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New Chinese move for peace in Ukraine
by our Eastern European Affairs correspondent
People’s China has launched a new initiative to end the war in Ukraine with a 12-point plan that calls for a cease-fire and the resumption of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. The Putin government has broadly welcomed the Chinese initiative. The Germans say it needs to be considered seriously amidst reports that Britain, France and Germany are proposing to send Ukraine a new tranche of weapons and economic aid as a sweetener for opening up a dialogue with the Russians. And even the Ukrainians are taking it seriously. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky says he wants to meet China's leader Xi Jinping to discuss Beijing's proposals on ending the war in Ukraine, which he said showed that China was involved in the search for peace. But the Americans have already dismissed it out of hand.
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New Chinese move for peace in Ukraine
Every Little Helps
by New Worker correspondent
Shop workers’ union USDAW have recently claimed credit for securing substantial pay rises for workers at two major supermarket chains. On Monday they announced that at Tesco pay was rising by seven per cent, bringing the basic rate up by 72 pence to £11.02 per hour. £11.02! Rejoice, Rejoice!
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Every Little Helps
A new challenge to NATO's domination
by Theo Russell
The launch of No2NATO – No2War last Saturday at the Bolivar Hall in London marked an historic new page in the British peace movement, with a new organisation challenging the domination of NATO in British and global politics and calling for an end to sending billions in arms to the Ukrainian government.
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A new challenge to NATO's domination
