainstream media acknowledging more than one million US deaths, and cases, hospitalizations and deaths once again rising, Biden's White House COVID response coordinator brushed aside any suggestion of reimposing mask mandates.
(2022-05-07). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war. indybay.org The delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
(2022-05-07). China will never forget NATO's bombing of Chinese embassy: spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-05-07). Serbia will not join NATO, might restore conscription. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — Serbia will remain a neutral country militarily, although it is surrounded by NATO member-states, and also might consider the question of restoring compulsory military service, President Aleksandar Vucic said.
(2022-05-07). Will Biden be trapped by Iran hawks? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — In a blow to the Biden administration's stated goal of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the US Senate approved two motions drafted by Republican senators who vehemently oppose diplomacy with Iran.
(2022-05-07). Megalopolis x Russia: Total War. thesaker.is by Pepe Escobar, posted with the author's permission and widely cross-posted After careful evaluation, the Kremlin is rearranging the geopolitical chessboard to end the unipolar hegemony of the "indispensable nation".
(2022-05-07). Russia Warplanes Warns Greater Idlib Militants With 'Flash Bombs' After Attack On Syrian Army (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
On May 7, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out a series of mock airstrikes over Greater Idlib…
(2022-05-07). US Pushes Fake Stories To Goad Russia Into Escalation. popularresistance.org Russia does not hide the death of high officers. It is impossible to do so over longer periods as such men are known by many others. It would be bad for any government to get caught in such a scheme. There is also no reason to do so. | Some U.S. sources claim that a general's death will demoralize the troops he led. The opposite is the case. Generals getting killed on or near the frontline demonstrate to frontline soldiers that they are not alone in their fighting and that their officers are doing the job while carrying the same high risk than they do. | The Pentagon denied any involvement: | The Pentagon denied…
(2022-05-07). Carrot and stick: U.S. pressure and extortion to break Latin America's ties with Russia and China. mronline.org 
In the last two weeks, the State Department has deployed an ambitious blackmailing persuasion program on countries located in the so-called "Western Hemisphere", with the aim of limiting their trade and cooperation ties with Moscow and Beijing.
(2022-05-07). Iran, Russia to bolster cooperation in oil, gas fields. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation will strengthen their cooperation in the fields of oil as well as financial cooperation.