(2025-03-16). Thousands Of Syrian Alawites Shelter At Russian Base. popularresistance.org Thousands of Syrian Alawites continue to seek sanctuary at a Russian air base, fearing for their lives in the wake of a series of horrific sectarian massacres carried out by Syrian government-affiliated extremist armed groups. | Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that about 9,000 people were seeking refuge at Hmeimim, an air base established by Russia as part of its 2015 intervention in the US-backed war that began in 2011 to topple the Syrian government of former president Bashar al-Assad. | Thousands of people have been sheltering at the Hmeimim Air Base near the coastal city…
(2025-03-16). Escalating Aerial Warfare: Drone Strikes Intensify in Russia and Ukraine. devdiscourse.com Amid ongoing hostilities, Russia and Ukraine persist in launching aerial assaults against one another, resulting in injuries and property damage. This conflict intensifies as the possibility of a ceasefire remains in limbo.
(2025-03-16). 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.
(2025-03-16). Transcript of Press TV, Iran, 14 March. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/132998 PressTV: 0: 09Hello and welcome to Spotlight. Iran, China and Russia have called for an end to all of illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Western countries led by the United States and provoked by the Israeli regime have been pressuring Iran and imposing bans on the country for …
(2025-03-16). Stop the EU rearmament frenzy, stop the drive to nuclear war! defenddemocracy.press Petition Alarmed by statements by European leaders gratuitously portraying Russia as a threat to all of Europe if it is not stopped in Ukraine, professionals from several countries have drafted a manifesto in favor of diplomatic solutions, peace and disarmament. While we unequivocally condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we believe that these statements, including those …
(2025-03-16). Kiev Regime Keeps Using Terrorism Against Russian Civilians. globalresearch.ca A plot to assassinate a Russian bishop was recently foiled by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The goal of the Kiev regime was to once again kill a civilian who had no involvement in military activities, which shows how …
(2025-03-16). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: The value of neutrality for humanitarian work. icrc.org
(2025-03-16). Some 30 Officers From NATO Countries Surrounded in Kursk Region. sputnikglobe.com DONETSK (Sputnik) – About 30 officers from NATO countries, who have been providing coordinates for Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia, are surrounded in the Kursk Region, the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground network in Nikolayev Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik.
(2025-03-16). Russian troops battle last Ukrainian forces in Kursk region. newarab.com 
Russia battled on Sunday to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin. | In one of the most striking battles of the three-year-old Ukraine war, Ukrainian forces smashed their way across Russia's western border in Kursk last August, marking the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the Nazi invasion of 1941. | But a lightning offensive this month has reduced the area under Ukrainian control to about 110 square km (42 square m…
(2025-03-16). Distance is Shrinking in Russian-US Negotiations on Ukraine – Witkoff. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Special Representative Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he had discussed the results of his trip to Russia with US President Donald Trump and that the US leader expected the Ukraine conflict to be resolved within weeks.
(2025-03-16). Polish Mercs Among First to Flee as Russian Forces Advance in Kursk Region. sputnikglobe.com Troops from the Akhmat special forces, operating as part of Battlegroup Sever, successfully destroyed a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV operators during mop-up operations in the village of Kazachya Loknya, located in Russia's Kursk region.
(2025-03-16). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-03-16). EU leaders are 'affectionate puppies' at the feet of their master: Putin's aide. presstv.ir Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, drew parallels between European leaders and "affectionate puppies," reflecting Putin's earlier comments on US influence over European politics.
(2025-03-16). Russia urges US to halt Yemen aggression, engage in dialogue. presstv.ir Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, called for all parties to refrain from "using force" in Yemen and engage in "political dialogue."
(2025-03-16). Commentary: Myanmar's junta may have struck a deal with Russia to boost its imagery intelligence — but why? channelnewsasia.com Russia's offer to share satellite information potentially marks a major enhancement for the Myanmar regime's military operations, says this professor.
