(2022-07-14). Turkey Says Ukraine and Russia Reach Agreement on Ukrainian Grain Exports. news.antiwar.com Turkey on Wednesday Istanbul hosted negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials, the first time the two nations have held face-to-face talks since March. While there was progress on the issue of grain exports, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there was still a "long way to go" before there would be peace talks to end the fighting. | Guterres was also more…
(2022-07-14). Eight years ago: War in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Recently posted by Marina Dudanova, who was a presenter at the event, provided the visuals and is a native of Transnistria. Chicago presentation on wars in Transnistria and Ukraine as of 2014-05-23…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports: Zelensky. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). Putin's summits next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey. peoplesdispatch.org The Russian president's visit comes at a highly transformative period in the US approach toward both Turkey and Iran and following Joe Biden's crucial visit to West Asia…
(2022-07-14). Bolton Confesses Washington Organized Coups in Venezuela, Russia Demands Investigation. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 12, former White House Security Adviser John Bolton confessed in an interview with CNN to have "helped" plan coups in different countries. The US diplomat—who held a position in the Donald Trump administration—did not blush to recognize the interference of the United States in the internal affairs of other nations and added that "a lot of work is needed" to overthrow a government and take power from a country. | Bolton's confession follows the leak of Trump's contacts with far-right groups in the run-up to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The former national security adviser w…
(2022-07-13). Kremlin hopes U.S.-Saudi ties would not be 'directed against Russia' ahead of Biden's visit. ecns.cn Moscow highly values its relations with Riyadh and hopes U.S. President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia would not be used to create hostility against Russia, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
(2022-07-13). Belarus to include renminbi in basket of foreign currencies. ecns.cn The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, will be included in the basket of foreign currencies of Belarus as of July 15, the National Bank of Belarus said on Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). Un joystick en manos de la OTAN. globalizacion.ca 
El imperio estadounidense no va a desaparecer… porque Estados Unidos no tiene un imperio (M. Mandelbaum) | A mediados del 2018 la prensa europea se horrorizaba con las locuras de D. Trump dentro de las que se encontraban el incumplimiento europeo…
(2022-07-13). Real debt trap: Sri Lanka owes vast majority to West, not China. mronline.org 
Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program.
(2022-07-13). North Korea Recognized Donetsk And Luhansk People's Republics. southfront.org 
On July 13th, North Korea recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent states. Pyongyang's decision was announced by the the North Korean ambassador to Russia at a meeting with the DPR ambassador to Russia. | The document on the decision to recognize the independence of the republic was handed to the DPR Ambassador Olga Makeeva by the North Korean Ambassador to Russia Shin Hong Chol. The parties also agreed "on further steps to establish diplomatic relatio…
(2022-07-13). North Korea recognizes independence of Donetsk and Luhansk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — The North Korean embassy in Russia has said North Korea recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
(2022-07-13). NATO, The Left, And The Path To Peace. popularresistance.org Let's think about the left's place in the current events, and hope to shed light on what being 'on the left' actually means today, and why it is relevant to peace. | I'll start with the trillion-dollar question: if NATO won, if the DPR and LPR forces surrendered, and if the Russian Army was driven back to the border, would the world be a better or a worse place? | This is a practical question. It can't be resolved with abstract ideals or theories such as whether Ukraine has a sacred right to rule over the Russian speakers of the Donbass, or whether Russia is imperialist, any more than Palestinian rights can be se…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine Forces Targeting Civilians/ Report by Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net 
READ MORE: Zelensky's court bans another Ukrainian opposition party — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union Ukraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets/By Paul Joseph Watson SBU the terrible Ukrainian political police, assassinations and torture Donbass Insider (donbass-insider.com) Residents In Eastern Ukraine Report Atrocities, War Crimes Being Committed By Ukrainian Army "One-sided …
(2022-07-13). US-Supplied HIMARS MLRS Kills, Injures Hundreds of Civilians across Donbass and Southern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Drago BosnicIn early June, it was reported that the United States, NATO and other satellite states will be sending billions worth of additional weapons, including the HIMARS MLRS to the Kiev regime in yet another desperate attempt to buy the Neo-Nazi junta more time, as it's facing an imminent defeat across all frontlines from northern areas of…
