(2023-06-30). 'Why are we tempting nuclear annihilation?' Watch Max Blumenthal address UN Security Council. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal addressed the UN Security Council on the role of US military aid to Ukraine in escalating the conflict with Russia and the real motives behind Washington's support for Kiev's proxy war. A full transcript of Blumenthal's address is below. Thank you to Wyatt Reed, Alex Rubinstein and Anya Parampil for helping me prepare this presentation. Wyatt has first hand experience with the subject as a journalist whose hotel in Donetsk was targeted with a US-made …
(2023-06-30). Report: Europe Becoming A Vassal Of The United States. popularresistance.org A report issued by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has warned that the European Union is being vassalized by the United States. According to the policy brief, authored by Jeremy Shapiro and Jana Puglierin, the process of vassalization has been accelerated by the US direction of European foreign policy during the Russia—Ukraine conflict. | "Europe, as EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell loudly lamented prior to Russia's invasion, is not really at the table when it comes to dealing with the Russia-Ukraine crisis," states the document, originally published on April 4 of th…
(2023-06-30). Kremlin lashes out at mutiny 'gossip'. ecns.cn The Kremlin dismissed a U.S. media report on Wednesday suggesting a top Russian general had known in advance about an aborted mutiny last week by the Wagner private military group, calling it "speculation and gossip".
(2023-06-30). NATO to step up militarization in Baltics, following Wagner chief's exile to Belarus. peoplesdispatch.org The relocation of Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the private military contractor, PMC Wagner, to Belarus following his failed mutiny in Russia has put the Baltic countries on high alert, prompting further militarization of the region…
(2023-06-30). Bolivia To Process Lithium With Russian and Chinese Companies. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Bolivian President Luis Arce signed agreements with China's Citic Guoan and Russia's Uranium One Group for the application of their Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technologies in two salt flats, with a total investment of US$1.4 billion. | RELATED: | These agreements add to the one signed in January with the Chinese consortium CATL BRUNP & CMOC (CBC). President Arce pointed out that Bolivia has signed deals…
(2023-06-30). 'Why Are We Tempting Nuclear Annihilation?' Max Blumenthal Addresses UN Security Council. scheerpost.com 
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal addressed the UN Security Council on the role of US military aid to Ukraine in escalating the conflict with Russia and the real motives behind Washington's support for Kiev's proxy war.
(2023-06-30). Russian Defense reports Ukrainian army attempted breakthroughs. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Throughout the day, Ukrainian units attempted offensives in the areas of Artyomovsk, Krasny Liman, southern Donetsk and Kupiansk, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
(2023-06-30). BRICS Nations Shifting Global Economics and Political Order. infobrics.org BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa which represent five major world economies in the Global South. Right from valuing local currencies more to working towards dethroning the U.S. dollar, these nations are together trying to shift the power from the Global North to the Global South…
(2023-06-30). BRICS summit will go on as planned, confirms host South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The ICC arrest warrant issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin had led to speculation about the summit being shifted to China or some other country to avoid his arrest…
(2023-06-30). Which 8 Countries Are Using China's Yuan More, and What Does It Mean for the US Dollar. infobrics.org China is ramping up efforts to boost the yuan's appeal as an alternative currency in international trade and as a reserve currency in the face of US dollar hegemony…
(2023-06-30). Despite Western pressures, Israel and Russia's pragmatic good relations are intact. infobrics.org One of the reasons why Kiev will not receive Iron Dome batteries lies on the Levant.
(2023-06-30). Gloves off — Kiev regime henchmen targeted by Russian high-precision strikes. infobrics.org While Moscow initially demonstrated its willingness to completely adhere to all norms of international law during the hostilities and gave Kiev a chance to end the conflict through negotiations and avoid senseless killing, the Neo-Nazi junta rejected this in the most disgraceful manner possible. Patience and rationality were met with mass terror and rabid Russophobia.
(2023-06-30). By targeting Ukrainian war criminals, Moscow protecting its civilians. infobrics.org Authorities affected by recent Russian attacks actively participated in the killing of Russian civilians and showed an interest in continuing their criminal actions.
(2023-06-30). TV BRICS to Organize a Global Media Tour in Russia. telesurenglish.net From July 2 to 11, the BRICS Media Association, TV BRICS International Media Network, and the Gorchakov Fund will organize the "BRICS Global Media Tour – Russian Edition," which is a visit for journalists from around the world to Russian media. | RELATED: | In Moscow and Kemerovo, visitors will be able to observe the work of their Russian colleagues and have exclusive access to visit and cover leading events on the in…
(2023-06-30). US announces intention to expand the AUKUS alliance. infobrics.org Washington has no interest in de-escalating tensions with China.
