(2022-04-12). U.S. urged to reflect soberly on its disgraceful role in Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn It came to our attention that some European strategists believe the US is comparable to the "top arsonist" in the conflict.
(2022-04-12). US Lawmakers Welcomed Notorious Georgian Warlord now Boasting of War Crimes in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com 
By Alexander Rubinstein — Apr 8, 2022 | Top lawmakers in US Congress hosted Mamuka Mamulashvili, an infamous Georgian Legion warlord who has boasted of authorizing field executions of captive Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | Georgian warlord Mamuka Mamulashvili (center) visits Rep. Eliot Engel in 2017 | Having taken up arms against Russia for a fifth time, Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili has bragged on video about his unit carrying out field executions of captured Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | While Western media pundits howled about images of dead bodies in the city of Bucha, echoing Ukrainian…
(2022-04-12). Oppose Twitter's act of censorship against George Galloway! wsws.org On April 6, Twitter updated Galloway's status with the designation "Russia state-affiliated media" directly under his name and handle. Every tweet issued by Galloway since includes the designation.
(2022-04-12). France should avoid being dragged into US-China rivalry: Chief of Defense Staff. aninews.in Paris [France], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): France should avoid being drawn into the growing rivalry between China and the United States, which will become a central geopolitical confrontation of the future, General Francois Lecointre, Chief of the country's Defense Staff told a daily newspaper.
(2022-04-12). What's Behind Serbia's Purchase Of Chinese Anti-Air Systems?>. oneworld.press Russian-Serbian ties aren't bad, but they aren't what they used to be and likely won't ever return to their halcyon days. Given this reality, there's no credible reason to suspect that Serbia's purchase of anti-air systems from China is part of some Russian conspiracy to destabilize Europe by provoking another war in the Balkans like the US-led Western Mainstream Media is implying.
(2022-04-12). Europe Is Plunging Into The Middle Ages. oneworld.press Since there are almost no significant natural resources in Europe, in terms of volumes, it will fall much lower than the XIX century, namely in the Middle Ages, when there were practically no industries on an industrial scale. Europe will not escape other related problems: the eternal wars of European countries among themselves.
(2022-04-12). NATO should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world. ecns.cn NATO has disrupted Europe. It should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world.
(2022-04-12). Japan's PM planning Southeast Asian, European tour. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Southeast Asia and possibly countries in Europe during the upcoming Golden Week string of national holidays starting in late April, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Imperial graduate awarded €2.5 million European funding for saltwater battery. imperial.ac.uk AquaBattery, founded by Imperial graduate Jiajun Cen, has been awarded €2.5 million to develop sustainable energy storage.
(2022-04-12). New air freight route links China, Germany. ecns.cn A new air freight route has been launched linking the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen with Leipzig, Germany, the Shenzhen Baoan International Airport said Tuesday.
(2022-04-12). Germany bars visitors from Britain, N Ireland over Covid variants of concern. aninews.in Berlin [Germany], May 22 (ANI): Travellers from Britain and Northern Ireland will be barred from Sunday from entering Germany, which has classified the United Kingdom as a Covid-19 virus variant area of concern region.
(2022-04-12). China, Germany sign agreement to strengthen port cooperation. ecns.cn Ganzhou International Land Port in China's Jiangxi Province and Wilhelmshaven Port in Germany on Monday signed a strategic cooperation agreement to boost bilateral exchanges and cooperation.
(2022-04-12). 1 killed, 4 injured in Amsterdam stabbing incident. aninews.in Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 22 (ANI): One person was killed and four others suffered injuries in a stabbing incident in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, on Friday night.
(2022-04-12). Russia Revives "Winged" Shipping. journal-neo.org 
When it comes to Russia's high-tech exports, one usually thinks of either military, space-related or nuclear products. It is these technologies that the Russian Federation is primarily known for. But there are other sectors, closer to ordinary civilians around the world, in which Russia has impressive achievements, and it is willing to share these achievements …
(2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org 
Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.
(2022-04-12). Fake News Alert: Russia Isn't Secretly Sourcing Iraqi Arms From Iran. oneworld.press There'll certainly be those who'll fall for this latest information warfare provocation simply because they sincerely wish that it was true for whatever their ideological reasons are. Only those who are politically mature and objective enough will realize that The Guardian's latest report is nothing but ridiculously fake news.
(2022-04-12). It's Time For The US To Stop Pressuring India To Distance Itself From Russia. oneworld.press If the US finally realized the futility and counterproductivity of pressuring India to distance itself from Russia, New Delhi would be able to do much more to facilitate Washington's efforts to "contain" China, though of course in keeping with its plan to do so without provoking a regional conflict.
(2022-04-12). Russian & Chinese Media Portray Reality While The West's Portrays An Alternate Reality. oneworld.press Everything can ultimately be traced back to this ideological divide between the US' and its Golden Billion vassals' anti-multipolar outlook (which cannot be described as unipolar since it's impossible to return to that system) and the vast majority of the Global South's multipolar one. Upon becoming aware of this, observers will begin to notice that everything actually revolves around it.
