(2022-03-06). The Focus On Russia Distracts From What The US Government Is Doing. popularresistance.org The current escalation of the conflict between the United States and Russia, two nations with the most nuclear weapons, places the world in great danger of a major war. It is the people of Ukraine who are bearing the brunt of this violence, which the United States government claims is "unprovoked," but comes after more than eight years of direct intervention in the country, including a coup in 2014 led by the US. It is the people of the world who will need to rise up together to demand an end to this and all wars. | Ukraine is being targeted by the United States as part of a plan to surround Russia militarily thr…
(2022-03-06). In These Days of Great Tension, Peace Is a Priority. dissidentvoice.org 
Konstantin Yuon (USSR), People of the Future, 1929. It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own. If you read this line and assume I am talking about Ukraine, then you are …
(2022-03-06). Sydney demonstration against the war on Ukraine. greenleft.org.au Peace and anti-war groups came together in Sydney to join the global protest against Russia's war in Ukraine on March 6. They also called for an end to NATO's expansionism, not forgetting the West's meddling and provocations. Greens NSW MLC David Shoebridge, Ukraine-Australia activist Anastasia Radievska, Claude Mostowick Msc, author and commentator Antony Loewenstein and Kate Lee from Union Aid Abroad all gave powerful anti-war speeches. Patrick Harte and friends sang some moving anti-war songs.
(2022-03-06). Latin America and the Ukraine War. orinocotribune.com By Ignacio Ramonet — Mar 4, 2022 | No country in Latin America unconditionally aligned itself with Russia's positions regarding its special military operation in Ukraine. They have all defended International Law, United Nations Charter and advocated for a diplomatic agreement to resolve the crisis by peaceful means through effective dialogue that guarantee the security and sovereignty of all, as well as peace, stability, and regional and international security. | In our globalized and interconnected world, a conflict on the scale of the war in Ukraine obviously has planetary consequences. Since the beginning…
(2022-03-06). Putin Tells Erdogan Halt in Russia's Ukraine Op Possible If Kiev Halts Fighting, Implements Demands. sputniknews.com Russia began a military operation in Ukraine on 24 aimed at demilitarising the country after weeks of escalating artillery, sniper and sabotage attacks against the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics by Kiev forces. Moscow recognised the Donbass republics as independent states on 21 February after the breakdown of the Minsk peace process.
(2022-03-06). Ukraine appears to confirm death of negotiator dubbed 'traitor' by media. rt.com 
The former banker participated in peace talks with Russia from Kiev's side | Kiev has said that Denis Kireev, a secret agent on a mission from Ukraine's Defense Ministry, has died. Earlier reports claimed that a man with the same name was killed by Ukrainian secret services as a suspected traitor. | Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence said on Saturday that Kireev was among three agents killed in the line of duty. "They have died, protecting Ukraine," the military intelligence agency wrote on social media, without elaborating. | News of Kireev's death has caused some confusion after Ukrainian media init…
(2022-03-06). Sunday 3/6: Paint for Peace in Ukraine. indybay.org On Sunday March 6, at 1pm, some Bay Area artists will paint a giant version of Maria's artwork called "A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace" on the ground in conjunction the Stop the War in the Ukraine Action in San Francisco at 1pm, at Harry Bridges Plaza near the Ferry Building. Join us and help paint.
(2022-03-06). MARCH for PEACE in UKRAINE; Global Day of Action. indybay.org Co-sponsored by CODEPINK & Democratic Socialists of America, and other allies. | Join us in a march through the streets of San Francisco to Stand in Solidarity for Peace in Ukraine. Our shared demands are:…
(2022-03-06). Mohawks Being Recruited to Fight in Ukraine: Mohawk Mothers Say No to Mercenary Army. indybay.org Mohawks are being recruited to fight in a mercenary army in Ukraine. Mohawk mothers respond with a call for peace, and a reminder that Russia is a longtime ally of the Mohawks.
