Wednesday, 18 May 2022 • 19:00 — The New Dark Age

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UK families warm themselves at McDonald’s – Guardian
https://www.rt.com/news/555710-energy-costs-poor-crisis-uk/

Are France and NATO Shipping Depleted Uranium Weaponry Into Ukraine?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/are-france-nato-shipping-depleted-uranium-weaponry-into-ukraine/5780648

Video: Ukraine War: The Azovstal Fortress in Mariupul Is Falling
https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-azovstal-fortress-falling/5780658

EU to bankroll Ukraine’s budget
https://www.rt.com/news/555699-eu-financial-aid-ukraine/

United States Bioweapons Developments in Ukraine May Prove a Fatal Mistake
https://williambowles.info/2022/05/18/united-states-bioweapons-developments-in-ukraine-may-prove-a-fatal-mistake/

US wants to lure India away from Russia – Bloomberg
https://www.rt.com/news/555681-us-india-military-aid/

Sweden and Finland hand in NATO applications
https://www.rt.com/news/555663-finland-sweeden-letters-nato/

Turkey’s list of demands to NATO revealed
https://www.rt.com/news/555655-turkey-opposes-finland-sweden-nato/

EU won’t let Ukraine run out of weapons – Borrell
https://www.rt.com/news/555649-borrell-ukraine-weapons-afford/

Why Ukraine War Has No Winners
https://orientalreview.org/2022/05/18/why-ukraine-war-has-no-winners/

The Subtleties of Anti-Russia Leftist Rhetoric
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/05/the-subtleties-of-anti-russia-leftist-rhetoric/

Why is the US Trying to Provoke a Conflict on the Afghanistan—Tajikistan Border?
https://journal-neo.org/2022/05/18/why-is-the-us-trying-to-provoke-an-armed-conflict-on-the-afghanistan-tajikistan-border/

The World’s Future Hangs In The Balance: Erdogan Will Decide
https://orientalreview.org/2022/05/18/the-worlds-future-hangs-in-the-balance-erdogan-will-decide/

Larry Johnson And Hyperbole. Mikhail Khodaryonok.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/05/larry-johnson-and-hyperbole-mikhail.html

The New Iron Curtain
https://popularresistance.org/the-new-iron-curtain/

United States Bioweapons Developments in Ukraine May Prove a Fatal Mistake
https://journal-neo.org/2022/05/17/united-states-bioweapons-developments-in-ukraine-may-prove-a-fatal-mistake/

Unsuccessful Maneuvers of the US-European Allies on the Iran Nuclear Front
https://journal-neo.org/2022/05/17/unsuccessful-maneuvers-of-the-us-european-allies-on-the-iran-nuclear-front/

NDP onboard with Cons, Liberals in warmongering over Ukraine
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/05/ndp-onboard-with-cons-liberals-in-warmongering-over-ukraine/

The Meaning Of War In The 21st Century
https://orientalreview.org/2022/05/17/the-meaning-of-war-in-the-21st-century/

Quebec Can Reduce GHGs By 2030 and Not Exceed 1.5°C
https://socialistproject.ca/2022/05/quebec-can-reduce-ghgs-by-2030-not-exceed-1-5c/

How Europe Was Pushed Towards Economic Suicide
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/05/how-europe-was-pushed-towards-economic-suicide.html

US wants to lure India away from Russia – Bloomberg
https://www.rt.com/news/555681-us-india-military-aid/

Italy forced into ‘economic warfare’ against Russia, journalist claims
https://www.rt.com/news/555680-italy-forced-economic-warfare-russia/

Western Military Strategy for Ukraine: Towards A “Conciliatory Tone”. Cease Fire Narrative?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/western-military-strategy-ukraine-changes-conciliatory-tone/5780608

Greece wants new firepower from the US
https://www.rt.com/news/555677-greece-f35-jets-us/

New York Times Shifts Pro-War Narrative, Documents Failure of US in Ukraine
https://www.globalresearch.ca/new-york-times-shifts-pro-war-narrative-documents-failure-us-ukraine/5780548

