WSWS (2022-02-26). "The US has been at war the entirety of our lives"—Students in the US denounce warmongering against Russia. wsws.org A high school student said: "It's pretty horrifying. The Cold War was called the Cold War because we didn't actually physically fight Russia. Now we're back to the threat of nuclear war; it seems almost unprecedented, the way that we're aggravating Russia."

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-26). Russia, Ukraine in 'Consultations' on Venue and Time for Negotiations. news.antiwar.com Ukraine and Russia Earlier in the day,

TASS (2022-02-26). Ukraine may discuss neutral status, security guarantees with Russia – Zelensky's office. tass.com "It will be, first of all, a detailed conversation about peace and ceasefire," Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian leader's chief of staff said…

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russian Forces Have Destroyed 821 Ukrainian Military Targets, MoD Says. sputniknews.com On February 24, Russia announced a special military operation in order to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) from the Ukrainian forces. As part of the operation, the Russian military will also "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russian Envoy to UN Says Nationalists in Ukraine Using Civilians as Human Shields. sputniknews.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia said nationalists in Ukraine are using civilians as human shields.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-26). White House Asks Congress for $6.4 Billion for Ukraine Crisis. news.antiwar.com On Friday, the White House asked Congress for $6.4 billion for military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine and to help US allies in Europe to bolster their security in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine. | "In a recent conversation wit…

TASS (2022-02-26). Kiev must contain nationalists if it wants dialogue – LPR leader. tass.com Ukrainian presidential press secretary Sergey Nikoforov said earlier that President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal and is ready to negotiate peace and a ceasefire…

TASS (2022-02-26). Russian troops welcomed with flags in Ukraine's Melitopol. tass.com The Russian Defense Ministry reassured that Russian troops are not targeting Ukrainian cities, but are limited to surgically striking and incapacitating Ukrainian military infrastructure…

CODEPINK, more (2022-02-26). Saturday 2/26: No War in Ukraine! International Emergency Online Rally. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

WSWS (2022-02-26). NATO mobilizes troops as UK MPs, US congressmen call for air war against Russia. wsws.org Three days into the war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict is showing dangerous signs of spiraling into a much wider war.

JANET (2022-02-26). Berlin antiwar rally exposes Washington's lies. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto February 25, 2022 Despite gale warnings, the Berlin Peace Coordination drew a thousand people to a Feb. 18 antiwar rally on the Platz des 18. Mà§rz at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, under the slogans "Stop the media warmongering and NATO aggression policy" and "Disarmament and peace with Russia." Among the participants were members of the Left Party, the German Communist Party and the Friends of Nature. Left Party representative in Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, at Feb. 18 antiwar rally. Friko (Peace Coordination) Left Party member of the Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, to the cheers of the crowd…

Victoria Torres (2022-02-26). Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Exposes CNN Hypocrisy during Press Conference. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have to constantly counter media manipulation when it comes to the current crisis in Ukraine and the Donbas. On Friday, February 25, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov exposed the hypocrisy of Western media in response to a CNN journalist during a video press conference. | During the conference, Minister Lavrov responded to a question by a CNN journalist and demonstrated the hypocrisy with which Western journalists have handled the Ukraine crisis and their supposed concern for the people of Ukraine and the Donbas. In the last eight years, as over 14,000 people in the Donbas died fr…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-26). Venezuela Criticizes NATO Attitude towards Ukraine Situation (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 25, 2022 (

teleSUR (2022-02-26). NATO's Encirclement of Russia Threatens Peace, Warns Venezuela. telesurenglish.net We reject NATO's determination to persecute, encircle, encircle and threaten the tranquillity and peace of the entire region," the minister said. | NATO, he stressed, has sought a conflict with Moscow with a dynamic "similar to the Cold War-era." | DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION | Far from providing solutions for peace, Plasencia said, NATO has become a "warlike forum". | RELATED: | Given this, the Venezuelan minister stressed that h…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-26). Ukraine border: German troops to join NATO battle group in Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersFebruary 25, 2022 Germany to send company of troops to Slovakia to join new NATO battlegroup Germany will send a company of troops to Slovakia that will build part of a new NATO battlegroup to be established there, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Friday. "We are working on quickly sending a company to …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-26). Video: U.S. attack helicopters arrive in Latvia. NATO Response Force activated. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

