(2022-03-18). VIDEO: Former top Pentagon advisor Col. Doug Macgregor on Russia-Ukraine war. thegrayzone.com Former senior advisor the Secretary of Defense Col. Doug Macgregor joined Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a candid, live discussion of the Russia-Ukraine war. Col. Macgregor analyzed the battlefront as Russia advanced on Ukrainian positions and offered a withering assessment of the "NATOization" of Ukraine and the role of neoconservatives and the "uni-party" in driving the war from Washington.
(2022-03-18). Russia, Ukraine, and the Race Problem. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong — Mar 9, 2022 | The American public are inundated with anti-Russian war propaganda that is worse than in the days of the Red Scare. | Russia has been the subject of intense outrage in the West following its decision to wage a military offensive against Ukraine. The military operation caught many by surprise. While the Western foreign policy establishment exploited the development as a "told you so" moment, the general public was thrown into a state of utter confusion. A particularly comforting explanation for the conflict has been a singular and decontextualized "Russian aggression." At the…
(2022-03-18). Kyiv's Forces Are On Retreat In Donbass. Rubezhnoe Falls. Severodonetsk Is Next. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The joint forces of Russia, DPR, and LPR have been successfully developing their operation in the region of Donbass. | As of March 18, troops of the Lugansk People's Republic, with support of the Russian Armed Forces, liberated more than 90% of the territory in which it declared its independence. This means that 90% of the territory of Ukraine's Lugansk Region is in thehands of LPR. | Late of March 17, LPR troops took control of the key settlement of Rubezhnoe, north of the Severo…
(2022-03-18). We Are in a Period of Great Tectonic Shifts. dissidentvoice.org 
Chiharu Shiota (Japan), Navigating the Unknown, 2020. The war in Ukraine has focused attention on the shifts taking place in the world order. Russia's military intervention has been met with sanctions from the West as well as with the transport of arms and mercenaries to Ukraine. These sanctions will have a major impact on the …
(2022-03-18). Faced with a new wave of COVID-19, France ends public health restrictions. wsws.org A new wave of COVID-19, driven by a new subvariant of the Omicron variant, threatens to infect tens of millions of people in France and across Europe.
(2022-03-18). French CGT union backs NATO imperialism in Russian-Ukrainian war. wsws.org Waging the necessarily international struggle against war, in France and elsewhere, requires mobilizing workers independently of the trade unions.
(2022-03-18). Spain mobilises 23,000 police in bid to crush nationwide truckers strike. wsws.org The truckers have been on an indefinite nationwide strike since Monday, protesting rising fuel prices amid the NATO war drive targeting Russia.
(2022-03-18). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire. orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Mar 14, 2020 | Since the turn of the century the US has marched steadily eastward across Europe with an occupation force called NATO. Supposedly a military alliance, NATO is really just the US plus its subordinate nations. It's hostile to many peoples of the world in West Asia/Middle East, Africa and Latin America, but it's especially preoccupied with Russians. NATO's newest members include: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (all joined 2004); Albania and Croatia (both joined 2009); Montenegro (joined 2017) and North Macedonia (joined 2020); Georgia and Ukr…
(2022-03-18). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years. indybay.org People are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
(2022-03-18). Prime minister: Hungary will not be dragged into "cruel, lengthy and bloody war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Budapest TimesMarch 15, 2022 Orbán: 'We won't allow left wing to drag Hungary into war' "We won't allow the left wing to drag Hungary into war," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, addressing a March 15 national holiday commemoration in front of Parliament. Orbán declared that voters who wanted peace and security would cast …
(2022-03-18). Much wants more and loses all. indybay.org It is the West that cannot imagine a life without money and the resultant luxuries. Sanctions or no sanctions, Western companies will sooner or later (I bet: sooner) resume business with Russia because — as everybody in the West knows — "money makes the world go round".
(2022-03-18). China to continue regular trade, economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine. ecns.cn China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that China would continue trade and economic cooperation with both Russia and Ukraine based on equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.
(2022-03-18). Russian court rejects appeal by historian Yuri Dmitriev, upholds 15-year prison sentence. wsws.org Amidst the war in Ukraine, the Putin regime is continuing its crackdown on all efforts to uncover the crimes of Stalinism.