Why Has Fighting in Ukraine Led to Food Emergencies in Africa?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-has-fighting-ukraine-led-food-emergencies-africa/5780576

Baltic states demand massive NATO buildup – media
https://www.rt.com/news/555668-baltic-states-demand-nato-buildup/

Sweden and Finland hand in applications to NATO
https://www.rt.com/news/555663-finland-sweeden-letters-nato/

US to retain ‘maximum pressure’ on Venezuela – sources
https://www.rt.com/news/555657-venezuela-maximum-pressure-sanctions

Turkey’s list of demands to NATO revealed
https://www.rt.com/news/555655-turkey-opposes-finland-sweden-nato/

Blinken Plays With Fire With Morocco and Algeria. Can Trump Stop This Crazy Arms Race and Prelude to War Though?
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/17/blinken-plays-with-fire-with-morocco-and-algeria-can-trump-stop-this-crazy-arms-race-and-prelude-war-though/

NATO’s War on Truth
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/17/nato-war-on-truth/

Pope receives Azov Regiment wives
https://www.voltairenet.org/article216918.html

Pentagon-Funded Think Tank Simulates War With China on NBC
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/17/pentagon-funded-think-tank-simulates-war-with-china-on-nbc/

The Comeback of Rand Paul
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/17/the-comeback-of-rand-paul/

EU won’t let Ukraine run out of weapons – top diplomat
https://www.rt.com/news/555649-borrell-ukraine-weapons-afford/

Biden condemns ‘poison’ of white supremacy in Buffalo
https://www.rt.com/news/555647-biden-buffalo-racism-replacement/

US aid to Ukraine looks ‘like money laundering scheme’ – congresswoman
https://www.rt.com/news/555644-us-aid-ukraine-money-laundering/

Reuters mocked over paintball image in Ukraine conflict report
https://www.rt.com/news/555639-reuters-ukraine-war-paintball/

US tells EU to give more money to Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/555641-yellen-europe-pay-ukraine/

Buffalo shooter drew from the same ideas as Western-backed Ukrainian neo-Nazis
https://www.rt.com/news/555612-buffalo-shooting-symbol-azov-battalion/

After the NATO War is Over
http://thesaker.is/after-the-nato-war-is-over/

“World War III is Closer than Ever”: US War Machine to Increase Lethal Military Aid by Sending “Suicide Drones” to Ukraine
https://desultoryheroics.com/2022/05/17/world-war-iii-is-closer-than-ever-us-war-machine-to-increase-lethal-military-aid-by-sending-suicide-drones-to-ukraine/

Germany proposes seizing Russian state assets
https://www.rt.com/news/555642-german-minister-confiscate-russian-assets/

Are the US and Ukraine Winning?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-ukraine-winning/5780536

Russia responds to EU’s offer on Ukraine’s grain
https://www.rt.com/news/555627-russia-eu-ukraine-grain-proposal/

Why Did Rand Paul Delay Washington’s $40 Billion Ukraine Giveaway?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-did-rand-paul-delay-washington-40-billion-ukraine-giveaway/5780520

The News Media’s Ukraine Whitewash Grows Worse
https://www.globalresearch.ca/news-media-ukraine-whitewash-grows-worse/5780515

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Where Is the West’s Ukraine Strategy? “Clueless Pentagon and CIA ‘Experts’”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/death-thousand-cuts-where-west-ukraine-strategy/5780473

Ukraine – For Laughs
https://williambowles.info/2022/05/17/ukraine-for-laughs/

Finnish Parliament votes in favor of NATO membership
https://www.rt.com/news/555622-finnish-parliament-votes-nato/

Ukraine News Links 16-17 May 2022
https://williambowles.info/2022/05/17/ukraine-news-links-16-17-may-2022/

Selected Articles: The War in Ukraine. Scott Ritter’s Switcheroo: “Why I Radically Changed My Overall Assessment”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-war-ukraine-scott-ritter-switcheroo/5780485