Misión Verdad (2022-02-26). NATO Countries Have Supplied Weapons to Ukraine (Report). orinocotribune.com As the Russian military operation in Ukraine has neutralized most of the Ukrainian defense system, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, lamented that they have been left "on their own" despite the support of some nations. He now sees no guarantee of Ukraine finally joining NATO. | The Ukrainian president's speech seems directed at the position taken by the United States and the European Union, since neither of the two has expressed any disposition to a military confrontation with Russia. Both the EU and the US, as well as the UK, have only limited their scope of action to the application of "tough sancti…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-26). NATO, Hungary prepare for engagement with Russian forces on Ukrainian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily News HungaryFebruary 25, 2022 Servicemen in East Hungary undertaking humanitarian, military tasks Hungarian servicemen deployed in the east of the country are carrying out both humanitarian and military tasks, Defence Minister Tibor Benk≈ë said on Friday…. The minister said Hungary and NATO had plans in place in the event that the fighting would spread …

WSWS (2022-02-26). US-NATO war threats against Russia heighten geopolitical crisis in South Asia. wsws.org The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on India—which Washington has successfully harnessed to its campaign targeting China—to line up full-square behind the war drive against Moscow.

JANET (2022-02-26). France agrees to withdraw troops from Mali. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel February 25, 2022 President Emmanuel Macron of France announced that French troops will be pulling out of their bases in Gossi, Menaka and Gao, which are all in eastern Mali, near the three-border area with Niger and Burkina Faso. Local communities sent support and trucks to help move people and their belongings out of the beleaguered Tessit region. He made this announcement before a summit between the European Union and the African Union, Feb. 17 in Brussels. "We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities, whose strategy and hidden aims we do not share," Macron said, referring t…

_____ (2022-02-26). Whenever There's Militants, There's Turkey. journal-neo.org Turkey has recently been receiving a considerable amount of attention in the publications of various media outlets. However, much of the reporting revolves around the attitude of Ankara and the Turkish president himself towards various armed conflicts, where Turkey still plays a major role. One example of this is the Turkish leader's offer to mediate …

WSWS (2022-02-26). Canada imposes "severe" sanctions on Russia, puts 3,400 troops on stand-by for deployment to Europe. wsws.org From within Canada's political establishment, including the ostensibly "left" NDP, the only criticism of the Trudeau government's belligerence and war preparations against Russia is that the measures do not go far enough.

Peace in Europe coalition (2022-02-26). Peace Policy Instead of Escalation. indybay.org We call on the peace movement and all people interested in peace in Europe to participate in public actions, information booths, vigils, demonstrations and initiatives for these demands. | to stop the march into the abyss.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russian Space Agency Suspends Cooperation With Europe on Launches in Kourou Spaceport. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian space agency Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and is recalling its employees from French Guiana in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union, the head of the agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Saturday.

Roy Landersen (2022-02-26). Defend the independence of Ukraine! Moscow out now! themilitant.com Russian President Vladimir Putin Feb. 21 declared that the Moscow-backed "People's Republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk set up in Ukraine in 2014 were independent countries and ordered Russian troops to go in as "peacekeepers." The Kremlin's invasion is backed by the largest military mobilization on the European continent since World War II. | "The Socialist Workers Party demands Moscow pull its tanks and troops out of Ukraine and respect the sovereignty of Ukraine," Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party leader and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey, told the press the next day. "Sin…

WSWS (2022-02-26). Herd immunity in Northern Ireland: "My family has been torn apart" wsws.org "The moneymen in government don't care how many families suffer, as long as profits keep rolling and the economy is booming."

Partido por el Socialismo y la Liberación (2022-02-26). Declaración del PSL sobre la intervención militar de Rusia en Ucrania. liberationnews.org La operación militar rusa en Ucrania pone de manifiesto que el mundo ha llegado a una peligrosa bifurcación.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). REC Approves 12 Applications For Product Placement in Pavilions Abroad. sputniknews.com The meeting of the Expert Commission of the Russian Export Centre (part of VEB.RF) for the selection of applications from organisations for exhibiting agricultural products in pavilions abroad was held on 25 February, where applications from 12 companies were approved.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Russia Blames Ukraine for Missile That Hit Building in Kiev. telesurenglish.net While media and social media reports attributed the attack to the Russian military, after assessing the damage to the infrastructure, it was found that it was hit by a Ukrainian projectile, when Ukraine was trying to repel a night attack. | Apartment building damaged after being hit by a missile, Kiev, Ukraine. Feb. 26, 2022.

