Monthly Archives: June 2023

2023-06-24: News Headlines

Staff (2023-06-24). Repression and Resistance in France: Victory for Salah Hamouri in Lyon; Herault prefecture bans Palestine demonstration. samidoun.net On Thursday, 22 June, the Collectif 69 in Support of the Palestinian People, in Lyon, France, organized a public meeting on colonization and apartheid in occupied Palestine, with guest speakers Jean-Claude Samouiller, the president of Amnesty France, and Salah Hamouri, the French-Palestinian lawyer and former political prisoner who was forcibly deported from Palestine and stripped …

Martin Hacthoun (2023-06-24). President Díaz-Canel in Cuba after finishing tour of Europe. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel has returned to Cuba in the early hour of Saturday after finishing an European tour that took him to Vatican City, Italy, Serbia and France.

G. Dunkel (2023-06-23). France in Africa: Troops withdrawn, financial controls remain. workers.org Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop called June 16 for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which numbers just over 15,000 personnel. "Unfortunately, MINUSMA seems to have become part of the problem by fueling intercommunal tensions," Diop told the 15-member U.N. Security Council. "This situation is . . . |

Julio Adamor (2023-06-23). Inequality must be "priority" in climate change discussion, says Lula in Paris. peoplesdispatch.org President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made an impromptu speech during the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, on June 23, in Paris. In addition to discussing the key topics for Brazilian diplomacy, such as deforestation, global warming, and the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, he defended the importance of fighting inequality. | "It is not possible that in a meeting with so many presidents of important countries, the word inequality does not appear. Inequality in salary, race, gender, education, health," the president listed, sitting to the right of the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, wh…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-23). Cuban President describes European tour as gainful. plenglish.com Meetings with local authorities, presidents, leaders of multilateral organizations, businessmen, representatives of solidarity and Cuban residents marked a tour whose objectives the Cuban leader considered fulfilled for his country. | Díaz-Canel closed his tour with a meeting at the Cuban embassy in Paris, where he shared with diplomats the results of each stage of his tour. | Regarding his attendance to the France-organized summit, Díaz-Canel noted that he spoke on behalf of the G-77 + China, of which Cuba holds the pro tempore presidency, in order to call for a new global financial order to overcome current unj…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-23). French communists reaffirm support to Cuba against U.S. blockade. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The deputy and leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) André Chassaigne on Friday supported the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel ¥s visit to France and also reaffirmed their strong support to Cuba in opposition to the unjust and hostile U.S. blockade.

Kathy Kelly (2023-06-23). The Mediterranean Shipwreck Tragedy Was an Outcome of Militarism. truthout.org Through a WhatsApp message from Portugal, my friend Eunice Neves asked to share a moment with me. She was with an Afghan couple, Frishta and Mohammad, and their baby son, Arsalan. The young family has resettled in Mértola, a small city in southern Portugal. They looked forward to celebrating World Refugee Day as part of a project which the Portuguese government lauds as a model for refugee… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-24). Spain assumes responsibility for violence against women. plenglish.com Madrid, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) At a time of high sensitivity on the issue, Spain has assumed the presidency of the Ibero-American Initiative to Prevent and Eliminate Violence against Women.

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-24). Why Turkey and Hungary Are Currently Blocking Sweden From Joining NATO. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jun 20, 2023 | On July 11-12, 2023, the 31 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold their annual

Staff (2023-06-23). Headlines for June 23, 2023. democracynow.org Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Receives Lavish Welcome in U.S. State Visit, Activists ID Hundreds Killed by Paramilitaries and Arab Militias in Sudan's Darfur Region, Greek Authorities Rescue 145 Migrants Stranded on Turkey-Greece Border, Search for Missing Tourists Ends as Debris from Sub Is Found Near Wreckage of Titanic, Beijing Suffers Warmest June Day on Record; Southern U.S. and Mexico Bake Under Heat Wave, Mexican Environmentalists àÅlvaro Arvizu and Cuauhtémoc Márquez Found Murdered, French Government Bans "Earth Uprising" Direct-Action Climate Group, Supreme Court Rules Again…

Princess Harmony (2023-06-23). U.S. imperialism behind assassinations of Philippine revolutionaries. workers.org Workers World Party recently sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to the Communist Party of the Philippines concerning the party's 10 members who were murdered by the bourgeois Philippine state. Ka Laan (Benito Tiamzon), Ka Bagong-Tao (Wilma Austria-Tiamzon) and eight of their comrades were assassinated Aug. 21, 2022. While . . . |

unitedEditor (2023-06-24). Pseudo-science and imperialism caught red-handed. uwidata.com By Dr Franklin Nyamsi President, Institut de l'Afrique des Libertés / African Freedom Institute In a study[1] published on June 19, 2023 on the reference site of the Egmont Institute, based in the capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels, a duo of researchers from this organization set out to analyze the correlation between …

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-24). Now the Pay-off Comes from Blowing Up the Nord Stream Pipeline. dissidentvoice.org On June 23, Jamison Cocklin headlined at Natural Gas Intelligence, "Venture Global Set to Become Germany's Biggest Long-Term LNG Supplier" and reported: "Venture Global LNG Inc. has agreed to supply a state-owned German company with the super-chilled fuel for two decades as European offtakers continue to line up deals to replace Russian natural gas imports." …

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-24). Can The European Leg Of The Triad Break Free From The Atlantic Alliance? popularresistance.org

Monica Moorehead (2023-06-24). Global solidarity with Writers Guild strike. workers.org The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG), Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and UNI Global Union (UNI-MEI) organized global in-person and social-media protests June 14 in a "Screenwriters Everywhere: International Day of Solidarity" with the Writers Guild (WGA) strike that began on May 1 — International Workers Day. Many . . . |

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-06-24). Rusia rechaza undécimo paquete de medidas de presión de la UE. telesurtv.net Moscú apuntó que las sanciones socavan las prerrogativas jurídicas internacionales del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-24). Presidente Lula rechaza imposiciones de la UE para acuerdo con Mercosur. telesurtv.net "Es inadmisible que tengamos una asociación estratégica y exista una carta adicional amenazando a un socio", subrayó el mandatario.

infobrics (2023-06-23). Polish-German dispute on the rise. infobrics.org Polish-German frictions mirror Europe's geopolitical and ideological contradictions.

