(2025-04-17). Proposal for European mobilization for peace — May 9, 2025. pressenza.com Our friend Carlo Volpi sent us this proposal, which he is sending to all pacifist and nonviolent organizations in an attempt to reach the whole of Europe. Pressenza is publishing it and gladly supports it.
| : | Subject: Contemporary events in European capitals on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi-Fascism, to affirm a firm commitment against war and in favor of peace in Europe. | We call on all organizations of the Italian and European peace movement that identify with the conclusions of the Vienna Conference and other initiatives for peace in Ukraine to join in a larg…
(2025-04-17). Assailing the U.S. Institute of Peace. counterpunch.org 
Amid Russian attacks on Ukraine, genocide in Gaza, and civil wars in Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, violence persists in corners of our world unfamiliar to most Americans. At home, on the other hand, the Trump administration liquidated the voting board of the United States Institute of Peace last month, a prelude to destroying its operation
(2025-04-17). BRICS Could Mediate Ukrainian Conflict as It Gains Authority Worldwide. globalresearch.ca In a rather underreported development, Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for North Korea and BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, and South Africa—to join Ukraine ceasefire talks suggests a significant reimagining of global conflict resolution. Coupled with Belarus's recent proposal to host …
(2025-04-17). Ukraine Uses Mobilized Soldiers as Cannon Fodder for Testing Western Weapons. globalresearch.ca Kiev continues to make active attempts to promote its own military industrial complex in the international arena, positioning Ukraine as a fertile ground for foreign investment and as a testing ground for Western weapons. Although the military industry is potentially …
(2025-04-17). Iran challenges countries in UN court over jet it downed in 2020. newarab.com 
The four countries had citizens on a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was downed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on 8 January 2020. All 176 people on board were killed.
(2025-04-17). Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Launches New Southern Assault. twz.com 
Russian forces have launched what could be the vanguard of a new offensive in southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to the The attack was launched Wednesday evening local time by "assault groups from several regiments of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District," the Defense Forces of Sou…
(2025-04-17). Pardoned Proud Boys Leader Says He 'Voted for Retaliation' as GOP Senator Reveals Fear Under Trump. latintimes.com Enrique Tarrio stated he "voted for retaliation" in the latest presidential election, days after Alaska's Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski that everyone is "afraid" of speaking out against the Trump administration.
(2025-04-17). After Freedom from U.S. Nuclear Weapons for 18 years, U.K. Activists Are Challenging the Return of U.S. Nuclear Weapons with a Two-Week Encampment at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath. worldbeyondwar.org 
Approximately 100 U.S. B61-12 gravity bombs currently are stored in six air bases in five NATO countries — Aviano and Ghedi in Italy, Incirlik in Türkiye, Kleine Brogel in Belgium, Volkel in Netherlands, and Bàºchel in Germany. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-04-17). Gordon G. Chang et al: Shut up about Donald J. Trump, North Korea, China and everything else NATO pay you to prattle on about. strategic-culture.su
(2025-04-17). US senator travels to El Salvador over wrongly deported migrant. newarab.com 
Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains imprisoned in a notorious jail for terrorists in his native country despite a US federal judge's order, backed by the Supreme Court, for his return to the United States. | Van Hollen said in a video post before taking off that he wanted to show President Donald Trump's administration and El Salvador that Abrego Garcia's supporters would not let up in the campaig…
(2025-04-17). El Salvador Becoming 'Black Hole' For US Deportees, Critics Fear. latintimes.com A US senator who traveled to the Central American country Wednesday to try and retrieve a man wrongly deported and locked up there was sent away without even being able to speak to him.
(2025-04-16). BRICS could mediate Ukrainian conflict as it gains authority worldwide. infobrics.org Moscow's push for BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, South Africa—and North Korea to join Ukraine ceasefire talks, alongside Belarus's BRICS security summit proposal, underscores the bloc's role in a multipolar world.
(2025-04-16). Ukraine uses mobilized soldiers as cannon fodder for testing Western weapons. infobrics.org
(2025-04-16). Ukraine War Day Nazi Crimes in Crimea Declassified Part II. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
(2025-04-16). Putin aide confirms territory loss for Ukraine in peace deal? Lavrov shocks EU. hindustantimes.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made striking remarks during an interview, suggesting that Ukraine may lose territory as part of a peace deal, with discussions around referendums in four regions and the deployment of peacekeepers across the Dnieper River. Lavrov criticized Western leaders like Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer for their proposed "resilience forces," which he claimed aim to preserve Ukraine's current regime while sidelining elections and political settlement. Watch the video for details.
(2025-04-16). Downplaying Ukraine Connection in Latest Trump Plot. scheerpost.com
(2025-04-16). European and British leaders are using the Sumy airstrike to push for the war in Ukraine to continue. strategic-culture.su European and British leaders need to get behind real negotiations, Ian Proud writes. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The Sumy…