Russia

The MADness of the Resurgent U.S. Cold War With Russia

March 29, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy

by Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 28, 2022 The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight, highlighting how the United States and its allies have expanded NATO right up to Russia’s borders, backed a coup and now a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions, and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms[…]

Rand Report Prescribed US Provocations Against Russia & Predicted Russia Might Retaliate in Ukraine

March 27, 2022 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US Meddling in Europe

by Rick Sterling, published on Dissident Voices, March 26, 2022 According to a 2019 Rand report titled “Overextending and Unbalancing Russia,” the US goal is to undermine Russia just as it did the Soviet Union in the cold war. Rather than “trying to stay ahead” or trying to improve the US domestically or in international relations, the emphasis is on efforts[…]

On Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine

March 25, 2022 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Lawfare, Right Wing Extremism, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Meddling in Europe, War and Weapons, Weaponized Information, White Supremacy

Statement from U.S. Peace Council, March 24, 2022 What we all hoped would not happen has happened. The Russian Federation sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in response to decades of relentless US-led NATO provocation. The present situation puts many serious, fundamental questions before the global peace movement. A fierce propaganda campaign, long simmering with Russiagate and the onset[…]

Ukraine: U.S. Out Now! Remains Our Anti-Imperialist Antiwar Credo

March 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, NATO, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine: U.S. Out Now! Remains Our Anti-Imperialist Antiwar Credo Statement by the UNAC Administrative Committee – With Context [Editor’s note: The statement below was drafted by UNAC Administrative Committee member, Jeff Mackler and approved following discussion and amendment by the March 17, 2022 meeting of UNAC Administrative Committee.] U.S. Out Now! Hands Off! Self-determination for the World’s Poor and Oppressed![…]

United National Antiwar Coalition Statement on Ukraine

March 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Featured, Russia, Statement, Ukraine

United National Antiwar Coalition Statement on Ukraine 3/19/22 The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) remains steadfast in its opposition to the United States/NATO imperialist project. The people of Ukraine are now suffering in a war zone because of the actions of the United States, beginning with the 2014 coup which violently ousted an elected president. The goal then as now[…]

Neo-Nazis In Ukraine Fake Incidents To Gain More ‘Western’ Support

March 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Lies and Liars, Imperial Wars, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine

by Moon of Alabama, published on Popular Resistance, March 17, 2022 PHOTO: Satellite imagery of the Mariupol Drama Theatre prior to being bombed by Russian forces shows the word ‘children’ (дети) written in Russian written on the pavement in front and behind the building in large letters visible from the sky. – @shashj pic.twitter.com/nh8wzRiqAS — Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 16,[…]

Many Africans Reject Washington’s Position on Ukraine Crisis

March 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Africa, Resistance, Russia, Ukraine

by Abyome Azikiwe, published on Black Agenda Report, March 15, 2022 Many African nations refrain from condemning Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. They are taking a more independent stance because of their histories of imperialist control and ties with the USSR and the Russian Federation. Half of the Countries Abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly Resolution Condemning Moscow Were African Union Member[…]

Call for Workers to Rally on Saturday 19 at the Pisa Airport !

March 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Labor, NATO, Organizing, Russia, Statement, Ukraine

Statement by Pisa Union of Airport Workers, published in Labor Today Newsletter, March 17, 2022 Labor Today Editorial Comment: USB (Union Sundacale Di Base) reports that airport workers in Pisa, Italy have refused to load planes headed for Poland disguised as “humanitarian aid” when the workers discovered that what was actually being shipped was weapons and ammunition, final destination, Ukraine! […]

U.S. Threatens Nuclear War or Sanctions

March 18, 2022 UNAC Editor NATO, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, US Meddling in Europe

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, March 16, 2022 A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme economic sanctions imposed on Russia are dragging the whole world into a war that started long before the Russian[…]

Veterans Warn Against “No-Fly-Zone” in Ukraine

March 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Russia, Statement, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

Press Release by Veterans for Peace, March 17, 2022 Veterans of several U.S. wars are urging President Biden to hold fast against growing political pressure to implement a “no-fly zone.” A No Fly Zone is an area established by a military power over which opposing aircraft are not permitted. No Fly Zones are enforced by military interception of aircraft and[…]