(2022-02-10). U.S. combat troops in Romania part of buildup "throughout NATO's entire Eastern Flank" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsFebruary 9, 2022 MApN: American squad begins final preparations for deployment to Romania The 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the US Land Forces' joint forces detachment that will arrive in Romania on Wednesday, has begun its final preparations for deploying from Germany, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informed. The approximately 1,000 American soldiers …
(2022-02-10). U.S. clears transfer of weapons from Baltic states to Ukraine: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense Ministry: US greenlights arms supplies from Baltic states to Ukraine The United States has greenlighted the supply of "very interesting items" for the needs of the Armed Forces which Ukraine has long requested. "Today we received the consent of the United States on the supply of very interesting items from the Baltic states….In the …
(2022-02-10). Lavrov: US, UK May Be Up to Something if They Are Evacuating Embassies' Staff From Ukraine. sputniknews.com Both the United States and the United Kingdom have withdrawn some embassy staffers and members of their families from Ukraine over the alleged "threat" coming from Russia.
(2022-02-10). NATO, Ukraine, Russia stage military exercises amid US-promoted war hysteria. wsws.org Thousands of troops are preparing for a conflict that would threaten escalation into a nuclear war.
(2022-02-10). Far-right "Freedom Convoys" prepare to occupy capitals across Europe. wsws.org Multiple convoys have already departed from southern France to occupy Paris on Friday, before a European-wide movement occupies Brussels on February 14.
(2022-02-10). Eastern Flank buildup: Spain to deploy troops, Eurofighter squadron to Bulgaria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteFebruary 9, 2022 Spain is Sending 130 Servicemen and 4 Eurofighters to help Bulgaria protect its Airspace The Air Force of the Kingdom of Spain will relocate 130 servicemen and 4 Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon II aircraft to Bulgaria. They will perform tasks on enhanced airspace protection together with the Bulgarian Air Force until March 31, …
(2022-02-10). Anticipating events: Germany, Estonia provide military field hospital to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsFebruary 9, 2022 Estonia, Germany hand Ukraine 'keys' to new military field hospital Symbolic keys to a new ‚Ǩ5.3 million field hospital were handed to Ukraine by Estonia and Germany on Monday. The medical facility was funded and donated by the two NATO allies. Germany funded the purchase of the field hospital, while the …
(2022-02-10). San José protests against U.S. war on Russia. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Saturday, February 5, anti-war protesters gathered in front of San José's City Hall to demand an end to imperial saber rattling in eastern Europe. Speakers from CODEPINK, Freedom Road Socialism (FRSO), National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the El Barrio Defense Committee gathered a crowd of 30 onlookers while calling for end to the war drive against Russia. | Mike Paradela of FRSO said "We called the protest because what the U.S. government is doing is not good for working people. NATO does not benefit working people, it began as an al…
(2022-02-10). U.S. Navy updates contact list for personnel in 11 nations bordering Ukraine, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense OneFebruary 9, 2022 US Navy Updating Contact List of Sailors, Employees, Families, in Eastern Europe The U.S. Navy is asking personnel, employees, and their families in 11 European countries to update a master contact list with their information — a precaution that could help the service evacuate its people should Russia invade Ukraine. An …
(2022-02-10). The Ukraine-Russia Conflict. indybay.org "The West must negotiate with Russia" | NATO should also agree to talk about a new European security architecture if Russia is also willing to agree to de-escalating and confidence-building measures in the relationship with Ukraine."
(2022-02-10). China Suspends Import of Beef From Lithuania Amid Diplomatic Row. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China temporarily suspends imports of beef from Lithuania, a document released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs said.
(2022-02-10). Israeli representative confronted by protesters at the University of Amsterdam. samidoun.net 
Read the original report/statement in Dutch On the evening of 7 February 2022, Samidoun Netherlands took action to protest an Israeli diplomat at the Roeterseiland complex at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the Netherlands' capital. The association of international relations student organized an event on "Israel's Foreign Policy," inviting career Israeli diplomat Karin Eliyahu-Pery …
(2022-02-10). US Senate Mulls Sanctions Against Russia for Alleged Cyberattacks on Ukraine, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is contemplating introducing sanctions against Russia for alleged cyberattacks against Ukraine amid a protracted debate on the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 in the US Congress, Politico reported on Thursday.