WSWS (2022-02-26). The campaign against Russian conductor Valery Gergiev: Middle-class hysteria in the service of war. wsws.org The announcement by New York City's Carnegie Hall that Gergiev would no longer be conducting the Vienna Philharmonic on Friday is the product of war fever whipped up by the US government with the help of the pliant capitalist press.

TASS (2022-02-26). Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution that condemns its operation in Ukraine. tass.com The draft resolution was supported by 11 countries while China, India and the UAE abstained…

WSWS (2022-02-26). Australia announces Ukraine military aid and condemns China. wsws.org The political establishment is doing everything it can to assist the Biden administration in exploiting Moscow's reactionary military operation to escalate the underlying US-led offensive against Russia and China.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russophobia in US Nears Cold War Levels, With 80% Seeing Moscow as Enemy – Poll. sputniknews.com In 2017, the White House and Pentagon outlined a new US global strategy, shifting away from the War on Terror and toward what they called "great power competition" with Russia and China. The documents accused Moscow and Beijing of trying to rewrite the US-centered post-Cold War international order.

WSWS (2022-02-26). German workers speak out on war in Ukraine: "The only war we need is the war against the Coronavirus!" wsws.org "Russians and Ukrainians have a common history. The vast majority of people certainly do not want a war, which at most will benefit the gas and oil magnates in West and East, the billionaires, arms dealers and oligarchs."

teleSUR (2022-02-26). LIVE: Russia To Reciprocate Sanctions Imposed by West. telesurenglish.net 18: 30 EST Update: | Russia To Reciprocate Sanctions Imposed by West | The Russian Federation announced that they plan to reciprocate and evaluate bilateral relations with those countries imposing measures on them. | 17: 30 EST Update: | West to Disconnect Russian Banks From S.W.I.F.T. System | Western Leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada held discussions to issue the of Russia from S.W.I.F.T. interbank system. The decison to disconnect was agreed upon later this Saturday. | The German government announced that all Russian banks already subjected to Western sanctions will be excluded from S…

Jessica Corbett (2022-02-26). Hundreds of Anti-War Protesters Have Been Arrested Across Russia. truthout.org Hundreds of anti-war protesters were detained in Russia on Friday following over 1,800 The independent monitoring group OVD-Info…

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Ukraine and Russia May Discuss Ceasefire and Neutral Status. telesurenglish.net Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, has stated that Ukraine may discuss with Russia a ceasefire and a neutral status, along with a package of security guarantees, local media reported on Saturday. | RELATED: | "It will be, foremost, a detailed conversation about peace and a ceasefire. A neutral status with a clear package of security guarantees is an option that will probably also be on the table," the…

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Beijing Calls Russia's Security Concerns Legitimate. telesurenglish.net China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, who abstained during the vote on the draft resolution condemning Russia's military operation in Ukraine, called Russia's security concerns legitimate. | The United Nations Security Council votes on a draft resolution on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 25, 2022.

Roots Action (2022-02-26). Press Release on Ukraine Hostilities by Roots Action. indybay.org The following statement was released by RootsAction.org at 1 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, February 24:…

UFCLP (2022-02-26). Saturday 2/26: United Fronts, The Working Class & The War In Ukraine- How To Defend Working People. indybay.org To join the panel: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81903904446?pwd=bG5XR0JjU2V4YnpvemFBVThMRjVRUT09…

Chris Hedges (2022-02-25). Chris Hedges: Russia, Ukraine and the Chronicle of a War Foretold. mintpressnews.com After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near-universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.

WSWS (2022-02-25). "We can't let nuclear war break out": US workers respond to conflict in Ukraine. wsws.org Workers across the United States are responding with anxiety and apprehension to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, while voicing skepticism about the hysterical war propaganda being stoked by the Biden administration and the corporate media.

