Politics & environs 2022

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Russia’s ‘warning’ of Ukraine’s biological weapons sounds just like Syria

 

Analysis: Putin used the same false justification for brutal bombings in Syria, in the glare of western media

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Wed 9 Mar 2022 19.28 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/09/russias-warning-of-ukraines-biological-weapons-sounds-just-like-syria
 

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Syria recruiting troops from its military to fight with Russian forces in Ukraine

 

Up to 16,000 volunteers to be paid $3,000 a month – a sum up to 50 times a Syrian soldier’s monthly salary

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Fri 11 Mar 2022 16.34 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/putin-approves-russian-use-of-middle-east-fighters-against-ukraine
 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Russia could use chemical and biological weapons, US warns, as sanctions against Moscow are tightened

 

The US tells the UN that Russia has a well-documented history of using chemical and biological weapons, after Russia warned about the potential for the ‘uncontrolled spread of bio agents’

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Miranda Bryant and Samantha Lock (earlier)

Fri 11 Mar 2022 17.57 GMT

 

• What we know on day 16 of the Russian invasion
• Full report: Russia widens attack to more cities
• Ukraine renews effort to deliver supplies and evacuate Mariupol
• Evening Standard owner insists he is not ‘an agent of Russia’

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/11/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-we-are-dealing-with-a-terrorist-state-says-zelenskiy-biden-plans-fresh-russian-trade-crackdown-live

 

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy: Ukraine is on course for victory – video

 

The Ukrainian president has said his country has reached a strategic turning point in its war with Russia, but added that it was not possible to say how long fighting would continue. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said: 'It is impossible to say how many days we still have to free Ukrainian land. But we can say we will do it ... we are moving towards our goal, towards our victory'

 

Fri 11 Mar 2022 15.18 GMT Last modified on Fri 11 Mar 2022 15.55 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/mar/11/volodymyr-zelenskiy-ukraine-is-on-course-for-victory-video

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US workers in new push for level playing field in unionization efforts

 

Workers are calling for the National Labor Relations Board to ban captive audience meetings and make organizing easier

 

Michael Sainato

Fri 11 Mar 2022 11.00 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/11/us-workers-unionization-nlrb-level-playing-field
 

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Bolivian soldier who killed Che Guevara dies at age 80

 

Mario Terán pulled the trigger to execute famed revolutionary guerrilla: ‘It was the worst moment of my life’

 

AP in La Paz

Thu 10 Mar 2022 19.00 GMT



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/10/bolivian-soldier-killed-ernesto-che-guevara-dies



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara



Great movie about him  featuring stunning Benicio del Toro....directed by Steven Soderbergh...Much recommended

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_(2008_film)


 

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The west v Russia: why the global south isn’t taking sides

 

The map of global participation in the sanctions against Russia suggests a new non-aligned movement might be on the rise

 

Thu 10 Mar 2022 11.15 GMT

David Adler

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/russia-ukraine-west-global-south-sanctions-war

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Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Russia will only take Kyiv if city is ‘razed to the ground’, Zelenskiy says, as Moscow threatens western shipments – live

 

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

 

Miranda Bryant (now); Léonie Chao-Fong and Helen Livingstone (earlier)

Sat 12 Mar 2022 16.37 GMT

 

• Full report: Kyiv ‘ready to fight’ as Russian forces close
• Lviv residents prepare for Russian advance
• Italian authorities seize one of world’s largest superyachts
• Ukraine reveals ‘Russian warship’ postage stamp

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/12/ukraine-news-russia-war-ceasefire-broken-humanitarian-corridors-kyiv-russian-invasion-live-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy-latest-updates-live

 

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Nothing makes liberals abandon their values, or their courage, like mentioning Palestine

 

Like Gigi Hadid, my dad is a Palestinian refugee, and I’ve been harassed for suggesting Palestinians deserve human rights

 

Sat 12 Mar 2022 14.00 GMT

Arwa Mahdawi

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/12/gigi-hadid-palestine-vogue-liberals-ukraine

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History is brutally back, and Ukraine will test Europe’s appetite for the consequences

 

The EU’s vocation was to tear down walls and promote peace. Should it be a party to a conflict with a nuclear superpower?

