Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky calls on NATO as Russian Press Warns of War

April 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Nuclear War, Russia, Ukraine

by Clara Weiss, published on World Socialist Website, April 6, 2021 Seems like there is a dangerous situation brewing here. NATO -under U.S. leadership- is encouraging, and maybe even planning to openly participate in a new war on Russia’s border, possibly on Russia (Crimea is now Russian Territory). Talk about playing brinkmanship:This is insanity. [JB] On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr[…]

The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It

October 31, 2020 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Fascism, Imperial Wars, Russia

By Gabriel Rockhill, published on Information Clearing House, October 19, 2020 “The U.S. has established itself as the mortal enemy of all people’s government, all scientific-socialist mobilization of consciousness everywhere on the globe, all anti-imperialist activity on earth.” – George Jackson One of the founding myths of the contemporary Western European and American world is thatfascism was defeated in WWII[…]

Russia, Afghanistan and The Big Lie

July 3, 2020 UNAC Editor Propaganda, Russia, Terrorism

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider Column, July 1, 2020 Far from being an enemy, Russia assisted the U.S. and its coalition in their fight against the Taliban. “Russia is the nation least likely to do business with jihadists.” There is no end to the Russiagate fraud. All major charges have been disproved. No one was[…]

Yalta Conference Notes

December 8, 2019 UNAC Editor Citizen Diplomacy, Russia, Ukraine

by Bruce Gagnon, published on Organizing Notes, November 9, 2019 The Fifth Anniversary International Conference: “Crimea in the Current International Context” began on November 7 inside the Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea. In these same rooms Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met in 1945 to discuss the post-WW II architecture. More than 30 nations were represented (officially or unofficially) – I was[…]

Trump Shifts from Ending “Forever Wars” to Sending Tanks into Syria’s Oil Fields

October 27, 2019 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Russia, Syria, Turkey, U.S. Aggression

By Bill Van Auken , published on World Socialist Website, 26 October 2019 US Defense Secretary Mark Esper Friday confirmed that Washington would leave military forces in Syria to maintain control of the country’s principal oil and gas fields. The Pentagon is “considering how we might reposition forces in the area in order to make sure that we secure the[…]

Another Perspective on Middle East Peace

August 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Iran, Middle East Wars, Political Analysis, Russia, Syria

by Pepe Escobar, published on Information Clearing House, August 6, 2019 Russia is meticulously advancing Eurasian chessboard moves that should be observed in conjunction, as Moscow proposes to the Global South an approach diametrically opposed to Western sanctions, threats and economic war. Here are three recent examples. Ten days ago, via a document officially approved by the United Nations, the[…]

US Greenlights Missiles for Al Qaeda-linked Jihadists Occupying Syria’s Idlib

June 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, US Hypocrisy

by Ben Norton, Published on the Grayzone, May 31, 2019 While the US corporate media continues propagating the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump is a secret Kremlin asset, the Trump administration has approved heavy weapons for al-Qaeda-allied, Turkey-backed militants to fight against a Russian-backed offensive in Syria. The Syrian army has relaunched a campaign to retake the northwestern province of[…]

Russia: a Target, Not a Superpower

January 6, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Russia, U.S. Aggression

By Sara Flounders posted on Workers World, July 12, 2017 The corporate media’s constant use of Cold War terminology to describe the meeting of the U.S. and Russian presidents as a meeting of the “two superpowers” masks the present relationship of forces. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin met at the Group of 20 summit on[…]

Latest Odds of a Shooting War Between NATO and Russia

December 25, 2018 UNAC Editor NATO, Russia, Ukraine

Photo: Ship blocking Kerch Strait ~RT by Ann Garrison, published on Consortium News, December 13, 2019 George Szamuely is a Hungarian-born scholar and Senior Research Fellow at London’s Global Policy Institute. He lives in New York City. I spoke to him about escalating hostilities on Russia’s Ukrainian and Black Sea borders and about Exercise Trident Juncture, NATO’s massive military exercise[…]

NATO’s Aggression Reaches For Russian Waters

December 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Russia, Ukraine

Above Photo: from Land Destroyer by Tony Cartalucci, from Land Destroyer Blog, December 11, 2018 The intentional provocation executed by Kiev saw three Ukrainian naval vessels seized by Russia. The vessels were intentionally violating protocol for passing through the Strait – protocol previously agreed upon by Kiev and previously observed by Ukrainian naval vessels. The extent to which Ukraine was[…]