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2023-06-27: News Headlines

_____ (2023-06-27). Turkey and Iran part ways… journal-neo.org Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan has begun his first trip abroad after his latest inauguration — a visit to the internationally unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). After that trip he will visit Azerbaijan. It could hardly be said that Ankara has opened a completely new, and hitherto unsuspected page in the agenda of […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-27). Cuba attends sports conference in Azerbaijan. plenglish.com Baku, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) A Cuban delegation is attending the 7th International Conference for Physical Education and Sports, MINEPS VII, taking place in this capital from June 26 to 29, 2023, Cuban Ambassador to Baku, Carlos Valdes, told Prensa Latina.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-27). Cuban President Describes Today ¥s Financial Order Unfair, Exclusive. orinocotribune.com Paris, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday urged for an international financial order that helps stop countries of the South plunging into underdevelopment and subjecting them to domination of outdated institutions. | At the Summit, called by France for a New World Financial Pact, the Cuban leader who is attending as G-77+China Chairman described present financial order as unfair, anti-democratic, speculative and exclusive. | Díaz…

Ann Brown (2023-06-26). After Telling Black Americans To Boycott Florida, NAACP President Shows Up At Yacht Party In Cannes, France. moguldom.com Every year the media is flooded with glamorous photos from the famed Cannes Film Festival, an international star-studded film awards event that takes place in France. The film festival typically takes place in May, but a month later, there is also an event for the people behind the scenes. The Cannes Lions International Festival of …

WSWS (2023-06-27). Strikes erupt across Spain as snap general election campaign begins. wsws.org Mass strikes are erupting across Spain on the eve of the snap elections called by the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government after its electoral debacle last month.

Staff (2023-06-27). Headlines for June 27, 2023. democracynow.org Putin Tells Wagner Mercenaries to Join Russian Military or Face Exile in Belarus, Zelensky Visits Frontline Troops; Biden Administration Announces New Arms for Ukraine, UNICEF Warns 100,000 Sudanese Child Refugees in Chad Face New Dangers, Israeli Settlers Storm Palestinian Village in West Bank, Torching Homes and Firing Guns, Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Supreme Court to Allow Sexual Assault Survivors to Sue Ohio State University, Supreme Court Sides with Biden on ICE Deportations, Audio Reveals Trump Showed "Highly Confidential" Document to Publi…


Staff (2023-06-27). "Dead Men Walking": James Risen on How the Wagner Revolt Threatens Both Putin & Prigozhin. democracynow.org The Kremlin says it has dropped criminal charges against Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries after he attempted to lead an aborted mutiny against the Russian military. Prigozhin has reportedly arrived in Belarus. We speak with James Risen, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Intercept, who covered the 1991 attempted coup in Moscow and says Prigozhin may have had a chance to complete his march on Moscow and topple the government, but he lost his nerve. Risen says the rebellion exposed Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule as hollow. "Prigozhin is clearly a threat, as long as he&#82…

teleSUR (2023-06-27). Russian President Lays Out Options for Wagner Soldiers. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Wagner forces to relocate to Belarus if they wanted, sign a contract with Russia's Defence Ministry, or return to their families. | RELATED: | Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Russian intelligence services were investigating whether Western spy agencies played a role in the aborted mutiny. | OPTIONS FOR WAGNER SOLDIERS: | "We knew that the…

jamanetwork (2023-06-27). Transgender Identity and Suicide Attempts and Mortality in Denmark. jamanetwork.com This nationwide cohort study in Denmark examines the association between individuals who identify as transgender and rates of suicide attempt and mortality (suicide, unrelated, and all cause).

Atilio Borón (2023-06-27). Habermas and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org The prevailing rarefied ideological climate that Germany and most European countries are suffering from today makes a very cautious call for prudence and negotiation a criminal offense that deserves to be punished with ostracism.

infobrics (2023-06-26). Europe and US join efforts to informal understanding with Iran to de-escalate tensions. infobrics.org European efforts towards de-escalation are quite aligned with the US thinking and should not be seen (despite having come under fire) as an exercise on Europe's strategic autonomy. It in effect seems to have full blessing from Washington.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-26). Mali and MINUSMA: Pseudo-Science and Imperialism Caught Red-Handed. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Franklin Nyamsi, President, Institut de l'Afrique des Libertés / African Freedom Institute In a study[1] published on June 19, 2023 on the reference site of the Egmont Institute, based in the capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels, a duo of researchers from this organization set out to analyze the correlation between the action…




Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Germany To Deploy 4,000 Troops In Lithuania On A Permanent Basis. southfront.org Germany is going to transfer a brigade of 4,000 troops to Lithuania and deploy them there on a permanent basis, according to the head of the German Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius at a press conference in Vilnius on June 26. Lithuania can be considered a Baltic outpost of NATO's military presence in Russia's own backyard, given Lithuania borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. | The measure is reportedly aimed at assisting in securing the alliance's eastern flank. The Ministe…

ecns.cn (2023-06-27). People becoming more green, survey finds. ecns.cn Children pose for a group photo at the Xianshanhu scenic area in Changxing county of Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 23, 2023.in Germany and Japan."ÄÄ"ÄÄIn the catering sector, for example, each US citizen on average wastes 64 kilograms of food a year.

WSWS (2023-06-27). African Book Festival in Germany and the attack on Mohamedou Ould Slahi—another case of political censorship. wsws.org A pernicious form of political censorship is developing in German cultural circles and the media, involving the persecution of progressive artists and critics of the establishment on the basis of false accusations of anti-Semitism.

Bilal Zahoor (2023-06-27). Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis. mronline.org Today's immigrant policies and political discourses across most parts of the Global North are reminiscent of a colonial Othering.

WSWS (2023-06-27). How Syriza's betrayals strengthened the extreme political right in Greece. wsws.org Based on an analysis of Syriza's class character as representative of an upper middle class strata, advancing a pro-capitalist programme, the International Committee of the Fourth International warned that it would rapidly renege on its promises and impose the austerity offensive demanded by Greece's creditors—leading to the strengthening of right-wing and fascistic forces.

infobrics (2023-06-26). Hungary could block EU plans to increase arms funds for Ukraine by €3.5 billion. infobrics.org Tensions continue to build between Budapest and Kiev.




Editor (2023-06-27). Declassified files expose British role in NATO's Gladio terror armies. mronline.org Newly declassified British files shed disturbing light on the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Have spies in London applied these lessons in Ukraine?>

infobrics (2023-06-27). China and Russia Hasten BRICS Payments System Plans. infobrics.org China and Russia are hastening their innovative BRICS payment infrastructure, potentially revolutionizing international trade…

infobrics (2023-06-27). How BRICS Expansion Threatens U.S Dominance. infobrics.org The expansion of BRICS, an acronym for five regional economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has the potential of cutting the influence of the United States in global politics and trade…

infobrics (2023-06-27). BRICS Vaccine Research & Development Center Can Play a Vital Role in Providing Equitable Access to Vaccines. infobrics.org Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, addressed the BRICS Health Ministers Meeting 2023 on the side-lines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The meeting brought together health ministers from BRICS member countries- Brazil, China, Russia, and South Africa…

infobrics (2023-06-27). US anticipated more bloodshed in Wagner's mutiny. infobrics.org Russian military power is not "cracking," as Borrell claims.

_____ (2023-06-27). Prigozhin: Washington's "Manchurian Candidate" Inside the Halls of Russian Power. journal-neo.org




_____ (2023-06-27). How does Mongolia see Russia's relationship with China — as a threat, or as an opportunity? journal-neo.org

Matthew Ehret (2023-06-27). The Bolshevik Color Revolution of 1917 and Prighozin's 2023 Gambit: Trotsky, Russell, and the War on Civilization. thelastamericanvagabond.com Amidst this week's strange attempt to instigate a military coup from the head of Russia's Wagner Group, President Putin took a loud stand calling out the operation as a foreign directed insurgency with parallels drawn from the chaotic revolution of 1917. Just as in 1917, the nation was at war with an enemy on the

DLI (2023-06-27). Wagner "coup" in a "January 6" moment for Russia? indybay.org Eerily, the aborted "coup" by Wagner warlord Y. Prigorzhin over the weekend resembled–with obvious differences– the January 6th D.C. "insurrection " in the US. Even more alarmingly, it portends a wildly international situation, where the 2 greatest global military powers both face wildly unpredictable political futures, while billions of our Planetary citizens could be wiped out in an accidental and/or uncontrollable nuclear exchange.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-27). Ukraine: How the Green Party in the US and Canada Stumble on Matters of International Law. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Annis Green Party figures in U.S. and Canada condemn the NATO provocations leading to conflict in Ukraine, but muddy the waters with condemnation of Russia. Those who choose to accept a Western interpretation of the already-loose concept of 'international law' are doing a disservice to the people of Russia and Ukraine. Jill Stein, former…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-27). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with RT Television, Moscow, June 26, 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Question: What is the international reaction to the failed mutiny? Sergey Lavrov: It makes no sense to go over everything that has filled the media in the last few days. Everyone can see and hear the international reaction. Every adult can assess it. Question: Did Russia's allies express support? Sergey Lavrov: In their numerous phone calls to President Vladimir…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-27). What Happens in Russia After the Longest Day? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Following Wagner's 'rebellion' — which was nothing more than a blatant coup attempt, and a PR stunt demonstrated by Prighozin's top-notch theatrics — NATO and the Collective West's excitement over the possibility of Russia descending into chaos and civil war were quickly turned into utter disappointment. The first draft of the extraordinary events that took place…




Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Military Situation In Donbass On June 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Neveske; | Russian artillery destroyed an armament repair and recovery facility of the AFU near Novoyakovlevka; | Russian artillery destroyed a communication centre of the AFU near Ivanovka; | The AFU reportedly took control of Rivnopol; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue n…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU reportedly took control of Rivnopol; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Mirnoye; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Rabotino; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 2 M…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Military Situation In Syria On June 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 3 — in Idlib province, 2 — in Latakia province; | On June 26, Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus; | On June 27, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces in Sarjah; | On June 26, four people were wounded during the in…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Last night, fire broke out in Kharkiv as a result of Russian strike; | Explosions thundered at the AFU facilities in Kremenchug; | Explosions thundered at the AFU facilities in Sumy; | Explosions thundered at the AFU facilities in Krivoy Rog; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Kuzemivka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Velyk…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-27). Russian Forces Repelled Twelve Ukrainian Attacks Over The Past Day — Russian MoD. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is reporting on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine on a daily basis. According to the Russian military, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attempted offensive operations in different regions. | Two Ukrainian attacks were repelled by the units of the Russian Center group of troops in the area of Krasny Liman. Russian air strikes and artillery fire defeated units of the 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades of the AFU near Cher…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-27). Was Prigozhin's Mutiny a Western Intelligence Op Derailed by Russia's Spies? sonar21.com There is still no consensus about the motive for Yevgeny Prigozhin's and there is a lot of speculation. Some have posed the false dichotomy of having to choose "real coup"…




Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-06-27). Daniel Ellsberg's Last Warning Was To Stop Nuclear War, Here's How. popularresistance.org Daniel Ellsberg died on June 16, 2023 at the age of 92. In his final months of life, he spoke out about the importance of whistleblowing and the risk of nuclear war resulting from US aggression against Russia and China. Ellsberg urged people not to wait to take action. Clearing the FOG spoke with Jack Cohen-Joppa, co-coordinator of the Nuclear Resister and steering committee member of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons, about the long history of and ongoing resistance to nuclear weapons. Cohen-Joppa also talks about actions targeting Raytheon and depleted uranium use in Ukraine. He provides inform…

noreply (2023-06-27). A Pure Unrefined Military Porn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com There is nothing like this in NATO, period. No, some may have similarities in function but Tor-M2 proved itself an absolute monster of short range AD. Not that others, like S1 Pantsir, did worse. They also performed brilliantly. But here is the combat work of two Tor-M2 systems. Another thing about Tors is that they can launch while moving and, as you may have guessed it, they are fully netcentric. Plus, IRIS-T and NASAMS performed in VSU primarily as useless targets for Russia's stand-off weapons thus providing dismal, in fact embarrassing, combat record. This also doesn't mean that VSU doesn't have a leaker her…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-27). Did Putin anticipate the coup bid by Wagner's Prigozhin? peoplesdispatch.org Former Indian diplomat M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes the coup attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner group. He maintains that Russian intelligence was aware of the possibility of this insurrection attempt and Prigozhin's likely ties to western spy agencies…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-27). Russia claims its air force intercepted three UK planes that were approaching its borders. peoplesdispatch.org Two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted two British fighter jets and a spy plane approaching the Russian border from across the Black Sea and forced them to turn away, Russia claimed. The rise in direct air skirmishes involving NATO air forces near Russian borders has raised fears of direct confrontation and the escalation of the war in Ukraine…

