Frances Kuo (2023-07-11). Behind D.C.'s first Ukrainian restaurant. america.cgtn.com During a time of conflict in his home country, one chef is bringing his passion for cooking and Ukrainian culture to Washington, D.C. | CGTN's Frances Kuo meets the executive chef of the city's first Ukrainian restaurant.

_____ (2023-07-11). Chinese Prime Minister's Trip to Europe. journal-neo.org From June 19-23, Li Qiang, leader of the State Council (i.e., prime minister of China), who only took office in March of this year, made his first trip abroad. The focus of his first foreign tour was the European continent. Specifically, the two leading countries of the European Union, Germany and France, as well as […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages. southfront.org Written by At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. | In many ways, it is. | Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force brutality. | That is where Palestinians would like to be after 56 years of occupation with…

teleSUR (2023-07-12). Heat Wave Hits Spain With Temperatures Up to 44.6 ∞C. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) confirmed that the high temperature in Spain will remain at least until Thursday in the south of this European country. | RELATED: | Due to a ridge of hot air coming from the Sahara, the Iberian Peninsula is experiencing one of the hottest weeks of this year, prompting the AEMET to put several parts of the country on red alert. | In the south, the provinces of Cordoba and Jaen are among the hottest, with max…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Foundation To Battle Injustice Found Exclusive Evidence Of Trafficking Disabled Ukrainian Children In Spain. southfront.org Provided by 85 children with intellectual and physical disabilities were forcibly taken from the DPR to Spain by a Spanish military aircraft and placed in a state-run orphanage, where they are sexually abused, involved in the drug trade, and were trafficked around the world. Minors with special needs live in inappropriate conditions, and any attempts to return them to…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-12). Pressured by NATO, Turkey Violates the "Azovstal Deal"(Prisoners' Exchange). Ankara-Moscow Alliance in Jeopardy? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-07-12). Turkey vs NATO: It isn't just Tit for Tat. journal-neo.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden's likely accession to NATO. peoplesdispatch.org As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden's accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization…

infobrics (2023-07-11). Erdogan still firmly in NATO bloc despite blackmailing EU. infobrics.org Turkey breaks deal with Russia and releases Ukrainian neo-Nazis.

Staff (2023-07-11). Headlines for July 11, 2023. democracynow.org Turkey Drops Opposition to Sweden's Membership as NATO Summit Opens in Lithuania, Kremlin Says Putin Spoke with Wagner Group Leaders, Including Prigozhin, After Mutiny , Historic Floods Hit Northeastern U.S. as Heat Wave Bakes Southern States, Witnesses Say Palestinian Shot by Israeli Troops Was Left to Bleed Out at Checkpoint, Protests Erupt as Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Gut Judiciary, U.S. and Israel Launch Joint War Games, Rights Groups Condemn Tunisia's Government for Abandoning Asylum Seekers at Libyan Border, Iowa's GOP-Controlled Legislature Convenes Special Session to Consider Abo…

Staff (2023-07-11). "A Historic Mistake": Swedish Peace Activist Decries Move to Join NATO & Abandon Neutrality. democracynow.org Sweden may soon join NATO after over a year of negotiations with Turkey over its bid for accession to the transatlantic military alliance. Turkey's right-wing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan had staunchly opposed Sweden's bid due to the country's strong presence of Kurdish exiles, including members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey considers a "terrorist" organization. Erdoƒüan attributed his unexpected change of heart to Turkey's own bid to join the European Union, which has been stalled for years, suggesting he will open the door…

_____ (2023-07-11). Turkish economy has to adjust to new challenges. journal-neo.org The current financial crisis in Turkey demonstrates the rapid devaluation of the Turkish lira. After the second round of presidential elections, the Turkish lira has been falling in value almost daily, breaking new historic lows. Thus, on June 22 it overcame the psychological mark of 24 lira per dollar. All of this was the result […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back Sweden's NATO bid after over a year of negotiations. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-12). Belarus ambassador describes relations with Cuba as very good. plenglish.com At the political level we are two sister nations that exchange similar criteria and on the economic field we have common challenges with important logistical aspects that are being improved, the diplomat said. | Baranovsky explained that in 2021 Belarus exported 156 tractors to Cuba in order to boost the development of agriculture, one of the sectors in which there are major agreements between the European and Caribbean nations. | The ambassador said that the start of flights from Moscow to Varadero is a great opportunity to boost the arrival of tourists from his country to Cuba, although he noted that there are…