Editor (2023-06-23). Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck Reveals Cost of Cruel European Asylum Policies. scheerpost.com

David Hearst (2023-06-23). Migrants and Refugees: The Greek Boat Disaster Was Caused by the EU. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-06-23). 280 Pakistani families fear relatives died in boat disaster off the coast of Greece. thecanary.co More than 280 Pakistani families fear they had relatives who drowned when a migrant boat sank off the coast of Greece last week. The rusty trawler packed with travellers capsized in the Ionian Sea on June 14. It had set sail from Libya towards Europe on the world's deadliest migrant route. The death toll stands …

Staff (2023-06-23). Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe. thecanary.co As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community has spread across social media. This has in turn triggered extreme online responses, including incitements to violence. Advocacy groups across Europe said the deluge of toxic content online is part of an overall trend of rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment …

teleSUR (2023-06-23). A Boat With 50 Migrants Near Malta Calls for Urgent Rescue>. telesurenglish.net On Friday, a drifting boat carrying around 50 migrants onboard urgently required a rescue from the Maltese or Italian authorities due to the critical situation it was facing. The boat has lost all its engines and has begun to experience water leaks. | RELATED: | The group, which departed from Libya a few days ago with the intention of reaching European soil, is "in distress and desperate, awaiting rescue as wate…

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Russia Responds To 11th EU Sanctions Package. telesurenglish.net The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday that, in response to another package of EU restrictions, it has expanded the number of representatives of EU institutions barred from entering Russian territory. | RELATED: | The European Union's (EU) actions are "illegitimate and undermine the international legal prerogatives of the United Nations Security Council," the ministry said in a statement. It warned that Moscow will continue to gi…

Staff (2023-06-23). As Media Spotlights Titanic Sub, Hundreds of Migrants Who Died in Greek Shipwreck Get Scant Coverage. democracynow.org As many as 700 migrants are feared to have died after an overloaded fishing vessel capsized last week off the coast of Greece. As search and rescue efforts continue with dwindling expectations, the Greek Coast Guard is facing backlash over its failure to help rescue passengers before the boat sank. Most of the migrants were women and children; many were from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria and Palestine. They are presumed victims of what may be one the deadliest migrant shipwrecks ever recorded, yet the story has received far less public attention than the search for five passengers aboard a submersible to vi…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-24). Anti-war groups in Ireland disrupt security conference at Cork University. peoplesdispatch.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-cons…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-06-24). Al menos 1.807 migrantes han muerto en el Mediterráneo en 2023. telesurtv.net En la ruta central que cubre desde el norte de África a Italia o Malta han muerto 1.064 personas.

Anand Naidoo (2023-06-24). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com The Ukraine counteroffensive to regain territories is going slower than expected, as some analysts claim this conflict could last decades. "Is not like a Hollywood movie." That's how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the counteroffensive to repel Russian forces. He was alluding to the fact …

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Armed Munity In Russia. Situation In Second Half Of June 24. southfront.org Police in Moscow | In the second half of June 24, the situation with the armed munity announced by the public head of PMC Wagner, Evgeny Prigozhin, reached to what could be described as the first breaking point. | According to reports, forward detachments of the Wagner units loyal to Prigozhin are about to reach Moscow Region (unconfirmed reports claim that Wagner units entered Tula Region). The movement of Wagner units took place amid little clashes with security forces. | Russian security forces and military mostly…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Prigozhin Announces Start Of Rebellion Attempt In Russia. Situation In First Half Of June 24. southfront.org Evgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don | Amid the developing large-scale offensive of the Kyiv regime on Russian forces in Zaporozhye Region and South Donetsk sector, the head of PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin made a series of loud statements. He accused of the defense minister and the head of the General staff of various crimes as well as announcing the beginning of "the elimination of evil in the face of the military leadership of the country." | Reacting to this situation, the anti-terrorism committee of the Russian…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Prigozhin Says He Is Not Going To Fulfill Orders Of Putin, FSB Or Anyone Else. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Evgeny Prigozhin | On June 24, Evgeny Prigozhin, the public head of PMC Wagner, made another statement claiming that he and his fighters are not going to surrender and lay down arms."And no one is going to turn themselves in at the request of the president, the FSB or anyone else…" All those who oppose him, Prigozhin called "rallied round the scum." | On top of this, Prigozhin described himself as a real 'patriot' making another round of accusations against Russian leadership. With such populist sta…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-24). Putin Delivers Address To Nation. Russia Is Engaged In 'Hard Fight For Its Future' (Video). southfront.org On June 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an address to the nation regarding the developing situation with PMC Wagner and its head Evgeny Prigozhin. | In a televised speech, the Russian President said that the attempted rebellion amounts to a betrayal of Russia and its people. Putin emphasized that the country's law enforcement agencies will take decisive actions to restore order. | He noted that Russia is engaged in a historic struggle to safeguard its future while "r…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria's Greater Idlib After Deadly Drone Attacks (Video). southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | Late on June 23, a series of Russian airstrikes targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other terrorist groups. | The Russian airstrikes hit the outskirts of the towns of Sharorah in the northern Lattakia countryside and Gassaniah in the western c…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian Army Resumes Airstrikes On Terrorists In Syria Amid Wagner Mutiny (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Russian military operations against terrorist groups in Syria continues, despite the ongoing armed mutiny by the Wagner Group in Russia. | On June 24, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a new wave of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes targeted al-Khudor hill in the northern Lattakia c…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Russian MoD Announces Strikes On Ukrainian Engineering, Reconnaissance & Storage Facilities (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On June 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had struck several key facilities of Kiev forces in different parts of Ukraine. | The ministry said in a statement that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched an attack with long-range precision-guided against engineering and reconnaissance centers as well as aviation equipment of Kiev forces in Kanatovo and Dnepr airfields. | In addition, a storage facility of British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles at a Ukrainian air base lo…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Ukraine Attacks Russia's Kursk With Drones As Its Forces Struggle With Counteroffensive (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Ukraine launched an attack at the western Russian region of Kursk with two suicide drones on June 23 as its forces continue to struggle with their counteroffensive. | Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit said in a statement that both drones were shot down by Russian air defenses. The governor added that there was no significant infrastructure damage."Last night, our air defenses shot down unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky over Kursk. The fragments that fell to a land plot of a gardeners' partnership in…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-24). Wagner Mutineers Fire Anti-Aircraft Missile At Russian Attack Helicopter Over Voronezh (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | Fighters from the Wagner Group, which is now waging an armed mutiny, attempted to shoot down a Russian attack helicopter over the city of Voronezh while advancing towards the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 24. | The fighters fired a missile from a Strela-10 short-range air defense system at the helicopter, a Ka-52. However, the helicopter fired flares and was able to dodge the missile, which apparently went on to hit a fuel depot and started a massive fire. | Earlier reports said that Wagner…

