Ukraine

On Way Out, Reckless Biden Allows Deep Russia Strikes

November 18, 2024 Joe Lauria, Consortium News. Educate! Joe Biden, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, World War III

As a parting shot to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the defeated Joe Biden has defied the Pentagon by risking European and U.S. security with his decision announced Sunday to allow Ukraine to fire U.S. long-range missiles into Russian territory. Just two months ago, in September, Biden had bowed to the realists in the Pentagon to oppose allowing long-range British Storm Shadow missiles from being fired by Ukraine deep into Russia out of fear it would lead to a direct NATO-Russia military confrontation with all that that entails.

Putin Tells German Leader That Ukraine Peace Deal Possible

November 17, 2024 Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com. Educate! Germany, Peace Negotiations, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and offered to end the war in Ukraine. The Russian leader offered a deal similar to one proposed by Moscow in June. On Friday, Scholz spoke with Putin for the first time in nearly two years. According to the Kremlin, “The Russian president noted that the Russian side has never refused and remains open to the resumption of the negotiations that were interrupted by the Kiev regime.” Adding, “Russia’s proposals are well known and outlined, in particular, in a June speech at the Russian Foreign Ministry.”

The High Cost Of Empire: US Weapons Depletion Fuels Concerns

November 16, 2024 Robert Inlakesh, MintPress News. Educate! Israel, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, weapons

As the United States channels tens of billions of dollars into wars in Palestine and Ukraine, data reveals a concerning depletion in its missile production capacity. Critics argue that the primary beneficiaries are weapons manufacturers, not American security. Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, U.S. defense companies have significantly outperformed major stock indexes. RTX, which produces the 2,000-pound bunker-busting bombs used by Israel in Gaza, outpaced the S&P 500 by roughly 46 percent. In 2023, U.S. weapons sales to foreign governments surged 16% to a record $238 billion, as defense contractors report unprecedented demand and growing backlogs.

The End Of The US Empire And The Denial Of The US

November 16, 2024 Richard Wolff, Scheer Post. Resistance Report BRICS, China, Finance and the Economy, Ukraine, US Empire

I mean to tell you all that if you ask me to tell you what is the biggest reality we now have to face, it’s the end of the American empire, what we inherited from the British because they had the last Empire before this one is now over, and there is zero chance it’s coming back. It ought to have been a central issue in the presidential election we just had. Instead, the two candidates and their parties worked overtime to practice denial. No such a thing. The war in Ukraine, just to take one of countless examples, will show you how costly this denial is.

Thawing Russia-US Relations?

November 13, 2024 Ray McGovern, Consortium News. Educate! Donald Trump, NATO, Peace Negotiations, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

It has been two and a half years since a conversation between U.S. and Russian presidents. That last conversation was held on Feb. 12, 2022. It ended badly – the readout showing there was no room for compromise, no room for a “deal” to stave off war in Ukraine. The U.S. would not reverse its stance on inviting Ukraine into NATO; and went back on an earlier undertaking not to put offensive missiles in Ukraine. The Russians saw their core national security interests at stake, just as the U.S. had core interests in preventing Cuba from installing offensive missiles in 1962.

How Trump’s Return Will Impact The World

November 11, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report China, dollar, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Russia, Tariffs, Ukraine, US Imperialism

As he prepares to return to the White House, US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed neoconservative Iran hawk Brian Hook to lead his State Department transition team. This has excited pro-Israel groups. At a September event at the Israeli-American Council, Trump proudly declared, “I was the best friend Israel ever had”. All of the likely candidates for Trump’s secretary of state and national security advisor are China hawks. These include neocons Marco Rubio, Robert O’Brien, and Mike Waltz. Three other possible choices, Ric Grenell, Bill Hagerty, and Vivek Ramaswamy are so-called “MAGA” Republicans who have distanced themselves from neoconservatism, but still share the neocons’ vehement hatred of China and would escalate tensions with Beijing.

The Wondersome Effects Of Weapon Sales And Sanctions

November 2, 2024 Moon Of Alabama. Educate! China, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Imperialism, US Sanctions, Wars and Militarism

In a world where everything is interconnected - economics, industrial production and global political competition - it becomes exceedingly difficult to use foreign policy instruments like weapon sales to proxies or sanctions. There will nearly always be some unforeseen backlash coming in an unexpected area that will hurt. The European sanction policies against Russia may be the prime example for this. But hostile U.S. policies towards China may, over time, cause much more damage. Not to China but the U.S. and its desired policy aims themselves.

ICE Has Been Lying About Its Racial Data Collection

November 2, 2024 Maddie Khaw, Scheer Post. Educate! ICE, Immigration, Racism, Transparency, Ukraine

The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into Immigration Customs Enforcement after records revealed that it has been lying about its racial data collection practices and classifying Black immigrants as white. For years, BAJI and other organizations have demanded that ICE collect and publish racial and ethnic data about the thousands of migrants it detains each year in order to disclose and address racial biases. The Department of Homeland Security has responded that it does not collect such data. However, information BAJI obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit reveals that immigration agencies do maintain racial and ethnic data—but inaccurately so.

