Russia-Iran Relations Take a Quantum Leap
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran on Tuesday is invested with great importance, as Iran is becoming one of the most consequential relationships for Russia
YouTube Host Demonetized for Challenging U.S. Government on Ukraine
Jackson Hinkle is Big Tech's latest target in the establishment's pursuit to censor dissenting voices.
Ukrainian Failed Counterattack, Weak Defense Lines, and Oversight-Free Weapon Deliveries
By Moon of Alabama On July 2 Lysichansk came under Russian control: This comes only a week after the cauldron around Lysichansk began to close. Until a few hours ago…
VIDEO: As US Funnels Money to Ukraine, Independent Media Faces Pressure to Parrot Official Narrative
By Democracy Now! As the Pentagon authorizes an additional $400 million for Ukraine’s defense on Friday, bringing estimated total U.S. security spending on Ukraine under President Biden to a staggering…
UN Says Ukraine Forces were Complicit in Nursing Home Attack They Blamed on Russians
A United Nations report says Ukraine’s armed forces bear a large share of the blame for a deadly assault on a care home for the elderly and disabled.
US, Allies Discussing Trying to Cap Russian Oil at $40-$60 Per Barrel
Experts are warning the plan won't work and trying to implement it could bring oil prices over $300 per barrel.
White House Says US Won’t Push Ukraine to Negotiate with Russia
The US hasn't shown any interest in pursuing negotiations to end the war.
How Spooks and Establishment Journalists are Circling the Wagons
In the second of this two-part series, we examine why so many journalists are keen to cooperate with and parrot the key messages of the US and British intelligence agencies.
Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster
If Europe has any insight, it will separate itself from these U.S. foreign policy debacles, writes Jeffrey D. Sachs.
Russian Exiles
By Monika Zgustova / CounterPunch A century ago, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War that followed it generated a vast wave of Russian exiles: it is estimated…
NATO To Increase High-Readiness Forces To Over 300,000 Troops
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Monday that the alliance will increase its high-readiness force from 40,000 troops to over 300,000 as part of a plan…
Europe Dumps Its Climate Commitments After Facing Shortage of Russian Gas
The quick shift by rich European countries to “dirty” energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the…
China Will Decide the Outcome of Russia v. the West
Is Putin the Face of the Future or the Final Gasp of the Past?
Last Tango in La-La Land
The West has been inhabiting a fanciful world that could exist only in our imaginations. The more that we have invested in that fantasy world, the harder we find it…
Captain Zelensky and the War Crimes that Never Happened
The indoctrinated masses cannot break free from seeing the wars their country started as a game where you merely root for the right team.