(2022-02-10). Putin Calls for 'Persistent Efforts' to Get NATO & US to Provide Legal Security Guarantees to Russia. sputniknews.com Russia has been demanding that NATO and the United States take Moscow's security concerns into consideration, and has rolled out security proposals to the West that include legal guarantees that NATO will not be expanding eastwards or place offensive weapons in the countries which neighbour Russia.
(2022-02-10). Figure Skater Valieva Continues to Participate in Olympics. sputniknews.com Earlier, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva took part in the team tournament as part of the Russian team, which won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
(2022-02-10). Why isn't US Media Screaming that the Republican Party Is Now Openly Against Democracy? juancole.com ( Otherwords.org ) — If you're the sort of person who follows the news, you've probably heard a good bit lately about podcaster Joe Rogan, Neil Young's fight with Spotify, and maybe a little about Russia and Ukraine. All that's good grist for the mill. But did you also hear former President Trump admit that …
(2022-02-10). Beijing Deals a Devastating Blow to Washington. journal-neo.org 
The White House's policy of unfettered discretion and domination, of unceremonious interference in the internal affairs of other countries, has met an increasingly widespread anti-American backlash. It was Washington that decided to "teach Serbia a lesson" by sponsoring, through the Rockefeller Foundation, anti-government protests in Serbia with the goal of changing the current government in …
(2022-02-10). New Military Pact Lets US Forces Use Slovak Air Bases for a Decade. news.antiwar.com Slovakia's president and parliament ratified Under the deal, the US will give Slovakia, a NATO member that shares a small border with Ukraine, $100 million to upgrade the bases. The treaty was signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Slovakia's defense minister in Washington on February 3rd. | The treaty narrowly passed in a vote of 79 to 60 in Slov…
(2022-02-10). Some Donbas Separatists Don't See Risk of Imminent Escalation in Eastern Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Reuters reported on Wednesday that some of the separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region don't think the chance of all-out war breaking out in the region is imminent. The report cited political and military sources in the region, including Andrei Purgin, a politician and the co-founder of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which declared independence, …
(2022-02-09). With West swallowing more and more of ex-USSR, Ukraine accuses Russia of Cold War revanchism. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania digested to date and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to follow (who are to have Abkhazia, Crimea, Donetsk, Gagauzia, Lugansk, South Ossetia and Transnistria in their own bellies), and Azerbaijan and Armenia next. Then there are the five former Central Asian republics. Belarus and Kaliningrad, too, if that can be managed. …
(2022-02-09). Armenia seeks to further strengthening of coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com Armenia hopes to further strengthen effective and friendly relations with Iran for the welfare of the two peoples and long-lasting peace in the region, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said.
(2022-02-09). NATO army on the Caspian: Turkey launches proxy commando force in Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 9, 2022 Azerbaijan's commandos under TSK model rise as new force Azerbaijani commando units formed under the model of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are rising as a new…force. These blue beret commandos, most of whom were trained in Turkey to respond to any possible war situation, are one of the country's…forces and …
(2022-02-09). Berlin Declaration: Weimar Triangle issues veiled diktat, threat to Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Weimar Triangle, like GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova), has been revived to supplement other U.S./NATO/EU-backed organizations and initiatives aimed against Russia like the Bucharest Nine, Three Seas Initiative, Lublin Triangle, Eastern Partnership, Association Trio (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine), Crimea Platform and the Ukraine-Turkey High Level Strategic Council (heads of state) and Quadriga (defense and foreign …
(2022-02-09). Transnistria as next Nagorno-Karabakh. Final battle for former Soviet space heats up. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stories from the Azerbaijani press follow. With the revival of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) organization, see last item below, look to see what even the blindest of blind men could have foreseen in the autumn of 2020: that the Turkish-backed military onslaught by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh — Azerbaijan with 10 million people, Turkey …
(2022-02-09). Cost Of Living Crisis Was Caused By Privatisation And Austerity. popularresistance.org On official forecasts, the British public is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began. | This is in the headlines now because of the huge rise in energy bills, which will force more households into choosing between eating and heating. | Blaming Russia for the surge in energy prices is a classic conjuror's trick of misdirection. The US gets almost zero oil from Russia, but is currently experiencing even higher consumer price inflation. | In reality, a laissez-faire approach to the energy sector is at the root of the problem in both the UK and the US. In France, where EDF is largely nationali…
(2022-02-09). European banks panicking over Russia-Ukraine crisis — reports. rt.com 