(2022-04-12). All US Presidents Are War Criminals: Why the Latest Chapter of the Forever War Only Fools the Usual Suspects. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Apr 8, 2022 | 'This is a US war on Russia. Period.' | We have to be very clear, even to the point of being blunt. By 'we' I mean those of us involved who are conscious of being part of an Information War—the propaganda war that we are recipients of—on the receiving end of this tsunami of crap. We have to say things flat without fear and without compromise. This is a US war on Russia. Period. Now why do we have to say this? Why should we say it so bluntly? | The propaganda matrix is so powerful that people, especially within the bubble—that is, within what people call…
(2022-04-12). Commentary: Regime change in Pakistan. fightbacknews.org On April 10, in Islamabad, Pakistan the Supreme Court upheld a vote of no confidence to remove Imran Khan of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from power. The opposition parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) voted in favor of no confidence. 174 votes were in favor for no confidence, two more than 172 vote mark that needed for this to be passed. | Previously, on March 1, the heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of EU member states, released a joint letter urging Pakistan to support a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia&#…
(2022-04-12). NATO Secretary-general calls for "transformation" of NATO into a fighting force against Russia and China. wsws.org In an interview with the Telegraph, NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said this transformation "is to move from tripwire deterrence to something which is more about deterrence by denial or defence."
(2022-04-12). In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org "If I got to go to war, I'm going with you guys," Biden said to the applause of the union bureaucrats at the Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference on April 6.
(2022-04-12). Sibelius Violin Competition expels Russian performers. wsws.org The Competition Committee, in its unprincipled statement, implies that young Russian violinists pose a threat to the safety of the "other competitors and the competition as a whole."
(2022-04-12). Spanish Morenoite CRT covers for Podemos' war drive against Russia. wsws.org The CRT promotes false hopes that the pro-austerity Podemos party will suddenly break its three-year government alliance with the social democrats, turn to the left and oppose war.
(2022-04-12). Japan approves additional sanctions against 398 Russians. en.mehrnews.com Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved additional sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 398 Russian individuals including President Vladimir Putin's two daughters and the wife of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
(2022-04-12). More Russians interested in learning Chinese. ecns.cn Some 11 percent working-age Russians say they are interested in learning Chinese, representing a rise from 5 percent a year ago, according to a survey released on Monday.
(2022-04-12). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.
(2022-04-12). Sweden: Only 11 individual working days lost to strikes and lockouts in 2021. wsws.org A report published by Sweden's Trade union-affiliated Mediation Institute demonstrates the pro-corporate role of these organisations in promoting the interests of big business during the pandemic.
(2022-04-11). Russian Peace Initiative And NATO's S-300 Delivery To Ukraine. popularresistance.org In order to scuttle the Russian peace initiative to Ukraine announced at the Istanbul talks on March 29, halting Russian military campaign north of the capital and focusing on liberating Russian-majority Donbas in east Ukraine, practically spelling an end to Russia's month-long offensive in the embattled country, NATO powers have announced transferring heavy weapons, including tanks and S-300 air defense system, to Ukraine to further escalate the conflict. | Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, April 7, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley revealed that US and NATO countries…
(2022-04-11). US-NATO arming Ukraine for military offensive against Russia signals a massive and dangerous escalation. wsws.org Six weeks into the conflict, the naked imperialist character of the US-NATO war against Russia over Ukraine is emerging ever more clearly.
(2022-04-11). They Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About It: Media on Donbass Delegation Omitted Mention of Ukraine's 8 Year War on the Autonomous Republics. orinocotribune.com 
By Eva K Bartlett — Apr 5, 2022 | *Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a brief critique of some of the media's slanted reporting. It is also a follow up from Point of impact of March 14 Ukrainian missile attack on Donetsk. Photo: Eva Bartlett, March 24, 2022. | In the…
(2022-04-11). Fossil Fuel Companies Are Reaping The Benefits Of The Ukraine War. progressivehub.net MEL GURTOV | LA PROGRESSIVE…
(2022-04-11). Ex-UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter DEBUNKS Ukraine — Russia War Lies. thealtworld.com
(2022-04-11). Azovstal: Final Redoubt of Ukraine's Fascists? libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT The complexity of the assault on Azovstal is that the enterprise has many catacombs and dungeons that shelter Ukrainian Nazis from shelling and bombing. This is a real city within a city: down another six or eight floors. Eduard Basurin notes that it is impossible to bomb from above,…
(2022-04-11). Ukraine's Economy to Shrink by 45% in 2022: World Bank. telesurenglish.net Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, according to the latest the World Bank's Economic Update on Europe and Central Asia. | RELATED: | The Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging markets and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt. | The economy…
(2022-04-11). Ukraine Crisis: Oxfam Fears Wheat Stocks in Palestine Could Run Out in Three Weeks. palestinechronicle.com 
Wheat flour reserves in the Occupied Palestinian Territory could be exhausted in three weeks, while the cost of this food staple has surged by nearly 25% because of the Ukraine crisis, Oxfam warned in a
(2022-04-11). (Franàßais) La Guerre d'Ukraine Aurait Pu Àtre Évitée. transcend.org 1 avril 2022 – La guerre en Ukraine est le résultat de décisions politiques erronées des États-Unis et de l'OTAN en 1997 qui ont conduit à l'expansion de l'OTAN jusqu'aux frontières de la Russie.
