(2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …
(2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …
(2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …
(2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …
(2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …
(2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …
(2022-04-23). "Cuba y Fidel son referentes de solidaridad para el mundo", afirma Evo Morales en La Habana. cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales recordó este sábado la vida, obra y pensamiento del líder histórico de la Revolución cubana Fidel Castro en su visita al centro que lleva el nombre del Comandante en Jefe, a quien calificó como "ejemplo de dignidad". La visita a la institución es la primera actividad que realiza el exmandatario tras su llegada la víspera a la Isla.
(2022-04-23). Gobiernos de Nicaragua y Venezuela relanzan comisión para la cooperación. telesurtv.net La III Comisión Mixta Binacional de Alto Nivel Venezuela-Nicaragua se desarrollará el 18 de mayo próximo.
(2022-04-23). Schools reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com 
After two years of distance learning and semi in-person classes, Venezuela's students are allowed to back to the classrooms. However, the decision presents many challenges for students and teachers. Find out more.
(2022-04-23). Venezuela y Nicaragua fortalecen cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net La Cancillería venezolana indicó que "se tiene previsto abordar temas referentes a alianzas energéticas y científicas, así como el multilateralismo".
(2022-04-23). NATO summit: Baltic states push division-size deployments, "long-range missile equipment" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesApril 23, 2022 Baltic PMs agree on common goals for NATO summit Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agree that in the event of a threat, NATO must be ready to quickly deploy division-size troops to defend each of the Baltic states, and that NATO air policing must become air defense. NATO's military presence on the …
(2022-04-23). NATO's incorporation of Finland a "done deal" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsApril 22, 2022 Finland ramping up preparations for NATO accession Finland has plotted a clear NATO course, with pro-alliance National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo recently appointed chair of the Eduskunta Defense Committee…. Members of the Eduskunta Defense Committee visited Sweden on Thursday where their message was that Finland's NATO accession is very nearly …
(2022-04-23). Occupied territories: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey continue special forces exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently frozen conflicts, now "Russian-occupied territories." For Azerbaijan, that part of Nagorno-Karabakh not seized in its 44-day war of 2020. For Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. For Turkey, its self-identified ethnic kin, the Tatars, in Crimea. Perhaps Japan (the Kurils), Moldova (Transnistria) and Finland (East Karelia) will send observers. ==== Trend News AgencyApril 23, …
(2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …
(2022-04-23). Kosovo: Turkish-NATO military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah/Anadolu AgencyApril 23, 2022 Minister: Turkey has always supported development of Kosovo Kosovo's Defense Minister Armend Mehaj stated that they aim to increase the number of Turkish Kosovans in the public sector…. According to the statement made by the Kosovo Ministry of Defense, Minister Mehaj held a roundtable meeting on the occasion of the …
(2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-22). These dark times are also filled with light: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
In early March, Argentina's government came to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $45 billion deal to shore up its shaky finances. This deal was motivated by the government's need to pay a $2.8 billion instalment on a $57 billion IMF stand-by loan taken out under former President Mauricio Macri in 2018.
