2025-05-19: Ukraine Roundup

So far today: 2025-05-19 2:13pm GMT

WSWS (2025-05-19). Victory Day in Russia: The real historical lessons for the working class. wsws.org Building upon the legacy of Stalinist falsifications of the history of the Second World War, the Putin regime falsely portrays its reactionary invasion of Ukraine as a continuation of the struggle waged by the Soviet masses against fascism and imperialism.

Staff (2025-05-19). Signature de l'accord sur les minerais ukrainiens : la vassalisation de l'Ukraine en marche. defenddemocracy.press Gregorio Oneto May 7, 2025 Mercredi 30 avril, les représentants des gouvernements étasunien et ukrainien ont fini par signer l'accord sur les ressources naturelles ukrainiennes. Si la version finale de l'accord est fortement édulcorée, elle n'entérine pas moins la soumission de l'Ukraine aux intérêts de l'impérialisme américain. Après de longues et tortueuses négociations, l'accord entre États-Unis …

Vitaliy Dudin (2025-05-19). "The mining agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States illustrates the desire of US capital for unrestricted access to Ukrainian mineral resources." cadtm.org

Guest Blogger (2025-05-19). Bernie's Private Jet Hypocrisy: Preaching Climate Crisis While Soaring in Style. wattsupwiththat.com Give the devil his due: Senator Bernie Sanders never misses an opportunity to remind Americans about our planet's supposed peril. In a 2023 MSNBC op-ed, he whined: "The climate crisis is not just an environmental issue. It is a matter of justice, of health, of economics, and of national security." According to Sanders, climate change is a moral and existential threat demanding sweeping government intervention and dramatic changes in personal behavior.

David Swanson (2025-05-19). David Swanson: Trump's Fake War With NATO Fooled Everyone. worldbeyondwar.org Swanson warns that U.S. media narratives, especially those painting Trump as anti-NATO, manipulate public opinion into blindly supporting NATO — even though Trump has actually pressured allies to spend more on weapons than ever before. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Saeed Minhas (2025-05-18). Will Trump-Putin Call End the War? thinktank.pk U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a pivotal phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, aiming to halt the "bloodbath" in Ukraine and address trade issues, as announced by Trump on Truth Social. This call, confirmed by Kremlin, follows recent negotiations in Istanbul where Russian and Ukrainian delegations agreed to a significant prisoner exchange of …

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