_____ (2023-07-11). America Is Using NATO's Carrot-and-Stick Strategy to Perpetuate the War in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | In the run-up to next Tuesday's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and the subsequent meeting of defence ministers in Brussels, Belgium, a few days later, Ukraine's possible accession to the Western mi…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). NATO Countries Agree to Start Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in August. news.antiwar.com Eleven NATO members agreed on Tuesday to start training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16s in Europe this August, the first step toward getting the American-made fighter jets to the war zone in Ukraine. According to POLITICO, the training will begin in Denmark and will also be held in Romania once a support station is established …

teleSUR (2023-07-12). Cuba Rejects European Parliament Interference. telesurenglish.net The International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) on Wednesday rejected a resolution adopted by the European Parliament (EP) calling for sanctions against Cuban officials for alleged "human rights violations." | RELATED: | The Assembly points out that the European document shows highly interfering content, defaming not only the Cuban reality, its legal system, and the rule of law b…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-12). MEP slams EP resolution against Cuba. plenglish.com Despite the infamous insulting resolution, the peoples of the world are with you (Cuba), he said in a message of fraternal greetings to Cuba. | According to the Left Group member, the European Parliament (EP) has become a loudspeaker for the most reactionary and extreme right-wingers. | Regarding the adopted document, Pineda asserted that it contaminates and stains what should be the house of Europe's sovereignty. | The text used the human rights issue to attack Cuba, with the clear intention of affecting the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement signed by the European Union (EU) and Cuba in 2016. | Pineda…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-12). Asamblea Nacional de Cuba condena injerencismo de Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net Señala que el texto promovido por eurodiputados de derecha busca torpedear los lazos entre Cuba, la Celac y la UE, y es servil a la hostilidad de Gobierno de EE.UU.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-12). European citizens and MEPs launch an initiative to bring down WHO. expose-news.com To the World Health Organisation ("WHO") globalist misanthropists: Millions of people around the world are the people you now have to reckon with and we will bring you down, Christine Andersen MEP …

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-07-12). Cerca de 1.350 migrantes llegan a la isla italiana de Lampedusa. telesurtv.net La organización europea Sos Mediterranee señaló que Ocean Viking desembarcó este martes a los 57 sobrevivientes rescatados en dos operaciones el 7 de julio.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-12). Cuban lawmakers reject European Parliament's interfering resolution. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The International Relations Commission of Cuba's National People's Power Assembly on Wednesday rejected the European Parliament's resolution, whose content highly interferes with and defames Cuba's reality.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-12). The UK-Rwanda Pact to Keep Migrants from Crossing the English Channel. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison The UK is spearheading a European drive to outsource migrants to Rwanda. UK officials have been trying to ship African and Middle Eastern migrants to Rwanda since June 2022 despite successful legal challenges mounted by immigrant rights advocates, including intervention by the European Court of Human Rights . At the end of June, three UK…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-12). European youths are summoned to condemn the blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Youth in Europe were invited today by the Youth Network of the European Left Party to stand up with Cuba in its struggle against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-12). Peoples' Summit calls for respectful EU-Latin American relations. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Brussels-2023 Peoples' Summit today called for relations of mutual respect and reciprocity between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean, ties that it demands to be free from interference.

Staff (2023-07-12). Solidarity with Soha Bechara: Lebanese resistance struggler detained and deported from Greece. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the Greek government and European Union's denial of entry to Souha Bechara, the Lebanese resistance struggler, former political prisoner and Communist activist. As she traveled from Beirut through Athens to Switzerland, she was stopped in the Athens airport by Greek officials, detained for multiple hours and deported to Lebanon, …

Editor (2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.

