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![Protestors march down Willis Street during a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on June 14, 2020, in Wellington, New Zealand.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0314-new-zealand-black-lives-matter-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Black Racism Is Global. So Must Be the Movement to End It.
With the treatment of Black refugees in Ukraine, we witnessed in real time how Black lives do not matter globally.
![Brent Renaud, First US Reporter Killed in Ukraine, Exposed Horrors of War](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/SEG1_Brent-Renaud-1-400x300.jpg)
Brent Renaud, First US Reporter Killed in Ukraine, Exposed Horrors of War
Renaud, who often reported from conflict zones, brought a "rare humanity and patience to the work."
![Tens of thousands of people gather in Tiergarten Park to protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine on February 27, 2022, in Berlin, Germany.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0314-antiwar-march-400x300.jpg)
Mass Antiwar Protests Sweep Europe as Russia’s Invasion Continues
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Germany, the U.K., Poland, and more.
![Ukrainian servicemen carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles as they walk towards the city of Irpin, Ukraine, on March 13, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1239155143-400x300.jpg)
Arms Shipments to Ukraine Are “Legitimate Targets,” Russia Warns US
The remarks from a top Russian diplomat have heightened fears of a confrontation between the nuclear-armed powers.
![Palestinian workers attend to a wheat mill, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on March 1, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive. The region is heavily dependent on wheat supplies from the two countries which are now at war.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238855471-400x300.jpg)
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Predicted to Worsen Existing Famines
Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. This war threatens to drive millions more into food insecurity globally.
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Ukrainians Are Facing a Food and Medicine Supply Crisis
For those who require insulin or other prescription drugs, the situation is a matter of life and death.
![Police Officers detain a protestor during a demonstration against the Russian military operation in Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238988229-400x300.jpg)
The Russian People Are Not the Russian Government, Activists Remind Us
Russian antiwar activists are calling for massive protests even in the face of repression.
![Gas prices at the Mobile station outside of the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, CA, on March 10, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1239082098-400x300.jpg)
Our Best Weapon Against Soaring Gas Prices Is Dramatic Climate Action
To confront the climate crisis, we have to break capitalism's rules.
![People walk amid destruction as they evacuate from a contested frontline area between Bucha and Irpin on March 10, 2022, in Irpin, Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0310-ukraine-evacuating-400x300.jpg)
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Have Disastrous Cascading Effects for Climate
U.S. oil lobbyists are pushing increased production, as Germany boosts military spending. Both worsen climate change.
![Rep Madison Cawthorn speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Hilton Anatole on July 9, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0310-madison-cawthorn-400x300.jpg)
Leaked Video Shows Madison Cawthorn Calling Ukraine’s Zelenskyy a “Thug”
The far right lawmaker said without evidence that Zelenskyy has been pushing disinformation to the U.S.