(2025-03-14). Russian forces make major advances in Kursk amid ceasefire talks. wsws.org Russian troops are on the verge of recapturing all territory seized by Ukraine in an offensive in Kursk last summer, imparting an air of crisis to calls by US President Donald Trump for a 30-day ceasefire in the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2025-03-14). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-03-14). Diplomacy Watch: Putin says he supports a ceasefire, but … responsiblestatecraft.org 
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin
(2025-03-14). Putin's words of gratitude for PM Modi, Trump for efforts to resolve conflict. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public remarks on Ukraine's willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, expressing gratitude to world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for their efforts in addressing the conflict. | Speaking at a joint press conference with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Putin said that Russia agrees with the proposals to cease hostilities but "proceeds from the assumption that this cessation should lead to long-term peace and eliminate the root causes of…
(2025-03-14). Seize the Moment — End the War in Ukraine! worldbeyondwar.org 
As the Trump administration engages in tentative peace talks with Russia and Ukraine, the Peace In Ukraine Coalition, comprising many and various U.S. peace groups, issued the following statement this week, just prior to the news of ceasefire talks. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-03-14). Putin seeks 'clarifications' on US-Ukraine peace plan. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address on the occasion of Youth Day in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released June 24, 2023. — Reuters Putin says supports proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.Russian president says a ceasefire is "the right idea"."We…
(2025-03-14). Saudi crown prince tells Putin he supports 'all initiatives' to end Ukraine war. geo.tv 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting. — AFP/FilePutin says he has "serious questions" about ceasefire plan.US secretary of state says "ball is now in court".Saudi Arabia hosts talks between Rubio,…
(2025-03-14). Full Event: Putin Meets Closest Friend Amid Ukraine Ceasefire Suspense, Stuns Trump, Zelensky. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his close ally, Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, in Moscow on March 13. Lukashenko's visit to the Russian capital coincided with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to meet Putin after Zelensky agreed to a 30-day ceasefire US proposal. Watch this video for Putin and Lukashenko's joint press conference.
(2025-03-14). Trump has commodified U.S. support, and Israel is bound to pay. haaretz.com The U.S. president's approach to the war in Ukraine could be instructive; Netanyahu's cabinet is preparing a Via Dolorosa for the attorney general, but she says she won't quit; And who's straining to look spontaneous…
(2025-03-14). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,114. aljazeera.com These are the key developments on day 1,114 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
(2025-03-14). Donald Trump's reverse Kissinger strategy. independent.co.ug 
Why it is unlikely that a few baubles will attract Putin to adopt his strategy to befriend Russia to isolate China COMMENT | VIJAY PRASHAD | U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the U.S. government is committed to a peace process in Ukraine. As part of the deal, …
(2025-03-14). What China and EU can gain from aligning on Ukraine peace. scmp.com Beijing and Brussels both have vested interests in preventing a closer alignment between the US and Russia. They also prefer a less dominant US.
(2025-03-14). US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Shocking Message to NATO Allies Reveals Major U.S. Policy Shift. globalresearch.ca [First published on February 17, 2025] | US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, told NATO allies on 13 February 2025 in Brussels, the War [Ukraine] must stop; No more bloodshed, No NATO for Ukraine; No back to pre-2014 border; and "We …
(2025-03-14). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: The value of neutrality for humanitarian work. icrc.org
(2025-03-14). Western media suggests Zelensky will be replaced. infobrics.org According to a major Western newspaper, Zelensky's government in Ukraine is coming to an end.
(2025-03-14). Explained: How and Why a False Narrative on Ukraine was Created. ummid.com The persistence of the NATO to incorporate Ukraine as a member ignored the fact that a number of polls from early 1990s to 2014 revealed that only a small minority of about 20% of people in Ukraine favored the membership of NATO.
(2025-03-14). US negotiators to set out Ukraine truce plan to Russia. newarab.com 
US negotiators travelled to Ukraine agreed to the plan during talks with Russia has been grinding forward on the battlefield…
(2025-03-14). For Ukraine without oligarchs and occupiers! internationalviewpoint.org The predatory policies of the newly elected U.S. president make it impossible to establish a lasting peace for Ukrainians. Ukraine's refusal to sign the mineral extraction agreement, designed to serve the interests of American capital, demonstrates the country's determination to avoid colonial dependence. This opens the door to exploring a more equitable model of relations between Ukraine and the states of Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world under the banner of resistance to imperialist domination. However, if the current approach persists, Ukraine risks facing an imminent reduction or even a complete halt of…
(2025-03-14). G7 seeks unity as Trump's tariffs and Ukraine stance weighs on ties. scmp.com Tensions between the US and Canada, which is hosting the meeting, are also at an all-time low amid Trump's musing about annexing the country.
(2025-03-13). Headlines for March 13, 2025. democracynow.org Mahmoud Khalil Speaks to Lawyers After NY Hearing, Judge Extends Block on Deportation, U.N. Experts: Israel Has Committed Genocide Through Attack on Women's Health, EPA Moves to Undo Decades of Regulations on Air, Water, Polluting Industries, NOAA Faces More Layoffs; DOJ Guts Oversight Unit for Corrupt Public Officials, Acting Social Security Commissioner Privately Admits DOGE Cuts Have Imperiled Benefits, USAID Destroys Classified Documents After Judge Orders Trump Admin to Pay Out Foreign Aid, Trump Administration Flies 40 Remaining Immigrants from Guantánamo to Louisiana, Russia Recaptures Ukraine-Occupi…
(2025-03-13). Kremlin says there's 'nothing' for Russia in US ceasefire idea for Ukraine. geo.tv 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits a command centre of the Russian armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia, March 12, 2025, in this still image taken from video. — ReutersPresident Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said on…
(2025-03-13). Britain Wants Ukraine's Minerals Too. popularresistance.org When U.K. officials signed a 100-year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine's "preferred partner" in developing the country's "critical minerals strategy." | Yet within a month, U.S. President Donald Trump had presented a proposal to Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky to access the country's vast mineral resources as "compensation" for U.S. support to Ukraine in the war against Russia. | Whitehall was none too pleased about Washington muscling in. | When Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Zelensky in Kyiv last month he reportedly raised the issue of minerals, "a sign that [Keir] St…
(2025-03-13). Ukraine's Kursk Collapse & Washington's Rush to Freeze Conflict Under "Minsk 3" thealtworld.com 
(2025-03-13). What Trump's escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill. grist.org 
Life these days is expensive. The lingering effects of the pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, higher fuel and energy prices, and extreme weather shocks throttling the supply chain have conspired to make many everyday necessities much less affordable. Rising food costs in particular have become a source of financial stress for millions of U.S. households. Though overall inflation has cooled from a record peak in 2022, food prices increased
(2025-03-13). Ex-Pentagon Analyst on Putin's Message: US Can't Solve Ukraine's Peace With a Magic Wand. sputnikglobe.com The "general message" Vladimir Putin is sending to the West and the US is that he does want to achieve a permanent peace with Ukraine, but that such a complicated task cannot be solved by the US simply snapping its fingers, USAF Ret. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says.
(2025-03-13). European powers pledge to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities. geo.tv 
Poland's Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey hold a press conference after an E5 Defence…