(2023-06-14). NATO Chief Says Russia Must Lose in Ukraine to Send Message to China. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Biden in Washington on Tuesday and said Russia must lose in Ukraine to send a message to China as the Western alliance increasingly has its eyes on the Asia Pacific. "President Putin must not win this war, because that will not only be a tragedy for Ukrainians, but …
(2023-06-13). Poland Urges NATO Response to Russia Sending Nukes to Belarus. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday that NATO must respond to Russia deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus. "I absolutely believe that such a situation demands an unequivocal response from NATO," Duda said at a joint press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to Bloomberg. Duda didn't specify …
(2023-06-13). Germany Says It Can't Replace All Leopard Tanks Provided to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Monday that Berlin won't be able to replace every German-made Leopard tank that Ukrainian forces lose in their fight against Russia. His comments come amid reports that Leopards have been destroyed in Ukraine's counteroffensive. On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it captured several Leopards and US-made Bradley Fighting …
(2023-06-13). Members of Congress Want to Punish South Africa for Relationship With Russia. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of four members of Congress is asking the Biden administration to punish South Africa over its relationship with Russia. South Africa's neutral stance on the war in Ukraine and its continued ties with Russia has angered the US. The African nation has been accused of loading a Russian ship with military equipment …
(2023-06-13). Reports: CIA Told Ukraine Not to Bomb Nord Stream Pipelines. news.antiwar.com Several Western media outlets reported Tuesday that the CIA warned Ukraine last year not to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. In recent months, US and other Western officials speaking to the media have suggested Ukraine was behind the Nord Stream sabotage. Most reports on the issue have ignored …
(2023-06-13). Twenty-Two US Troops Injured in Syria 'Helicopter Mishap'. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a press release Monday night that 22 US troops were injured in a "helicopter mishap" in northeastern Syria. The command said the incident happened on Sunday and resulted in injuries of "various degrees." The press release said that 10 service members were "evacuated to higher care facilities." CENTCOM shared …
(2023-06-13). US Announces $325 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $325 million arms package for Ukraine that includes Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and ammunition for various weapons systems. US officials told Voice of America that the administration was planning to send more Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles to replace ones that have been damaged or destroyed …
(2023-06-13). US Set to Provide Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Rounds for Abrams Tanks. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is expected to provide Ukraine with controversial depleted uranium ammunition for use with US-made Abrams tanks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of enriched uranium and is extremely dense, making it a good material for penetrating armor. But depleted uranium is radioactive, and it's been linked …
(2023-06-13). Vienna Summit: Anti-War Activists From 32 Countries Call For Diplomacy to End Ukraine War. mintpressnews.com Over 300 activists from 32 countries gathered in Vienna, Austria to demand an end to the war in Ukraine and issue a powerful declaration of peace.
(2023-06-14). Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China? scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-14). Germany Fines Ukrainian Woman for Saying Russia Is Not the Aggressor. orinocotribune.com Elena Kolbasnikova, who calls herself a 'peace activist,' dismisses accusations, says she will appeal against ruling | A German court sentenced a pro-Russian activist to a fine of ‚Ǩ900 ($966) for allegedly endorsing "Russia's war of aggression" against Ukraine, local media reported on Wednesday. | Elena Kolbasnikova, who has become a well-known figure in the media recently, was found guilty of making statements in support of the Ukraine war, which could disturb public peace, Die Welt newspaper reported. | The 48-year-old had told media during a pro-Russian rally last month that "Russia is not a…
(2023-06-13). Ceasefire In The Russia-Ukraine War Will Take Much Longer Than We Want. popularresistance.org Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. | Every war ends with some version of one of them. | The wars have been studied endlessly, but lessons learned on how to end the wars have generally been ignored by those conducting the world's latest wars. | To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything we can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality—and that was the purpose of the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine held in Vienna, Austria, June 10-11, 2023.
(2023-06-13). Fighting Remilitarization in Japan. independentmediainstitute.org Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in the 1960s. He joined ZENKO in 1981 as a university student activist in Hiroshima's anti-nuclear peace movement. The International Strategy Center's Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath interviewed Seishi online. …
(2023-06-13). Vienna's International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action. dissidentvoice.org Photo credit: Medea Benjamin During the weekend of June 10-11 in Vienna, Austria, over 300 people representing peace organizations from 32 countries came together for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to demand an end to the fighting. In a formal conference declaration, participants declared, "We are a broad and politically diverse …
(2023-06-13). "Peace for All Time": JFK's Historic 1963 Call for Peace Helped Lead to Nuke Treaty with Moscow. democracynow.org 
President John F. Kennedy's "peace speech" at American University 60 years ago was a searing critique of Cold War politics and laid out a hopeful vision for a world built on cooperation and empathy, even among rival countries. Kennedy called for "not merely peace for Americans, but peace for all men and women — not merely peace in our time, but peace for all time." We feature an extended excerpt of Kennedy's remarks and speak with The Nation publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel about how the speech remains relevant today. The Biden administration "could certainly take a…
(2023-06-13). Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on Making Peace in Ukraine. davidswanson.org
(2023-06-13). 'Keep Hope Alive': Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Power of Truth. ips-dc.org Katrina vanden Heuvel, the publisher and editorial director of The Nation magazine and a longtime IPS board member, received the 2023 Marcus Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage . | The award, named for the late IPS co-founder Marc Raskin and jointly presented by IPS and the Raskin family, recognizes an outstanding and brave leader in the fields Raskin was passionate about — including peace, social reconstruction, art, and politics. | Here are Katrina's remarks, delivered on June 8, 2023. | I am deeply honored to receive this award. It was February 17, 2020 when I received the letter from John…
(2023-06-13). Colombia: Indepaz Denounces Massacre 45 in 2023. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies denounced Tuesday a new massacre in Ansermanuevo, Valle del Cauca in which a married couple was killed, the woman was pregnant. | RELATED: | The victims identified as Gustavo Alberto Ramirez Rodriguez 39 years old and Johana Cataño, 34 "were attacked with firearms in a commercial establishment in the municipality of Ansermanuevo," in the Plaza Vieja neighborhood Indepaz said.
