Daily Archives: March 26, 2022

2022-03-26: News Headlines

David Swanson (2022-03-26). VIDEO: Rising Tensions Over Ukraine. warisacrime.org

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). Iran expounds on abstention vote for UNGA res. on Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Elaborating on reasons for abstaining from voting on UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine crisis, Iran's permanent representative to UN said that current text resolution goes beyond humanitarian situation.

Aaron Mat√© (2022-03-25). US fighting Russia 'to the last Ukrainian': veteran US diplomat. thegrayzone.com In Ukraine, the Biden administration is fighting Russia "to the last Ukrainian," retired senior US diplomat Chas Freeman says. Chas Freeman, a retired senior US diplomat, analyzes Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US role, and the geopolitical fallout. "Everything we are doing, rather than accelerate an end to the fighting and some compromise, seems to be aimed at prolonging the fighting," Freeman says. Guest: Chas Freeman. Veteran U.S. diplomat and public servant who has served in many senior positions, including …

Staff (2022-03-25). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."

WSWS (2022-03-25). The NATO-Russia conflict threatens nuclear war. wsws.org On Thursday, the leaders of the Western powers met to plan out the unthinkable: A full-scale war between nuclear-armed states.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-25). Balkans buildup: NATO to open airbase in Albania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMarch 24, 2022 Albania: NATO to open Balkan airbase converted from communist-era facility An old communist-era airbase in Albania is set to become a tactical station of operations for NATO when it reopens in 2023. Military spending is now on the rise in much of Europe — most notably in Germany — but also …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-25). Global Times editorial: As long as NATO exists, there will be no day of peace in Europe and in the world. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 25, 2022 Can 'brain-dead' NATO prolong its life by exploiting China?: Global Times editorial NATO held an emergency summit on Thursday to discuss the Ukraine situation and other issues. Just one day earlier, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Western leaders will "spend a significant amount of time talking about China." He framed …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). France opens inquiry on Emirati chief of Interpol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Following repeated warnings from human rights organizations about the crimes of Emirati head of International Police (Interpol), French judiciary launched an investigation of the case.

Staff (2022-03-25). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). Defend Spanish truckers strike from PSOE-Podemos repression! wsws.org Since last Monday, 75,000 truck drivers in Spain have been on an indefinite nationwide strike against the global surge in fuel prices amid the NATO-Russian conflict.

Staff (2022-03-25). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). The US' Hegemonic Pushback In Europe Prompts Asian Rivals To Enter A Rapprochement. oneworld.press The preplanned consolidation of the US-led Western bloc in response to Russia's special operation in Ukraine that Washington itself provoked ended up breathing new life into the game-changing rapprochement between China and India that might otherwise not have happened so soon, let alone at all.

Staff (2022-03-25). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

Gilbert Achcar, Jan van Aken (2022-03-25). Biden and Putin play with fire. indybay.org It is no exaggeration to say that what is currently unfolding in Europe represents the most dangerous moment in recent history. The Ukraine conflict is taking us as close to a Third World War as only the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 last did.

_____ (2022-03-25). Omicron variant BA.2 now dominates across Europe, USA. truepublica.org.uk Experts have warned that people may mistake the new Covid BA.2 variant symptoms as common allergies as cases surge across Europe and America. BA.2 has several key mutations, with the most important of those occurring in the spike protein that studs the outside of the virus. These mutations are shared with the original Omicron, but BA.2 …

Maurizio Coppola (2022-03-25). Eat NATO for Breakfast: Abolish Frontex and demilitarize Europe's borders. peoplesdispatch.org The war in Ukraine has revealed the double standards in how the EU treats refugees. What are the roots of this hypocrisy, and why must we fight it?

themoscowtimes (2022-03-25). Fleeing Putin, Russians Resettle in Pro-Kremlin Serbia. themoscowtimes.com In the weeks following the invasion, Serbia has become a haven for many Russians hoping to escape abroad, with the country providing one of the few regular flight routes into Europe following mass bans across the continent.

Radio Free Europe (2022-03-25). Von der Leyen Says Russia's Demand to Pay in Rubles Is a Bluff That Won't Work. anti-empire.com Source: Several leaders from European Union members have scoffed at Russia's demand that some "unfriendly" countries will be forced to pay for its natural gas and oil in rubles, saying the move is a breach of contract. | "This would be a unilateral decision and a clear breach of contract, and it would be an attempt to circumvent the sanctions," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the start of an EU summit in Brussels on March 24. | "We will not allow our sanctions to be circumvented…the time w…

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Germany rejects Russia's announcement of payment change in gas deal: Scholz. ecns.cn German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of transferring payment to rubles in natural gas deal.

Staff (2022-03-25). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). Poland jails Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo Gonz√°lez on bogus spy charges. wsws.org The arrest on baseless spying charges of the journalist, who has dual citizenship, is an anti-democratic attack on freedom of information and of speech.

