PARIS—French bank Societe Generale said on Monday it would quit Russia and take a 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) income hit from selling its Rosbank unit to Interros Capital, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin. Rosbank will rejoin the business empire of Potanin, the 61-year-old head of mining giant Norilsk Nickel, who has […]
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Ukrainian Tochka-U Missile Killed Dozens At Kramatorsk Train Station


The current top headline of the New York Times is: Live Updates: Russia Strikes Train Station, Ukraine Says, as Thousands Flee From East “Dozens” were feared dead and injured, a local official said, after a missile strike in Kramatorsk, which had been a main point of evacuation for people trying to leave eastern Ukraine. CNN quotes an Ukrainian […]
Remembering Operation Defensive Shield in Jenin, 20 years later


In late March 2002 as the Second Intifada raged on, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Defensive Shield against cities and towns in the occupied West Bank. Defensive Shield was the biggest military operation in the territory since 1967 with Israeli military forces invading Ramallah, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jenin. The operation was […]
Sean Penn to FNC’s Hannity: ‘There Are a Lot of Reasons I Don’t Trust You’


Actor Sean Penn said Tuesday on FNC’s “Hannity” that there were “a lot of reasons” he did not trust the host Sean Hannity at the beginning of their interview. Hannity said, “Thanks for coming in. I appreciate it. I made a phone call to you. I read you were there. The story interested me.” He […]
Pope Francis: Putin Is ‘Sadly Caught Up in Anachronistic Claims of Nationalist Interests’


ROME — Pope Francis pronounced his harshest condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine to date Saturday, condemning Vladimir Putin’s “infantile and destructive aggression.” While never mentioning Putin by name, the pontiff referred to “some potentate, sadly caught up in anachronistic claims of nationalist interests” who is “provoking and fomenting conflicts,” an unmistakable reference to the […]
4 Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine, Says United Nations Agency


The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war. Source
Two Ukrainians, Two Fathers and Arab Christian Cop Killed in Terror Attack in Israel


Two Ukrainian nationals, an Arab Israeli police officer, and two fathers were identified as the five victims of a shooting attack by a Palestinian terrorist in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday. Source
The Russia-Ukraine “War;” How it Started versus How it’s Going


This analysis demonstrates that while the timing of the Russian-Ukraine War was indeed whimsical and suspicious, the war itself had been in the works for decades, and will ominously unfold into an even bigger conflict, as planned. As we shall explore, the “war” actually fits into several concurrent agendas of the The Powers That Be. […]
Short cons, long cons: crypto currencies, NFTs and making money off of the war in Ukraine


While it’s hard to fault the Ukrainian government for fundraising by whatever means necessary during a terrible time of crisis, the adoption of crypto for fundraising in this way is worrying. Source
French Corporations Remain Reluctant to Suspend Operations In Russia


PARIS (AP) – French automaker Renault plans to pause production at its Moscow plant in an apparent move to fend off mounting criticism, breaking ranks with other major French companies that have defied pressure to keep operating in Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Source
Europeans ‘Don’t Know What Rubles Look Like’ – EU Resists Order to Buy Gas In Russian Currency


BRUSSELS (AP) – President Vladimir Putin’s threat to have “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on got the not-so-friendly treatment from European Union nations Thursday. Source
UK Defence Intelligence: Faltering Russian Forces May Be Surrounded by Ukrainians Near Kyiv


There is a “realistic possibility” that Russian forces “facing considerable supply and morale issues” may be encircled by Ukrainian counter-attackers near Kyiv (Kiev). Source
Bitter


I love my anger. It motivates my activism. I am angry at violence, at racism, at injustice, at hypocrisy, at bigotry. My anger has served me well, as it is frequently the impetus for my writing. I am a firm believer that if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. And if you’re not paying […]
Good Putin, Bad Putin, or Zionist Puppet?


