Jacques Baud: The Road to War

by Jacques Baud, The Postil Magazine, 4/1/22

Note: The main thing I would take issue with the author on is his characterization of the Holodomor. I go into the factors that led to that tragic famine in my book. I found no support in my research for his characterization. But other than that, this is a very interesting article from someone with relevant background experience on the war in Ukraine since 2014. — Natylie

Jacques Baud: The Road to War

Some more history on the War in Donbass:

Ukraine Targets & Kills Civilians, Says Russia Did It; U.S.&EU Press Report the Lie (NOT the Truth).

Some Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About it: report back after media delegation to the Donbass

by Eva K Bartlett, April 5, 2022

*Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a brief critique of some of the media’s slanted reporting. It is also a follow up from my 2019 visit to hard hit areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic. It is now 8 years of Ukraine’s war on the people of the Donetsk & Lugansk Republics.

Some Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About it: report back after media delegation to the Donbass

Greek Parliament platforms Azov Battalion fighter: Gov’t spox says “it was wrong and inappropriate”

“Including a message from an Azov Battalion member was wrong and inappropriate”, said government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou in the aftermath of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the Greek Parliament.

For his part, the Azov Battalion fighter, who claimed to be Greek but could not speak Greek, said in Ukrainian: “I am addressing you as a Greek.”

Greek Parliament platforms Azov Battalion fighter: Gov’t spox says “it was wrong and inappropriate”

H/T iEarlGrey on YouTube:

“Unacceptable”: Zelensky parades Azov fighters at Greek parliament – Inside Russia Report

Previously:

Greek from Donetsk: Ukrainians threaten to burn me, no one said anything about those killed by Kiev for eight years

Corporate media parrots the Azov Battalion

Corporate media parrots the Azov Battalion

A cheerleader for Ukrainian nationalism and war, [Illia] Ponomarenko regularly posts gory photos of dead Russian soldiers and calls for NATO to intervene in the war on Ukraine’s behalf, thus assisting a social media campaign by Ukraine’s armed forces and the far-right that directly violates the Geneva Convention for the humane treatment of prisoners of war.

Notably, [Illia] Ponomarenko’s employer, the newly created Kyiv Independent, receives its funding from western imperialism, including Washington’s National Endowment for Democracy and the EU’s European Endowment for Democracy.

More recently, photos of the apparent killing of civilians in Bucha first appeared on the social media accounts of figures such as Ponomarenko and the far-right “activist” thug Serhii Sternenko. The photos and reports were then fed to Western media outlets, which again seized upon them to call for increased sanctions against Russia and the prosecution of President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.

Photo captions by the New York Times indicate that Azov Battalion soldiers were among the first to enter Bucha on April 2 after Russian forces left the town on March 30. Despite this fact, claims of a wanton Russian massacre are promoted uncritically while those calling for investigation before judgement are smeared as “Russian trolls.”

Previously:

The Washington Post Finally Admits The Role of the ‘Far Right’ Azov Battalion in Ukraine

The Washington Post Finally Admits The Role of the ‘Far Right’ Azov Battalion in Ukraine

After months of denying the influence of Neo Nazis in Ukraine’s military, the Washington Post has finally conceded the point – long blasted as “conspiracy theory” or “Kremlin disinformation” – about the nation’s Azov battalion.

The Washington Post Finally Admits The Role of the ‘Far Right’ Azov Battalion in Ukraine

WaPo Article: Right-wing Azov Battalion emerges as a controversial defender of Ukraine

Odds and Ends on Russia’s Special Military Campaign

Phony US/Western claims about Russian war crimes in Ukraine are part of relentlessly bashing the country and its leadership with fake news.

Odds and Ends on Russia’s Special Military Campaign

Related:

Bucha massacre

A Call For Calm & Objective Reporting About The Bucha Incident

AFU Crimes In Bucha, Kiev Region. False Flag Propaganda Attack Against Russia Revealed

Moscow claims accusations of Bucha massacre by Russian forces are fake news

US journalist describes videos from Ukraine’s Bucha as ‘context-and-evidence-free’

Donbass: Patrick Lancaster & Russell “Texas” Bentley

Patrick Lancaster:

US Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe. “Over the 8 years of the Ukraine War I made more video reports in anti-Ukraine Government (Donetsk People’s Republic) controlled territory than any other western journalist,” he says. – Rhoda Wilson

Ukrainian Forces Want to Surrender and Azov Forces Started Shooting At Them – They Are At War With Each Other

Interview with Russell “Texas” Bentley:

‘Nazism is Disease’: Texan Came to Donbass to Protect People & Tell the Truth About 8-Year Long War

More Links:

Patrick’s YouTube, Telegram, Twitter

Russell’s Bitchute

Donbass Humanitarian Aid

Donbass Humanitarian Aid’s YouTube

Essence of Time

Essence of Time International’s YouTube, Odysee, Rumble, Telegram

Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House

by Donbass Insider / March 30th, 2022

On 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O’Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning their analysis of the Donbass Insider site. After having sent them packing when they saw the obvious bias of this site, they insisted and sent me a week later a series of questions, which contradict each other, and written in such a way that one has the impression that the author is writing to a 10 year old girl. Since they are so keen to have me answer them, while giving themselves the right to publish only part of my answers in their analysis (as they indicate in their e-mail), I will do so publicly, so that all my readers can have the whole of the information, and not just the part that would suit NewsGuard.

Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House