(2022-04-13). Maduro says attacks on Russian culture, athletes pure Fascism. en.mehrnews.com Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called attacks on Russian culture and Russian athletes pure Fascism on Tuesday.
(2022-04-13). Ukrainian Refugees in Europe Fall Prey to Criminal Networks. journal-neo.org 
In the last decade, the refugee problem has become the bane of European countries. While 2.4 million asylum applications were submitted mainly from refugees from Syria and Iraq at the peak of the migration crisis in 2015-2016, Ukrainians now dominate the refugee population arriving in Europe, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Out …
(2022-04-13). China opposes to US sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — China finds the US unilateral sanctions against Russia unacceptable because all other countries will have to pay for them in the end, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-04-13). Azeri president thanks Iran for assisting Nakhchivan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has said that a new international corridor connects Nakhchivan and the world through Iran.
(2022-04-13). Emmanuel Macron wages war on France's Muslims. electronicintifada.net French president's anti-Islam, pro-Israel campaign faces legal, popular pushback.
(2022-04-13). New NATO battle groups in Central, Southeast Europe "very clear message to the rest of the world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 13, 2022 Belgium's PM De Croo, PM Ciuca and President Iohannis visit the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base: NATO, defensive alliance ready to defend member states territory Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Wednesday in Romania that NATO is…ready to defend [its] territory…. …De Croo made his remarks at the …
(2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …
(2022-04-13). NATO deploys F-35s close to Serbian airspace. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 13, 2022 NATO sent an F-35 fighter jet close to Serbian airspace NATO has announced that the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have taken over guarding the skies over Romania and Bulgaria. *** Thus, British fighter jets of the "Eurofighter Typhoon" type will take over the protection of the skies over Romania from the …
(2022-04-13). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Rossiya Television Network, Moscow, April 11, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com I would like to ask you about "strange" statements by European diplomats on the course of 's military operation in Ukraine. EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said it must be won on the battlefield. This doesn't really jibe with the EU's status as a primarily political and economic organisation. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed regret over his…
(2022-04-13). West's next target: Central Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nezavisimaya GazetaApril 13, 2022 Europeans plotting to destabilize Central Asia The European Union's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has held consultations in Tajikistan. Afghan issues were also discussed during United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's recent visit to Dushanbe. Experts believe that the Europeans are analyzing the situation in Central Asia before …
(2022-04-13). New Zealand challenges Solomon Islands' sovereignty over agreement with China. wsws.org Intersecting with the war drive in Europe, the furore over the Solomon Islands is being exploited to intensify the military and diplomatic offensive against China's presence in the Pacific.
(2022-04-13). EU reiterates need for quicker conclusion of Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — The spokeswoman for the European External Action Service, Nabila Massrali, reiterated the need for a faster conclusion of the Vienna talks.
(2022-04-13). Finland's NATO decision matter of weeks, not months. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 13, 2022 Marin: Nato decision will happen "within weeks not months" Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has said that Finland will likely decide on joining Nato within weeks. "I won't give any kind of timetable [for] when we will make our decisions. But I think it will happen quite fast. Within weeks, …
(2022-04-13). EU and Germany supply heavy weaponry to Kiev to "force a defeat of Russia" wsws.org The EU powers are massively expanding their arms supplies to Ukraine to prolong the war and defeat Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-04-13). A "New NHS" or another way to degrade public health in Greece? peoplesdispatch.org In Greece, a reform of the public health system that benefits the private sector has been met with resistance from health workers and progressive groups…
(2022-04-13). Surrounded by NATO: Serbia has right to be independent, defend itself — PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 13, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá reacted: "Leave Serbia alone" President of Serbia told the leaders of the so-called Kosovo and Montenegro to leave Serbia alone. Responding to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, Vuƒçiƒá sends a strong message: "Leave Serbia alone and stop deceiving the public. Serbia will preserve peace and stability, …
(2022-04-13). Michael Tracey On The Refugee Crisis And US Troop Buildup In Poland. popularresistance.org In just a few short weeks, Russia's war on Ukraine has precipitated a massive exodus of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 4.3 million people have fled the country since February 24, the majority of them — 2.5 million — traveling west to Poland. Media across the world have closely covered the story, and shown a great deal more sympathy for the Ukrainian refugees than for others fleeing from U.S. wars in the Middle East or North Africa.
(2022-04-13). Japan: Another Ukraine-for-North-Korea trade-off. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 13, 2002 Japan mulls sending SDF aircraft for Ukraine refugee support See: Top NATO military official pushes Ukraine-for-North-Korea quid pro quo in Seoul Japan is considering sending Self-Defense Forces aircraft to countries receiving refugees from Ukraine such as Poland to transport relief items, a government source said Wednesday. If realized, it would be …
(2022-04-13). Putin accuses Ukraine of going back on promises made at Istanbul talks. peoplesdispatch.org Putin claimed that until Ukraine recognizes Crimea as part of Russia and the independence of the Donbass republics, "no progress could be reached in the talks"
(2022-04-13). NATO admits it wants 'Ukrainians to keep dying' to bleed Russia, not peace. mronline.org 
NATO sees Ukrainians as mere cannon fodder in its imperial proxy war on Russia.
