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Video; Constructing the Narrative in Ukraine
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears briefly on RT to discuss recent comments from the so called “interim Prime Minister” of Ukraine Yatsenyuk regarding Russia’s military presence in Ukraine. Draitser explains that his comments are part of the broader attempt to piece together a constructed narrative that justifies the claims of the Western media of Russian… Continue reading
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Grand Puppetmaster Brzezinski Directing War Strategies from the Shadows By Mike Whitney
The Obama administration’s rationale for supporting the fascist-led coup in Ukraine collapsed on Wednesday when a “hacked” phone call between EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet revealed that the snipers who fired on protestors in Maidan Square in Kiev were not aligned with President Viktor Yanukovych, but with the… Continue reading
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The West tightens noose around Ukraine’s Economy By Olga Shedrova
Economy in doldrums, the Kiev junta is urgently reviving cooperation with the International Monetary Fund. On March 4 a team from the IMF was in Kiev to study the books and consider a loan. Kiev hopes to get the first $3 billion in a month. Yatsenyuk rushed to assure the West that Ukraine is ready… Continue reading
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US, Europe step up pressure as Ukrainian crisis intensifies By Peter Symonds
In a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, Obama issued what amounted to an ultimatum for a complete capitulation. He insisted that Russia recognise and negotiate with the pro-Western regime installed in Kiev via a fascist-led coup, withdraw all troops from Crimea and open the door to “international monitors.” Continue reading
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Ukraine far-right leader demands govt open arsenals for radical groups
In an ultimatum, Yarosh demanded that the government gives to his group the access to a part of weapons and military equipment, as well as several military training centers “for quality training for Right Sector fighters.” Continue reading
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Phone Wrecks: The Secret Agenda of Ashton and Nuland Revealed By Wayne Madsen
Two war-mongering women who represent the West’s foreign policy apparatus, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland and EU official and onetime British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament activist Catherine Ashton, have seen their secret agenda for Ukraine revealed as a result of leaked phone conversations. Continue reading
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The crisis in Ukraine and the dissolution of the Soviet Union By Peter Schwarz
It is becoming clearer every day that the United States and Germany instigated the crisis in Ukraine, installing a right-wing nationalist regime completely subservient to Washington and NATO, with the intention of provoking a confrontation with Russia. Continue reading
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The fascist danger in Ukraine By Julie Hyland
A politically sinister propaganda offensive is underway in the media to either deny the involvement of fascists in the US-backed coup in Ukraine or present their role as a marginal and insignificant detail. Continue reading
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Video: Ukraine Divided
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears on CrossTalk to debate the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Draitser provides his analysis of recent developments on the ground and what they mean for the conflict moving forward. He explains some of the key geopolitical and economic issues at stake, noting the integral role of the US-EU-NATO powers in fomenting… Continue reading
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Patrons of Ukraine’s Nazi Putschists Spook Russia with Sanctions: Diplomatic Bluff By Andrey Areshev
As the events in and around Ukraine unfold, the reaction of some Western circles becomes close to hysteria. The resistance to the fascist putsch staged in Crimea and Novorussia (New Russia) has evoked unparalleled anxiety in the ranks of European, and, especially, US diplomats. Continue reading
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Has Russia Invaded Ukraine? By Paul Craig Roberts
5 March 2014 — Information Clearing House Propaganda Rules The News Gerald Celente calls the Western media “presstitutes,” an ingenuous term that I often use. Presstitutes sell themselves to Washington for access and government sources and to keep their jobs. Ever since the corrupt Clinton regime permitted the concentration of the US media, there has Continue reading
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Leaked Telephone Conversation: Ukraine Sniper Killings of “Opposition Protesters” Ordered by “Opposition Leaders”, Blamed on Yanukovych
Based on the release of a controversial leaked telephone conversation, we are now in a position to confirm that the Kiev Maidan Independence Square February 20 sniper shootings directed against innocent civilians were ordered by opposition leaders integrated by Neo-Nazi elements. Continue reading
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Divide and conquer: West replays old partition game in Ukraine (II) By Rakesh KRISHNAN SIMHA (India)
Ukraine is an insanely industrious country, with a fertile bread basket in the west and a highly industrialised east. If the country’s 46 million people are added to the Western alliance it would be a huge untapped market for American armament companies and German consumer goods. Continue reading
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Russia opens criminal case against new Ukrainian leader on terrorism charges
The Prosecutor General of Russia has opened an investigation into public calls for terrorism inside Russia posted by Dmytro Yarosh on his website. Nazi leader Dmytro Yarosh was appointed Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (body that oversees the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces) in the Ukrainian government that emerged… Continue reading
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US steps up pressure on Russia amid growing risk of war over Ukraine By Stefan Steinberg
The military standoff between Ukraine and Russia continued to escalate. The Western-backed, anti-Russian regime that came to power in Kiev last month in a fascist-led putsch began sending out mobilization orders to 1 million reservists, anticipating a possible war with Russia. Continue reading
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US media escalates propaganda offensive on Ukraine
In the wake of the right-wing coup in Ukraine organized by the United States and the European powers, the American media is responding with a torrent of inflammatory war propaganda directed against Russia. Continue reading
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Lighting the Fires for Chaos in Ukraine By Bruce Gagnon
Two of the first things that happened following the US led coup d’etat in Ukraine was the “new government” declaring that the Russian language would be outlawed in the country (which has millions of Russians in it) and that the ban on Nazi symbols and ideology would be lifted. It cannot be said often enough… Continue reading
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US Government Caught Funding The Coup In Ukraine
Just hours after last weekend’s ouster of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, one of Pierre Omidyar’s newest hires at national security blog “The Intercept,” was already digging for the truth. Continue reading
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USAID got Maidan coup up and running – media
The US online whistleblower magazine Pando has leaked documents that suggest the American government in the form of US Agency for International Development (USAID) could have played the role of force multiplier in the overthrow of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych, having funded a host of opposition groups prior to the revolution. Continue reading
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The Rape of Ukraine: Phase Two Begins By F. William Engdahl
Yanukovich’s “crime” according to protest leaders was that he rejected an EU offer of a vaguely-defined associate EU membership that offered little to Ukraine in favor of a concrete deal with Russia that gave immediate €15 billion debt relief and a huge reduction in Russian gas import prices. Washington at that point went into high… Continue reading
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