(2023-06-30). Hiroshima Survivors Denounce Move to Equate Pearl Harbor With Atomic Bombing. truthout.org Representatives of hibakusha — the Japanese community of survivors of the United States' bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 — are denouncing an agreement between the U.S. and Japan that equates the indiscriminate killing of hundreds of thousands of civilians with at a World War II attack on a key U.S. naval base. The Biden administration last week signed an agreement with Hiroshima Mayor… |
(2023-06-30). Kiev Forces Sustain More Human, Material Losses While On Offensive (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces sustained more human and material losses on June 29 while attempting to advance on several sectors as part of their counteroffensive. | Heavy fighting was reported near the Antonovsk Bridge In the Kherson sector. A new video from the sector showed a Russian strike with an Iskander tactical ballistic missile that targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops under the bridge. 30 were reported killed and ten others were wounded in the strike. | Another video showed the destruction of two t…
(2023-06-30). Russian MoD Says More Ukrainian Attacks Were Repelled In Several Sectors (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that several new attacks by Kiev forces in the sectors of Donetsk, Krasnolimansk, South-Donetsk and Kupyansk were repelled. | In a statement, the ministry said that five attacks were repelled by Russian forces near Belogorovka, Krasnoye, Severnoye, Pervomayskoye and Kamenka in the Donetsk direction. | Air and artillery strikes in the direction also destroyed up to 160 Ukrainian troops, three armored combat vehicles, five high-mob…
(2023-06-30). After Ukraine Slams Israel's Relations With Moscow, Will Tel Aviv Change Its Stance On The War? thelastamericanvagabond.com Ukraine's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, was summoned to provide answers for his blistering critiques of Tel Aviv's relations with Moscow, attempting to paint the Israeli government as deviating from a moral path due to its inability to cut relations with Russia. Despite the various means of support that Israel has provided to Kiev, it
(2023-06-30). Kiev Regime Henchmen Targeted by Russian High-Precision Strikes. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic It has been approximately a year since Russia realized there can be no negotiations with the Kiev regime, with President Vladimir Putin recently revealing why this is the case. However, even then, Moscow had a sliver of hope this might change and that rationality of some sort might spring up in Kiev. Unfortunately, this…
(2023-06-30). Ukraine Violated Peace Agreement Approved in Turkey, Putin Reveals By: Al Mayadeen Español. midwesternmarx.com Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed during an African leaders meeting in St. Petersburg that Russian forces had withdrawn from Kiev and other regions of Ukraine last year in compliance with a peace agreement reached in Turkey, as part of an African mediation mission to Russia.However, during the meeting with the members of the African delegation, who were entrusted with presenting an initiative to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, Putin informed them that Kiev had declined to sign the …
(2023-06-30). Chinese Ambassador highlights position in Russia-Ukraine conflict. plenglish.com San Jose, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese ambassador in Costa Rica, Tang Heng, affirmed that China is not a part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and its position for a political solution and dialogue is clear and coherent.
