Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!

How the U.S. Started a Cold War with Russia and Left Ukraine to Fight It

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 28, 2022 The defenders of Ukraine are bravely resisting Russian aggression, shaming the rest of the world and the UN Security Council for its failure to protect them. It is an encouraging sign that the Russians and Ukrainians are holding talks in Belarus that may lead to a ceasefire. All efforts[…]

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No to Plunging the Peoples of Europe into a U.S./NATO-Provoked War!

Crisis in Ukraine No to Plunging the Peoples of Europe into a U.S./NATO-Provoked War! All Out to Rally Canadians Against Warmongering, Lies and Disinformation -Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) – Amidst all the warmongering, lies and disinformation over what Russia is or is not doing in Ukraine to defend its strategic interests, the obvious question arises as to who is[…]

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U.S. War on Russia: a Stampede Off a Cliff

by Sara Flounders, published on  International Action Center, February 24, 2022 Great metaphor here.   The EU had stopped listening to U.S. advice which was clearly not in their  interest.    Now they are too frightened to ignore big brother’s demands. [JB] Bulletin: As of Feb. 22, Russia has recognized the two peoples’ republics in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, the[…]

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Why the Russian Federation Recognized the Independence Movements in Donbas

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, February 23, 2022 Recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics is a direct result of U.S. efforts to contain Russian economically and militarily. “Minsk, Minsk, Minsk,” they cried after Russia recognized Donetsk and Luhansk. But those Western diplomats and pundits did not hear those of us in the anti-war, pro-peace and[…]

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Kiev (with U.S. Backing) Has Started Military Aggression vs Donbas -Updated-

Once again Putin the chessmaster, makes a decisive move.   While the U.S. planned a war for Russia, and then massively promoted it, he didn’t take the bait.   It was expected that he would invade Donbas to protect Russian civilians, but instead, he has endorsed temporarily moving them into Russia for safekeeping.  And then, if the Ukrainians want to fight for[…]

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Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. – The Background They’re Not Telling You

by Phil Wilayto, published in the Virginia Defender, February 3, 2021 In the winter of 2022, the news is dominated by growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Reports that Russia has amassed some 100,000 troops on its border with neighboring Ukraine have brought charges from the United States and NATO that Russia is planning to invade its neighbor, with whom[…]

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Blackwater Is In The Donbas With The Azov Battalion

by Manlio Dinucci, published on Popular Resistance, February 2, 2022 The phone call between President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelensky “did not go well“, CNN headlines: while “Biden warned that the Russian invasion in February is practically certain when the frozen ground makes it possible for tanks to pass through”, Zelensky “ asked Biden to tone down, arguing that the[…]

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Crisis or Confusion? A Brief Guide for Black Folks (And Other AntiRacist People) On the Situation in Ukraine

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, February 2, 2022 African people are already battling against U.S. rightist forces – from the Trump/Republican supporters to the warmongering neoliberal democrats. It would be an affront to our history and people to enter this struggle on the side of empire and NATO. Within large sectors of the U.S. left, including many[…]

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The Manufactured Crisis in Ukraine Confirms Why NATO Must be Dismantled

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, January 12, 2022 The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) concludes that the full responsibility for the dangerous crisis unfolding in Ukraine has its genesis in the illegal policies of the U.S./EU/NATO “Axis of Domination” beginning in 2014. As the corporate press presents a one-sided presentation of event in Ukraine as part of a massive[…]

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