Scott Ritter (2023-06-24). Civil War in Russia? Wagner Troops Rebellion — SCOTT RITTER. thealtworld.com

unitedEditor (2023-06-24). "We need to harmonize the doctrine of Eurasianism in Türkiye and Russia" uwidata.com The Russian Orthodox Church occupies a prominent position among Russia's important institutions. It has influence not only within Russia but also across a vast region. We had the opportunity to address Türkiye-Russia relations, multipolarity, the conflict in Ukraine, the activities of the Fener Greek Patriarch, and the current global trends with Hieromonk Stefan Igumnov who …

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). Putin calls Wagner mutiny 'treason' in televised address. ecns.cn "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in the televised address to the nation.

Editor (2023-06-24). Canadian sanctions on Russia: Powerless rage with a boomerang effect. mronline.org Canada's recent seizure of a Russian an-124 cargo plane, which had been delivering COVID supplies when it was grounded in February 2022 at Pearson Airport (it was forced to pay a fee for every minute, despite being trapped there), is another sanction among many others.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Counterterrorist regime declared in Moscow and homonymous province. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced that the counterterrorist regime for Moscow and the province of the same name was decreed in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Maria Zakharova: The enemy is betting on a civil war in Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's enemies are betting that a civil war will break out in the country, but there will be none, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, declared on Saturday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Putin: Exorbitant ambitions drive the armed rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin described the call for an armed rebellion organized by the head of the Wagner Group, Evgeni Prigozhin, as treason motivated by "exorbitant ambitions."

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Russian Defense Ministry urges Wagner not to participate in rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry affirmed that the fighters of the Wagner private military company were dragged into a criminal adventure by means of deception, and called on them to refuse to take part in an armed insurgency.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-24). Russian Senate ratifies support for President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federation Council fully supports the country's president, Vladimir Putin, and understands the importance of his leadership in all Russian regions, said the upper house leader Valentina Matvienko.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-06-24). La "Soluzione Coreana" per l'Europa | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca La "Conferenza sulla ripresa dell'Ucraina", svoltasi a Londra, segna il passaggio a una nuova fase della guerra contro la Russia: USA, NATO e UE non solo continuano ad armare le forze di Kiev, ma si stanno preparando a trasformare l'Europa …

sforinoco (2023-06-24). EU Gives Green Light to New Sanctions Against Russia. orinocotribune.com

Stansfield Smith (2023-06-24). Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State When Used Against Trump and His Supporters. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jun 21, 2023 | The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in the jailing of numerous whistleblowers, in the censoring of hundreds of anti-war websites, claiming they spread Russian "disinformation." Unfortunately, not a few who consider themselves on the left or liberals acquiesce to these attacks. Many actually repeat them.

teleSUR (2023-06-24). Wagner Group Rebellion a Deadly Threat, President Putin Says. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Russian President Vladímir Vladímirovich Putin, while referring to the mutiny of the leader of the private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that any act of armed rebellion in his country is a deadly threat. | Related: | Vladimir Putin assured that the Russian Armed Forces were ordered to neutralize those participating in the armed insurgency led by Prigozhin. | In his message to the Russian people, the Presiden…

infobrics (2023-06-23). Russia Eyes Presence in India's Financial Markets. infobrics.org The Russian Federation sees the present conditions as an opportunity for Moscow and New Delhi to have "extended presence" in each other's financial markets, Russian ambassador to India Denis Alipov said in an interview…

infobrics (2023-06-23). Why US plan for localized Russia-Ukraine nuclear war doomed to fail. infobrics.org Russian military leadership has relayed their determination not to allow any sort of localized nuclear war and has warned that in such a scenario, the Eurasian giant would obliterate the Neo-Nazi junta's decision-making centers — those outside of Ukraine.

infobrics (2023-06-23). EU wants to steal €200 billion from Russia to reconstruct Ukraine. infobrics.org Ukraine's dreams of reconstruction crushed by rising costs.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). High Price For Counter Offensive: More Than 13,000 Servicemen Lost Since June 4. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On June 22, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council commented on the Ukrainian losses during the ongoing counter offensive on the Zaporozhie frontlines. | According to the data provided by various Russian military and security departments, including the Ministry of Defence, the Russian National Guard corps, the military intelligence sources, losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from June 4 to June 21 included: | 246 tanks, including 13 units provided by the West; | 595 armored…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia Reports 18 U.S. Violations Of Deconfliction Protocols Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | The United States-led coalition continues to commit gross violations of deconfliction protocols over Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for R…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russian Army Launches Strikes Against Kiev Forces, Repels Attacks In Zaphorohey & Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military launched new missile strikes against Kiev forces and repelled more attacks in the Zaphorohey and Donetsk regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 23. | In a statement, the ministry said that long-range air-based high-precision missiles struck Ukrainian military depots, including ones where Western-made missiles were stored. No further details on the strikes were provided | The ministry added that the Russian Vostok Group of Forces units, aviation and artil…

