MOSCOW, RUSSIA – December 06, 2022: Russian President Putin Attends A Youth Forum In Moscow. President Vladimir Putin in meeting. (Shutterstock) By Rachel Kyte, The Conversation The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is […]
Kyiv, Ukraine – January 10, 2022: Girl with political banner “Say No To Putin” at winter street protest rally. By Sir Ronald Sanders “Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa.” Those were the words of the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, at the […]
By John Ross, Pressenza As the U.S. and the G7 (comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) insist that cutting off food exports from Ukraine poses the biggest threat to world food security, rather than admitting the far more powerful negative effect of Western sanctions against Russia, their propaganda […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders In the words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the war on Ukraine by Russia “is fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world”. His comment is strongly supported by a UN report, published on 13 April and entitled, “Global Impact of war in Ukraine on […]
New York City, NY USA March 19, 2022. Ukrainian mothers marched from Unicef offices to Fox News then Times Square bringing attention to the child tragedy in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. (Shutterstock) By Arun Venugopal, Gothamist On the morning of Feb. 24, the day the Russian military launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]
When congressional Republicans had a chance to impeach and convict Trump for blackmailing Zelensky, 247 of them refused.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Belgium on December 15, 2021 (Shutterstock) By John Nichols, The Nation Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a hero’s welcome from the US Congress this week, with Republicans joining Democrats in applauding for the embattled leader of a country that is resisting a brutal Russian […]
Udine, Italy – March 2022: Demonstration support of Ukraine and against the Russian aggression. Protesters, holding banners and Ukrainian flags, against Russia’s war in Ukraine in Udine, Italy. (Shutterstock) By Eric Levitz, NY Mag For the first time since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, there is hope for peace. On Thursday, […]
Isaccea, Romania. 02 March, 2022. Refugee Ukrainians walk from Ukraine to Isaccea in Romania after crossing the border. (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke It’s been over twelve days since the commencement of Russia’s offensive attack and onslaught against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The UN reports more than 1400 civilian casualties, including adults and children injured […]
War of Russia against Ukraine. Subway station serves as a shelter for thousands of people during a rocket and bomb attack. Kyiv, Ukraine – Feb. 25, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world. However, […]
Brittney Griner, center for Phoenix Mercury at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ USA May 23,2017 (Shutterstock) By Emma Specter, Vogue Last week, news broke that star WNBA player Brittney Griner was being detained by the Russian government on drug charges. This is a worrying state of affairs given Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, […]