(2022-03-15). Venezuela Defines Conditions for Sale of Oil to US. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place. | Venezuela's position was reiterated by its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, within the framework of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, in the Republic of Turkey. This international meeting of diplomats coincides with the energy crisis facing North America and Europe, due to the economic blockade they…
(2022-03-15). War In Ukraine Day 19: Russian Forces Pave The Way For Blow In Response To Massacre In Donetsk. southfront.org 
The main military developments in Ukraine are taking place in eastern regions and around the capital Kiev. While on the…
(2022-03-15). Pro-imperialist pseudo-left event on Ukraine ends in debacle for organizers. wsws.org On Sunday, representatives of a variety of pro-imperialist pseudo-left tendencies held an online event to support the US/NATO war drive in Ukraine. The event ended in a political debacle for the organizers, who expelled David North for raising criticisms of the meeting in the event's public chat.
(2022-03-15). US threatens China over Ukraine crisis. wsws.org US National Security Adviser Sullivan warned Beijing that "there will absolutely be consequences for large-scale sanctions evasion efforts or support to Russia to backfill them."
(2022-03-15). Scientists detect cases of 'Deltacron' in Europe, U.S. ecns.cn A hybrid of the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants is popping up in several European countries and has made its way into the US, researchers said.
(2022-03-15). Russia's Operation in Ukraine, a Middle Eastern Perspective. journal-neo.org 
"Ukraine: the price of the American-European deception," "A lesson for the Ukrainian people in the school of the West." These and similar headlines have flooded the Middle Eastern media and social media in the wake of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. One of the main topics is the reasons and background for this move …
(2022-03-15). China continues to resist U.S. demand to join "global web to strangle Russia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 15, 2022 US cannot expect China to cooperate under its suppression: Global Times editorial Edited On Monday, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Rome, Italy. They …
(2022-03-15). Meet the panda twins Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu in France. ecns.cn Giant panda twin cubs Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu appear at Beauval Zoo, France, March 14, 2022. The twin cubs were born to mother Huan Huan and father Yuan Zai in August, 2021…
(2022-03-15). Germany to purchase 35 nuclear-capable F-35s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMarch 14, 2022 Germany to buy US-made F-35s to replace aging bombers Germany said Monday that it will replace some of its aging Tornado bomber jets with U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Announcing the decision, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Germany also will upgrade its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets …
(2022-03-15). Arson attack on Berlin's Lomonosov International School—a result of anti-Russian agitation. wsws.org The incident is no isolated event. Ethnic Russians and Russian institutions in Germany have been experiencing hostility and open attacks since the beginning of the war.
(2022-03-15). Spanish truckers mount nationwide strike against rising fuel prices. wsws.org As strikes spread in Italy, Morocco and beyond, an international movement is emerging against the rise in prices now accelerated by NATO-EU sanctions against Russia.
(2022-03-15). 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…
(2022-03-15). 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…
(2022-03-15). Behind the Azov-Brazil Connection: How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing to "Ukrainize" Brazil. mintpressnews.com 
A small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas have become social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia, but as Brian Meir reports, Ukrainian Neo-Nazi groups have had influence in Brazil for years.
(2022-03-15). Chris Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. mintpressnews.com Putin played into the hands of the war industry. He gave the warmongers what they wanted. He fulfilled their wildest fantasies. There will be no impediments now on the march to Armageddon.
(2022-03-15). Censorship of Russian Media Featuring Lee Camp and Chris Garaffa. projectcensored.org This week, Eleanor Goldfield hosts both segments of the show. Her first guest is Lee Camp, comedian and political writer, whose TV program (Redacted Tonight) ended with the recent shutdown…
(2022-03-15). Massive Russian Air And Artillery Strikes On The Night And Morning Of March 15. southfront.org 
Russian aviation and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR and LPR actively attacked various Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities and different AFU positions throughout the night and morning of March 15. | The Russian command finally switched to the tactic of massive artillery shelling before the troops moved forward. | In a number of cases, fire was opened at residential buildings where Ukrainian military firing positions reportedly were detected inside. | Multistory buildings in Kiev were damaged as a result. |
(2022-03-15). US announces sanctions against 11 Russian defense officials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The US announced the imposition of sanctions again 11 high-ranking representatives of the Russian forces and military-industrial complex Monday.
