The Minsk Deal Which Isn’t

So a deal seems to have been announced. Was one reached, however? Leaks of draft documents and Putin’s smug briefing seem to corroborate Poroshenko’s earlier remark that “there is...

WSWS: “Spiegel Online warns of nuclear war”

While any sensible and reasonably-informed observer might think that increasing tension and conflict between the world’s most formidable nuclear powers would naturally increase the risk of nuclear war, that...

The Sound of Watching: Guardian takes on Assad (again)

The Guardian view on Bashar al-Assad’s BBC interview: the lies of a tyrant (Editorial) The Guardian has responded to Bashar Assad’s BBC interview. 700 words which can easily be...

Ukrainian Woman Denounces War & Conscription

If anyone is wondering why Kiev is having trouble mobilizing troops for its ongoing attacks on the people of the eastern oblasts, this should help clear things up.

Kiev’s Bloody War Is Backfiring

And the War Party is pushing to prop up their Ukrainian sock puppets, says Antiwar.com’s Justin Raimondo. ‘When Ukrainian army officers came to the Ukrainian village of Velikaya Znamenka...

Can’t Write without Spinning?

In today’s Guardian article about the wild unpopularity of conscription in Ukraine, Shaun Walker tells us that the eastern Ukrainian resisters ‘appear to have an unlimited supply of weapons...