Monthly Archives: June 2023

2023-06-20: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). UAE, Qatar reopen embassies. ecns.cn Qatar and the United Arab Emirates' reopened embassies to each other on Monday after the two countries agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Agence France-Presse quoted Qatar's foreign ministry as saying.

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-19). There Are Reasons To Be Skeptical Of Macron's Reported Intention To Attend The BRICS Summit. thealtworld.com He almost certainly intends to use his possible attendance at the upcoming BRICS Summit to bolster France's reputation in Africa, which aims to restore some of its soft power there that's been rapidly in decline over the past year as a result of Russia's "Democratic Security" advances. France isn't waging a proxy war against any other BRICS member, which is why none of them apparently has any problem with him showing up at that event, thus making Russia the only one that's skeptical. | French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly asked his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa if he could attend the upcoming B…

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Italy. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Minister Plenipotentiary Umberto Vattani received Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who arrived in Rome as part of a four-day tour that includes Italy, France and Serbia. | RELATED: | On June 16, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin will receive Diaz-Canel and Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez. | After the visit to the Vatican, the Cuban leader will meet with the Italian President Se…

WSWS (2023-06-20). Spain's Pabloite Anticapitalistas call to vote for pro-war Sumar in July 23 elections. wsws.org The Pabloites' presentation of support for Sumar as a strategy to fight the rise of the far right is a political fraud.

Julian Go, Rampart Magazine. (2023-06-19). The Colonial Origins Of The UChicago Police. popularresistance.org The story I want to tell has to do with the Philippines in the early twentieth century. But it will also have to do with policing across the United States and here on campus, and ultimately with the University of Chicago. | In 1898, the United States declared sovereignty over the Philippine Islands, places which President McKinley and most Americans had no idea even existed. But as a result of the Spanish-American war in 1898 the US did come to learn about the Philippines. It sent its troops there to fight the Spanish, and upon defeating Spain, it seized the Philippines and its millions of inhabitants as its new…

Staff (2023-06-19). President Petro of Colombia Warns of Resurgent Far-Right in Europe, Drawing Parallels to Pre-Nazi Era. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro, reflecting on his official visit to Germany, has identified the growth of the extreme right in Spain and throughout Europe as very similar to the scenario of 1933 when Adolf Hitler rose to power as the head of the Nazi party. | According to the Colombian president, who was the keynote speaker in a conference organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation, "today, we have a European left that doesn't know what to do while fascism is advancing. I could see it in the streets of Madrid, while they organized protests against me, for being Latin American, for my brown skin, for…

ecsorinoco (2023-06-19). Ukraine Violated Peace Agreement Approved in Turkey, Putin Reveals. orinocotribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed during an African leaders meeting in St. Petersburg that Russian forces had withdrawn from Kiev and other regions of Ukraine last year in compliance with a peace agreement reached in Turkey, as part of an African mediation mission to Russia. | However, during the meeting with the members of the African delegation, who were entrusted with presenting an initiative to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Putin informed them that Kiev had declined to sign the pact following the voluntary departure of Russian troops. | The Russian head of state presented the document negotiated by…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-19). Belarusian Coup Plotters Train in Poland. news.antiwar.com A group of Belarusian exiles is receiving training in Poland to prepare for a day when they return to Belarus to take on the government of President Alexander Lukashenko, The Times reported on Sunday. The Times spoke with Belarusians who were training in a field behind a business park in Poznan, Poland. The training was …

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Ambassador of Cyprus talks about her understanding of Chinese Dream while visiting Jingdezhen. ecns.cn Attracted by a ceramic cup that could reveal the words "Chinese Dream" under light,Martha Mavrommati, the ambassador of Cyprus to China, talked about her understanding of Chinese Dream.

La Izquierda Diario Argentina, Left Voice. (2023-06-20). Protests In Greece After 79 Migrants Killed, Hundreds Missing In Shipwreck. popularresistance.org Protests erupted on Thursday against the Greek Government for failing to rescue hundreds of migrants off the coast of Pylos in a tragic shipwreck on the Peloponnese Coast which took the lives of at least 79 migrants, with hundreds still missing. In response, anti-racist organizations, unions, and other groups demonstrated in cities across the country, including in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Kardista, and Kalamata. Signs included slogans such as "They turned the Mediterranean into a watery grave" and "We will never get used to the slaughter," condemning both Greek and European migration and refugee policy.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-20). Alemania, Catar y EE.UU. prometen ayuda millonaria para Sudán. telesurtv.net Representantes de Egipto, Arabia Saudita, la Unión Africana, Alemania, Catar y la Unión Europea se reunieron en Ginebra el lunes para discutir la ayuda a Sudán.

WSWS (2023-06-20). US-EU move forward in anti-Chinese critical mineral supply chain agreement. wsws.org The initial stages of an agreement come as European car makers worry about the consequences of the US's drive to war against China…

Editor (2023-06-19). The Emergence of a New Non-Alignment: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. A new mood of defiance in the Global South has generated bewilderment in the capitals of the Triad (the United States, Europe, and Japan), where officials are struggling to answer why governments in the Global South have …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-19). Leftist party members praise Cuban president's visit to Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The Italian Communist Refoundation Party, one of the left-wing forces in this European nation, issued Monday a communiqué welcoming Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel who arrived a few hours ago in Rome.

WSWS (2023-06-19). New evidence suggests Greek coastguard lied about sinking of refugee ship with loss of over 500 lives. wsws.org The governments of Europe's southern states who enforce the European Union's Fortress Europe policy are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people over the last decade.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-06-19). NATO Attacks Europe. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). In Video: 'In Ukraine, There Are Queues At Military Enlistment Offices' — Zelensky. southfront.org On February 24, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on general mobilization and the introduction of martial law in the country. These decrees were extended and supplemented by the head of state on May 1, 2023, after which they were approved by new laws adopted by the Ukrainian parliament. | During his visit to European countries in May 2023, Vladimir Zelensky claimed that queues of those wishing to serve are lining up at military enlistment offices in Ukraine."In…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Video: Ukraine Is Harvesting Children's Organs in Adrenochrome Labs. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published by A whistleblower from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) which has itself a shady reputation mainly for its biased reporting, always in favor of the western wannabe empire and its vassals, has revealed the discovery of Ukrainian Nazi Groups harvesting children's organs in underground…

Editor (2023-06-19). The Emergence of a New Non-Alignment. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. A new mood of defiance in the Global South has generated bewilderment in the capitals of the Triad (the United States, Europe, and Japan), where officials are struggling to answer why governments in the Global South have …

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Cuban President Diaz-Canel to Meet With Pope Francis. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will hold meetings with Pope Francis and Italian Head of State Sergio Mattarella, as part of a tour of Europe from June 20 to 24. | RELATED: | The Pope's audience with Diaz-Canel will be strictly private and will take place a few days after Francis was discharged after spending nine days hospitalized for an abdominal hernia operation. | While for his interview with Mattarella, the Cuban president is ex…

teleSUR, JGN, JDO (2023-06-19). Presidente de Cuba arriba a Italia como parte de su gira europea. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano participará en la Cumbre para un Nuevo Pacto Financiero Mundial, a celebrarse en París, Francia, entre el 22 y 23 de junio.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). EU actions against tech firms slammed. ecns.cn The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, or CCCEU, voiced deep concerns over the European Commission's recent actions to pressure its member states to avoid using 5G equipment made by Huawei and ZTE.

Christoph Butterwegge (2023-06-20). Homelessness: Structural Violence in a Rich Country. indybay.org The causes can be found in present social structures, prevailing property relations and mounting socio-economic crisis phenomena. Nowhere does the capitalist economic system fail so blatantly as in the supply of living space since apartments in Germany are treated like sausages, wall tapestries and throwaway handkerchiefs.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China ready to advance ties with Germany. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang underlined the importance of China's relations with Germany, saying Beijing stands ready to work with Berlin to uphold peace, development and cooperation in order to promote global stability, prosperity and growth.

_____ (2023-06-19). A Compassionate Spy… How an American Spy for the Soviets Saved the World From an Atomic Holocaust. strategic-culture.org Dave Lindorff's film, A Compassionate Spy, explains much of why the world is facing an abysmal situation today. | Toward the end of World War Two, the U.S. leadership had plans to use their newly developed atomic weapon not against Nazi Germany or Japan, but rather primarily to destroy the Soviet Union. A new documentary film, A Compassionate Spy, tells how that abomination against world peace was prevented. | In this interview, award-winning journalist Dave Lindorff who co-produced the movie reveals the background and nerve-racking details of this little-known spy story. | A young American physicist named Ted…

Sakis Gekas (2023-06-19). The Electoral Collapse of SYRIZA: The Left and the Coming Election. socialistproject.ca The meteoric rise of SYRIZA in Greece in 2012 and the resounding double victory of 2015 (one in January and the second in September, after the great compromise of July 2015) seems to have ended with the crushing defeat in the

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Pakistan Forms Committee to Probe Boat Accident in Greece Coast. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif stablished a committee to probe the incident of a migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Greece, killing at least 79 people. Sharif instructed law enforcement agencies to trace those involved in human smuggling in Pakistan. | Related: | "In an unfortunate incident on June 14, a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece, resulting in the deaths of Pakist…

Gavin OReilly (2023-06-19). Ireland's 'Hate Speech' Laws — Censoring Ukraine Truth? globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-19). Declassified Files Expose British Role in NATO's Gladio Terror Armies. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Newly declassified British files shed disturbing light on the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Have spies in London applied these lessons in Ukraine? Newly declassified British Foreign Office files have added disturbing details to the history of Operation Gladio. The covert…

teleSUR (2023-06-19). 1,300 Migrants Arrive on the Island of Lampedusa in Italy. telesurenglish.net On Monday, around 1,300 migrants are overcrowding the reception center on the island of Lampedusa, the closest Italian territory to the northern coasts of Africa, following a new wave of boats that arrived in the past 48 hours. | RELATED: | At least twelve vessels were intercepted last night, with a total of 691 migrants on board. They had departed from Zuwarah in Libya and Sfax in Tunisia. Consequently, the reception ce…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-20). Science Saturday: Like filling a pothole — cell therapy for cartilage repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Growing up in the Netherlands, Daniel Saris, M.D., Ph.D., was exposed to the wonders of science at a young age. He listened to his father, a physicist, when he spoke at scientific conferences. His mother, an English teacher, encouraged learning about diverse societies. These experiences would grow into Dr. Saris' career as an orthopedic surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher. "I've always been intrigued with understanding how science and biology work and how we can use it…

Map Liberation. (2023-06-20). Colonial Universities Grab Land For Profit, War, And Medical Apartheid. popularresistance.org Universities on Turtle Island, as la paperson writes, "are land-grabbing, land-transmogrifying, land-capitalizing machines." Indigenous land theft, and profits from slavery, enabled these universities to be built in the first place — and they still collect profits from stolen lands.[1] | With this accumulated capital, major US universities have become colonial real estate agents. Harvard University, notably, owns land all over the world — from vineyards in Washington state to farmlands in Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, and Romania.[2] Harvard's land-grabbing machine has harmed Indigenous communiti…

WSWS (2023-06-20). Blinken in Beijing: Washington tries to ease tensions with China to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org Blinken's trip was a cynical attempt to put the US confrontation with China on hold as a drastic US-NATO military escalation is being prepared in the war against Russia in Ukraine.

noreply (2023-06-20). If You See Remotely Controlled Russian T-55… smoothiex12.blogspot.com run and don't try to blow it up)) Now you know why Russians were getting those old Soviet tanks to the front lines. Good ol' naval tradition of using

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-19). Russia won't let Ukraine be a bleeding wound. peoplesdispatch.org NATO expected the Ukrainian forces to punch through key Russian fortifications by now. In reality, they are struggling to get anywhere near the sprawling layered fortifications and in that desperate attempt, are taking massive losses…

WSWS (2023-06-19). British MPs complete former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's removal from parliament. wsws.org While Johnson still has substantial support in the most ardent Brexiteer circles, he has fallen foul of majority sentiment in a British ruling class feeling the pressure of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine and the international class struggle.

WSWS (2023-06-19). Australian parliament joins hands to block new Russian embassy. wsws.org Every single party in parliament, including the Greens, came together to circumvent a federal court ruling and to further a US-led anti-Russian campaign.

infobrics (2023-06-19). Russia surpasses US in diesel exports to Brazil. infobrics.org US will ramp up pressure on Brazil if it continues its path of independence.

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-06-19). Russia-Ukraine Crisis: The Meandering Roadmap to Ultimate Peaceful Settlement. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Example Of Successful Actions Of Ukrainian Special Forces On Frontline (Video 18+). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Donbass On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Ivanovskoye; | The AFU attempted new attacks in the farmlands between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | The AFU reportedly advanced north of Klishchiivka; | The Russian Army took control of the Zverinets area south of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU co…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU attempted attacks in the farmlands between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | Fighting is ongoing in the village of Piatyhatky; | 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 Orikhiv; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen,…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Syria On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 19, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted the joint patrol on the outskirts of Ain al-Arab; | On June 18, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Abu Rasin; | The 20th round of the Astana International Summit on Syria will be held on June 30, according to the Ministry of Foreign A…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Last night explosions thundered in Kharkiv region; | Last night explosions thundered in Odesa region; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Velyka Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian forces struck the AFU positions near Kharkov; | Russian artillery destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Ivanovskoye; | Russian forces destroyed 3 armored vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Krab system in the Kupyansk region; | Russia…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Ukrainian Nazis Do Not Stop Killing Civilians, Including Children, In Donbass And Russian Border Regions. southfront.org The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fail to advance on the Donbass frontlines and merciless shelling of the civilian population of the DPR, LPR and border regions of the Russian Federation continues. | On June 19, Ukrainian militants shelled Volnovakha in the DPR with American MLRS HIMARS. Ukrainian Nazis fired at least 12 missiles at the local social facilities. One of the targets was the local humanitarian center. Some of the missiles exploded in the area of the road junction leading to M…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-19). Russian Military Announced Strikes On Storage Sites Of NATO Weapons In Ukraine. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | On June 19, the Russian military announced that it had carried out a strike on storage sties of NATO-supplied weapons in Ukraine."The Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range sea-based high-precision weapons group strike against foreign-manufactured military hardware storage sites. All the assigned targets have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached," the defense ministry said in a statement. | It should be noted that the previous such strike, on June 17, was aimed at decision-m…

Anonymous767 (2023-06-19). Novodonetskoe Countryside Turned Into Gaveyard Of NATO Military Equipment. southfront.org Last night, forces of the Kyiv regime launched an attack on the village of Novodonetskoe in Donetsk Region. The advancing units were defeated by an assault detachment of marines of the Russian Pacific Fleet."When the enemy attempted a counteroffensive, the task was received from the brigade commander to repel the enemy counteroffensive. The assault detachment howled into the battle. The enemy counteroffensive was repulsed, the enemy armored vehicles were destroyed. Novodonetsk…

Jake Johnson (2023-06-19). UN Accuses Russia of Denying Aid Workers Access to Dam Collapse Victims. truthout.org The United Nations on Sunday accused the Russian government of denying aid workers access to Moscow-controlled areas of southern Ukraine that were impacted by the devastating collapse of the Kakhovka dam earlier this month. Denise Brown, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement that Russia has "so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military… |

unitedEditor (2023-06-19). De-dollarization means disarmament of the PKK. uwidata.com The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced on June 16th. The forum saw the participation of numerous leaders and ministers from Asia to Africa, including Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who delivered a speech. The forum addressed the issues of multipolarity and alternative currencies to dollar. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek, United World International author and the …

_____ (2023-06-19). A History of Ceasefires & Peace in Ukraine. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. Every war ends with some version of one of them. To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything they can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality.

_____ (2023-06-19). Another Act of Terror—How the Media Do PR for Biden and Zelensky. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Coverage of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Nord Stream Pipelines shows a western media willing to prioritise anti-Russian propaganda over facts.

_____ (2023-06-19). Heeding Cornel West's 'Cri de Coeur'. transcend.org Biden's response to the Russian attack on Ukraine was not for a ceasefire and diplomatic compromise but for weaponry and assistance to sustain a prolonged war as a demonstration of US-led NATO resurgence; not motivated by the defense of Ukraine but by an overwhelming interest in humiliating Putin and defeating Russia. Not only this.

_____ (2023-06-19). International Criminal Court Advancing Global Injustice, Unaccountability and Criminal Agenda against Guardians of Peace. transcend.org "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 ongoing philosophy of ethnic cleansing. In reality it is a genocide, which is obfuscated by various institutes and governments for their personal support of the Zionist agenda.

_____ (2023-06-19). Why Is U.S. Media Blind to Washington's War Atrocities? transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Nationalism masquerading as journalism covers war in darkness telling us for whom the bell tolls. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. media were all-hands-on-deck with empathetic, poignant reporting via TV, radio, print, and online outlets. But when U.S. missiles and bombs hit population centers over the previous two decades, the human tragedies rarely got anything more than short shrift in the U.S. media.

