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U.S., allies weigh providing Ukraine fighter jets to counter Russia

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In Ukraine, a proxy war on the planet

As the Ukraine crisis causes global havoc, US officials won't negotiate with Russia to end the fighting -- and are even willing to "countenance" mounting hunger as a result.

WASHINGTON POST

As war nears 5th month, Blinken keeps Russian diplomats at arm’s length

The secretary of state hasn’t spoken to any senior Russian officials for the entirety of the war. Some veteran diplomats say that’s a mistake.

Highlights of Putin’s Meeting With Duma Leaders

“We are told and hear today that we started the war in the Donbass, in Ukraine. No, it was started by the very same collective West which organized and supported an unconstitutional armed coup in Ukraine in 2014, and then encouraged and justified the genocide carried out against the people of the Donbass. They are the direct instigator, the culprit of what is happening today,” Putin said.

“We hear today that someone wants to defeat us on the battlefield. Well, what can I say? Let them try. We have already heard that the West wants to fight us ‘to the last Ukrainian’. This is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people. But it seems that everything is heading in this direction. Everyone should be aware that we, by and large, haven’t even started anything. At the same time, we do not reject peace talks, but those who do must understand that the longer [the conflict drags on], the more difficult it will be for them to come to an agreement with us,” he said.

Putin accused the West of trying to impose a model of “totalitarian liberalism” on the planet, “including the notorious cancel culture, widespread prohibitions."

"They are imposing it on the whole world, or trying to impose it. But the truth and reality is that the peoples of most countries do not want such a life and such a future. They strive for substantive, real sovereignty, not its formal, decorative form. And they are simply tired of kneeling down and humiliating themselves before those who consider themselves ‘exceptional’,” he said.

US to send more HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine as part of a new $400m package

NATO Says It Has No Plans to Send Troops to Sweden and Finland

BUSINESS INSIDER

Putin says Finland and Sweden can 'go ahead' and join NATO but warned the countries against hosting the alliance's 'military contingents and infrastructure'

White House Says US Won’t Push Ukraine to Negotiate With Russia

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

Ukraine Bans Political Opposition

NATO’s 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China

NATO’s 2022 “strategic concept,” its first new plan since 2010, declares Russia a “threat” and China a “systemic challenge.” It demonizes the Eurasian powers as “authoritarian actors” and “strategic competitors,” essentially declaring a second cold war to maintain Western hegemony.

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West responsible for civilian deaths in Donbass and Ukraine – Moscow

The West “must be aware of its responsibility” for the deaths of civilians, as Kiev uses the weapons supplied from abroad as “a means of intimidation. This is state terror,” said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

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Russia on the frontline of building a new world — Venezuelan top diplomat

"The US dominance is no longer an absolute one. A new world is being born, and Russia is on the frontline of this struggle," Foreign Minister Carlos Faria has said.

FORTUNE

‘From now on, we will trust neither the Americans nor the EU’: Lavrov says a new Iron Curtain is coming down between Russia and the West

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RT

Putin speaks about Ukraine during first foreign trip since February

Russia’s objectives in Ukraine have not changed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a press conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

“Nothing has changed,” Putin confirmed, saying the final goal is “to liberate Donbass, to protect these people and to create conditions that would guarantee the safety of Russia itself. That’s it.”

The president clarified that while the goals stay the same, the tactics used to achieve them may change according to what the military considers appropriate. However, he insisted that “everything is going according to plan.”

RADIO FREE EUROPE

Russia's Blockage Of Ukrainian Grain Exports Contributed To Sri Lanka Turmoil, Blinken Says

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AL JAZEERA

Biden announces US military reinforcements across Europe

Biden to boost US land, sea and air military presence in several European nations as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on.

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ANTIWAR.COM

US To Establish Permanent Base in Poland as Part of Europe Military Expansion

The base in Poland will mark the first time the US will establish an official permanent military facility in the area known as NATO’s “eastern flank.”

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RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT

CIA ops, commandos in Ukraine: Can we just admit we are fighting this war?

The CIA is operating in Kyiv and has been for some time, according to a new report by the New York Times.

USA TODAY

Biden vows U.S., NATO allies will stand with Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'

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RT

More weapons to Ukraine – more missions on the ground, Russia warns West

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THE TELEGRAPH

Nato forces to increase sevenfold with 300,000 troops on high alert

RT

Russia will never trust the West again – Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told NBC News that Russia would “never trust [the] West again.” Amid a historic low-point in relations, Peskov is not the only top Russian official who has ruled out a swift return to normal.

