Brian Berletic: US Hegemony at Heart of Ukraine Conflict + Japan Dumps Radioactive Water from Fukushima

Russian President Vladimir Putin declares opposition to US-led unipolarism in a speech at the recent BRICS summit in South Africa;

• President Putin notes the role the US pursuit of hegemony plays in global wars including the ongoing proxy war in Ukraine;
• Austria’s foreign minister notes that European security architecture cannot exclude Russia and its national security concerns;
• Japan begins pumping radioactive water from the Fukushima disaster into the ocean despite protests both at home and abroad;