(2022-07-13). Russia And Ukraine Agreed To Establish Joint Coordination Center On Grain Exports. southfront.org 
The four-way talks on the grain export from Ukrainian ports between Moscow and Kiev that also involved Turkey and the UN ended in Istanbul. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar claimed that the Russian and Ukrainian military delegations had agreed to establish a joint coordination center on grain exports in Istanbul that will include representatives from all parties. | Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said In a brief statement that its representatives prepared a package of…
(2022-07-13). Europe Dances on the Titanic. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari 140 days after the start of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, the Western reaction, which according to Biden would have erased Russia from the international scene, turns out to be a political and economic failure, the most serious and profound in the history of American and European arrogance. The boomerang effect of the…
(2022-07-13). VIDEO: Germany criminalizes journalist for exposing Ukrainian war crimes. thegrayzone.com Independent Donetsk-based journalist Alina Lipp of Germany details her prosecution by the German state for violating new speech codes through her reporting in the Donetsk People's Republic. As the only German reporter on the ground in Donetsk, Lipp has exposed Ukrainian forces shelling civilians, attacking a maternity ward, mining harbors, and bombing a granary filled with corn for export. She faces three years in prison if she returns to her home country.
(2022-07-13). NATO boosts partnerships with Ukraine, Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova, Mauritania, Tunisia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJuly 12, 2022 Deputy Secretary General opens annual NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium On Tuesday (12 July 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ opened the annual NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium, a forum bringing together civilian and military representatives from Allied and partner nations to facilitate dialogue on the future of NATO's partnerships policy. In his …
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Region, On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Verkhnokamyanske; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Serebrianka; | The Ukrainian Air Forces have carried out 1700 airstrikes since Feb 24th, according to the Ukrainian MoD. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Nikolaev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 242nd battalion of 241st Territorial Defence Brigade in Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Bereznevatoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kostantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 9 Ukrainian drones near near Dibrovnoye,…
(2022-07-13). Stopped On Front Lines, Russia And Ukraine Claim Victories In Negotiations. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-13). Iran Responds to US Claim That It Is Preparing to Send Drones to Russia. news.antiwar.com Iran on Tuesday Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Russia and Iran have a history of cooperation that dates back before the war in Ukraine and that there haven't been any new deals made recently. | "The history of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in the field of some new technologies da…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine: Notes from a War that is No Longer News. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Yasinsky In recent months it has been difficult to make balanced analyses and projections of events, for it must be admitted that with all our arrogance and a supposed understanding of the logic of the Ukrainian-Russian absurdity, we failed to predict anything at all. We denied seeing what we feared so much, as our…
(2022-07-13). Washington's Ukraine Proxy War is about Weakening China, Not "Protecting" Ukrainians. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea U.S. imperialism sees every person on the planet as expendable, including the people within the U.S. itself. It's willing to sacrifice any amount of human life to advance the interests of capital. It's carried out dozens of coups, invasions, and proxy wars since Washington began its global aggressions over a century ago, and…
(2022-07-13). Sullivan says worried over Russia's deepening ties with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to deepen ties with Iran amid the Ukraine conflict represents a "profound threat."
(2022-07-13). BBC's Panorama exposes British war crimes in Afghanistan. wsws.org The airing of SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime? comes at a sensitive time amid furious claims by Britain that Russia's armed forces have committed multiple war crimes in Ukraine.
(2022-07-13). U.S. helicopter assault troops drill for NATO interoperability in Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaJuly 9, 2022 3-227 AHB Trains with Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade Soldiers with the 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion conduct air assault training with the Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade, July 5-8, 2022. Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.