Nnimmo Bassey, Breno Bringel, Liliana Buitrago, Madhuresh Kumar, Kavita Naidu, Vasna Ramasar, Maristella Svampa (2023-07-11). Beware Europe's New Green Colonialism. fpif.org

WSWS (2023-07-11). NATO summit in Vilnius: War plotting at the site of a historic crime. wsws.org Vilnius, once known as the "Jerusalem of Europe," was the site of some of the largest and most barbaric massacres in the history of the Nazi-led destruction of European Jewry.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-11). China's Belt and Road: Ten Years of Shared Success. libya360.wordpress.com Mauricio Ramírez Núñez (Image by Alejandro Rodríguez) In recent years, China's Belt and Road project has captured global attention as an ambitious initiative that seeks to promote economic connectivity and international cooperation. Also known as the New Silk Road, this project aims to revive ancient trade routes and establish new connections between Asia, Europe, Africa,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-11). NATO Summit in Vilnius: Stairways Change Directions. libya360.wordpress.com Julia Melnikova NATO demonstrates consistency in creating ordered chaos by returning to Cold War practices. On the other hand, the conservatism of the approach is aimed at cementing the status quo and will exhaust itself as soon as external conditions change. A structure adapted to positional actions in Europe will have to be rebuilt or…

John Feffer (2023-07-12). America vs. the Supreme Court. fpif.org After last year's NATO summit, Joe Biden talked to reporters about the war in Ukraine, U.S. military assistance to the government in Kyiv, the invitations to Sweden and Finland to join NATO, and the global economy. | The message that the U.S. president emphasized, on all of these issues, was that "America is back." After the isolationist rhetoric of the Trump years, the United States was once again participating in multilateral initiatives and shouldering its share of alliance burdens. It was the defining message of his presidency from day one. | But the first question Biden fielded at the press conference was no…

Editor (2023-07-12). Underestimate Russia at your own risk: A comparison of Hubris by Germany during WWII and today's collective West. mronline.org In honor of the NATO summit July 11 and 12, this is a comparison of how the Nazi leadership in World War Two and today's collective West similarly underestimated Russia and overestimated their capabilities.

WSWS (2023-07-12). German President backs delivery of cluster bombs to Ukraine. wsws.org In the Second World War, Germany's ruling class committed the greatest crimes in history with the Holocaust and the war of extermination against the Soviet Union. Now, once again, it will stop at nothing to pursue its imperialist goals.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-12). The War in Ukraine Shifts Decisively in Russia's Favor. sonar21.com Volodomyr Zelensky got the bad news in Vilnius — notwithstanding lip service from some of the NATO members — the United States and Germany are refusing to let Ukraine join…

WSWS (2023-07-11). Australian PM boosts involvement in Ukraine war and hails arms export deal with Germany. wsws.org Albanese's visit to Berlin, on his way to the NATO summit, further points to the development of a war economy, closely linked to those of the US and its allies, all of which are militarising rapidly.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-12). More than 70,000 immigrants have arrived in Italy by sea this year. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Some 72,387 irregular immigrants disembarked on Italian coasts from January 1 to July 11, 2023, according to a report from the Ministry of the Interior.

Editor (2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Raƒçak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). At Vilnius summit, NATO reiterates it will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian. peoplesdispatch.org The two-day NATO summit concluded in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Ukraine continues to wait for membership into the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky was, however, offered a three-part package of support to ensure the continuation of the war against Russia. | The package includes the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, which according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "will meet as equals, hold crisis consultations, and jointly take decisions." On the sidelines of the summit, various NATO countries have committed to a multi-year program of assistance to help the Ukrainian armed forces tr…

Liberation Staff (2023-07-12). PSL Editorial — Member or not, NATO as committed as ever to Ukraine proxy war. liberationnews.org As the NATO summit in Lithuania concludes, there is no doubt that the alliance remains fully committed to its profoundly dangerous proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

teleSUR (2023-07-12). NATO Fails to Give Timetable for Ukraine Membership at Summit. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) failed to set a timetable for Ukraine's membership of the alliance, following the first day of the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. | RELATED: | NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said allies have agreed on a package of three elements to "bring Ukraine closer to NATO." However, he clarified that an invitation for Ukraine to join the a…

Amy Goodman (2023-07-12). As Ukraine Gets "Closer Than Ever" to Joining NATO, Does Peace Get Further Away? truthout.org During a major summit in Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine is "closer than ever" to joining NATO, but the military alliance is resisting calls to give Kyiv a timeline to membership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the NATO summit and is meeting with President Biden and other world leaders. This comes as a number of nations have announced new… |

Staff (2023-07-12). NATO Summit: Will Ukraine's Demand to Join Military Alliance Help Prolong the War? democracynow.org During a major summit in Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine is "closer than ever" to joining NATO, but the military alliance is resisting calls to give Kyiv a timeline to membership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the NATO summit and is meeting with President Biden and other world leaders. This comes as a number of nations have announced new military assistance for Ukraine. "The main condition for Ukraine membership [to NATO] is an end to this war," says Andreas Zumach, defense correspondent for the left-wing German daily Die Tageszeitung.

