Monthly Archives: June 2023

2023-06-14: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-06-14). France, Germany and Poland hold Paris summit to escalate NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Polish President Duda spelled out most clearly the implications of European policy, defining the European Union as an alliance dedicated to crushing Russia.

Anonymous834 (2023-06-13). Neo-Mccarthyist Wave In Europe Persecutes Dissident Political Parties. southfront.org Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Following what appears to be emerging as a new European trend, Paris has published a report that deems Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party as a "communication channel for Russia". Le Pen was questioned for 4 hours and described it as a witch trial. This provides a convenient scapegoat while France is facing major protests against the abuse of constitutional provisions to defend pension…

WSWS (2023-06-14). Podemos joins Sumar in a pro-war alliance for Spain's July 23 snap elections. wsws.org Podemos, Sumar and IU all intend to justify plans for continued attacks on workers' living standards and social rights by escalating the US-NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-14). Communists in Austria demand freeze on rents amid soaring housing crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party of Austria claims that the average housing cost in the country has increased by 12% over the past two years. The party has called for measures such as expansion of municipal housing and introduction of building rent caps…

Medea Benjamin (2023-06-13). Vienna Summit: Anti-War Activists From 32 Countries Call For Diplomacy to End Ukraine War. mintpressnews.com Over 300 activists from 32 countries gathered in Vienna, Austria to demand an end to the war in Ukraine and issue a powerful declaration of peace.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-06-13). Ceasefire In The Russia-Ukraine War Will Take Much Longer Than We Want. popularresistance.org Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. | Every war ends with some version of one of them. | The wars have been studied endlessly, but lessons learned on how to end the wars have generally been ignored by those conducting the world's latest wars. | To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything we can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality—and that was the purpose of the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine held in Vienna, Austria, June 10-11, 2023.

Medea Benjamin (2023-06-13). Vienna's International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action. dissidentvoice.org Photo credit: Medea Benjamin During the weekend of June 10-11 in Vienna, Austria, over 300 people representing peace organizations from 32 countries came together for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to demand an end to the fighting. In a formal conference declaration, participants declared, "We are a broad and politically diverse …

WSWS (2023-06-13). Ukrainian nationalists demand Russian and Belarusian pianists be barred from Australian music competition. wsws.org Calls for the banning of the classical musicians expose the bogus claims that the US-led NATO war against Russia is a "human rights" endeavour and reveal its anti-democratic, chauvinist and reactionary character.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). Poland Urges NATO Response to Russia Sending Nukes to Belarus. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday that NATO must respond to Russia deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus. "I absolutely believe that such a situation demands an unequivocal response from NATO," Duda said at a joint press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to Bloomberg. Duda didn't specify …

infobrics (2023-06-13). Are Lavrov's concerns about nuclear-capable F-16s for Kiev really 'baseless fearmongering'?>. infobrics.org The F-16 is designed to be capable of launching nuclear strikes, usually with B61 thermonuclear bombs. The units deployed by NATO members such as Belgium and the Netherlands operate F-16 fighter jets capable of delivering nuclear weapons, specifically as part of their nuclear sharing agreements with the US. And it's precisely these countries that still operate F-16s and could very well be the first to send them to the Kiev regime.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-14). A record 110 million across the globe are forcibly displaced, says UNHCR report. peoplesdispatch.org The report claims that today, one in every 74 people is displaced due to reasons ranging from war and conflict to climate change. Contrary to the rhetoric of refugees flooding Europe, the majority of them (over 76%) is being hosted by middle or low income countries…

_____ (2023-06-13). Is Europe Too Stupid to Remain Gripped in the U.S. Deadly Embrace? strategic-culture.org China must have used their diplomatic efforts to try and unravel the mysteries of how far the U.S. is 'hell-bent' on fueling further escalation of the European crisis. | Whilst having prepared the spectacular though perhaps somewhat sudden and unanticipated politics of reconciliation between the Saudi Arabia and Iran in utmost secrecy, at the anniversary of the beginning of the

Paulo Cabral (2023-06-13). European Commission president visits Latin America to boost ties. america.cgtn.com Aimed at boosting relations between Latin America and the European Union, President of the European Commission Ursula Van der Leyen is touring Latin American countries.

SouthFront5 (2023-06-13). Airborne Drones War. Episode X. southfront.org The war in Ukraine is the biggest armed conflict in the world since the Korean War in 1950-1953. It can be argued with 90% probability that this is either the eve or the beginning of World War 3, regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine itself. | In Eastern Europe today, we are witnessing the formation of the shape of 21st century wars. The military doctrines of the second half of the 20th century are completely irrelevant, but will continue to be used by the warring parties by inertia. At the same time, e…

WSWS (2023-06-13). Wakefield, UK Coca Cola workers start strike action. wsws.org Employed at a critical centre of CCEP's European production and part of a global workforce numbering in the tens of thousands, workers in Wakefield are in a strong position to fight for a wage which meets their needs amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-13). WHO's Digital Health Certification is a step towards setting WHO up as the power centre of a One World Government. expose-news.com On 5 June 2023, the World Health Organisation ("WHO") and the European Commission ("EC") announced the launch of a digital health initiative in which the WHO will establish a global covid vaccination …

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Brazil Expresses Concern Over Added EU Demands to MERCOSUR Deal. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed concern over additional demands made by the European Union (EU) regarding its trade agreement with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). | RELATED: | "I expressed to European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen Brazil's concern about the additional instrument to the agreement presented by the European Union in March of this year, which expands Brazil's obligations and establishes san…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-14). Germany Fines Ukrainian Woman for Saying Russia Is Not the Aggressor. orinocotribune.com Elena Kolbasnikova, who calls herself a 'peace activist,' dismisses accusations, says she will appeal against ruling | A German court sentenced a pro-Russian activist to a fine of ‚Ǩ900 ($966) for allegedly endorsing "Russia's war of aggression" against Ukraine, local media reported on Wednesday. | Elena Kolbasnikova, who has become a well-known figure in the media recently, was found guilty of making statements in support of the Ukraine war, which could disturb public peace, Die Welt newspaper reported. | The 48-year-old had told media during a pro-Russian rally last month that "Russia is not a…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-14). Send Aldi back to Germany and shutdown Yoti. expose-news.com