(2022-03-06). Sunday 3/6: San Jose: Peace in Ukraine! Global Day of Action Sidewalk Vigil. indybay.org Sidewalk peace vigil – intersection of Stevens Creek Blvd and Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA…
(2022-03-06). Our Guide Towards Homeland: Bassel Al-Araj. samidoun.net 
From Birth until Martyrdom Bassel Al-Araj was born on January 27, 1984, in the village of Al-Walaja, overlooking the Palestinian coast, where earth meets the heavens with a "sea that is too big to be besieged" as he once chanted in an angry demonstration against the blockade on Gaza. Bassel grew up curious and constantly …
(2022-03-06). War In Ukraine Day 10: Civilian Evacuation Failed, Russia Gained Tactical Successes, Holding Strategic Pause (18+). southfront.org 
The tenth day of the conflict was marked by several milestone events. First of all, the Russian side attempted to…
(2022-03-06). Doubling Down On Double Standards: The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz. dissidentvoice.org 
The American population was bombarded the way the Iraqi population was bombarded. It was a war against us, a war of lies and disinformation and omission of history. That kind of war, overwhelming and devastating, waged here in the US while the Gulf War was waged over there.' ((Howard Zinn, 'Power, History and Warfare', Open Magazine …
(2022-03-06). Difference In Treatment Of Captives And Fortitude Of The Russian Soldiers (Videos, 18+). southfront.org 
Any war is a loss of life for soldiers and civilians, and of course there are prisoners of war (POW) on all sides. | The treatment of enemy civilians and of their POWs has always been the best expression of the moral qualities and outlook of the parties to the conflict. To the same extent, behavior toward POWs, as well as the behavior of the POWs themselves, is indicative of the characteristic features of the domestic propaganda of the opposing sides. It is enough to recall the examples of World War II, military conflic…
(2022-03-06). Gas Prices: Why EU and UK Sanctions Game Will See No Winners. sputniknews.com Eight and half million households may end up in fuel poverty, being forced to pay over £3,000 (about $4,000) a year to heat their homes amid the European energy crisis, which has been further exacerbated by sweeping anti-Russian sanctions. However, it's only the beginning, economic observers have warned.
(2022-03-06). 'I'm Asking Media to Stop Lying and Tell the Truth About Donbass,' Pleads Turkish Donetsk Resident. sputniknews.com While the mainstream media have brought their primary focus on Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Kiev's eight-year war against Ukrainian civilians in the breakaway Donbass republics remains invisible. An unnamed Turkish citizen who has lived and worked in Donetsk for 17 years has lifted the veil on the region's prolonged suffering.
(2022-03-06). UN Report Warns of More Severe Weather in Gulf of Mexico as Climate Change Intensifies. sputniknews.com The UN has officially warned of rising seas in the Gulf Coast of the United States due to melting polar ice caps, collapsing fisheries and toxic tides. The coming years are predicted to ravage the environmental treasure which has fallen victim to human-led wreckage and political mismanagement.
(2022-03-06). US Could Have Helped Kiev in Its Work Toward Nuclear Weapon Development, Source Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kiev has been actively exploring the possibilities of uranium mining and enrichment, and the United States could have possibly supplied Ukraine with plutonium suitable for nuclear weapon development, a Russian source familiar with the industry told Sputnik.
(2022-03-06). Pope says Ukraine crisis 'a war, not a military operation'. rt.com 
The Pontiff has been criticized for not censuring Russia directly | Pope Francis on Sunday called Russia's "military operation" in Ukraine a "war" that is causing "death, destruction and misery," and said he was sending two cardinals to Ukraine. Francis was earlier criticized for not directly blaming Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the bloodshed. | "In Ukraine rivers of blood and tears are flowing," the Pontiff said during his Sunday address at St. Peter's Square, Reuters reported. "This is not only a military operation but a war which is leading to death, destruction and misery," Francis added, referr…
(2022-03-06). What You Don't Know about the War in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org
(2022-03-06). Ukraine 'Not a NATO Conflict, Will Not Become One,' UK's Boris Johnson Says. sputniknews.com Johnson's remarks come in the wake of a warning by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss late last month that the crisis in Ukraine "could end up" being a conflict between the "freedom and democracy"-loving nations of the Western alliance and Russia. Her comments prompted Moscow to place its strategic nuclear forces on heightened alert.
(2022-03-06). US 'works' with Poland to send jets to Ukraine — media. rt.com 
Kiev pleaded with the West to help it fend off the ongoing Russian attack | The White House has told a number of US media outlets that Washington does not mind if Poland supplies Ukraine with some of its old Soviet-era warplanes to help repel the ongoing Russian invasion. "We are also working on the capabilities we could provide to backfill Poland if it decided to transfer planes to Ukraine," the spokesperson said on Saturday. | Politico quoted four unnamed US officials as saying that Washington may fill the gap in Poland's Air Force if it decides to give its used MiG-29s to Kiev. The Wall Street Journal repor…
(2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com 
Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…
(2022-03-06). Ukraine war reveals ugly face of racism in Europe. en.mehrnews.com The war in Ukraine has sparked a public backlash in other parts of the world against what activists and observers call the resurgence of "racism" in Europe.
