(2022-05-03). Pentagon to modernize Moldovan army, merger with Romania again mooted. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri TimesMay 1, 2022 US to support modernization of Moldovan army The United States is ready to support the modernization of the Moldovan army [according to] the Moldovan Defense Ministry. The issue was discussed during a meeting between US Senator Steve Daines and Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie NosatàÆi. During the meeting, the sides discussed regional …
(2022-05-03). Europe subjugated, NATO shifts from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CGTNApril 29, 2022 'Defensive' NATO destabilizes Pacific for U.S. hegemony Japan — an Asian country that surrendered in World War II — will attend a summit by North Atlantic Treaty Organization — a Western military bloc established during the Cold War era — in late June, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week. …
(2022-05-03). NATO begins large-scale military exercises along eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMay 1, 2022 NATO exercises begin along its eastern flank Poland's armed forces say military exercises involving thousands of NATO soldiers have begun, APA reports citing TRT World. *** …Poland's military appealed to the public on Sunday not to publish information or photos of the columns of military vehicles expected to move through …
(2022-05-03). In Videos: New Details On War In Ukraine From Ukrainian Servicemen And Foreign Fighter. southfront.org
(2022-05-03). Wounded Ukrainian soldiers to be treated in Israeli hospitals. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMay 3, 2022 Israel will receive for treatment part of the Ukrainian servicemen who were wounded as a result of the Russian aggression, — The Embassy The issue of organizing treatment in Israeli hospitals of Ukrainian servicemen wounded by Russian armed aggression was the subject of a meeting between Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk …
(2022-05-03). Battle for ASEAN: Japan, Thailand sign military pact contra Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaMay 2, 2022 Japan PM touts unity on Ukraine in Southeast Asia tour Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held the last in a string of Southeast Asian summits aimed at helping to shape the international narrative on the conflict in Ukraine. Tokyo hopes that the top-level diplomatic drive will move the needle …
(2022-05-03). She's exposing the TRUTH in Ukraine and they don't like it | Redacted Conversation with Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net READ MORE: They're trying to hide the Nazi truth in Ukraine/Redacted with Natali and Clayton — Mark Taliano Photos From Syria Show White Helmets And Nusra/Qaeda Are The Same Organization (activistpost.com) White Helmets Archives — Mark Taliano Ukraine Hunts Down "Traitors Helping Russia" — CovertAction Magazine…
(2022-05-03). Biden administration sets up Disinformation Governance Board ahead of 2022 elections. wsws.org The Department of Homeland Security has announced the creation of a secretive Disinformation Governance Board as part of the US imperialist effort to control the anti-Russian narrative of the war in Ukraine during the 2022 elections.
(2022-05-03). Over 100 people evacuated from Mariupol. ecns.cn Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries say more than 100 people were evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol in Ukraine but differ on the exact number and other details.
(2022-05-03). Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian president. ecns.cn The G20, he said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week.
(2022-05-03). Ukrainian Leadership: No Peace Treaties With Russia, Only Capitulation Of Moscow. southfront.org 
Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council Secretary Danilov made several doctrinal statements. Among them he said that there can be no peace treaty with Russia — only its capitulation is possible. At the same time, he believes that the war will not end quickly. | The secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Danilov, has made several doctrinal statements. Among them he said that there can be no peace treaty with Russia — only its capitulation is possible.
(2022-05-03). United Steelworkers solicits aid for fascist-linked "union" in Ukraine. wsws.org In an appeal on the official USW website, the union calls for support to Trade Union of the Metalworkers and Miners of Ukraine, an organization with ties to the far right and fascists.
(2022-05-03). Azerbaijan: critical linchpin in expanding Eurasian energy war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMay 3, 2022 Aliyev's energy strategy — Europe pins hopes on Azerbaijani gas Today, Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable energy suppliers to Europe, and against the background of the gas crisis on the continent, which, according to some experts, may develop into a global crisis, our country is seen as a …
(2022-05-03). Report: following Turkey, Azerbaijan closes airspace for Russian military planes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Mehr News AgencyMay 2, 2022 Azerbaijan closes airspace for Russia military aircraft Azerbaijani media report on the closure of the country's airspace for Russian military aircraft. The Azerbaijani edition of The Azeri Times reported that, following Turkey, neighboring Azerbaijan closed its airspace for Russian military aircraft. According to The Azeri Times, this is due to …
(2022-05-03). Nueva teoría sobre el paisaje al fondo de la Mona Lisa pondría en duda su identidad. cubadebate.cu Una reciente teoría acerca de la ubicación real del paisaje recreado en el famoso cuadro del italiano Leonardo da Vinci, pondría en duda la identidad de la mujer retratada, que hasta ahora los estudiosos pensaban era la esposa de Francesco del Giocondo, pues al parecer ella no habría estado en ese lugar.
(2022-05-03). Turkey continues to bomb villages in northern Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Mehr News AgencyMay 2, 2022 Turkey continues to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq Turkish fighter jets on Monday once again conducted air raids on areas in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk in the Kurdistan region. According to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV network, the Turkish army on Monday afternoon under the pretext of fighting the …
(2022-05-03). China's Liaoning sees growth in int'l freight train services. ecns.cn Northeast China's Liaoning Province launched its 100th China-Europe freight train, which departed from its capital of Shenyang on Sunday, according to local transport authorities.