 

Wed 9 Mar 2022 09.00 GMT

Luuk van Middelaar

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/mar/09/history-brutally-back-ukraine-europes-appetite-nuclear-superpower

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El Salvador court orders arrest of former president over 1989 priest massacre

 

Alfredo Cristiani, who left the country in 2021, is accused of knowing of military plans to massacre six Jesuit priests

 

Associated Press

Sat 12 Mar 2022 04.20 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/12/el-salvador-court-orders-arrest-of-former-president-over-1989-priest-massacre
 

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Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in 24 hours

 

Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’

 

Reuters

Sat 12 Mar 2022 15.32 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/12/saudi-arabia-executes-men-in-one-day
 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest news: dozens reportedly dead after military base hit; US journalist killed by Russian forces

 

Death toll from Russian rocket attack on military base at Yavoriv rises to at least 35 people; Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Irpin

 

Harry Taylor (now) and Samantha Lock (earlier)

Sun 13 Mar 2022 15.04 GMT

 

• Missile strike on Ukraine base near Polish border kills 35, governor says
• ‘My mother says I am betraying Russia’: invasion divides generations
• Ukrainian woman in UK reunited with children after rescue by husband
• Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 18

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/13/ukraine-news-russia-war-ceasefire-broken-humanitarian-corridors-kyiv-russian-invasion-live-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy-latest-updates-live

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‘My mother says I am betraying Russia’: Putin’s invasion divides the generations

 

Families torn apart as younger Russians opposing war in Ukraine fall out with older relatives reliant on diet of state propaganda

 

Pjotr Sauer

Sun 13 Mar 2022 07.00 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/my-mother-says-i-am-betraying-russia-putins-invasion-divides-the-generations
 

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Is there any justification for Putin’s war?

 

Nato invasion, genocide and drug-addled neo-Nazis: we assess whether any of Russia’s claims are valid

 

Mark Rice-Oxley

Sun 13 Mar 2022 12.46 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/is-there-any-justification-for-putins-war

 

 

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US film-maker Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Ukraine

 

Award-winning journalist and a colleague, who survived, were fired on near checkpoint in Irpin

 

Peter Beaumont in Lviv and Martin Pengelly in New York

Sun 13 Mar 2022 14.59 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/brent-renaud-us-film-maker-killed-by-russian-forces-ukraine
 

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Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor

 

Audio message names Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as new leader in first admission of former head’s death

 

Staff and agencies

Fri 11 Mar 2022 01.33 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/islamic-state-names-new-leader-confirming-us-raid-killed-predecessor
 

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Ukraine war: civilians leave Mariupol via humanitarian corridor; Russian ex-foreign minister calls for ceasefire – latest news

 

160 cars reportedly leave Mariupol after civilians were trapped for weeks; former minister stresses need for diplomacy to reduce risk of nuclear war

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Tom Ambrose and Samantha Lock (before)

Mon 14 Mar 2022 15.57 GMT

 

• Residential building in Kyiv hit by airstrike as peace talks resume
• Russian former foreign minister calls for Ukraine ceasefire
• Pregnant woman and baby die after attack on Mariupol hospital
• Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he is in Ukraine

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/14/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-talks-resume-blockade-black-sea-coast-zelenskiy-putin-live

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Putin 'is suffering 'roid rage from steroid treatment for cancer': Western spies believe his 'increasingly erratic' behaviour, bloated appearance and absurd social distancing for visitors is a result of medical treatment

 

• Intelligence sources suggest Vladimir Putin could be suffering with cancer, Parkinson's disease or dementia
• The 69-year-old despot's 'bloated face and neck' could be potential side effects of  prolonged use of steroids
• Russian President's health condition has come into question over recent months owing to his appearance
• Putin has repeatedly looked 'ashen and bloated' and with a pale complexion in his most recent public outings