(2022-03-18). U.S. and NATO hold key to solving Ukraine crisis, says Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-03-18). Another flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrives safely. ecns.cn A temporary flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrived in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on Friday morning.
(2022-03-18). U.S. urged to open up on Ukraine labs. ecns.cn The United States has been urged to act responsibly and clarify matters regarding its global biological-military activities, including at its biological laboratories in Ukraine.
(2022-03-17). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. workers.org 
People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25. A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme . . . |
(2022-03-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Fuel prices rise due to war in Ukraine triggering workers' protests in Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus and France; South African Clover workers stoppage enters week 16 as gold miners continue stoppage at Sibanye-Stillwater, both face union sabotage; protests in southern Iraq over food prices as cost of sunflower oil and wheat from Ukraine rise due to war…
(2022-03-17). "Imperative": Kosovo petitions Biden for fast-tracked NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Note how the very Reuters that in 1999 dutifully echoed claims by the U.S. and NATO, as did all other major government and private news sources, that NATO bombarded a European nation for 78 days because of the "worst genocide since Hitler" and "200,000 young Albanian men missing and presumed killed" now writes — almost …
(2022-03-17). Anniversary: Under NATO occupation, 2004 attacks were effort to obliterate Kosovo Serbs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug NewsMarch 17, 2022 Petkovic: 2004 pogrom was aimed at obliterating all traces of Kosovo Serbs' existence The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic on Thursday said March 17, 2004 was one of the most difficult days in Serbia's recent history as, on that day, ethnic Albanians in Kosovo-Metohija had been …
(2022-03-17). We Need to Build a Labor Movement That's Willing to Break the Law. truthout.org 
The United States has one of the lowest levels of unionization among developed countries, with less than 11 percent of total workers being members of a union. In Sweden, on the other hand, over 66 of the labor force is unionized; in Belgium,
(2022-03-17). European crisis widens as rump Bosnia joins Kosovo in demanding NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 17, 2022 Bosnia will be 'safer' if it becomes member of both EU, NATO: Bosniak member of presidencySefik Dzaferovic calls on EU, NATO to open their doors to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Western Balkans Also see: "Imperative": Kosovo petitions Biden for fast-tracked NATO membership Bosnia and Herzegovina will be a safer place if the …
(2022-03-17). Estonia: NATO boosts battle group troop strength. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 16, 2022 NATO troops stationed in Estonia rise to 1,700, majority British Estonia's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) NATO battlegroup has doubled in size and there are currently 1,700 troops stationed at Tapa military base. The battlegroup has been present in Estonia since 2017 and, until the start of 2022, it contained approximately 1,000 …
(2022-03-17). Estonian military chief inspects U.S./NATO air, air defense exercise near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 15, 2022 President Karis: Permanent NATO presence key to eastern flank defense The contribution of both NATO and non-NATO members to a large-scale air defense exercise, and their permanent and boosted presence, are crucial to Baltic Sea region security, President Alar Karis says. Making his remarks while visiting the U.S. and international Operation …
(2022-03-17). Sanctions: The Unintended Consequence Of Involuntary Decolonization. popularresistance.org In support of the white supremacist Ukrainian puppet government, many US and European companies have been withdrawing from doing business in Russia. The supposed purpose of such sanctions is, of course, to strangle a country's economy and its people into submission to the will of imperialists. And yes, sanctions kill, particularly in countries that do not have access to certain goods, necessary materials and complex technological services and need to import them. But there is also another aspect of sanctions, and that is the looting via the "confiscation" of assets belonging to the sanctioned country. Theft and p…
(2022-03-17). Calling Ukraine "Relatively Civilized" Invokes a Racist Ranking of Europeanness. truthout.org 
CBS senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata's contrast of Ukraine, which he described as "relatively civilized, relatively European," with Iraq and Afghanistan, where "conflict has been raging for decades," went viral and offended millions around the globe. This dangerous comment was a sobering reminder of the persisting racism, Islamophobia and colonial mentalities still propagated by mainstream media. While people from the Middle East expressed their shock and disappointment at being…
(2022-03-17). Push for more regulation and 'quality controls' may further complicate medicine supply in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The creation of the African Medicines Agency with the objective of maintaining European standards for medicines in the continent may hamper the supply of regular and economical versions of medicines in areas where access is already skewed…
(2022-03-17). ERC President visits Imperial as latest European grant award success celebrated. imperial.ac.uk The President of the European Research Council visited Imperial this week as the latest ERC grantees were announced.
