(2022-04-25). Ukraine Is a Pawn on the Grand Chessboard. transcend.org 22 Apr 2022 – Zbigniew Brzezinski's book, The Grand Chessboard, was published 25 years ago. His assumptions and strategies for maintaining 'U.S. global dominance' have been hugely influential in US foreign policy. We can see where this policy leads and how crucial it is to re-evaluate.
(2022-04-25). CIA Behind Secret Plots to Kidnap, Torture and Assassinate Ukrainian Dissidents. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The torture of left-wing activist Alexander Matjuschenko on March 3 in Dnipro, recorded by Azov members. Below: President Volodymyr Zelensky poses during a media engagement.| Grayzone Techniques of Torture and Assassination Deployed by the SBU (Ukraine's CIA) Recall the U.S.'s Brutal "Operation Phoenix" in Vietnam Vasily Prozorov, a former officer with the Security…
(2022-04-25). NATO chieftain to attend 20/40-nation meeting on Ukraine in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 25, 2022 The NATO Secretary General attends US-hosted meeting on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend a meeting of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 26 April 2022. The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and will focus on the …
(2022-04-25). Constitution's pledge of NATO membership won't change: Ukrainian parliament chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 25, 2022 Stefanchuk Assures Constitution Will Not Be Amended Regarding Ukraine's NATO Membership Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk is confident that parliament will not amend the Constitution regarding the course towards full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). *** According to Stefanchuk, the relevant security guarantees of Ukraine should fundamentally …
(2022-04-25). Pentagon: U.S. to provide more Stingers, Javelins, other arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 USA preparing to send Stinger, Javelin, other equipment to Ukraine — US Department of Defense The United States is preparing to send Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other equipment to Ukraine in April, the U.S. Department of Defense has said. "Our US Air Force Airmen prepare supply crates containing …
(2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …
(2022-04-25). Myanmar Violence: a Slow Burn US Proxy War. journal-neo.org 
The ongoing violence in Myanmar may have faded into the background of global media coverage as much more intense conflict shapes up within and along Ukraine's borders in Eastern Europe and as Washington raises the prospect of direct conflict with China in Asia. However, Myanmar's conflict serves as a point of destabilization which may impact …
(2022-04-25). Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on Risks of WMD Provocations in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Informal comments to the media by Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, on Ukraine. Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on risks of WMD provocations in Ukraine Dmitry Polyanskiy: Dear colleagues, as you may have noticed, we do our best to keep…
(2022-04-25). "Breaking the back" of Russia: US war aims emerge in Ukraine. wsws.org Two months after the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, US officials are making it clear that their goal in the conflict is not a ceasefire or end to the war, but a decisive strategic defeat for Russia.
(2022-04-25). Ukraine forces shell Ukrainian village with cluster bombs. mronline.org 
Ukrainian forces shell a civilian village in eastern Ukraine with cluster bombs.
(2022-04-25). Eva Bartlett Reports from Mariupol: "Ukraine Forces Used Scorched Earth Tactics" libya360.wordpress.com Valerie, a woman I met in Mariupol some days ago, speaks on Azov occupying residential buildings & bombing them. "Our land must be cleaned of crazy people. Some people call them Nazis, I think this is the only word you can say, Nazis." In Mariupol on April 21. Roman Kosarev, while talking about humanitarian aid,…
(2022-04-25). Ukraine: The Fakes of Anti-Russian Propaganda. transcend.org 18 Apr 2022 – The New York Times published on April 4 a satellite photo, dated March 19, showing a street in the Ukrainian city of Bucha strewn with corpses. The photo, disseminated by the mainstream on a global scale, was presented as evidence of a "war crime committed by Russian troops in Ukraine."
(2022-04-25). Kiev says ready for new truce with rebels in eastern Ukraine. news.xinhuanet.com The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it stands ready for a new truce with independence-seeking insurgents in eastern regions starting from next month.
