(2025-08-23). Proxy war in ruins: How U.S. and NATO led Ukraine to disaster. iacenter.org By Gary Wilson August18, 2025 IIn late July anti-corruption protests in Ukraine's major cities forced the regime to reinstate investigations. Is this a symptom of the regime's collapse? August 12. The tides of war in Ukraine have shifted decisively. Russia's military is surging across eastern Ukraine, smashing through heavily fortified lines while the Ukrainian government teeters on the edge of collapse. These developments expose the inherent failure of U.S.-NATO proxy warfare. … From the start, the Ukraine conflict was … a U.S.-NATO project aimed at weakening Russia and expanding imperialist control in Easte…
(2025-08-23). Iran, Russia Stress Scheduled Expiration of UNSCR 2231. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia emphasized that the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 must expire as scheduled, criticized European attempts to extend it, and highlighted the shared positions of Tehran and Moscow on nuclear diplomacy.
(2025-08-23). Russia Expresses Support for Venezuela Amid US Military Threats. orinocotribune.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed his country's unequivocal support for the Venezuelan government and President Nicolás Maduro in the face of growing US threats during a telephone conversation with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday. He made it clear that his country supports the efforts of the homeland of Bolívar and Chávez "to defend national sovereignty and guarantee institutional stability." | According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov expressed "solidarity with the Venezuelan government." Meanwhile, the parties confirmed their willingness to "continue strengthening bilateral strat…
(2025-08-23). Makhanda: Some Thoughts On a Journey into Poetry, Philosophy, and Memory. moderndiplomacy.eu A memory comes to mind from years ago. I am sitting at a desk in a very cold room on a farm. I was invited to go on a writing retreat situated on a farm outside of Makhanda. Things aren't going so well. I want to write a book on Russia but I am supposed …
(2025-08-23). This Is the Kind of Thing … smoothiex12.blogspot.com I was talking about in re: North Korean-Russian relations. Kim honors 101 killed from North Korean Army contingent during the defense and liberation of Kursk Oblast. Watch first 20 or so minutes of this program to see the ceremony.
You can skip the concert ⚪ pretty standard North Korean event. But then there are other things which inevitably change already the North Korean society. It is not just Russian investments, market, technology and other things. North Korea for the first time experienced (visits by K-Pop groups a few years back do not count) a real rock-concert. They DO listen to Shaman and sing…
(2025-08-23). Trump may 'do nothing' if Putin, Zelensky fail to meet. newarab.com 
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was "not happy" about a Russian strike Thursday that hit a US-owned factory in Ukraine "and I'm not happy about anything having to do with that war." | But he said he wanted to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky would meet fi…
(2025-08-23). White 'Supremacy's' Subjective Identification Of War Criminals Reveals Deeper Psychopathology. popularresistance.org Last week the world witnessed the geopolitical spectacle that took place in Anchorage, Alaska when Presidents Trump and Putin met to discuss ending the feckless, unnecessary, and fossil-fueled war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine that's been ongoing for three years. Unsurprisingly, the three hour discussion between the leaders led to no comprehensive agreement that would, in Trump's words, "stop the killing." However, while the Trump/Putin meeting failed to result in an armistice, it did elucidate profound hypocrisies and revealed that when it comes to who is considered a war criminal it largely depends…
(2025-08-23). Across Time and Borders: The Enduring Journey of the K3/4 Train. tehrantimes.com The K3/4 China-Russia international train carries with it decades of people-to-people exchange between the two nations.
(2025-08-23). The Week That Shaped Nothing: US, Russia, and Europe on Ukraine's War. moderndiplomacy.eu In a span of a week, global politics had gotten some big headlines. Last Friday, Putin and Trump met in Alaska. The anticipated summit was the talk of the world for quite a while. Speculations to determination, the summit was an icebreaking summit for US and Russian relations. Especially the way President Donald Trump was …
(2025-08-23). Putin-Trump meeting: Nothing more than a photo-op. iacenter.org August 20, 2025 Donald Trump came into the White House promising to end the costly, destructive proxy war with Russia in Ukraine on his first day in office. Finally, seven months later, the White House and U.S. corporate media grandly pre-publicized the Aug. 15 meeting in Alaska of Presidents Putin and Trump. The publicity raised great expectations, making it appear that Trump was doing something to end the intense war against Russia that the U.S. and NATO have been waging since the overthrow of a Ukrainian government friendly to Russia in early 2014. Trump brought no new offer to the summit. Despite the publicit…
(2025-08-23). Is it Time for a European Army? moderndiplomacy.eu Many have anticipated Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska with great attention last week (8/19/2025). After all, it was the first time that both leaders met since Trump assumed office earlier this year, and the meeting was promised to result in a ceasefire agreement. However, both leaders cited 'great progress' without explaining what has been …
(2025-08-23). Ukraine: Background to a Proxy War with No End in Sight [Preview]. soundcloud.com Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin on August 15th. 3 days later, with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with the leaders of the major NATO countries. Trump promised that his personal intervention would lead to a quick end to the war, but he has badly misjudged the situation. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss the …
(2025-08-23). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.
(2025-08-23). Trump-Putin summit exposes Mélenchon's New Popular Front. wsws.org Mélenchon's nationalist calls for France get more of the "cards of power" show that the NFP and the union bureaucracies will not seriously fight social cuts to fund French militarism.
(2025-08-23). Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he said, "It's not easy for me to say such a thing, but if there were almost 10,000 Hamas fighters among the 30,000 Palestinians killed, it's not a bad ratio for …
(2025-08-22). The 'Security Guarantee' Paradox: Too Weak And It Won't Protect Ukraine Too Robust And Russia Won't Accept It. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done little to clarify how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to …
(2025-08-22). Why A New 'Iron Curtain' Is Being Built Across Europe. This Time It's To Keep Russia Out. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an iron curtain had descended across Europe from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic . This time it is the west that …
(2025-08-22). External Players Competing for Spots in South Africa's Multilateral Agenda. moderndiplomacy.eu Multiple questions are mounting over what exactly South Africa's 'trade' is with Russia and what economic sectors are attracting potential Russian enterprises to South Africa. The first understandable common factor is that both Russia and South Africa are staunch members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) association. It was initially coined …
(2025-08-22). Missing the Multipolar Train? Why Argentina Should Follow Brazil's Lead on Russia. infobrics.org At stake is Argentina's ability to secure investment, technology transfers, and market access in an increasingly fragmented global system — where, as Brazil demonstrates, strategic autonomy need not mean choosing between East and West, writes Gonzalo Fiore Viani…
(2025-08-22). Zelensky Wants Western Security Guarantees Before Meeting With Putin. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he must have more clarity on what security guarantees his Western backers are willing to provide before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We want to have an understanding of the security guarantees architecture within seven to 10 days," Zelensky said. "We need to understand which country …
(2025-08-22). Germany's Left Party fuels the NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Following the recent Ukraine summits in Alaska and Washington, Germany's Left Party is increasingly openly supporting the right-wing Zelensky regime and advocating aggressive imperialist war against Russia.
(2025-08-22). Map shown at White House was powerful message to Ukraine and Russia>. infobrics.org Trump blames Obama for "giving away" Crimea.
(2025-08-22). Healthy China-India Relations Good for Regional Development and Stability. infobrics.org It is obvious that the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, has paved the way for the thawing of bilateral relations between the two countries…
(2025-08-22). From Washington to Kyiv: Who really blew up Nord Stream pipelines. infobrics.org The arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in Rome has revived debate over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage, long viewed as a US-led operation. Spiegel's "Ukrainian diver" narrative complicates Seymour Hersh's reporting, which pointed directly to Washington. With Trump now meeting Putin and Zelensky, the Nord Stream affair could redefine Europe's energy map and strain NATO unity in a post-war world.