(2022-07-13). Video: NATO, U.S. Marines practice for war in Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJuly 13, 2022 Video: Sweden and NATO train to keep Gotland secure Situated roughly 100 kilometres off the Swedish coast, the island of Gotland is of strategic importance, as it has a commanding view of the Baltic Sea…. This year, NATO partner Sweden hosted the annual United States-led maritime exercise Baltic …
(2022-07-13). Iran Says Nuclear Talks Will Restart Soon. news.antiwar.com France's warning that time is running out on trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal doesn't mean the process is dead. Rather, Both Iran and the US suggest the other side needs to make concessions. Signs are that the US will not consider any concession involving sanctions relief, even though that's materially what the whole negotiation is about. | The Iranians say they will…
(2022-07-13). Plot by media, police, and capital to malign Pablo Iglesias exposed in Spain. peoplesdispatch.org An Following the article, progressive sections in Spain and political leaders in Lati…
(2022-07-13). Wars, Inflation, And Strikes: A Summer Of Discontent In Europe? popularresistance.org Are we heading toward a summer of discontent in Europe? Can we foresee a hot autumn on the Continent? It would be hasty to make such statements, but new strike activity is beginning to unfold among sectors of several countries' working class. Inflation reached 8.8 percent as a European average in May (with higher rates in countries like the UK and Spain). After years of inflation below 1.5 percent, this is a significant change that is causing a fall in the population's purchasing power, especially among the working class. Many analysts are already talking about the possibility of stagflation: a combination of rec…
(2022-07-13). Russia and Turkey Fight the West's Grain Crisis Together. journal-neo.org 
As the leaders of Russia and Turkey have repeatedly pointed out, the state of Russian-Turkish relations over the last 10 years has been a real strategic breakthrough. During this period, the volume of economic ties has increased more than 30-fold and it affects completely different spheres, including food security. It was food security that was …
(2022-07-13). A Stronger Russia Humiliates the West. journal-neo.org 
When Russia was arbitrarily excluded from the 'Group of eight' (G8) in 2014, many in the West saw this as a step toward a more cohesive western bloc — the so-called G7 — that could collectively — and effectively — counter Russia through a homogenous response combining economic and military means. The response the West …
(2022-07-13). President Maduro Announces Erdogan's Upcoming Visit to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Tàºrkiye (Turkey), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Venezuela in the coming days, announced the Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro this Tuesday, July 12. This was reported during a ceremony paying homage to the ambassador of the Republic of Tàºrkiye to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ≈ûevki Màºtevellioƒülu, who is wrapping up his tenure in the country. With the visit of the Turkish president, a greater economic growth of the South American nation is envisioned, Maduro indicated. | "In the days to come we will be receiving President Erdo&f…
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Syria On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 3 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On July 12, an SAA vehicle was ambushed by ISIS fighters in the Jabal Bushra area; | On July 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On July 12, an ISIS commander, Maher Aqal was reportedly killed in the US drone attack near Jindires town. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…
(2022-07-13). Russians support the idea of relaunching Soviet-era brands. mronline.org 
A survey by the Moscow Sinergiya University Analysis Center confirmed that eight out of 10 Russians support the idea of relaunching brands from the Soviet period, such as the Moskvich.
(2022-07-13). China and Russia Dominate Global Nuclear Energy Market. orinocotribune.com China and Russia dominate the market of new nuclear reactors just when rising energy prices present a major new opportunity for the industry, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). | China and Russia have built 87% of the nuclear reactors that have been installed since 2017, while the UK, US, France and Canada together accounted for just 10%, according to a new IEA report. | IEA notes that this represents a loss of leadership for Western powers…
(2022-07-13). Advocates Urge Poland to Drop Charges Against Woman in Abortion Pill Case. commondreams.org "Women human rights defenders should be protected by the law, rather than punished by it," one activist said in defense of Justyna Wydrzyńska, who faces up to three years in prison.
