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“One less traitor”: Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition

“One less traitor”: Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition

By MAX BLUMENTHAL AND ESHA KRISHNASWAMY· (Originally published in Grayzone on APRIL 17, 2022) While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals’ arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed his country’s war against Russia as a battle…

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Siding with Ukraine’s far-right, US sabotaged Zelensky’s historic mandate for peace

Siding with Ukraine’s far-right, US sabotaged Zelensky’s historic mandate for peace

Editor’s Note: Among the few journalists left in the US who are not obsessed with demonizing Putin, prize-winning Aaron Maté stands out as the most consistently balanced and fair (understanding Putin without justifying him). What follows is an excerpt of his most recent substack article, in which he reminds us that Zelensky got elected…

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“Biden Decries Russian Atrocities in Ukraine While Backing Saudi/UAE War in Yemen” (the “world’s worst humanitarian disaster”)

“Biden Decries Russian Atrocities in Ukraine While Backing Saudi/UAE War in Yemen” (the “world’s worst humanitarian disaster”)

How can the same man who seems so personally outraged by Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine continue to support the Saudi assault on Yemen, where two million children face starvation? I don’t know the answer. I can only guess. But one factor common to both wars is the tremendous profits of the arms industry. War…

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Ukraine and NATO Expansion

Ukraine and NATO Expansion

EUROPEAN UNION Ukraine and NATO Expansion PETER G. PRONTZOS 04/08/2022 Originally published in “Informed Comment” Reprinted here by permission of the author Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – To be absolutely clear, the attack on Ukraine was a clear violation of international law, and there is absolutely no excuse for this invasion. Putin is…

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Aaron Maté Patiently Explains the Reality of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine, Despite Reporter’s Desperate Effort to Block Him

Aaron Maté Patiently Explains the Reality of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine, Despite Reporter’s Desperate Effort to Block Him

Canadian journalist Aaron Maté is one of the reporters I most trust today in discussions of Russia and Ukraine. While condemning Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, he nevertheless acknowledges the outsized influence of neo-Nazis there, despite their small numbers. Here Maté remains civil despite one knuckleheaded interviewer who ignorantly tries to dismiss him as a…

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