RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin has denied US claims that Moscow intends to deploy nuclear weapons in space, saying that his country has only developed space capabilities similar to those of the US.
The White House alleged last week that Russia had obtained a “troubling” anti-satellite weapon capability, although such a weapon is not operational yet.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said it would violate the international Outer Space Treaty, but he declined to comment on whether the weapon is nuclear-capable.
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
While millions face poverty and public services are squeezed, France is committing billions to defence spending and weapons production, in a dangerous shift towards permanent preparation for war, says CONOR BOLLINS
Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE says Trump’s ceaseless belligerence is a desperate effort to prevent the emergence of a multilateral world
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE