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Russia Continues to Inflict Casualties on NATO-Trained Soldiers. telesurenglish.net In an interview published in the newspaper Rossíiskaya Gazeta on Monday, Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that the defensive capabilities of Ukraine are being severely diminished by the Russian army. | RELATED: | "The death of a considerable number of NATO-trained soldiers and the destruction of foreign military equipment will undermine the Ukrainian…

Alex Patrick (2023-06-19). Africa's 10 Point Peace Plan: Mission: President Cyril Ramaphosa. globalresearch.ca

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-19). Russia increases fertilizer exports to Latin America. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The financial director of the Russian fertilizer manufacturer Phosagro, Aleksander Sharabaiko, informed that the company increased exports to Latin America by 50% in the first four months of this year.

John J. Mearsheimer (2023-06-19). In Ukraine, it's coming down to an endless war of position. indybay.org Russia sees itself as existentially threatened – regardless of whether NATO and the West ever had and have in mind to attack Russia. What is relevant is what the Russian leadership and the majority of Russians are convinced of. Russia has long accused NATO of wanting to turn Ukraine into a Western bulwark on its border with Russia. | Since 2008, Russia has repeatedly made it clear to the West that this is unacceptable.

Richard Heinberg, Resilience. (2023-06-19). Polycrisis, Unraveling, Simplification, Or Collapse. popularresistance.org Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting disruption of multiple global supply chains, policy think tanks have increasingly adopted the term polycrisis to signify humanity's destabilized status quo. The World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Risk Report uses the newish word 13 times in 90 pages. Scholars from a range of disciplines (including Columbia University historian Adam Tooze) have written about the polycrisis, and both Cascade Institute and Omega Institute have published papers and reports on it. The Cascade Institute notes that "a global polycrisis occurs when…

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). Moscow looks to enhance trade ties with Beijing. ecns.cn Russia and China are not just neighbors but also maintain very good relations, and the two countries have made progress in using the renminbi in bilateral trade, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said.

unitedEditor (2023-06-19). Switzerland's road to socialism and the Chinese experience. uwidata.com A delegation of the Communist Party of Switzerland visited China in mid-May. The delegation led by Massimiliano Arif Ay, General Secretary of the Party, met and exchanged views with many Chinese individuals, organizations and institutions. The party also had talks with its Chinese counterpart, the Communist Party of China. Massimiliano Arif Ay answered our questions …

WSWS (2023-06-20). The destruction of an independent judiciary in Ukraine. wsws.org In this article, Ukrainian socialist Maxim Goldarb describes the systematic destruction of an independent judiciary by the Zelensky government and the transformation of the courts into tools for the suppression of democratic rights and dissent.

_____ (2023-06-19). A War Like No Other in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Biden's strategy is clear enough now after well more than a year of conflict; what he has been sending to Ukraine jumped from helmets and uniforms to F-16s in only 15 months and shows no signs of stopping. The problem is U.S. weapons are never enough for victory and always "just enough" to allow the battle to go on until then next round. If the Ukrainians think they are playing the U.S. for suckers for free arms they best check who is really paying for everything, in blood.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-19). NATO Chief Says No Formal Invite for Ukraine to Join Alliance at Vilnius Summit. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that NATO will not offer a formal invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance at the upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. "At the Vilnius Summit and in the preparations for the Summit, we're not discussing to issue a formal invitation," Stoltenberg said at …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-19). NYT: Western Countries Have Sent Broken Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported Monday that the US and its Western allies have shipped weapons to Ukraine that were broken and needed repair or were only useful for spare parts. The report also said that Ukraine has not received weapons from contractors that it has paid for. As of the end of 2022, the …

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-19). Putin Reveals Details About the Defunct Draft March 2022 Peace Treaty with Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-19). Disagreement Between NATO's Stoltenberg and America's Biden on Ukraine Membership in NATO. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-06-19). Further evidence pointing to Biden family shady businesses in Ukraine emerge. infobrics.org Far from being a concern only to the police authorities in both Ukraine and the US, not to mention the tabloids everywhere, the "Ukrainian-American corruption factor" has deep geopolitical and geoeconomic implications.

infobrics (2023-06-19). AfD politician speaks out against arming Ukraine. infobrics.org Despite the government's pro-war enthusiasm, a realistic approach still exists in German politics.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-19). Biden Walks Back on Ukraine's NATO Accession. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar The US President Joe Biden (R) met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Washington, June 13, 2023 If only the US President Joe Biden had a time machine as in…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2023-06-19). The Silent Slaughter of the Flower of Ukraine's Youth. dissidentvoice.org "Plans love silence. There'll be no announcement of the start." Photo credit: Ukraine Defense Ministry As Ukraine prepared to launch its much heralded but long delayed counteroffensive, the media published a photograph of a Ukrainian soldier with his finger on his lips, symbolizing the need for secrecy to retain some element of surprise for this …

Simon Allison (2023-06-19). The Arms Dealer Behind the African Peace Mission to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-19). Disagreement Between NATO's Stoltenberg and America's Biden, on Ukraine in NATO. theduran.com

Anonymous765 (2023-06-19). Tiny Victories And Great Losses In The Zaporozhye Meat Grinder. southfront.org |

unitedEditor (2023-06-19). "Normal" life under artillery shells: "We will never abandon our land" uwidata.com We are in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Republic unilaterally declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. People are walking on the streets, taking their children to parks. However, at the same time, artillery shells or missiles are falling there. This is "normal" for them. We departed from Zaporizhia and took the road to Rostov and …

AX, Unicorn Riot. (2023-06-20). The Tale Of The City: Gentrification In London — Part 2. popularresistance.org 'The Guns of Brixton' sung by the Clash in 1979 made Brixton synonymous with resistance, anti-oppression, and anti-racism beyond the borders of the United Kingdom. The song presaged the riots of 1981 which rose Brixton into a symbol even as they spread all over England* that summer. The emblematic city of Brixton is currently at a crucial crossroad, struggling not to lose its character as gentrification spreads across London. | With a vibrance of ethnic identities represented, Brixton's main market on Pope's Road in the heart of the city is the where activists and campaigners have launched their wide-reaching #Fi…