(2022-03-06). The Pentagon's "Ides of March": Best Month to Go to War? globalresearch.ca Recent history confirms that with the exception of Afghanistan (October 2001) and the 1990-91 Gulf War, all major US-NATO led military operations over a period of almost half a century —since the invasion of Vietnam by US ground forces on March 8, 1965— have been initiated in the month of March.
(2022-03-06). Research Dogs, War Dogs, Shelter Dogs, Eaten Dogs, Vegan Dogs Etc. indybay.org many areas in which dogs need better protection…
(2022-03-06). Yemenis Protest Continuing U.S. Supplied Saudi – UAE Air War. indybay.org Massive U.S. and European support to besieged Ukrainians in sharp contrast to U.S. participation in Saudi – UAE air war against Yemen…
(2022-03-06). Why It's Hard for Most People in the US to Talk About War. truthout.org 
When former U.S. President George W. Bush released a statement on Ukraine — "condemning Vladimir Putin's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine," and calling on the American people to "stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they seek freedom and the right to choose their own future" — I thought to myself, Not now, man. You're hurting more than you're helping. And that's because, as very few Americans will need reminding, the Bush administration took advantage of the publ…
(2022-03-06). Boris Johnson sets out '6-point plan for Ukraine'. rt.com 
The British prime minister said that the West should do more for Kiev though "it is not a NATO conflict" | The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has set out his six-point "plan for Ukraine," arguing that while this is "not a NATO conflict," the international community should do more to support Kiev as it faces the "Russian aggression." | Moscow does not consider its attack on Ukraine as an act of aggression saying that its "special military operation" aiming to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine, to protect Donbass and to defend Russia's own security amid NATO's expansion eastward. | In a guest essay f…
(2022-03-06). Inflation in Venezuela at its Lowest Since 2014 (+Colombia). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, March 5, 2022 ( Venezuela has suffered chronic inflation for several decades. From 2017 until December 2021 the inflation worsened, and Venezuela entered into a hyperinflation cycle ignited by Washington and Europe's blockade, with monthly…
(2022-03-06). Venezuela Strengthens Ties with CARICOM Member Countries. orinocotribune.com 
CARICOM members to strengthen regional integration mechanisms in the face of imperial threat. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for the Caribbean, Raúl Li Causi, participated in a meeting with Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell; and the Secretary General of the Community of Caribbean Countries (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, with the aim of strengthening ties of friendship among the Caribbean nations. | Venezuela and Dominica have relations of mutual respect and cooperation. In 2018 Venezuelan authority figures were received by Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerr…
(2022-03-06). US sends delegation to Venezuela — media. rt.com 
The alleged meeting with the government Washington considers 'illegitimate' comes amid efforts to replace Russian oil | Senior US officials reportedly traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Nicolás Maduro's government as Russia's conflict with Ukraine continues. Citing multiple unnamed sources "familiar with the matter," the New York Times
(2022-03-06). US officials travel to oil-rich Venezuela for talks. en.mehrnews.com Amid US efforts to isolate Putin, a delegation from Washington has traveled to Venezuela to create a rift between Moscow and Caracas.
(2022-03-05). Ukraine War: Who's To Blame And What's The Solution? A Socialist View. popularresistance.org Intense bombing and fighting continues throughout Ukraine as Russia's war enters its second week. Western countries have imposed a sanctions regime on Russia that is battering the economy and hitting workers the hardest. Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker discuss the latest on the war and explore the essential historical context, establishing five basic principles and points of unity for progressive forces in the West. They also discuss how the question of war and imperialism has served as an essential litmus test for socialists in the past.
(2022-03-05). Solidarity with Russian anti-war protestors. zcomm.org Join us as we stand with the people of Ukraine and the protestors inside Russia to say: Stop the War…
(2022-03-05). For African and Colonized Peoples, to Understand Ukraine: De-Center Europe and Focus on Imperialism (Statement). orinocotribune.com
(2022-03-05). Jewish Pro-Israel Group Attacks Pro-Palestinian Activists. dissidentvoice.org The following is an email I wrote on February 20 to a group of progressive political activists from Syracuse, NY, a city less than one hour's drive east from where I live. For the last three years the Jewish Federation of Central New York (JFCNY) has sent a series of letters to the Syracuse Peace …
(2022-03-05). Uffizi gallery director condemns sanctions on Russian culture. rt.com 
Head of the Italian museum said the institution was forced to comply with government rules | Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has said calls to demolish Russians sculptures or ban Russian exhibits as a reaction to the war in Ukraine are "absurd." | The comment came after Florence mayor Dario Nardella revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that there had been calls to demolish a monument to Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky by Russian sculptor Aydyn Zeynalov, which had been installed in the city last year. | "We hope that the numerous calls for peace that are heard around the world will have an…
(2022-03-05). Sunday 3/6: Santa Cruz: Peace in Ukraine! Global Day of Action Rally. indybay.org The Town Clock, N. Pacific Ave. and Water Street, Santa Cruz, CA…
(2022-03-05). The hysterical anti-Russian campaign and the US-NATO drive to war with Russia. wsws.org Media outlets, academics, and scientists who ought to know better have lapped up the pro-war propaganda of the imperialist powers, according to which the world was a peaceful paradise until Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine.
