(2022-03-19). France's Lutte Ouvrière demobilizes worker opposition to NATO-Russia war danger. wsws.org LO seeks to channel working class opposition behind the pro-capitalist trade unions, which support NATO warmongering against Russia.
(2022-03-19). Ionian Sea: NATO holds drills with three aircraft carriers, seven interceptor missile ships. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Sixth FleetMarch 18, 2022 Truman, Cavour and Charles de Gaulle Conduct Joint Operations in the Ionian Sea Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea, Mar. 17, in direct support of NATO security operations. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) integrated with the French carrier …
(2022-03-19). Opinion: India will not join any move by NATO against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com China DailyMarch 17, 2022 India's stance independent on NATO-Russia rowBy M.D. NalapatProfessor of international studies at Manipal University, India Since September 2021, some leaders of NATO member states had been repeating the error they made in 2014Ôºçof saying "post-Maidan revolution" Ukraine could soon join the European Union and NATO. In doing so, they ignored the …
(2022-03-19). "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.
(2022-03-19). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine—where responsibility lies. thelancet.com "Ukraine will either be free, independent, and European, or it will not exist at all", wrote the Ukrainian writer, Andrey Kurkov, this week. The health crisis facing 42 million Ukrainians has entered a desperate phase, one that is still not receiving the urgent attention it demands. First, the conflict has broken the country's already brittle health system, worsened by continued attacks by Russian armed forces on health workers and health facilities. Over 2 million people have been internally displaced.
(2022-03-19). #SpeakOutAgainstWW3: Workers and youth in Germany oppose militarism and war. wsws.org "Russian, Ukrainian and German workers must unite. They have the same interests. Nobody wants this war."
(2022-03-19). Zelensky appeals to Germany's militaristic traditions. wsws.org The Ukraine war serves as a welcome occasion for Germany's ruling class to realise long-term ambitions for military rearmament.
(2022-03-19). US military plane crashes in Norway. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — A US military aircraft with four crew on board is thought to have crashed in Norway while taking part in NATO exercises, Norwegian emergency services said on Friday.
(2022-03-19). U.S. loses helicopter, crew in NATO exercise in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 19, 2022 U.S. military aircraft crashes in Norway A U.S. plane with four crews taking part in a NATO exercise crashed in northern Norway on Friday, confirmed Hovedredningssentral (HRS), or the Joint rescue coordination center, in Northern Norway. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, a twin-engine vertical take-off military aircraft, was on a training …
(2022-03-19). Obama defense secretary Leon Panetta says NATO is in a "proxy war" with Russia. wsws.org Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense and CIA director under Obama and chief of staff for Bill Clinton, declared Thursday: "The way you get leverage is by, frankly, going in and killing Russians."
(2022-03-19). Australian government sending second shipment of arms to Ukraine. wsws.org Defence and intelligence figures have acknowledged that the arms could end up in the hands of fascist Ukrainian militias, but insist that is a price worth paying as the US escalates the confrontation with Russia.
(2022-03-19). Strong interest in SEP Sri Lanka meeting on Ukraine war crisis this Sunday. wsws.org WSWS readers in Sri Lanka and southern India said the site's analysis has helped them understand the root causes of the US-led war drive against Russia and how workers can fight the danger of a global military conflict.
(2022-03-19). Zelensky calls for peace talks with Russia 'without delay'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for meaningful peace and security talks "without delay" with Moscow.
(2022-03-19). Four pieces: China responds firmly to U.S. pressure over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 18, 2022 China-Russia relations the most important strategic asset that cannot be damaged by US provocation The close relationship between China and Russia has been a thorn in the US' side, especially against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. With the simmering of the situation, it couldn't be any clearer that Washington …
(2022-03-19). Sri Lankan visual and performance artist condemns attacks on Russian art and artists. wsws.org Lohan Gunaweera calls for a broad anti-war movement of the international working class to against the US-led NATO war preparations against Russia.
(2022-03-19). A letter to a friend on the historical and political background to the war in Ukraine. wsws.org This letter was sent by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to an individual who requested North's opinion on a recent online discussion held at a US college on the Russia-Ukraine war.