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2023-06-19: News Headlines

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Italy. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Minister Plenipotentiary Umberto Vattani received Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who arrived in Rome as part of a four-day tour that includes Italy, France and Serbia. | RELATED: | On June 16, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin will receive Diaz-Canel and Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez. | After the visit to the Vatican, the Cuban leader will meet with the Italian President Se…

Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth (2023-06-18). Chinese prime minister kicks off European tour. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Sunday kicked off a European tour that will take him to Germany and France, where he is expected to strengthen strategic ties with these countries and the European Union (EU).

ecsorinoco (2023-06-19). Ukraine Violated Peace Agreement Approved in Turkey, Putin Reveals. orinocotribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed during an African leaders meeting in St. Petersburg that Russian forces had withdrawn from Kiev and other regions of Ukraine last year in compliance with a peace agreement reached in Turkey, as part of an African mediation mission to Russia. | However, during the meeting with the members of the African delegation, who were entrusted with presenting an initiative to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Putin informed them that Kiev had declined to sign the pact following the voluntary departure of Russian troops. | The Russian head of state presented the document negotiated by…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-18). US Still Expects Sweden to Join NATO This July Despite Erdogan's Comments. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to Turkey expects Sweden to become a NATO member by the Vilnius summit that will be held this July despite recent comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We hope Sweden can become a member of NATO soon," Ambassador Jeffry Flake told CNBC on Friday. "We fully expect and hope that by the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-18). Putin Says First Russian Nukes Have Arrived in Belarus. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the first Russian tactical nuclear weapons have arrived in Belarus and that the full deployment will be completed by the end of the year. "The first nuclear warheads have been delivered to Belarusian territory. This is the first batch. We will complete this work by the end of …

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Cuban President Diaz-Canel to Meet With Pope Francis. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will hold meetings with Pope Francis and Italian Head of State Sergio Mattarella, as part of a tour of Europe from June 20 to 24. | RELATED: | The Pope's audience with Diaz-Canel will be strictly private and will take place a few days after Francis was discharged after spending nine days hospitalized for an abdominal hernia operation. | While for his interview with Mattarella, the Cuban president is ex…


Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). In Video: 'In Ukraine, There Are Queues At Military Enlistment Offices' — Zelensky. southfront.org On February 24, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on general mobilization and the introduction of martial law in the country. These decrees were extended and supplemented by the head of state on May 1, 2023, after which they were approved by new laws adopted by the Ukrainian parliament. | During his visit to European countries in May 2023, Vladimir Zelensky claimed that queues of those wishing to serve are lining up at military enlistment offices in Ukraine."In…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Video: Ukraine Is Harvesting Children's Organs in Adrenochrome Labs. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published by A whistleblower from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) which has itself a shady reputation mainly for its biased reporting, always in favor of the western wannabe empire and its vassals, has revealed the discovery of Ukrainian Nazi Groups harvesting children's organs in underground…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-06-19). NATO Attacks Europe. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Phoebe Cooke, DeSmog. (2023-06-19). Hydrogen Hype Bubbles Over At German Gas Lobby Conference. popularresistance.org Berlin, Germany — Germany's push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections, soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country's homes and industry into one of Europe's biggest stranded assets. | But gas grid executives gathered in Berlin this week to lay out a survival strategy: Retool their infrastructure to turn clean-burning hydrogen into the engine of Germany's energy transition. | Echoing a trend seen among fossil fuel incumbents the world over, Germany's pipeline operators are casting themselves as gatekeepers to climate solutions.

teleSUR, JGN, JDO (2023-06-19). Presidente de Cuba arriba a Italia como parte de su gira europea. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano participará en la Cumbre para un Nuevo Pacto Financiero Mundial, a celebrarse en París, Francia, entre el 22 y 23 de junio.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). EU actions against tech firms slammed. ecns.cn The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, or CCCEU, voiced deep concerns over the European Commission's recent actions to pressure its member states to avoid using 5G equipment made by Huawei and ZTE.




Bill Nicholov (2023-06-18). US Politicians Don't Have the Right to Dictate Macedonia's Future. truthout.org In May, Senator Chris Murphy tapped into the endless flow of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fly to the Western Balkans, with a stop in the Republic of Macedonia to implore (read: threaten) Macedonians to adopt a "simple constitutional amendment" in order to "stay on the path to join the European Union." But why does a senator from Connecticut care if Macedonia joins the EU? As a member of the… |

_____ (2023-06-19). A Compassionate Spy… How an American Spy for the Soviets Saved the World From an Atomic Holocaust. strategic-culture.org Dave Lindorff's film, A Compassionate Spy, explains much of why the world is facing an abysmal situation today. | Toward the end of World War Two, the U.S. leadership had plans to use their newly developed atomic weapon not against Nazi Germany or Japan, but rather primarily to destroy the Soviet Union. A new documentary film, A Compassionate Spy, tells how that abomination against world peace was prevented. | In this interview, award-winning journalist Dave Lindorff who co-produced the movie reveals the background and nerve-racking details of this little-known spy story. | A young American physicist named Ted…

Christoph Butterwegge (2023-06-19). Homelessness: Structural Violence in a Rich Country. indybay.org The causes can be found in present social structures, prevailing property relations and mounting socio-economic crisis phenomena. Nowhere does the capitalist economic system fail so blatantly as in the supply of living space since apartments in Germany are treated like sausages, wall tapestries and throwaway handkerchiefs.

teleSUR (2023-06-19). Pakistan Forms Committee to Probe Boat Accident in Greece Coast. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif stablished a committee to probe the incident of a migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Greece, killing at least 79 people. Sharif instructed law enforcement agencies to trace those involved in human smuggling in Pakistan. | Related: | "In an unfortunate incident on June 14, a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece, resulting in the deaths of Pakist…

Sakis Gekas (2023-06-19). The Electoral Collapse of SYRIZA: The Left and the Coming Election. socialistproject.ca The meteoric rise of SYRIZA in Greece in 2012 and the resounding double victory of 2015 (one in January and the second in September, after the great compromise of July 2015) seems to have ended with the crushing defeat in the

