The war is rooted in imperial power politics with three sets of elites reckless enough to risk total catastrophe. As ever, it is working people, not elites, who pay the price of bloodshed and taxes to pay for the war.
Anna Politkovskaya and Amira Hass have documented the atrocities of the Russian and Israeli states on the Chechens and Palestinians. Their efforts may appear Sisyphean, but their work is a testimony of the innocent victims of war.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today said Russia's decision to suspend a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington was "deeply unfortunate and irresponsible", but that the US was willing to talk about the issue.
The fact the US president is meeting Ukraine s leader in the heart of the capital in the middle of a full-scale conflict is significant and symbolic and it comes just four days before the anniversary of Russia s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
will ripley reporting live. thank you so much. speaking of the war in ukraine, friday marks a grim milestone. the one-year anniversary of rus russia s invasion. president biden is heading to the region to eastern europe to shore up support for ukraine. cnn white house reporter jasmine wright joining us with more on the president s trip. he is heading to poland on man. obviously, this is a very important trip for the president because this is about expressing solidarity and showing america s commitment to ukraine. reporter: that s right. that is president the bottom line for this president. he wants to show unity amongst allies as the war is entering this new kind of volatile phase where a clear pathway to peace doesn t exactly exist. so the president will leave d.c. monday night and head to warsaw, poland. tuesday morning he will meet with the polish president. officials say the president will