(2022-03-19). Nasrallah rejects Hezbollah forces' fighting in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah on Friday categorically denied the media reports that alleged that a number of Hezbollah fighters and military experts are fighting in Ukraine alongside the Russian Forces.
(2022-03-19). 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".
(2022-03-19). U.S. interceptor missile destroyer docks in Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Sixth FleetMarch 14, 2022 USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Arrives In Stockholm The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Stockholm, Sweden for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Sweden relations and build cohesion among key partners in the Baltic Sea region, March 14, 2022. The ship's presence in the …
(2022-03-19). Is Britain's Titanic Actually Sinking? journal-neo.org 
Against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, Boris Johnson, who just days ago found himself under increased criticism from the British and on the verge of impeachment for his indifference towards the subjects of the kingdom, decided to "brush his feathers and his tufts." Not surprisingly, in his attempt to stay relevant he turned to …
(2022-03-19). In talks with Chinese president, Biden bullies China over Ukraine. wsws.org The lack of any agreement from the Biden-Xi call underscores the recklessness of US actions in Ukraine and the danger that the war could rapidly escalate into a far broader conflict by drawing in other powers, including China.
(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). CIA has trained Ukrainians to kill Russian-speakers since 2014 US-backed coup. multipolarista.com CIA paramilitaries have been active in Ukraine training elite special operations forces to kill Russian-speaking Ukrainian separatists since soon after the 2014 US-sponsored coup. The US spy agency boasted that its influence "cannot be overestimated."
(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. popularresistance.org 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 Russian economy as well as the Central Asian states, but they will also negatively impact the European population who will see energy and food prices rise further. Until now, the West has decided not to intervene with direct military force or to try and establish a 'no-fly zone'. It is recognized, sanely, that such an intervention could escala…
(2022-03-18). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 16, 2022 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 economic sanctions imposed on Russia are dragging the whole world into a war that started long before the Russian intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24. A big calculation is which countries will be forced to accept the onerous economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. Countries rep…
(2022-03-18). If you care about Ukraine — disband NATO. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 17, 2022 Long before the Feb. 24 Russian intervention, the 2014 U.S.-backed fascist coup regime had reduced Ukraine to the poorest country, and with the highest rate of migration, in Europe. The International Monetary Fund restructured the economy and demanded austerity measures that gutted the pensions and cut social spending. Mass privatizations of socially owned property brought economic ruin. credit RT Now human trafficking in commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, along with the buying of children from orphanages, is more widespread in Ukraine than any other European country…
(2022-03-18). Ex-official of Polish town to host U.S. missiles: All military systems are aggressive. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agence France-PresseMarch 18, 2022 Poles worry of becoming Russian target over US missile base As the conflict in Ukraine rages, residents of a region in northern Poland that will house a United States missile facility worry they could become Russian targets in case of a wider conflict. "If a serious armed conflict breaks out, the …
(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). 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). 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). Pdte. de Belarús denuncia lanzamiento de misiles desde Ucrania. telesurtv.net El mandatario detalló que, desde la pasada semana, Ucrania atacó con varios misiles a Belarús.
(2022-03-18). Denmark seconds Polish bid for NATO "peacekeeping" force in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 18, 2022 Denmark ready to send troops to peacekeeping mission in Ukraine: report Denmark is ready to send soldiers to a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, its defence minister was quoted as saying after Polish leaders floated the idea for such a mission. "The Danish government is ready to contribute soldiers to a peacekeeping …
(2022-03-18). Baltic to Black Sea: NATO military buildup along entire eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsMarch 18, 2022 President Iohannis, after meeting Estonian counterpart Karis: There is an urgent need for a substantial and balanced reinforcement of NATO's entire eastern flank President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday after meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis , that amid the current "highly concerning" security situation, there is an urgent need …
(2022-03-18). Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, David Arkush on Fed Climate Veto. fair.org 
Sanaa, Yemen (cc photo: Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency) | This week on CounterSpin: It's worth our while to think about why everyone we know is talking about Ukraine and Russia's unlawful incursion—and equally worthwhile to ask why the same principles of concern don't seem to apply in other cases. Those feelings don't have to fight. But to hear Yemen is not a rhetorical device. It's a country of human beings in c…
(2022-03-18). Norfolk: 4,000-troop amphibious assault group deploying to Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Virginian-PilotMarch 16, 2022 4,000 sailors, Marines deploy from Norfolk, heading across Atlantic The USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group deployed Wednesday from Norfolk, headed south to pick up Marines from the 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit before heading across the Atlantic. On its way past Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story, the Kearsarge, USS Arlington and USS Gunston …
(2022-03-18). Sanctions anyone? Imperialist contradiction or the unintended consequence of involuntary decolonization. mronline.org 
In support of the white supremacist Ukrainian puppet government, many U.S. and European companies have been withdrawing from doing business in Russia.