(2025-03-16). War Talks Intensify In UK: Starmer Says 'Not Good Enough' to Putin's Plan, Military Chiefs Convene. hindustantimes.com UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has summoned military leaders from 25 nations for an urgent meeting in London on March 20. The 'Coalition of the Willing' is moving into an operational phase, preparing to bolster Ukraine's defenses and even deploy forces if a peace deal is struck. With frozen Russian assets in focus, Starmer warns Putin, "the world is watching." Is UK planning direct intervention?
(2025-03-16). Russia, US discuss 'next steps' on Ukraine. scmp.com The United States this week proposed a halt in fighting, which Kyiv agreed to, after talks in Saudi Arabia, but Russia has given no clear answer.
(2025-03-16). Trump and Putin To Discuss Potential Ukraine Ceasefire This Week. news.antiwar.com White House envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week to discuss the potential for a ceasefire in Ukraine. "The two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week," Witkoff said in an interview with CNN. "The two sides are a …
(2025-03-16). Full Speech: Zelensky Clashes with UK's Starmer, Slams Putin's Kursk Deal During Heated Virtual Meet. hindustantimes.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a virtual meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Zelensky expressed frustration, particularly criticizing Putin's Kursk deal and emphasising the need for immediate action against Russia. This comes as global leaders are pushing for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, with Russia posing several conditions for peace. Watch the video for details…
(2025-03-16). Roadside nets aim to thwart Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. aljazeera.com AJ's Charles Stratford reports on efforts to block Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian vehicles near the Kursk border.
(2025-03-16). Air defence shot down 31 Ukrainian drones in four Russian regions. plenglish.com Moscow, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) Russian Air defence systems shot down 31 Ukrainian combat drones in four regions in the southwest of the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence reported today. According to the defence ministry's official Telegram page, 16 UAVs were intercepted in Voronezh province; nine in Belgorod province; five in Rostov province; and one in Kursk province.
(2025-03-16). Russia urges the US to stop the use of force in Yemen. plenglish.com Moscow, 16 March (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted to his US counterpart Marco Rubio on the need to immediately stop the use of force in Yemen, the Foreign Ministry reported here today.
(2025-03-16). Thousands Of Syrian Alawites Shelter At Russian Base. popularresistance.org Thousands of Syrian Alawites continue to seek sanctuary at a Russian air base, fearing for their lives in the wake of a series of horrific sectarian massacres carried out by Syrian government-affiliated extremist armed groups. | Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that about 9,000 people were seeking refuge at Hmeimim, an air base established by Russia as part of its 2015 intervention in the US-backed war that began in 2011 to topple the Syrian government of former president Bashar al-Assad. | Thousands of people have been sheltering at the Hmeimim Air Base near the coastal city…
(2025-03-16). 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.
(2025-03-16). Escalating Aerial Warfare: Drone Strikes Intensify in Russia and Ukraine. devdiscourse.com Amid ongoing hostilities, Russia and Ukraine persist in launching aerial assaults against one another, resulting in injuries and property damage. This conflict intensifies as the possibility of a ceasefire remains in limbo.
(2025-03-16). Transcript of Press TV, Iran, 14 March. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/132998 PressTV: 0: 09Hello and welcome to Spotlight. Iran, China and Russia have called for an end to all of illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Western countries led by the United States and provoked by the Israeli regime have been pressuring Iran and imposing bans on the country for …
(2025-03-16). Stop the EU rearmament frenzy, stop the drive to nuclear war! defenddemocracy.press Petition Alarmed by statements by European leaders gratuitously portraying Russia as a threat to all of Europe if it is not stopped in Ukraine, professionals from several countries have drafted a manifesto in favor of diplomatic solutions, peace and disarmament. While we unequivocally condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we believe that these statements, including those …
(2025-03-16). If The News … smoothiex12.blogspot.com are correct ⚪ those 30 officers are of high tactical and operational level. They, obviously, are not very good at what they do because Russians buried in Kursk 70,000 of VSU (and their helpers). Those 30 have two options: surrender or be killed by, highly likely, VSU. Who needs singing birds. Atrocities in Kursk and elsewhere are also the on NATO. Per French nuclear "umbrella" (LOL), it must be reminded constantly that deterrence of 1980s and deterrence of 2020s are very different things because ABM (NATO has ONLY strategic ballistic missiles) becomes an organic part of deterrence and, obviously, ASTER-30 mis…
(2025-03-16). Kiev Regime Keeps Using Terrorism Against Russian Civilians. globalresearch.ca A plot to assassinate a Russian bishop was recently foiled by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The goal of the Kiev regime was to once again kill a civilian who had no involvement in military activities, which shows how …
(2025-03-16). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: The value of neutrality for humanitarian work. icrc.org
(2025-03-16). Some 30 Officers From NATO Countries Surrounded in Kursk Region. sputnikglobe.com DONETSK (Sputnik) – About 30 officers from NATO countries, who have been providing coordinates for Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia, are surrounded in the Kursk Region, the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground network in Nikolayev Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik.