(2022-05-03). Germany supports Finnish, Swedish NATO accession. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Completing the process initiated by his predecessor once removed, Gerhard Schrà∂der, of doubling NATO's Cold War membership. ==== Deutsche WelleMay 3, 2022 Scholz: Finland, Sweden can count on German support if they seek NATO access German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Berlin would back Finland and Sweden joining NATO if they apply. Neutral during the …
(2022-05-03). Automatic audio loggers successfully used to map the sound of Norway. imperial.ac.uk Cheap, reliable audio recorders developed at Imperial have been used to reliably identify birds by their songs in a large trial in Norwegian forests.
(2022-05-03). Huge ship docks at Caspian port in Gilan province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — A 5,000-ton ship carrying cooking oil docked in the Caspian port in the northern Iranian province of Gilan on Monday. The ship seems to have arrived from Russia.
(2022-05-03). China holds "emergency" conference over sanctions threat. wsws.org Government and financial officials in Beijing are on alert, fearing that the unprecedented financial sanctions imposed on Russia could be used against China.
(2022-05-03). Ukrainian Bayraktar Struck Russian Boats. Response Was Not Long To Wait (Videos). southfront.org 
(2022-05-02). Ukrainian defense ministry condemns Georgian government. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 1, 2022 Ukraine Says Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Aid Russia Evade Sanctions Ukrainian Defense Intelligence has accused Georgia, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan of negotiating with Moscow over the reexport of Russian products to international markets. "The supply is planned to be made in the form of Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani products and …
(2022-05-02). Ukraine claims Turkish combat drones sank Russian patrol boats in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah/Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2022 Ukraine reports destroying Russian ships in Black Sea Kyiv reported on Monday that its Bayraktar TB-2 drones sank two Russian patrol boats near Snake Island in the Black Sea…. "Two Russian Raptor boats were destroyed at dawn today near Snake Island," Ukraine's Defense Ministry said in a statement distributed on …
(2022-05-02). Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee visit Ukraine, Poland to strengthen NATO alliance. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMay 2, 2022 Polish president talks Ukraine with top US lawmaker Duda hosted Pelosi at the presidential palace in Warsaw…. Pelosi was accompanied by a Congressional delegation that included Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, Barbara Lee of California and Jason Crow of Colorado, according to officials. "We are happy with this visit, which comes …
(2022-05-02). Russia sent a highly sophisticated military radar into orbit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) — The media reported on Monday the successful launch of a Russian top-secret military radar into Earth orbit in the midst of the country's conflict in Ukraine.
(2022-05-02). At NATO's behest, Japan continues to pressure ASEAN members against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMay 1, 2022 Japanese, Vietnamese leaders reject use of force in Ukraine Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed the war in Ukraine with Vietnamese leaders on Sunday and said they agreed on the respect for international law and rejection of the use of force. Japan has condemned Russia's invasion and joined Western nations in …
(2022-05-02). Ukraine Hunts Down "Traitors Helping Russia"/ By Jeremy Kuzmarov. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: Ukraine Hunts Down "Traitors Helping Russia" — CovertAction Magazine By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 2, 2022 State terror operations that follow from CIA playbook contradict saintly image of Zelensky promoted in the U.S. media. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's saintly image in the media is contradicted by state terror operations being conducted under his orders against …
(2022-05-02). Ukraine Hunts Down "Traitors Helping Russia" covertactionmagazine.com State terror operations that follow from CIA playbook contradict saintly image of Zelensky promoted in the U.S. media. Ukrainian President …
(2022-05-02). An Intellectual No-Fly Zone: Online Censorship of Ukraine Dissent Is Becoming the New Norm. transcend.org 25 Apr 2022 – Google has sent a warning shot across the world, ominously informing media outlets, bloggers, and content creators that it will no longer tolerate certain opinions when it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Old Propaganda, New Cold War…
(2022-05-02). How Could the U.S. Help to Bring Peace to Ukraine? transcend.org 28 Apr 2022 – As the chances for an early peace in Ukraine slip away and Western policymakers openly seek to prolong the war in order to weaken Russia, how the United States could instead help to bring peace to Ukraine.
(2022-05-02). Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Continue to Seize on Russia's War in Ukraine to Push Long-Term Interests. transcend.org 25 Apr 2022 – The unfolding crisis is now a common–and effective–talking point for corporate interest groups seeking regulatory relief.