NATO issues response to Turkish terrorism concerns
https://www.rt.com/news/555596-nato-turkey-objections-terrorists/

Sweden submits formal application to join NATO
https://www.rt.com/news/555599-swedish-fm-formal-application-nato/

In Ukraine, West should expect extended confrontation
https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/in-ukraine-west-should-expect-extended-confrontation/

Pentagon conducts hypersonic weapon test
https://www.rt.com/news/555593-us-hypersonic-missile-test/

NATO members make new security vows to Finland and Sweden
https://www.rt.com/news/555592-nato-security-finland-sweden/

Global precedents for the abduction of enemy kids
https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/gobal-precedents-for-the-abduction-of-enemy-kids/

The Summit of the Americas Could Be Biden’s Next Foreign Policy Embarrassment
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/16/summit-americas-could-be-bidens-next-foreign-policy-embarrassment/

Sleepwalking Into Fascism: Why CIA/NATO’s Foreign Policy Has Been Consistent for the Past 77 years
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/16/sleepwalking-into-fascism-why-cia-natos-foreign-policy-has-been-consistent-for-the-past-77-years/

Austria makes pledge on neutral status
https://www.rt.com/news/555582-austria-remain-neutral-nato/

Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids – Erdogan
https://www.rt.com/news/555584-turkey-no-to-finland-sweden-nato/

Buffalo shooter used same symbol as Ukraine’s Azov – Russian diplomat
https://www.rt.com/news/555557-azov-nazi-symbol-buffalo/

Hungary accuses EU of abusing its power
https://www.rt.com/news/555581-orban-eu-accuses-abuse/

Please Check Your Ugly Russophobia at the Door
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/16/please-check-your-ugly-russophobia-at-the-door/

It Is Foolish for Finland and Sweden to Join NATO and Ignore Both the Real Causes and Consequences
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/05/16/it-foolish-for-finland-sweden-join-nato-ignore-both-real-causes-and-consequences/

Death by a thousand cuts: where is the west’s Ukraine strategy?
http://thesaker.is/death-by-a-thousand-cuts-where-is-the-wests-ukraine-strategy/

Soaring cost of living forces Poles to change lifestyles
https://www.rt.com/news/555575-poland-prices-survey-savings/

Financial woes rising in EU following sanctions on Russia – polls
https://www.rt.com/news/555576-eu-poll-financial-insecurity-trend/

Kremlin explains relaxed stance on possible NATO expansion
https://www.rt.com/news/555563-nato-ukraine-finland-sweden-peskov/

The War in Ukraine. Scott Ritter’s Switcheroo: “Why I Radically Changed My Overall Assessment”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/scott-ritter-switcheroo-why-i-radically-changed-my-overall-assessment/5780404

Sweden and Finland refuse to extradite terrorists – Turkish media
https://www.rt.com/news/555571-turkey-sweden-finland-terrorists/

So why Did Austin Call Shoigu?
https://williambowles.info/2022/05/16/so-why-did-austin-call-shoigu/

Did CIA Train Ukrainian Torturers?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/did-cia-train-ukrainian-torturers/5780451

The NATO-Russia Conflict in Ukraine Prevents Progress at the China-EU Summit
https://www.globalresearch.ca/nato-russia-conflict-ukraine-prevents-progress-china-eu-summit/5780368

Why Ukraine War Has No Winners
https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-ukraine-war-has-no-winners/5780436

Germany Weighs Possible Consequences of Heavy Weaponry Supplies to Ukraine
https://www.globalresearch.ca/germany-weighs-possible-consequences-heavy-weaponry-supplies-ukraine/5780424

$40 Billion More for the Ukraine War: A Wakeup Call for Those Who Still Believe in “Lesser-Evilism”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/40-billion-more-ukraine-war-wakeup-call-those-who-still-believe-lesser-evilism/5780409

Britons told to work more to handle cost-of-living crisis
https://www.rt.com/news/555558-uk-cost-living-minister/

Senator reveals when US could approve NATO bids
https://www.rt.com/news/555555-nato-sweden-finland-mcconnell/