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-14). The rise and rise of far-right in Germany. peoplesdispatch.org A recent poll indicated that 20% of voters might support the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). There is no mistaking that it is a political earthquake and in the coming years, the party could become indispensable in the formation of a federal government in Berlin…

John Wojcik (2023-06-13). This week we are closer to world war than we were last week. peoplesworld.org Two weeks ago, the United States and Germany brought the world closer to the brink of all-out world war when they announced they were nearing completion of plans for Air Defender 2023, an air war simulation unprecedented in scale. The massive war games operation launched Monday from air fields in the northern part of Germany. …

Mitchell Zimmerman (2023-06-13). DeSantis and the other GOP anti-trans politicians are following the Nazi playbook. peoplesworld.org The 1920s were both good and bad times for the Jews of Germany. They'd been granted the same legal rights as other Germans and were established in respected professions. They were mostly treated as worthy of dignity. But that changed as anti-Semites scapegoated Jews for all of Germany's woes—from the loss of World War I …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). Germany Says It Can't Replace All Leopard Tanks Provided to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Monday that Berlin won't be able to replace every German-made Leopard tank that Ukrainian forces lose in their fight against Russia. His comments come amid reports that Leopards have been destroyed in Ukraine's counteroffensive. On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it captured several Leopards and US-made Bradley Fighting …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). Reports: CIA Told Ukraine Not to Bomb Nord Stream Pipelines. news.antiwar.com Several Western media outlets reported Tuesday that the CIA warned Ukraine last year not to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. In recent months, US and other Western officials speaking to the media have suggested Ukraine was behind the Nord Stream sabotage. Most reports on the issue have ignored …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-13). Zionist Ambassador in Berlin Attacks Samidoun and the Prisoners' Movement. orinocotribune.com The Zionist occupation ambassador in Berlin, Germany, Ron Prosor, expressed his anger over the presence of the issue of Palestinian prisoners "on trees" and in the streets of Berlin, which "have become similar to the streets of Gaza," as the occupation ambassador said in a previous tweet about a week ago. | "I am sure that the citizens of Berlin were very surprised that the Samidoun terrorist organization did not think of collecting donations for the needy and elderly Palestinians, God forbid," Persor said in a recorded statement, referring to the popular campaigns organized by the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner S…

Staff (2023-06-13). Headlines for June 13, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Travels to Miami to Face Federal Charges over Classified Documents, Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian City of Kryvyi Rih Kills at Least 10, NATO Opens Largest-Ever Aerial War Games in Germany as Allies Expand Support for Ukraine, U.S. Spent More on Nuclear Arms in 2022 Than All Other Nations Combined, Iran's Supreme Leader Says He's Open to Reviving Nuclear Agreement, Pace of Executions Surged in Iran After Anti-Government Protests, 45 Killed as Militia Attacks Camp for Displaced People in Congo's Djugu Territory, U.S. Will Rejoin UNESCO and Pay $600 Million in Back Dues, Warm Oce…

teleSUR (2023-06-14). Greece: Boat Carrying Migrants Capsized, 32 Dead & 100 Rescued. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, in the southern coast of Greece, at least 32 people have died and more than 100 were rescued after a fishing boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and sank off. | Related: | According to an official statement from the coast guard authorities, the accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. | Rescue actions included 6 coa…

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-13). Italy Requests Extradition of Colombia's VP in Duque Administration. orinocotribune.com The government of Italy has requested the extradition of the former Colombian vice president during the government of Iván Duque, Marta Lucía Ramírez, as part of an investigation into alleged bribery related to the purchase of military vehicles produced by two Italian companies. | According to the Italian outlet Corriere della Sera, the Naples Prosecutor's Office is carrying out an investigation in which officials from both countries supposedly signed an agreement for the purchase of military vehicles. | The investigation also targets former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema for trying to mediate the sale of…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-14). In Video: Saboteurs Burned NATO Equipment In Latvia — Reports. southfront.org While military equipment of NATO countries is burning in Ukrainian steppes, unknown gunmen reportedly set fire to a military fuel tanker in Latvia. The incident took place on June 14 in the town of Salaspils located 18 kilometers from the capital of the country Riga. | Military equipment was transported on a truck trailer when it caught fire. According to eyewitnesses, two explosions were heard before the fire. | A representative of the Latvian Defense Ministry claimed that the tanker was…

WSWS (2023-06-13). EU interior ministers abandon the Geneva Refugee Convention. wsws.org At their meeting in Luxembourg last Thursday, EU interior ministers effectively abandoned the right of asylum for refugees.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-14). Ukraine Lost 25-30% Of Recent Supplied Military Equipment During Counteroffensive: Putin. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office. | Russia has lost ten times less troops than the Ukrainian military that is carrying out a counteroffensive, President of Russia Vladimir Putin revealed during a meeting with military reporters on June 13, according to TASS. | Ukraine launched its counteroffensive on June 4. Since then, its forces have made very few gains in the Zaporozhye and south Donetsk directions. | Putin told reports that the Ukrainian…

Anonymous834 (2023-06-14). Eric Zuesse: At Last, A Credible Explanation Of How Kakhovka Dam Was Blown Up. southfront.org Written by Though Western 'news' media have gotten their 'explanation' of this event from Ukraine's Government, it never made sense that Russia would have wanted to flood, harm, and weaken, the entire western half of the territory that Russia now controls in the former Ukraine, including in Crimea (which was getting its water-supply from that dam). | The an…

ecns.cn (2023-06-14). Putin signs law ratifying gas supplies to China through Far Eastern route. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law ratifying an intergovernmental agreement with China on cooperation in the field of natural gas, allowing supplies to be exported from Russia to China via the Far East route.

