(2022-04-01). Ukraine, Russia to resume peace talks Friday: Ukrainian media. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia will resume their peace talks on Friday in an online format, the Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation David Arakhamia.
(2022-04-01). Russian oil depot near Ukraine border on fire (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — A huge explosion with flames and smoke billowing up into the sky has taken place at a Russian oil depot after it was said to be struck by a Ukrainian airstrike.
(2022-04-01). U.S. reaps huge benefits from Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The Ukraine crisis has entered its second month, causing massive casualties among Russian and Ukraine soldiers and civilians while creating over 4 million refugees. China, the EU, France, Germany, Turkey, Israel and others have been working hard to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiation table.
(2022-04-01). The untold secrets of America's biolabs in Ukraine. ecns.cn Ever since the Russians raised their concerns about the existence of secret U.S. biolabs in Ukraine, intense discussions have been circulating around the globe. The world is expecting a serious answer and detailed explanation from Washington, which responded with a simple accusation of these concerns as "disinformation."
(2022-04-01). Russia Presents New Evidence on Ukraine Biolabs, Comments on Links to Biden and US. dissidentvoice.org 
© Getty Images / Andrew Brookes The Russian military has presented documents showing Ukraine's interest in using drones to deliver weaponized pathogens developed in US-funded biolabs. Names of US officials involved in the biolabs projects, and the role the current US president's son played in the program, were also made public during the special briefing on Thursday. …
(2022-04-01). Despite US Empire's Stranglehold on Information, Most of the World has Little Trouble Spotting the Villain. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Mar 19, 2022 | Biden is a killer. Here's why | Joe Biden's vitriol against Vladimir Putin is so shocking to the ear that it calls your sanity into question when you listen. Did I hear this right? Is this true? He's calling Putin a 'thug' and a 'war criminal'? | ‚Ä¢ Not only is Biden directly implicated in bringing this war to fruition—this great plan of the CIA for years: to bait and bleed, to goad Russia into war with Ukraine. His administration fostered the coup that led to this. His administration funded the Nazis knowingly—openly paid for the destructio…
(2022-04-01). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. workers.org 
March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, . . . |
(2022-04-01). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. dissidentvoice.org 
The timing of the March 2022 release of this digital streaming documentary could not be more auspicious. For anyone wanting to understand how we arrived at a new Cold War with the second Irish-Catholic Democratic president in U.S. history, Joseph Biden, spewing belligerent absurdities about Ukraine, Russia, and Vladimir Putin, and leading a charge toward …
(2022-04-01). Azerbaijan conducts combat exercises near Armenian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 1, 2022 Command-Staff Exercises are being held in Nakhchivan The Command-Staff Exercises are being held in accordance with the Combat Coordination Plan of the Nakhchivan garrison troops for 2022, APA reports citing the Defense Ministry. According to the scenario of the Command-Staff Exercises, the formations and units of the Nakhchivan garrison troops …
(2022-04-01). Homogenize various post-Soviet conflicts: new Azerbaijani war in Karabakh aims to weaken Russia, complete ethnic cleansing. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amApril 1, 2022 Artsakh president: Our goal is to withdraw Azerbaijani troops to their initial positions A regular sitting of the Security Council chaired by President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan was held in an expanded format on Friday, the presidential office reported. *** "We understand that their goal was to capture the whole …
(2022-04-01). More NATO warplanes arrive in Baltic, 130 combat aircraft on alert. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 1, 2022 Lithuania and Estonia welcome new NATO fighter detachments NATO's collective Air Policing mission in the Baltics continues as incoming Allies Spain, Czech Republic and France officially take over from outgoing Allies Poland, Denmark and Belgium. The traditional handover-takeover ceremonies in ≈ iauliai, Lithuania, and àÑmari, Estonia, took place on March 31, …
(2022-04-01). Post-national Canada to buy 88 F-35s in largest arms deal in over 30 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have proclaimed Canada the world's first post-national state, but it remains a diehard NATO member and devoted Lockheed Martin customer. ==== Agence France-PresseMarch 28, 2022 Canada to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin Canada announced plans Monday to buy 88 US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace its …
(2022-04-01). Why does Erdogan Need the Istanbul Canal? journal-neo.org 
Almost a year ago Turkey started a large-scale construction project — Istanbul Canal with all the adjacent infrastructure. The project is planned to be completed in 6 years. According to the preliminary estimates, the budget of the project will be USD 15 billion. The Canal will be 45 km long, and its depth will be …
(2022-04-01). German government steps up‚ÄÜits army recruitment campaign in schools. wsws.org A central component of Germany's return to an aggressive foreign and great power policy is the militarisation of society as a whole.
