(2022-06-27). Biden Will Use European Tour To Step Up Western Pressure on China. news.antiwar.com This week, President Joe Biden is traveling to Europe for meetings with NATO and Group of Seven (G7) leaders. The White House has plans to use the summits to increase Western pressure on China. Biden is currently in the German Alps on the first leg of his trip. On Sunday, he met with German Chancellor …
(2022-06-26). Europe dumps its climate commitments after facing shortage of Russian gas. peoplesdispatch.org The quick shift by rich European countries to "dirty" energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the future of the environmental movement…
(2022-06-26). The Fantasy Of Fanaticism. popularresistance.org For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimism that existed in Ukraine following Russia's decision to terminate "Phase One" of the SMO (a major military feint toward Kiev), and begin "Phase Two" (the liberation of the Donbass), was no longer warranted. "The strategies and…
(2022-06-26). Kiev On Fire: Russian Missiles Hit Military Plant, Revenge For Bloody Attacks In Donbass (Videos). southfront.org 
June 26 began with a missile attack on the capital of Ukraine. Several rockets reportedly hit Kiev in early hours.The Russian Ministry of Defence is yet to comment of the strikes. | The missile strikes were carried out on the Shevchenko district in the center of Kiev. It is reported that the capital was hit by at least four missiles. According to some reports, at least 14 missiles hit the city. According to Yuriy Ignat, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Kiev was hit with Russian X101 missi…
(2022-06-26). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reports CIA officers are in Kiev to pass intelligence to Ukrainian officials, and special operations forces from several allied countries are training Ukrainian troops near the battlefield. The covert operations in Ukraine are a part of a significant effort by Western governments to weaken Russia. Citing unnamed current and former officials, …
(2022-06-26). Thousands Protest As G7 Convenes In Germany. popularresistance.org About 4,000 protesters gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven (G7) leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in Germany's Bavarian Alps. | Organisers said they hoped to mobilise up to 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city and were disappointed by the initial low turnout at Munich's Theresienwiese park, German news agency dpa reported. | Uwe Hiksch, one of the protest organisers, said potential participants might consider it inappropriate to challenge the world's wealthiest democracies during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "We have the impression that many people are unsettled by the war…
(2022-06-26). 720 Fighters Killed, Attack On Zmeiny Island Thwarted And Other Failures Of Ukrainian Forces Over Past Day Russian MoD. southfront.org 
On June 26, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that over 720 Ukrainian militants were killed, 12 tanks and other…
(2022-06-26). Gorskoe-Zolotoe Trap: Ukrainian Forces Attempt To Flee. Civilians Leave Their Shelters (Video 18+). southfront.org 
On June 21, Russian units advanced south of Lisichansk and took control of the towns of Ustinovka, Mirnaya Dolina and the village of Podlesnoe. They reached Rai-Aleksandrovka and established tight fire control over the only road that leads from the areas of Zolotoe and Gorskoe. According to reports, over 2,000 Ukrainian troops were now encircled there. | So far, the trap for the AFU has narrowed. The towns of Gorskoe and Zolotoe are already almost the full contr…
(2022-06-26). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 26, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian forces took full control of the city of Severodonetsk; | Russia struck the AFU 169th Army training centre near Desna with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 199th Air Assault Troops training centre near Teterevka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 184th training centre near Starichi with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Avdeyevka with high-precision missiles; | On June 26, 720 AFU members were…
(2022-06-26). Scott Ritter: The Fantasy of Fanaticism. scheerpost.com 
Main square of Severodonetsk, Ukraine, February 2018. (Visem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) | By Scott Ritter / For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimi…
(2022-06-26). Russian missiles hit Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday, a day after the Russian forces took control of a key eastern city in a major setback for Ukraine.
(2022-06-26). Troops from U.S, NATO partners train at Georgian mountain range. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJune 26, 2022 Georgian, foreign servicemembers complete Basic Mountain Training Summer Course Georgian and foreign servicemembers completed a joint course for mountain training in the country's west on Sunday, the Defence Ministry has announced. The three-week course at western Georgia's Sachkhere Mountain Training School involved troops from the United States, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Armenia …
(2022-06-26). Turkish envoy says Azerbaijani army always ready for war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 26, 2022 Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani army is always ready for war "I congratulate the entire Azerbaijani people, led by Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, on the 104th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces. The decision of national leader Heydar Aliyev to celebrate June 26 as Armed Forces Day actually …
(2022-06-26). Karabakh war allows Ankara to expand pan-Turkic corridor to Chinese, Russian borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 26, 2022 Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to strengthen regional connectivity Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to strengthen regional connectivityAnkara, Baku and Nur Sultan will hold the the Trilateral Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers in Charge of Transport on Monday to strengthen regional connectivity and cooperation. The Turkish foreign ministry announced on Sunday …
(2022-06-26). French vote shows the undemocratic rot of the pan-European project 2/2. thesaker.is by Ramin Mazaheri and cross-posted with PressTV Part 1 discussed how a "hung parliament" isn't going to happen in France. President Emmanuel Macron won enough seats and can find plenty…
(2022-06-26). International statement: Israel out of the Tour de France! samidoun.net 
To add your organizational signature to this call, please email collectifpalestinevaincra@gmail.com. From July 1 to 24, 2022, the 109th edition of the Tour de France will launch from Copenhagen, Denmark, and then proceed through several cities in Belgium and France. For the third consecutive year, the biggest cycling competition in the world is welcoming the …
(2022-06-26). Videos of Massacre of Migrants by Morocco Cause Uproar While Spain Government Commends Rabat for 'Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, June 24, President Pedro Sánchez of Spain "On behalf of the Government of Spain, I would like to thank the Kingdom of Morocco for its extraordi…
(2022-06-26). Newest U.S. anti-missile warship leaves Baltic war games for Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces AfricaJune 17, 2022 USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy's newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces—Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022. Prior …
(2022-06-26). Sitrep Operation Z: Open Thread. thesaker.is by the Saker Staff for the Saker Blog Wow, too much information out there in addition to the world happenings. Today and tomorrow we have the G7 in Germany and…
(2022-06-26). At least 2 killed in Il-76 plane crash in Russia. ecns.cn At least two people were killed and five others injured after an Il-76 transport plane crashed in Russia's western region of Ryazan early Friday.
