Links — 29 Apr 2022 Part 1

The Vineyard of the Saker
Open thread for today and a few notes (the notes are of interest)
Amarynth
http://thesaker.is/open-thread-for-today-and-a-few-notes/

Svetlana Picta interviews Yriy Podolyaka about Transnistria Conflict (video, English subtitles by The Saker translation team 14.23)
http://thesaker.is/svetlana-picta-interviews-yriy-podolyaka-about-transnistria-conflict/

Anatoliy Shariy – Embargo Failure video, English subtitles by The Saker translation team 14.14)

http://thesaker.is/anatoliy-shariy-embargo-failure/

Moon of Alabama
Ukraine - Doubling Down

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/ukraine-doubling-down.html

Dorset Eve
Ukraine – A Beginners’ Guide
Dorset Eve

https://dorseteye.com/ukraine-a-beginners-guide/

Armstrong Economics

The Insanity of Stupid People in Power Pushing for War – Rejecting Peace (cycles)

Martin Armstrong

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/the-insanity-of-stupid-people-in-power-pushing-for-war-rejecting-peace/

Southfront (sanctioned by the US Treasury Department)
Preparation Of Military Operation By NATO Countries And Ukraine Against Transnistria

https://southfront.org/transnistria29042022/

MEE
China's defence minister visits Oman as Beijing eyes foothold in Arabian Sea

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/oman-china-defence-minister-visit-bolster-strategic-military-cooperation

The Grayzone
The real Zelensky: from celebrity populist to unpopular Pinochet-style neoliberalTASS (Russian state media)

Natylie Baldwin interviews academic Olga Baysha

https://thegrayzone.com/2022/04/28/zelensky-celebrity-populist-pinochet-neoliberal/

Bank of Russia lowers key rate by 3 percentage points to 14% per annum
https://tass.com/economy/1445359

Conflict in Ukraine essentially between Russia, US, China’s Foreign Ministry says
https://tass.com/world/1445297

US aims to prolong military action in Ukraine to weaken Russia — China’s Foreign Ministry

https://tass.com/world/1445247

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
US Navy chief issues new China warning

https://www.rt.com/news/554702-us-navy-china-challenge/

Oilprice
Poland Threatens To Seize Russian Pipelines
Charles Kennedy

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Poland-Threatens-To-Seize-Russian-Pipelines.html

The Dreizen Report
Here comes the second front

Jacob Dreizen

https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/04/29/here-comes-the-second-front/

ECNS (Chinese official English news service)
China slams U.S. meddling around globe

http://www.ecns.cn/news/2022-04-29/detail-ihaxwerf5650404.shtml