Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rode to power on pledges to clean up the Eastern European country, but the Pandora Papers reveal he and his close circle were the beneficiaries of a network o...
Newsweek Jan 24, 2023. Despite being elected in 2019 on the platform of fighting corruption, the Ukrainian president was found to have a network of companies based in tax havens.
‘There was no promise not to enlarge NATO’
Robert Zoellick, the U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the end of the Cold War, says Vladimir Putin’s claims about Ukraine are part of a disinformation campaign
The Hill, by Jeffrey Sachs, opinion contributor - 06/27/24
Sachs is University Professor at Columbia University. He advised Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.
On Monday, June 3, the Ukrainian government banned the World Socialist Web Site across the country, issuing an order commanding all internet service providers to block access to the WSWS indefinitely.
The decision to ban the WSWS is a response to the outpouring of support within Ukraine and internationally for Bogdan Syrotiuk, a 25-year-old socialist internationalist who was arrested by the Zelensky regime on April 25 on trumped up charges of “high treason” for writing articles for the WSWS, which SBU prosecutors (Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency) deceitfully claim is “Russian propaganda.” Syrotiuk and the organization to which he belongs, the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists (YGBL), are Trotskyists and irreconcilable opponents of the US-NATO war against Russia as well as the capitalist government of Vladimir Putin.
10.6.24 « Au sujet de l’Ukraine, le président Lula a réitéré sa défense de négociations de paix impliquant les deux côtés du conflit », a indiqué la présidence brésilienne dans un communiqué, précisant que Lula avait « reçu un appel » de M. Poutine dans la matinée, au moment où se prépare en Suisse, sans Moscou et à l’initiative de Kyiv, une conférence sur la paix en Ukraine qui aura lieu le week-end prochain.
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag greift die Ukraine eine wichtige Radaranlage auf russischem Boden an. Nicht nur in Russland ist die Empörung groß. Doch ein US-Sicherheitsexperte wittert strategisches Kalkül - und eine Botschaft an die US-Regierung.
Iltalehti ti 28.5. klo 22.49. Iskut Venäjän ydinohjusten ennakkovaroitusjärjestelmään ovat uusi käänne Ukrainan sodassa, ja niiden seuraukset voivat olla kauaskantoisia.
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Torstaina 23.5. Ukraina iski Armavirin kaupungissa Krasnodarin alueella sijaitsevaan tutka-asemaan. Heti perään maanantaina se iski tutka-asemaan Orskin kaupungissa Orenburgin alueella.
Huhtikuun puolivälissä Ukraina yritti iskeä Kontainer-järjestelmään Mordvan alueella.
Russia Post: April 20, 2024
In this essay, journalist Leonid Ragozin argues that calls for “decolonizing” Russia play into the hands of the Kremlin’s anti-Western propaganda by evoking the fear of civil war – the same fear that makes Russians tacitly support Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
Om Russia Post: "Welcome to Russia.Post, an expert journalism platform of The Russia Program at the George Washington University that seeks to lift the new Iron Curtain and shed light on developments inside Russia. We aim to become a digital hub where Russian humanities and civil society-related issues can be debated in a pluralistic atmosphere. We put the spotlight on Russian voices, in dialogue with international experts, to discuss the future of Russia and its place in the world. Russia.Post also envisions itself as a platform for educating a broader audience on Russian society in all its complexity and diversity, with the belief that cultural exchange and mutual understanding remain as important as ever."
Foreign Affairs: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations
By Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko
April 16, 2024
A defeat for Ukraine would usher in a new era of fear in the whole Euro-Atlantic area, as Putin continues his drive to rebuild the Soviet empire, writes Boris Johnson.
"It will be a turning point in history, the moment when the West finally loses its post-war hegemony, the moment when borders everywhere are suddenly up for grabs and aggression is seen to pay — and all because of a failure to stand up for Ukraine."
Popular resistance , March 24, 2024
ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals For Sanity
SUBJECT: On The Brink Of Nuclear War
Michael von der Schulenburg was a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and worked for over 34 years in many war zones around the world in a leading role in UN peace missions. He is candidate for the Bündnis Sahrah Wagenknecht at the forthcoming European Elections [9,6,]
This could have been the European Union’s hour to take greater responsibility in showing a peaceful way out of the Ukraine war. After all, it was unresolved conflicts in Europe that caused humanity to descend into the catastrophe of two World Wars. Europe should not again be the source of such a human disaster and therefore accept it historic responsibility by taking a reconciliatory approach to the Ukraine war. After all, this is the first war in human history in which nuclear arms play a strategic role and any miscalculation could bring an apocalypse on humankind that is unimaginably greater than anything we know from the two World Wars.
George Beebe I referat av en podcast) : "We have to negotiate for an all-new security system for Europe, taking into account all sides of this problem. Russia does not feel itself to be secure. And we can laugh about this and say that we never had an aggressive approach towards Russia, but Russians think so. And they are ready to kill for..."
HS 1.3.24 Venäjä ja Ukraina etsivät vuoden 2022 keväällä ulospääsyä Ukrainan sodasta sopimuksella, jonka myötä Ukrainan edellytykset puolustaa itseään olisivat koko lailla rapistuneet.
