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![A row of U.S. Army 25mm rounds of depleted uranium ammunition in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 11, 2004.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-2973518-400x300.jpg)
US Will Send Depleted Uranium Arms to Ukraine Despite Risk to Civilians
The weapons have been linked to spikes in birth defects, miscarriages and cancer.
![Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting a Pacifist for Justifying Russian Aggression?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/SEG2-Yurii-Peace-Action-400x300.jpg)
Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting a Pacifist for “Justifying Russian Aggression”?
Yurii Sheliazhenko has vowed to remain in Ukraine and continue his peace work from behind bars if he’s imprisoned.
![A protester holds a sign reading 'WE WANT TO GROW UP, NOT BLOW UP" alongside a photo of a nuclear warhead explosion](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/2023_0802-nuclear-protest-400x300.jpg)
Leading Medical Journals Issue Historic Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
The unprecedented joint editorial comes amid escalating U.S.-Russian tensions and as global nuclear stockpiles grow.
![A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile flies over an air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-503832802-400x300.jpg)
As Ukraine War Rages, US and Russian Operations in Syria Are Escalating Tensions
The nations' proxy battle in Ukraine is causing actual physical altercations on a battlefront thousands of miles away.
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Investigative Reporter: “The CIA Is Playing an Outsize Role” in Ukraine
“It's got its hand in a little bit of everything,” says William Arkin.
![Ukraine resident walks by high school that was damaged by shelling](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1417744229-400x300.jpg)
Resisting the Shock Doctrine: A Conversation on Ukraine, Debt and Reconstruction
Three experts contextualize Ukraine's struggle as part of a global movement against neoliberalism and debt.
![Russian Sate Emblem is seen on the facade of the Russian State Duma, lower house of Russia's Parliament, in central Moscow on July 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0714-russia-400x300.jpg)
Trans Russians Prepare for “Fascist Law” That Would Strip Away Their Rights
“The way how these people see their future is collapsing,” said the leader of a Russian trans support organization.
![The West Cannot Ignore Role NATO Expansion Played in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/NATO1-400x300.jpg)
West Ignores Role of NATO Expansion in Driving Russia’s War on Ukraine
The illegal invasion of Ukraine was not solely caused by Russian internal politics, says Stephen Wertheim.
![A member of the Ukrainian Special Forces holds a Russian missile cassette that carried cluster bombs, in Shyroke, Ukraine, on November 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0706-cluster-bombs-400x300.jpg)
Watchdog Urges Biden to Abandon Any Plans to Supply Ukraine With Cluster Bombs
A new report details civilian harm and suffering caused by the use of cluster bombs throughout the war on Ukraine.
![A protester wearing an oversized mask of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's head stands in front of other protesters carrying a fake nuclear warhead](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0705-vladimir-putin-400x300.jpg)
Nuclear Weapons “Sharing” Is a Dangerous Practice That Brings Us Closer to War
President Biden is calling Russia's nuke-sharing in Belarus “irresponsible” despite the U.S.’s own arsenal in Europe.