(2022-06-26). Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian to visit Turkey on Mon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials on bilateral issues and current developments in the region and the world.
(2022-06-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As immunity wanes for many vaccinated adults and omicron and its subvariants continue to circulate, it seems that just about everyone knows someone with a case of COVID-19. The steady increase in COVID-19 infections is due to changing, highly contagious variants, explains Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Dr. Poland says it's still important to take the precaution of mask-wearing in public areas, even if you have…
(2022-06-26). (W.E.Talk) Why the U.S. Keeps Doubting China on Human Rights Issues. ecns.cn Michael Borchmann, German expert on China and former head of the European and International Affairs Division of the Hessen State Government in Germany, shares his opinion.
(2022-06-26). Grigor Chifchian hails religions' freedom in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Archbishop of the Armenian Diocese in northwest Iran Grigor Chifchian hailed the Islamic Republic of Iran's attention to religions' freedom in the country.
(2022-06-26). Europa se acerca a Irán como parte de sus intentos de aislar a Rusia, asegura Charles Michel. cubadebate.cu El jefe del organismo europeo comentó la visita al país persa del alto representante de la UE para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad, Josep Borrell, que se reunió con el ministro iraní de Exteriores, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, como parte de los esfuerzos por reactivar y llevar a efecto el pacto nuclear iraní.
(2022-06-26). La Unión Europea importa más petróleo ruso, según Bloomberg. cubadebate.cu Europa ha incrementado la cantidad del petróleo importado desde Rusia, reportó Bloomberg tras recopilar los datos de rastreo de los buques petroleros. Pese al embargo acordado por el bloque hace menos de un mes, las refinerías del continente recibieron la semana pasada 1,84 millones de barriles diarios de crudo ruso.
(2022-06-26). France says G7 leaders to discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — A French presidential official announced on Sunday that leaders of G7 are scheduled to discuss Iran's nuclear deal.
(2022-06-26). Potencias occidentales rechazan las importaciones de oro ruso: øCuál será el impacto? cubadebate.cu Gran Bretaña, Estados Unidos, Canadá y Japón prohibirán la importación de oro desde Rusia. Por su parte, la Unión Europea estudiará la prohibición para que no perjudique su economía. Sin embargo, la decisión no supone una amenaza real para Rusia ya que los mayores consumidores se encuentran en Asia.
(2022-06-26). Turkish military base in Mosul comes under attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Sunday that Turkey's Zelikan base in the north of Iraq's Mosul has come under missile attack.
(2022-06-26). Russian MoD Releases Footage Of Recent Strikes On 'US-Trained Terrorists' In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org 
File image. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On June 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage showing the elimination of an ISIS cell responsible for the recent In a statement, the MoD said that the terrorist cell was one of many trained by the US at al-Tanf garrison in Syria's southeastern region."The terrorist cells,…
(2022-06-25). Minsk Deal was Used to Buy Time, Says Ukraine's Poroshenko. orinocotribune.com Petro Poroshenko said the Minsk agreements "meant nothing" and claimed credit for giving Kiev enough time to militarize. | Petro Poroshenko has admitted that the 2015 ceasefire in Donbass, which he negotiated with Russia, France and Germany as president of Ukraine, was merely a distraction intended to buy time for Kiev to rebuild its military. | He made the comments in interviews with several news outlets this week, including Germany's Deutsche Welle television and the Ukrainian branch of the US state-run Radio Free Europe. Poroshenko also defended his record as president between 2014 and 2019. | "We had achieved…
(2022-06-25). US Commander Says Russia and China's Partnership Means US Must Prepare for Attack on Guam. news.antiwar.com The head of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) on Friday Adm. John Aquilino said China's actions mean the US should spend more money on building up Guam's defenses. INDOPACOM is seeking additional funds for a program known as the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, and part of the plan is to buildup US military facilities in Guam. | "Guam has a 360-degree threat, so our ability to defend it and to be able to…