_____ (2023-06-18). U.S. Sanctions Are Drowning Syrians. strategic-culture.org The days of U.S. dictating to the Arab world, and U.S.-engineered wars for regime change in the Middle East are over, Steven Sahiounie writes. | Hundreds of Syrian men, women and children have drowned early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece after the sinking of an Egyptian trawler headed for Italy. It is being called one of the deadliest migrant ship disasters in the Mediterranean Sea. As many as 750 persons were packed into the boat, with women and children under the deck, which may be why the 104 survivors were all young men. 78 bodies were recovered 75 kilometers offshore Kalamata, Gre…




Gavin OReilly (2023-06-19). Ireland's 'Hate Speech' Laws — Censoring Ukraine Truth? globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-06-19). 1,300 Migrants Arrive on the Island of Lampedusa in Italy. telesurenglish.net On Monday, around 1,300 migrants are overcrowding the reception center on the island of Lampedusa, the closest Italian territory to the northern coasts of Africa, following a new wave of boats that arrived in the past 48 hours. | RELATED: | At least twelve vessels were intercepted last night, with a total of 691 migrants on board. They had departed from Zuwarah in Libya and Sfax in Tunisia. Consequently, the reception ce…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-06-19). Declassified files expose British role in NATO's Gladio terror armies. thegrayzone.com Newly declassified British files may be one of the most valuable sources revealing the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Has UK intelligence applied these lessons in Ukraine? Newly declassified British Foreign Office files have added disturbing details to the history of Operation Gladio. The covert operation was uncovered in 1990, when the public learned that the CIA, MI6 and NATO trained and directed an underground army of fascist …

Anonymous103 (2023-06-18). Second 'Road Accident' In Week Results In Burning Of NATO Military Equipment In Latvia. southfront.org NATO military equipment is on fire again in Latvia. On June 18, a Scania truck with a trailer carrying an all-terrain vehicle Bandvagn 206 did not reach its destination and caught fire near the capital Riga. This is the second incident in the area that led to the destruction of NATO military equipment over the past week. | According to the press attache of the Commander of the National Armed Forces, the official reason of today's incident was a traffic accident. The local fire services fou…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-19). Science Saturday: Like filling a pothole — cell therapy for cartilage repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Growing up in the Netherlands, Daniel Saris, M.D., Ph.D., was exposed to the wonders of science at a young age. He listened to his father, a physicist, when he spoke at scientific conferences. His mother, an English teacher, encouraged learning about diverse societies. These experiences would grow into Dr. Saris' career as an orthopedic surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher. "I've always been intrigued with understanding how science and biology work and how we can use it…

_____ (2023-06-18). We Must Acknowledge Hard Truths About the Holocaust in Poland. strategic-culture.org Aleksander Kwasniewski, former Polish president: Discussing crimes committed by members of one's own nation is never easy. Israeli universities are honoring two outstanding Poles who explore Polish crimes against Jews in WWII. Learning the truth would strengthen Poland, too | By Aleksander KWASNIEWSKI | Two outstanding Polish women, Barbara Engelking, a Holocaust scholar and Olga Tokarczuk, a Nobel Prize laureate, both esteemed and courageous contributors to their fields are being awarded honorary doctorates by Tel Aviv University Thursday. This act of recognition from Israel contrasts the responses their work ha…




teleSUR (2023-06-19). Russia Continues to Inflict Casualties on NATO-Trained Soldiers. telesurenglish.net In an interview published in the newspaper Rossíiskaya Gazeta on Monday, Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that the defensive capabilities of Ukraine are being severely diminished by the Russian army. | RELATED: | "The death of a considerable number of NATO-trained soldiers and the destruction of foreign military equipment will undermine the Ukrainian…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Last night explosions thundered in Kharkiv region; | Last night explosions thundered in Odesa region; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Velyka Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Malaya Tokmachka; | Russian forces struck the AFU positions near Kharkov; | Russian artillery destroyed 1 ammo depot of the AFU near Ivanovskoye; | Russian forces destroyed 3 armored vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Krab system in the Kupyansk region; | Russia…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Syria On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 19, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted the joint patrol on the outskirts of Ain al-Arab; | On June 18, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Abu Rasin; | The 20th round of the Astana International Summit on Syria will be held on June 30, according to the Ministry of Foreign A…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU attempted attacks in the farmlands between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | Fighting is ongoing in the village of Piatyhatky; | 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 Orikhiv; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen,…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Military Situation In Donbass On June 19, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Yampolovka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Ivanovskoye; | The AFU attempted new attacks in the farmlands between Urozhaine and Novodonetske; | The AFU reportedly advanced north of Klishchiivka; | The Russian Army took control of the Zverinets area south of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU co…

Anonymous349 (2023-06-19). Russian Military Announced Strikes On Storage Sites Of NATO Weapons In Ukraine. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | On June 19, the Russian military announced that it had carried out a strike on storage sties of NATO-supplied weapons in Ukraine."The Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range sea-based high-precision weapons group strike against foreign-manufactured military hardware storage sites. All the assigned targets have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached," the defense ministry said in a statement. | It should be noted that the previous such strike, on June 17, was aimed at decision-m…




Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Ukrainian Nazis Do Not Stop Killing Civilians, Including Children, In Donbass And Russian Border Regions. southfront.org The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fail to advance on the Donbass frontlines and merciless shelling of the civilian population of the DPR, LPR and border regions of the Russian Federation continues. | On June 19, Ukrainian militants shelled Volnovakha in the DPR with American MLRS HIMARS. Ukrainian Nazis fired at least 12 missiles at the local social facilities. One of the targets was the local humanitarian center. Some of the missiles exploded in the area of the road junction leading to M…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Example Of Successful Actions Of Ukrainian Special Forces On Frontline (Video 18+). southfront.org

Anonymous767 (2023-06-19). Novodonetskoe Countryside Turned Into Gaveyard Of NATO Military Equipment. southfront.org Last night, forces of the Kyiv regime launched an attack on the village of Novodonetskoe in Donetsk Region. The advancing units were defeated by an assault detachment of marines of the Russian Pacific Fleet."When the enemy attempted a counteroffensive, the task was received from the brigade commander to repel the enemy counteroffensive. The assault detachment howled into the battle. The enemy counteroffensive was repulsed, the enemy armored vehicles were destroyed. Novodonetsk…

Alex Patrick (2023-06-19). Africa's 10 Point Peace Plan: Mission: President Cyril Ramaphosa. globalresearch.ca

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-19). Russia increases fertilizer exports to Latin America. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The financial director of the Russian fertilizer manufacturer Phosagro, Aleksander Sharabaiko, informed that the company increased exports to Latin America by 50% in the first four months of this year.

