Anti-NATO protests in Europe
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Around 1 min into the video says (in the subtitles) police were
mobilized to ban right-wing symbols. It then went on to say there
was no sign of right-wing groups attending according to the police.
No indication the protest was organized by the right-wing. The
individuals giving speeches to the demonstrators in the video
do not appear to be right-wing.
mobilized to ban right-wing symbols. It then went on to say there
was no sign of right-wing groups attending according to the police.
No indication the protest was organized by the right-wing. The
individuals giving speeches to the demonstrators in the video
do not appear to be right-wing.
The far-right could visit Russia occupied Ukraine to kiss Putin's ass
but still have nothing to do with triggering ongoing anti-NATO protests.
The people of Europe vs. NATO
February 28, 2023
Muhammed Shabeer
On February 24, 2022, Russian armed forces crossed the Ukrainian border and launched a Special Military Operation (SMO) to, as Vladimir Putin put it, ‘de-Nazify’ and ‘demilitarize’ Ukraine. The already eight-year-long Russia-Ukraine conflict had escalated into a full-fledged war. A year later, the war is still raging, millions have been displaced, and hundreds of thousands are dead. As Ukraine gears up for another round of mobilization and awaits new shipments of strategic arms from the West, rumors of a massive Russian ‘spring’ offensive and an Ukrainian counter offensive are in the air, making chances for a negotiated peace settlement even more unlikely.
At the start of the war, large sections of the people across Europe had vociferously rallied against Russia, supporting the sending of arms to Ukraine, and harsh sanctions against Russia.
However, the impact was felt in a matter of days. Due to the sanctions on Russian energy imports and profiteering by multinationals, energy prices skyrocketed across Europe, provoking an acute cost of living crisis. Amid soaring inflation and facing a fuel-strapped winter, working people have began to call on their political leadership to immediately start negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. However, many European leaders have remained insensitive to people’s demands, and, instead, have resorted to increasing military spending and providing shipment of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, thereby escalating and prolonging the conflict.
The leadership of the European Union (EU) has failed miserably in de-escalating the conflict and mitigating the crisis. It now seems clear that the EU has become completely subservient to the influence of the United States and its imperialist policies enacted through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe.
NATO Expansion
NATO has been preparing the ground for expanding its sphere of influence up to the vast borders of its arch enemy, Russia, by getting access to more bases in Europe and conducting joint military exercises in the region. Communists and peace groups in Norway, Germany, and Luxembourg have long warned about the possible impacts of NATO’s military maneuvers, such as the Trident Juncture 2018 and Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20.
Many in the global anti-war movement believe that NATO’s actions, not Russia’s, actually sparked the war in Ukraine. NATO is de-facto led by the United States, which for decades have ignored Russia’s security concerns by using NATO to build bases and recruit member nations closer and closer to Russia’s borders—despite promising to not spread “an inch” of NATO jurisdiction eastward. Most recently, the US has ignored Russia’s security concerns by sending weapons to Ukraine and courting the nation as a potential NATO member, which some argue triggered the outbreak of war.
NATO conducted three major military exercises in Europe last year alone—Neptune Strike 22.2 in the Mediterranean, Cold Response 2022 in Norway, and Iron Spear in Latvia—while a deadly war was raging in Ukraine.
In May 2022, Sweden and Finland formally submitted a joint request to join NATO, reversing their longstanding policy of neutrality. Communists in both countries intensified their campaigns protesting this decision to join NATO, arguing that it will endanger peace and stability in the region, which has been undergoing rapid militarization. Leftists in Norway are protesting the militarization of the country, which has become an important host and party to NATO-US military exercises in the Scandinavian region.
Working class against the war
Protests were staged outside the 2023 Munich Security Conference on February 18 which was widely criticized for not supporting a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine and instead encouraging further military escalation under the leadership of NATO members.
