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2022-03-03: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-03). Ukrainian Army post implies 'war crimes' threat. rt.com Kiev's special forces have warned Moscow's soldiers of their impending doom | The command of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces has released a statement allegedly threatening that all Russian soldiers will be killed, including those who try to surrender, as Moscow's military carries out an attack on the Eastern European nation. Critics have condemned it, describing it as tantamount to a threat to carry out war crimes. | It has caused a severe backlash, with many commentors online accusing Kiev of having expressed the intent to commit grave offenses against Russian soldiers. | The statement, which was apparent…

_____ (2022-03-03). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. journal-neo.org On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags of the United States, the …

Staff (2022-03-03). Probe launched into TikTok's impact on children. rt.com The investigation will explore whether the video-sharing app violated state consumer protection laws | A bipartisan coalition of US attorneys general on Wednesday launched a probe into video-sharing app TikTok's impact on children, marking the latest investigation into the effect of social media companies on kids' safety. | Attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont are working together to establish if TikTok has violated state consumer protection laws and put the public at risk.The probe will seek to explore the potential harm young people…

JANET (2022-03-02). Attacked for telling the truth on Ukraine. iacenter.org By Luis Lopez March 1, 2022 Facebook banned me for a month. Why? Cause I posted two pictures of Ukraine Nazis, armed by the U.S. and NATO. (tinyurl.com/2p8uc3ee) They are part of the Ukraine army that has bombed and attacked the people of Donetsk and Donbass and Lugansk, just like we have fascists in the U.S. military, police and national guard. We know that Ukraine has lithium and titanium used to build batteries for electric cars and metal for jets. The U.S. and NATO want those resources, including Russian oil. This is what this war is about. If you try to post opposition to the big lies in the media, you get b…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-02). Ukrainian DM speaks with Pentagon chief, says more Turkish combat drones deployed. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 2, 2022 Reznikov holds call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has held talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Reznikov wrote about this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. He said that new Bayraktar strike drones had already arrived in Ukraine and were on combat duty. "There will …

A Guest Author (2022-03-02). Letter to the Editor: Attacked for telling the truth on Ukraine. workers.org Dear Editors, Facebook banned me for a month. Why? Cause I posted two pictures of Ukraine Nazis, armed by the U.S. and NATO. (tinyurl.com/2p8uc3ee) They are part of the Ukraine army that has bombed and attacked the people of Donetsk and Donbass and Lugansk, just like we have fascists in . . . |

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-02). President Maduro Confirms Support for Putin During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com In a telephone conversation that took place this Tuesday, March 1, the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, ratified the support of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the Russian people and the administration of President Vladimir Putin, in the midst of the conflict with the Republic of Ukraine. | For this reason, the diplomatic services of the Eurasian nation reported on the phone call held by the president, as disclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, through social media platforms—at least those not censored by Washington and the European Union.

Staff (2022-03-02). Sean Penn tweets about escaping from Ukraine on foot. rt.com The double Oscar winner said he and his crew had to walk miles on foot to reach the Polish border | Hollywood star Sean Penn took to social media to share his thrilling story of how he fled Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion of the country. | Penn arrived in Kiev last week to film material for a documentary about tensions surrounding Ukraine, which he had been working on for several months. | The actor was even present at a Ukrainian government press conference last Thursday, just hours after Moscow announced its "special operation" to demilitarize and "denazify" the Kiev government, which it accused…

Staff (2022-03-02). Ukrainian defender Rakitskiy leaves Russian champions Zenit. rt.com Zenit St. Petersburg have accepted Yaroslav Rakitskiy's request to leave the club in the wake of the Ukrainian conflict | Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy has been granted his release by Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg after the 32-year-old defender requested the cancelation of his contract in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Rakitskiy, who had amassed 54 caps for his country but the last of which came in 2018, had previously expressed his opposition to the ongoing conflict on social media, posting an image of the Ukrainian flag with the caption: "I'm Ukrainian. Peace in Ukraine. Stop war.

SF015 (2022-03-02). How Ukraine Sank Russian Large Landing Ship Near Odessa on March 2, 2022. southfront.org On the day of March 2, 2022, information began to spread that Ukrainian defense forces had sunk a Russian large landing ship on its approach to the port of Odessa. | Particularly active "information warriors" reported that the ship had 600 battle tanks on board. This is not a joke, everyone can check this information in social media. | | At the same time, information began to circulate again that Russian landing troops were land…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-02). Infamous Turkish-Affiliated Syrian Tank Hunter To Travel To Ukraine To Fight Russian Forces. southfront.org Suheil al-Hammoud, screen grab from: youtu.be/DLN7oXJ_w04 | An infamous tank hunter of Turkish-backed forces in Syria is reportedly attempting to travel to Ukraine to fight Russian forces there. | The militant, Suheil al-Hammoud, first expressed his desire to fight in Ukraine on February 25, just a day after the beginning of the Russian special military operation which is meant to "demilitarize" and "denazify" the country. In a tweet, al-Hammoud asked his follower on Twitter how he could get to Ukraine to fight the…

sputniknews (2022-03-02). 'To Person Controlling This Twitter': Musk Contradicts Biden, Says Tesla Invests More Than Ford, GM. sputniknews.com Last year, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hit out at US President Joe Biden for not inviting him to the clean car summit at the White House attended by his rivals General Motors (GM) and Ford. He took a dig at him, saying that the current administration was "maybe a little biased".

Staff (2022-03-02). "Ukrainians Only": Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border. democracynow.org The United Nations reports more than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked last week, but many foreign nationals trying to escape have described racist discrimination and abuse, saying they were turned away from buses and at the border, while Ukrainians were welcomed with open arms. We speak with one of the African students who documented their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine. Nigerian student Alexander Somto Orah says the discriminatory treatment he and other African students faced started at the train station in Kyiv and continued at the border with Poland. "We…

Amy Goodman (2022-03-02). Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border. truthout.org The United Nations reports more than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked last week, but many foreign nationals trying to escape have described racist discrimination and abuse, saying they were turned away from buses and at the border, while Ukrainians were welcomed with open arms. We speak with one of the African students who documented their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine. Nigerian student Alexander Somto Orah says the discriminatory treatment…

TASS (2022-03-02). Boeing suspends technical support services to Russian air carriers. tass.com Reuters journalist David Shepardson quoted the statement on Twitter…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-02). Biden: If You Test Positive For Covid, You Can Get Antiviral Pills For Free At CVS And Walgreens. moguldom.com During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, March 1, U.S. President Joe Biden made some lofty promises. Among them was the announcement that anyone who tests positive for covid-19 will soon be able to get free antiviral pills from Walgreens, CVS, Kroger and other pharmacies and health centers across the country. "We're launching …

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