(2022-03-15). Iran's attack on Irbil confirms widening of US/Russia conflict to the Middle East. wsws.org Iran's attack on Irbil marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between Tehran and Israel, and by extension the US.
(2022-03-15). Hamid Karzai warns Ukraine against repeating Afghan tragedy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduMarch 9, 2022 Ukraine should learn Afghanistan lessons, should not get involved in big power games, says Hamid Karzai Excerpt You're drawing parallels between Ukraine and Afghanistan when it comes to the big power games. Many have warned that with its occupation or continuing invasion of Ukraine, Russia could face another version of what …
(2022-03-15). UK cost of living crisis worsens. wsws.org Sanctions against Russia are fuelling the surge in the cost of everyday items of food and fuel to their highest rate in 30 years.
(2022-03-15). Nuclear expert speaks on the dangers of war between the US and Russia. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site five years ago interviewed Greg Mello, an expert on the dangers of nuclear war. Today we are republishing that interview.
(2022-03-15). US threatens trade embargo as fighting continues to escalate, sanctions devastate Russian economy. wsws.org Announcing a further escalation of economic warfare against Russia, the US deputy treasury secretary threatened that the US was considering a full trade embargo on Russia and the closure of international waterways to the country.
(2022-03-15). Russian Oligarchs Find Ally In America's Small Business Lobby. dailyposter.com 
(2022-03-15). 30 Nonviolent Things Russia Could Have Done and 30 Nonviolent Things Ukraine Could Do. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, March 15, 2022 The war-or-nothing disease has a firm grip. People literally can't imagine anything else — people on both sides of the same war. Every time I suggest that Russia might have done anything nonviolent to resist NATO expansion and the militarization of its border or that Ukraine …
(2022-03-15). Tomgram: William Astore, Making Sense of the New Cold War Dreamscape. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. When it comes to bravery in relation to the war in Ukraine, let me just tip my cap to all the antiwar protesters in Russia who have taken to the streets across that ever more autocratic land. They've …
(2022-03-15). Russia on the brink of debt default. wsws.org An indication of whether Russia will default will come on Wednesday when it is due to make $117 million in interest payments on two dollar-denominated bonds.
(2022-03-15). Japan freezes assets of 17 Russians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The government of Japan imposed additional personal sanctions against 17 Russian citizens over the situation around Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.
(2022-03-15). Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and the hypocrisy of imperialism. wsws.org The Biden administration and the corporate media howl about alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine while turning a blind eye to the mass executions and saturation bombing carried out by Saudi Arabia.
(2022-03-15). The Heat: Ukraine conflict rages on. america.cgtn.com 
Russian forces continue to bear down on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with heavy fighting reported in the suburbs. Several cities have been hit across Ukraine and there is a growing humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations, close to three million people have fled the …
(2022-03-15). Ukrainian Refugees are Everywhere, Especially Woman and Children. journal-neo.org 
The war in Ukraine has, as expected, brought yet another flow of migrants. This latest wave is being greeted with either flag-waving enthusiasm or weary resignation, but few are noticing that it adds a new dimension to the existing refugee and geopolitical situation. Most refugees come from Third World countries and live in other Third …
(2022-03-15). Israel's Links to Ukraine's Thriving Neo-Nazi Movement. mintpressnews.com 
Although there is no concrete evidence of a direct Israeli government link with the Azov Battalion or other neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine, there are clearly Israeli citizens who are directly aiding them.
(2022-03-15). A rant followed by a big dream followed by some thoughts on psychedelics and the microbiome. thiscantbehappening.net I need to get something off my chest. This is a rant: It occurs to me, as I contemplate the horrors of Ukraine, that I would not wish our system on the world as alternative because our system is the most violent system in the world. It is insidiously violent when it's not blatantly violent. … |
(2022-03-15). Another flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrives safely. ecns.cn At 10: 24 a.m. on Tuesday, a temporary flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrived in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.