 

By Glen Owen, Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 22:00 GMT, 12 March 2022 | Updated: 02:54 GMT, 13 March 2022

 

 

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10606487/Is-Putin-suffering-roid-rage-Spies-suggest-bloated-appearance-drugs-effect.html

 

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia will target others, Zelenskiy warns; Russian TV anti-war protester appears in court – live

 

Ukraine’s president says Russia will target other countries if not stopped; Marina Ovsyannikova charged with ‘organising unauthorised public event’

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Tom Ambrose and Martin Farrer (earlier)

Tue 15 Mar 2022 16.07 GMT

 

• ‘Fortress’ Odesa falls silent as fearful residents await Russian advance
• ‘Her anger had been building’: Russian TV protester told friend of plan
• Early morning strikes hit Kyiv hours before peace talks
• Polish, Czech and Slovenian prime ministers travel to Kyiv

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/15/ukraine-war-large-explosions-heard-in-kyiv-zelenskiy-calls-on-russian-troops-to-surrender-putin-china-latest-news

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German plan to tackle far right could strip 1,500 suspects of gun licences

 

Background checks tightened, online incitement targeted and financial flows to extremists cut off

 

Associated Press in Berlin

Tue 15 Mar 2022 14.30 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/germany-far-right-extremists-suspects-gun-licences













 

‘They’re lying to you’: Russian TV employee interrupts news broadcast

 

Marina Ovsyannikova ran on to the set of the Channel One transmission shouting: ‘Stop the war. No to war’

 

Pjotr Sauer

Mon 14 Mar 2022 20.49 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/14/russian-tv-employee-interrupts-news-broadcast-marina-ovsyannikova













 

A Fox News cameraman is killed in Ukraine

 

35 minutes ago

Michael M. Grynbaum

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/business/media/ukraine-fox-news-cameraman-killed.html

 

 

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Ukraine-Russia war latest news: US accuses Russian forces of ‘horrific’ shooting and killing of 10 people queuing for bread – live

 

The US embassy in Kyiv accuses Russian troops of shooting civilians standing in line for food in Chernihiv; Russia says some parts of peace deal are close to agreement

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Tom Ambrose and Samantha Lock (earlier)

Wed 16 Mar 2022 15.22 GMT

 

• Ukraine’s Zelenskiy pleads with Congress for help fighting Russia
• Russia and Ukraine ‘close to agreeing’ on neutral status, says Lavrov
• At a glance: developments on day 21 of the invasion
• Zelenskiy says Russia’s position in negotiations is ‘more realistic’

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/16/ukraine-russia-war-latest-zelenskiy-says-peace-talks-are-more-realistic-three-eu-leaders-vow-support-on-kyiv-visit-live

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The western elite is preventing us from going after the assets of Russia’s hyper-rich

 

Why has no progress been made on an international financial registry? One simple reason: wealthy westerners don’t want one

 

Wed 16 Mar 2022 10.15 GMT

Thomas Piketty

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/russia-rich-wealthy-western-elites-thomas-piketty

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The Saudi regime just executed 81 people – so why is Boris Johnson cosying up to it?

 

The UK needs to reduce its reliance on Russian oil. But the answer is not a kingdom that has just staged its largest mass execution

 

Wed 16 Mar 2022 15.04 GMT

Maya Foa

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/saudi-regime-executed-boris-johnson-russian-oil

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Zelenskiy invokes Pearl Harbor and 9/11 in plea for US help against Russia

 

• Ukrainian president receives standing ovation from Congress
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• ‘I see no sense in life if it cannot stop the deaths,’ chamber told

 

Lauren Gambino and Hugo Lowell in Washington

Wed 16 Mar 2022 15.01 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/zelenskiy-address-us-congress-ukraine-russia