Another major anti-NATO protest took place last year ahead of the NATO 2022 Summit in Madrid. In June 2022, anti-war and anti-imperialist groups in Spain and across Europe gathered in Madrid to protest the three-day conference attended by the heads of state of NATO member countries. The organizers of the protests also held a two-day peace summit in Madrid over June 24 and 25, at the conclusion of which a joint declaration was issued asserting that “NATO is a serious threat to world peace, having left a trail of destruction from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan.”
Working class organizations in Greece have also consistently mobilized against the transfer of arms and ammunition to Ukraine via Greek territory. On multiple occasions, they have protested at railway yards and ports across the country against the transport of tanks destined for Ukraine and the docking of NATO warships. Turkey also witnessed protests by communists demanding the closure of NATO bases in the country. Progressives in Cyprus have protested the cost of living crisis and denounced the intimidating presence of NATO in the Mediterranean, which has also derailed the Cyprus peace process.
In Italy, unionists from USB and the members of communist parties and youth groups, including Potere al Popolo, have been protesting the use of Italian airstrips and ports for transferring arms. The anti-base movement is campaigning against plans for a new military base in Coltano, and has demanded an end to NATO/US bases in the country. The Italian working class also continues to protest against attempts by the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni to reinforce the war effort in Ukraine.
In Belgium, anti-imperialists forces like Intal Globalize Solidarity, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA), and the Communist Party of Belgium (PCB-CPB) have taken to the streets several times demanding that the government tackle the cost of living crisis and to denounce the war in Ukraine. They have also protested the Belgian federal government’s decision in February last year to allocate EUR 10.2 billion (USD 10.76 billion) in additional defense spending, anticipating the war. The Czech Peace Movement (CHM) and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) have also organized protests along the same lines.
In Denmark, on February 5, working class sections organized a massive protest against the government’s decision to add an extra working day to the annual calendar to raise an extra 3 billion kroner (USD 0.43 billion) for the rearmament of the country.
In Berlin and several cities across Italy, anti-war and leftist groups organized major mobilizations on February 25, calling for peace. Tens of thousands participated in the mobilization in Berlin called for by Left party MP Sahra Wagenknecht, journalist Alice Schwarzer, and others demanding that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz take an active role in encouraging negotiations to end the war. In Italy, trade unionists, and leftist-communist parties, including Potere al Popolo and youth-student groups, took part in the mobilizations denouncing the war and called for ‘negotiations instead of escalation.’ Meanwhile, far-right forces are also trying their best to exploit the situation and people’s anger.
peoplesdispatch.org
February 28, 2023
Muhammed Shabeer
On February 24, 2022, Russian armed forces crossed the Ukrainian border and launched a Special Military Operation (SMO) to, as Vladimir Putin put it, ‘de-Nazify’ and ‘demilitarize’ Ukraine. The already eight-year-long Russia-Ukraine conflict had escalated into a full-fledged war. A year later, the war is still raging, millions have been displaced, and hundreds of thousands are dead. As Ukraine gears up for another round of mobilization and awaits new shipments of strategic arms from the West, rumors of a massive Russian ‘spring’ offensive and an Ukrainian counter offensive are in the air, making chances for a negotiated peace settlement even more unlikely.
At the start of the war, large sections of the people across Europe had vociferously rallied against Russia, supporting the sending of arms to Ukraine, and harsh sanctions against Russia.
However, the impact was felt in a matter of days. Due to the sanctions on Russian energy imports and profiteering by multinationals, energy prices skyrocketed across Europe, provoking an acute cost of living crisis. Amid soaring inflation and facing a fuel-strapped winter, working people have began to call on their political leadership to immediately start negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. However, many European leaders have remained insensitive to people’s demands, and, instead, have resorted to increasing military spending and providing shipment of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, thereby escalating and prolonging the conflict.
The leadership of the European Union (EU) has failed miserably in de-escalating the conflict and mitigating the crisis. It now seems clear that the EU has become completely subservient to the influence of the United States and its imperialist policies enacted through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe.