(2022-04-13). US-backed coup in Pakistan overthrows PM Imran Khan over his independent foreign policy. multipolarista.com Benjamin Norton speaks with Pakistani scholar Junaid S. Ahmad about the US-backed coup against Prime Minister Imran Khan, aimed at reversing his alliance with China, Russia, and Iran and support for Palestine.
(2022-04-13). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. multipolarista.com The Washington Post – owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts – has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.
(2022-04-13). Crisis in Ukraine Through the Prism of Middle Eastern Social Media. journal-neo.org 
The Russian special operation in Ukraine continues to resonate prominently on social media in the Middle East region. Local analysts monitor how the Internet views these events and their impact on different areas of life and politics. According to a Moroccan researcher, the picture here is a mosaic, as evidenced by the flood of user …
(2022-04-13). Stalinist PCF wiped out after lackluster French presidential campaign. wsws.org Fabien Roussel, the French Communist Party's first presidential candidate since 2007, campaigned based on policies of austerity and support for NATO against Russia.
(2022-04-13). Russia warns NATO it will target any vehicle moving weapons. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — Russia has said it will view NATO and US vehicles transporting weapons to Ukraine as legitimate targets.
(2022-04-13). Slower growth, inflation, inequality concerning EU. en.mehrnews.com Referring to the Ukraine war and counterproductive effects of sanctions against Russia, Pastori Gianluca says slower growth, higher inflation, and increase in inequality among EU states are sources of concern for the Union.
(2022-04-13). US claims over Russia's use of chemical weapons baseless. en.mehrnews.com The Russian embassy in Washington dismissed as baseless US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price's claims about the possibility of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine.
(2022-04-13). Iran Embassy in London rejects Guardian's claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — The Iranian Embassy in London rejected the Guardian report over its claim that Russia is 'using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine', calling it unrealistic and baseless storytelling.
(2022-04-13). How and when NATO will double its membership since 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The LocalApril 13, 2022 The likely timetable for how Sweden could join Nato Sweden's Prime Minister said on Wednesday that she aimed to make a decision on Nato membership early enough for it not to clash with this September's general election, as her Finnish counterpart said her country would decide "within weeks". Speaking at a …
(2022-04-13). Ukrainian Refuseniks On Why Many Won't Fight For Ukraine. popularresistance.org Beneath the faàßade of chest-beating patriotism, however, lies an anti-war movement. Just as it is diverse in its motivations to oppose the war, this movement is decentralized geographically and appears not unified enough to move as one force.
(2022-04-13). Nuclear Weapons: The Case For Creating A Citizen's Commission. popularresistance.org There is currently heightened concern about nuclear threats being made in relation to the war in Ukraine, although the danger of nuclear war or accidental detonation is ever present. Massachusetts is a potential target, because it is home to important nuclear weapons facilities and corporations as well as culturally significant landmarks. | The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force as international law in January 2021. This "Nuclear Ban Treaty" is intended to reduce the nuclear danger to zero, but enforcing it may also affect jobs with Raytheon, General Dynamics, Draper Labs and ten othe…
(2022-04-13). US Ousts Imran Khan but His Revolutionary Narrative Endures. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar — Apr 5, 2022 | Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their US backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either. | Last Wednesday, during a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the Tunxi city of eastern China's Anhui province, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the thoughtful remark that there was a need to "to guard against the negative spillover effects of the Ukraine…
(2022-04-13). The War in Ukraine Marks a Turning Point in Power in the World. journal-neo.org 
One of the interesting features of the ongoing war in Ukraine is the extent to which the Australian mainstream media has almost entirely ceased to bother offering an objective assessment of what is actually happening in the ongoing war in that country. The latest examples refer to the alleged murder of citizens in the town …
(2022-04-13). Top NATO military official pushes Ukraine-for-North-Korea quid pro quo in Seoul. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yonhap News AgencyApril 12, 2022 Top NATO military official calls for support for Ukraine ==== Rules-based international order: NATO Military Committee chief inspects North Korean border South Korea to double non-lethal military aid to Ukraine Japan: Another Ukraine-for-North-Korea trade-off ==== A top North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) official made an emphatic appeal Tuesday for "moral, mental" …
(2022-04-13). South Korea to double non-lethal military aid to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 13, 2022 S. Korea to Send More Non-Lethal Military Supplies to Ukraine See: Rules-based international order: NATO Military Committee chief inspects North Korean border The defense ministry of the South Korea has decided to provide Ukraine with more non-lethal military supplies, APA reports. According to a military official on Wednesday, the ministry …
(2022-04-13). In Video: Ukrainian Soldiers Confirm They Were Ordered To Kill Civilians In Rubezhnoe. southfront.org
(2022-04-13). Kuleba appreciates Iran's medical aid to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has talked with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, praising Iran for anti-war stances and appreciating Tehran's medical help to his country amid the conflict.
