(2022-04-19). Pentagon to train Ukrainians in sites outside nation to use U.S. artillery. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 19, 2022 Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days The first shipments of the latest round of …
(2022-04-19). Why Are The UN's Ukrainian Refugee Figures For Russia Different Than Moscow's?>. oneworld.press If President Putin was really "the new Hitler" and the Russian Federation was the 21st-century revival of Nazi Germany like the US-led Western Mainstream Media claims, then no Ukrainian refugee in their right mind would flee in that direction just like no Polish refugees fled towards Hitler's Nazis in 1939 (considering the false comparison pushed by the West between the start of World War II and Russia's special operation in Ukraine).
(2022-04-19). Defense Ministry: Japan to supply military supplies to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 Japan to offer protective masks, clothing, drones to Ukraine Japan will provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons, as well as commercial drones, to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The decision was made upon a request from the Ukrainian …
(2022-04-19). Japan, EU, U.S. pursue common course on Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 U.S., Japan, EU leaders affirm swift support to Ukraine amid war Leaders from the United States, Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to continue providing swift support to Ukraine as Russia begins a renewed military offensive in the eastern part of its neighboring country. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told his …
(2022-04-19). Polish hospitals prepared to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 19, 2022 Polish hospitals ready to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM Polish hospitals are prepared to admit up to 10,000 Ukrainian troops injured in combat against invading Russian forces, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. The Polish prime minister made the declaration in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Tuesday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's …
(2022-04-19). State Department: China will "face serious consequences" from U.S., allies over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 19, 2022 China Will Face Serious Consequences If Helps Russia — United States The United States said it was closely monitoring China's level of support for Russia and warned of serious consequences if it provided weapons to the aggressor country or helped circumvent sanctions. This was stated by U.S. Department of State …
(2022-04-19). U.S. lawmakers visit Georgia to expand war, Georgian war party visits Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Senator Coons has discussed deploying American troops to Ukraine. Civil GeorgiayingApril 19, 2022 U.S. Congress Delegation to Visit Georgia A delegation of the U.S. Congress will be led by the Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), to Georgia this week. The delegation will include Senators Gary Peters …
(2022-04-19). Will war party bring about collapse of German government? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Beta News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Scholz falls because of Ukraine? The German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) is increasingly pressuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. They accuse German Chancellor of being partially responsible for the Ukrainian defense, and they also threatened him with a vote of no confidence in the Bundestag, …
(2022-04-19). History Of The Ukrainian War. oneworld.press On 1 March 2013 inside America's Embassy to Ukraine in Kiev, a series of "Tech Camps" started to be held, in order to train those Ukrainian nazis for their leadership of Ukraine's 'anti-corruption' organizing. Simultaneously, under Polish Government authorization, the CIA was training in Poland the military Right Sector leaders how to lead the coming U.S. coup in neighboring Ukraine.
(2022-04-19). Chris Hedges: American Commissars. mintpressnews.com PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — The ruling class, made up of the traditional elites that run the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, is employing draconian forms of censorship on its right-wing and left-wing critics in a desperate effort to cling to power. The traditional elites were discredited for pushing through a series of corporate …
(2022-04-19). MP among Georgians fighting in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 19, 2022 Georgian MP Returns from Ukraine War Georgian MP Alexander Elisashvili, who volunteered to fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is returning to Georgia. Earlier today, Elisashvili wrote on Facebook that he is already in Warsaw, en route to the homeland together with his party colleague, Vice-Speaker Levan Ioseliani, who visited …
(2022-04-19). How Putin Can Use 5D to End the War and Merge Russia and Ukraine THIS VERY MOMENT. anti-empire.com 
10 days before the war I warned Kiev it was facing a Russian invasion, but also advised it there was a brilliant way it could thwart Putin's plan: An uncomfortable thing to do emotionally, but such is 5D judo. Unilaterally settling the status of Donetsk and Lugansk (in their favor) would have robbed Putin of an excuse to escalate the standoff into the current regime-change war. | As it was, Kiev did not listen to my advice and Moscow used precisely the pretext of Don…