NATO Expansion
NATO has been preparing the ground for expanding its sphere of influence up to the vast borders of its arch enemy, Russia, by getting access to more bases in Europe and conducting joint military exercises in the region. Communists and peace groups in Norway, Germany, and Luxembourg have long warned about the possible impacts of NATO’s military maneuvers, such as the Trident Juncture 2018 and Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20.
Many in the global anti-war movement believe that NATO’s actions, not Russia’s, actually sparked the war in Ukraine. NATO is de-facto led by the United States, which for decades have ignored Russia’s security concerns by using NATO to build bases and recruit member nations closer and closer to Russia’s borders—despite promising to not spread “an inch” of NATO jurisdiction eastward. Most recently, the US has ignored Russia’s security concerns by sending weapons to Ukraine and courting the nation as a potential NATO member, which some argue triggered the outbreak of war.
NATO conducted three major military exercises in Europe last year alone—Neptune Strike 22.2 in the Mediterranean, Cold Response 2022 in Norway, and Iron Spear in Latvia—while a deadly war was raging in Ukraine.
In May 2022, Sweden and Finland formally submitted a joint request to join NATO, reversing their longstanding policy of neutrality. Communists in both countries intensified their campaigns protesting this decision to join NATO, arguing that it will endanger peace and stability in the region, which has been undergoing rapid militarization. Leftists in Norway are protesting the militarization of the country, which has become an important host and party to NATO-US military exercises in the Scandinavian region.
Working class against the war
Protests were staged outside the 2023 Munich Security Conference on February 18 which was widely criticized for not supporting a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine and instead encouraging further military escalation under the leadership of NATO members.
Another major anti-NATO protest took place last year ahead of the NATO 2022 Summit in Madrid. In June 2022, anti-war and anti-imperialist groups in Spain and across Europe gathered in Madrid to protest the three-day conference attended by the heads of state of NATO member countries. The organizers of the protests also held a two-day peace summit in Madrid over June 24 and 25, at the conclusion of which a joint declaration was issued asserting that “NATO is a serious threat to world peace, having left a trail of destruction from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan.”
Working class organizations in Greece have also consistently mobilized against the transfer of arms and ammunition to Ukraine via Greek territory. On multiple occasions, they have protested at railway yards and ports across the country against the transport of tanks destined for Ukraine and the docking of NATO warships. Turkey also witnessed protests by communists demanding the closure of NATO bases in the country. Progressives in Cyprus have protested the cost of living crisis and denounced the intimidating presence of NATO in the Mediterranean, which has also derailed the Cyprus peace process.
In Italy, unionists from USB and the members of communist parties and youth groups, including Potere al Popolo, have been protesting the use of Italian airstrips and ports for transferring arms. The anti-base movement is campaigning against plans for a new military base in Coltano, and has demanded an end to NATO/US bases in the country. The Italian working class also continues to protest against attempts by the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni to reinforce the war effort in Ukraine.
In Belgium, anti-imperialists forces like Intal Globalize Solidarity, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA), and the Communist Party of Belgium (PCB-CPB) have taken to the streets several times demanding that the government tackle the cost of living crisis and to denounce the war in Ukraine. They have also protested the Belgian federal government’s decision in February last year to allocate EUR 10.2 billion (USD 10.76 billion) in additional defense spending, anticipating the war. The Czech Peace Movement (CHM) and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) have also organized protests along the same lines.
In Denmark, on February 5, working class sections organized a massive protest against the government’s decision to add an extra working day to the annual calendar to raise an extra 3 billion kroner (USD 0.43 billion) for the rearmament of the country.
In Berlin and several cities across Italy, anti-war and leftist groups organized major mobilizations on February 25, calling for peace. Tens of thousands participated in the mobilization in Berlin called for by Left party MP Sahra Wagenknecht, journalist Alice Schwarzer, and others demanding that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz take an active role in encouraging negotiations to end the war. In Italy, trade unionists, and leftist-communist parties, including Potere al Popolo and youth-student groups, took part in the mobilizations denouncing the war and called for ‘negotiations instead of escalation.’ Meanwhile, far-right forces are also trying their best to exploit the situation and people’s anger.