(2023-06-14). Chávez, UNASUR And The End Of Unipolarity. popularresistance.org A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as "Socialism of the 21st Century") was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état — which involved imperialist interference — and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people. | In 2004 Chávez declared the Venezuelan process to be anti-imperialist.
(2023-06-14). Presidentes de Irán y de Venezuela se reúnen con la juventud en Caracas. telesurtv.net En su intervención, el presidente iraní Ebraim Raisi agradeció al pueblo venezolano y al mandatario Nicolás Maduro por la invitación al país bolivariano.
(2023-06-14). Presidente de Irán visita la Asamblea Nacional en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, recibió este martes al presidente del país persa en el Palacio Federal Legislativo, Caracas.
(2023-06-14). Presidente de Irán: las sanciones buscan doblegar a los pueblos. telesurtv.net El mandatario iraní destacó la buena relación que tienen con Venezuela en diversas áreas…
(2023-06-14). Iran and Venezuela Sign 25 Agreements in Caracas (+Trump Confession). orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed 25 new cooperation agreements in different areas and announced the goal of increasing the value of their bilateral trade to $10 billion. This was announced by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, after a meeting held at Miraflores Palace with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, who is making his first official visit to Venezuela. | President Maduro described the presence of the Persian president in the country as an unprecedented event. "This visit marks a new milestone in a relationship that has been built from the brotherhood, from the co…
(2023-06-14). Iran's President in Caracas: 'Imperialism Is in Decline'. orinocotribune.com 
A meeting of Venezuelan youth in solidarity with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was held in the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The Iranian president called for building the new world that empowers independent and sovereign nations. "Imperialism is in decline," he said. | Ebrahim Raisi explained, this Tuesday, June 13, that the conditions must be created to ensure that all countries can create their own economic models. | The Iranian head of state congratulated the Venezuelan people for heroically resisting the difficulties that world imperialism has imposed on them. According to…
(2023-06-14). Iranian First Lady Alamolhoda Talks Exclusively With TeleSUR. telesurenglish.net As part of a Latin American tour that includes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his wife Jamileh Alamolhoda were in Caracas on Tuesday. Below is an interview granted by the Iranian First Lady to teleSUR. | RELATED: | – A few months ago, you had a meeting with women leaders from many parts of our Latin America. How was that meeting, which you have announced here in Venezuela as a second…
(2023-06-14). "Very important that Venezuela is in the BRICS" uwidata.com 
By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela Juan Carlos Valdez served as Venezuela's ambassador to Barbados between 2007 and 2010. He is a lawyer by profession and an economist by practice for more than 30 years. He is a member of the national leadership of the Patria Para Todos (PPT) party and organization secretary for the …
(2023-06-13). Chávez, UNASUR and the end of unipolarity: A conversation with Judith Valencia. mronline.org 
The Venezuelan researcher offers her reflections on Chávez's geopolitics and the reactivation of the Union of South American Nations.
(2023-06-13). Iranian president visits Latin American countries in an attempt to strengthen multipolar world order. peoplesdispatch.org Ebrahim Raisi is on a five-day state visit to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua — Latin American countries that have been similarly affected by stringent US sanctions and hegemonic politics…
(2023-06-13). President Maduro Receives Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with state honors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | With the highest military honors and a mounted escort from the Presidential Honor Guard hussars, Raisi arrived on Monday, June 12, at Miraflores Palace. He was welcomed with a handshake from President Maduro, who was waiting for Raisi accompanied by several members of the Venezuelan cabinet. | Earlier, President Raisi laid flowers before Liberator Simón Bolívar's tomb in the National Pantheon, where he signed the guest book of prominent figures and world dignitaries. | Venezuela is the…
(2023-06-13). Iranian President Arrives in Nicaragua on Official Visit. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi arrived on Tuesday in Nicaragua on an official visit after visiting Venezuela, the first stop on his tour of Latin America. | RELATED: | The Persian head of state arrived at Augusto C. Sandino airport in Managua, accompanied by First Lady Jamileh Alamolhoda. | Raisi and the delegation accompanying him, including members of his cabinet: the ministers of Health, Culture, Oil and Econ…
(2023-06-13). Venezuela and Iran Sign 25 Bilateral Cooperation Agreements. telesurenglish.net The presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and Iran, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, signed 25 new bilateral cooperation agreements during Raisi's visit to Caracas as part of his tour of Latin America. | RELATED: | The agreements signed in different strategic sectors include agricultural, oil, petrochemical, gas, scientific, technological, academic, commercial and cultural areas. | The Venezuelan president said at a joint press con…
(2023-06-13). We've Been With Venezuela and We'll Continue Together: Iran. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and hundreds of young socialists were present at the Carreño Theater in Caracas, where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed contemporary geopolitics and the perspectives of the new world order. | RELATED: | After thanking the Bolivarian leader for the invitation to visit his country, Raisi began by pointing out that all the signs of the emergence of a new world order are…