Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-27: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Chinese analysts: U.S. hopes to bleed Russia, collapse it like USSR. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 27, 2022 Biden makes US tensions with Russia 'personal'; calling for 'regime change' in a nuclear power dangerous: expertBy Yang Sheng and Wan Hengyi Edited The Biden administration's real and desperate intention in the Ukraine crisis has been exposed — to turn Ukraine into a mire so that Russia keeps bleeding, and to …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Georgia: Ruling party refuses Ukraine's demand to open second front against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 27, 2022 Ruling party, opposition MPs: Georgia on "peaceful path", not getting into war The ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition MPs on Sunday asserted the country was on a "peaceful path" and would not get involved in war, following remarks by Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Price of war is paid by citizens, not TV preachers: Bulgaria won't be dragged into war — president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteMarch 26, 2022 Bulgarian President Radev: I will Not Allow Bulgaria to be Involved in the War in Ukraine "I will not allow Bulgaria to be involved in the war." This was stated by the head of state Rumen Radev. "I have been chosen to uphold security and peace in Bulgaria. The price of war …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Karabakh: Azerbaijani troops invade Russian peacekeeping zone, use Turkish drones against defenders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Massis PostMarch 26, 2022 Russia and US Call on Azerbaijan to Withdraw Troops From Karabakh Village ==== Also see: "Occupied territories" in the way: Azerbaijan, Ukraine push Eurasian corridor through GUAM format Nagorno-Karabakh model for Crimea, Donbass: Azerbaijan, Ukraine deepen strategic partnership ==== Russia has accused Azerbaijan of violating a Russian-brokered ceasefire that stopped the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). NATO grooming yet another new member: Ireland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PoliticoMarch 27, 2022 Poll: More Irish want to join NATO in wake of Ukraine invasion ==== Also see: Europe without neutrals: NATO lures Ireland into global military network Europe under the NATO aegis: Alliance official visits Irish partners Interoperability in the cyber domain: NATO completes exercise with "defenders from all NATO Allies, as well as …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Xinhua: Ukraine war impacts life of Europeans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia-Ukraine military conflict exerts impact on life of Europeans Xinhua News Agency BERLIN/PARIS, March 27 — The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has exerted great impact on the lives of European people. With rising price increases and panic buying due to worries over supply issue, a number of supermarkets in some European countries have reportedly started …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Brzezinski: Biden's Polish visit confirms NATO Article 5 war commitment. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 27, 2022 Biden visit reaffirms strength of Polish-US ties: ambassador US President Joe Biden's two-day visit to Poland has reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between the two countries and NATO allies, the American ambassador to Warsaw has said, amid Russia's war in neighbouring Ukraine. *** The US ambassador to Poland, Mark Brzezinski, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Full circle: with war in Ukraine, conflict in Kosovo, "NATO's child," is reignited. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92March 27, 2022 President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá, as a guest on B92 TV, commented on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija and the protests of Serbs "Additionally, you now have Ukraine. When you have that, Albanians think that it is an ideal opportunity to further stigmatize Serbs, ask for support for joining NATO. Certainly, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Azerbaijan preparing to evict Russian troops from Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until two days ago the only missing piece in the puzzle in terms of the West and its partners "resolving" frozen conflicts in the former Soviet Union. Which is to say, driving Russian peacekeepers and other troops out of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Crimea and the Donbass. The latter are labeled "temporarily-occupied territories" by …

Staff (2022-03-27). Bagheri Kani, Mora discuss Vienna talks in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani on Sunday held a meeting with the European Union's coordinator of the Vienna talks Enrique Mora in Tehran and discussed the latest Vienna talks developments.

Staff (2022-03-27). EU coordinator set to meet with Iranian FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator of the Vienna talks Enrique Mora is scheduled to meet and hold talks with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Sunday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-27). Iran reaches agreement with E3 in Vienna: Amir-Abdolahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — "We have reached an agreement with three European countries on a draft text that needs to be finalized," the Iranian FM said Sunday, while calling on Washington to take practical steps to lift the sanctions on Iran.

