2023-03-17: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Pan-Turkic path from Central Asia to EU: Trans-Caspian International East-West Corridor. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 15, 2023 Action plan along Middle corridor was adopted Today multilateral meeting on project of simplifying transit customs procedures through the "Single window" principle along the Trans-Caspian International East-West Corridor has been held…. The heads and representatives of the customs services of Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Georgia, the …

WSWS (2023-03-17). Clashes erupt across France as Macron imposes pension cuts without parliamentary vote. wsws.org An objectively revolutionary situation is emerging across Europe, as the class struggle erupts amid a bloody NATO-Russia war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-03-17). Police assault protests across France against anti-democratic attack on pensions. wsws.org French police violently repressed spontaneous protests against the president's use of the anti-democratic Article 49.3 to pass his widely-hated pension reform on Thursday.

Ali Abunimah (2023-03-16). Egged on by Israel, France bans Salah Hammouri from speaking. electronicintifada.net Rights groups condemn government harassment aimed at stopping human rights lawyer from speaking out.

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). Outbound Chinese travel picks up speed. ecns.cn Outbound Chinese travel is recovering rapidly, with 40 more countries added to the list of foreign destinations, including Nepal, Vietnam, Iran, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Brazil.

G. Dunkel (2023-03-16). France on strike as millions of workers walk out, block streets. workers.org A contingent from a student union during a February protest in Paris. Some 3.5 million workers in 270 locations in France demonstrated March 7, called out by the coalition of trade unions leading the struggle. This was the largest of seven actions since Jan. 19, as millions of French workers . . . |




Roger McKenzie (2023-03-16). Garbage piles up in Paris streets as Macron prepares to trash workers' retirement. peoplesworld.org France was brought to a standstill again Wednesday as the country saw its eighth day of strikes against controversial plans by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Opinion polls show that the legislation is opposed by around two-thirds of the French people, including a staggering 74% …

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-03-16). Parlamento francés acuerda texto de reforma de las pensiones. telesurtv.net La reunión aconteció en el contexto de la octava jornada de huelgas y manifestaciones en contra de la reforma.

_____ (2023-03-17). Russian gas hub in Turkey, a profitable reality. journal-neo.org Given the high dependence of today's energy-intensive economy on gas supplies, it can be argued that any proposals to optimize the transit and sale of the blue fuel are of high interest in world markets. Before the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations, the European Union was the main buyer of Russian gas, with export volumes reaching […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Susan Price (2023-03-17). Turkey: Erdoğan attempts to ban pro-Kurdish party ahead of snap poll. greenleft.org.au Turkey will go to election on May 14, after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called a snap poll, reports Susan Price, and the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will likely be forced to participate in the election under a different party name, due to a politically-motivated trial against it.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Pentagon chief praises ties with fellow NATO powerhouse Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 15, 2023 US strives to strengthen relations with Türkiye: Austin U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlighted Washington's intention to strengthen relations with Türkiye. "We intend to do everything possible to keep it that way," Austin told reporters in response to a question about Ankara's request to purchase F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Turkey: Crimea belongs to Ukraine and then to us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 16, 2023 Türkiye does not recognize Russian annexation of Crimea: Ministry The Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated once again on March 16 Türkiye's position that Ankara does not recognize the "illegal annexation" of Crimea by Russia. "The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is affiliated to Ukraine, was annexed by the Russian Federation nine …




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Turkey: Crimea belongs to Ukraine — and then to us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 16, 2023 Türkiye does not recognize Russian annexation of Crimea: Ministry The Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated once again on March 16 Türkiye's position that Ankara does not recognize the "illegal annexation" of Crimea by Russia. "The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is affiliated to Ukraine, was annexed by the Russian Federation nine …

WSWS (2023-03-16). The international significance of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Group in Turkey, to a meeting of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at New York University on March 11, 2023.

