Ukrainian revisionism: Fascist leader Konovalets is exhumed, reburied and welcomed as a hero by Azov nationalists. President Zelenskyy paying tribute to fascist leader Konovalets -- image via Marta Havryshko on X By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 18 August 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen. With exuberant pomp and nationalist pathos, the 3rd Corps of the Ukrainian Army celebrated the “homecoming” of Yevhen Konovalets. Late on Friday evening, the coffin contai

Eisenhower’s warning that US policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite supplies a specific reason the US sustains the Ukraine war: Ukraine has become a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale. President Donald J. Trump with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the 2026 NATO Summit -- public domain image By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares, Common Dreams In his farewell address of January 1961, Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans against th

At the JEF Summit in Helsinki, 26.03.2026 -- Stenbocki maja, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The history of warfare shows that conflicts end either with a clear victory by one side or through negotiations when both face the exhaustion of resources and the will to continue sacrificing lives. There is also a third way: a silent ending of hostilities, the establishment of a ‘cold peace,’ and the freezing of the conflict without an explicit acknowledgment of

Drones for Ukraine. Radical Aid Force on X. By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 17 July 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Leftist organisations from Ukraine and Western countries have been supplying food, everyday essentials and medicines to people and animals in need in the war-torn regions for years. Anarchist-aligned groups such as the Solidarity Collectives (SC) network, Radical Aid Force (RAF) and Good Night Imperial Pride (GNIP) also support the Ukrainian military

In Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, both parties agree with the assumption that Washington has the right to shape the political future of other nations. Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro, and Miguel Diaz-Canel By Roger D. Harris & John Perry, Common Dreams Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute—if there i

Members of the fascist Carpathia-Sich unit, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kyiv, May 20, 2026. (See note below.) By Sevim Dağdelen, X, May 21, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. While Chancellor Merz is transferring billions in German taxpayer money to a Ukraine mired in corruption and holding out the prospect of EU military aid to Kyiv, the Zelenskyy regime is repatriating the remains of Nazi collaborator Andriy Melnyk and his wife. The exhumation took place on May 19 in Luxe

Conservative parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter speaks at a demonstration for Ukraine in Berlin, March 2025 By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 29 April 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen. The visit by CDU foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter [1] to the representative office of the “Chechen Republic of Ichkeria” [2] in Kyiv on April 14 was staged like a state reception. The meeting room was decorated with flags of the EU, Ukraine, and “Ichkeria.” The “pr

Recent comments by Ibrahim Traoré on democracy have spread widely in Western media following an interview, but interpretations that he rejects democracy appear to misrepresent his position. Image of Ibrahim Traoré via X By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch The recent interview by Ibrahim Traoré, president of Burkina Faso, has caused widespread debate after going viral across global media platforms. Headlines, particularly from mainstream outlets, quickly framed his remarks

Photo (screenshot): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting the Azov Brigade with the Wolfsangel flag as background, 2025 (photo: The Presidential Office of Ukraine) By Susann Witt-Stahl, Unsere Zeit. Sozialistische Wochenzeitung der DKP, February 27, 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen. The “left-wing Ukraine solidarity” movement is pushing hard for more military support for Kyiv’s troops. At a demonstration marking the fourth anniversary of the Russia

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