JANET (2022-02-25). NO WAR! NO SANCTIONS! NO NATO! iacenter.org February 24, 2022 The International Action Center joins with the many antiwar and anti-imperialist organizations, here and around the world, in raising the unifying slogans: "NO WAR! NO SANCTIONS! NO NATO!" We call for international emergency mobilizations for actions March 1-7 around this program. U.S. Out of Russia demonstration, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 5. Photo: Lyn Neeley The corporate media have spoken with one voice in the period leading up to today's blaring headlines accusing Russia of "invading" Ukraine. For months, the bipartisan message from Capitol Hill and the White House has been to demonize Russian…

Charles Pierce (2022-02-25). New Cold War Conflict over Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org There is an adage that the first casualty in a war is the truth. The US and NATO allege that Putin's Russia is a malevolent aggressor against neighboring Ukraine. They assert that the US and NATO are simply defending the rights of an oppressed nation. Meanwhile, what the sycophantic legacy news media convey to the public is …

Staff (2022-02-25). Ukrainian Peace Activist: My Country Has Become a Battlefield for Major Powers. End the War Now. democracynow.org As officials in Moscow threaten to replace the democratically elected Ukrainian government and Russian forces appear set to overpower Ukrainian defenses, is this the end of an independent Ukraine? We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Nina Potarska, who fled the country after Russian troops entered Ukraine on Thursday, even as her 11-year-old daughter with COVID-19 had to stay behind. She is participating in CodePink's international emergency online rally on Saturday to advocate against war and against NATO membership for Ukraine. "I feel that my country now is like a battlefield for all other countr…

WSWS (2022-02-25). Oppose the Putin government's invasion of Ukraine and US-NATO warmongering! For the unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers! wsws.org That the US and NATO are prepared to take the world to the brink of nuclear war, with all its horrific consequences, testifies to the staggering level of recklessness and aggressiveness that now prevails in all the centers of world imperialism.

TASS (2022-02-25). Events around Ukraine are restoration of balance lost with Soviet Union's breakup — Assad. tass.com According to the Syrian president, Moscow has every right to stand against NATO's expansion plans…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-25). U.S. deploys B-52s, F-35s to NATO's eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force MagazineFebruary 24, 2022 F-35s, B-52 Arrive at NATO's Eastern Front as Russia Invades Ukraine Six F-35s operating from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, ordered to NATO's eastern front by President Joe Biden Feb. 22, arrived to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions Feb. 24….At the same time, a B-52 from Minot Air Force …

WSWS (2022-02-25). War danger surge as Ukraine demands Turkey close straits to Russia, Israel bombs Syria. wsws.org The NATO powers' threats against Russia amid the Russian attack on Ukraine threaten to spread war throughout the Middle East and the world.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-25). Zelensky Says Ukraine 'Left Alone' to Fight Russia, NATO Is 'Afraid'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech after the first day of Russia's assault on the country and said Ukraine has been "left alone" and that NATO is "afraid" to help. "We are left alone in defense of our state. Who is ready to fight with us? Honestly — I do not see such. Who …

Staff (2022-02-25). Katrina vanden Heuvel on Putin's "Indefensible" Invasion & Why NATO Is at the Root of Ukraine Crisis. democracynow.org The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who has reported on Russia for decades, says many observers were "shocked" that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, calling it an "indefensible" decision. President Biden ordered strong sanctions on Russia in response, but he has also heeded critics' warnings not to send troops to Ukraine in order to avoid a world war. Vanden Heuvel says that it's vital that instead of further military escalation, there be a "diplomatic escalation" to resolve the crisis and end the war.

WSWS (2022-02-25). EU imposes sanctions on Russia as NATO escalates troop deployments. wsws.org The NATO powers are intensifying economic and military pressure on Russia, risking escalation of the conflict into a global war between the major nuclear powers.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Denmark Readies to Bolster NATO Despite Admitting There Is No Threat to Bloc. sputniknews.com While a score of high-ranking Danish politicians emphasised that there is no military threat to NATO, Denmark proper, or the Danish Realm at large, they condemned Russia's special operation in Ukraine and said it left its eastern allies "worried".

Ali Abunimah (2022-02-25). France rejects apartheid label for Israel. electronicintifada.net Macron tells Israel lobby that Jerusalem is "eternal capital of the Jewish people."