The Tragedy in Ukraine has been orchestrated for quite some time. Here are two perspectives on Putin’s role: Good Putin: Bad Putin: Brighteon Or is it all a dialectical charade to wear out the saints? The post Good Putin, Bad Putin, or Zionist Puppet? appeared first on EURO·FOLK·RADIO. […]
Phone Signals of British Volunteers May Have Triggered Strike on Ukrainian Base


Britons who volunteered with Ukraine’s foreign legion could have been responsible for a missile strike that killed at least 35 people. Source
Invoking Holocaust in Speech to Israeli Lawmakers, Zelensky Calls to Prevent Russian ‘Final Solution’


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Israeli lawmakers via Zoom in a fiery speech on Sunday, and called on Israel to help prevent a Russian “final solution.” Source
Reports: Ukrainians Seek Asylum at U.S. Southern Border, Russians Turned Away


Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country are being allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. but Russians are being rejected. Source
RH – News Round-Up: Ukraine, Covid, St. Patrick Drives the “Snakes” Out of Ireland


Links for this episode: Redditors shot dead in Ukraine conflict after volunteering to fight in “legion” https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/festivals/st-patricks-day/st-patrick-drove-out-the-pagans-not-the-snakes-26430670.html https://christiansfortruth.com/army-general-reveals-how-judeo-masonic-oligarchs-chabad-lubavitich-jews-and-the-c-i-a-control-ukraine/ The post RH – News Round-Up: Ukraine, Covid, St. Patrick Drives the “Snakes” Out of Ireland appeared first on EURO·FOLK·RADIO. Source
Multiple Reports Indicate Possible Joe Biden Trip to Europe


Multiple reports on Monday revealed the White House is weighing a trip for President Joe Biden to Europe amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Source
Watch: Protester Storms Top Russian News Show, Yells ‘Stop the War’


A protester stormed onto a live broadcast of Russia’s top news show on Monday evening and shouted “Stop the war!” while waving a sign that read, “They’re lying to you here.” Source
The façade of the ‘international rules-based order’ has been exposed!


The last few weeks have been an intensive crash course for Palestine activists in how the U.S. empire advances its narrative. The double standards displayed with regards to the Ukraine crisis versus Palestine have been a topic of hot debate; steps that were deemed impossible to implement against Israel have been enacted with lightning speed […]
Will that little Ukrainian refugee terrorize Palestinian children some day?


Hundreds of Ukrainian Jews came to Israel, previously called Palestine, on a plane fleeing their homeland due to the Russian attack. And more are to come. Israel jumped off its feet and urged the Jews in Ukraine to head to it. Promising them a safe home. And offering them all the necessities they might need. […]
RH – Phony Wars + Politicians’ Lies = Inflation


The post RH – Phony Wars + Politicians’ Lies = Inflation appeared first on EURO·FOLK·RADIO. Source
Russian MOD: Early morning update


MARCH 12, 2022 https://t.me/mod_russia_en/142 Video: Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov – Spox Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry Units of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk Republic, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai and blocked Novoandreevka from the south and east. The advance was 9 kilometers. The grouping of […]
Boomerang Sanctions


March 12, 2022 Source by Ghassan Kadi, Do Western sanctions have any chance of achieving their objectives? Perhaps we need to look back at history and see how the earliest recorded sanctions were implemented. Before the age of electronic transfers and massive international trading and complex technology came into existence, warring factions enforced sanctions on […]
Russia’s Gazprom Says Continues Gas Shipments via Ukraine at Same Volume


The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 26, 2022. (Anton Vaganov/Reuters) Russian natural gas company Gazprom said on Saturday it was continuing gas shipments via Ukraine at an unchanged volume of 109.5 million cubic metres a day. Follow Source
بوتين يسأل: لماذا العجلة؟.. فالوقت معنا!


Posted on March 12, 2022 by martyrashrakat ناصر قنديل – هي ليست حرب أوكرانيا بل حرب أوروبا، فالصراع الروسي الأميركي يدور حول موقع أوروبا في الخريطة العالمية الجديدة، ومن غير المعقول أن تكون روسيا على أبواب إعلان آسيا خالية من الوجود الأميركي بينما أميركا تمسك بكل أوروبا في قبضتها، والحرب على أوروبا كانت حرباً من […]
Sitrep: UNSC on biolabs in the Ukraine + Russia Transcript


March 11, 2022 A quote from the Sirius Report: Whatever people’s opinion are about the war, one thing that should alarm everyone is the attempt in the west to effectively wipe out any vestige of Russia, including its language, culture and effectively the people. This is a very short report. The hatred was so palpable […]
The promised map after all (+ one more question!) UPDATED with 2nd map!


Posted on March 12, 2022 by martyrashrakat March 11, 2022 First, here is the promised map: I won’t comment on it, Andrei Martyanov gave you the full story for today. UPDATE: another map I found here: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/03/09/updated_russian_occupation_of_ukraine_troop-to-task_estimate_820732.html Now the my question: I also need an non-censored video hosting site. YT is beyond and below hopeless. I […]