Tyler Torrez (2023-03-17). How Denmark is Financing the Israeli Occupation. indybay.org The Danes are turning their backs on human rights. In 2015, they refused to buy Elbit System's Israeli guns, because the manufacturer continues to supply almost all of the IDF's equipment, which is used against the Palestinians, military or not, with the resultant widely reported collateral damage. Now, the government is negotiating the purchase of the ATMOS howitzer without a second thought, and seems to have the approval of the very people who were opposed to it in 2015!

ecns.cn (2023-03-17). Freight train to Europe links Beijing to BRI. ecns.cn The very first freight train from Beijing destined for Europe set off on Thursday, marking the latest milestone for the Chinese capital in its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a senior local official.

infobrics (2023-03-17). Trump warns US-Russia nuclear war "absolutely" a risk under Biden. infobrics.org The former president says it's "very unfair" for the US to foot the bill for Ukraine and not Europe.

infobrics (2023-03-17). Beijing Launches First China-Europe Freight Train. infobrics.org Beijing became one of the latest places in China to adopt the China-Europe freight train platform, as localities vie to participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative…




Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-17). Hundreds in UK protest against discriminatory immigration bill. peoplesdispatch.org The Illegal Migration Bill has been proposed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who herself admits that she is unable to say if the bill complies with the European Convention on Human Rights…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-17). Europe: NATO holds layered, integrated interceptor missile drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 17, 2023 NATO Surface-based Air defence community trains interoperability in major exercise Two major NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercises are combined with the largest European air defence exercise l from March 6 to April 1, 2023 providing for interoperability among Allied forces. NATO's exercises Steadfast Armour 23 (STAR23) and …

Staff (2023-03-17). Surge in Global Weapons Sales: Top Ten Exporters of Major Arms. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-17). Reportan leve repunte de banca europea tras jornada incierta. telesurtv.net Presidente de Banco Nacional Saudí considera injustificado el pánico generado por el desplome bursátil del Credit Suisse.

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-16). Report: Arab Nations Look to Make Deal on Syria Reconstruction, Normalization. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Arab countries are offering a deal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that would restore ties between Damascus and most countries in the region. The report, which cited unnamed Arab and European officials, said in talks initially led by Jordan, the Arab nations have proposed billions worth in aid …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-16). US Officials Think Ukraine's Ammunition Use Is Unsustainable. news.antiwar.com Ukraine is firing thousands of artillery shells each day in its battle to defend the Donbas city of Bakhmut, a pace that US and European officials don't think is sustainable, The New York Times reported Thursday. Two unnamed US officials told the Times that the Pentagon has raised the issue of Ukraine's ammunition use in …




ecns.cn (2023-03-16). Beijing launches first direct China-Europe freight train service. ecns.cn A cargo train loaded with 55 containers left Beijing Thursday morning for the Russian capital Moscow, marking the launch of the first direct China-Europe freight train service from the Chinese capital.

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). Beijing launches its first China-Europe freight train, connecting the two capitals. ecns.cn Beijing has become one of the latest localities in China to adopt the China-Europe freight train platform on Thursday, as localities vie to participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). EU/European Parliament behind Ukrainian-backed coup in Georgia: parliamentary chair. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 16, 2023 Chairman of Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili Accuses MEPs of Attempting to 'Separate' Georgians and Their Government The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papauashvili, told reporters that some European politicians are using 'Russian propaganda tools' [fighting fire with fire] towards Georgia to separate Georgian people and the government elected …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). EU, NATO complete all-encompassing military-civilian merger. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 16, 2023 NATO and European Union launch task force on resilience of critical infrastructure Senior officials from NATO and the European Union met on Thursday (16 March 2023) to launch a new NATO-EU Task Force on Resilience of Critical Infrastructure. Cooperation to strengthen critical infrastructure has become even more important in light of the …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Expanding pan-Turkic empire to control energy flow to Europe: Erdoƒüan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier this month traveled to Central Asia to meet with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to "reduce their reliance on Russia."Are we to suppose these events and developments don't occur in tandem? And that the Kremlin's resident Turkologist, Dmitry Peskov, is not aware of …

Staff (2023-03-16). Verdaderas razones de la histeria acerca de TikTok. cubadebate.cu Bélgica, Dinamarca y la Comisión Europea prohíben a los funcionarios usar TikTok, diguiendo el ejemplo de Estados Unidos. Esta prohibición carece de todo fundamento, pero dista mucho de ser inocua. Se impone en el marco de la nueva Guerra Fría contra China. øSe está apoderando de nosotros la fiebre de la guerra?