(2022-04-25). CIA Behind Secret Plots to Kidnap, Torture and Assassinate Ukrainian Dissidents for President Zelensky, says Ukraine Defector. covertactionmagazine.com Techniques of Torture and Assassination Deployed by the SBU (Ukraine's CIA) Recall the U.S.'s Brutal "Operation Phoenix" in Vietnam Vasily …
(2022-04-25). What is propelling the U.S. into increasing international military aggression? mronline.org 
This article by John Ross (Luo Siyin) was also published in slightly edited form in Guancha as "It's pointless to count on American 'kindness'." Introduction The international escalation of U.S. military aggression over a period of more than two decades is clear. However, even within that framework, the events leading to the Ukraine war represent …
(2022-04-25). How Obama-Biden Team Empowered Terrorists in Syria. transcend.org 20 Apr 2022 – Ukraine is the Obama-Biden team's second major proxy war against Russia. The first was Syria, where US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.
(2022-04-25). US to allocate $713 million on military aid for 16 countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The US is scheduled to allocate $713 million in military aid for Ukraine and 15 other European countries.
(2022-04-25). Renounce the Geopolitical War between the U.S. and Russia. transcend.org 18 Apr 2022 – Stopping the Geopolitical War being waged by the United States against Russia is a precondition for ending the aggressive war initiated by Russia against Ukraine and also a return to semi-responsible statecraft, which is the most we can expect or hope for in the present. Diplomacy seeking a ceasefire and a political compromise is the only sane path.
(2022-04-25). Turkey opposes joint naval patrol with NATO in Black Sea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — "Black Sea should be away from competition," the Turkish defense minister said in response to NATO and the US's demand to send warships to the Black Sea during the Ukraine conflict.
(2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …
(2022-04-25). U.S. governors ready National Guard armored vehicles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HillApril 24, 2022 State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine Multiple governors announced this week that their state National Guards would be sending armored vehicles to Ukraine in response to a request from the Pentagon. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced this week that their …
(2022-04-25). Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability. transcend.org 14 Apr 2022 – Noam Chomsky spoke with Jeremy Scahill in a wide-ranging discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2022-04-25). U.S. narrative won't survive defeat in Donbass. mronline.org 
An extraordinary thing about British diplomacy is that it continually looks for ways to stay ahead of the curve and provide added value to its customer across the Atlantic, the United States. That makes the remarks on Ukraine conflict by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at his press conference in New Delhi on Friday highly significant.
(2022-04-25). Baku, Yerevan agree to meet for possible peace treaty talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday agreed to hold meetings on a joint border commission and working group over a possible peace treaty.
(2022-04-25). President receives credentials of Armenia, Burundi new envoys. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has received the new ambassadors of Armenia and Burundi for separate meetings to receive their credentials.
(2022-04-25). Police teargas Paris protestors after Macron re-elected. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Riot police in France charged and sprayed teargas on demonstrators in central Paris protesting after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected on Sunday,…
(2022-04-25). Revolución de los Claveles: transformación histórica en Portugal. telesurtv.net Sin sangre ni violencia, el 25 de abril de 1974 se llevó a cabo un alzamiento militar apoyado en los sectores populares que puso fin al "Estado Novo", que mantenía una dominación colonial en la región africana.
(2022-04-25). VIDEO: Moment when the small plane crashes in Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Turkish media reports say a single-engine airplane crashed into a neighborhood in northwestern Bursa province and burst into flames on Monday.
(2022-04-25). Iran export of products to Turkey up 141% last year: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce said that Iran's export of non-oil products to neighboring Turkey registered a considerable 141 percent growth last year.
(2022-04-25). Turkey conducts simultaneous anti-Kurdish attacks in Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ahval NewsApril 24, 2022 Turkey escalates attacks on Syria's Kurds amid Iraq operation Turkey's military has launched a new series of air strikes on Kurdish-run parts of northeast Syria over the past week amid an ongoing ground and air campaign in northern Iraq, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Hasakah-based …
(2022-04-25). EU and UK to meet Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles. mronline.org 
A scheme proposed by the European Commission will allow EU companies to pay for Russian gas in rubles without violating EU sanctions.
(2022-04-25). Islamophobia and Pan-European Racism Escalate in Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov For many centuries racism was part of the ideology of Euro-Atlantic civilization. It was Europe and the United States, where the most terrible racist and Nazi theories were born. An especially remarkable example of this ideology was Hitler's Nazism, aimed not only at Jews and Gypsies, but also at the Slavic peoples, who…
(2022-04-25). Was the policy of detente a political mistake? indybay.org Under attack is a policy for which today, as in past decades, the top priority is to contain the European war before the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons is crossed… | In the age of nuclear weapons, war can no longer be a means of politics.