(2022-03-18). New 'Compromise' On IP Waiver For Covid Vaccines Is Worse Than No Deal. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, after a year and a half of negotiations over an intellectual property waiver for Covid-related products, the United States, European Union, India and South Africa reportedly reached agreement on a temporary waiver of patent rules for Covid vaccines. "The difficult and protracted process has resulted in a compromise outcome that offers the most promising path toward achieving a concrete and meaningful outcome," said U.S. Trade Representative spokesperson Adam Hodge in a statement. Global health activists, however, are slamming the tentative deal as not only insufficient, but a potential setback, becaus…
(2022-03-18). Stoltenberg admits NATO has aided Ukrainian military since 2014. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92March 18, 2022 Has NATO acknowledged that? NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg actually admitted during the conversation for the German media that Ukraine has been provided assistance since 2014, just as Russia mentioned on several occasions. Stoltenberg was on a visit to Germany on Thursday, where he met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with whom he …
(2022-03-18). Israel official proposes buying Greece islands for wartime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) — An Israeli official has reportedly floated the idea of buying uninhabited Greek islands in the Mediterranean Sea in order to evacuate and relocate Israeli settlers in case of a missile attack or natural disaster events.
(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). 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…
(2022-03-18). 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…
(2022-03-18). Romania: first of four new NATO battle groups in region in initial stage of operations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agerpres March 18, 2022 NATO Deputy SecGen Geoana: NATO battle group to be deployed in Romania, already in the initial phase of the operationalization of capabilities NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said on Friday that the NATO battle group to be deployed on Romania's territory is already in the initial phase of the operationalization …
(2022-03-18). Washington Rushes To Hide Its 'Octopus' NED Funding In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Despite the attempt to hide this sponsorship, an 80-page document showing US government NED funding for hundreds of Ukraine groups has been leaked. Now posted on several sites this document allows us a window into some of the internal U.S. influence since the CIA orchestrated Kiev coup of 2014. Many of the allocations have to do with anti-Russian propaganda, usually in the name of 'transparency', human rights, 'independent journalism', monitoring and so on. | For example, the list shows us that a Ukraine group 'InformNapalm', set up "to debunk myths and expose secrets of the Russian hybrid war" and which claims t…
(2022-03-18). US Threatens Nuclear War Or Sanctions. popularresistance.org The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme economic sanctions imposed on Russia are dragging the whole world into a war that started long before the Russian intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24. | A big calculation is which countries will be forced to accept the onerous economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. Countries representing a majority of the world's population are not willing to tie their sovereignty to total Wall Street control. To the shock of U.S. war strategists, almost all of Latin America, the Caribbean,…
(2022-03-18). U.S. ultimatum to Georgia: war or regime change. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 18, 2022 US Ambassador Meets Opposition, Comments on Sanctions Against Russia The US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan held a meeting with opposition members of parliament on March 17. According to her, very good discussions took place, during which they talked about the current developments in the region and her meetings in Washington. …
(2022-03-18). Ukraine must join NATO or other nuclear alliance — national security chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO is the world's only nuclear alliance. UkrinformMarch 17, 2022 Ukraine must be in alliance with NATO or nuclear powers — NSDC secretary After the war, unleashed by Russia, is over, Ukraine should join NATO or another alliance with nuclear powers. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, spoke about this during …