(2022-04-01). More weapons are not the solution and Julian Assange. indybay.org What is insane, however, is the belief that peace can be secured for the future with even more weapons. SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he wants to invest an additional hundred billion euros in Germany's army; and in Switzerland, too, armament fantasies are being voiced.
(2022-04-01). Dock workers in Genoa protest transit of arms through their port. peoplesdispatch.org Working class formations in Italy have mobilized on numerous occasions to block the transit of arms through Italian ports and airstrips and protest the complicity of the Italian government in imperialist wars.
(2022-04-01). Ukraine, Poland discuss NATO "peacekeeping" force in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 1, 2022 Polish peacekeeping plan for NATO allies to discuss: Ukrainian FM Poland's proposal to send international peacekeepers into war-torn Ukraine is for Poland to discuss with its NATO partners because Ukraine is not a member of the alliance, the Ukrainian foreign minister said in Warsaw on Friday. Dmytro Kuleba said that, during …
(2022-04-01). State Department threatens Russia over South Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 1, 2022 Neither de facto authorities nor the Russian government have the right to make decisions about the future of Tskhinvali region — Ned Price "Well, when it comes to Georgia and South Ossetia, we condemn Russia's ongoing occupations of — occupation of parts of Georgia. We call on Russia to cease its occupation …
(2022-04-01). Saakashvili returned in October to recruit Georgia for war with Russia — ruling party chairman. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 1, 2022 Saakashvili knew something in advance and that's why he came here. Otherwise, he had been promising to come for eight years — Mamuka Mdinaradze Mikheil Saakashvili knew something in advance and that's why he came here. Otherwise, he had been promising to come for eight years. Such a statement made today the …
(2022-04-01). West exploits centuries of ethnic grievances to pit Ukrainians, Georgians against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The revived Prometheism project entails far more than criticism of the actions of the Russian Federation, even of the former Soviet Union, but reaches back centuries to create and exacerbate national, ethnic, practically racial animus between groups that inhabited Russia from Czarist times until 1991. Also see: U.S. ambassador to Georgia blasts "revanchist" Russia for …
(2022-04-01). State Department officials in Georgia to address "Russian-occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 1, 2022 Reconciliation Minister discusses humanitarian, security situation in occupied regions with high-ranking US officials The security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Georgia's Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) on the backdrop of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine were in focus of a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, Georgia's State Minister for …
(2022-04-01). Japan (with West) adds Kurils to growing list of Russian "occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Along with Abkhazia, Crimea, the Donbass, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Transnistria and in future Kaliningrad and East Karelia if needed Also see: Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan Kyodo NewsMarch 31, 2022 Japan to again designate Russian-held isles as illegally occupied Japan will once again describe Russia's decades-long hold over a …
(2022-04-01). Ukrainian Helicopters Successfully Strike Oil Depot In Belgorod, Russia. southfront.org 
In the early hours of 1 April, a Ukrainian helicopter team of two Mi-24 helicopters successfully hit a large oil depot in the border city of Belgorod, Russian Federation. |
(2022-04-01). The war in Ukraine and its effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. workers.org 
by Carlos Mauricio Ferolla and Marcelo Depieri March 23, 2022. On Feb. 24, war broke out in Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army. The war has a global impact on a multipolar international system, hyperconnected and in a critical state, undergoing a process of hegemonic transition from the . . . |
(2022-04-01). Governor says Ukrainian helicopters attack oil depot in Russia, causing fire. ecns.cn A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Russian city of Belgorod after two Ukrainian military helicopters attacked the fuel storage facility, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod Region, said Friday.