The people of Europe vs. NATO : Peoples Dispatch
Progressive across Europe have called NATO a 'destabilizer' and a major culprit in escalating the Russia-Ukraine conflict into a full fledged war
peoplesdispatch.org
(Un)fortunately, we are not going broke and Trudeau is
happy to send more of our money and weapons to Ukraine
to kill more Russians and to get more Ukrainians killed.
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I'm not naive. I think Russia is behind these "protests". Just like I think Russian invaders are inside Ukraine.
Let's not forget the Russians massacred 22,000 Poles in the forest in WWII and tried to blame the Nazis. Murderers and liars.
Katyn massacre - Wikipedia
Let's not forget the Russians massacred 22,000 Poles in the forest in WWII and tried to blame the Nazis. Murderers and liars.
Katyn massacre - Wikipedia
Probably not what you want to be saying here....
The pro-Ukraine demonstrations had far more numbers than the anti-Nato demonstrators!!
What the actual numbers for pro-urkraine demonstrators ?
The number for anti-NATO demonstrators which Germany police’sestimates 13,000
Ukraine War Live | Germans Lay Roses On Blown-up Russian Tank | Berlin Protests Against Arming Kyiv
Ukraine War Live | The people of Berlin have turned a blown-up Russian tank, placed in front of Moscow’s embassy in the German capital by supporters of Kiev,...
www.youtube.com
Those are not necessarily anti-NATO demonstrators. They are the ones that want an end to the war. However, all those 13,000 or so were a mixture of those supporting Ukraine and those who wanted Peace and an end to the war in Ukraine. We all know that Putin will not end the war in Ukraine unless he gets control of the Donbas region and a puppet Government!!What the actual numbers for pro-urkraine demonstrators ?
The number for anti-NATO demonstrators which Germany police’sestimates 13,000
Ukraine War Live | Germans Lay Roses On Blown-up Russian Tank | Berlin Protests Against Arming Kyiv
Ukraine War Live | The people of Berlin have turned a blown-up Russian tank, placed in front of Moscow’s embassy in the German capital by supporters of Kiev,...
March in Berlin on one year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Around 10,000 people took to the streets to protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Berlin on Friday, according to German police.
www.euronews.com
Amazing how easily suckers fall for this crap.
What he actually said:
“The US is never going to give up on the NATO member states. If it happens so that Ukraine, due to various opinions and weakening – depleting – of assistance, loses, Russia is going to enter Baltic states, NATO member states, and then the US will have to send their sons and daughters, exactly the same way as we are sending, their sons and daughters to war. And they will have to fight, because it’s NATO that we’re talking about. And they will be dying, God forbid, because it’s a horrible thing. I wish peace and Ukrainian support to the United States.”
It is amazing what a little bit of editing can do. Edit and the sheep shall follow. LOL
Probably not what you want anyone to be saying here but you are such a chump for falling for this edited, out of context Russian propaganda!
I know it is CNN so you might have to hold your nose to hear what he actually said.
Doesn't change my position of he shouldn't have said this.
Russia would never attack the three baltic states under NATO protection.
Zelensky knows this but is trying to instill fear in the American public to gain support for this proxy war which the Biden government is bullish on.
Since you obviously support the war effort I encourage you make the ultimate sacrifice. Ukraine is accepting volunteers....
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Just the same old tired cold war era tactic of fear mongering about Russia. How people have bought into this so long is beyond me lol.
Given the choice to live no one would want to die
in the battlefield however noble the cause is. Were
fighting the Russian invasion a just cause to me like
it is to other posters I too would rather help the Ukrainians
in ways other than taking up arms to join the battle.
That being said I think humanitarian aid to Ukraine
is fine but please no more weapon delivery at the
expense of taxpayers. And if you think a protracted
war is in the interest of the Ukrainians then be prepared
to take on hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees
as well as to fund the rebuilding of their country.
in the battlefield however noble the cause is. Were
fighting the Russian invasion a just cause to me like
it is to other posters I too would rather help the Ukrainians
in ways other than taking up arms to join the battle.
