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Hunger and poverty in Syria – the result of Western blockade policy

by Karin Leukefeld*

(14 February 2023) (Edit.) The tragic and historically outrageous unilateral decision by the Swiss government in February 2022 to endorse EU sanctions against Russia across the board, despite Switzerland’s neutrality, has seriously damaged Switzerland’s role as a neutral mediator. Moreover, it permanently devalued the position of Geneva as a proven venue for negotiations. This is having a noticeable impact already – and, as always with sanctions, primarily on the lower classes and the poor. The following article from Syria by Karin Leukefeld illustrates how this works. (cm)

This must not be forgotten!

On 27 January 1944 – 79 years ago – the Red Army was able to break through the German siege of Leningrad with a million people starved to death

by Christian Müller,* 27 January 2023

(7 February 2023) (Edit.) With its complete submission to the Anglo-American forces on the other side of the Atlantic, Germany can but lose: its freedoms, its prosperity, its standing in the world.

The United Nations and Unilateral Coercive Measures

Continuing violation of the human rights of targeted populations by powerful states and how to demand accountability

by Alfred de Zayas,* Geneva

(7 February 2023) Oral statement of 28 January 2023 at the Opening Session of the “International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures”.

Why neutral countries should mediate between Russia and Ukraine

by Jeffrey Sachs,* USA

(7 February 2023) Neither Russia nor Ukraine is likely to achieve a decisive military victory in their ongoing war: both sides have considerable room for deadly escalation. Ukraine and its Western allies have little chance of ousting Russia from Crimea and the Donbas region, while Russia has little chance of forcing Ukraine to surrender. As Joe Biden noted in October, the spiral of escalation marks the first direct threat of “nuclear Armageddon” since the Cuban missile crisis 60 years ago.
Ukraine War

Those who fail to call for negotiations, fail to understand the danger that faces the planet!

by U.S. Peace Council, USA

(7 February 2023) At no time since the Cuban missile crisis has our world has been so close to disaster.

As the war in Ukraine approaches its first anniversary, it is being increasingly transformed by the Biden administration and the “collective west” into a war between NATO and Russia. The danger of turning into a nuclear confrontation is imminent.

 

Ukraine war’s first anniversary and beyond

by M. K. Bhadrakumar,* India

(7 February 2023) The first anniversary of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine falls on February 24. The Russian strategy of attrition war has not yet produced the desired political outcome but has been a success nonetheless.