Russian Media Demands $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 From Google

November 2, 2024 RT, Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Alphabet, Google, Media, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US Sanctions

Russian news broadcasters are owed an unbelievable sum from US tech giant Google over their loss of access to YouTube, RBK news outlet reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the total amount Google owes the 17 Russian broadcasters has reached $20.6 decillion as of October 28. The staggering figure stems from a host of lawsuits filed against Google, in which a number of Russian news channels accused it of unlawfully blocking their content on the video hosting platform. In October 2022, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Google to restore YouTube access to the blocked Russian channels.

How Russia Is Overwhelming Ukrainian Frontlines

October 28, 2024 Moon Of Alabama. Educate! Peace Negotiations, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

There seems to be a bit of a panic along the Ukrainian front lines. Several units, for lack of men, have recently left positions they were supposed to hold. The daily progress of the Russian forces along the line is increasing. The medium level of the Ukrainian military seems to understand that their defense is breaking down.

Ukraine: Zelenski Begs Russia To Renew Deals He Had Botched

October 24, 2024 Moon Of Alabama. Educate! Energy, Russia, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky

The actor who has been playing the President of Ukraine for a while is getting cold feet. Winter is coming and the energy networks of Ukraine are near to the point of total breakdown. There could have been agreements in place to prevent that. But the Ukrainian side had botched those deals. Now Zelenski is begging to renew them. In late 2022 the Russian military launched a bombing campaign against electricity switching stations in Ukraine. A lot of transformers got blown up. The Ukrainian military responded by concentrating its air defenses near electricity stations.

Catastrophe At The Ballot Box

October 17, 2024 Jim Kavanagh, Consortium News. Educate! 2024 US Presidential elections, China, Donald Trump, Elections, Israel, Kamala Harris, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, World War III, WWIII

The United States of America is on the verge of World War III in three different theaters. Its social economy and infrastructure are in tatters. It’s actively engaged in genocidal ethnic cleansing — killing tens if not hundreds of thousands of mainly children and women and spitting on every precept of humanitarian and international law — on behalf of an atavistic settler-colonial project. It is more than ever despised and less than ever feared in a world escaping its control. And in this catastrophic conjuncture, the U.S. political and media culture throws up two of the most incompetent figures imaginable to vie for the role of leading us into the abyss.

Kiev Issues A New ‘Victory Plan’ For Ukraine Consisting Of Endless War

October 14, 2024 Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Boris Johnson, Elections, Kiev, Martial Law, NATO, Neo-Nazism, Russia, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, Wars and Militarism

In the second half of September, Ukrainian authorities have been particularly active with foreign policy, against a backdrop of uncertainty over the outcome of the elections to take place in the United States on November 5. Americans will vote for a president on that date, and also for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate. The continuation by Ukraine of its military operations against Russia is essential to Kiev’s continued hold on power, but Ukraine is completely dependent financially and militarily on the United States and European Union. Volodymyr Zelensky, whose five-year electoral mandate as president Ukraine expired in April 2024, is under increased pressure by US legislators to present some kind of coherent ‘victory plan’ with dates, figures, and deadlines that can be sold to a largely uninformed but increasingly skeptical US electorate.

US Navy Was At Scene Of Nord Stream Blasts: Danish Media

October 12, 2024 Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 1, Nord Stream 2, Pipelines, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, US Navy

Prior to the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, US Navy ships were present at the location, according to a local harbormaster quoted in the Danish newspaper Politiken. The Nord Stream 2 pipelines, a major infrastructure project aimed at delivering natural gas from Russia to Europe, were targeted in an act of sabotage in September 2022, with Moscow pointing fingers at the West or Ukraine. In August, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian businessmen had funded the attack on the project, although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had ordered to halt the attack at the CIA’s request.

Hurricane Season Rips Into US War-Spending

October 10, 2024 Elizabeth Vos, Consortium News. Educate! climate crisis, Florida, Hurricanes, Israel, Natural Disasters, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US Aid To Israel, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

Over a week since Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation in multiple southeastern states of the U.S., Jean Taylor-Todd, a resident of rural Newland, North Carolina, in Avery County, says her town is still waiting for government help. “Our county was hit hard by this storm,” she told Consortium News this week via email. “Roads crumbled, bridges collapsed, road shoulders washed, businesses flooded, trees fell across roads, on power lines, and on buildings and in yards… Not far from me, houses flooded off their foundations and washed multiple outbuildings away. I know of four deaths of people not far from me and of two horses swept away that drowned. Some folks were heavily flooded inside their homes, and at this writing on October 7, are still without power… Some of the flooding… created sinkholes in which traveling cars were swallowed, but occupants [were] saved. I witnessed two cars submerged in sinkholes just minutes from my house.”

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