Editor (2023-06-14). Glenn Greenwald Interviews RFK Jr. on Russiagate, Israel, JFK Assassination, Ukraine, China, & More. scheerpost.com

John J. Mearsheimer (2023-06-14). 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.

WSWS (2023-06-14). 7,200 British Columbia dockworkers vote to strike, as US workers disrupt West Coast ports. wsws.org A joint struggle of Canadian and American West Coast longshore workers would quickly cripple economic activity in North America's twin imperialist powers and disrupt the transportation networks that are being used to provision the US/NATO war on Russia.

infobrics (2023-06-14). US loses credibility as most of world's population supports Russia — American journalist. infobrics.org If the West's intention with the imposition of sanctions and coercive measures was to pressure and isolate Russia, this strategy failed.

infobrics (2023-06-14). What happens after Kiev regime's much-touted counteroffensive fails?>. infobrics.org The US is resorting to what some experts call "nuclear blackmail" to prevent a complete defeat of its favorite puppets after Russia eventually launches its own counteroffensive.

infobrics (2023-06-14). Strategic Triangle Russia-India-China: Limitations and Opportunities. infobrics.org In the realm of global geopolitics, the convergence of three major powers – Russia, India, and China – has captured the attention of analysts and policymakers alike. Known as the Russia-India-China (RIC) triangle, this complex trilateral relationship carries significant implications for the regional and international order…

infobrics (2023-06-14). Russia Wants to Settle Its Trade in Yuan—and India Is Running Out of Options. infobrics.org In 2022, the share of yuan payments for Russian imports rose to 23% from 4% before the Ukraine war…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-14). NATO Chief Says Russia Must Lose in Ukraine to Send Message to China. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Biden in Washington on Tuesday and said Russia must lose in Ukraine to send a message to China as the Western alliance increasingly has its eyes on the Asia Pacific. "President Putin must not win this war, because that will not only be a tragedy for Ukrainians, but …

Anonymous103 (2023-06-14). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarovka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Urozhainoe; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Ravnopol; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Staromayoskoe; | Ukrainian forces attempt to attack Russian forces near Levadnoe; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Kamyanske; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Orikh…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-14). Russian Service Member Killed, Others Wounded In Rare Northern Syria Attack (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On June 12, a Russian service member was killed and several others were wounded when their vehicle was hit while on patrol in northern Syria. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a London-based opposition war monitor of unclear funding, reported that the vehicle was hit when the Turkish military shelled a road linking the villages of Herbel with Um Hawsh in a part of the northern Aleppo countryside that's controlled by the Ku…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-14). Ukrainian Forces Sustained More Losses While On Attack In Donbass, Zaporozhie Frontlines (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had launched pinpoint strikes against Kiev forces and repelled several attacks in the south Donetsk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 13. | In a statement, the ministry said that strikes with long-range precision air-based weapons targets locations where the operational reserves of Kiev forces were amassed, as well as a Western-made ammunition and weapons depot. | Ukrainian troops continued to attempt to carry out an offensive in south…

thecommunists (2023-06-14). EVENT: Book launch: Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, the CPGB-ML will be holding a book launch event in London for Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia by Giles Shorter — a brilliant blow by blow account of every important development in Ukraine over the last ten years. Event details 2.00pm on Saturday 24 June Saklatvala Hall, Southall, London, UB2 …

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). In Video 18+: Kiev Pays With Lives Of Hundreds Of Servicemen For Every Attempt To Counterattack. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Military Situation In Syria On June 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 13, 22 US servicemen injured in a helicopter crash in northeastern Syria, according to the US CENTCOM; | On June 13, an SAA serviceman was killed in a car bomb attack in Homs; | On June 12, two SAA servicemen were killed by unknown gunmen in the Naba al-Sakhar area in Qunaitra province. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces struck an industrial facility in Krivoy Rog with high-precision weapons; | Russian forces struck military infrastructure in Kiev with high-precision weapons; | Russian forces struck military infrastructure in Dnipro with high-precision weapons; | Russian forces struck military infrastructure in Kharkiv with high-precision weapons; | Russian forces struck military infrastructure in Ternopil with high-precision weapons; | Russian forces destroyed 1 armored pers…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Russian Missiles Target Enemy's Deep Rear Areas, Ukraine Confirms Losses. southfront.org On the night of June 13, Russian forces launched another wave of missile and UAV strikes on the military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) throughout the country. The night attack was assessed as the largest one since the beginning of the Ukrainian offensive. | According to the estimates of the Ukrainian General Staff, 14 Russian cruise missiles were launched. Russian kamikaze UAVs were also used to strike at the Ukrainian military facilities in different regions.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Ukrainian Offensive Stalled On Zaporozhie Frontlines. southfront.org According to preliminary reports from the front, the Russian military managed to achieve new gains on the Zaporozhie front lines. Kiev's military officials were too quick to declare control of the settlements in the south of the country. Amid the heavy battles, the front lines are unstable and various villages are often coming from control of one side to another. | On the morning of June 13, the area of Velikaya Novoselka remains the main battlefield of the Ukrainian offensive, while other…

Editor (2023-06-13). Patrick Lawrence: The Rape of Lady Justice. scheerpost.com This is an open-and-shut case of the judiciary being misused to keep Trump out of the political process. Unlike during the Russiagate years, liberal authoritarians know they are operating in broad daylight this time.

WSWS (2023-06-13). NATO launches massive war game targeting Russia. wsws.org On Monday, NATO launched the largest airborne war game in the alliance's history, with hundreds of aircraft fighting a simulated war with Russia.