Jake Johnson (2023-06-19). UN Accuses Russia of Denying Aid Workers Access to Dam Collapse Victims. truthout.org The United Nations on Sunday accused the Russian government of denying aid workers access to Moscow-controlled areas of southern Ukraine that were impacted by the devastating collapse of the Kakhovka dam earlier this month. Denise Brown, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement that Russia has "so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military… |

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Ukrainian Nazis Do Not Stop Killing Civilians, Including Children, In Donbass And Russian Border Regions. southfront.org The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fail to advance on the Donbass frontlines and merciless shelling of the civilian population of the DPR, LPR and border regions of the Russian Federation continues. | On June 19, Ukrainian militants shelled Volnovakha in the DPR with American MLRS HIMARS. Ukrainian Nazis fired at least 12 missiles at the local social facilities. One of the targets was the local humanitarian center. Some of the missiles exploded in the area of the road junction leading to M…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-19). Example Of Successful Actions Of Ukrainian Special Forces On Frontline (Video 18+). southfront.org

Anonymous767 (2023-06-19). Novodonetskoe Countryside Turned Into Gaveyard Of NATO Military Equipment. southfront.org Last night, forces of the Kyiv regime launched an attack on the village of Novodonetskoe in Donetsk Region. The advancing units were defeated by an assault detachment of marines of the Russian Pacific Fleet."When the enemy attempted a counteroffensive, the task was received from the brigade commander to repel the enemy counteroffensive. The assault detachment howled into the battle. The enemy counteroffensive was repulsed, the enemy armored vehicles were destroyed. Novodonetsk…

Alex Patrick (2023-06-19). Africa's 10 Point Peace Plan: Mission: President Cyril Ramaphosa. globalresearch.ca

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-19). Russia increases fertilizer exports to Latin America. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The financial director of the Russian fertilizer manufacturer Phosagro, Aleksander Sharabaiko, informed that the company increased exports to Latin America by 50% in the first four months of this year.

Jake Johnson (2023-06-19). UN Accuses Russia of Denying Aid Workers Access to Dam Collapse Victims. truthout.org The United Nations on Sunday accused the Russian government of denying aid workers access to Moscow-controlled areas of southern Ukraine that were impacted by the devastating collapse of the Kakhovka dam earlier this month. Denise Brown, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement that Russia has "so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military… |

John J. Mearsheimer (2023-06-19). In Ukraine, it's coming down to an endless war of position. indybay.org Russia sees itself as existentially threatened – regardless of whether NATO and the West ever had and have in mind to attack Russia. What is relevant is what the Russian leadership and the majority of Russians are convinced of. Russia has long accused NATO of wanting to turn Ukraine into a Western bulwark on its border with Russia. | Since 2008, Russia has repeatedly made it clear to the West that this is unacceptable.

Richard Heinberg, Resilience. (2023-06-19). Polycrisis, Unraveling, Simplification, Or Collapse. popularresistance.org Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting disruption of multiple global supply chains, policy think tanks have increasingly adopted the term polycrisis to signify humanity's destabilized status quo. The World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Risk Report uses the newish word 13 times in 90 pages. Scholars from a range of disciplines (including Columbia University historian Adam Tooze) have written about the polycrisis, and both Cascade Institute and Omega Institute have published papers and reports on it. The Cascade Institute notes that "a global polycrisis occurs when…

WSWS (2023-06-19). Australian parliament joins hands to block new Russian embassy. wsws.org Every single party in parliament, including the Greens, came together to circumvent a federal court ruling and to further a US-led anti-Russian campaign.

infobrics (2023-06-19). Russia surpasses US in diesel exports to Brazil. infobrics.org US will ramp up pressure on Brazil if it continues its path of independence.

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-06-19). Russia-Ukraine Crisis: The Meandering Roadmap to Ultimate Peaceful Settlement. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-06-19). A History of Ceasefires & Peace in Ukraine. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. Every war ends with some version of one of them. To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything they can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality.

_____ (2023-06-19). Another Act of Terror—How the Media Do PR for Biden and Zelensky. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Coverage of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Nord Stream Pipelines shows a western media willing to prioritise anti-Russian propaganda over facts.

_____ (2023-06-19). Heeding Cornel West's 'Cri de Coeur'. transcend.org Biden's response to the Russian attack on Ukraine was not for a ceasefire and diplomatic compromise but for weaponry and assistance to sustain a prolonged war as a demonstration of US-led NATO resurgence; not motivated by the defense of Ukraine but by an overwhelming interest in humiliating Putin and defeating Russia. Not only this.

_____ (2023-06-19). International Criminal Court Advancing Global Injustice, Unaccountability and Criminal Agenda against Guardians of Peace. transcend.org "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 ongoing philosophy of ethnic cleansing. In reality it is a genocide, which is obfuscated by various institutes and governments for their personal support of the Zionist agenda.