WSWS (2022-03-27). Dutch dockers refuse to load freight onto P&O's Pride of Rotterdam in solidarity with UK's sacked ferry workers. wsws.org The international solidarity at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe, demonstrates the enormous collective strength of the working class that could be mobilised based on a struggle for socialist internationalism.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Germany eyes Israeli interceptor missile system. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersMarch 27, 2022 Germany eyes buying missile defence system, Chancellor Scholz says Germany is considering purchasing a missile defence system to shield against a potential attack from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said late on Sunday. "This is certainly one of the issues we are discussing, and for good reason," he told public broadcaster ARD when …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Brutal, horrible, criminal, inhuman attack on a small country: Serbs commemorate victims of NATO's war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Feature: Serbia marks anniversary of NATO aggression Xinhua News AgencyMarch 26, 2022 People attend the ceremony of the Remembrance Day for the Victims of the NATO Aggression, in Kraljevo, Serbia, March 24, 2022. Thousands of Serbian people with lit candles and tear-stained eyes marked the 23rd anniversary of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia at a …

Ryan Black (2022-03-26). Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Makes Germany Accelerate Clean Energy Plan. progressivehub.net DAN GEARINO | INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS…

oneworld.press (2022-03-26). The Chinese Foreign Minister's South Asian Sojourn Was Historic. oneworld.press The extremely complicated international conditions brought about by the US-led West's unprecedented response to Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, which Moscow commenced to ensure the integrity of its national security red lines there, has made it more urgent than ever for truly neutral countries like China to work closer together with its likeminded South Asian partners in the interests of global peace.

oneworld.press (2022-03-26). Highlights From The Russian Defense Ministry's Latest Briefing On Ukraine. oneworld.press Westerners might not have been aware of this important event due to their governments' censorship of Russian media so the author took it upon himself to share the highlights from this briefing with the intent of breaking through that '(anti-)democratic firewall'.

teleSUR (2022-03-26). Russian MoD Offers Update on Casualties From Ukraine Conflict. telesurenglish.net The Russian Defense Ministry provided an update on the casualties sustained by the country's armed forces during the ongoing military offensive in Ukraine. | RELATED: | "Unfortunately, during the special military operation there have been losses among our comrades-in-arms. To date, 1,351 servicemen have died and 3,825 have been injured," the deputy head of the Russian General Staff, Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy told…

Staff (2022-03-26). VIDEO: Rising Tensions Over Ukraine. davidswanson.org

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). 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.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). More NATO members support troop deployment to Ukraine — Polish prime minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 25, 2022 More NATO members support peace mission in Ukraine — Morawiecki The number of NATO members supporting the deployment of a NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Ukraine is growing. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said this during his visit to Brussels, Ukrinform reports, referring to RMF24. "We already know from the media from the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Biden, Blinken, Austin met with Ukrainian defense, foreign ministers in Warsaw. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 26, 2022 Biden met with Kuleba, Reznikov in Warsaw — CNN U.S. President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in Warsaw, CNN reported…. "Biden's visit to Europe has been entirely focused on the war. But the talks with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defense Minister …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). Iran ready to supply wheat to Lebanon: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — As Lebanon was providing most of its wheat needs from Ukraine and is now facing food shortages, Tehran has assured Beirut that it will supply the country with wheat.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Georgian soldiers continue to die in Ukraine as Kiev, opposition push direct involvement. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 26, 2022 Fourth Georgian volunteer dies in war in Ukraine A fourth Georgian volunteer has died in combat action near the Ukrainian city of Irpin, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Radio Liberty on Saturday. Two Georgian fighters, David Ratiani and Gia Beriashvili, were also killed on March 18 during the military hostilities near …