(2023-06-30). Meanwhile in Other News… Ukraine Proxy War Is an Unmitigated Disaster for U.S./NATO. strategic-culture.org There will be hell to pay for the U.S. and European rulers who have staked everything on their nefarious ambition for "strategic defeat of Russia." | The Ukraine proxy war against Russia can be increasingly seen as a disastrous defeat for the United States and NATO. That stunning outcome should be making world headlines. Instead, the Western media spin machine is in overdrive about a failed mutiny in Russia, which on an objective scale of important events is relatively minor compared with the colossal U.S./NATO scandal. | A month-long Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed to make any dent in Russia's defenses des…
(2023-06-30). A stronger Turkey would not be in Russia's best interests, right? journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-30). Ray McGovern: Russia's 'Coup' Is Actually Biden's Disaster. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-30). Garland Nixon & Washington's War on the World. thealtworld.com Today, we speak to political commentator and analyst Garland Nixon about Washington's growing confrontation with Russia and China, the political climate back in the United States, and much more…
(2023-06-30). Russia Sees No Reason to Prolong Brack Sea Grain Deal. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the extension of the grain agreement, which allows the export of grain from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, no longer has a humanitarian but a commercial overtone. | RELATED: | "I don't see what arguments those who want to extend the validity of this Black Sea initiative have because the Ukrainian grain has long since turned into a commercial initiative…
(2023-06-30). Vanessa Beeley Interview — The Wagner Play, The Syria Connection & The Coming Ukrainian False Flag. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today Vanessa Beeley, here today to get us caught up on some new developments in Syria, a possible connection between the actions taking place in Syria with what recently took place in Russia involving the Wagner Group, and the reality of the western agenda in the Middle east. (odysee.com/@TLAVagabond: 5) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/) Source Links
(2023-06-30). Is It Possible to Change the Structure ofÔªø International Relations? libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Barabanov According to the Russian logic, examples of American interference in the internal affairs of other countries serve as a precedent. A radical, and even forceful violation of the balance of power and stability is not a unique "moral duty" of the only "global policeman" to protect the normative-value rules of the system, but…
(2023-06-30). Russia-West: Rising Stakes. libya360.wordpress.com Ivan Timofeev Underestimating the will of the Russian leadership to restore statehood and prevent a zero-sum game in…
(2023-06-30). Geopolitics, war, climate and economy: The need for a global alternative economic and social paradigm. uwidata.com The present still dominant global economic system is a generalized, expanded and globalized form of the one prevailing in western capitalism during the 19th century, based on the same neoclassic economic doctrines. The previous form of "neo-classic" capitalism has provoked the two big economic crises (1873 and 1929), two world wars, the Russian Revolution and …
(2023-06-30). Lavrov: US, Russia in a 'Fight of Worlds'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-30). Indian press highlights Russian statements on ties with India. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Indian press highlighted the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and of other officials, in relations between the two countries and the growth of the Indian economy.
(2023-06-30). Russia develops drone suppression system. plenglish.com The system was first presented at the "Equipment" exhibition taking place on June 29th and 30th in Moscow, and is capable of stopping mid-flight one or more drones, including a swarm of them, in its area of effect from the moment of its launch, said the development director of the Kaysant company, Aliona Balandina. | According to Balandina, the Argus-Kupol system was developed both in a stationary and mobile version. She also explained that units of the Russian armed forces are currently testing the product in the special military operation. | "The portable Argus-Kupol can be used for rescue operations and to pr…
(2023-06-30). Russia postpones MAKS-2023 Aerospace Fair. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The organizers of the MAKS International Aerospace Fair, initially slated to be held at the end of July 2023, announced that the 2023 edition has been postponed for 2024.The history of the MAKS International Aviation and Space Saloon dates back to 1993.
(2023-06-30). Covid Related News: People know what's going on but vaccine pushers aren't giving up. expose-news.com Russia enforces strict covid era-style measures on participants of an international conference. British corporate media continue their attack on football legend Matt Le Tissier. Lockdowns did not save the world from covid …
(2023-06-30). Putin and Modi agree to strengthen India-Russia Strategic Partnership. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Friday to continue their efforts to further strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
(2023-06-30). Russian troops launch counterattack in Vremevsky. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The Russian army launched a counterattack in the area of Vremevsky, at the confluence of Donetsk and Zaporozhye, the latter's vice governor, Vladimir Rogov, said on Friday.
(2023-06-30). A Matryoshka of Psyops: And Why General Armageddon Is Not Going Anywhere. thealtworld.com The main problem faced by Russia is not the Hegemon and NATO: it's domestic, Pepe Escobar writes. | The secret of a perfect psyop is that no one really understands it. | A perfect psyop accomplishes two tasks: it renders the enemy dazed and confused while achieving a set of very important goals. | It goes without saying that sooner rather than later we should see the real goals emerging out of the strategic play in Russia I described as The Longest Day may or may not have…
(2023-06-30). Trump would execute drug users — China rehabilitates them. workers.org 
In true demagogue fashion, in May 2023 Donald Trump demanded a ramping-up of the so-called "War on Drugs." In Manchester, New Hampshire — where opioid deaths have spiked — Trump declared that "the only way" — in his world — to deal with the question of drugs was to execute . . . |
(2023-06-30). Friday 6/30: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-06-30). In the Service of Israel: Biden Admin Breathes New Life Into Trump's Abraham Accords. mintpressnews.com H.R. 3099, AIPAC's latest pet project in DC, would assure American taxpayers foot the bill for a new position in the State Department, one dedicated to coaxing countries into establishing formal relations with Israel.