(2022-03-15). Chinese envoy stresses importance of indivisible security. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Monday stressed the importance of the principle of indivisible security and called for abandoning a Cold War mentality in the context of the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-03-15). Chinese envoy to UN says sanctions won't help solve Ukraine issue. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun said Monday that "the wanton use of sanctions" will not help solve the conflict in Ukraine but only create new problems.
(2022-03-15). Iran supports any political effort to resolve Ukraine crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed the country's support for any political effort aimed at putting an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
(2022-03-14). On the Origins of "Genocide": What We Learn from Amnesty's Report on Israeli Apartheid. mintpressnews.com 
The biggest lie perpetrated by Zionists is that Israel is somehow a response to the crime against humanity perpetrated against Jews by Nazi Germany. In fact, Israel is itself a crime that needs to be pointed out.
(2022-03-14). Iran-Azerbaijan 30th anniv. of diplomatic ties celebrated. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — The 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan was celebrated at the Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs compound in Baku on Monday.
(2022-03-14). Azerbaijani armed forces train for new war in Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMarch 14, 2022 Azerbaijani army conducts firing exercises The Land Forces of the Azerbaijani Army conducted firing exercises from heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers in accordance with the combat training plan for 2022, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. According to the ministry, before the exercises, the units fulfilled the …
(2022-03-14). Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey back each other in wars in former Soviet Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 12, 2022 Azerbaijani FM: "Azerbaijan-Turkiye-Georgia cooperation format is exemplary for several countries" "Azerbaijan and Georgia have friendly, good-neighborly and centuries-old relations," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov within the framework of Antalya Diplomacy Forum to Azerbaijani and Georgian journalists, APA's Turkiye bureau reports. *** "Today, the South Caucasus region and our wider geography …
(2022-03-14). Raeisi congratulates 30th anniversary of Tehran-Baku ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi in a message congratulated the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
(2022-03-14). Biden, Macron agree to step up sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com Presidents of France and the United States agreed during their telephone conversation to step up sanction measures against Russia, the press office of the French president said in a statement on Monday.
(2022-03-14). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll The 141 nations that voted to condemn Russia just happen to include all the western countries dominated by whites. These include the iconic, historic empires ("bullies," if you will): England, US, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands. And like the white settler-colonists of South Africa, with this vote they have circled the wagons in…
(2022-03-14). Norway: NATO holds strike force drills ahead of large-scale Arctic war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command OperationsMarch 14, 2022 Exercise Brilliant Jump 22 — a keystone exercise for NATO's Response Force Exercise Brilliant Jump 22, currently underway in southern Norway, is the cornerstone exercise for the Rapid Reaction Corps (RRC) France as the NATO Response Force (NRF) Land Component Command (LCC) for 2022. During the exercise, RRC — France …
(2022-03-14). TAP Returns: Portuguese Airline Resumes Caracas-Lisbon Route. orinocotribune.com 
Through a post on its official Twitter account, the Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal announced this Friday, March 11, that it will resume flights to Venezuela soon. | The Lisbon-Caracas route will officially resume on June 21, with two weekly flights (Tuesdays and Saturdays), on an Airbus A330neo aircraft, which has a capacity of 34 passengers in Business Class, 96 in Economy Extra and 168 in Economy Class. | The website of the Portuguese airline also reported that it has three additional flights scheduled to Lisbon for April 21 and May 5 and 16. In addition, they informed that regular service will operate on…
(2022-03-14). Russia-Ukraine: Western Media Are Acting as Cheerleaders for War. transcend.org 4 Mar 2022 – Journalists are cheering on the arming of militias and civilians making improvised explosives — acts they usually treat as terrorism. It's suddenly sexy to make IEDs — at least, if the media consider you white, European and "civilised".
(2022-03-14). Ruling Out Social Democracy as an Option and a Way to Rule It Back In. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – A decisive misunderstanding prolonging today ¥s mega crisis is the lingering belief that social democracy, as it existed in Europe during the thirty glorious years after World War II, and in a different form in the USA during the four terms of Franklin Roosevelt ¥s presidency, is a viable option in today ¥s world.