(2022-07-13). Biden seeks to secure energy supply to Europe on ME trip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the US President Joe Biden is visiting the region with the aim of securing the energy supply from the Arab states to Europe amid Russian sanctions.
(2022-07-13). Serbia to delegate processing of copper mines to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — The Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia on Wednesday announced that her country is ready to entrust processing of its copper mines to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2022-07-13). China leads growth of patent filing in Europe. ecns.cn The readiness of Chinese companies to invest heavily in research and development, and focus on innovation over the past decade has allowed China to dominate patent filing in Europe, industry experts said.
(2022-07-13). During US visit, Australian defence minister outlines massive military build-up. wsws.org Marles pledged that the Australian Labor government would do everything it could to "strengthen the US alliance," as the Biden administration wages its proxy war against Russia and prepares conflict with China.
(2022-07-13). LeBron James On Brittney Griner Imprisonment: Does America Have Her Back? 'I Would Be Feeling, Do I Even Want To Go Back?'. moguldom.com Basketball star LeBron James recently debuted a promo for a new season of his TV side hustle— an HBO show called "The Shop." Remarks made about Women's National Basketball Association, player Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis, have taken some aback. Cannabis in Russia is illegal. "How can she feel …
(2022-07-13). Two Greek media outlets set on fire in suspected arson attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Firebombs exploded at Greece's Real News and Real FM radio sparking a blaze that tore through the outlets' Athens offices, the media group said in a statement on Wednesday.
(2022-07-13). Shamkhani to visit Azerbaijan for bilateral ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani is set to visit Baku on Friday.
(2022-07-13). 'Waste no more time' — a teacher's call to act on gun violence. juancole.com By Michael Nagler and Francesca Po | ( Waging Nonviolence) Given the almost inconceivable tragedy that has been visited on our schools — and believing that no democracy can survive without a viable education and a safe space for children — Michael Nagler spoke with career teacher, peace activist and Metta Center board …
(2022-07-13). Pentagon reacts to supply of Iranian drones to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) —John Kirby says supplying the drones would not necessarily affect US' ongoing attempts to negotiate a return to the JCPOA.
(2022-07-13). El euro cae hasta la paridad con el dólar por primera vez en dos décadas. cubadebate.cu El euro cayó este martes a su nivel más bajo desde 2002 y alcanzó paridad con el dólar, un movimiento que refleja un descenso del 15% de la divisa europea en el último año, mientras aumenta el temor de los mercados por una recesión económica en Europa en un escenario de alta inflación y creciente incertidumbre en torno al suministro de gas ruso.
(2022-07-13). 14 July, Webinar: Standing up for student solidarity with Palestine featuring Pink Floyd's Roger Waters. samidoun.net 
Thursday, 14 July 3 pm Montreal (12 pm Pacific, 8 pm British time 9 pm central Europe, 10 pm Palestine) Register to join webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wbLo nESNKVo1aL9uaZTQ On the eve of Roger Waters' Montreal's Bell Centre performance, the rock legend will be supporting McGill students who've faced a litany of attacks for advancing the Palestinian Liberation movement. …
(2022-07-12). Is Russia's War in Ukraine Creating a New European Security Architecture? fairobserver.com Since Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, we have been witnessing some important changes in not only European but also national foreign, security and defense policies. In the past, Europeans often appeared reluctant to coordinate their national foreign, security and defense policies. Instead, they preferred to "go it alone". The Ukraine crisis, however, has elicited…
(2022-07-12). US Activities in Ukraine are a Smoke Screen for Clearly Criminal Bioresearch. journal-neo.org 
As has been repeatedly pointed out by many media, the United States has long shown the world its disregard for international norms and its willingness to wage war with weapons of mass destruction anywhere in the world. This fact was further documented during the Russian special operation in Ukraine, which resulted in the Russian Ministry …