Staff (2023-06-27). The Failed Coup in Russia: Preliminary Assessment [Brian Becker Seminar Preview]. soundcloud.com In this patrons-only Q&A seminar, Brian analyzes the attempted coup in Russia by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops from the mercenary Wagner group. Brian discusses who Prigozhin is, why mercenaries are working for Russia, how this happened, how this compares with Trump's efforts to stay in the White House after losing the 2020 election, and …

unitedEditor (2023-06-27). The Future of Multipolar World. uwidata.com United World International continues publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. The conference was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative (Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' Forum (China) and the International Russophile Movement. Today we present the speech of Doctor Dalbir Singh …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-06-27). Daniel Ellsberg's Last Warning Was To Stop Nuclear War, Here's How. popularresistance.org Daniel Ellsberg died on June 16, 2023 at the age of 92. In his final months of life, he spoke out about the importance of whistleblowing and the risk of nuclear war resulting from US aggression against Russia and China. Ellsberg urged people not to wait to take action. Clearing the FOG spoke with Jack Cohen-Joppa, co-coordinator of the Nuclear Resister and steering committee member of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons, about the long history of and ongoing resistance to nuclear weapons. Cohen-Joppa also talks about actions targeting Raytheon and depleted uranium use in Ukraine. He provides inform…

noreply (2023-06-27). A Pure Unrefined Military Porn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com There is nothing like this in NATO, period. No, some may have similarities in function but Tor-M2 proved itself an absolute monster of short range AD. Not that others, like S1 Pantsir, did worse. They also performed brilliantly. But here is the combat work of two Tor-M2 systems. Another thing about Tors is that they can launch while moving and, as you may have guessed it, they are fully netcentric. Plus, IRIS-T and NASAMS performed in VSU primarily as useless targets for Russia's stand-off weapons thus providing dismal, in fact embarrassing, combat record. This also doesn't mean that VSU doesn't have a leaker her…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-27). Did Putin anticipate the coup bid by Wagner's Prigozhin? peoplesdispatch.org Former Indian diplomat M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes the coup attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner group. He maintains that Russian intelligence was aware of the possibility of this insurrection attempt and Prigozhin's likely ties to western spy agencies…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-27). Russia claims its air force intercepted three UK planes that were approaching its borders. peoplesdispatch.org Two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted two British fighter jets and a spy plane approaching the Russian border from across the Black Sea and forced them to turn away, Russia claimed. The rise in direct air skirmishes involving NATO air forces near Russian borders has raised fears of direct confrontation and the escalation of the war in Ukraine…

Staff (2023-06-27). The Failed Coup in Russia: Preliminary Assessment [Brian Becker Seminar Preview]. soundcloud.com In this patrons-only Q&A seminar, Brian analyzes the attempted coup in Russia by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops from the mercenary Wagner group. Brian discusses who Prigozhin is, why mercenaries are working for Russia, how this happened, how this compares with Trump's efforts to stay in the White House after losing the 2020 election, and …

unitedEditor (2023-06-27). The Future of Multipolar World. uwidata.com United World International continues publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. The conference was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative (Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' Forum (China) and the International Russophile Movement. Today we present the speech of Doctor Dalbir Singh …

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-27). Russian and Syrian planes bomb terrorist bastions. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Syrian and Russian fighters bombed for the third consecutive day the bastions and fortifications of radical groups in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, some 250 kilometers northwest of this capital.

Bharat Dogra (2023-06-27). Ten Factors Which Could Lead to the Ukraine Proxy Conflict Becoming a Direct War Between Russia and America. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Russia shows return to order after Wagner revolt. ecns.cn Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appeared on state media inspecting Russian troops in Ukraine, making his first public appearance following an armed rebellion by the Wagner private military group.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-27). Ukraine starts new offensive in Zaporizhzhia. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian troops have launched a new offensive in the Orekhovsky direction, near the settlement of Rabotino, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Vladimir Rogov, leader of the "We Are with Russia" movement, reported on Telegram Tuesday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-27). Venezuela expresses support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Government on Tuesday expressed its support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in light of the destabilizing attempts by the Wagner group and its leader, Yevgueni Prigozhin.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-27). Presidents of Russia and UAE agree to intensify cooperation. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The presidents of Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Vladimir Putin and Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, discussed the future development of cooperation between the two countries in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-27). Russia denounces possible provocations involving Zaporozhye NPP. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Given the failure of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian authorities are considering different provocation plans involving the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the deputy governor of the region, Vladimir Rogov, denounced.

thecommunists (2023-06-27). Sergei Lavrov on western imperialism, nazism and the rise of the global south. thecommunists.org The following interview with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was conducted by RT at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (Spief) in June. It is reproduced here with thanks. ***** RT: Hello, Mr Lavrov, thank you for agreeing to speak with us. Hello. RT: Let's start with Ukraine. As we all know, the western countries …