WSWS (2023-06-13). Nicola Sturgeon arrested as Scottish National Party crisis intensifies. wsws.org The infighting that has led to Sturgeon's downfall is a product of the bankruptcy of the Scottish independence project so heavily promoted by the pseudo-left, the reactionary character of which has been exposed by deepening class divisions and the de facto war between the NATO powers and Russia.

infobrics (2023-06-13). Ukrainian military lost most of its US-made M2 Bradley AFVs in counterattack. infobrics.org Russian forces repulse Ukrainian counterattack in Zaporozhye.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). Members of Congress Want to Punish South Africa for Relationship With Russia. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of four members of Congress is asking the Biden administration to punish South Africa over its relationship with Russia. South Africa's neutral stance on the war in Ukraine and its continued ties with Russia has angered the US. The African nation has been accused of loading a Russian ship with military equipment …

Prof. Maurice Okoli (2023-06-13). Shift in Geopolitical Relations: Russia's Roadmap to Nigeria and Africa. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Russia Denounces Agreement With Ukraine on Kerch Strait. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law denouncing the 2003 treaty between Russia and Ukraine on cooperating in using the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. | RELATED: | The treaty originally stipulated that the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait were internal waters of Russia and Ukraine. Vessels from both sides were allowed to navigate the Kerch Strait freely. The agreement, signed on Dec. 24, 2003, in Kerch, entered into force i…

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Algerian President Tebboune Travels to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune set off for Russia, where he will undertake a two-day visit and meet with President Vladimir Putin, with whom he will sign an agreement to enhance the strategic partnership between their countries. | RELATED: | Besides signing this strengthened strategic partnership, both leaders will discuss international issues, including the situation in the Middle East, the Sahel region, as well as c…

teleSUR (2023-06-13). Oil Spill in Russia's Irkutsk Region Prompts Emergency. telesurenglish.net A state of emergency has been declared in Kirensky District of Russia's Irkutsk region, where an oil spill occurred after two tankers collided on the Lena River on Monday evening, regional governor Igor Kobzev announced on Tuesday via social media. | RELATED: | One of the tankers, Erofey Khabarov, was carrying 832 tons of gasoline and sustained damage to one of its tanks, which held 138 tons of fuel. | The crew…

Brian Berletic (2023-06-13). Ukrainian Offensive Amid Week 2: NATO Rushes in More Armor as Losses Mount. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 13, 2023: | — Ukraine in its second week of offensive operations is still struggling within Russia's security zone, having failed to even reach Russia's first major defensive lines; | — The Western media is attempting to claim Ukrainian-held villages along the front equates to progress, yet these are villages the same Western media admitted Russia evacuated ahead of the offensive, preparing fully to include them as part of the security zone; | — The Western media is also admitting heavy Ukrainian losses among German Leopard 2 tanks, engineering equipment,…

Scott Ritter (2023-06-13). Russia destroys Leopards | Kakhovka Dam disaster | Ukraine goes on offensive | Scott Ritter Show. thealtworld.com On episode 33 of the show we are joined by Daniil Bezsonov, former head of the press service of the People's Militia of the DPR and ex-First Deputy Minister of Information of the DPR. Daniil is a well known DPR activist, an active 'Telegram' blogger and war correspondent. | Graduate of the Kiev Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he worked as an investigator until the events of the Euromaidan, taking the side of the DPR and going to the Donbass, where he has been staying since then.

Scott Ritter (2023-06-13). Scott Ritter: Russia Has DEFEATED NATO, Accelerating the Multipolar World. thealtworld.com Danny Haiphong- Scott Ritter explains why Russia is no longer exercising patience with the West as it crosses every one of its red lines. Russia has taken it upon itself to lead a multipolar world out of NATO dominance.

thecommunists (2023-06-13). Garland Nixon and Harpal Brar: India, Russia, China and anti-imperialism. thecommunists.org Following his discussion with Joti Brar, Garland Nixon invites Harpal Brar in to talk with him about Russia, India and China, dealing with such topics as the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Ukraine war, and India's relations with Russia and China in the context of the growing anti-imperialist sentiment around the world. Comrade Harpal …

_____ (2023-06-13). Turkish Stand towards Prospects of Sweden Joining NATO. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-06-14). Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China? scheerpost.com

WSWS (2023-06-14). US to send radioactive depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. wsws.org The armor-piercing shells, fired by US Abrams tanks, have been known to cause a variety of cancers.

infobrics (2023-06-14). German FM slammed by Brazilian internet users for comments on Ukraine. infobrics.org Baerbock called on Brazil to align with Western countries on geopolitical matters, particularly the Ukraine war and China.

Global Research News (2023-06-14). Selected Articles: Video: War in Ukraine and Media Lies. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca By Was the Kiev regime behind the plot to blo…

unitedEditor (2023-06-14). From Atlanticism to the Eurasian pole. uwidata.com On June 2, I arrived in Argentina in order to carry out a promotional tour of my most recent book written once again together with my Argentine colleague and friend Jorge Elbaum. This work, entitled "From Atlanticism to the Eurasian pole: The conflict in Ukraine as an announcement of a new global configuration" comes to …

_____ (2023-06-13). Leaks Reveal FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info. strategic-culture.org The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, new leaks show. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including The Grayzone's Aaron Maté. | By Aaron MATÉ | The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal. | In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukraine's main intelligence agency. The accounts, the FBI wrote, "are suspected by the SBU in spreading fear…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-06-13). True Goals Of Kiev's Offensive: Nazis Vow To Kill Everyone on Captured Territories. southfront.org |

Anonymous834 (2023-06-13). Spanish Military Call For Stop Arming Ukraine. southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant. | Military in the West seem increasingly dissatisfied with the conflict in Ukraine. In a recent

Editor (2023-06-13). NYT on Ukraine's Nazi Imagery: It's 'Complicated'. scheerpost.com

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Washington May Supply Depleted Uranium Ammunition To Kiev — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The White House is going to approve the provision of depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing American officials. It is reportedly expected that Biden's administration will provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells "after weeks of internal discussions on how to equip the Abrams tanks that the United States gives to Kiev." | According to one of the cited US officials, Washington faces no great obstacles to approving the shipment of depleted uranium shells t…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). US Announces $325 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $325 million arms package for Ukraine that includes Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and ammunition for various weapons systems. US officials told Voice of America that the administration was planning to send more Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles to replace ones that have been damaged or destroyed …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). US Set to Provide Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Rounds for Abrams Tanks. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is expected to provide Ukraine with controversial depleted uranium ammunition for use with US-made Abrams tanks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of enriched uranium and is extremely dense, making it a good material for penetrating armor. But depleted uranium is radioactive, and it's been linked …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-13). Video: War in Ukraine and Media Lies. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-06-13). Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on Making Peace in Ukraine. davidswanson.org

Larry Johnson (2023-06-13). Judge Napolitano and I Chat About Blown Up Dams and Ukraine's Counter Offensive. sonar21.com I was limited in what I could write last week because I was attending a week long training course in order to be certified as a Firearms Instructor who is…

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-06-13). U.S. and UK reach 'first of its kind' agreement on renewable energy and AI. nationofchange.org "The United States and the United Kingdom recognize Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform our societies and economies and share a commitment to the role of government action to unlock the opportunities and mitigate the risks arising from the rapid development of these technologies."