WSWS (2023-03-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Workers in Greece join further general strike and rallies after cutbacks lead to deadly train crash; UK workers walk out across different sectors as government announces budget increasing defence spending, cuts for workers; Palestinian Authority reneges on promised pay increase prompts walkout by teachers…

Vijay Prashad (2023-03-17). East Germany & the True Test of a Civilization. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad Mar 2, 2023 | Vijay Prashad recalls the DDR's efforts to create a humane and just health care system, with few resources available, in a country devastated by World War II. | A few years ago, a minor medical problem took me to the Hospital Alemán-Nicaragàºense in Nicaragua's capital, Managua. While I was being treated, I asked the doctor, a kindly older man, if the hospital had been built in association with a German missionary organisation, given its name (in Spanish, alemán means 'German'). | No, he said: this hospital used to be called the Carlos Marx Hospital, and it was built in c…

WSWS (2023-03-17). Striking hospital workers across Germany call for all-out action against cuts in real wages and excessive workloads. wsws.org Outrage over disastrous working conditions and cuts in real wages in the public sector is boiling over, but Verdi is trying every means at its disposal to prevent an all-out strike.

Anonymous103 (2023-03-16). Strikes In Germany: Is There An Alternative To The Strike? southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Emma Brown exclusively for SouthFront | The willingness to resist is growing, as shown by the recent airport strikes in Germany. Warning strikes, protest actions and even indefinite strikes are becoming more frequent. Earlier in February, the strikes at seven German airports affected almost 300,000 passengers and forced airlines to cancel more than 2,300 flights. In addition, around 8,000 Deutsche Post employees went on strike again in 10 cities, including Berlin, Munic…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). Germany delivers new military assistance tranche to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 16, 2023 Germany delivers another defense aid package to Ukraine The new batch includes 155mm artillery rounds, MLRS munitions, handguns, generators, tents, and other items. *** In the latest package, Germany delivered 5,000 artillery rounds (155mm), bringing a total to 23,500, and an unnamed amount of 155mm high-precision projectiles. Munitions for MARS II multiple …

Fight Back (2023-03-16). March 16 National General Strike in Greece. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). | Thursday 16 March, ALL ON STRIKE!
| All at the strike rallies of the unions across the country!
| In Athens 11: 30am at the Propylaea! | OUR LIVES ARE NOT A COST — OUR LIVES HAVE VALUE! | We demand the life we deserve, a life with modern rights based on our time, a better future for us and our children. | Two weeks have passed since the crime in Tempe, Larissa and the country is shaking with anger and daily struggle. The strike on March 8 that shook ev…




WSWS (2023-03-16). General strike and protests in Greece, three weeks after Tempi train crash. wsws.org SYRIZA has been unable to win support in the aftermath of the crash. Millions understand that Alexis Tsipras's party bears as much responsibility as the other pro-austerity parties for the deaths.

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-03-17). Every St Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once. dissidentvoice.org Patrick banishing the snakesMarch 17 is traditionally St Patrick's Day, a day when 'Irishness' is celebrated all over the world. This date is traditionally held to be the date of the death of St Patrick (c.‚Äâ385 — c.‚Äâ461), the patron saint of Ireland. It is marked by parades through the main cities and towns of …

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-03-17). Every St. Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once: A Disaster for Ireland. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-03-17). Reuters' Assistance With Italy's Take on African Immigrants Represents a New Watershed. strategic-culture.org Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | The duplicitous role of western media in assisting NATO in its dark endeavours is nothing new. But Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | Reuters is not the news legend it used to be. Gone are the days when it had armies of clever young people fact checking polemic statements made by world leaders to be even faintly accurate. Case in point the recent incendiary cla…