Tuqa Khalid (2023-06-27). Russia Investigating if Western Spy Agencies Were Involved in Wagner Mutiny: Lavrov. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-06-26). Will Indian Rupee and Russian Ruble Rule Transactions Along the 7,200 km Transport Corridor in the Future?>. infobrics.org India is looking at the rupee ruble payment system with Russia as a long term arrangement. An exercise that started off primarily to ease payments after Russia was barred from accessing the SWIFT international system as part of the stringent sanctions on Moscow, is no more a temporary project linked just to skirt the stringent measures…

infobrics (2023-06-26). West's predictions about coup in Russia proved wrong. infobrics.org Western journalists did not understand the real situation in Russia, naively believing that there would be a real coup d'état in Moscow.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). Maduro Pledges Solidarity with Russia Amid Insurrection Attempt. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a greeting of solidarity and support to the people of Russia after an attempt of armed insurrection against President Vladimir Putin was successfully overcome this past Saturday. | The Head of State expressed these words during the concluding ceremony of the events commemorating the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo and Bolivarian Army Day. | "I want to send from Campo de Carabobo all our solidarity and support to Russia, which has been able to face an attempt of treason, an attempt of civil war, and is now in peace," he said. "From Venezuela, all our support to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-26). FSB Spooked the CIA on Prigozhin Coup. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar The CNN, followed by the New York Times, broke the story on Sunday that the US and western intelligence were indeed aware of the failed coup attempt on Friday night by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group of Russian military contractors, "for quite some time and making preparations for such a move, including…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-26). What Does Dedollarisation Mean for Africa? libya360.wordpress.com David Hundeyin Kenyan president backs Pan-African payment system as a step toward the de-dollarization of the continent Dedollarisation may be invoked as a diplomatic hot button issue where China, Russia and India are concerned, but for Africa it is very much an existential one. "Russia and China: Partners in Dedollarisation." "Will India Support China and…

Editor (2023-06-26). U.S. admits defeat in war on Russia and China. mronline.org Confronted with the realities of life the Biden administration has in the last days acknowledged defeat in two on its most egregious and delusional foreign policy games.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-27). An Independent Audit of US Funding for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Heather Kaiser, Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of seemingly wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). Zelensky Says No Elections in Ukraine Until War Is Over. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week that there will be no Ukrainian presidential election in 2024 if martial law is still in effect, The New Voice of Ukraine reported. Zelensky's five-year term is due to end in 2024, but his comments suggest that it will be extended indefinitely if the war isn't over …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). US Announces $500 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine that includes new Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and munitions for various weapons systems. The provision of new Bradleys and Strykers comes after Ukraine lost armored vehicles in the first few weeks of its counteroffensive. A US military official told …

unitedEditor (2023-06-27). Counteroffensive in Ukraine? uwidata.com On the last day of April of this year, a report in the London newspaper The Times citing British officials stated that, although the Ukrainian Armed Forces were not prepared for the counter-offensive, they had no choice but to carry it out. The sources added that Ukraine was unlikely to achieve more than "modest territorial …

Anonymous765 (2023-06-27). Wagner Fighters Still Threaten Ukrainian Front Lines. southfront.org |

Drago Bosnic (2023-06-27). Ukraine Forces' Suicidal Attacks: Staggering Losses and Casualties. globalresearch.ca

Heather Kaiser (2023-06-27). All aboard the gravy train: an independent audit of US funding for Ukraine. thegrayzone.com In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of seemingly wasteful, unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, touted her organization's push to guarantee transparency for US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine. "We are involved …

WSWS (2023-06-27). Australia announces another $110 million for US-NATO proxy war in Ukraine. wsws.org Australia's prominent role in the Ukraine conflict underscores the fact that the war is morphing into a global confrontation.

infobrics (2023-06-26). Why are NATO ISR and heavy weapons in South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant?>. infobrics.org Mysterious "guards" have appeared and even placed what can only be described as ammunition crates inside the NPP. And it doesn't seem to be small arms ammunition, but something much bigger, such as shells or even rockets, all of which have foreign markings.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-26). Why are NATO ISR and Heavy Weapons in the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Amid numerous disturbing reports about possible false flag operations involving nuclear devices and weapons, the Kiev regime seems to be escalating its actions in this regard. According to various local sources, the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), located in the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in the Nikolayev region (oblast), has been effectively taken…

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2023-06-26: News Headlines

Editor (2023-06-26). Jerusalem's Armenian Community Fears Erasure After Controversial Land Deal. scheerpost.com A shady property deal threatens to transform part of the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City into a luxury resort. "It will change the status quo and the entire picture of Jerusalem," says Armenian activist Hagop Djernazian.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-26). Macron is 'inappropriate' for BRICS, According to Moscow. orinocotribune.com French President Emmanuel Macron's attendance at a meeting of BRICS leaders would be "inappropriate," considering his government's stance against Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. Paris confirmed this week that Macron is seeking an invitation to the bloc's summit in South Africa in August. | Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ryabkov explained that Russia's opposition to Macron's potential appearance was based on France's efforts to isolate Moscow and its support for NATO's goal of inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Russia in the Ukraine conflict. | "We are not hiding this positio…