Brian Berletic (2023-06-23). New Atlas LIVE: Carl Zha on Russian-Chinese Ties, Ukraine's Offensive, Blinken in Beijing & More… thealtworld.com New Atlas LIVE: Carl Zha on Russian-Chinese Ties, Ukraine's Offensive, Blinken in Beijing & More…

noreply (2023-06-23). Well, Now It Could Be Stated Openly… smoothiex12.blogspot.com that Prigozhin is not only a criminal, but, highly likely, the asset of Ukie-NATO axis. A lot of things point out to that, including "rumors" (in reality, reliable information) of Prigozhin and some Wagner people providing information on positions of Russian Army to VSU. Per Wagner: I am on record–they are good storm group but as a serious force they are nothing without Russian Armed Forces. The media BS about them, as well as grossly exaggerated stories about Bakhmut have been designed primarily for the consumption of fanboys who masturbate on tactical minutiae. Me and my friends discussed it for months in…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-06-23). As I said, A Nano-Second to Midnight. thealtworld.com Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova admits, as I predicted would happen, that the Kremlin's preference for a war of minimum Russian force has resulted in the West raising the stakes and becoming drawn ever deeper into military confrontation. She says, "It is obvious that such a policy, which we see as reckless, is capable of leading to a direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | So why did the Kremlin pursue a course that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | And why did Washington get ever more deeply involved in a conflict that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear…

_____ (2023-06-23). At the White House — No News is Good News These Days. journal-neo.org If you work near the Joseph Biden administration in Washington, it's reached the point of "no news is good news." The country is broke. The Russians are winning in Ukraine, despite all efforts by the West. The EU is on the verge of levying more taxes. The BRICS will grow, and create its own unique […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-06-23). Biden's 'Warning' of Putin Using Nukes Is Perverse U.S. Projection. strategic-culture.org The only country that ever used atomic weapons — against civilians — has the audacity to warn the world about the "real risk" of Russia using nukes. | The United States — the only country that ever used atomic weapons in war, and that on a largely civilian population — has the staggering audacity to warn the world about the "real risk" of Russia using nukes. | The real risk to world peace stems from the crazy warmongering Western powers who are deceiving their own public about their criminal provocations. | U.S. President Joe Biden told a fundraising rally in California this week (June 19)…

_____ (2023-06-23). Ukraine's Human Organ and Child Prostitution Trafficking Industries: Does Only Russia's Maria Zakharova Still Care? strategic-culture.org

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-23). Lavrov Sent the Clearest Signal Yet That Russia Is Interested in Freezing the Proxy War. orinocotribune.com

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Fighting is ongoing near the village of Robotyne; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Rivnopol; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Shcherbaki; | Up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 4 infantry vehicles, 8 armored vehicles were destroyed in Zaporozhye…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). 20 Days Into Counteroffensive, Kiev Forces Fail To Make New Gains (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Between June 22 and 23, Kiev forces launched several attacks in the Zaporozhye and south Donetsk sectors as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. However, they failed to make any new gains. | In Zaporozhye, Ukrainian troops attempted to advance from the direction of Orekhov towards Tokmak and Pologi. However, they failed to overrun Russian defenses. Meanwhile in Donetsk, there were several Ukrainian attacks in the depiction of Ugleader. All of which were repelled. | Desp…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia's FSB Thwarts Plot To Smuggle Radioactive Caesium-137 To Ukraine (Video). southfront.org ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On June 23, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people who were trying to buy 1 kg of radioactive Cesium-137 for $3.5 million on behalf of a citizen of Ukraine. | In a statement, the security service said th…

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow (2023-06-23). Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Latest News From Russia. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-23). Counteroffensive: How NATO Trainers Knowingly Sent Ukrainian Troops to Their Deaths. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Western computer-assisted battle simulations should have predicted Kiev's huge losses Ukraine sent one of its best brigades into combat earlier this month as part of its long-awaited counteroffensive aimed at retaking areas controlled by Russian forces. Leading the charge near the town of Orekhov, in Zaporozhye Region, was the 47th Mechanized Brigade, armed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-23). Ukraine's Accusations Against Moscow about ZNPP — Preparation for False Flag? libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz As well known, the Kiev regime has been carrying out irresponsible attacks against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) since last year. Russian officials, independent journalists and ordinary citizens have repeatedly reported the Ukrainian strikes, with strong suspicions that the regime deliberately wants to provoke a nuclear leakage in the region. However, Kiev now…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-23). Why the US Plan for Localized Russia-Ukraine Nuclear War is Doomed to Fail. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Back in early December last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia could adopt a US-style preemptive strike doctrine, stating that "[Russia] is just thinking about it" and that "[the political West] wasn't shy to openly talk about it during the past years". At the time, it seemed that Moscow was simply sending…

Nicolas J S Davies (2023-06-23). The Silent Slaughter of Young Ukrainians. progressive.org Now that the offensive has been underway for two weeks, the brutal cost Ukraine's brave young people are paying to recover small scraps of territory from Russian occupation forces is clear.

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Criminal Case Is Opened Against Wagner Group Chief. telesurenglish.net The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday opened a criminal case against Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin on charges of organizing an armed mutiny. | RELATED: | The criminal case against Prigozhin was opened "under Article 279 of the Russian Criminal Code for organizing an armed riot," according to the statement from Russia's Prosecutor General's Office. | The FSB press office said the decision was made due to the seriousness of the si…

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Russia Builds First Engine for Soyuz-5 Launch Vehicle. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Roscosmos announced that Russia has completed construction of the first liquid rocket engine RD-171MV for flight tests of the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle. | RELATED: | The Russian state corporation noted that it also plans to complete the assembly of the RD-171MV for the second Soyuz-5 carrier rocket and produce an engine for the third one this year. | So far, over 20 firing tests of the RD-171MV engine have be…

Dr. William Makis (2023-06-23). 41-Year-Old Model and Hollywood Actress Katerina Pavelek Ended Her Life at an Assisted Suicide Clinic in Basel, Switzerland on June 17, 2023, Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Injuries (ME, CFS, ALS). globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-24). Biden Walks Back on Ukraine's Nato Accession. orinocotribune.com M. K. Bhadrakumar — Jun 19, 2023 | If only the US President Joe Biden had a time machine as in…

infobrics (2023-06-23). Ukraine's accusations against Moscow about ZNPP – preparation for false flag?>. infobrics.org It is the Ukrainian side that has been attacking the plant, which indicates that the accusations are probably intended to prepare public opinion for a possible incident.