(2022-03-17). Nationalist frenzy mounts to seize art of Russia's Morozov Collection on exhibit in Paris. wsws.org The exhibit revives the profound, imperishable link established between Russian and European culture as they flowered in the decades before the 1917 October Revolution.
(2022-03-17). "If we're in a major conflict": U.S., Britain lead commando exercise in Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaMarch 17, 2022 Strengthening alliances through joint NATO training Pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron and HH-60G Pave Hawks and crew assigned to the 56th RQS, both from Aviano Air Base, Italy, alongside Royal Marines Commando Mobile Air Operations team with Commando Helicopter Force performed joint …
(2022-03-17). U.S. deploys nuclear-capable B-52s to Arctic in support of NATO exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandMarch 15, 2022 Stratofortess Flies Bomber Task Force Mission in Arctic Region The most recent Bomber Task Force mission in Europe occurred today in the North Sea and Arctic regions. B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, departed from RAF Fairford, England, and flew to the North Sea off the …
(2022-03-17). Exorcizar a Venezuela, bendecir a Irán y que EE.UU. pegue una. globalizacion.ca De esta guerra civil europea saldrá seguramente el bosquejo de un nuevo orden mundial. Algunos de los participantes del juego están, yo diría, algo angustiados. El presidente norteamericano detenta una imagen negativa del 58% pero, para su tranquilidad, es la…
(2022-03-17). Airport security staff across Germany go on strike demanding wage hike. peoplesdispatch.org Security staff at various airports across Germany, under the leadership of the Verdi union, are demanding a general increase in hourly wages along with pay parity in different sectors of work…
(2022-03-17). NATO chief on unprecedented military deployments to Russian border: "Germany is leading the way" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 17, 2022 NATO Secretary General, German Chancellor discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked German chancellor Olaf Scholz for his strong personal commitment to NATO and Germany's leading role in the Alliance during a visit to Berlin on Thursday (17 March 2022). *** NATO has reinforced its presence in the …
(2022-03-17). Raeisi felicitates Ireland on Independence Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) — In a message to the President of the Republic of Ireland, President Raiesi congratulated the anniversary of the country's independence.
(2022-03-17). Serbia doesn't expect West to react to complete ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Serbs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug NewsMarch 16, 2022 Vucic: We are not so naive as to expect Western reaction to Pristina's raid Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he expected no reaction from the international community to an early morning raid by Pristina's special police forces in several Serb homes in Strpce, Sevce and Brezovica, Kosovo-Metohija, because Pristina …
(2022-03-17). Strike force completes first of dual NATO war games in Norway. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command OperationsMarch 17, 2022 NATO exercise Brilliant Jump 22 concludes in Norway Exercise Brilliant Jump 22, an annual deployment exercise of the NATO Response Force (NRF), wrapped up in southern Norway on Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 following over two weeks of intense training. Naval, air and land forces from 12 NATO nations, including approximately …
(2022-03-17). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: New cases of COVID-19 continue downward trend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New cases of COVID-19 are down 90% from the peak, with under 75,000 new cases reported last week across the U.S. "What we're observing is a pretty dramatic suppression of cases," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This is good news, but we need to be cautious." Dr. Poland warns that there are still people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, including people who are immunocompromised; children under 5 who cannot yet be…
(2022-03-17). Mayo Clinic researchers recommend investments in vaccine safety in Nature commentary. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The leaders of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group are emphasizing the need for increased long-term study of vaccines and their mechanisms with future safety of patients in mind. Gregory Poland, M.D., and Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., write in their commentary in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Immunology that greater focus on understanding vaccines' downstream effects, not only on immunity but also on all the other biological systems will provide information that can help make vaccines safer…
(2022-03-17). NATO's eastern flank: Britain to deploy missile defense system to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 17, 2022 UK to deploy missile defense system in Poland to help deter Russia Britain will deploy its Sky Saber missile defense system to Poland and send about 100 more troops, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday, as allies seek to bolster the security of the eastern flank of NATO amid …