_____ (2023-06-25). Can Europe Break Free of Atlanticism? strategic-culture.org Europe has every reason to support the development of an independent foreign policy that rejects U.S. dominance and militarisation in favour of embracing international cooperation and a more democratic world order, writes Vijay Prashad. | By Vijay PRASHAD | It is difficult to make sense of many events these days. | France's behaviour, for instance, is hard to square. On the one hand, French President Emmanuel Macron On the other hand, he

Editor (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Uprise Collapses, Putin in Control, Prigozhin Agrees to Exile in Belarus, Wagner Under MoD. scheerpost.com By Alexander Mercouris / YouTube Editor's Note: We are posting this account of the Wagner conflict because, according to Michael Brenner, a professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS/Johns Hopkins who has written extensively about the Ukrainian proxy war,"This is the …

Kelly McClure (2023-06-25). Rebellion Pulls Back From Moscow, Wagner Group Retreats to Belarus in Deal. truthout.org Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner private army has pulled back from their advance into Moscow on Saturday, agreeing to retreat towards Belarus in a deal struck that will spare them prosecution for their rebellion. After previously stating that his army had no intention of backing down, the fray fizzled out rather quickly, with Prigozhin later stating that he wished to avoid bloodshed. |

Will Porter (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection'. news.antiwar.com This is an updated version of a previous article. Russia's Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges against the company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, …

Brian Berletic (2023-06-25). Russia's "Civil War" Evaporates as Ukraine's Offensive Enters Week 4. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 25, 2023: | — Ukraine's offensive enters its 4th week with the line of contact relatively unchanged and having suffered immense losses; | — Western governments and commentators have been increasingly calling for more "wonder weapons" and even Western military intervention as prospects dim for Ukraine; | — The Wagner mutiny in Rostov, southern Russia was an ill-conceived gamble by Wagner's figurehead Yevgeny Prigozhin; | — The crisis resolved itself within 24 hours with Prigozhin's exile to Belarus and Wagner forces being fully integrated into the Russ…

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Russia Endeavors to Defuse Wagner Rebellion. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Russia appears to have stabilized the situation after the country's Wagner private military group was accused of attempting to launch an armed rebellion. | RELATED: | A compromise was reached between Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner group, through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on late Saturday. | The incident did not cause a major disorder in Russian society and people's life in Moscow and…

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China-built largest hydropower project in Central and Eastern Europe breaks ground. ecns.cn The groundbreaking ceremony for the Dabar Hydropower Plant, which will be built by China Gezhouba Group, was held Friday in the entity Republika Srpska (RS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-26). Warehouses With Ammunition For Ukraine Again Burning In Bulgaria. southfront.org Emilian Gebrev | On the night of June 25, a series of explosions thundered in ammunition depots in Bulgaria. The facility belonged to the notorious Bulgarian arms dealer Emilian Gebrev who declared that he had been supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014. | According to the local reports, large fire again caught the warehouses in Karnobat. The fire was preceded by large explosions. As a result of the incident, no one was injured, but the facility completely burned down. |

Andy Kroll (2023-06-25). Yes, We Have Home-Grown Fascists. tomdispatch.com One day when I was about six, I was walking with my dad in New York City. We noticed that someone had stuck little folded squares of paper under the windshield wipers of the cars parked on the street beside us. My father picked one up and read it. I saw his face grow dark with anger. "What is it, Papa?" "It's a message from people who think that all Jews should be killed." This would have been in the late 1950s, a time when the Nazi extermination of millions of Jews in Europe was still fresh in the American consciousness. Not, you might have thought, a good season for sowing murderous antisemitism in lower Manhat…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-25). It wasn't "bird flu" that killed wild birds in Europe last spring, it was radiation sickness. expose-news.com "It is striking: the areas with colonies that were heavily affected by bird flu last year remained vacant this year, including those of Waterdunen (ZL), Wagejot and De Petten on Texel (NH), …

Tyler Walicek (2023-06-25). UC Berkeley Holds Thousands of Native Remains Despite Repatriation Requests. truthout.org European colonialism, in the course of its centuries-long project to subjugate the Indigenous inhabitants of North America, has so relentlessly persecuted Native peoples that peace has been denied them even in death. In the path of a continental genocide trails a further insult: White archaeologists have ransacked Native graves by the thousands, exhuming bodies and stealing countless items of… |