Staff (2023-03-17). Headlines for March 17, 2023. democracynow.org Yellen Declares, "Our Banking System Is Sound," as Wall Street Props Up First Republic Bank, Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Yemen's Houthis in Pact with Saudi Arabia, Poland and Slovakia Will Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine, U.N. Inquiry on Ukraine Finds Wide Evidence of Russian War Crimes, China Urges Diplomatic End to War in Ukraine as Xi Jinping Plans Trip to Kremlin, Biden Approves Sale of 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Australia , White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes, Israeli Forces Kill 4 More Palestinians in Jenin Ahead of Security Talks in Egypt, Macron Pushes…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-16). Poland Will Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine In Coming Days: Duda. southfront.org POZNAN, Poland — A Polish air force MiG-29 taxis in with parachute in tow after finishing a mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) | Poland will send four of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced during a press conference after a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel in Warsaw on March 16. "This is about MiG-29s, which are still an active aircraft in the air defense of our country. We ar…

WSWS (2023-03-16). General strike and protests in Greece, three weeks after Tempi train crash. wsws.org SYRIZA has been unable to win support in the aftermath of the crash. Millions understand that Alexis Tsipras's party bears as much responsibility as the other pro-austerity parties for the deaths.

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-03-17). Every St Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once. dissidentvoice.org Patrick banishing the snakesMarch 17 is traditionally St Patrick's Day, a day when 'Irishness' is celebrated all over the world. This date is traditionally held to be the date of the death of St Patrick (c.‚Äâ385 — c.‚Äâ461), the patron saint of Ireland. It is marked by parades through the main cities and towns of …

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-03-17). Every St. Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once: A Disaster for Ireland. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-03-17). Reuters' Assistance With Italy's Take on African Immigrants Represents a New Watershed. strategic-culture.org Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | The duplicitous role of western media in assisting NATO in its dark endeavours is nothing new. But Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | Reuters is not the news legend it used to be. Gone are the days when it had armies of clever young people fact checking polemic statements made by world leaders to be even faintly accurate. Case in point the recent incendiary cla…

Staff (2023-03-17). Headlines for March 17, 2023. democracynow.org Yellen Declares, "Our Banking System Is Sound," as Wall Street Props Up First Republic Bank, Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Yemen's Houthis in Pact with Saudi Arabia, Poland and Slovakia Will Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine, U.N. Inquiry on Ukraine Finds Wide Evidence of Russian War Crimes, China Urges Diplomatic End to War in Ukraine as Xi Jinping Plans Trip to Kremlin, Biden Approves Sale of 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Australia , White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes, Israeli Forces Kill 4 More Palestinians in Jenin Ahead of Security Talks in Egypt, Macron Pushes…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-16). Poland Will Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine In Coming Days: Duda. southfront.org POZNAN, Poland — A Polish air force MiG-29 taxis in with parachute in tow after finishing a mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) | Poland will send four of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced during a press conference after a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel in Warsaw on March 16. "This is about MiG-29s, which are still an active aircraft in the air defense of our country. We ar…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-16). Poland to Be First NATO Member to Provide Ukraine With Fighter Jets. news.antiwar.com Poland will become the first NATO member to supply Ukraine with fighter jets as Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that his country plans to give Kyiv four Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days. "In the coming days, we are handing over four aircraft to Ukraine in full working order," Duda said at …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). U.S., S. Korean warplanes to replace Polish fighter jets sent to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMarch 16, 2023 Poland to transfer MiG-29 jets to Ukraine within days Polish President Andrzej Duda said the nation is set to hand over Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in coming days. "In the coming days we will first transfer, if I remember correctly, four fully operational planes to Ukraine," Duda told a …

WSWS (2023-03-18). The German chancellor and government intensify their pro-war policies. wsws.org Chancellor Scholz's government statement on Thursday centred on the NATO war offensive against Russia.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-03-17). The not-so-winding road from Iraq to Ukraine. nationofchange.org The continuing influence of the neocons, who were the architects of U.S. aggression against Iraq, in the ever-escalating Western military response to Russian aggression against Ukraine.

_____ (2023-03-17). 'New' Bipartisan Consensus in the US Against China Aims Total War. journal-neo.org There are very few issues in the US politics, both domestic and foreign, that can draw the Republicans and the Democrats into a bi-partisan consensus. Russia has been one of them in the wake of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. More recently, China has also made it to the list of issues. This is […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

ecns.cn (2023-03-17). Chinese president to pay state visit to Russia. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.