_____ (2023-06-19). Why Is U.S. Media Blind to Washington's War Atrocities? transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Nationalism masquerading as journalism covers war in darkness telling us for whom the bell tolls. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. media were all-hands-on-deck with empathetic, poignant reporting via TV, radio, print, and online outlets. But when U.S. missiles and bombs hit population centers over the previous two decades, the human tragedies rarely got anything more than short shrift in the U.S. media.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). Moscow looks to enhance trade ties with Beijing. ecns.cn Russia and China are not just neighbors but also maintain very good relations, and the two countries have made progress in using the renminbi in bilateral trade, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said.

unitedEditor (2023-06-19). De-dollarization means disarmament of the PKK. uwidata.com The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced on June 16th. The forum saw the participation of numerous leaders and ministers from Asia to Africa, including Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who delivered a speech. The forum addressed the issues of multipolarity and alternative currencies to dollar. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek, United World International author and the …

Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth (2023-06-18). Russia confirms Brics enlargement to be discussed at upcoming summit. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The process to incorporate new member countries into the Brics will be discussed at the next summit, scheduled for August in South Africa, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-18). Eric Zuesse: U.S. Empire Will Either Lose Ukraine To Russia, Or Fail To Win Taiwan From China — Or Both. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse As usual, the best analysis of U.S. foreign policies is by Alexander Mercouris at The Duran. It's…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-18). Military Situation In Donbass On June 18, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebyanka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed an AN/TPQ-50 radar of the AFU near Maksimilyanovka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Makarivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Ro…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-18). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 18, 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 Levadnoe; | 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 Orikhiv; | Up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, 30 infantry vehicles, 35 arm…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-18). Real Scale Of Ukrainian Success During Counteroffensive Revealed. southfront.org File image. | The Ukrainian military has reportedly captured seven villages spanning just 90 square kilometers from Russian forces since the start of its counteroffensive on June 4. | On June 11, Ukrainian officials said their troops took over the villages of Novodonetskoe, Blagodatnoe, Storojevoe, Makarovka and Neskuchnoe in the Donetsk region. The next day, June 12, officials announced that the Zaporozhye region villages of Lokbovoe and Novodarovka were also now back under Ukrainian control.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-18). Russian MoD Says Kiev Forces Lost 200 Troops, 33 Tanks While On Attack In Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org On June 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kiev forces had launched new attacks in the Zaporozhye, south…

Anonymous834 (2023-06-18). Eric Zuesse: Putin Predicts Biden's Defeat In Ukraine's War. southfront.org Written by Russia's President Vladimir Putin,

Jonathan Cook (2023-06-18). Russia-Ukraine War: Another Act of Terror Met by Western Media Silence. globalresearch.ca

Ken Stone (2023-06-18). 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 …

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-18). Putin Chose The Perfect Time To Reveal Details About The Now-Defunct Draft Treaty With Ukraine. thealtworld.com He wanted to reassure Russia's African partners that it isn't responsible for the food crisis ahead of the next foreseeable round of information warfare claiming otherwise, which will likely commence once the "grain deal" expires next month in the days leading up to the second Russia-Africa Summit. | President Putin surprised his guests from the

Brian Berletic (2023-06-18). NATO Arms Fall Short in Ukraine Offensive, US Meddling in Taiwan, & China-Russia in the Pacific. thealtworld.com I discuss with Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon the shortfall of Western weapons amid Ukraine's ongoing offensive as well as US meddling in Taiwan and Russia and China's growing strategic partnership in the Pacific.

_____ (2023-06-19). A War Like No Other in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Biden's strategy is clear enough now after well more than a year of conflict; what he has been sending to Ukraine jumped from helmets and uniforms to F-16s in only 15 months and shows no signs of stopping. The problem is U.S. weapons are never enough for victory and always "just enough" to allow the battle to go on until then next round. If the Ukrainians think they are playing the U.S. for suckers for free arms they best check who is really paying for everything, in blood.

Anonymous765 (2023-06-19). Tiny Victories And Great Losses In The Zaporozhye Meat Grinder. southfront.org |

Anonymous834 (2023-06-19). Further Evidence Pointing To Biden Family Shady Businesses In Ukraine Emerge. southfront.org Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | US Republican Senator Chuck Grassley

Anonymous834 (2023-06-19). Disagreement Between NATO's Stoltenberg And America's Biden, On Ukraine In NATO. southfront.org

infobrics (2023-06-19). AfD politician speaks out against arming Ukraine. infobrics.org Despite the government's pro-war enthusiasm, a realistic approach still exists in German politics.

Simon Allison (2023-06-19). The Arms Dealer Behind the African Peace Mission to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Eric Zuesse (2023-06-19). Disagreement Between NATO's Stoltenberg and America's Biden on Ukraine Membership in NATO. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-06-19). Putin Reveals Details About the Defunct Draft March 2022 Peace Treaty with Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-06-18). Zelensky Slams Trump for Saying He Would End the War in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

Dan Fournier (2023-06-18). Ten Inconvenient Truths About Ukraine Largely Ignored by the Media. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-18). Biden Says He Won't Make It Easy for Ukraine to Join NATO. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Saturday that he won't make it easy for Ukraine to join NATO as the alliance is debating what new commitments to extend to Kyiv at an upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. Most NATO members agree that Ukraine can't be offered full NATO membership while it's fighting …

Felicity Arbuthnot (2023-06-18). Ukraine: US Launches a Fascist Government, and World War Three? globalresearch.ca It all started on March 5, 2014: a US sponsored fascist coalition government under the disguise of democracy was installed in Ukraine. | With historical foresight pertaining to the dangers of a Third World War, this article by Felicity Arbuthnot was …

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-06-18). George W. Bush: "Slip of the Tongue? Invade Iraq or Invade Ukraine". May I Quote You, Mr. President? globalresearch.ca A selection of 50 quotes from President George W. Bush, for entertainment or meditation…

Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth (2023-06-18). Pope Francis condemns terrorist attack on school in Uganda. plenglish.com Vatican City, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis on lamented, in his words after the Sunday Angelus prayer, the recent terrorist attack on a Ugandan school, in which 42 students were killed.

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