(2023-06-30). Regulations address use of civilian drones. ecns.cn China has issued a set of rules to govern the use of civilian drones.
(2023-06-30). Forum themed on 'Modern SOEs' held in Beijing. ecns.cn A forum themed on "Modern State-owned Enterprises" (SOEs) was held during the 2023 Mid-Year Conference on Finance and Economics hosted by China News Service in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2023-06-30). Giant panda Yuan Meng to return to China soon. ecns.cn Giant Panda Yuan Meng that failed to return to China on schedule due toCovid-19, will be back on July 25, according to the Sino-French Giant Panda Cooperative Research Agreement.
(2023-06-30). Large photovoltaic hydrogen production project put into operation in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A large-scale photovoltaic hydrogen production demonstration project entered operation in Kuqa City of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with 20,000 metric tons of hydrogen produced annually, said Sinopec on Friday.
(2023-06-30). Peng calls for promoting women's full development. ecns.cn Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, highlighted on Thursday the importance of women's empowerment both in China and Africa, and called for united efforts to promote comprehensive development of women.
(2023-06-30). U.S. should take 'concrete measures' to deliver commitment made to China. ecns.cn Washington should stop making irresponsible comments and take concrete measures to deliver its commitment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging the United States to respect China.
(2023-06-30). China warns against bloc confrontation in South China Sea. ecns.cn China is highly concerned with the recent actions from the United States, Japan and the Philippines in the South China Sea, said a defense spokesman on Thursday.
(2023-06-30). China's aces braced for Wimbledon test. ecns.cn Despite a highly encouraging 2023 on the ATP and WTA circuits for Chinese players, recent setbacks on grass are keeping their expectations in check at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday…
(2023-06-30). Mongolia sees more gains in ties with China. ecns.cn Mongolia expects to achieve more results by boosting bilateral cooperation with China in environmental protection, trade and tourism, especially in the border areas, a senior Mongolian official said.
(2023-06-30). Biden: "Please India, Help Us Fight China!" leecamp.com
(2023-06-30). Hunter Biden Exposed Cashing In On His Father's Name. trofire.com Communications between Hunter Biden and a business associate in China have raised a lot of questions about how he cashed in on his family name — and the messages suggest that President Biden may have been by his side the entire time, literally. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription …
(2023-06-30). Mossad Says It Detained Iranian Agent Who Plotted Attacks Against Israelis In Cyprus (Video). southfront.org 
Alleged Iranian terror operative Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, in a photo released by the Mossad spy agency on June 29, 2023. | On June 30, the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency announced that it had captured an agent of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who plotted attacks against Israeli targets in Cyprus. | In a statement, the agency said that the agent, identified as Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, was captured during a special operation inside Iran. | Abbasalilo…
(2023-06-30). In Video: Israeli Army Detonates Minefield In Occupied Golan Heights. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 29, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had cleared a minefield in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. | According to the ministry, dozens of mines were detonated in the operation. Video footage from the scene shows a series of blasts throwing up a massive plume of dust. The minefield was originally planted by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the war of 1973. | The Syria Sham FM radio station and other pro-government news sources speculated that the minefield was clear…
(2023-06-30). Israel Struggles To Overcome Evergrowing Challenges. southfront.org 
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(2023-06-30). Report from Day Three and Four of the Defend the Atlanta Forest Week of Action. itsgoingdown.org What follows is the third and fourth report in a series of daily dispatches from a comrade who is attending the Weelaunee Summer Week of Action (June 24-July 1) in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally posted to Living and Fighting. photo: Unicorn Riot The morning began with a trip to South Bend Commons for a pop-up coffee…
(2023-06-30). Israeli Operation in Gaza Destroyed 243 Homes, Killing 34 Palestinians. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-06-30). Israeli escalation in West Bank damaged ties with Arabs. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) The military campaign in the occupied Palestinian territories carried out by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, since the beginning of the year, caused a freeze in relations between Israel and several Arab countries, the Haaretz newspaper noted.
(2023-06-30). Bolivia firma contratos con Rusia y China para industrializar litio. telesurtv.net Bolivia posee reservas calculadas en 21 millones de toneladas de litio.
(2023-06-30). Gobierno de Bolivia firma dos contratos con empresas de Rusia y China para industrializar litio. telesurtv.net Bolivia posee reservas calculadas en 21 millones de toneladas de litio.