Phoebe Cooke, DeSmog. (2023-06-25). Most EU Hydrogen Projects Risk Prolonging Use Of Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org The European Commission is facing calls to assess the climate impact of scores of proposed hydrogen projects after data revealed that 90 percent of them could be used to prolong the use of planet-warming natural gas. | Companies operating Europe's existing natural gas infrastructure are seeking to preserve the value of their assets by converting them to carry clean-burning hydrogen to power homes and industry in line with legally-binding climate targets. | But the data compiled by Brussels-based research and advocacy group Food & Water Action Europe, and shared with DeSmog, shows that 57 percent of 147 hydro…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-25). Polish-German Dispute On The Rise. southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Greece: Landslide Victory for Conservative New Democracy Party. telesurenglish.net Greece's conservative New Democracy party won Sunday's legislative elections, gaining a comfortable parliamentary majority that will allow it to form a government for a second four-year term. | RELATED: | Nearly complete results showed Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party with 40.56 percent of the vote, while his main rival, Alexis Tsipras of the leftist Syriza party, got 17.83 percent. | The New Democracy Party thus secured 158 seats in…

DLI (2023-06-26). Wagner "coup" in a "January 6" moment for Russia? indybay.org Eerily, the aborted "coup" by Wagner warlord Y. Prigorzhin over the weekend resembled–with obvious differences– the January 6th D.C. "insurrection " in the US. Even more alarmingly, it portends a wildly international situation, where the 2 greatest global military powers both face wildly unpredictable political futures, while billions of our Planetary citizens could be wiped out in an accidental and/or uncontrollable nuclear exchange.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). China supports Russia in maintaining national stability: FM. ecns.cn China supports Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-26). Chinese FM meets Russian deputy FM in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in Beijing on Sunday.

Federico Fuentes, Alexandr Zamyatin (2023-06-26). A Russian leftist deciphers Prigozhin's failed armed rebellion. greenleft.org.au Thousands of troops belonging to the Wagner Private Military Company, a mercenary force linked to the Russian regime, crossed back over the border from Ukraine and marched towards Moscow, on June 23. Russian leftist and former local councillor in Moscow, Alexandr Zamyatin explains why.

infobrics (2023-06-26). West's predictions about coup in Russia proved wrong. infobrics.org Western journalists did not understand the real situation in Russia, naively believing that there would be a real coup d'état in Moscow.

Max Blumenthal (2023-06-26). The real casualties of Russia's 'civil war': the Beltway expert class. thegrayzone.com Numerous serious casualties were incurred during Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's supposed "coup." The Grayzone offers an in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America's top Russia experts against their own credibility. When Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a supposed revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 23, sending his forces on a march toward Moscow following a series of tirades against the country's defense establishment, Washington's expert class overflowed with an orgy of regime change …

ecns.cn (2023-06-25). Ministry: China backs Russia's national stability. ecns.cn China expressed its support for Russia's efforts in maintaining its stability, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday, a day after a rebellion by a Russian mercenary force was resolved peacefully…

Larry Johnson (2023-06-26). Prigozhin — Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up? sonar21.com I find it fascinating that the Western narrative surrounding Yevgeny Prigozhin now emphasizes his virulent hatred of the Russian Ministry of Defense and portrays him as the Commander and "brains"…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-06-26). Russia's FSB spooked CIA on Prigozhin 'coup'. peoplesdispatch.org It wouldn't have escaped the attention of Russian intelligence analysts that Prigozhin's ranting and ravings from Donetsk from last autumn and winter began originally on the operational aspects of the Bakhmut war front in Donetsk oblast, but incrementally began acquiring political overtones. The 'known known' here is that the Russian intelligence was under instructions to be in 'listening mode'

_____ (2023-06-25). What About the Ukrainian 'Counteroffensive'? strategic-culture.org After 'the de facto declaration of the beginning of the military onslaught', not one single objective evidence was presented of its success. | Ukrainian long announced, long awaited counteroffensive has officially begun! Hip, hip, hooray! At last! Though the courage and bravery of the Russian army have stopped them in their tracks in the Zaporozhye region. The tactics deployed by the Ukrainian troops relying on the 'indestructible'