Anonymous765 (2023-06-23). Ukrainian Military Compulsively Pound Southern Front Lines. southfront.org |

Larry Johnson (2023-06-23). Solving Audio glitches With Judge Napolitano and Ukraine's Clone Problem. sonar21.com I think I found a temporary solution to the video glitches that have plagued some of my appearances on various podcasts. I moved to a different room, closer to the…

Scott Ritter (2023-06-23). Scott Ritter joins on Ukraine's failing offensive and NATO's End Game (we're back!). thealtworld.com The channel is BACK from vacation with special return guest and former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter to discuss the latest in the Ukraine conflict and geopolitics!

unitedEditor (2023-06-23). UWI discloses the Ukrainian intelligence report: Kyiv's psychological warfare operation against Crimean Tatars. uwidata.com By I≈üƒ±kgàºn Akfƒ±rat The documents from the Ukrainian Security Service reveal the extent of intelligence operations against the Crimean Tatar National Assembly. The Kiev regime not only infiltrated the movement with spies to divide it, but also conducted a campaign of defamation on social media. Ukraine's intelligence agency has labeled the Crimean Tatars as a …

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Western Weapons Supplied To Ukraine Has Already Surfaced Near Israel's Border: Netanyahu. southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S.-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service. | Weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine have already surfaced near Israel's border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post newspaper in an interview that was published on June 22. | Answering questions on his government stance with regard to providing military…

Editor (2023-06-23). Why should the decision of the British government to send depleted uranium to Ukraine be condemned? mronline.org The British government failed to review history and acknowledge the damage that has been caused to countries and their people through the use of depleted uranium.

Howard Altman (2023-06-23). Ukraine Situation Report: Counteroffensive Slowed by 77,000 Square Miles of Mines. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-23). "Holodomor": A Fact-Based Analysis. libya360.wordpress.com Anton, via Hampton Think Tank In this piece, I will examine the situation in the Soviet Union, particularly in Ukraine, 1932—1933, of what is commonly referred to as "Holodomor". "Holodomor" refers to the claim of an "intentional man-made famine-genocide in Ukraine caused by Communist collectivization of the Soviet Union" or often times more specifically, of…

Karsten Riise (2023-06-23). Apocalypse Now for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

midwesternmarx (2023-06-23). Myth-busting NATO's military superiority By: Shabbir Rizvi. midwesternmarx.com The long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive has arrived. The Zelensky administration has spent months securing financial and military support for what could be Ukraine's last chance to take back lost territory. In this war drive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have obtained German Leopard tanks, American Bradleys, Polish Krabs, and various armored personnel carriers and artillery systems. NATO's finest conventional weapons of war are now being employed daily by Ukrainian troops.H …

midwesternmarx (2023-06-23). The World Economy Is Changing—the People Know, but Their Leaders Don't By: Richard D. Wolff. midwesternmarx.com The year 2020 marked parity between the total GDP of the G7 (the U.S. plus allies) and the total GDP of the BRICS group (China plus allies). Since then, the BRICS economies grew faster than the G7 economies. Now a third of total world output comes from the BRICS countries while the G7 accounts for below 30 percent. Beyond the obvious symbolism, this difference entails real political, cultural, and economic consequences. Bringing Ukraine's Zelenskyy to Hiroshima to address the G7 rec …

Staff (2023-06-23). China raises concerns regarding the impact of Ukraine. youtube.com "We call on all parties to reduce the negative impact of the crisis, keep global industrial and supply chains stable, and urge relevant countries to immediately lift unilateral sanctions." China raises concerns regarding the impact of Ukraine on the world economy at the United Nations. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

ecns.cn (2023-06-24). CPC official says China, UK have common responsibility. ecns.cn Despite having different views on a number of issues, China and the United Kingdom share a common responsibility to shun group politics and bloc confrontations, and China welcomes genuine discussion based on equality and respect to expand mutual understanding, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said.

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2023-06-23: News Headlines

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Summit for New Global Financial Pact comes to an end. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The summit for a New Financial World Pact convened by France, in which a hundred heads of State and Government participated, will end with a high-level dialogue and a press conference.

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-22). Can the European Leg of the Triad Break Free from the Atlantic Alliance? dissidentvoice.org Zoulikha Bouabdellah (Algeria), Envers Endroit Geometrique ('Geometric Reverse Obverse'), 2016. It is difficult to make sense of many events these days. France's behaviour, for instance, is hard to square. On the one hand, French President Emmanuel Macron changed his mind to support Ukraine's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). On the other hand, …

WSWS (2023-06-23). Podemos electoral debacle in Spain exposes bankruptcy of Revolutionary Left (IR) group. wsws.org IR's complaint that "the 'progressive' management of capitalism has gone very wrong" amounts to an exposure of this party's decade-long support for the anti-worker Podemos party.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Prosecutors of Bolivia and Spain strengthen collaboration. plenglish.com La Paz, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia and Spain are preparing cooperation to fight against transnational organized crime, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on this issue by the Public Ministries of both countries.

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-22). What Ohio's Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain's Thriving Union Co-op Network. nextcity.org


Vijay Prashad (2023-06-23). Why Turkey and Hungary are blocking Sweden from joining NATO. greenleft.org.au Finland and Sweden applied in May last year to join the NATO military alliance. Vijay Prashad looks at why Sweden's membership is being blocked.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). Turkey, Syria Agreed On Russian Roadmap To Normalize Relations. southfront.org ILE IMAGE: ≈ûimal Màºldàºr — Anadolu Ajansƒ± | Turkey, Syria and Iran have agreed with the concept of a road map submitted by Russia to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told Sputnik on June 22. | Work on the roadmap draft began after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran that was held in Moscow on May 10. Deputy foreign ministers of the four countries met i…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-23). Russians and Belarusians will be in Paris 2024 under a neutral status. plenglish.com Lausanne, Switzerland, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, said on Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games under neutral status only.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-22). Sullivan, Nuland to Attend Ukraine-Organized Meeting in Denmark. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Denmark this weekend for a meeting organized by Ukraine that is expected to be attended by officials from several countries that have remained neutral on the war, including India, China, South Africa, and Brazil. Ukraine requested the meeting with non-aligned countries, and Sullivan is expected to push …