Staff (2023-07-11). "Mission Creep": Katrina vanden Heuvel on Ukraine's Push to Join NATO & U.S. Plan to Send Cluster Bombs. democracynow.org At today's NATO summit in Lithuania, member countries are expected to debate Ukraine's request to join the military alliance, which would provide additional military support for its war with Russia. Opponents to Ukrainian membership, however, warn that such a move would needlessly escalate what Russia sees as a proxy war with the United States against NATO encroachment on its western border. For more, we speak to journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose recent piece for The Guardian, co-authored with James Carden, is headlined "Now is not the time for Ukraine to join NATO."…

infobrics (2023-07-12). Western analysts support NATO's direct participation in Ukraine. infobrics.org As expected, they hope Poland and the Baltics to act first.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). UN Security Council fails to agree on aid to rebel-held areas in Syria after Russia and West veto resolutions. peoplesdispatch.org Syria has long maintained that all aid to the country should flow through the government as the current mechanism violates its sovereignty and prolongs the war…

Editor (2023-07-12). Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace. mronline.org Oleg Nesterenko: "When we talk about the reasons that led the Russians to intervene militarily in Ukraine, root causes and triggers are often confused, especially in the Western press. The triggers are mistaken for the causes. As for the causes, we don't even talk about them, or we just talk nonsense. It's important to distinguish one from the other."

teleSUR (2023-07-12). G7 Countries Vows to Guarantee Ukraine's Long-Term Security. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) signed a declaration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, committing to ensuring Ukraine's long-term security and coordinating with Kyiv in the event of any future Russian attack to determine "appropriate steps." | RELATED: | The text of the declaration was made public after the signing event, which took place on the sidelines of the Vilnius summit of the…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Zaporozhie And Kherson Regions, Ukraine, On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue north of Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Pryyutne; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 5 pickups, 1 FH-70 howitzer, 4 howitzers were destroyed in Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 50 Ukrainian se…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Russian Forces Struck Zmeiny Island, Sending Signals To Kiev And Ankara — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 12, Russian military sources reported that Russian forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian military facilities located on the island of Zmeiny (Snake Island), which was the first attack on the island since February 2023. | According to the reports, the island was attacked by Russian fighter jets and UAVs. Scouts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reportedly acknowledged that there are military facilities on the island that pose a threat to Russian population. The Ukrainian m…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation On Svatove-Kreminna Front On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces advanced along the road from Kreminna and entered Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Neveske; | Russian forces destroyed 105 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, D-20 and D-30 howitzers in Krasny Liman area; | Russian forces advanced 1,5 km deep into Ukrainian defence near Karmaz…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). In Video 18+: Ukrainians Abandon Their Comrades On Battlefields. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ukrainian military is launching the so-called 'meat assaults' on the Zaporozhie front lines. While infantrymen are used as cannon fodder in assaults on Russian military positions, Ukrainian military columns are burning on Russian minefields. | Suffering heavy losses, Ukrainian servicemen do not bother about their comrades and abandon them on the battlefields under threat of Russian attack and artillery shelling. | The recently shared video showed another Ukrainian military column stoppe…

Anonymous765 (2023-07-12). Russia Counterattacks In Donbass, Grindering Kiev Forces In Zaporozhie. southfront.org |

Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Toretsk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Spirne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Antonovka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Pervomayskoye; | The Russian Army…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Army Repels Several Attacks In Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kiev forces had made several attempts to advance in the directions of South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk without any success. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled 30 attacks close to Zolotaryovka, Spornoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Sol, Severnoye, Veseloye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Petrovskoye. The group also targeted Ukrainian gatherings of manpower and equipment to…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org File image. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes against a militant stronghold located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage showing the airstrikes surfaced online on July 10. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. | The militants who were based at the targeted stronghold were reportedly a part of sabotage groups which were t…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). American, British And French Fighter Jets Violated Syria's Airspace: Russian MoD. southfront.org Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | United States-led coalition's fighter jets violated Syria's airspace nine times during the past day, Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Ministry of Defense' Center for Reconciliation…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Minister Of Defense Says Ukraine's Hyped Up Counteroffensive, Reveals Losses. southfront.org Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. © Vadim Savitsky/TASS | Kiev hyped up its counteroffensive so much that many of its allies expected to see substantial results by the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told reporters on July 11."I think they have touted and hyped up this counteroffensive issue so much that practically, if not half the world, then a third of it for sure, was waiting for the 11th to take stock of some results such as what was achi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Heavy Ukrainian Losses Reported In Zaphorohey, Donetsk (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image | Kiev forces have reportedly suffered from more losses while attempting to advance towards Rabotino and nearby areas in the Zaphorohey direction. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division defending this direction destroyed four Ukrainian main battle tanks, six infantry fighting vehicles and 30-40 troops during a recent battle. | Videos and photos from the direction confirmed that several American-made Bradley vehicles were destroyed, po…

Ahmed Adel (2023-07-12). Central Banks Hoarding Gold After Russian Asset Freeze. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-07-12). The Proxy War Against Russia Could be Stopped Immediately and Thus a Third World War Prevented. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-12). More Grumbling From Zelensky Because NATO Doesn't Want Direct War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-12). Are nuclear weapons next after cluster bombs? workers.org So desperate is President Joe Biden to expand the U.S./NATO war against Russia being carried out in Ukraine, that on July 7 he announced plans to send in $800 million worth of cluster bombs. Over 120 countries, including many U.S. allies, have signed agreements to prohibit the production or use . . . |

Staff (2023-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2023. democracynow.org NATO Promises Ukraine Eventual Membership, But No Timeline Offered, U.N. Condemns Russian Veto to Extend Aid Delivery Route in Syria, Taliban Evicts Hundreds of Displaced Families from Kabul Camp, Killing 2 Children, Iowa GOP Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban That's Set to Go into Effect This Week, Vermont Floodwaters Recede, But Officials Warn More Destructive Rain Could Be on Its Way, Court Halts Section of Construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, EU Approves Nature Restoration Law in Win for Environment, Greek Coast Guard May Have Caused Disastrous June Shipwreck, Which Likely Killed Over 500 Migrants, "…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Russia becomes No.1 export destination for Chinese-made automobiles. ecns.cn Chinese-made automobiles are making a wider and firmer foothold in Russia amid a strong export momentum since the start of the year.

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-12). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-12). Russia's Spy Chief Says He Spoke With CIA Director About Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed on Wednesday that he spoke with CIA Director William Burns after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion. US media outlets reported at the end of June that Burns phoned Naryshkin to assure that the US was not involved in Prigozhin's mutiny. But Naryshkin said the two …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-12). Interview with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: The Failure of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive. libya360.wordpress.com If Ukraine uses cluster munitions, Russia will respond in kind! Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu gave an interview about the situation in Ukraine. Shoigu noted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive had failed.

Leonid Savin (2023-07-12). Russia-Cuba: a new beginning. thealtworld.com In the current geopolitical turbulence, not many countries continue to maintain an unambiguous and friendly stance towards Russia. Even among its neighbours there are states whose leaders prefer to keep silent or use the situation to improve their own position. But among old friends, the Republic of Cuba maintains a clear course. At the UN, Cuba always votes in favour of Russia (or against anti-Russian resolutions pushed by the collective West). Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed some support for Moscow's special military operation and condemned NATO countries. Cuban media, primarily those with inter…

Staff (2023-07-12). UN fails to agree Syria aid lifeline extension. thecanary.co On 11 July, the UN Security Council failed to reach consensus on extending a key Syria aid route. This threw into doubt a vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people. Russia vetoed a nine-month extension of the agreement authorising the operation of the conduit during a vote at the UN headquarters in …