Banks in Italy, France, and Austria are most exposed | European banks are concerned that the payment system which connects them to Russia could become a casualty of the Ukraine crisis, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing its sources. The banks describe the potential disconnection of Russia from SWIFT as an "atomic bomb" for the industry because it would prevent the repayment of debts, it said. | According to research by JPMorgan, European banks with subsidiaries in Russia are most at risk from economic restrictions. The study said a handful of lenders, including UniCredit, RBI, France's Societe Generale, and…
(2022-02-09). France's Macron: Putin Says He Won't Escalate Ukraine Situation. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron was in Kyiv after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier. Macron said the Russian president told him that Russia "won't be initiating an escalation" against Ukraine. "I think it is important," Macron said. Putin also had positive things to say about the talks and said that …
(2022-02-09). U.S. to deploy warship, fighter squadron to assist UAE's war in Yemen. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United Arab Emirates, a founding member of NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative military partnership, supplied NATO with troops for its war in Afghanistan and combat aircraft for its war against Libya, and leading NATO nations — the U.S., France, Turkey among them — return the favor. The war in Yemen is one of several military …
(2022-02-09). Yemen war: Turkey joins NATO ally France in shoring up UAE military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Daily SabahFebruary 8, 2022 Turkey, UAE discuss improving defense, military cooperation Also see: French military provides United Arab Emirates assistance for genocidal war in Yemen Officials from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday discussed the prospects of developing their bilateral defense and military cooperation. The UAE's minister of state for defense …
(2022-02-09). USA CIA veteran hosting anti-China 'Uyghur diaspora' podcast funded by U.S. government. mronline.org 
The "WEghur Stories" podcast claims to speak on behalf of "the Uyghur diaspora," and uses intersectional feminist rhetoric to demonize China. But it's co-created and hosted by an ex CIA agent, with funding from the U.S. embassy in France.
(2022-02-09). Heavy Losses Reported After Syrian Army Strike On Turkey's Proxies In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | On February 9, four Turkish-backed militants were killed or wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) targeted the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The crossing was targeted with precision-guided munitions, most likely anti-tank guided missiles or guided artillery rounds. | The pinpoint strike killed a militant of the Malik-Shah Division, a faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, and wounded at least three others. Two truck-mounted heavy machine gu…
(2022-02-09). West exploiting conflict in Ukraine for global confrontation: Belarusian deputy FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Belarusian Telegraph AgencyFebruary 9, 2022 Belarus' MFA: West is using conflict in Ukraine for global confrontation The conflict in Ukraine looks like a local conflict only on the map, in fact the West is using it for global confrontation, reads the address of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik to participants of …
(2022-02-09). The Endless Failure Of The Syrian War. popularresistance.org The recent rush of news reports about Balkan, Middle East and East European states scrambling to reestablish ties with Damascus would appear to signal the effective collapse of the decade-long Western policy of war, sanctions and isolation to end the rule of Bashar al-Assad's Baath regime in Syria. | Syria's southern neighbor Jordan opened its land border to trade in September as a precursor to a gas pipeline project that will run through its territory from Egypt to Lebanon. King Abdullah even took a phone call from Assad, much to the chagrin of the pundits on Syria whose opinions have formed the background music…
(2022-02-09). U.S. digs in as many others try to dig out of Ukraine crisis. peoplesworld.org 
For the second day in a row, war hawks in the U.S. and NATO Wednesday had to contend with increased efforts by several European leaders to cool the crisis over Ukraine by at least freezing the growing buildup to war and possibly by even discussing some starting points for negotiation. French President Emmanuel Macron raised …
(2022-02-09). López Obrador propone una pausa en las relaciones entre México y España. cubadebate.cu En su conferencia de prensa matutina, el presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador propuso hacer una "pausa" en la relación de México con España, al menos hasta el final del sexenio, por considerar que varias empresas de la nación europea han actuado de manera ventajosa, al amparo del poder político.
(2022-02-09). Moscow on Potential Delivery of US THAAD Systems to Ukraine: Russia Urges to Avoid 'Stupidity'. sputniknews.com The statement comes amid a standoff between the Kremlin, Ukraine, and the West over the list of security demands Russian authorities made last year, which Moscow says are needed to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and lower tensions in Europe.
(2022-02-09). NATO Considers "Longer Term" Presence In Eastern Europe As More US Troops Arrive In Poland. strategic-culture.org As the first waves of at least 2,000 US troops began arriving in Poland at the start of this week as part of the mission to bolster NATO's 'eastern flank' amid Washington fears that Russia is poised to invade Ukraine "any day now" – the Western military alliance says its mulling a longer term military presence in Eastern Europe.