(2022-04-01). Why we oppose Biden's Warsaw speech and Putin's war. cpusa.org 
As the bombs drop and the war rages on into the fifth week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Biden dramatically escalated the danger of a wider conflict by calling for Vladimir Putin's removal. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," quipped Biden at the end of a much-touted speech in Warsaw. …
(2022-04-01). Japan imposes sanctions on 4 Russian companies, 3 citizens. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — Japan imposes sanctions against four Russian companies and three Russian citizens allegedly over violations of the sanctions against North Korea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its statement Friday.
(2022-04-01). More guns, less butter: Biden's World War III budget. wsws.org On Monday, the White House announced the largest US military budget in American history, focused overwhelmingly on preparations to fight a war with Russia and China.
(2022-04-01). Pakistan warns of foreign-backed regime-change attempt, to disrupt China/Russia alliance. multipolarista.com Pakistan's opposition is trying to overthrow Prime Minister Imran Khan with a no-confidence motion. Khan says the US sent him a threatening letter and he has proof of foreign funding for a regime-change operation, aimed at reversing his independent foreign policy – like his alliance with China and Russia and support for Palestine.
(2022-04-01). The "Keep It Going" Bethesda Marathon to Be Sponsored by Lockheed-Martin. davidswanson.org By Primo Davril, Washington Post apoc, April 1, 2022 BETHESDA, MD — The annual marathon heretofore most noted for generating road rage in and about Bethesda, Maryland, has found a new name, theme, and heavily-funded sponsor. Beginning this year it's the Keep It Going Marathon. With fears looming of a negotiated settlement in Ukraine, participants …
(2022-04-01). Georgian ruling party rebukes Ukraine for insult over war demands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 1, 2022 Ruling party head: "illogical" steps of Ukrainian Gov't "insult" to Georgia The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an "insult" to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to …
(2022-04-01). Stoltenberg: NATO's door open for Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 1, 2022 Georgia in NATO SecGen's 2021 Report NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's Annual Report for 2021 says that practical cooperation with Georgia throughout the year continued to strengthen the country's defense capabilities and bolster interoperability with the Alliance. "This helps Georgia advance in its preparations towards eventual membership in the Alliance," the …
(2022-04-01). NATO Enhanced Opportunities Partner Australia to deliver armored vehicles to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkranewsApril 1, 2022 Australia To Send Bushmaster Armored Personnel Carriers To Ukraine — Yermak Australia will send Bushmaster armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.Head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Yermak, has written this on Telegram, Ukrainian News Agency reports. As Ukrainian News Agency reported, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an address to the Australian Parliament, asked Australia …
(2022-03-31). Radical Mercenaries from Ukraine Move to Live in Europe. journal-neo.org 
In early February — long before the official announcement of the creation of a "foreign legion" by the Kiev regime — the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry openly declared that it would facilitate radical veterans of the recognized terrorist Liberation Army of Kosovo to move to Ukraine. Given this circumstance and the growing number of foreign mercenaries …
(2022-03-31). Pentagon pushes Slovakia to transfer S-300 missile systems to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 30, 2022 Will Slovakia send Ukraine S-300 air defenses? The Pentagon is working on it. A top Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday the Biden administration is working to accommodate NATO ally Slovakia's offer to send more S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, following Russia's invasion. Slovakia has agreed to provide Ukraine with the …
(2022-03-31). War In Ukraine Day 35: Getting Ready For The Russian Blow In Donbass. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence commented on the decision to decrease the military activities in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions, following the Kiev-Moscow negotiations in Istanbul. It was clarified that the main tasks of the Russian forces in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions have been completed. Russian forces are regrouping in order to intensify military actions in other priority areas and, above all, to complete the operation for the complete liberation of Donbass." The first st…
(2022-03-31). China Reaffirms Closer Relations with Russia as Ukraine War Continues. liberationnews.org 
Key international relationships are being profoundly tested by the war in Ukraine, especially between China and Russia — the two countries at the top of the U.S. empire's hit list.
(2022-03-31). Russia promises reduced military activity, as Ukraine proposes 'neutral' status at talks. mronline.org 
After the three-hour meeting in Turkey, Russia said it has decided to drastically cut back its military activity near Kiev in order for peace talks to progress. According to TASS, top Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks were "constructive."