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2023-06-13: News Headlines

Staff (2023-06-12). 10 years after the assassination of Clément Méric: a successful week of tribute and struggle. samidoun.net Between Thursday, 1 June and Tuesday, 6 June, events and activities were organized throughout France to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of trade unionist and anti-fascist Clément Méric by neo-Nazis. Organized by different organisations, several events took place in àéle-de-France, beginning with the launch of the book "Clément Méric, une vie, desbates" at the …

Tanupriya Singh (2023-06-12). A deadly fight: Senegal's political crisis escalates after repression of protesters. peoplesdispatch.org At least 16 people were killed after protests broke out in Senegal following the sentencing of leading opposition figure Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison. Mass public unrest has grown against President Macky Sall and the continued neo-colonial exploitation of the country by France…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-12). Sweden Approves Extradition of PKK Supporter to Turkey Amid NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com Sweden on Monday approved the extradition of a man to Turkey who has previously expressed support for the PKK, a Kurdish militant group Turkey, the US, and the EU consider a terrorist organization. Turkey has refused to approve Sweden's NATO bid over the Nordic country's alleged support for the PKK and has been pushing for …

Medea Benjamin (2023-06-13). Vienna Summit: Anti-War Activists From 32 Countries Call For Diplomacy to End Ukraine War. mintpressnews.com Over 300 activists from 32 countries gathered in Vienna, Austria to demand an end to the war in Ukraine and issue a powerful declaration of peace.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-13). Poland Urges NATO Response to Russia Sending Nukes to Belarus. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday that NATO must respond to Russia deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus. "I absolutely believe that such a situation demands an unequivocal response from NATO," Duda said at a joint press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to Bloomberg. Duda didn't specify …


WSWS (2023-06-13). Ukrainian nationalists demand Russian and Belarusian pianists be barred from Australian music competition. wsws.org Calls for the banning of the classical musicians expose the bogus claims that the US-led NATO war against Russia is a "human rights" endeavour and reveal its anti-democratic, chauvinist and reactionary character.

infobrics (2023-06-13). Are Lavrov's concerns about nuclear-capable F-16s for Kiev really 'baseless fearmongering'?>. infobrics.org The F-16 is designed to be capable of launching nuclear strikes, usually with B61 thermonuclear bombs. The units deployed by NATO members such as Belgium and the Netherlands operate F-16 fighter jets capable of delivering nuclear weapons, specifically as part of their nuclear sharing agreements with the US. And it's precisely these countries that still operate F-16s and could very well be the first to send them to the Kiev regime.

Staff (2023-06-12). Charleroi, Belgium, solidarity action calls for freedom for Georges Abdallah and Walid Daqqah. samidoun.net On a sunny, hot day in Charleroi, Belgium, approximately a dozen members of the Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine, an affiliate organization of the Samidoun Network, organized a public action on Saturday, 10 June, calling for the release of Walid Daqqah, Georges Abdallah and the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons. The Plate-Forme set up a large …

infobrics (2023-06-13). Neo-Mccarthyist wave in Europe persecutes dissident political parties. infobrics.org The new developments mark the Ukrainization of the continent.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-06-13). Presidenta de la Comisión Europa inicia visita a Brasil. telesurtv.net España, el país europeo con mayores lazos históricos con América Latina, asumirá la presidencia rotatoria de la UE en julio.




teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-13). Movimiento °Europa Ahora! gana comicios en Montenegro. telesurtv.net Los resultados preliminares de las elecciones parlamentarias anticipadas del domingo en Montenegro muestran una estrecha victoria del movimiento europeísta ¡Europa Ahora! (PES).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-13). UE quiere intensificar cooperación en materia migratoria con Túnez. telesurtv.net El presidente de Túnez, Kais Said, recibió a los líderes de Italia, los Países Bajos y la Comisión Europea.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-06-13). WHO Launches Digital Health Partnership with Europe. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). China's Chang'e-6 mission to carry European, French lunar research payloads. ecns.cn China's Chang'e-6 mission, a robotic expedition to the moon, will carry payloads from European and French research centers to space, according to two memorandums of understanding (MoU) signed last week.

SouthFront5 (2023-06-13). Airborne Drones War. Episode X. southfront.org The war in Ukraine is the biggest armed conflict in the world since the Korean War in 1950-1953. It can be argued with 90% probability that this is either the eve or the beginning of World War 3, regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine itself. | In Eastern Europe today, we are witnessing the formation of the shape of 21st century wars. The military doctrines of the second half of the 20th century are completely irrelevant, but will continue to be used by the warring parties by inertia. At the same time, e…




Staff (2023-06-13). Mick Wallace calls out the hypocrisy of EU policy. youtube.com "The European Court of Auditors' report just before the war, wrote off Ukraine as one of the most corrupt countries in Europe." Irish MEP Mick Wallace calling out the hypocrisy of EU policy towards Ukraine in comparison to Georgia. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Editor (2023-06-12). The 'Fourth Turning' that will define our Century. mronline.org European economies are reeling from inflation and the spectre of de-industrialisation-fuelled by self-imposed foreswearing of all imports of cheap Russian energy.