Zelensky: «Meloni is with us, but in Italy there are many pro-Putin people, their visas should be removed. I'll give you a list.". World - L'Unione Sarda English
NYT 25.2.2024 By Adam Entous and Michael Schwirtz
Adam Entous and Michael Schwirtz conducted more than 200 interviews in Ukraine, several other European countries and the United States to report this story.
For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries in countering Russia.
The Perace Formula of Pres. Zelensky contained in "Speech by the President of Ukraine at the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly 22 September 2022":
"So, all five items of our formula:
punishment for aggression;
protection of life;
restoration of security and territorial integrity;
security guarantees;
and determination to defend oneself.
This is the formula of crime and punishment, which is already well known to Russia. And this is the formula of justice and law and order that Russia has yet to learn. As well as any other potential aggressors.
What is not in our formula? Neutrality."
Il 24 febbraio, decine e decine di manifestazioni, flash mob, presidi per la pace e perché finisca la guerra in Ucraina e a Gaza. Tutti gli appuntamenti
Timestamp Headline
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:00 Putin gives a history of Russia & Ukraine
00:25:04 NATO Expansion
00:30:40 NATO & Bill Clinton
00:41:10 Ukraine
00:48:30 What triggered this conflict?
01:02:37 A peaceful solution?
01:11:33 Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines?
01:24:13 Re-establishing communication with the US
01:36:33 How powerful is Zelensky?
01:48:36 Elon Musk & AI
01:51:07 Imprisoned American journalist Evan Gershkovich
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga was exporting crude oil and fuel on Tuesday apart from at Novatek's (NVTK.MM)
, opens new tab terminal which remained closed after being damaged by fire, according to data from LSEG and industry sources.
Novatek said on Sunday it had been forced to suspend some operations at the huge Baltic Sea fuel export terminal and "technological processes" at its fuel-producing complex due to a fire, started by what Ukrainian media said was a drone attack.
Analysts believe it will take weeks to restart large-scale operations at the complex and the terminal.
The giant port of Ust-Luga, located on the Gulf of Finland about 170 km (110 miles) west of St. Petersburg, ships a wide range of goods, including oil and gas products, to international markets.
Its facilities include one terminal for crude oil exports and three terminals for handling fuel shipments, including Novatek's terminal.
According to LSEG data, 5.2 million tons of naphtha were shipped to Asia in 2023 from the port of Ust-Luga, of which 2.8 million tons originated from Novatek's terminal.
Les milliards de dollars d'aide n'auront pas suffi ; la contre-offensive ukrainienne a échoué. Espérant maintenir les flux financiers en provenance des capitales occidentales, Kiev présente son agresseur comme une puissance coloniale qui menacerait l'Europe entière. Revenir sur l'histoire de l'empire russe et la place singulière qu'y occupe l'Ukraine invite à questionner cette idée.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressuring European diplomats to cease any talks about Ukraine joining NATO, according to a member of Rada (the Ukrainian parliament), Oleksiy Goncharenko. This is no minor politician. The son of a former Odessa mayor, he is a member of the Ukrainian Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The allegations were publicly made in a series of texts posted in his Telegram channel (in Ukrainian). He wrote: “Unfortunately, there will be no NATO [for Ukraine]. Forget about it – it won’t happen.” Goncharenko claims that “several sources” in Washington told him the topic of Ukraine’s accession to the Atlantic Alliance “annoys the US elite” and even “after war” the country should not expect it.
Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
18 July 2023
The Real History of the War in Ukraine: A Chronology of Events and Case for Diplomacy
By Jeffrey D. Sachs * – The Kennedy Beacon
Kommentar av JW: "Tyvärr missar han den händelse som innebar att balanserandet på ravinkanten resulterade i att man ramlade ner - EUs erbjudan om associationsavtal på villkor att Ukraina bröt alla avtal med Ryssland. Vilket tvingade alla i Ukraina att välja antingen eller, och börja inbördeskrig om detta. Det handlar väl om Sachs' lite olyckliga USA-fixering, en fixering som tyvärr delas av många europeer."
I en artikel på webbtidningen Meer anklagar Michael von der Schulenburg, f.d. vice generalsekreterare i FN, EU för att driva en ännu mer krigsaktivistisk politik än USA. USA håller ibland tillbaka, men det gör inte EU. Europa kommer att få betala dyrt för den politiken, säger Schulenburg. Artikeln i sin helhet: Kommer kriget i Ukraina… (översatt från https://www.meer.com/en/74782-will-the-ukraine-war-be-the-undoing-for-the-european-union)
Det tyska initiativet för vapenstillestånd
3 april, 2023
Vi har tidigare informerat om det mycket breda tyska fredsinitiativet för att få till stånd ett vapenstillestånd i det upptrappade ryska folkrättsstridiga anfallskriget mot i Ukraina. Undertecknarna av initiativet, vilka har stark förankring i det tyska socialdemokratiska partiet och den tyska fackföreningsrörelsen, uppmanar förbundskansler Scholz att samman med andra viktiga stater undersöka förutsättningarna för att få till stånd nödvändiga fredsförhandlingar och få ett slut på dödandet, upptrappningen och de närmast oöverblickbara risker som är inbyggda i en eskalation av kriget.