(2022-04-19). New York Times: "To Push Back Russians, Ukrainians Hit a Village With Cluster Munitions" anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: The truth and reality of the war is that both Ukrainians AND Russians will set up positions in settlements. And both Russians AND Ukrainians will fire into settlements when the other side is entrenched in them. |
| HUSARIVKA, Ukraine — It was in early March when the spent warhead of a cluster munition rocket landed next to Yurii Doroshenko's home in eastern Ukraine, having dispensed its lethal bomblets over his village. | "They were shelling and it hit the street," he said. | These types of internationally banned weapons [actually neither US, Russia or Ukraine are signatories of the C…
(2022-04-19). Treasury Secretary to Press Other Countries to Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press US allies to ramp up the economic pressure on Russia during meetings of World Bank and IMF members this week, The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed in response are expected to be major topics of discussion at the meetings, which began Monday. The Treasury official said Yellen "will use this week's meetings to work with allies to continue our united efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia while mitigating spillover e…
(2022-04-19). The Ukraine Is Still Losing So What Is Its Plan? popularresistance.org Russian and Donbas forces have cleared the city of Mariupol except for the giant metallurgic complex of Azovstal which is held by some estimated 4,000 men, including many from the fascist Azov battalion. | On Sunday Russia opened corridors across the front line and asked for those forces to surrender. However the Zelensky government ordered them to stay and to continue to bind Russian forces which otherwise could be used elsewhere.
(2022-04-19). Western think tanks push permanent NATO presence on Russian border, Asia-Pacific analog. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 17, 2022 NATO needs bases on eastern border to counter Russia: experts Russia's war in Ukraine will lead to NATO radically overhauling its long-term security capabilities in Eastern Europe, defense analysts say. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is likely to establish permanent bases on its eastern flank and significantly boost spending, experts predict. …
(2022-04-19). State Department hails NATO ally Turkey for "holding Russia to account" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 18, 2022 Turkey playing 'important role' in holding Russia to account: US Turkey is playing an "important role" in ensuring Russia is held to account for its war against Ukraine, the United States said on Monday ahead of a bilateral meeting of top diplomats. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to host …
(2022-04-19). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2022-04-19). Fragmentation, Aggression, Genocide: Deeper Meanings of Russia's War Against Ukraine. moderndiplomacy.eu "But tell me, my brothers, if humanity still lacks a goal, is humanity itself not still lacking? Thus inquired Zarathustra."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Zarathustra It's hard to imagine anything decent emerging from Vladimir Putin's genocidal aggression[1] against Ukraine, but there is one ironic example: enhanced human understanding.In essence, the multiple crimes now being unleashed by the Russian …
(2022-04-19). Mask Mandate for Flights Was Axed by a Trump-Appointed Judge. truthout.org Trying to quantify what Donald Trump actually succeeded at during the blight of his presidential tenure is sadly instructive at this juncture. Let's see: ability to hire fascists, racists, and other unpolished authoritarian doorknobs to positions of extreme power? The resumes of the damned found new life in his hands. Lie with no shame? Peerless. Grift? To be determined by various courts. Be orange for no coherent reason? Aced it. | All this being rightly said, Trump excelled at nothing better than the lethal task of disdaining the simple wearing of masks in the middle of a deadly pandemic. Way back in 2020, when…
(2022-04-19). The Challenge of May Day 2022: For the International Unity of the Working Class against Capitalism, National Chauvinism and War! wsws.org The celebration of May Day 2022 must be dedicated to the unification of the international working class in a global struggle against imperialist war and its root cause, the capitalist system.
(2022-04-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for activists.
(2022-04-19). Gaza Socialists Rise in Solidarity with Jenin, Prisoners (Photos). orinocotribune.com 
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) held a solidarity event in Gaza on Thursday in commemoration of the forthcoming Palestinian Prisoner's Day and in solidarity with Palestinians in the northern West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin. | PFLP members and their supporters held placards denouncing the Israeli military, which has killed 12 Palestinians in the West Bank in recent days, calling for wider solidarity with Jenin. | "We are all Jenin," "Resistance in Jenin is humiliating the Israeli occupation", "Jenin is a symbol of our pride", and "Free Palestinian Political Prisoners," some of the…
(2022-04-19). Public meeting: Support the Socialist Equality Party in the Australian federal election! wsws.org The SEP is advancing a fighting socialist program of action for the growing sections of the working class entering into struggle against inflation, wage suppression and a deepening social crisis.
