First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Tass, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to another look at investigative reporter Seymour Hersh’s article titled “How America took out the Nord Stream pipeline.” Finally today, links to one GlobalResearch contributor’s take on the war and a Newsweek writer’s cautionary article about whom and what to believe in reported tolls of combat dead and wounded. — MCM
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Ukraine seeks warplanes at NATO talks, allies fret over ammo, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — Ukraine today renewed its appeal to Western countries for fighter jets to help frustrate Moscow’s invasion, but the United States and its NATO allies and partners are more concerned about Kyiv’s needs for large amounts of ammunition as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ban on access to Artyomovsk may be prelude to withdrawal of Ukrainian troops – NYT. From Tass. NEW YORK — The ban on civilian and volunteer access to Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine) imposed by Kiev on Monday could be a prelude to a Ukrainian withdrawal from the city, the New York Times reported. According to the newspaper, . . . READ MORE . . .
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Moscow’s decades-old gas ties with Europe lie in ruins, by Vladimir Soldatkin | Reuters * Initial 1970 deal with Germany was ‘contract of the century’ * Remains to be seen if Chinese deals can be as lucrative * Reuters analysis forecasts Gazprom revenues to decline this year * Initial 1970 deal with Germany was ‘contract of the century’ * Remains to be seen if Chinese deals can be as lucrative * Reuters analysis forecasts Gazprom revenues to decline this year * This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine | NOVY URENGOY, Russia — Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow’s gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military conflict. After President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine began . . . READ MORE . . .
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Norway to donate eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine: gov’t. From AFP. Norway’s government said today it would donate eight of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, joining a slew . . . READ MORE . . .
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Elite Russian marine unit ‘nearly destroyed’ near Ukraine’s Vuhledar. From The Moscow Times. The elite 5,000-strong 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade has been “nearly destroyed” after up to 300 marines per day were killed in Russia’s assault on the eastern Ukraine coal-mining town Vuhledar, Russian media reported Monday, relying in part on comments by the Ukrainian defense forces to Politico. A surviving marine . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. defense chief highlights need to integrate support for Ukraine, From Tass. BRUSSELS — NATO needs to integrate and synchronize its support for Kiev, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels today. “Our goal isn’t just . . . READ MORE . . .
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. has changed its laws on prosecuting war crimes. Reported by Deborah Amos | NPR The U.S. has new laws that could make it easier to prosecute war crimes in other countries — something spurred by the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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What Hersh got wrong, by Mike Whitney | The Unz Review There’s something not-quite-right about Sy Hersh’s report on the destruction of Nord Stream 2. There are a number of inconsistencies in the piece that lead me to believe that Hersh was less interested in presenting ‘the unvarnished truth’ than relaying a version of events that advance a particular agenda. That is not to say that I don’t appreciate what the author has done. I do. In fact, I think it would be impossible to overstate the significance . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia is taking on all of NATO plus Ukraine, by Kim Petersen | Global Research It is difficult for the person-on-the-street to get a proper handle on what is happening in a war. Regarding the current fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the monopoly media in the “West” has often pointed to Ukraine winning. Other independent sources will state the opposite. Who should one believe? Beware. The aphorism “Fool me once, . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fact check: Have over 150K Ukraine troops been killed in Russia conflict? by Tom Norton | Newsweek Estimating the number of those killed in combat as the war in Ukraine drags into nearly a year of conflict continues to be an imperfect science. The war dead are likely to remain undercounted until fighting ends. One claim . . . READ MORE . . .