(2022-02-09). Biden Makes a Fruitless Attempt to Play the Qatari Card against Russia. journal-neo.org 
By promoting a Russophobic campaign in Europe, in part by escalating the information war with a fake thesis about Russia's alleged intention to attack Ukraine, Washington is trying to convince Europeans that it can find a vital substitute for Europe's natural gas supply here. In particular, the Joe Biden administration is seeking additional sources of …
(2022-02-09). US outlines position on Putin-Macron talks. rt.com 
White House happy to see 'efforts at diplomacy' between Russia and the West | Cooperative dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on a potential agreement for security guarantees in Europe is seen as encouraging by the White House, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. | Speaking to reporters, Psaki remarked that Washington had been heartened by the two presidents' discussion at Monday's meeting in Moscow, which showcased "efforts at diplomacy." She went on to say that interactions of such statesmanship "encourage" and "are encouraged by" the US governm…
(2022-02-09). Russia Can Increase Gas Supplies to EU if There Are Requests, Envoy Says. sputniknews.com BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Russia can increase the volume of natural gas it supplies to European countries once there is a request for it, which is currently not being made due to high spot market prices, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told Sputnik in an interview.
(2022-02-09). Meet Ahmad Mansour, the Palestinian doing Israel's dirty work in Germany. electronicintifada.net Deutsche Welle's purge of Arab journalists aims to shield the Berlin-backed Israeli apartheid regime from criticism.
(2022-02-09). Sustainability Is Not as New an Idea as You Might Think—It's More Than 300 Years Old. independentmediainstitute.org The proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" has roots that go back to Aesop's fable "The Crow and the Pitcher" and to Plato's "Republic." It is realistic to assume that Hans Carl von Carlowitz, mining manager for the Saxon court in Freiberg, Germany, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, was also driven …
(2022-02-09). Petition in Germany gathers more than 125,000 signatures opposing deliberate mass infections in schools. wsws.org The only way to stop the herd immunity policy is the international struggle for a Zero COVID policy.
(2022-02-09). Samidoun Hungary rallies in Budapest to #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 30 January, activists with the new Samidoun Hungary chapter organized a vigil in central Budapest to call for the freedom of imprisoned Palestinian students. Participants carried signs and pictures of Palestinian students locked behind bars in Israeli jails, calling for their immediate liberation. Students in Hungary set up their display of information on …
(2022-02-09). The Great Covid Class War. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Gutentag A panhandler in Genoa, Italy during lockdown. (photo: John Perivolaris / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The pandemic has created the perfect pretext for enacting economically destructive policies. On January 19, 2020, Washington state reported the first US case of coronavirus. By the end of March, 245 million Americans were under stay-at-home restrictions to "flatten the curve."…
(2022-02-09). Britain is undermining the EU to upset China and please the US. rt.com 
Yesterday, the United Kingdom China has effectively placed a de-facto trade embargo and secondary sanctions reg…
(2022-02-09). Poland to provide modern weapons to Ukraine: defense minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandFebruary 9, 2022 Poland to send modern weapons to Ukraine: defence minister Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in Kyiv last week that Poland would send tens of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition, light mortars, man-portable air-defence systems and surveillance drones to [Ukraine]. Government spokesman Piotr Màºller told public broadcaster Polish Radio on …
(2022-02-09). Johnson lays out UK military offensive against Russia. wsws.org Just how deliberately inflammatory the UK's moves are was underscored by the Mirror reporting February 7 that the planned deployment of troops to Poland is part of a joint operation with the US.
(2022-02-09). Neo-Nazis Active In Ukraine As White House Adds 3,000 Troops. popularresistance.org The original roles in the drama seem to be reversed. Back in December, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Oleksii Reznikov was warning that "not provoking Russia—that strategy does not and will not work," claiming that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 because NATO hadn't let it join. In fact, Georgia began that war by attacking South Ossetia, driving tens of thousands of Russian-speaking residents there to flee across the border into Russia, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis for that country. These details, however, rarely trouble Western politicians or journalists. | In December, the US seemed much more reluc…
(2022-02-09). Stop the U.S. war machine! workers.org 
During the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 6., an ad hoc coalition of U.S. anti-imperialist organizations in the United States held over 70 protests against U.S. and NATO aggressive actions directed at Russia. These ranged from holding signs and banners in well-trafficked areas or on highway overpasses to days . . . |