(2022-03-05). Worldwide protests denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine. themilitant.com Tens of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets demanding Moscow get its troops out of Ukraine. This includes protests in Russia and countries like Belarus, where the government provided a platform for the Russian rulers' assault on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. Inspired by the Ukrainian people's determined defense of their country, protests in some countries have continued day after day. | "No to war!" chanted a crowd of several hundred in St. Petersburg, one of at least 54 Russian cities where demonstrations were held. In Moscow more than 1,000 marched behind a banner, "Ukraine-Peace, Russia-Freedom.
(2022-03-05). How Ukraine's Jewish President Made Peace With Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries. popularresistance.org Back in October 2019, as the war in eastern Ukraine dragged on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Zolote, a town situated firmly in the "gray zone" of Donbas, where over 14,000 had been killed, mostly on the pro-Russian side. There, the president encountered the hardened veterans of extreme right paramilitary units keeping up the fight against separatists just a few miles away. | Elected on a platform of de-escalation of hostilities with Russia, Zelensky was determined to enforce the so-called Steinmeier Formula conceived by then-German Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier which called for election…
(2022-03-05). Ukraine Crisis: Playing the Card Game Between the United States and Russia. moderndiplomacy.eu Some people felt the world had changed overnight after Putin declared two unique regions, namely "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic," as independent states and despatched soldiers to conduct out "peacekeeping operations," and an all-out heated confrontation looked imminent. In reality, the US and Russia have been putting each other to the test over …
(2022-03-05). TGIF: When History Begins — Russia, Ukraine & the US. globalresearch.ca Today, the dangers of military escalation are beyond description. | What is now happening in Ukraine has serious geopolitical implications. It could lead us into a World War III scenario. | It is important that a peace process be initiated with …
(2022-03-05). Sunday 3/6: Monterey County: Peace in Ukraine! Global Day of Action. indybay.org Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Blvd, Monterey CA, 93940. Across the street from El Estero Park.
(2022-03-05). Is This Russian Propaganda? popularresistance.org We're risking a very fast, very radioactive World War 3 to defend the "democracy" of a nation whose government bans opposition parties, imprisons political opponents, shuts down opposition media, and takes all its orders from Washington due to a US-backed coup in 2014. | "Defending Ukrainian democracy" makes as much sense as "Defending Mongolian seaports". | The powers responsible for destroying Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen are the same powers we're trusting to carefully navigate extremely delicate nuclear brinkmanship escalations without ending the world. | "Relax, nobody's gonna start a nuclear war…
(2022-03-05). Military Situation In Yemen On March 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 140 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district; | On March 5, clashes between Ansar Al…
(2022-03-05). War In Ukraine Day 9: Russia Focuses Forces On Battlefield, Counter-Attacks In Information Sphere. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Day 9 of the war in Eastern Europe demonstrated that the world has changed completely and irrevocably. Nine day of the Russian operation on the territory of the former USSR republic, which was founded by Vladimir Lenin in 1919, destroyed at least eight years of the global elite's Overton Window aspirations resulted in the creation of an alternative reality with renewed Nazi criteria of dividing society into slaves and masters. | On March 4, there were a number of notable events on the front line…
(2022-03-05). News on China | No. 89. dissidentvoice.org China criticizes NATO expansion, supports national sovereignty. It calls for both sides, Russia and Ukraine, to end the war. China restates its opposition to unilateral economic sanctions. The de-dollarization of China-Russia trade is about to increase. China is the world leader in transitioning to clean energy. The rate of urbanization slows down.
(2022-03-05). Russian Athletes Boycott Olympic Meeting over Ethnic Discrimination (+Statement). orinocotribune.com The ROC Athletes' Commission responded after Russians and Belarusians were hit with widespread sporting bans. | The rising number of sporting sanctions being applied to Russian and Belarusian athletes is wholly unjust and amounts to "ethnic discrimination," the Athletes' Commission of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said. | On Monday, February 28, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended not inviting Russian and Belarusian athletes to global sporting competitions due to the war in Ukraine. | The recommendation has since been followed a wide range of federations across various sports, includin…