(2022-03-17). Poland to make its army "one of the strongest in NATO" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 17, 2022 Senators vote to expand Poland's armed forces amid Russia-Ukraine war Poland aims to modernise and expand its armed forces into one of the strongest in NATO, under a homeland defence bill backed unanimously by senators on Thursday. *** Deputy Prime Minister Jaros≈Çaw Kaczy≈Ñski, who is in charge of security, has said …
(2022-03-17). War In Ukraine Day 22: Fog Of War Is Thinning. southfront.org 
A Russian battle tank near Kyiv | The 22nd day of the Russian military operation in Ukraine passed through the path laid down by the developments of the last days. Both Ukraine and Russia reported no major military breakthroughs in the form of capturing of large cities or offensive operations. Nonetheless, the joint forces of Russia, the DPR and the LPR once again tightened the creep on Kyiv's forces in the region of Donbass. At the same time, Russia reinforced its gains around the Ukrainian capital as well as the country's n…
(2022-03-17). How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing To 'Ukrainize' Brazil. popularresistance.org Sà£o Paulo, Brazil — During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia — posing with assault rifles on Instagram, reciting prayers to the special forces, and sharing video monologues praising the brotherhood of people from around the world who had gathered in a training base near the Ukrainian city of Lviv to kill Russian "communists." The group's inexperience was demonstrated by the fact that most of their social media posts included their geo-location information. | This all change…
(2022-03-17). Deranged Russophobia: Ukrainian Journalist Proposes Exterminating Russian Children. orinocotribune.com Russophobia is out of control at the moment, as evidenced by a Ukrainian journalist who openly proposed, on national television, that if Russian children were killed, they would never grow up, and thus Russia would disappear. | The comments were made by Fakhrudin Sharafmal, an anchor for Ukraine's Channel 24, on Tuesday, March 15. Sharafmal considered it appropriate and pertinent, during programming seen by thousands of Ukrainians, to propose a "final solution" to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Sharafmal endorsed the strategy of Adolf Eichmann while a photo of the well-known Nazi, the architect…
(2022-03-17). In Video: Epic Fails Of Ukrainian Propaganda. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | While the Ukrainian officials made a bet on the informational warfare, the ongoing military operations in Ukraine unveiled their complete incompetence. All the main provocations aimed at blaming the Russian military of inhumane actions against civilians and used by Zelenskiy as the pretext for yet another plea for more military supplies from the West were revealed before Mr Zelenskiy released his daily video appeals to his Western counterparts. | Even superficial analyses are sufficient to rev…
(2022-03-17). NATO, EU, Quad states besiege India over refusal to join anti-Russia crusade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduMarch 17, 2022 Amid Ukraine crisis, Delhi receives a flurry of NATO allies and Quad partnersSuhasini Haidar Amidst a global call by NATO countries and western allies to join sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold back—to—back summits with Quad partners, including an in—person summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio …
(2022-03-17). Victoria Nuland: Ukraine has "biological research facilities," worried Russia may seize them. mronline.org 
The neocon's confession sheds critical light on the U.S. role in Ukraine, and raises vital questions about these labs that deserve answers.
(2022-03-17). Sri Lankan workers and youth speak out against US-led war drive and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org Workers and youth discussed the roots of the war in Ukraine, its catastrophic consequences, and the international socialist program required to stop it.
(2022-03-17). Russia-Ukraine Talks Continue Amid Contradictory Signals From Zelensky. popularresistance.org The ongoing round of talks between Ukraine and Russia resumed on Wednesday, March 16, amidst contradictory signals from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the last few days. The current round of talks being held via video conferencing began on Monday. | There have been three rounds of talks already between the two countries since the start of the Russian attack on February 24. Except agreeing to implement a temporary ceasefire to evacuate civilians from war zones, the talks so far have failed to yield any results. | On Tuesday, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to president Zelensky, expressed hope that though "t…
(2022-03-17). Australian flood victims in northwest Sydney reveal extent of the devastation. wsws.org "Russia isn't the best place to live in right now, nor is Ukraine, and we're not the best place either"