Editor (2023-03-17). Sen. Graham Calls for US to Start Shooting Down Russian Planes. scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the US should tell Russia if "you ever get near another US asset flying in international waters, your airplane will be shot down." | "What would Ronald Reagan do…

Eric Zuesse (2023-03-17). How and Why Obama Downed the MH17 Passenger Plane on 17 July 2014. dissidentvoice.org Before the MH17 passenger plane was shot down over the civil-war zone in Ukraine on 17 July 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama needed to persuade 9 EU countries that were opposed to adding more sanctions against Russia — needed to force them to approve adding those sanctions. He needed to supply them with 'evidence' that …

infobrics (2023-03-17). Russia Set to Operate More Passenger Flights to India. infobrics.org Currently, Aeroflot is operating seven weekly flights to India while no Indian airline is flying to Russia…

Jan Oberg (2023-03-17). It's Your Human Right to Access Russian News and Analysis Sites in English if You Want. dissidentvoice.org Collage © Jan Oberg 2023 The human right to freely seek information is laid down in the American Convention on Human Rights from 1968. Article 13 states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression. This right includes freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds." The Universal …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-17). 70th anniversary: NATO trains U.S. high school students for "really cool" war with Russia in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationMarch 17, 2023 Ambassadors, Global Diplomacy, and NATO — High School Students from Around the Hampton Roads Lead the Way NORFOLK, VA. — On March 15th 2023, NATO's Allied Command Transformation kicked off the Model NATO Challenge, bringing together students, military officials, and diplomats to participate in a strategic problem-solving challenge. Student Diplomats …

WSWS (2023-03-17). Biden green-lights bipartisan attack on Washington DC criminal code revision. wsws.org In an attempt to appear "tough on crime" and bolster flagging Republican support for the ongoing war in Ukraine against Russia, President Biden said he would sign the Republican resolution over the objections of the Democratic Party-dominated D.C. City Council.

WSWS (2023-03-17). 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia. wsws.org The US and NATO powers are determined to fight to the last Ukrainian, as reports emerge of devastating losses in the course of one year of the war.

WSWS (2023-03-17). Zelensky government steps up persecution of Russian-affiliated Orthodox Church amid mounting military losses. wsws.org The move against the Russian-affiliated church is a clear attempt to ramp up religious and ethnic conflicts in the war-torn country, as the death toll from the conflict is reaching staggering levels.

_____ (2023-03-16). EU Efforts to Reduce Russian Ruble to Rubble Have Made a Baerbock-ean 360 Degrees Twist. strategic-culture.org The Collective West on their steep downward civilization trend are doing their best to get their nanny state-addicted, complacent populations slowly used to the new age of a dysfunctional society. | EU (and the USA) have repeatedly tried bulldozing anti-Russia sanctions in the past year but all the attempts at reducing the Russian ruble to rubble have made a Baerbockean 360 degrees twist and turn with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping not even raising an eyebrow. | Those who run the EU either overtly or behind the diplomatic curtains seem to have had one more indecent intention to score yet another more or less meani…

Amy Goodman (2023-03-16). Blinken Visits Niger as Biden Moves to Counter China and Russia in Africa. truthout.org Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Niger and Ethiopia as part of the Biden administration's growing competition with China and Russia for influence across Africa. Niger has become a critical U.S. ally in the Sahel region, and the U.S. opened a new drone base in the city of Agadez in 2019. The U.S. has about 800 military personnel in Niger, and Blinken's trip marks the first visit… |

Andrew Korybko (2023-03-16). Lula Is Lying: The NATO-Russian Proxy War Isn't Being Fought "Over Small Things" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-03-16). Military Situation In Donbass On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army secured the town of Krasnohorivka in the north of Avdiivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Up to 235 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 pickups and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russi…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-16). Sunak Grants £5 Billion Boost To The Military Despite Growing Issues Of Poverty And Inflation. southfront.org Illustrative ImageBritain's updated defence and foreign policy prioritises confrontation with Russia and China. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Britain's updated defence and foreign policy strategy envisages an additional £5 billion for armaments and is a demonstration that London's priority is confrontation with Russia and China. Although UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised this considerable appropriation for the military over two years, it is unlikely to…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-16). New Russian Anti-Drone System Passes Tests. southfront.org Serp-VS5 anti-drone system. © ruselectronics.ru | The new Serp-VS5 [Russian for Sickle] anti-drone system has passed tests and is ready for supplies, Andrey Sorokin, deputy CEO for Business Development at the Vektor Research Institute told The Vektor Research Institute is a part of the Ruselectronics Group, a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned tech corporation Rostec"All the tests are over. The system is ready for supplies…