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-06-23). Ukraine Stays With The West But Russia Is Winning. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine grinds on and the Ukrainian army is being destroyed by Russia with great loss of life. One would think that Ukraine would be grateful for any and all peace efforts, but it is being used as a proxy by the United States and its NATO allies, the collective west. The seeds of this catastrophe began long before Russia's special military operation. The European Union and NATO nations brought anti-Russian right-wing forces to power in 2014 in a coup against the elected Ukrainian president. If not for them there would be no war at all. | Their degree of culpability became clear recently when a delegati…




Vijay Prashad (2023-06-23). Can the European leg of the Triad break free from the Atlantic alliance?: The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org The No Cold War briefing above asks an important question: is an independent European foreign policy possible?>

_____ (2023-06-22). Russia's Crawling Neighbor. strategic-culture.org Would Europeans fight if NATO ends up in a real war with Russia? | The Vilnius NATO summit is approaching, and the alliance is focused on the war in Ukraine. Kiev wants in on NATO. Many Europeans support Ukraine's inclusion, including several whom I recently met when they visited America to press their case. | Of course, by NATO they really mean the protective umbrella provided by America—the only member with a military that matters. They are saying the U.S. should promise to go to war, if necessary, to defend Ukraine. | Why? Almost all of them insisted that if Russia's Vladimir Putin "wins" he is sure t…

Abdul Rahman (2023-06-22). Is the EU bribing and blackmailing Tunisia to crack down on migrants? peoplesdispatch.org The Workers' Party of Tunisia and human rights groups have condemned an agreement between the government and European countries which seeks to end "irregular migration." They say Tunisia will become a policeman for Europe and crack down on migrants…

Editor (2023-06-22). Europe — fastest warming continent in world since 1980s, says WMO. mronline.org Temperatures over Europe have warmed significantly over the 1991-2021 period, at an average rate of about +0.5 ∞C per decade, making it the fastest warming region of all the WMO Regions…

Editor (2023-06-22). Shipwreck in Pylos. Open Letter by Over 180 Human Rights Organizations. scheerpost.com 10 years after the two shipwrecks off Lampedusa, Italy, killing around 600 people and causing an immense public outcry, up to 600 people drowned off Pylos, Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea. On June 14, 2023, once again, the European border regime killed people exercising their right to seek protection. We are shaken! And we stand in solidarity with all survivors and with the families and friends of the deceased. We express our deep condolences and grief.

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-23). Can the European leg of the Triad break free from the Atlantic alliance?: The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org The No Cold War briefing above asks an important question: is an independent European foreign policy possible?>

_____ (2023-06-22). Russia's Crawling Neighbor. strategic-culture.org Would Europeans fight if NATO ends up in a real war with Russia? | The Vilnius NATO summit is approaching, and the alliance is focused on the war in Ukraine. Kiev wants in on NATO. Many Europeans support Ukraine's inclusion, including several whom I recently met when they visited America to press their case. | Of course, by NATO they really mean the protective umbrella provided by America—the only member with a military that matters. They are saying the U.S. should promise to go to war, if necessary, to defend Ukraine. | Why? Almost all of them insisted that if Russia's Vladimir Putin "wins" he is sure t…

Abdul Rahman (2023-06-22). Is the EU bribing and blackmailing Tunisia to crack down on migrants? peoplesdispatch.org The Workers' Party of Tunisia and human rights groups have condemned an agreement between the government and European countries which seeks to end "irregular migration." They say Tunisia will become a policeman for Europe and crack down on migrants…

Editor (2023-06-22). Europe — fastest warming continent in world since 1980s, says WMO. mronline.org Temperatures over Europe have warmed significantly over the 1991-2021 period, at an average rate of about +0.5 ∞C per decade, making it the fastest warming region of all the WMO Regions…

Editor (2023-06-22). Shipwreck in Pylos. Open Letter by Over 180 Human Rights Organizations. scheerpost.com 10 years after the two shipwrecks off Lampedusa, Italy, killing around 600 people and causing an immense public outcry, up to 600 people drowned off Pylos, Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea. On June 14, 2023, once again, the European border regime killed people exercising their right to seek protection. We are shaken! And we stand in solidarity with all survivors and with the families and friends of the deceased. We express our deep condolences and grief.

Global Research News (2023-06-22). Selected Articles: African Peace Initiative Seeks to End War in Eastern Europe. globalresearch.ca By African Union (AU) member-states have refused to remain silent on the crisis between the Russian Federation and Ukraine since the beginning of the …

Moira Lavelle (2023-06-22). The migrant shipwreck near Greece is a horrible tragedy. But it wasn't an accident. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Early last Wednesday, a fishing boat sank off the coast of Pílos, Greece. The vessel was overpacked with people trying to reach Europe — reports say there were up to 750 people on board. Greek authorities have stated that the coast guard rescued 104 survivors and that 78 people are confirmed to have died. Around 560 are still missing. Days after the wreck it is clea…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-22). Political crisis deepens in Moldova as Constitutional Court bans pro-Russian »òor party. peoplesdispatch.org »òor, which has six MPs in the current parliament, is a pro-Russian conservative populist party that has been organizing fierce protests against the government's attempts to integrate Moldova into the European Union (EU) and its failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis in the country…

WSWS (2023-06-22). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Italian airport workers hold national 24-hour strike over pay and conditions, grounding 3,000 flights; UK refuse workers' pay strike at Cumberland and Sandwell councils spreads to Hertfordshire and Selby; general strike in Iranian city of Saqqez to protest attempts to limit access to grave of Mahsa Amini, murdered by morality police; Nigerian unions suspend national fuel subsidy strike on empty promise of negotiating concessions…

WSWS (2023-06-22). London's Ukraine Recovery Conference plans imperialist looting operation. wsws.org Already being bled white militarily and demographically to weaken Russia, Ukraine faces the same fate economically at the hands of the US and European powers.

WSWS (2023-06-23). Germany's highest labour court rules: No to equal pay for equal work. wsws.org The basis of the ruling is that legal requirements for "equal pay for equal work" no longer apply when the trade unions negotiate worse treatment for temps than the permanent workforce.

WSWS (2023-06-23). "It's also time for weapons": Germany's Protestant church assembly under the shadow of war. wsws.org High-ranking representatives of the state, the government and the Bundeswehr (armed forces) were given a platform in Nuremberg to oppose the prevailing anti-war sentiment and to convince the population to embrace the official course of war.

