Monday, April 4, 2022

Lithuania to Throw Out Russian Ambassador, Close Consulate over Alleged War Crimes

"Lithuania on Monday announced that it will expel Russia’s ambassador and recall its envoy
in Moscow in reaction to increasing signs that Russian forces may have committed war crimes in Ukraine." Breitbart

Poland Upbraids Macron over Putin Negotiations: ‘You Would Negotiate with Hitler’

"Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecky, has publicly upbraided the French president, Emmanuel Macron, over his negotiations with Vladimir Putin, insisting they have achieved nothing.
President Macron, how many times have you negotiated with Putin and what have you achieved?” the Polish leader demanded, referring to the Frenchman’s multiple calls with the Russian president since his invasion of Ukraine began. “Nobody negotiated with Hitler. You would negotiate with Hitler, with Stalin, with Pol Pot afterwards?” Breitbart

$90 Million Yacht Belonging to Russian Oligarch Seized in Spain

"A $90 Million yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg was seized
by Spanish law enforcement on Monday at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, the department’s public affairs office revealed. According to court documents, Vekselberg purchased the 255 ft. yacht, “the Tango,” in 2011. Roughly seven years later, he was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. The seizure warrant issued by the U.S. Justice Department and carried out by Spanish authorities alleges Vekselberg and his associates continued to make payments through U.S. banks on behalf of the yacht after he was sanctioned in April 2018." MS

Global Food Crisis: Russia Threatens to Limit Vital Agri Supply to ‘Friendly’ Countries Only

"A Russian government official has threatened that Russia will limit its vital food exports to
only nations it considers “friendly”.
Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Russian security official who previously served as the nation’s president, has threatened that Russia may soon cut off the West from food exports.
A major player in the global market for wheat and other agri-food products, Russia will instead focus on keeping itself fed, according to Medvedev, alongside supplying its friends and close allies.
Posting on his Telegram, Medvedev said that cutting off the likes of North America and the European Union from its agricultural produce would be a very good way of retaliating against sanctions imposed by the West." JustNews

Ukrainian Police Claimed 'Clearing Op' in Bucha a Day Before Videos of Dead Bodies Emerged

"Ukrainian national police claimed it had been conducting a "clearing operation" in the city of
Bucha before Ukrainian media started posting videos, allegedly depicting multiple dead bodies there.
 "Today, on 2 April, in the liberated city of Bucha, Kiev region, special units of the Ukrainian National Police began clearing the area of saboteurs and accomplices of Russian troops", a statement from the Ukrainian police published on Facebook read." Sputnik

EU Preps New Russia Sanctions After Bucha Massacre Which Kremlin Calls Staged "Provocation"

"Following a weekend where Ukraine released a barrage of videos it says depicts massacres of
civilians in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of Kiev, Western powers are mulling and readying a next wave of anti-Russia sanctions due to what the US and others say are war crimes. 
The European Council said in a Monday statement: "The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the reported atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied Ukrainian towns, that have now been liberated." ZeroHedge

Ukrainian Forces Capture Remains of World’s Largest Aircraft as Russians Retreat

"Ukrainian forces have recaptured the shattered remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the
world’s largest aircraft, as Russian troops retreat from the Kyiv (Kiev) region." Breitbart

Russia Claims Bucha “Massacre” Is A False Flag As U.S. Media Calls For “Direct Military Involvement” In Conflict

 "Russia has responded to claims that its forces committed war crimes by brutally Murdering
civilians in a town close to Kiev, calling the incident “fake” and labelling its orchestration as a “staged” false flag “provocation.” MSNBC host Ale Velshi called for “direct military involvement” by NATO in Ukraine, and U.S.boots on the ground”." IW