(2022-04-22). India blocs Japanese Air Self-Defense Force flight for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 22, 2022 Japan reworks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks military plane Japan is redrawing its plan for transporting humanitarian aid supplies to displaced Ukrainians after India reportedly refused to let Self-Defense Forces aircraft land in the country. The plan was for an Air Self-Defense Force plane to pick up relief items at …
(2022-04-22). Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands "illegally occupied" by Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 22, 2022 Japan shifts to hard-line stance on territorial dispute with Russia Tokyo has switched to a hard-line stance in its decades-long territorial dispute with Moscow following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stating in its annual foreign policy report released Friday that four northern islands are "illegally occupied" by Russia. *** The report highlighted …
(2022-04-22). Wednesday 4/20: Global Geopolitics from Ukraine to the Middle East. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: sjeccd-edu.zoom.us/j/5088214551 | Zoom meeting ID: 508 821 4551 | International dial-in numbers available: zoom.us/u/aM3amGqtL…
(2022-04-22). Azerbaijan: "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in the 21st century" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The leadership of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Japan and Finland got the message on how to "liberate occupied territories" from Russia. === Azeri Press AgencyApril 22, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev: "Although war is over, the territorial claims against us are not over yet" "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in …
(2022-04-22). France to deliver howitzers, anti-tank missiles for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 22, 2022 Macron announces supply of Milan anti-tank systems, Caesar howitzers to Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the supply of Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. *** "We are delivering significant equipment, from Milan to Caesar. I think we have to continue on this route. Always with the red …
(2022-04-22). Turkey makes NATO ally Greece offer it better not refuse. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey and its weapons have recently established a record in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Ethiopia and Ukraine that Athens would be wise to heed is the message from Greece's NATO ally and neighbor. ==== Hurriyet News AgencyApril 22, 2022 Defense minister urges Greece to respond to Turkey's call for 'friendship' Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on …
(2022-04-22). Coup-threatened Georgia: ruling party exposes "NGO clan" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the role of "NGOs' in fomenting coups in Georgia, and the wars that inevitably follow them, see item below the news report. The United National Movement is the party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, who returned from Ukraine late last year, where he held a major post in the government of Volodymyr Zelensky, to launch …
(2022-04-22). Combat-ready: NATO in talks to deploy yet more troops to eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 NATO allies in talks to send more troops to eastern flank: Polish official A senior Polish national security official said on Friday that the NATO alliance was discussing ways to boost troop numbers on its eastern edge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. *** "Talks are under way to expand the NATO …
(2022-04-22). Chilean and US Authorities Silent on Gonzalo Lira. orinocotribune.com Chilean-American citizen Gonzalo Lira López is still missing in Ukraine after publicly opposing the Zelensky government. The journalist, writer, filmmaker and Kawsachun News has been following developments and Chilean sources closely, however, there have been no official declarations from the Chilean Foreign Ministry nor the U.S. State Department or White House on matter. | CNN Chile has reported that the Chilean Foreign Ministry had said that they are in contact…
(2022-04-22). Biden: U.S. prepared to supply weapons for interminable war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 22, 2022 Biden: USA can supply Ukraine with weapons for long time The United States is capable of supplying Ukraine with weapons for a long time, U.S. President Joe Biden has said on Thursday. "We have the capacity to do this for a long time," he said, answering a journalist's question about how long …
(2022-04-22). Perú establecerá uso facultativo de mascarilla en áreas abiertas. telesurtv.net Entre las localidades donde se podrá aplicar la medida están Lima Metropolitana, Lima provincias, Callao, Ica y Áncash, al cumplir el requisito de vacunación.
(2022-04-22). Bolivia promulga ley de cuidado para lenguas indígenas. telesurtv.net El acto tuvo lugar en la Casa Grande del Pueblo y en el mismo estuvieron presentes el canciller Rogelio Mayta y otros funcionarios de distintas organizaciones.
(2022-04-22). Washington: Lifting US Sanctions on Venezuela to be Decided Only After Mexico Talks—Does Venezuela Need This? orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 21, 2022 ( "It is very clear that on one side of the table are the Venezuelans…
(2022-04-22). Cuba presente en la Bienal de Venecia. cubadebate.cu Cuba participa en la 59 ™ edición de la Exposición Internacional de Arte de Venecia, prestigioso evento que sesionará del 23 de abril al 27 de noviembre del 2022. En esta ocasión, es notable la participación de artistas de América Latina y el Caribe, fundamentalmente de países como Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, México, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela.
(2022-04-22). Bélgica otorga asilo político a Rafael Correa, expresidente de Ecuador. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno federal de Bélgica concedió asilo político al expresidente de Ecuador Rafael Correa, confirmó hoy la oficina de prensa del despacho de abogados Ius Cogens, que lleva su defensa internacional. Correa, tras convertirse en el principal opositor del Gobierno sucesivo (Lenín Moreno), comenzó a recibir, al igual que sus partidarios, un brutal acoso judicial.
(2022-04-22). These Dark Times Are Also Filled with Light. popularresistance.org In early March, Argentina's government came to an Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $45 billion deal to shore up its shaky finances. This deal was motivated by the government's need to pay a $2.8 billion instalment on a $57 billion IMF stand-by loan taken out under former President Mauricio Macri in 2018. This loan — the largest loan in the financial institution's history — sharpened divides in Argentinian society. The following year, the Macri administration was ousted in elections by the center-left Frente de Todos coalition which campaigned on a sharp anti-austerity, anti-IM…
(2022-04-22). Inicia construcción de gasoducto Néstor Kirchner en Argentina. telesurtv.net Este gasoducto se construirá en dos etapas, y estiman que la primera finalice para el invierno de 2024.