Yves Engler (2023-07-12). Nation State 'Anarchists' Side With Capitalists to Silence Talk of Peace. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jul 10, 2023 | On June 19, Dimitri Lascaris began a cross country speaking tour on "Making Peace With Russia, One Handshake At A Time." A cabal of US and Canadian military funded figures such as Marcus Kolga and Jean-Christophe Boucher, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Ukrainian Embassy, campaigned to shut down events seeking to end the violence and danger of nuclear war. Despite requiring advanced tickets and only revealing the locales at the last-minute, five venues buckled to pressure and canceled. |

infobrics (2023-07-11). Russian POWs used as human shields during Ukrainian demining operations. infobrics.org The case exposes very clearly Kiev's anti-humanitarian practices.

infobrics (2023-07-11). BRICS Is Evolving from China-Russia Dream to Potential U.S. Nightmare. infobrics.org Global interest among nations seeking to join the BRICS economic bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is demonstrating its growing influence as a new geopolitical force with the potential to challenge the largely Western-led financial system…

Natylie Baldwin (2023-07-11). Intellectuals Featured in U.S. Media Present 1990s as Heyday of Russian Democracy: In Reality, Chaos and Desperation Reigned Before Vladimir Putin Became President. covertactionmagazine.com Below is an interview that I conducted with Sarah Lindemann-Komarova, an American who has lived in Siberia since 1992. She was a community development activist there for 20 years. She currently focuses on research and writing, mostly about Russia and community activism. Her work has been published in The Nation and she is the co-author of …

WSWS (2023-07-11). Turkish President Erdogan gives go-ahead for Sweden's NATO membership. wsws.org The announcement came on the eve of NATO's Vilnius summit, where a major escalation of the war on Russia will be discussed.

_____ (2023-07-11). A Kaleidoscope of Stories about Korean Society. journal-neo.org Review of the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by Theodore Jun Yoo In 2023, the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by South Korean Professor Theodore Jun Yoo was published in Russian. It was praised in the West as "a rare multidisciplinary study of the two Koreas from […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-11). Is Sleepy Joe Biden Trying to Outdo Hitler and History? journal-neo.org History is the most interesting subject for many reasons. Not the least of which is the fact it tends to repeat itself. And the fact that some are doomed by ignorance of this is an important lesson for today. Take German tanks, for instance. First, let's rehash a little history about the steppes of Russia […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-11). Ukraine lost over 26K troops in so-called counteroffensive. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine ¥s Armed Forces have lost more than 26 000 military and 3 000 units since June 4 in the so-called counteroffensive, the Russian Defense Minister Serguei Shoigu said Tuesday.

Ann Brown (2023-07-11). Russian Expert: Putin Can't Kill Wagner Boss Prigozhin Right Away, He Needs Him and Time to Figure Out Replacement. moguldom.com People who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin often go missing or wind up dead under mysterious circumstances, say observers. But one of his opponents, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is still around even after a failed attempt to oust Putin. Prigozhin is a former close confidant of Putin but is now a mercenary leader and outspoken critic of …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Defense Minister Shoigu Recalled Russia Has Cluster Munitions That Are More Effective Than American Ones. southfront.org Illustrative Image | In response to Washington's decision to supply the Ukrainian military with dangerous cluster munition, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu recalled that Russian forces also have similar weapons and they will be forced to use them against the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Shoigu noted that similar Russian shells are more effective than those made by the US, but the Russian military refrained from using them because of the threat to civilians. | Cluster munitions consist of s…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Velikaya Novosyolka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian Army continue in north of Pryyutne; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near the village of Makarivka; | Russian forces repelled AFU attacks near Urozhaine; | The AFU attempt to gain a stronghold near the small river between Rovnopol and Priyutnoe; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 5 pickups, 5 artillery…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Robotyne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kherson; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Per…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation South Of Bakhmut On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Klishchiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kurdyumivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Ivanivske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Stupochky; | The AFU captured some positions to the northwest of Klishchiivka. The village and the commanding heights in the area are under Russian control; | On July 10, Chechen forces captured five Ukraini…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Russian Strike Destroyed Warehouses With Western Long-Range Missiles In Mykolaiv Region — Report. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Ukrainian Forces Struck Peaceful Cities In Zaporozhie Region With Storm Shadow And HIMARS Missiles. southfront.org On July 11, Ukrainian forces struck the city of Berdyansk in the Zaporozhie region with Storm Shadow missiles. The local authorities confirmed explosions in the city. Another target was the town of Tokmak in the same Zaporozhie region, which was targeted by HIMARS missiles. | The Kiev regime continues strikes with foreign missiles on civilian cities under Russian control. | There were at least two attacks on the city of Berdyansk in the afternoon. The first wave of missiles was intercepte…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). White House Says Ukraine Joining NATO Means War With Russia. news.antiwar.com The White House said Tuesday that NATO membership for Ukraine isn't going to happen anytime soon since it would mean war with Russia. "Of course, they are at war right now. So, NATO membership in the immediate future isn't likely because that would put NATO at war with Russia," White House National Security Council spokesman …