(2025-03-16). Russian troops battle last Ukrainian forces in Kursk region. newarab.com Russia battled on Sunday to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin. | In one of the most striking battles of the three-year-old Ukraine war, Ukrainian forces smashed their way across Russia's western border in Kursk last August, marking the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the Nazi invasion of 1941. | But a lightning offensive this month has reduced the area under Ukrainian control to about 110 square km (42 square m…
(2025-03-16). Distance is Shrinking in Russian-US Negotiations on Ukraine – Witkoff. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Special Representative Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he had discussed the results of his trip to Russia with US President Donald Trump and that the US leader expected the Ukraine conflict to be resolved within weeks.
(2025-03-16). Polish Mercs Among First to Flee as Russian Forces Advance in Kursk Region. sputnikglobe.com Troops from the Akhmat special forces, operating as part of Battlegroup Sever, successfully destroyed a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV operators during mop-up operations in the village of Kazachya Loknya, located in Russia's Kursk region.
(2025-03-16). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-03-16). EU leaders are 'affectionate puppies' at the feet of their master: Putin's aide. presstv.ir Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, drew parallels between European leaders and "affectionate puppies," reflecting Putin's earlier comments on US influence over European politics.
(2025-03-16). Russia urges US to halt Yemen aggression, engage in dialogue. presstv.ir Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, called for all parties to refrain from "using force" in Yemen and engage in "political dialogue."
(2025-03-16). Commentary: Myanmar's junta may have struck a deal with Russia to boost its imagery intelligence — but why? channelnewsasia.com Russia's offer to share satellite information potentially marks a major enhancement for the Myanmar regime's military operations, says this professor.
(2025-03-16). War Talks Intensify In UK: Starmer Says 'Not Good Enough' to Putin's Plan, Military Chiefs Convene. hindustantimes.com UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has summoned military leaders from 25 nations for an urgent meeting in London on March 20. The 'Coalition of the Willing' is moving into an operational phase, preparing to bolster Ukraine's defenses and even deploy forces if a peace deal is struck. With frozen Russian assets in focus, Starmer warns Putin, "the world is watching." Is UK planning direct intervention?
(2025-03-16). Russia, US discuss 'next steps' on Ukraine. scmp.com The United States this week proposed a halt in fighting, which Kyiv agreed to, after talks in Saudi Arabia, but Russia has given no clear answer.
(2025-03-16). Susan Watkins: Baselines. newleftreview.org Trump's second term has begun with a whirlwind of iconoclastic pronouncements and an opening to Moscow that has sent European rulers into ideological crisis. An American-policy aide-mémoire offers baseline metrics for the ruptures—and continuities—ahead.
(2025-03-16). Is Kellogg Right Choice for Ukraine Envoy Amid Trump's Peace Efforts? sputnikglobe.com The US president has narrowed retired General Keith Kellogg's role to special envoy for Ukraine after initially tapping him as a mediator between Moscow and Kiev. What could be behind this decision?
(2025-03-16). Clayton Morris tells Tucker Carlson about the "Petal" mines Ukraine fired on the Donbass. ingaza.wordpress.com Clayton Morris tells Tucker Carlson about the "Petal" mines Ukraine fired on the Donbass. He mentions my work. I was in Donetsk when Ukraine fired rockets containing hundreds of the mines, in late July 2022, & went the next morning to see Donetsk streets & parks littered with them. Since then, 173 civilians have been…