(2022-03-31). Ukraine recalls envoys from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan for not toeing line on weapons, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 31, 2022 Zelenskyy recalls ambassadors from Georgia, Morocco citing failure of obtaining sanctions against Russia President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling Ukrainian ambassadors from Georgia and Morocco, citing their failure to obtain imposition of sanctions of Russia or supply of weapons to Ukraine amid the war as the cause for …
(2022-03-31). Nagorno-Karabakh condemns Britain's support for new Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amMarch 31, 2022 Abrahamyan: Azerbaijan has occupied some 1,200 hectares of land in Artsakh region Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has found itself in a complicated political and diplomatic situation, Armenian MP Tigran Abrahamyan of the opposition With Honor faction told a news conference on Thursday, referring to the latest Azerbaijani aggression. The lawmaker states that the Azerbaijani …
(2022-03-31). Mali, France, and Russia — The Continued Underdevelopment of the 'Global South'. orinocotribune.com By Otobong Inieke — Mar28, 2022 | Much like any other country with geopolitical clout, Moscow is also known to make plays that bolster their interest in Africa. Bilateral economic agreements and security arrangements as well as everyday information campaigns serve to develop soft power influence. A prime example would be the 2017 defense agreements between the Central African Republic (CAR) and Moscow in combination with the Miss Central African beauty contest in 2018 as
(2022-03-31). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers strikes in Catalonia, Spain over attack on conditions; French teachers in Marseille walk out over pay, childcare workers in Belgium over staff shortages; miners at Sibanye-Stillwater, South Africa on pay strike for four weeks defy lock out with demonstrations; weeks-long pay strikes by UK refuse workers in Coventry out for two months against Labour council; Chep pallet workers in Manchester begin strike week 18…
(2022-03-31). Spanish truckers strike continues in third week, as inflation hits 10 percent. wsws.org As state repression of the strike mounts, it is clear that the underlying causes of inflation in Spain and internationally—bank bailouts and war threats against Russia—remain.
(2022-03-31). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government arms Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. wsws.org The NATO powers' arming of neo-Nazi groups gives the lie to their claims to be defending "democracy and freedom" in Ukraine from Vladimir Putin's Russia.
(2022-03-31). Historical connotations galore: Kiev wants Germany, Turkey as guarantor states — Turkish FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 30, 2022 Ukraine wants Turkey, Germany as guarantor states: àáavu≈üoƒülu Ukraine wants Turkey and Germany to assume the role of guarantor states after Russia's invasion ends, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said in a televised statement late Thursday. "Italy is also on the table" as a possible third guarantor state, the top diplomat said. …
(2022-03-31). FM: Turkey hasn't sent troops to Ukraine — yet. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 31, 2022 Cavusoglu comments on the issue of Turkey's sending troops to Ukraine "The reports that Turkey has sent troops to Ukraine are incorrect," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, APA reports. He noted that this issue can be considered after [an] agreement is signed between the two countries. ==== Azeri Press …
(2022-03-31). Turkey stoking ethnic discord in Macedonia, Cyprus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yeni ≈ûafakMarch 31, 2022 Calls by Turkish community for 'transparent' census in North Macedonia 'ignored': Turkey Turkey supports 'legitimate demands' of Turkish community in Balkan country, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Turkey on Thursday expressed regret that North Macedonia "ignored" calls by the Turkish community for the "fairly and transparent" conduct of a census in the …
(2022-03-31). Russia Welcomes Ukraine's Written Proposals But Says No Breakthroughs. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia welcomed Ukraine's written proposals on a potential peace deal but cautioned that there is still a long way to go to end the fighting. | Peskov said that he hasn't seen anything too promising and that there are no signs of a breakthrough between the two sides. Ukraine put forward its proposal during talks in Turkey on Tuesday. | The Ukrainian proposal includes a pledge not to join NATO, but Kyiv wants security guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5, which outlines the alliance's mutual defense agreement. Ukraine wants these guarantees from several NATO cou…
(2022-03-31). Nuland leads first U.S.-EU High-Level Dialogue on Russia meeting. Belarus, China also targeted. New Maidans planned. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of StateMarch 30, 2022 U.S.-EU Joint Press Release by the EEAS and Department of State on the First U.S.-EU High-Level Dialogue on Russia The following is the text of a joint press release by the U.S. Department of State and the European External Action Service. The European Union and the United States held …