(2022-04-22). Amid global uncertainty, ALBA Movements forges unity and hope. peoplesdispatch.org 
The continental platform of social movements will hold its third continental assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to analyze the current situation and define strategies for the next period.
(2022-04-22). "When I Have the Land": 200 years in search of Agrarian Reform. mronline.org 
On April 17, 1996, 19 peasants of the Brazilian Landless Movement were assassinated in the municipality of Eldorado Dos Carajás, in the south of the state of Pará. The event took place during a peaceful mobilization organized to demand the expropriation of idle land from local landowners.
(2022-04-22). Brazilian researchers find new species without leaving museum. america.cgtn.com 
Researchers in Brazil have discovered nearly 100 new species of Amazon insects without even venturing into the jungle. They only had to tap into the vast and yet little studied collection already sitting inside Brazil's National Institute for the Research of the Amazon.
(2022-04-22). Brazilian meat giant JBS a bigger emitter than Italy, study estimates. nationofchange.org Campaigners say the company's net zero pledge amounts to greenwashing in light of its spiralling emissions.
(2022-04-22). Indigenous Communities Worldwide Are Rising Up Against Big Coal and Big Oil. truthout.org We continue our Earth Day special by looking at how Indigenous peoples are protecting the Earth. We follow the journey of Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, an award-winning queer Navajo filmmaker whose new film Powerlands shows how corporations like Peabody, the world's largest private coal company, have devastated her homeland. She also connects with Indigenous communities in Colombia, the Philippines, Mexico and Standing Rock facing the same struggle. "The most important thing about the film to know is that it's for Indigenous people, by Indigenous people … and it's about showing this global scale," says Manybeads…
(2022-04-22). Pdte. de Nicaragua insta a Colombia a acatar fallo de la CIJ. telesurtv.net La CIJ exigió a Colombia cesar inmediatamente su conducta de violación a la jurisdicción del país centroamericano.
(2022-04-22). Colombia's private sector received cut from organized crime profits: warlord. colombiareports.com Jailed warlord "Otoniel" told Colombia's war crimes tribunal that politicians and police commanders are on the payroll of paramilitary organization AGC, local media reported Thursday. Dario Antonio Usuga, a.k.a. "Otoniel,"…
(2022-04-22). Denuncia en Colombia la masacre número 34 durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Hasta el 18 de abril de 2022 Indepaz reportó 33 masacres con 122 víctimas fatales.
(2022-04-22). Entregan el Premio Cervantes 2021 a Cristina Peri Rossi. telesurtv.net La actriz Cecilia Roth lo recogió en nombre de la premiada, quien no pudo asistir por motivos de salud a la ceremonia.
(2022-04-22). Rechazan en Uruguay ingreso de tropas de élite de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El sindicato afirmó que: "EE.UU. históricamente ha desarrollado una práctica violenta y belicista en todo el mundo".
(2022-04-22). Turkey commemorates life of Chechen separatist warlord. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The piece is beyond eulogy and approaching hagiography.The Kremlin's strategic partner Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened a public park dedicated to Dzhokhar Dudayev, first president of the "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria," last December, triggering a fierce reaction from current Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov.Turkey is not through with Chechnya and with Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Tatars in …
(2022-04-22). Turkish-Indonesian strategic partnership: NATO's gateway to ASEAN. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1952 along with Greece after both nations had served their apprenticeship by deploying troops for the Korean War. Three years later Turkey became the main pivot in the founding of the Central Treaty Organization, modeled after NATO.A year earlier the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, also modeled after …
(2022-04-22). Air defense, armored vehicles: Britain trains Ukrainian troops at home, in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 UK training Ukrainian troops in Poland: Johnson Ukrainian troops are being trained in Poland to use anti-aircraft defence equipment donated by the British government, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed. "I can say that we're currently training Ukrainians in Poland in the use of the anti-aircraft defences," Johnson told reporters …
(2022-04-22). German chancellor: NATO-Russia clash could trigger third world war, nuclear war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Scholz's logic at times (see below) is not only tortuous but torturous. His main message, though, seems unequivocal. Der SpiegelApril 22, 2022 "There Cannot Be a Nuclear War" Excerpts from interview. The SPD is a party of peace, but it has never been pacifist. The two great postwar Social Democratic chancellors, Willy Brandt and Helmut …