Brittani Banks (2023-03-16). Why China's Actions Toward Ukraine and Russia Could Shape the Course of Future Geopolitics. independentmediainstitute.org Days before the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2023, U.S. officials claimed that China was considering providing Russia with lethal weaponry to support its military campaign. China denied the accusations, and on the anniversary of the invasion instead put forth its 12-point peace plan to end the conflict. These …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-16). US Releases Video of Drone Encounter With Russian Fighters. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon on Thursday released a video that it said showed the encounter a US MQ-9 Reaper drone had with two Russian fighters before being downed over the Black Sea. The video appears to show a Russian Su-27 flying near the drone and dumping fuel as it passed. The video shows what is either the …

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). U.S., Russia trade blows over drone downing near Crimea. ecns.cn Russia and the United States on Wednesday offered different accounts of the downing of a U.S. intelligence drone in the Black Sea, as the incident added to tensions between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine crisis.

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). Russia seeks to retrieve remains of U.S. drone from Black Sea. ecns.cn Russia will try to retrieve the wreckage of a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). China, Iran, Russia hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman, safeguarding maritime security. ecns.cn The navies of China, Iran and Russia are holding a joint maritime exercise starting Wednesday in a move to enhance cooperation as well as to safeguard maritime security and regional peace.

ecns.cn (2023-03-16). Putin alleges U.S. behind 'terrorist attack' on Nord Stream pipelines. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the theory that Ukrainian activists were involved in the Nord Stream pipelines blast last year is "complete nonsense," alleging the United States is behind what he called a "terrorist attack."

Editor (2023-03-16). Russia denies downing U.S. Reaper, Pentagon declines disclosing if armed. mronline.org The U.S. summons the Russian ambassador to Washington to protest the crash of a U.S. MQ-9 drone into the Black Sea.

infobrics (2023-03-16). Yuan's Share in Russia's Import Settlements Jumped to 23% in 2022. infobrics.org The share of China's yuan in Russia's import settlements in 2022 jumped to 23% from 4%, Russia's central bank said, also noting a rise in the yuan's share in exchange trading in February…

infobrics (2023-03-16). Canada's Foreign Minister proposes regime change operation in Russia. infobrics.org Russian authorities want clarification from the Ministry on whether this is the guidelines given to Canadian diplomats in Moscow.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-03-16). Canada's Foreign Minister Proposes "Regime Change" in Russia. globalresearch.ca

noreply (2023-03-16). Assad's Visit To Moscow… smoothiex12.blogspot.com is not a routine event. In some sense it is extraordinary since Assad went "full Monty", asked for "more cowbell", went out of his way by… insisting that if Russia has military bases in Syria it is only natural to have there all latest toys, especially hypersonic missiles. He

Ricardo Vaz (2023-03-16). Venezuela Looks to Russian, Mideast Partners to Jumpstart Stagnant Oil Output. venezuelanalysis.com The sanctions-hit industry has been further hurt by restrictive licenses and unreliable intermediaries.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). America's special advisor to Ukraine's commander-in-chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 16, 2023 Zaluzhnyi's special advisor Dan Rice believes China not to join Russia's aggression Daniel Rice, a special advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi of Ukraine, believes that China will not supply Russia with weapons because Bejing has seen every mistake made by Vladimir Putin. The official spoke with journalists …

Staff (2023-03-16). Blinken Visits Niger, Home to U.S. Drone Base, as Biden Moves to Counter China & Russia in Africa. democracynow.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Niger and Ethiopia as part of the Biden administration's growing competition with China and Russia for influence across Africa. Niger has become a critical U.S. ally in the Sahel region, and the U.S. opened a new drone base in the city of Agadez in 2019. The U.S. has about 800 military personnel in Niger, and Blinken's trip marks the first visit to the country by a U.S. secretary of state. "Niger is one of the last strongholds of U.S. security partnerships in the region," says Stephanie Savell, co-director of the Costs of War Project at Br…