(2022-04-19). Girón, la victoria (+ Fotos y línea del tiempo). cubadebate.cu El 19 de abril tendrá siempre gran trascendencia en la historia de nuestra nación. Para el pueblo cubano y su naciente Revolución significó defender la soberanía del país, el suelo sagrado de la patria, defender sus intereses, sus ideales y su proceso socialista.
(2022-04-19). Chávez the Radical XXVIII: 'The Empire and the Oligarchy Will Never Accept Us'. mronline.org 
In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," the Venezuelan leader reminds comrades and followers that the Venezuelan oligarchy and the U.S. empire will never accept the Bolivarian Revolution.
(2022-04-19). Military And Political Situation In Europe On April 19, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Hungary has stated that it will not support European sanctions to ban imports of Russian oil and gas to the EU; | The oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany claimed that the available reserves are enough for 5 days, so the plant is already looking for alternative supplies in case of a ban on imports via the Druzhba oil pipeline, according to Handelsblatt; | The EU has claimed it wants to give up gas from Russia. The EU has paid ‚Ǩ30bn for imports since the st…
(2022-04-19). Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest. xinhuanet.com Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.
(2022-04-19). Estonia: NATO conducts air-infantry exercises near Russia's border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 19, 2022 Belgian F-16s conduct Air-Land training with Allies for NATO's Bold Dragon Exercise Bold Dragon provides key air-land integration training between Belgian F-16s and UK, French and Danish soldiers in the NATO multinational battalion 13-14 Apr, 22. Belgian F-16s have executed Close Air Support (CAS) training missions with NATO's multinational battalion …
(2022-04-19). Georgia scours the country recruiting soldiers to wear NATO uniforms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 19, 2022 Admission to military contract service continues The Ministry of Defense of Georgia continues to receive citizens in the contract service. An information campaign on contract military service is underway across the country. Personnel from the National Guard's area traveled by mobile recruiting vehicles to regions, towns and villages of …
(2022-04-19). Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over latest invasion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Iraqi News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Turkish ambassador and hands him a strongly worded protest note The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned today, Tuesday, the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, Ali Riza Guney, and handed him a strongly worded protest letter against the backdrop of the continuous breaches and violations of …
(2022-04-19). Leading NATO official to address Georgian parliaments's Committee on Defence and Security. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently Appathurai was the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. Agenda.geApril 19, 2022 NATO Deputy Assistant Sec Gen to address Georgian Parliament's Defence and Security Committee NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai will address the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday. Appathurai …
(2022-04-19). Serbia target of hybrid war because of independent foreign policy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Vulin: Serbia a target of hybrid war Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Tuesday Serbia was a target of hybrid war due to its independent policy. "Serbia is a target of hybrid war because it has an independent policy and because we have not imposed sanctions on the Russian …
(2022-04-19). Serbia will not be pulled into broader European conflict: interior minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News AgencyApril 19, 2022 "We will not participate in anti-Russian hysteria" Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin pointed out that Serbia is the only country in Europe that has not imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation. He said that Serbia, headed by President Aleksandar Vucic, would not join the anti-Russian hysteria. Vulin emphasized that Russia stood …
(2022-04-19). The lasting impact of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 18, 2022 A bomb dropped 76 years ago in Vietnam has been defused In the middle of the last century, a 300-kilogram unexploded bomb dropped during the Indochina War was defused in northern Vietnam. This was reported by the Zan Chi newspaper, AZERTAC reports. The shell was found during the repair of a bridge …
(2022-04-19). Turkey escalates "anti-terrorist" rampage, carnage at home and abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's rules-based international order and Euro-Atlantic values in all their majestic splendor. AzertagApril 19, 2022 So far, 26 terrorists have been neutralized during the operation in northern Iraq The number of terrorists neutralized during the next anti-terrorist operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces under the code name "Panja-Kilit" has reached 26. [See how …
(2022-04-19). U.S. companies eager to exploit conquered Karabakh: ambassador. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyApril 19, 2022 US would like to see more of its companies operating in Azerbaijan's liberated lands — ambassador The US would like to see more of its companies operating in the Azerbaijani territories liberated from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 second Karabakh war], the country's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger told Trend, …
(2022-04-19). Australian war crimes from 1999 in East Timor exposed. wsws.org The crimes included murder, the mutilation of corpses, and sexual assault and torture of prisoners, including children.
