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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Defended Trump Effort to Freeze Ukraine Military Aid, Now Blames Biden
The House minority leader said in 2020 that withholding military aid from Ukraine was the “right thing to do.”
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arrive before President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol on March 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1238862453-400x300.jpg)
After Undermining International Criminal Court, US Wants It to Charge Russians
U.S. hypocrisy is no more nakedly apparent than in the Senate’s unanimous resolution condemning Russia.
![Yemenis inspect the damage from airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition forces in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 18, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-yemen-airstrike-400x300.jpg)
Ukraine and Yemen Wars Highlight US’s Role as Biggest Arms Dealer in the World
U.S. weapons manufacturers have spent $2.5 billion lobbying Congress over the past 20 years.
![Swedish Peace Activist: Sweden and Finland Joining NATO Would Make the World Less Safe](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/SEG2-guest-split-400x300.jpg)
Sweden and Finland Joining NATO Would Escalate Tensions, Says Swedish Activist
Russia's former president says Russia may deploy nuclear weapons to the Baltic region if Sweden and Finland join NATO.
![Demonstrators rally against military actions in Ukraine, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 27, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-anti-war-russia-400x300.jpg)
Russian Dissenters Are Helping Ukrainians Escape Putin’s War
As Putin’s war on Ukraine drags on, dissenters within Russia and self-exiled Russians are working to save lives.
![People rally to support the Ukrainian people and Ukraine's sovereignty and stop the war that Russia is waging against them in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-no-fly-zone-400x300.jpg)
A Hunger Within the US Left for “Action” on Ukraine Is Driving Us Astray
The task of the left is to build a mass anti-imperialist, antiwar movement capable of intervening on the side of peace.
![a rocket launcher launches rockets in Ukraine against Russian troops' position](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239892909-400x300.jpg)
Nonstop Corporate News on Ukraine Is Fueling Support for Unchecked US Militarism
The shock of war has been increasingly transformed into a cinematic spectacle used to fan the flames of militarism.
![A line of buses placed by Ukrainian Azov Battalion defenders to impede the advance of Russian / pro-Russian forces as they fight deeper into the city is seen on March 23, 2022, in Mariupol, Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0411-mariupol-ukraine-400x300.jpg)
Putin’s Brutal Ukraine Invasion Bears Some Similarities to Bush’s Attack on Iraq
As we rightly condemn Putin's grave atrocities, we must also remember U.S. war crimes and vow to oppose future ones.
![Ukrainian refugees seen in a shelter organized in Manej sports center, on March 13, 2022, in Chișinău, Moldova.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0412-ukraine-refugees-400x300.jpg)
Grassroots Groups Are Making Aid Supply Chains to Support People Fleeing Ukraine
The groups are working to establish supply chains and long-term aid hubs in Moldova, Romania and Slovakia.
![Man screaming behind blurred glass](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0411-scream-400x300.jpg)
If the State of the World Makes You Want to Scream, You’re Not Alone
Sometimes a scream of outrage is all we have left. Screaming is an insurgent act that can be the start of something new.