Staff (2022-03-05). Kremlin defends harsh 'fake military news' law. rt.com Russia says it was properly responding to the "information war" waged against the country | The Kremlin has insisted that making it illegal to spread "fake news" about its ongoing military offensive in Ukraine was a proper response to the alleged propaganda war waged by the West. | The harsh measures were "necessary and urgently needed during these difficult times," Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Saturday, citing "an information war waged against our country." | "Given the state of the information war [against Russia], we had to adopt a law of appropriate severity, whi…

WSWS (2022-03-05). How Germany's "new foreign policy epoch" was prepared. wsws.org The justifications given by Chancellor Olaf Scholz for tripling the military budget amid Putin's aggression against Ukraine are nothing but lying propaganda.

WSWS (2022-03-05). The hysterical anti-Russian campaign and the US-NATO drive to war with Russia. wsws.org Media outlets, academics, and scientists who ought to know better have lapped up the pro-war propaganda of the imperialist powers, according to which the world was a peaceful paradise until Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine.

Staff (2022-03-05). Ukraine 'postpones' civilian evacuation from besieged Mariupol. rt.com Officials accuse Russia of violating the temporary ceasefire | Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage. | Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup in Kiev. However, the city itself has been held by Ukraine. | Moscow announced a temporary ceasefire to allow residents to leave the city, which is blockaded by Russian forces, through agreed humanitarian corridors…

WSWS (2022-03-04). International censorship mounted against Russian state-affiliated media outlets. wsws.org A campaign of censorship against Russian state-backed media sources has been led by the European Union and embraced by tech companies, social media platforms and cable television providers.

JANET (2022-03-04). Stop NATO War on Russia! Info for rallies and webinars. iacenter.org Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! Find antiwar actions here: unac.notowar.net/national-call-to-action… nowarwithrussia/ AND HERE The corporate media speaks with one voice against Russia. There is NO mention that the U.S. commanded NATO military alliance has pumped tons of lethal weapons and U.S. advisors into Ukraine for eight years. Since the 2014 U.S.- backed coup in Kiev, the U.S. has aided fascist forces in relentlessly shelling the 1,200 mile Russian border to target the Peoples' Republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, killing over 14,000 people in the Russian-speaking Donbass region. Over a t…

Maicol David Lynch (2022-03-04). Guilty before proven innocent: An interview with Mexican actor Axel Arenas. peoplesworld.org MEXICO CITY—To many Americans, the world of Mexican cinema may be somewhat unknown outside of the realm of "narcoseries." Fact check: Not all great Mexican cinema is rooted around the themes of drugs, immigration, violence, and deportation. People's World sat down with Axel Arenas just days before he gave a press conference in early January, …

Mickey Z. (2022-03-04). What Imaginary Incubators Can Teach Us About Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org (my book from 2004) When I write or post about the blatant propaganda swirling around the situation in Ukraine, some people get angry… at me. They don't want to accept the truth so they take my highly-researched analysis personally. In turn, some will even attack me personally. I've been doing this a long time so …

Staff (2022-03-04). Russian MoD responds to Zaporozhskaya nuclear power station incident. rt.com The Russian military says Kiev staged "a horrible provocation" | The spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, issued an official statement on Friday morning concerning the shootout and fire that had occurred at Ukraine's Zaporozhskaya nuclear power plant earlier the same day. | "Last night, an attempt to carry out a horrible provocation was made by Kiev's nationalist regime on the area surrounding the station," he announced, claiming the Russian troops patrolling the territory had been attacked by a Ukrainian sabotage group. | According to the spokesman, the Ukrainian forc…