(2022-04-25). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.
(2022-04-25). UE llega a acuerdo sobre nueva ley que contempla medidas para combatir la desinformación y los contenidos ilegales en Internet. cubadebate.cu La Unión Europea llegó este sábado a un acuerdo "histórico" sobre la nueva Ley de Servicios Digitales (DSA), que obligará a las plataformas de redes sociales, mercados y otros servicios de Internet a combatir la desinformación y los contenidos ilegales. El estatuto "actualizará las normas básicas de todos los servicios en línea de la UE.
(2022-04-25). Workers and youth in Germany support the May Day call of the ICFI. wsws.org Reporters from the World Socialist Web Sitehave been talking to workers, youth, and pensioners in Germany about the significance of the International Online May Day Rally organised by the ICFI.
(2022-04-25). Hilarious And Simultaneously Sad Video Showing Situation Of Refugees In Germany. southfront.org
(2022-04-25). NATO foreign ministers to meet in Berlin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — An informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in Berlin, Germany, the news source reported.
(2022-04-25). Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest. xinhuanet.com Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.
(2022-04-25). Ireland launches Basic Income for the Arts. canadiandimension.com 
Ireland's National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) has been lobbying for a basic income for artists since 2017. Photo by Phil Roeder/Flickr. | The launch of a basic income for artists has been hailed as "the most significant positive moment for Irish arts since the foundation of the Arts Council over 70 years ago." | Up to 2,000 artists will receive ‚Ǩ325 per week for three years under the pilot, a sign of a "seismic shift" in attitudes towards the arts among politicians and the public over the past two years, advocates say. | It will be non-competitive, with participants drawn at random fro…
(2022-04-25). Supporting peace, stability 'Iran principled policy'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Supporting peace, stability, and progress has always been the principled policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the international level, the Iranian President said in the meeting with the new envoy of Montenegro.
(2022-04-25). The Role of Modern China in a Changing World. journal-neo.org 
We are currently witnessing the greatest change in the Geo political landscape that has ever occurred in the lives of those alive today. At the end of the Second World War there were two major powers in the world: Russia and the United States. Only one, the United States, then had the atomic bomb, which …
(2022-04-25). What way forward for the nurses strike at Stanford Health? wsws.org The strike is a major episode in the growing upsurge of struggles by the international working class, driven by the catastrophic social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the reckless drive to war with Russia by US and world imperialism.
(2022-04-25). Fighting In Kreminna Area (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Fighting for the town of Kreminna and its vicinity came to an end the last few days. The town and its surroundings are now under full control of the Russian Armed Forces. | | The offensive on Kreminna area began around 14-15 April. | On 21 April, the Russian Defence Ministry officially announced that units of the Russian Armed Forces and the LPR People's Militia had taken full control of the…
(2022-04-25). Large fire breaks out at Russia oil depot in Bryansk (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — A large fire broke out early Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, the emergencies ministry said, adding that no one was injured.
(2022-04-25). Why Non-Western Countries Tend to See Russia's War Very, Very Differently. transcend.org 18 Apr 2022 – The West appears blind to its own hypocrisy and narrow interests in calling for a rules-based order.
(2022-04-25). Russia not preparing for new meeting between Lavrov, Kuleba. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Moscow is not yet preparing for a new meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said on Monday.
(2022-04-25). WSJ: Expand NATO Article 5 to Southern Hemisphere, include colonies, territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Wall Street JournalApril 24, 2022 Expand NATO to HawaiiBy Arshan Barzani* Americans understand that an attack on one ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an attack on all. If Russia bombed Warsaw, Washington would be obligated to come to its aid. But if Pearl Harbor were attacked again, this rule wouldn't compel U.S. …
(2022-04-25). Putin, Xi congratulate Macron on re-election in French vote. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of China congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election on Monday.
(2022-04-25). Russia expels 40 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Russia has decided to declare 40 German diplomats personae non gratae in a tit-for-tat response to Berlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.