Predictions of imminent collapse of Russian army are fanciful The Western media have widely celebrated the retreat of Russian forces from the city of Kherson, presenting the Ukrainians as liberators of the city and the Russian retreat as an example of the weakness of the Russian army and its impending...
Empty mall parking lot and existence of a munitions plant nearby raise questions about official narrative advanced in mainstream U.S. media On Tuesday June 28, mainstream media outlets reported that at least 18 people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian missile strike on a “crowded shopping mall” in...
The events of recent months in Ukraine have in many ways marked a shift in priorities in international politics. Despite the horrific consequences of this conflict, many European leaders are eager for the continuation of the war and more bloodshed of Ukrainian soldiers. According to various Ukrainian, European and American...
Artists Present Themseves as Antiwar But Are in Fact Pro-War In early May, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a staged appearance in a Kyiv bar to play a rendition with a Ukrianian punk jazz band of Neil Young’s song “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Blinken’s appearance was designed to...
As is usually the norm in this conflict zone, we had not received prior notice as to the day’s schedule. Our vehicle worked its way to a district outside Donetsk called Shakhtersk, which bore the stigmata of nine years of shelling. The grim landscape of desolation stretched for miles on...
Part Two of a Three-Part CAM Series on Mercenaries and Clandestine Operations in Ukraine From Bosnia and Northern Ireland to Syria and Onwards to Ukraine: Shaun Pinner While in Syria, British mercenary Aiden Aslin befriended fellow UK citizen Shaun Pinner (aka Snowy), a 48-year-old former British soldier. Pinner spent nine...
How Ukraine’s illegitimate leadership passes laws in violation of national and international law The failure of diplomatic attempts to reach peace agreements in Ukraine amid increased military support from the United States and the European Union has led to a major reshuffle in the government. The large-scale political maneuvering is taking...
In the fall, of 2024, I spent a day with the Kyvonos Detachment in the Donbas. This is a volunteer military unit made up entirely of Ukrainian troops who went over to the other side and are now fighting for Russia. Many Westerners would be surprised to learn of...
State terror operations that follow from CIA playbook contradict saintly image of Zelensky promoted in the U.S. media. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s saintly image in the media is contradicted by state terror operations being conducted under his orders against political dissidents and Ukrainian civilians accused of collaboration with Russia. The Associated...
More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. From the signing of the “Minsk...