Russia pushes back western sanctions, revs up operation in Eastern Ukraine

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 — Indian Punchline

by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR

Russian special operation in Donbass entered new phase

The Russian President Vladimir Putin said defiantly on Monday that the western sanctions have proved to be “ineffective” in meeting their objective. In his words, “They (US and EU) expected these sanctions to rapidly produce a devastating effect on Russia’s finances and economy, sow panic in the markets, bring about a collapse in the banking system and create major shortages of goods in shops.

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Ukraine News Links 18-19 April 2022

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular.

The Ukraine Is Still Losing So What Is Its Plan?
https://popularresistance.org/the-ukraine-is-still-losing-so-what-is-its-plan/

The Script: Evil Persecutor, Innocent Victim, Rescuing Hero
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/04/the-script-evil-persecutor-innocent-victim-rescuing-hero/

The End Of Western Domination
https://orientalreview.org/2022/04/19/the-end-of-western-domination/

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UKRAINE: JUST THE FACTS

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 — Giubbe Rossi (Redcoats)

Gino Maria Panzeroni Langerhans

Some of the comments and questions I have received in recent weeks have made it clear to me that many of my readers, as enlightened and informed as they generally are, are not sure what to believe about the action in Ukraine, having been caught in a vortex of lies that passes for media coverage in the West. My purpose here is not to convert or convince, but simply to list a number of aspects of the Ukrainian situation to remember. Let me apologise in advance for any cognitive dissonance this may create; I am just trying to be helpful. The presentation will seem a bit dry in places, but that is because I am trying to stick to known and established facts. I leave it to you to decide how much of what the Western consensus makers are telling you corresponds to these facts.

by Dmitrij Orlov
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Testimony Reveals Zelensky’s Secret Police Plot to ‘Liquidate’ Opposition Figure Anatoly Shariy

Thursday, 14 April 2022 — MintPress News

Shariy zelinsky

KIEV, UKRAINE — On March 7, Anatoly Shariy, a Ukrainian opposition figure and one of the country’s most popular journalists, received an email from Igor, an old acquaintance with whom he had not communicated for years (Igor is an alias used to protect his identity).