Staff (2023-03-16). Headlines for March 16, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Tells Russia It Will Fly "Wherever International Law Allows" After Downing of Drone, Assad Welcomes New Russian Bases in Syria, Recognizes Russian Annexations in Ukraine, Swiss Central Bank Bails Out Credit Suisse Bank Amid Market Jitters, Democratic Senators Press for Criminal Probe of Silicon Valley Bank Executives, Federal Judge in Texas Hears Arguments in Case That Could Disrupt Abortion Access Nationwide, Massive Protests Continue in Israel as President Isaac Herzog Warns of "Civil War", Construction of New Indonesian Capital in Borneo Threatens Indigenous Lives, Rainforest and W…

Staff (2023-03-16). Russian Fighter Jet Collides with MQ-9 Reaper Drone. youtube.com

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-03-17). US Blackmails Switzerland to Boost Military Support to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-03-17). What Follows U.S. Hegemony. strategic-culture.org On Feb. 24, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a 12-point plan entitled "China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis." This "peace plan," as it has been called, is anchored in the concept of sovereignty, building upon the well-established principles of the 1945 United Nations Charter and the Ten Principles from the Bandung Conference of African and Asian states held in 1955.

ecns.cn (2023-03-17). Beijing calls for dialogue on Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China is concerned over the escalation and possible loss of control of the Ukraine crisis, and urges all parties to remain calm and restrained, resume peace talks at an early date and return to the track of political settlement.

Institute for the Critical Study of Society (2023-03-17). Sunday 3/19: War in Ukraine: One Year On: The Root Causes of Conflict. indybay.org Zoom meeting ID: 811 3335 0622 | Passcode: ICSS2717rs | us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09

Michael Welch (2023-03-17). Free Speech for Peace not Supported by "Stand With Ukraine" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-03-17). As casualties mount in Ukraine war, US presses for major new offensive. wsws.org The US and NATO powers are determined to fight to the last Ukrainian, as reports emerge of devastating losses in the course of one year of the war.

_____ (2023-03-16). SNAP Benefits For African Mothers Are Gone While Ukraine Eats Good. popularresistance.org As the country ushers in commemorations for 'International Women's Month', 42 million households have been hit with a significant reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits impacting the ability of millions of mothers to feed their children. In December 2022, Congress voted to end the pandemic emergency allotments after passing the government funding package the previous year. After nearly three years, the program that temporarily increased federal SNAP benefits for low-income families came to an end on March 1st.

Anonymous103 (2023-03-16). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-03-16). NATO Still Looking For Tanks For Ukraine. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-16). Bipartisan Group of Senators Pushing for US to Give Ukraine F-16s. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging that the US should take a "hard look" at sending F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv. "After speaking with US, Ukrainian, and foreign leaders working to support Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference last month, we believe the US needs to …

Larry Johnson (2023-03-16). Can We Stop Playing Make Believe? Where are the Adults When It Comes to Ukraine? sonar21.com There are still a number of unanswered questions about the incident that downed the MQ9 Predator off the coast of Crimea on Tuesday. Let us start with the facts: So…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). NATO chief joins U.S. defense, military counterparts in -nation Ukraine war council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 15, 2023 NATO Secretary General takes part in virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Wednesday (15 March 2023), chaired by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-16). NATO chief joins U.S. defense, military counterparts in 50-nation Ukraine war council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 15, 2023 NATO Secretary General takes part in virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Wednesday (15 March 2023), chaired by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …

Victor Grossman (2023-03-16). Despair and Joy. The Protest Movement against War. Manifesto Calling for Cease-Fire in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Vijay Prashad (2023-03-16). Birth Again the Dream of Global Peace and Mutual Respect. dissidentvoice.org On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a twelve-point plan entitled 'China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis'. This 'peace plan', as it has been called, is anchored in the concept of sovereignty, building upon the well-established principles of the United Nations Charter (1945) and the Ten Principles from the …

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