_____ (2023-06-12). A Chaotic Re-Sorting: Europe's 'Seminal Shift' Is (Broadly) Moving in the Same Direction as U.S. Politics. strategic-culture.org Europe it seems is (broadly) moving in the same direction as U.S. politics, Alastair Crooke writes. | The backlash has started. It has been slow to emerge, and is lagging that of the U.S., yet it has begun in earnest. It is, as Wolfgang Màºnchau, a former FT journalist and editor of EuroIntelligence, has It is likely to reshape politics along a new fault-line: No longer the banal issues of 'uni-party' (pro-Establishment) politics: marginal tax rates; easy monetar…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-12). European Employment Ministers agree on digital platforms. plenglish.com Luxembourg, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Employment ministers of the European Union (EU) today agreed on a labor directive on digital platforms that aims to improve their workers' condition, an issue still to be debated before the European Parliament.

David Cronin (2023-06-12). How an EU lawmaker tried to whitewash Israel's role in spyware scandal. electronicintifada.net European Parliament's findings on Pegasus aren't as strong as they should be.




Rick Rozoff (2023-06-12). NATO launches largest-ever air war exercise in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsJune 12, 2023 NATO begins unprecedented air drill in 'show of strength' NATO will begin the largest air force deployment exercise in Europe in the alliance's history on Monday…. The German-led "Air Defender 23" will run until June 23 and include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan …

_____ (2023-06-12). In China, German Lawmaker Calls for End to Sanctions, an 'Instrument of War' (That Backfires on Europe). transcend.org The following is a speech that Sevim Dağdelen, a member of the German Bundestag, delivered at the Shanghai International Studies University in China on 5 Jun 2023. Dağdelen is the coordinator for the Left Party parliamentary group on the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs and spokeswoman for international politics. She visited China to promote peace and cooperation.

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). CPIA emphasizes protecting rights of related companies after incident in Germany. ecns.cn The senior executive of a Chinese PV enterprise, who was taken away by local authorities while preparing to attend a solar technology exhibition in Germany on Monday, is back in their hotel after assisting in an investigation.

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-12). Anti-war activists in Germany protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' military exercise. peoplesdispatch.org Around 10,000 military personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries are participating in NATO's 'Air Defender 23' exercise scheduled from June 12-23. Anti-war groups have called it a provocation…

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-12). NATO launches largest-ever air war exercise in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsJune 12, 2023 NATO begins unprecedented air drill in 'show of strength' NATO will begin the largest air force deployment exercise in Europe in the alliance's history on Monday…. The German-led "Air Defender 23" will run until June 23 and include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan …

_____ (2023-06-12). In China, German Lawmaker Calls for End to Sanctions, an 'Instrument of War' (That Backfires on Europe). transcend.org The following is a speech that Sevim Dağdelen, a member of the German Bundestag, delivered at the Shanghai International Studies University in China on 5 Jun 2023. Dağdelen is the coordinator for the Left Party parliamentary group on the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs and spokeswoman for international politics. She visited China to promote peace and cooperation.

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). CPIA emphasizes protecting rights of related companies after incident in Germany. ecns.cn The senior executive of a Chinese PV enterprise, who was taken away by local authorities while preparing to attend a solar technology exhibition in Germany on Monday, is back in their hotel after assisting in an investigation.

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-12). Anti-war activists in Germany protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' military exercise. peoplesdispatch.org Around 10,000 military personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries are participating in NATO's 'Air Defender 23' exercise scheduled from June 12-23. Anti-war groups have called it a provocation…

WSWS (2023-06-12). Oppose CWU's surrender to Royal Mail! Reinstate all victimised reps and postal workers! wsws.org At Royal Mail's Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland, the CWU postal executive has blocked a unanimous strike vote against revisions and the suspension of two reps. CWU national officials are functioning openly as strike-breakers.

WSWS (2023-06-12). CWU blocks Royal Mail strike in Craigavon Northern Ireland: Reinstate all victimised reps and workers! wsws.org At Royal Mail's Craigavon delivery office in Northern Ireland, the CWU postal executive has blocked a unanimous strike vote against revisions and the suspension of two reps. CWU national officials are functioning openly as strike-breakers.

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). Berlusconi, ex-Italy PM, media mogul, dead at 86. ecns.cn Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire businessman who led Italy from atop several governments between 1994 and 2011, has died aged 86.

Tanupriya Singh (2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…

Pepe Escobar (2023-06-12). How the BRI train took the road to Shangri-La. thealtworld.com In less than a decade, China's BRI has fundamentally transformed global geopolitics. It is already far too late for the west to compete. | It is important to recognize that the US/NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is simultaneously a war designed to interrupt the progress of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). | As we approach the 10th anniversary of the BRI, to be marked by the third Belt and Road Forum later this year in Beijing, it is clear the original Silk Road Economic Belt — announced by President Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, in September 2013 — has traveled a long way. | By Jan…

WSWS (2023-06-13). EU interior ministers abandon the Geneva Refugee Convention. wsws.org At their meeting in Luxembourg last Thursday, EU interior ministers effectively abandoned the right of asylum for refugees.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-12). Netherlands Says Ukrainian Pilot Training on F-16s Could Start This Summer. news.antiwar.com The Netherlands' defense minister told Reuters on Monday that training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets could begin as soon as this summer. Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said starting the training this summer is the "ambition" and that the coalition of countries working to arm Ukraine with F-16s will see if it's a …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-12). Neo-Nazi Regiments in the Ukraine Army? It's Perfectly Ok with U.S. State Department and CIA—and Its Reliable New York Times Echo Chamber—as Long as They Hide Those Nasty Neo-Nazi Insignia. covertactionmagazine.com Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative research group that received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a CIA cutout that promotes propaganda denigrating U.S. enemies and defending U.S.-NATO foreign policy. On June 6, one of its researchers, Michael Colborne, provided a tortured defense essentially of the adoption of Nazi insignia by Ukrainian soldiers on …

infobrics (2023-06-13). Spanish military call for stop arming Ukraine. infobrics.org According to Spanish retired officers, West's war with Russia is a "madness" and will lead the world to a "holocaust".

infobrics (2023-06-13). Ukrainian military lost most of its US-made M2 Bradley AFVs in counterattack. infobrics.org Russian forces repulse Ukrainian counterattack in Zaporozhye.

ecns.cn (2023-06-13). Pakistan makes first import of Russian crude oil with Chinese currency. ecns.cn Pakistan paid for its first government-to-government import of Russian crude oil with Chinese currency, the country's petroleum minister said on Monday.