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to attend BRI Forum in China. ecns.cn Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in China in October.

teleSUR (2023-07-12). UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net Some Western countries expressed their opposition to the anti-blasphemy laws and, at the same time, strongly denounced the burning of the Quran in Sweden. An Iraqi immigrant to Sweden burned the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque last month, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and demands by Muslim states for action. | Related: | The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on Wednesday, July 12, a resolution condemning acts of religious hatred such as the burning of the Quran, even though several countries…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-07-12). Towards NATO's Direct Participation in Ukraine? globalresearch.ca

Catherine Crockett (2023-07-12). Friday 7/14: Protest Rally: NO U.S. Cluster Munitions to Ukraine. indybay.org Window On The Bay / Monterey Waterfront Park, 717 Del Monte Ave., Monterey, CA…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-12). Report: Biden Administration Debating Sending ATACMs to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is quietly debating whether or not to provide Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported at the end of June that the administration was moving closer to providing Ukraine with ATACMS, which …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-12). British Defense Minister Says Ukraine Needs to Show More Gratitude. news.antiwar.com British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday that Ukraine needs to show more gratitude for the support it receives from the West when asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of NATO's communiqué. "Whether we like it or not, people want to see a bit of gratitude," Wallace told reporters. A day earlier, Zelensky wrote …

Stephanie Pavlick (2023-07-11). US deepens Ukraine conflict by promising cluster bombs, which target civilians. liberationnews.org As war goes on, the U.S. continues to escalate it, and to get more and more directly involved.

Editor (2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.

Anand Naidoo (2023-07-11). The Heat: U.S. Cluster Bombs to Ukraine. america.cgtn.com In a controversial move, the U.S. will supply Ukraine with cluster bombs. And, is President Joe Biden under pressure to step aside? As the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws closer, members of his own party are urging Joe Biden to make way for a new, …

Anonymous765 (2023-07-11). NATO Summit Begins Without Victories On Ukrainian Front. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). Blinken Says Ukraine Would Be 'Defenseless' Without Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday defended the Biden administration's decision to arm Ukraine with widely-banned cluster munitions, which have a devastating impact on civilians. The US is providing Ukraine with cluster munitions in the form of 155mm artillery shells. Blinken said without the cluster bombs, Ukraine would be "defenseless" because the US and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). Zelensky Slams NATO's Vague Commitment on Ukraine's Membership. news.antiwar.com NATO leaders issued a communiqué on Tuesday at the end of the first day of the alliance's summit in Vilnius that dealt with the issue of Ukraine's future membership. The communiqué said NATO would waive the Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine, which requires reforms to meet certain requirements. Waiving the MAP would speed up …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-11). Ukraine, Ecocide and Complicity: Why the Climate Movement Should Not Become a Fig Leaf for NATS. libya360.wordpress.com Urbanramblings This poster is displayed on the side of the Dutch Embassy in Moscow and shows the number of people killed in the Donbass between 2014 and 2022. If you walk down the Arbat in the same city you will see hundreds of poster sized billboards memorialising the children killed by Ukrainian shelling into the…

The Exposé (2023-07-11). BBC News led 'Trusted News Initiative' major factor in 2 Million Excess Deaths across the West due to extreme censorship of the dangers of COVID Vaccination. expose-news.com In 2019 the Government of the United Kingdom established a Ministry of Truth, led by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), in response to what they claimed was the overwhelming amount of misinformation …