Will Hodgkinson (2023-06-23). Smash fascism in Germany — and around the world. workers.org Although it is 90 years since Hitler took power in 1933, Germany is witnessing a resurgence of overt fascism. According to polling released earlier in June, the far-right Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) has the support of almost 18% of the electorate. The 18% ties the AfD, along with the . . . |

infobrics (2023-06-22). By sending Transcarpathian POWs to Hungary, Moscow is saving their lives. infobrics.org Kiev started a genocidal campaign of compulsory recruitment of Transcarpathia's ethnic Hungarian citizens, generating concern for their safety in Budapest.

_____ (2023-06-23). At the White House — No News is Good News These Days. journal-neo.org If you work near the Joseph Biden administration in Washington, it's reached the point of "no news is good news." The country is broke. The Russians are winning in Ukraine, despite all efforts by the West. The EU is on the verge of levying more taxes. The BRICS will grow, and create its own unique […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-23). Brics Sports Games to be held in Russian city of Kazan. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Brics Sports Games will be held in the Russian city of Kazan in June 2024 with a preliminary program in 22 categories, an official source announced.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Fighting is ongoing near the village of Robotyne; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Rivnopol; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Shcherbaki; | Up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 4 infantry vehicles, 8 armored vehicles were destroyed in Zaporozhye…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-23). Russian troops destroy Ukrainian strongholds in Krasny Liman. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems of Russia's Battlegroup Center eliminated six Ukrainian bastions in the Krasny Liman area in Donetsk, the Battlegroup's spokesman, Aleksander Savchuk, informed on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). FSB stops smuggling of radioactive substances by Ukrainian agents. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Security Service (FSB) detained Ukrainian intelligence agents who sought to plant radioactive substances in the area of the military operation to blame Russia for it.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Russia denies preparing an attack on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov described as denigrating the accusations made by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky about the alleged preparation of a Russian terrorist attack at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Scott Ritter, Consortium News. (2023-06-23). On Horseradish And Nuclear War. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin is known for a lot of things — his "in your face" speeches, his marathon unscripted press conferences and his stoic impassiveness in the face of adversity come to mind. | One thing that doesn't jump out at the average observer is his earthy sense of humor. Long-time Putin watchers know that the Russian leader on occasion spices up his formal presentations with off-color quips which, unless one is well versed in colloquial Russian of the back-alley variety, can get missed by the casual listener. | During the June 16 discussion period of the plenary session of the 2023 St. Pet…

infobrics (2023-06-23). EU wants to steal €200 billion from Russia to reconstruct Ukraine. infobrics.org Ukraine's dreams of reconstruction crushed by rising costs.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-23). High Price For Counter Offensive: More Than 13,000 Servicemen Lost Since June 4. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On June 22, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council commented on the Ukrainian losses during the ongoing counter offensive on the Zaporozhie frontlines. | According to the data provided by various Russian military and security departments, including the Ministry of Defence, the Russian National Guard corps, the military intelligence sources, losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from June 4 to June 21 included: | 246 tanks, including 13 units provided by the West; | 595 armored…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). 20 Days Into Counteroffensive, Kiev Forces Fail To Make New Gains (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Between June 22 and 23, Kiev forces launched several attacks in the Zaporozhye and south Donetsk sectors as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. However, they failed to make any new gains. | In Zaporozhye, Ukrainian troops attempted to advance from the direction of Orekhov towards Tokmak and Pologi. However, they failed to overrun Russian defenses. Meanwhile in Donetsk, there were several Ukrainian attacks in the depiction of Ugleader. All of which were repelled. | Desp…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia Reports 18 U.S. Violations Of Deconfliction Protocols Over Syria. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | The United States-led coalition continues to commit gross violations of deconfliction protocols over Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for R…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russian Army Launches Strikes Against Kiev Forces, Repels Attacks In Zaphorohey & Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military launched new missile strikes against Kiev forces and repelled more attacks in the Zaphorohey and Donetsk regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 23. | In a statement, the ministry said that long-range air-based high-precision missiles struck Ukrainian military depots, including ones where Western-made missiles were stored. No further details on the strikes were provided | The ministry added that the Russian Vostok Group of Forces units, aviation and artil…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Russia's FSB Thwarts Plot To Smuggle Radioactive Caesium-137 To Ukraine (Video). southfront.org ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On June 23, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people who were trying to buy 1 kg of radioactive Cesium-137 for $3.5 million on behalf of a citizen of Ukraine. | In a statement, the security service said th…

Nicolas J S Davies (2023-06-23). The Silent Slaughter of Young Ukrainians. progressive.org Now that the offensive has been underway for two weeks, the brutal cost Ukraine's brave young people are paying to recover small scraps of territory from Russian occupation forces is clear.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-06-23). As I said, A Nano-Second to Midnight. thealtworld.com Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova admits, as I predicted would happen, that the Kremlin's preference for a war of minimum Russian force has resulted in the West raising the stakes and becoming drawn ever deeper into military confrontation. She says, "It is obvious that such a policy, which we see as reckless, is capable of leading to a direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | So why did the Kremlin pursue a course that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear powers." | And why did Washington get ever more deeply involved in a conflict that leads to "direct armed clash between nuclear…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-22). International Criminal Court Advancing Global Injustice, Unaccountability and Criminal Agenda against Guardians of Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Prof Hoosen Vawda "Rise, O' all you intelligent, righteous humanoids". Just as the war in Ukraine has become a festering sore in the politically motivated, combined, western, proxy war against Russia, the plight of Palestinians is a chronic human rights violation, festering, as an ulcer, already systemic in its manifestations, generated by Israel in its…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-22). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Terni; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Pervomayskoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | The Russian Army destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Seversk; | The Russian Army destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Avdeevka; | Russian forces destroyed 1 armored carrier, 2 motor vehicles, 1 M109 artillery system in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed 2 infantry vehicles, 2 ar…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Su-24M fighter bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out a series of airstrikes against militants operating near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the airstrikes surfaced on Twitter on June 22. However, it is still unclear when exactly they took place. The airstrikes reportedly t…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-22). Ukraine Strike Damages Bridge Connecting Crimea to Kherson. news.antiwar.com Russian officials said Thursday that a bridge in northern Crimea that connects to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast was damaged by a Ukrainian missile strike. No casualties were reported in the strike, and Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed acting governor of Kherson, said the damage to the bridge should be repaired within a few days. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-22). Western Officials Say Ukrainian Counteroffensive 'Not Meeting Expectations'. news.antiwar.com Western officials told CNN that Ukraine's bloody counteroffensive is "not meeting expectations on any front" as Ukrainian forces are struggling to break through Russia's defenses. The report said that according to Western assessments, Russia's lines of defense have been well fortified, and Russian forces have been able to bog down Ukrainian armored vehicles with missile …

Editor (2023-06-22). Scott Ritter: On Horseradish & Nuclear War. scheerpost.com When Vladimir Putin was recently asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine, an understanding of back-alley Russian slang was needed to understand his response.