Editor (2023-06-13). Patrick Lawrence: The Rape of Lady Justice. scheerpost.com This is an open-and-shut case of the judiciary being misused to keep Trump out of the political process. Unlike during the Russiagate years, liberal authoritarians know they are operating in broad daylight this time.

WSWS (2023-06-13). NATO launches massive war game targeting Russia. wsws.org On Monday, NATO launched the largest airborne war game in the alliance's history, with hundreds of aircraft fighting a simulated war with Russia.

Prof. Maurice Okoli (2023-06-13). Shift in Geopolitical Relations: Russia's Roadmap to Nigeria and Africa. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Russian Missiles Target Enemy's Deep Rear Areas, Ukraine Confirms Losses. southfront.org On the night of June 13, Russian forces launched another wave of missile and UAV strikes on the military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) throughout the country. The night attack was assessed as the largest one since the beginning of the Ukrainian offensive. | According to the estimates of the Ukrainian General Staff, 14 Russian cruise missiles were launched. Russian kamikaze UAVs were also used to strike at the Ukrainian military facilities in different regions.

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Ukrainian Offensive Stalled On Zaporozhie Frontlines. southfront.org According to preliminary reports from the front, the Russian military managed to achieve new gains on the Zaporozhie front lines. Kiev's military officials were too quick to declare control of the settlements in the south of the country. Amid the heavy battles, the front lines are unstable and various villages are often coming from control of one side to another. | On the morning of June 13, the area of Velikaya Novoselka remains the main battlefield of the Ukrainian offensive, while other…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Ukrainian Attacks In Bakhmut Region Increase Kiev's Losses. southfront.org While the AFU continue attempts to break through Russian defence on the southern front lines in the Zaporozhie region amid the ongoing counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces also attempt attacks in other regions. | Over the past day, at least two Ukrainian attacks were repelled on the Bakhmut-Soledar frontlines. Ukrainian tanks are burning not only in the steppes in the Zaporozhie region but also in the Artyomovsk region. | Destroyed T-64BV tank of the Ukrainian army was filmed burning in the ar…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Kiev's Terror In Donetsk: Young Woman Killed, Her Child Wounded By Ukrainian Shelling. southfront.org On June 12, Russia Day is celebrated in the Russian Federation, including in the Zaporozhie, Kherson regions and L/DPR. On such a big national holiday, provocations and attacks by the Kiev regime are largely expected. | On the afternoon of June 12, Ukrainian Nazis launched another attack on the streets of the city of Donetsk. As a result of the shelling of the streets near the railway station, a yong 20 year-old woman was killed. Her 2 years-old child was wounded. | In total, two more women…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Military Situation In Donbass On June 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebryansky; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Torskoye; | The AFU took control of Neskuchnoe, Storojevoye and Blagodatnoe; | Russian forces launched a counterattack and recaptured Makarivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The control point of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU was hit near Orekhov; | On June 11, the AFU took control of Neskuchnoe, Storojevoye and Blagodatnoe after Russian forces withdrew from the villages; | On June 12, Russian forces reportedly took back control of Makarovka; | Clashes are ongoing near Urozhainoe; | Clashes are ongoing near Novodonetskoe; | Clashes are ongoing near Levadnoye and Novodarovka, which are in the gray zone; | Clashes are o…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Military Situation In Syria On June 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Aleppo region in the past 24 hours; | On June 12, Turkish drones targeted a vehicle near Ain al-Arab; | On June 12, Turkish drones targeted a Russian Military Police vehicle between the villages of Harbul and Umm al-Hosh. A Russian serviceman was killed; | On June 10, Turkish drones targeted an SDF vehicle near the city of Tal Rifa. Three SDF members were killed. | <...

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Moscow And Kiev Exchanged Almost 200 Prisoners On The Eve Of Russia's National Holiday. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Russian Military Reveals Ukraine's Losses During Next Day Of Counteroffensive. southfront.org Illustrative Image | While the Kiev regime is censoring true reports from the southern front lines front lines, the Russian Ministry of Defence continues counting losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). | The AFU continued offensive operations in the South Donetsk direction. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, as a result of three Ukrainian attacks from the direction of Velikaya Novoselka in the DPR and in the area of the Levadnoye in the Zaporozhye region, the AFU lost: | over 120 serviceme…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-12). Russians Counterattack On Zaporozhie Frontlines — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | According to preliminary reports from the southern Ukrainian frontlines, Russian forces launched a counterattack in the settlements located on the border between the Zaporozhie region and the DPR. | On June 11, the AFU managed to take control of the villages of Neskuchnoe, Storojevoye and Blagodatnoe, after the Russian military wethdrew from the settlements. Ukrainian forces also attempted to advance southward and attacked Makarovka and Urozhainoe. As a result of the night battles, Russ…

Anonymous587 (2023-06-12). Bakhmut Massacre. Real Role Of Ukrainian Formations In War. southfront.org The operation to capture Bakhmut, which ended in late May 2023, is currently still not over. Positions handed over by the Vagner PMC to other Russian military formations (in addition to the Ministry of Defense, the Chechen Akhmat and other PMCs established in Russia) are currently being actively assaulted by the Ukrainian troops stationed in that direction. | According to various sources, since the beginning of the resistance in Bakhmut, more than 200 military formations have participated on the Ukrainian side. The number of Uk…

Anonymous765 (2023-06-12). Ukrainian Forces Grinded Out Before They Reached Russian Main Defenses. southfront.org |