_____ (2022-03-25). BP diverts from Russia to unveil £1bn boost for UK electric car charging points. truepublica.org.uk Where there is a gaping hole in the market — money will look to profit from it. It was only three weeks ago that BP was reportedly looking to abandon its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-rich country. In was the …

ijvcanada (2022-03-25). IJV Canada Statement on Ukraine. ijvcanada.org IJV joins with millions of people around the world in calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). Mongols — October — Ukraine: Katehonic Position Of The Present War. oneworld.press By building a new Iron Curtain — the West makes a gift to Russia, almost the same as October Revolution and the Mongol invasion. After all, it was thanks to the famous Mongol Rule — this part of Ruthenia avoided Westernization, and thus delay the peripherisation processes.

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). The Grand Strategic Importance Of Improving Chinese-Indian Relations. oneworld.press Despite their differences on the issues that were earlier described, China and India remain committed to upholding the UN Charter, the policy of principled neutrality, their strategic partnerships with Russia, and their shared vision of a Multipolar World Order.

themoscowtimes (2022-03-25). Complex Questions as Face Recognition Tech Joins Ukraine War. themoscowtimes.com Ukraine is employing face recognition technology to identify invading Russian troops killed on its soil, experts said Thursday…

WSWS (2022-03-25). No Third World War! Against war in Ukraine, NATO aggression and German armament! wsws.org It is high time to build an international anti-war movement opposing NATO aggression, the Ukraine war and German militarism. Such a movement must unite Russian and Ukrainian workers and workers around the world in a joint struggle against capitalist warmongering on the basis of a socialist programme.

Staff (2022-03-25). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

Sonja Van den Ende (2022-03-25). U.S. Media Decries Brutal Russia Invasion of Ukraine—Yet an Intrepid Reporter Finds that the Russians Were Welcomed as Liberators in the Southern Ukrainian City of Henichesk along the Sea of Azov. covertactionmagazine.com [This is a report from Sonja Vandenende, a Dutch journalist who was embedded with Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine. Previously, …

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Fund run by Biden's son involved in financing biolabs in Ukraine: Russian Defense Ministry. ecns.cn The investment fund Rosemont Seneca, currently managed by Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, funded the Pentagon's military biological program in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.

themoscowtimes (2022-03-25). Biden to Visit Near Ukraine Border as Solidarity Tested. themoscowtimes.com U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to a town near the Polish-Ukrainian border Friday, trying to signal Western resolve against a Russian invasion…

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). NATO summit confirms desire to prolong conflict, says Russia. ecns.cn The extraordinary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held Thursday has confirmed the alliance's desire to contain Russia and prolong the military conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Staff (2022-03-25). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

Herbert Bottcher (2022-03-25). Ukraine: A war for the disintegrating world order. indybay.org The situation surrounding Russia's invasion cannot be explained by Putin's wickedness as an autocratic ruler, nor by the wickedness of the actions of Western actors. What is decisive is the structural context in which the actors' actions are embedded. It is the context of the collapse of the dominant world order1 and its empires2…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). Ukraine says Russia preparing to attack Kyiv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Claiming that separatist forces in Donetsk and Luhansk are planning to besiege Kiev, the Ukrainian Army has claimed that they have downed a Russian fighter jet.

Staff (2022-03-25). Marchan en Serbia en conmemoración del 23 aniversario de los bombardeos contra Yugoslavia. cubadebate.cu Marchas multitudinarias tuvieron lugar este jueves en la capital serbia para conmemorar el aniversario de los bombardeos de la OTAN contra Yugoslavia en 1999. Decenas de miles de ciudadanos transitaron por las calles de Belgrado, coreando lemas como "estamos en contra de la OTAN" y "rusos y serbios son hermanos para siempre".

WSWS (2022-03-25). Madeleine Albright dead at 84: American imperialism mourns a war criminal. wsws.org The former Secretary of State was identified with some of the worst crimes of the 1990s, including the US terror bombing of Serbia and the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children because of severe economic sanctions.

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). China urges U.S. to give convincing account of bio-military activities. ecns.cn The United States should give a convincing account of its biological military activities in Ukraine and around the world as soon as possible, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). Iran's position on crises happening in world is clear. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Referring to current crises in world including developments in Ukraine, Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran's position on crises happening in world is clear without being influenced by foreign actors.

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Shanghai moves up to fourth spot among global financial centers. ecns.cn Shanghai moved up two places to the fourth spot among world financial centers, according to the 31st edition of Global Financial Centers Index jointly published by the Shenzhen-based China Development Institute and United Kingdom independent think tank Z/Yen Partners on Thursday.

_____ (2022-03-25). What the ONS report says about trade after Brexit. truepublica.org.uk The Office For National Statistics released its monthly report on trade — for both imports and exports into and out of the United Kingdom. It is a stark reminder of the damage to trade as a direct result of Brexit. The OBR actually concluded: "The UK appears to have become a less trade-intensive economy, with …

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