That being said I think humanitarian aid to Ukraine
is fine but please no more weapon delivery at the
expense of taxpayers. And if you think a protracted
war is in the interest of the Ukrainians then be prepared
to take on hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees
as well as to fund the rebuilding of their country.
Air-headed soldier volunteering to sacrifice life to defend a
foreign country can happen after all. It is better to die fighting
as a foreign mercenary than a bird-brained hero. At least you
will get paid.
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Taiwanese soldier who died in Ukraine given top Indigenous honor
12/04/2022
Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) Tseng Sheng-guang (曾聖光), a Taiwanese volunteer who died in November while fighting for Ukraine, was honored posthumously at his funeral in Hualien Sunday by the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP).
Tseng was honored with the highest class of Contribution to Indigenous Peoples award for his sacrifice in resisting Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as for democracy, freedom and justice, said CIP chief Icyang Parod in his speech at the funeral.
Hualien County Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚), who also attended the event, expressed her condolences over the loss of Tseng, and sympathized with the pain and sadness Tseng's mother and wife must have felt when picking up Tseng's ashes in Ukraine.
She noted that Tseng's father-in-law also died on Nov. 24, dealing his wife another blow, and she said that as a mother she hoped there would be no more unnecessary sacrifices because of the war and that Tseng's family could eventually feel peace of mind.
Tseng, 25, was an Indigenous Amis from Hualien County. He joined the International Legion of Ukraine's territorial defense forces and died on the battlefield in Lyman, part of the contested Luhansk region, making him the first Taiwanese volunteer to die in the ongoing war.
He had previously served in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army from 2017 to 2021.
focustaiwan.tw
foreign country can happen after all. It is better to die fighting
as a foreign mercenary than a bird-brained hero. At least you
will get paid.
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Taiwanese soldier who died in Ukraine given top Indigenous honor
12/04/2022
Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) Tseng Sheng-guang (曾聖光), a Taiwanese volunteer who died in November while fighting for Ukraine, was honored posthumously at his funeral in Hualien Sunday by the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP).
Tseng was honored with the highest class of Contribution to Indigenous Peoples award for his sacrifice in resisting Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as for democracy, freedom and justice, said CIP chief Icyang Parod in his speech at the funeral.
Hualien County Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚), who also attended the event, expressed her condolences over the loss of Tseng, and sympathized with the pain and sadness Tseng's mother and wife must have felt when picking up Tseng's ashes in Ukraine.
She noted that Tseng's father-in-law also died on Nov. 24, dealing his wife another blow, and she said that as a mother she hoped there would be no more unnecessary sacrifices because of the war and that Tseng's family could eventually feel peace of mind.
Tseng, 25, was an Indigenous Amis from Hualien County. He joined the International Legion of Ukraine's territorial defense forces and died on the battlefield in Lyman, part of the contested Luhansk region, making him the first Taiwanese volunteer to die in the ongoing war.
He had previously served in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army from 2017 to 2021.
Taiwanese soldier who died in Ukraine given top Indigenous honor - Focus Taiwan
Tseng Sheng-guang (曾聖光), a Taiwanese volunteer who died in November while fighting for Ukraine, was honored posthumously at his funeral in Hualien Sunday by the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP).
focustaiwan.tw
Oracle is a swell guy, he tends to trip over his own shadow.
Lukashenka is in Beijing to meet with Big Top Xi. He's attempting to rally support for an invasion of Poland. He's pissed the Poles have closed the border with Belarus up tight. Problem is Russia has sustained over 15,000 dead so far. With the population falling, it cannot sustain a WWII war of attrition. And no General Zhukov and his Siberian Divisions has emerged to save Mother Russia.
To those saying this is an American triggered war, that's bullshit. Putin has been on a Russification Crusade since he invaded Georgia in 2008.