Anonymous103 (2023-06-25). Military Situation In Donbass On June 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Serebryansky; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Avdeevka; | The AFU made slight advances near Klishchiivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashes between Russia…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-25). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Robotyne; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kushugum; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 4 armored vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 3 howitzers were destroyed i…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-25). Military Situation In Syria On June 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 25, an IED blast targeted vehicle of a commander of Turkish-backed SNA faction near Afrin; | On June 25, unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a HQ of pro-Iranian groups in Abu Kamal city with machine guns; | On June 25, unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a SAA vehicle in the Muzayrib area. Four SAA servicemen allegedly were ki…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-25). New Videos Show Recent Strikes On HTS Logistic Bases, Drone Workshops In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On June 25, videos surfaced online showing some of the recent Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes that hit positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The strikes reportedly targeted logistic bases and drone workshops of the terrorist groups, who escalated their attacks earlier this…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Blinken on Russia Crisis: 'We Haven't Seen the Last Act'. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested on Sunday that the US was expecting more unrest in Russia following Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's two-day uprising. "I think we're in the midst of a moving picture. We haven't seen the last act. We're watching it very closely and carefully," Blinken told CBS News on Sunday. When asked …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Reports Say US Intelligence Knew Prigozhin Was Planning Mutiny in Russia. news.antiwar.com Several US media outlets are claiming that US intelligence was aware Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning to take military action against Russia's defense establishment before his short-lived uprising began on Friday. According to a report from The New York Times, US intelligence officials briefed senior military and Biden administration officials on Wednesday about Prigozhin's …

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-06-25). PSL Statement: The Failed Coup in Russia. liberationnews.org An attempted coup directed against Russia's military forces has ended. The leader of the coup attempt, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has agreed to leave Russia.

Scott Ritter (2023-06-25). Video: The Wagner Group Insurgency Directed against President Putin. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca Judge Napolitano interviews Scott Ritter on recent developments in Russia, following the insurgency of the Wagner Mercenary Group directed against President Putin. | According to press reports, the Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: | "Ordered his troops to march towards Moscow to …

Staff (2023-06-25). Putin Condemns Threats by Wagner Group Leader, Reaches Agreement. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a message to the nation regarding the situation created by the Wagner group after its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was accused of trying to organize an armed "insurrection." Putin described Prigozhin's actions as a "military mutiny" and pointed out that any revolt is "a deadly threat." Hours earlier, Prigozhin accused the Russian Army of shelling one of his camps and called for an uprising against the military command amid the military operation in Ukraine, in which the Wagner group is participating. | "We faced a betrayal. Exorbitant ambition led to a betrayal o…

WSWS (2023-06-25). The failed coup in Russia: Causes and consequences. wsws.org A coup attempt led by Evgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Russian Wagner mercenary force, collapsed in the evening hours of Saturday, local time.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-06-25). U.S. Intelligence Agencies Advance Disinformation About Chinese Spy Base in Cuba to Gain Support for Cruel Embargo Costing Cubans $455 Million Per Month. covertactionmagazine.com After having lied about WMDs, Russia Gate, chemical weapons in Syria and so many other things, the U.S. intelligence community is now advancing the lie that Cuba is hosting a Chinese spy base that enables China to spy on the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 8 that China and Cuba had reached …

Larry Johnson (2023-06-25). Russia's Academy Award Winning Performance For Best Coup, Prigozhin Scores Best Actor. sonar21.com What if the Prigozhin "Coup" is Maskirovka? I want to explore that possibility. Earlier today (Saturday on the east coast of the U.S.) I was sketching out a piece with…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-26). How is South Africa dealing with western pressure on BRICS summit? peoplesdispatch.org Mandla Radebe of the University of Johannesburg talks about how South Africa is dealing with external and internal pressure on the BRICS summit and how the country sees its role in the forum. He also talks about how South Africa has responded to the Ukraine war…

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Pentagon Says Cluster Bombs Would Be 'Useful' for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A Pentagon official has told Congress that controversial cluster munitions Ukraine has been seeking from the US would be "useful" to Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Cluster bombs scatter small submunitions over large areas, making them especially hazardous to civilians. Because of their indiscriminate nature, cluster munitions have been banned by more than 100 nations. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-25). Ukraine Says F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Will Start in July. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Saturday that training for Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets should begin next month. "The designated persons have been identified, the program will be prescribed by the beginning of July, it will be announced, (and) I can optimistically say that training will begin in July already," Reznikov said, according …

Jacques Baud (2023-06-25). The Military Situation In The Ukraine. Jacques Baud. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous834 (2023-06-25). Ukraine's Accusations Against Moscow About ZNPP — Preparation For False Flag? southfront.org Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | As well known, the Kiev regime has been carrying out irresponsible attacks against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) since

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