(2022-04-11). The Origins of the Ukraine Crisis and the Need for Collective Security between Russia and the West. transcend.org This paper tries to explain the origins of the Ukraine crisis. It posits that it is only a symptom of a wider conflict between two major powers (or power blocs), whose origins can only be understood by assessing…
(2022-04-11). The Ukraine Crisis: Past, Present, and Future? transcend.org Mar 2022 – Is the Ukraine crisis a turning point in world history? And is this also a potential wake-up call for the "liberal U.S.-dominated Western world order," due to a conflict whose significance is comparable to and potentially greater than 9/11?>
(2022-04-11). The Ukraine War Could Have Been Avoided. transcend.org 1 Apr 2022 – The Ukraine war is the result of mistaken policy decisions by the United States and NATO in 1997 which led to the expansion of NATO up to the borders of Russia.
(2022-04-11). Greek Railway Staff Refuse to Service Trains with Military Aid to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Workers in a Greek railway company refuse to help transport NATO military armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border | Workers of Greek railway company TrainOSE are refusing to aid in the transport of The military vehicles arrived at Alexandroupolis port in the north of Greece and are supposed to be transported to the Ukrainian border. However, the workers are refusing to take part in the transport of these vehicles accord…
(2022-04-11). Macron and Le Pen to face off in presidential elections in France. peoplesdispatch.org As predicted by most pollsters, incumbent president Emmanuel Macron from the La Republique En Marche! (LREM) party and Marine Le Pen from the far-right National Rally (RN) secured the first and second positions, respectively, in the first round of French presidential polls…
(2022-04-11). Solar, Wind Surge in 2021 'Another Testament of Renewable Energy's Resilience'. commondreams.org "Despite the encouraging global trend," said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, a new publication "shows that the energy transition is far from being fast or widespread enough to avert the dire consequences of climate change."
(2022-04-11). Far Right Threat Looms in France as Macron Faces Marine Le Pen in Runoff. truthout.org French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are headed to a runoff on April 24 after winning the most votes in France's first round of presidential elections on Sunday. We speak with Rokhaya Diallo, French journalist and writer, who says France's political landscape is now dominated by three parties — the far-right, the liberal right and the left, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who urged his supporters to not vote for Le Pen in the following election. Diallo also explains how Le Pen — who ran against Macron in the last presidential election — has since softened her xenopho…
(2022-04-11). Polisario Front Suspends Diplomatic Relations with Spain. libya360.wordpress.com Algiers, 10 April 2022 (SPS) — The Polisario Front has decided to suspend its contacts with the current Spanish Government, following the position of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on the issue of Western Sahara. "The Polisario Front has decided to suspend its contacts with the current Spanish Government until it dissociates from the instrumentalization…
(2022-04-11). Russian President Putin to Hold Talks With Austrian Chancellor. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Austria's Chancellor to the Kremlin on Monday for talks related to the situation in Ukraine. | Austrian daily Kronen Zeitung cited sources close to the Austrian chancellor on Sunday as saying that Nehammer will travel to Moscow…
(2022-04-11). Europe Is Sleepwalking into another World War. transcend.org 4 Apr 2022 – How can we trust countries that created SWIFT—a financial transfer system aimed at protecting economic transactions against political interference—only to end up removing from that system a country on political grounds? Countries that arrogate to themselves the power to confiscate the financial and gold reserves of sovereign nations like Afghanistan, Venezuela, and now Russia? Countries that trumpet freedom of expression as a sacrosanct universal value, but resort to censorship the moment they are exposed by it?>
(2022-04-11). The 'All or Nothing' Wars. thealtworld.com The radical stance the West is taking against Russia is risking bringing down the whole economic system with which it has imposed its dominion over the planet. | These 'wars' are becoming viewed in the West as existential — ie. 'all or nothing' events — and their scope is widening. Why wars in plural? Well, the Ukraine military clash is coming to its climax; the war over Russia's radical shifts in the global monetary order is sending western states into a speechless whirl; Europe stands at the brink of economic abyss; and the Russia-China 'war' to re-engineer the global 'rules' is coming to a head too…
(2022-04-11). After disrupting Europe, NATO aims to destabilize Asia, whole world: Chinese Foreign Ministry. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyApril 11, 2022 NATO urged to stop spreading provocative remarks against China: spokesperson NATO should immediately stop spreading disinformation and provocative remarks targeting China, and abandon the confrontational approach of drawing ideological lines, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday, adding that China has lodged solemn representations with NATO for many times. Spokesperson …
(2022-04-11). Chinese statement on delivery of arms to Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News Agency/B92April 11, 2022 China sends weapons to Serbia; Beijing spoke up See: After disrupting Europe, NATO aims to destabilize Asia, whole world: Chinese Foreign Ministry Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokesman said that military planes from China that landed in Belgrade dispatched "regular military deliveries to Serbia". Zhao Lijian pointed out that this …