(2022-05-02). Military Situation In Ukraine On May 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-05-02). United Nations Secretary General Holds Talks on Ukraine War. scheerpost.com 
An image taken from video released by the Russian military on Wednesday showing the launch of a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile during a test at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia. | By Abayomi Azikiwe / UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres traveled on April 28 to the Russian Federation holding high-level talks with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | The topic of the discussions centered on the two-months long Russian military intervention…
(2022-05-02). Hedges: The Age of Self-Delusion. scheerpost.com 
"Portion Control." [Original illustration by Mr. Fish] | By Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost | Blinded by what Barbara Tuchman calls "the bellicose frivolity of senile empires," we are marching ominously towards war with Russia. How else might we explain Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's public declaration that the US goal is to "weaken Russia" and Joe Biden's request for another $33 billion in "emergency" military and economic aid (half of what Russia spent on its military in 2021) for Ukraine? | The same cabal of generals and politicians that drained the state of trillions of dollars in the debacles i…
(2022-05-02). The NATO To TikTok Pipeline. popularresistance.org Culver City, California — As the bloody conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, so does the online propaganda war between Russia and the West. A prime example of this is the White House directly briefing influencers on popular social media app TikTok about the war and how to cover it. As the crisis spirals out of control, Americans have turned to TikTok to view real time videos and analysis of the invasion. With the app estimated to have around 70 million U.S. users, the White House is keenly aware of its impact. "We recognize this is a critically important avenue in the way the American public is findin…
(2022-05-02). The Different Ways That US And Chinese Governments Use Their Power. popularresistance.org Russia's war on Ukraine both reflects and deepens a global split that should remind us of Karl Marx's famous remark: "No social order ever disappears before all the productive forces, for which there is room in it, have been developed; and new higher relations of production never appear before the material conditions of their existence have matured in the womb of the old society." The United Kingdom already lost its particular social order—its empire—while the United States is now losing its. | Despite differences, both of these social orders shared a mostly private form of capitalist relations of pro…
(2022-05-02). Ukraine: The American Tyranny Of Power. popularresistance.org The history of the US intelligence operations goes back to World War II. Stephen Bandera was released from prison by OSS officers in 1944. Bandera was a Nazi operative whose militia slaughtered Poles, Jews and communist workers on the eastern front. The OSS/CIA recruited Bandera so he could fight the advancing Soviet Union. In all the years since then, the CIA has never had an annual audit of its trillion dollar budget, and of course nothing has changed. | Just over ten years ago the CIA initiated its National Endowment for Democracy (NED) "Orange Revolution" to once more cravenly attempt to thwart the Russians,…
(2022-05-02). Czech progressives slam plans to permanently deploy US military in the country. peoplesdispatch.org In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, ministers of the Czech Republic have been indicating their intention to negotiate with the US on the presence of a base in the country…
(2022-05-02). Ukraine finally starts evacuation of civilians from Mariupol city. peoplesdispatch.org In the past, Ukraine has denied several Russian proposals to conduct the evacuation through humanitarian corridors, leading Russia to accuse it of using civilians as human shield…
(2022-05-02). Poseidon: One of the Weapons of the Russian Federation. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara In a speech in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that "if someone intends to intervene from outside in the ongoing events in Ukraine, creating unacceptable threats to us, he should know that our response to counterattacks will be lightning fast". The Russian Federation president stressed that he possesses "instruments (weapons) that…
(2022-05-02). Americans fighting in Ukraine against Russia: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) — Americans with military backgrounds are fighting alongside Ukraine army in the country against the Russian troops, a US local media has said in a report.
(2022-05-02). Ukrainian government continues campaign of domestic oppression. wsws.org The NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is accompanied by campaign of domestic political repression.
(2022-05-02). Pelosi pledges "victory" in Kiev, Republicans back dispatch of troops, hint use of nuclear weapons. wsws.org Washington continued at full tilt into an all-out war with Russia over the weekend, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Kiev, Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger proposed to send US troops to Ukraine, and Republican congressman Michael McCaul raised the prospect of the United States using nuclear weapons against Russia.
(2022-05-02). China reiterates call for peace between Russia, Ukraine through talks. ecns.cn China has always supported Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue negotiations, and welcomes all efforts by the international community conducive to promoting peace talks," Zhao said.
(2022-05-02). The Non-Independence of Western-Funded "Independent Media" in Ukraine with Alan MacLeod. mintpressnews.com Many Kyiv Independent journalists come from suspect backgrounds, including individuals who previously worked for NATO think tank The Atlantic Council, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, or for the Council on Foreign Relations.
(2022-05-02). Burning Ukraine's Protesters Alive/ By Robert Parry, May 10, 2014. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Burning Ukraine's Protesters Alive — Consortium News May 10, 2014 Exclusive: For the second time in a week, Ukrainian anti-regime protesters holed up in a building were killed by fires set by pro-regime attackers with ties to newly formed neo-Nazi security forces, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry In Ukraine, a grisly new …
(2022-05-02). They're trying to hide the Nazi truth in Ukraine/Redacted with Natali and Clayton. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Eva Bartlett on Canada's shameful support for Nazis in Ukraine — Mark Taliano Eight Years Ago, The May 2014 Odessa Massacre: How Neo-Nazi Thugs Supported by Kiev Regime Killed Odessa Inhabitants: Photographic Evidence — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization Ukraine on Fire: The Real Story. Full Documentary by Oliver …
(2022-05-02). Nazis and The Beast: The Arrest of Gonzalo Lira. covertactionmagazine.com Are American journalists collaborating with Nazi terrorists to silence dissent? There is another war going on in Ukraine. A war …