Escalation? President Zelensky Threatens Belarus With War

 

Escalation? President Zelensky Threatens Belarus With War By Drago Bosnic As if a series of recent mass terrorist attacks on Russian civilians weren’t enough, the Neo-Nazi junta not only failed to explain why it attacked a bus packed with Belarussian nationals (including children), but also keeps threatening to attack Minsk. Read here

Strait of Hormuz Closed Despite Special Envoy in Switzerland By Helena Glass The MoU does state that Iran will not charge a fee for transit during the 60 day Peace Pause. It makes no mention of fees after the 60 days – despite Trump’s tantrum rant, while the White House is openly discussing confiscating Iran’s frozen and unfrozen assets for distribution to ‘farmers.’ Which of course is illegal. Read here

As It Fights to Take Control of Eastern Ukraine, the European Union Continues to Renounce Its Democratic Values By Mojmir Babacek The European Union “overlooked” Ukraine’s decision to continue suppressing the use of Russian in Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine and, on June 15, 2026, officially launched accession negotiations with Ukraine at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg. In doing so, it supported Ukraine’s efforts to eliminate the Russian ethnic minority in Ukraine and thus continues its efforts to limit Russia’s presence on the European continent. Read here

Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran may lead to lasting peace or it may be over within a week, doomed by the dysfunctional alliance between the US and Israel. If it holds, it could mark the beginning of a transition away from the doctrine of “low-intensity conflict” that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades. Read here

Hegseth Slams European Defense Ministers for Preoccupation With Gender Equality By Ahmed Adel United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, following the announcement that a number of American troops will be withdrawn from Europe over the next six months, lambasted NATO defense ministers in Brussels, calling them “shameful” for not helping in the war in Iran and for being preoccupied with gender equality and climate change. Read here

Bürgenstock U.S.-Iran Negotiations Seem Heading to Failure By Eric Zuesse Unless Trump will abandon Israel if continues its war against Lebanon, Israel, can, if it chooses, terminate this deal that it detests, merely by continuing its bombing of Lebanon. So, the question now is: How likely is it that Trump will disobey Netanyahu? Read here

The Cult of Stepan Bandera’s Nazism: The UPA and Poland-Ukraine Relations By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Poland hosts nearly 1 million Ukrainian refugees, currently comprising 2.5% of its population, a demographic jolt to accompany the pre-war presence of some 1.3-1.5 million Ukrainian migrant workers and long-term residents. Despite figures showing the successful employ of roughly 69% of working age Ukrainians and the enrolment of 200,000 Ukrainian children in Polish schools, the competition of resources has become a source of agitation and comment. Read here