(2022-04-24). New Government of Costa Rica Evaluates Diplomatic Rapprochement with Venezuela (+Oil Needs). orinocotribune.com The new government of Costa Rica, with President-elect Rodrigo Chaves at the helm, is considering diplomatic rapproachement with Venezuela, although the outgoing administration of President Carlos Alvarado had recognized Juan Guaidó following the failed US led "regime change" operation against the legitimate government of Nicolás Maduro. | On Friday, April 22, the designated Foreign Affairs Minister of the new government, Arnoldo André Tinoco, confirmed the intention to resume relations with Nicaragua, a country with which the Alvarado government had grown distant and did not appoint ambassadors in recent years,…
(2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …
(2022-04-23). U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. covertactionmagazine.com [This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want …
(2022-04-23). Dutch Journalist in Mariupol: U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Residents of Mariupol receiving humanitarian aid from the Russian army in collaboration with the DPR army. [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped…
(2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …
(2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …
(2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …
(2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …
(2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …
(2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 40 allies, partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph AgencyApril 23, 2022 The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's long-term security needs, BTA reported. Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an …
(2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …
(2022-04-23). Survey: Does Anyone Still Trust the Venezuelan Opposition? orinocotribune.com 
As Venezuela advances in its economic recovery and the 2024 presidential election approaches, a recent survey has shown that most Venezuelans think that the opposition is grappling with deep schisms, lack of public credibility, and great distrust. | A recent study released by the anti-chavista consulting firm Meganalisis has shown that there is a perception that the right-wing opposition lacks leadership. Some of those surveyed even completely disqualified those political sectors that oppose the government of President Nicolás Maduro. | The survey carried out between March 22 and 31, with a sample group of 1,049…
(2022-04-23). Venezuela y Nicaragua fortalecen cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net La Cancillería venezolana indicó que "se tiene previsto abordar temas referentes a alianzas energéticas y científicas, así como el multilateralismo".
(2022-04-23). Venezuela Hosts Fourth Summit Against Fascism, an Ideology that Has Not Died. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Apr 15, 2022 | The Fourth Summit against Fascism was held in Caracas, Venezuela, during April 11, 12 and 13, under the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro, within the framework of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the popular counter-coup of April 2002, through which the Venezuelan people regained power and the constitutional order, rescuing Commander Hugo Chávez Frías from the captivity to which he had been subjected by de facto powers. | The meeting was attended by 200 international guests from 58 countries belonging to the five continents, who discussed fascism, a poli…
(2022-04-23). Gobiernos de Nicaragua y Venezuela relanzan comisión para la cooperación. telesurtv.net La III Comisión Mixta Binacional de Alto Nivel Venezuela-Nicaragua se desarrollará el 18 de mayo próximo.
(2022-04-23). Schools reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com 
After two years of distance learning and semi in-person classes, Venezuela's students are allowed to back to the classrooms. However, the decision presents many challenges for students and teachers. Find out more.
(2022-04-23). Amid Global Uncertainty, ALBA Movements Forge Unity And Hope. popularresistance.org In Latin America, a series of electoral victories have allowed for the arrival of new governments of a popular, progressive nature or for at least a break with the neoliberal hegemony in those countries which we can say remained steeped in neoliberalism during the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. We are talking about Chile and Peru. We also have the recovery of democracy in Bolivia after the coup d'état and we have a series of upcoming elections in Brazil and Colombia, where there are also possibilities of new forces coming to power. To this we must also add the victory in Honduras [of Xiomara Cast…
(2022-04-23). Teresa de la Parra: novelista y feminista venezolana. telesurtv.net Ana Teresa de la Parra Sanojo, más conocida como Teresa de la Parra, fue una escritora venezolana nacida el 5 de octubre en París en 1889. Fallece el 23 de abril de 1936 en Madrid, capital de España.
(2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …
(2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-23). Occupied territories: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey continue special forces exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently frozen conflicts, now "Russian-occupied territories." For Azerbaijan, that part of Nagorno-Karabakh not seized in its 44-day war of 2020. For Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. For Turkey, its self-identified ethnic kin, the Tatars, in Crimea. Perhaps Japan (the Kurils), Moldova (Transnistria) and Finland (East Karelia) will send observers. ==== Trend News AgencyApril 23, …
(2022-04-23). NATO's incorporation of Finland a "done deal" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsApril 22, 2022 Finland ramping up preparations for NATO accession Finland has plotted a clear NATO course, with pro-alliance National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo recently appointed chair of the Eduskunta Defense Committee…. Members of the Eduskunta Defense Committee visited Sweden on Thursday where their message was that Finland's NATO accession is very nearly …
(2022-04-23). Kosovo: Turkish-NATO military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah/Anadolu AgencyApril 23, 2022 Minister: Turkey has always supported development of Kosovo Kosovo's Defense Minister Armend Mehaj stated that they aim to increase the number of Turkish Kosovans in the public sector…. According to the statement made by the Kosovo Ministry of Defense, Minister Mehaj held a roundtable meeting on the occasion of the …
(2022-04-23). NATO summit: Baltic states push division-size deployments, "long-range missile equipment" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baltic TimesApril 23, 2022 Baltic PMs agree on common goals for NATO summit Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agree that in the event of a threat, NATO must be ready to quickly deploy division-size troops to defend each of the Baltic states, and that NATO air policing must become air defense. NATO's military presence on the …