Anonymous767 (2023-06-12). More Leopard MBTs Abandoned & Destroyed In Zaporozhye (Videos). southfront.org Two more NATO-supplied Leopard main battle tanks have received damage and been abandonned by troops of the Kyiv regime on the frontline in Zaporozhye region. Then, at least one of them was hit by a loitering munition. The fate of another one is also predetermined. | The mass anihilation of NATO military equipment comes as the Kyiv regime tries to break through the Russian defense in Zaporozhye and South Donetsk. So far, the advance has reached limited tactical results but led t…

Joey Grostern (2023-06-12). UK imported £19.3 billion in fossil fuels from authoritarian petrostates in the year following Russia's Ukraine invasionÔøº. nationofchange.org UK accused of 'gross hypocrisy' by human rights campaigners for new dependency on Gulf oil and gas.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-12). Asia-Pacific is where China-Russia 'no limits' partnership will be put to test. peoplesdispatch.org The Northeast Asian theater is going to be a crucial arena in the brewing big-power confrontation, what with the Arctic hotting up and the Northern Sea Route becoming operational. This will catapult the strategic importance of the Russian Far East and Siberia as the powerhouse of the world economy in the 21st century…

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WSWS (2023-06-12). German air force conducts massive exercise targeting Russia. wsws.org Both the sheer scale of the exercise and its character make clear that "Air Defender 2023" is not simply a routine maneuver. It is a direct component of the NATO war offensive against Russia.

_____ (2023-06-12). Journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow & Crimea (Part 3). transcend.org Reflections on Russia & Crimea: The Hate Goes One Way…

_____ (2023-06-12). Pressure Mounts against US Occupation of Northeast Syria. transcend.org 3 Jun 2023 – Russian and Syrian Reinforcements on Their Way to East of the Euphrates – Any Syrian moves to expel the US military from Syrian territory are justified under international law and the US should be aware that its reign of terror is coming to an end.

Larry Johnson (2023-06-12). What Could Russia Demand to Negotiate an End to the War in Ukraine? sonar21.com I know that some in the West are suggesting that there may be a way to negotiate and end to the war in Ukraine and I think they do not…

Rania Khalek (2023-06-12). Ignoring US Demands, Arab Gulf States Deepen Ties with China and Russia. thealtworld.com The Arab Gulf states have been reliable partners of U.S. imperialism since their inception. But that hasn't stopped them from deepening their ties with Russia and China, leading to tectonic shifts across the Middle East that have many DC insiders losing sleep. | What's behind these shifting alliances across the Gulf? Will they continue to oppose the new Cold War? Or are they too wedded to the U.S. to truly forge paths independent of it? How much wiggle room does multipolarity really afford them? | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Giorgio Cafiero, the CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a Washington,…

_____ (2023-06-13). Turkish Stand towards Prospects of Sweden Joining NATO. journal-neo.org

Editor (2023-06-13). NYT on Ukraine's Nazi Imagery: It's 'Complicated'. scheerpost.com

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-13). Video: War in Ukraine and Media Lies. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-06-13). Selected Articles: America's Perpetual War: Six Questions. globalresearch.ca By Former American President Jimmy Carter said in 2018 that in America, there were 226 years of wars since its independence which took place 242 years ago …

Staff (2023-06-13). Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on Making Peace in Ukraine. davidswanson.org

Anonymous103 (2023-06-13). Washington May Supply Depleted Uranium Ammunition To Kiev — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The White House is going to approve the provision of depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing American officials. It is reportedly expected that Biden's administration will provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells "after weeks of internal discussions on how to equip the Abrams tanks that the United States gives to Kiev." | According to one of the cited US officials, Washington faces no great obstacles to approving the shipment of depleted uranium shells t…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-13). Judge Napolitano and I Chat About Blown Up Dams and Ukraine's Counter Offensive. sonar21.com I was limited in what I could write last week because I was attending a week long training course in order to be certified as a Firearms Instructor who is…

Editor (2023-06-12). Background and elements of the war in Ukraine. mronline.org "This crisis shows us the weakness of our society"

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-12). Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Biden to Send Longer-Range Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A group of nine bipartisan members of the House is urging President Biden to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons and expedite the delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to the country. In a letter led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the lawmakers called on Biden to send Kyiv Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), which have a …

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-06-12). The surprising pervasiveness of pro-war propaganda. nationofchange.org An FPIF commentary criticized CODEPINK's position on the war in Ukraine. Here is our response.

WSWS (2023-06-12). UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer slanders Roger Waters, demands censorship. wsws.org Waters' steadfast criticism of NATO's war in Ukraine, defence of the Palestinians from Israeli state repression and support for the imprisoned anti-war journalist Julian Assange has earned him the ire of imperialist governments everywhere.

WSWS (2023-06-12). Australia's pseudo-left Socialist Alternative holds fraudulent "anti-war" meeting. wsws.org The starkest aspect of the meeting was that at an event ostensibly opposing war, not a word was said about the war that is underway in Ukraine.

Staff (2023-06-12). Headlines for June 12, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine Says It Liberated 4 Villages as Counteroffensive Gets Underway, Law Enforcement Braces for Unrest Ahead of Trump Court Hearing as Supporters Issue Violent Threats, Deadly Battles Resume in Sudan After Ceasefire Ends; South Sudan Violence Kills 20 Displaced People, New Haven Reaches $45 Million Settlement with Randy Cox, Who Was Paralyzed in Police Van, I-95 Highway in Philadelphia Could Be Closed for Months After Tanker Truck Fire Leads to Collapse, New York City Establishes First-of-Its-Kind Minimum Wage for App Delivery Workers, Four Indigenous Children Found Alive 40 Days After Plane Crash, Colombia Si…

_____ (2023-06-12). Leaks Reveal FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info. transcend.org 7 Jun 2023 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to censor social media users and obtain their personal information, leaked emails reveal.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-06-13). U.S. and UK reach 'first of its kind' agreement on renewable energy and AI. nationofchange.org "The United States and the United Kingdom recognize Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform our societies and economies and share a commitment to the role of government action to unlock the opportunities and mitigate the risks arising from the rapid development of these technologies."

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