First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. Then, a link to Richard Gage and Ray McGovern talking about a variety of subjects including the original subject of this blog, 9/11. — MCM
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Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city, by John Leicester and David Keyton | The Associated Press KYIV — Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat today, though the regional governor insisted they are still fighting “for every centimeter” of the city. The urban battle for Sievierodonetsk testified to the painstaking, inch-by-inch advance by Russian forces as they close in on control of the entire Luhansk region, one of two that make up the industrial heartland known as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian army base sees scramble for war supplies, locals and soldiers say. From Reuters. The town of Valuyki in western Russia has become a crucial staging post in the latest phase of Russia’s war over the nearby border in Ukraine. Throughout last month, helicopters buzzed overhead, military vehicles clogged the roads, and soldiers prepared for combat at a huge military base there. It’s also a place where soldiers’ relatives and private citizens are working to provide supplies and equipment for troops based near the town to address shortages, including drones, radios and heat-detecting rifle sights, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian’s foreign minister to begin talks with Turkey. Reported by Peter Kenyon | National Public Radio Possible Turkish naval escorts for grain ships coming from Ukraine and going around the world could be under discussion when Russia’s foreign minister visits Turkey. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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These Russian couples didn’t plan to get married. The Ukraine war changed their minds. Reported by Alina Selyukh | NPR About a year ago, some friends asked Tatyana Neustroyeva and Pyotr Kolyadin that fateful couple question: Would they get married? In unison, they gave their replies: He said yes — and she said no. The two hadn’t discussed it. At 40, they’d known each other half their lives and been together almost two years, living in St. Petersburg . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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The ripple effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine are changing the world. (Put together in early May by Alina Selyukh, Alyson Hurt, Connie Hanzhang Jin and Nick Underwood of NPR from various other news organizations’ reporting.) Far from Russia’s war in Ukraine, stores are running out of cooking oil, people are paying more at the gas pump, farmers are scrambling to buy fertilizer and nations are rethinking alliances. Russia’s invasion . . . has triggered seismic repercussions: a fast-moving refugee crisis, unprecedented sanctions against a major economy and a shakeup of global relationships, including a reinvigorated NATO. Below, we . . . READ MORE . . .
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9/11 to Ukraine: A World in Peril — with Ex-CIA Officer Turned Whistleblower Ray McGovern. Richard Gage hosts McGovern in a two-hour chat. McGovern, who has supported the 9/11 Truth Movement for years and discusses why, also gives an analysis of post-9/11 geopolitics including the lead-up to the Iraq war, for which with others he sought to expose the lies of the Bush Administration, subsequent wars in the Middle East, the Ukrainian “revolution,” the current war, and increasing tensions now with China. Click HERE to watch and listen.
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TO BE CONTINUED