Ken Stone (2023-06-22). Dimitri Lascaris' Canada-Wide Speaking Tour For Peace. globalresearch.ca Dimitri Lascaris will embark upon a Canada-wide speaking tour next week to report back to Canadians about his recent mission of peace to Russia. The title of the tour is "Making Peace With Russia, One Handshake At A Time." | In …

Staff (2023-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2023. democracynow.org Nearly 40 Asylum Seekers Drown as Ship Sinks En Route to Canary Islands, Israeli Drone Strike in West Bank Kills Three Palestinians, Putin Claims Ukraine's Counteroffensive Hits "Lull" Due to Heavy Losses, Russian Court Denies Pretrial Release to Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich, More Progressives to Boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Speech to Congress, Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Attacking Officer with Stun Gun, House Republicans Censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia Claims, House Speaker McCarthy Rejects Immediate Vote on Resolution t…

Stansfield Smith (2023-06-22). Liberal and "Left" Silence on National Security Police State When Used against Trump and His Supporters. dissidentvoice.org The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in …

M. K. Bhadrakumar, People's Dispatch. (2023-06-23). Biden Walks Back On Ukraine's NATO Accession. popularresistance.org If only US President Joe Biden had a time machine as in…

WSWS (2023-06-23). Biden leads Washington in feting Modi, India's far-right prime minister. wsws.org Even as it pursues war with Ukraine, American imperialism is girding itself for a violent confrontation with China, which it has identified as its principal strategic rival.

Editor (2023-06-23). Why should the decision of the British government to send depleted uranium to Ukraine be condemned? mronline.org The British government failed to review history and acknowledge the damage that has been caused to countries and their people through the use of depleted uranium.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Western Weapons Supplied To Ukraine Has Already Surfaced Near Israel's Border: Netanyahu. southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S.-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service. | Weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine have already surfaced near Israel's border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post newspaper in an interview that was published on June 22. | Answering questions on his government stance with regard to providing military…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-23). Solving Audio glitches With Judge Napolitano and Ukraine's Clone Problem. sonar21.com I think I found a temporary solution to the video glitches that have plagued some of my appearances on various podcasts. I moved to a different room, closer to the…

Scott Ritter (2023-06-23). Scott Ritter joins on Ukraine's failing offensive and NATO's End Game (we're back!). thealtworld.com The channel is BACK from vacation with special return guest and former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter to discuss the latest in the Ukraine conflict and geopolitics!

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-22). More Weapons Go to Ukraine but What Will it Do With Those? libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Ukraine's counter-offensive has failed and it has no chance of a victory in the war. Its best possibility to still sustain for a while is to now build several new defense lines and to pull back to those. Instead it is continuing to attack on too many fronts with little gains and large losses. Yesterday the…

_____ (2023-06-22). Clown Prince Zelensky's Nero Decree: Destroy Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The latest of a string of war crimes by the Zelensky junta not stop the fate that awaits their rotten Reich. | Zelensky's Nero Decree is now live. Zelensky's Fourth Reich, taking a leaf out of Hitler's play-book at the Oder and Neisse rivers, has flooded the Dnieper basin, with all the collateral damage German citizens had to suffer during the last weeks of Hitler's 1000 year Reich. As Zelensky's Nazis, together with their British SAS and Yankee Navy Seal buddies, have also

_____ (2023-06-22). Revealed: Zelensky Carried Out the Kakhovka Dam 'Attack'. But Why? strategic-culture.org His refusal to do the normal stenography like so many U.S. journalists on covering the war in Ukraine has made Carlson really stand out. | It's been a difficult period for media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. In April he had to shell out almost 800 million dollars in a lawsuit brought about by a company which makes vote counting machines against Fox, which wrongly reported their performance in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections. | In the same month, he might have thought that firing Tucker Carlson at Fox might be trivial in comparison. The reasons given at the time were certainly false, apparently based on an inflammat…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). Ukraine Struck Northern Crimea Bridge With British Storm Shadow Missiles (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Ukraine struck the Chongar bridge, which links the Crimean Peninsula and the Kherson region, with British-made Storm Shadow missiles overnight into June 22, acting governor of Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, announced."The road surface on the bridges has been damaged. There are no human casualties," the governor wrote on Telegram. | The governor noted that the bridge would be open for vehicles shortly, adding that traffic between the peninsula a…

Anonymous765 (2023-06-22). NATO Missiles Strike To Invite Retaliation. southfront.org |

Editor (2023-06-22). Zelensky Says Ukraine's Counteroffensive 'Slower Than Desired'. scheerpost.com

Michael Jansen (2023-06-22). Ukraine's Long Road to Potential Admission to NATO. globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-22). War is really good for business, Ukraine is good for business. expose-news.com BlackRock Inc is the world's largest asset management company that's gained more notoriety as of late due to its large acquisitions. A BlackRock recruiter said it's easier for BlackRock to do things …

WSWS (2023-06-22). Ukrainian counteroffensive falters amid mass casualties. wsws.org Despite billions of dollars in weapons and training, Ukraine's vaunted counteroffensive continues to falter as tens of thousands of soldiers are sent to their deaths.

ecns.cn (2023-06-23). CPC official says China, UK have common responsibility. ecns.cn Despite having different views on a number of issues, China and the United Kingdom share a common responsibility to shun group politics and bloc confrontations, and China welcomes genuine discussion based on equality and respect to expand mutual understanding, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said.

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