Michael Welch (2022-03-26). NATO-Russia Proxy War: Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Scott Ritter, Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca "Joe Biden looked Vladimir Putin in the eye last June and threatened him with massive sanctions should he act on Ukraine. He had months to sit down with his inner circle and say, "how do we prepare for this?" Nothing the U.S. and its allies are doing has taken the Russians by surprise. NOTHING! They anticipated EVERYTHING! And they have a plan in response." | — Scott Ritter…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Opinion: Ukraine crisis could heal China-India rift. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Comments condescending and admonitory toward India have been deleted. Global TimesMarch 26, 2022 Ukraine crisis mirrors China-India common interests: Global Times editorial China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India. Indian media reported that Wang met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). Blinken to embark on a regional trip to discuss Iran, Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the occupied Palestine, Morocco and Algeria to discuss Ukraine, Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, and other international issues.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). Ukraine has become haven for foreign terrorists, mercenaries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — Stating that the most important goals of special military operations have been realized in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine has turned into a haven for thousands of foreign terrorists and mercenaries.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMarch 26, 2022 Russia starts military drill on disputed islands off Japan The Russian military said Friday it has started a military exercise involving more than 3,000 troops on a chain of islands including those disputed with Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported. It is the first drill on the disputed islands off Japan's …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). "Sacred commitment": Biden repeatedly invokes NATO collective military action clause in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 26, 2022 'Your freedom is ours,' Biden tells Poles, NATO's Article 5 'is a sacred commitment' "Your freedom is ours," Biden said during a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda at the presidential palace in Warsaw. He reiterated his stance that NATO's Article 5 guarantee of mutual defence between allies "is a …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Former land forces commander: Poland should seize Kaliningrad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteMarch 26, 2022 Polish General: Warsaw has the Right to Claim Kaliningrad Also see: Ukrainian National Security Council says Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kurils not Russian Former commander of Poland's ground forces, Waldemar Skrzypczak, said the Kaliningrad region was "under Russian occupation since 1945". According to him, this territory was never Russian but historically belonged to Prussia …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Ukrainian parliament site expresses support for Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Kremlin's strategic partner Azerbaijan has chosen a revealing moment to renew its effort for the conquest and subjugation of Nagorno-Karabakh. See also: Azerbaijan intensifies attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh near Russian troops ==== "All these actions carried out by Azerbaijan are nothing but a state-orchestrated policy of ethnic cleansing aimed at the complete eviction of Armenians …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Azerbaijan intensifies attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh near Russian troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amMarch 26, 2022 Azerbaijani forces resort to fresh aggression, Artsakh says Also see: Ukrainian parliament site expresses support for Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh The Azerbaijani troops, who have seized the village of Parukh in Artsakh, have today resorted to fresh aggression, Artsakh's Defense Ministry said in a statement. "On March 26, at around 11am, the …

Staff (2022-03-26). 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.

Staff (2022-03-26). 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.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Omicron BA.2 wave begins its assault on the United States. wsws.org A growing number of public health experts in Europe and the United States predict that the US will see a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks due to the spread of the highly infectious and immune-resistant Omicron BA.2 subvariant.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU's Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran 'very close'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday that Iran and world powers were very close to an agreement on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU's Mora to visit Iran today for bilateral talks on JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator for Vienna talks will visit Tehran on Saturday for the removal of anti-Iranian sanctions.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU envoy in Tehran to help finalize stalled nuclear deal talk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator is in Iran in an effort to help Tehran and Washington finalize stalled negotiations on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, from which former US President Trump pulled out unilaterally in 2018.

Staff (2022-03-26). 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.

Staff (2022-03-26). 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 (2022-03-26). War, rearmament and "Green values" in Germany. wsws.org The "values-led" foreign policy of the Green Party's Annalena Baerbock did not last two months after she became foreign minister. Now she advocates the largest armaments drive since the Second World War, while her party colleague Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck genuflects before autocratic rulers in the Gulf.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). President Raeisi felicitates Greece on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — In separate messages sent to President and Prime Minister of Greece, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated them on the national Day of this country.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). Kosovo thugocracy waged premeditated attack on Serbs — Belgrade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 26, 2022 Serbia says Kosovo premier decided to attack SerbsAlbin Kurti violated Brussels agreement, wants to destroy peace in Kosovo, says President Aleksandar Vucic Serbia's president said Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has decided to attack the Serbs. "On the request of Albin Kurti, Biljana Stevanovic was removed from the Kosovo institutions of …

oneworld.press (2022-03-26). The US' Secret Police Just Questioned A Journalist For Offering To Debate McFaul. oneworld.press Augustana University decided to de facto function as a brainwashing apparatus of the American elite by declining to allow Sputnik's Lee Stranahan to participate in a panel alongside the US' former Ambassador to Russia, which he suggested to them for the purpose of presenting a diversity of views on the Ukrainian Conflict. Instead of simply ignoring that journalist's well-intended request, they called the country's secret police on him in order to intimidate Stranahan for sharing his proposal.

Staff (2022-03-26). 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 (2022-03-26). Crossing the psychological Rubicon: US-NATO risks nuclear war. wsws.org The real danger that the NATO-Russia war may lead to the use of nuclear weapons is now acknowledged widely. But rather than warning that this must be avoided at all costs, it is being treated by the US political establishment as a legitimate option.

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). U.S., NATO should hold dialogue with Russia, rather than start new Cold War: spokesperson. ecns.cn The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should hold dialogue with Russia, rather than start a new Cold War, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday.

Staff (2022-03-26). 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.

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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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