(2022-04-04). Briefing: World hunger and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
The New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our new series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern.
(2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West. orinocotribune.com By Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…
(2022-04-03). Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing Through the Fog of the Information War. libya360.wordpress.com Gabriel Rockhill Participants of an annual event in honor of Stepan Bandera march through Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2021. (Genya Savilou/AFP) On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook what he referred to as a "special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine." Western bourgeois media immediately decried these stated goals, regularly repeating that the allegations of…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). Kenosha, Wisconsin, activists call for firing of cop who kneeled on 12-year-old girl's neck. liberationnews.org 
The footage of the incident has been made available to the public, clearly showing Guetschow violently exerting unnecessary force on a minor for more than 20 seconds.
(2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…
(2022-04-02). Europe has no robust alternative to paying for Russian gas in rubles – expert. tass.com Leonardo Paz Neves of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas foundation believes, the new payment rules for Russian gas will cause no turmoil on the global energy market…
(2022-04-02). Turkish forces shell northern Syrian city of Ayn Issa, injuires reported – TV. tass.com Artillery and mortar fire was coming from the border security zone, created by the Turkish troops in 2019, Syria's Alikhbaria TV reported…
(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus. tass.com A document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
(2022-04-02). Kenosha, Wisconsin, activists call for firing of cop who kneeled on 12-year-old girl's neck. liberationnews.org The footage of the incident has been made available to the public, clearly showing Guetschow violently exerting unnecessary force on a minor for more than 20 seconds.
(2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…
(2022-04-02). Europe has no robust alternative to paying for Russian gas in rubles – expert. tass.com Leonardo Paz Neves of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas foundation believes, the new payment rules for Russian gas will cause no turmoil on the global energy market…
(2022-04-02). Turkish forces shell northern Syrian city of Ayn Issa, injuires reported – TV. tass.com Artillery and mortar fire was coming from the border security zone, created by the Turkish troops in 2019, Syria's Alikhbaria TV reported…
(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus. tass.com A document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-01). Ukraine's Biolabs: Threat To Russia Or Russia's Baseless Worry? southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe US military still refuse to provide relevant information on the nature of these "biological research facilities". | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | Although biological warfare is prohibited under international humanitarian law and several international treaties, the presence of US-funded "biological research facilities" in Ukraine, as the US State Department officially describes them, raises serious concerns of possible use of these banned pathogens. This r…
(2022-04-01). Ukraine's Biolabs: Threat To Russia Or Russia's Baseless Worry? southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US military still refuse to provide relevant information on the nature of these "biological research facilities". | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | Although biological warfare is prohibited under international humanitarian law and several international treaties, the presence of US-funded "biological research facilities" in Ukraine, as the US State Department officially describes them, raises serious concerns of possible use of these banned pathogens. This r…
(2022-04-01). UK Working Against Peace In Ukraine. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageLondon reportedly "concerned" about Ukrainian concessions in peace talks. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The West continues to work against peace in Ukraine. According to recent reports, the British government is "concerned" about the progress of the peace talks, mainly due to Kiev's alleged initiative to propose significant concessions. The news was published by The Times website, which ment…
(2022-04-01). Russian Pinpoint Strike Wipes Out Ukrainian S-300 Air-Defense System (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of a recent strike on an air-defense position of the Ukrainian military. | The pinpoint strike wiped out two transporter erector launchers (TELs) of the S-300 long range air-defense system. The TELs were likely of the 5P85D or 5P85S types, which are associated with Ukraine's ageing S-300PS systems. | The air defense position, which was apparently detected by a drone, was likely struck by a heavy air-launched guided munition, a cruise missil…
(2022-04-01). UK Working Against Peace In Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative ImageLondon reportedly "concerned" about Ukrainian concessions in peace talks. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The West continues to work against peace in Ukraine. According to recent reports, the British government is "concerned" about the progress of the peace talks, mainly due to Kiev's alleged initiative to propose significant concessions. The news was published by The Times website, which ment…
(2022-04-01). Russian Pinpoint Strike Wipes Out Ukrainian S-300 Air-Defense System (Video). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of a recent strike on an air-defense position of the Ukrainian military. | The pinpoint strike wiped out two transporter erector launchers (TELs) of the S-300 long range air-defense system. The TELs were likely of the 5P85D or 5P85S types, which are associated with Ukraine's ageing S-300PS systems. | The air defense position, which was apparently detected by a drone, was likely struck by a heavy air-launched guided munition, a cruise missil…