(2022-04-19). Yemen's New Leaders: Our First Option Is Peace. news.antiwar.com While talking up their willingness to continue waging a protracted war if necessary, Yemen's new leadership council, which earlier this month replaced President Hadi, clearly understands that's not what's expected of it. | " The Saudi coalition is reportedly very interested in efforts toward a p…
(2022-04-19). Turkish drones likely used in sinking of Russian Black Sea flagship: Turkish, U.S. officials. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 18, 2022 Turkish-made drones likely involved in Moskva sinkingUkrainian official says Neptune missile was assisted by 'other equipment' Turkish-made attack Bayraktar TB2 drones were likely involved in the targeting of Russia's Moskva missile cruiser, officials and analysts say. Turkish-made attack drones likely had a role in the Ukrainian operation to target Russia's Moskva …
(2022-04-19). Houthis: US Naval Task Force Undermines Yemen Truce. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis are deeply critical of last week's US announcement of a naval task force to patrol the Red Sea off the Yemeni coast, saying it The US said the task force was meant to stop the smuggling of "coal, drugs, weapons, and people, and tied it to cross-border fighting between Yemen and its neighbors. | The US narrative mirrors exactly the pretext for Saudi Arabia's naval blockade of Yemen. The ceasefire has been a human…
(2022-04-19). Liberals' refusal to disendorse Deves underscores its anti-LGBTI agenda. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison's "captain's pick" for the seat of Warringah is Katherine Deves has long been an anti-LGBTI rights campaigner. Shane Crocker reports.
(2022-04-19). Philippine elections: 'For a new politics, for a new economy'. greenleft.org.au The May 9 national elections in the Philippines are taking place as the country reels under the blows of multiple system crises — climate, economic and social — compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Reihana Mohideen.
(2022-04-19). Saturday 4/30: Michael P. Branch talks about his book On the Trail of the Jackalope. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2022-04-19). Iran Sees US Delaying Nuclear Deal: More Than One Issue Remains. news.antiwar.com Iranian officials say there is no end in sight for the ongoing nuclear talks, saying that there are multiple issues unresolved and still pending with the US. Unfortunately as with other recent reports, it is not specified what these remaining issues are, so it is difficult to judge how likely they are to be sorted out, or what the next step is. The only known issue at present is the removal of the IRGC from the terror blacklist, which the US…
(2022-04-19). US Officials Headed to Solomon Islands Amid China Concerns. news.antiwar.com Senior Biden administration officials The White House's National Security Council's Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department's top Asia official, Daniel Kritenbrink, will be leading a delegation of officials from the Pentagon and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). | The trip will in…
(2022-04-19). SF Candidates Matt Haney & David Campos On Redistricting, Treasure Island & Privatization. indybay.org San Francisco Matt Haney and David Campos who are running for Assembly are interviewed about re-districting, privatization and Treasure Island tolls and toxins.
(2022-04-19). Grief and reconciliation in the Basque struggle for liberation. greenleft.org.au The Basque liberation movement, ETA, waged war on the Spanish state for about 60 years. Maixabel is obligatory viewing to understanding the emotional and spiritual impact of armed struggle, writes Barry Healy.
(2022-04-19). John Shipton on Julian Assange: '14 years of arbitrary detention makes you fight harder'. greenleft.org.au John Shipton addressed questions after the premiere of Ithaka, a film is about the campaign to free his son Julian Assange which is screening across the country.
(2022-04-19). Taliban assured Iran to protect diplomatic missions. en.mehrnews.com In a phone call with the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has assured Tehran of full security of Iranian diplomatic facilities, and diplomats in Afghanistan.