Peskov also stated that two American citizens captured, while fighting for Ukraine, in the Donbass are considered by Moscow to be “soldiers of fortune,” and will have their fates decided by “a court decision.”

RT

BRICS developing global reserve currency – Putin

RT

American fighters who surrendered in Donbass speak to RT

MULTIPOLORISTA

Only 4 of 55 African leaders attend Zelensky call, showing neutrality on Ukraine and Russia

France and Germany pressured African Union leaders for months to join a brief Zoom call with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. 51 of 55 African heads of state (93%) boycotted the meeting, showing clear neutrality over the Western proxy war with Russia.

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RT

The old world is over: Key takeaways from Putin's first major speech since Russia's military offensive in Ukraine

New centers of power have emerged, the unipolar world order isn’t coming back, and the “colonial” way of thinking has failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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RT

Putin issues a warning to ‘irresponsible’ Western politicians

Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear arms, but the president told the West to remember what Moscow is capable of

TRUTHOUT

Chomsky: US Is Playing With the Future of Civilization in Order to Weaken Russia

CNN

Third American missing in Ukraine is US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi

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NBC NEWS

When the secretaries of Defense and State said publicly the U.S. wants Ukraine to win and weaken Russia, Biden said tone it down

“He was not happy with the rhetoric,” said one official familiar with President Biden's conference call with Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.

AL JAZEERA

‘Fight for freedom’: US sends $1bn in new aid to Ukraine

BLOOMBERG

Pope Repeats View NATO Positioning Was Factor in Russia War Move

NEWSWEEK

Russia Claims U.S. Ordered Ukraine to Stop Peace Talks

NEWSWEEK

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin Pledge 'Mutual Support'

THE GUARDIAN

US says China’s support for Russia over Ukraine puts it on ‘wrong side of history’

NEWSWEEK

Russia Warns Growing Cyber Conflict With U.S. Could Spark War in Real World

Austin reiterated that the US will stand by its allies and partners in the Asia Pacific as he accused China of “provocative and destabilising” military activity around Taiwan, and an increasingly “coercive and aggressive” approach to its wide-ranging maritime claims in the Asia Pacific.

BUSINESS STANDARD

UK to send first long-range missiles to Ukraine despite Russia's threat

THE HILL

Putin warns of strikes on new targets if US supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would “draw conclusions” if the U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine, adding that he would set his eyes on new targets that have not been attacked.

“If it now comes to rockets and they are supplied, we will draw conclusions from that and employ our weapons that we have in sufficient quantities to strike those facilities that we are not attacking so far,” Putin stated.

ANTIWAR.COM

NATO To Kick Off Baltic War Games With Finland, Sweden

ANTIWAR.COM

NATO Chief Says Ukraine Shouldn’t Drop Goal of Driving Russia Out of Crimea

THE GRAYZONE

A new generation of US-trained extremists is fighting Russia. Are we prepared for the blowback?

RT

Ukraine backtracks on promise to US

Ukraine will use US-supplied rocket systems to strike into Russian territory should it deem such attacks necessary, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Alexey Arestovich said on Thursday.

Responding to a question about whether the restrictions on the use of US-supplied rocket systems apply to Crimea, a peninsula that overwhelmingly voted to become part of Russia in a 2014 referendum, Arestovich said that it belonged to Ukraine.

“Crimea is ours. It belongs to Ukraine. And they [Russia] know it. Therefore, it will fly to Crimea double-time, should the need arise”, he pointed out, alleging that Kiev has already successfully struck targets on the peninsula.

Arestovich’s comment comes despite US Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying on Wednesday that Kiev has given Washington “assurances” that it won’t use American rockets to attack targets in Russia.

CNN

US confirms military hackers have conducted cyber operations against Russia in support of Ukraine

Cyber Command, the US military's hacking unit, has conducted offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia's invasion, the head of the command has confirmed.

It's a rare public acknowledgment from US military officials of hacking operations that are often shrouded in mystery. The comments, and the White House's response to them, suggest that cyberspace is a domain in which the Biden administration feels comfortable countering Russia without fear of escalation.

AL JAZEERA

US to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, Biden says

In a guest essay published on Tuesday evening in The New York Times, President Joe Biden confirmed that he has decided to “provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine”.

Biden had said on Monday that the US would not send Ukraine “rocket systems that can strike into Russia”.

Any weapons system can shoot into Russia if it is close enough to the border. The aid package expected to be unveiled on Wednesday would send what the US considers medium-range rockets – they generally can travel about 70km (45 miles), the officials said.

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