(2022-04-12). Oppose Twitter's act of censorship against George Galloway! wsws.org On April 6, Twitter updated Galloway's status with the designation "Russia state-affiliated media" directly under his name and handle. Every tweet issued by Galloway since includes the designation.
(2022-04-12). US Lawmakers Welcomed Notorious Georgian Warlord now Boasting of War Crimes in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com 
By Alexander Rubinstein — Apr 8, 2022 | Top lawmakers in US Congress hosted Mamuka Mamulashvili, an infamous Georgian Legion warlord who has boasted of authorizing field executions of captive Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | Georgian warlord Mamuka Mamulashvili (center) visits Rep. Eliot Engel in 2017 | Having taken up arms against Russia for a fifth time, Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili has bragged on video about his unit carrying out field executions of captured Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | While Western media pundits howled about images of dead bodies in the city of Bucha, echoing Ukrainian…
(2022-04-12). Changing European energy map: war allowed Azerbaijan to dictate regional agenda. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyApril 12, 2022 As result of our victory in Second Karabakh War, there is great interest in Azerbaijan — President Ilham Aliyev As a result of our victory in the Second Karabakh War, there is a great interest in Azerbaijan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting on the results of …
(2022-04-12). France should avoid being dragged into US-China rivalry: Chief of Defense Staff. aninews.in Paris [France], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): France should avoid being drawn into the growing rivalry between China and the United States, which will become a central geopolitical confrontation of the future, General Francois Lecointre, Chief of the country's Defense Staff told a daily newspaper.
(2022-04-12). Russia Will Fulfill the Noble Goals of Protecting Donbas: Putin. telesurenglish.net During a television broadcast from Belarus on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin assured that the Russian Armed Forces will achieve their goals in Ukraine. | RELATED: | "So it will be. There is no doubt. The goals are totally clear and noble… The main goal is to help the people of Donbas, whom we were forced to defend because the Kyiv authorities, pushed by the West, refused to comply." with the Minsk Agreements aimed at a peaceful solution of p…
(2022-04-12). Full-scale warfighting: NATO trains to "defend Latvia and Estonia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Division NorthApril 12, 2022 Exercise Knight Lavard 22 wraps up in Latvia More than 260 members of staff from the NATO Headquarters Multinational Division North (MND N), supported by the headquarters Command Support Battalion, and staff from other NATO and national headquarters, in total almost 600 troops from regional NATO countries, were active as …
(2022-04-12). Recent Military Supplies To Ukraine From Europe, U.S.A. And Australia (Map Update). southfront.org 
click to see full-size image | Australia approved the delivery of 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles; | The Czech Republic transferred T-72M tanks and infantry fighting vehicles BWP-1; | Slovakia sent its S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems. However, it was likely destroyed by a Russian Kalibr missile before it entered service with the AFU; | Estonia confirmed the shipment of nine 122 mm towed D-30 howitzers and hundreds of shells; | The British Foreign Ministry promised to strengthen the AFU with "new,…
(2022-04-12). Europe Is Plunging Into The Middle Ages. oneworld.press Since there are almost no significant natural resources in Europe, in terms of volumes, it will fall much lower than the XIX century, namely in the Middle Ages, when there were practically no industries on an industrial scale. Europe will not escape other related problems: the eternal wars of European countries among themselves.
(2022-04-12). What's Behind Serbia's Purchase Of Chinese Anti-Air Systems?>. oneworld.press Russian-Serbian ties aren't bad, but they aren't what they used to be and likely won't ever return to their halcyon days. Given this reality, there's no credible reason to suspect that Serbia's purchase of anti-air systems from China is part of some Russian conspiracy to destabilize Europe by provoking another war in the Balkans like the US-led Western Mainstream Media is implying.
(2022-04-12). Imperial graduate awarded €2.5 million European funding for saltwater battery. imperial.ac.uk AquaBattery, founded by Imperial graduate Jiajun Cen, has been awarded €2.5 million to develop sustainable energy storage.
(2022-04-12). Japan's PM planning Southeast Asian, European tour. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Southeast Asia and possibly countries in Europe during the upcoming Golden Week string of national holidays starting in late April, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). U.S. urged to reflect soberly on its disgraceful role in Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn It came to our attention that some European strategists believe the US is comparable to the "top arsonist" in the conflict.
(2022-04-12). NATO should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world. ecns.cn NATO has disrupted Europe. It should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world.