Anonymous103 (2022-02-25). Overview Of Military Developments In Ukraine. Ukrainian Forces Killing Civilians (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the night of February 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) showed resistance in several cities of Ukraine, fightings and sporadic clashes broke out on the streets. | If on the first day of the operation, Russian forces avoided attacks on civilian infrastructure by entering cities without firing a single shot, almost not engaging in battles with Ukrainian military, the second day of the operation will likely be more bloody. | The UAF are resisting in the residential areas in the cities and in…

Anonymous103 (2022-02-25). The CIA is Pushing a False Flag Operation in Ukraine to Save Joe Biden and the Democrats. southfront.org Written by John Smith In a prior article, I described the pragmatism of Vladimir Putin in regards to his not…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-25). Putin on Military Operation in Ukraine: 'They Left us No Other Choice' (+Lukashenko). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 24, 2022 ( On February 21, Russia recognized the independence of Donetsk and Lugansk. The two territories with majority Russian-speaking…

SF015 (2022-02-25). Ukraine Launched Missile Attack On Airfield In Russia (UPDATE). southfront.org On Friday morning, February 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on a military airfield in Millerovo, Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation. | There were reports of casualties and destruction, no information about fatalities. |

WSWS (2022-02-25). Hundreds reported dead in first day of Russia-Ukraine war. wsws.org Ukraine is in the grips of a full-scale war after Russia launched large-scale bombing raids early Thursday morning local time, in the biggest military operation by Russia since the Afghanistan war.

Phyllis Bennis (2022-02-25). Respond to Putin's Illegal Invasion of Ukraine with Diplomacy, Not War. fpif.org There's no "national interest" worth risking nuclear conflict. But urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid — and Russia's own antiwar movement — could stop the suffering.

Vijay Prashad (2022-02-25). France withdraws from Mali, but continues to devastate Africa's Sahel. peoplesdispatch.org France's attempt to play "good armed groups" against "bad armed group," combined with the civilian casualties of its military operations turned the people of Mali away…

sputniknews (2022-02-25). UEFA Moves Champions League Final From Russia to France Over Ukraine Crisis. sputniknews.com On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a special operation in Ukraine, aimed at protecting the residents of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics, as well as to "de-Nazify Ukraine". The football organisation has condemned Moscow's actions along with Western nations.

JANET (2022-02-25). Who gains from a war in Europe? U.S. targets supply of Russian gas to Europe. iacenter.org February 24, 2022 By Manuel Raposo Raposo is editor of the Portuguese website jornalmudardevida.net, which published this article on Feb. 20. Translation by John Catalinotto. At this moment, the events in Ukraine are shrouded in the cloud of smoke that characterizes war propaganda. Official positions, rather than clarifying facts and reporting the progress of negotiations, aim to crush their opponents' arguments and convince public opinion to back one side of the dispute. To understand the role of each of the adversaries, what each of them wants, and how far they can go, we must explore the origins of what is now…

WSWS (2022-02-25). COVID pandemic continues mass killing, notably focused on US and Russia. wsws.org As world war threatens in Europe, the global pandemic continues to take a huge daily toll.

Staff (2022-02-25). øQué va a pasar en Ucrania? cubadebate.cu Rusia ha situado tropas en las fronteras de Ucrania. EE.UU. dice que Rusia va a invadir ese país. Rusia lo niega y dice que lo que pretende es que Occidente tome en consideración unas demandas sobre la seguridad europea que ha presentado por escrito. øSe puede saber qué está pasando y qué va a pasar? Sí se puede, y para ello basta razonar un poco.

Staff (2022-02-25). La imagen de la mayor erupción solar jamás observada. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) divulgó esta semana la sorprendente imagen de una colosal eyección de material solar -lo que se conoce como erupción de protuberancia solar-, captada el 15 de febrero último por uno de los instrumentos de la nave espacial Solar Orbiter, una misión conjunta de la ESA y la NASA.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Ukraine Crisis: US Throws Europe Under Bus by Squeezing Russia From EU Energy Market, Analysts Say. sputniknews.com As tensions were rising between the US, the EU, and Russia over Ukraine in December 2021, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected that America would become the world's largest LNG exporter by the end of 2022. Was the Ukraine crisis part of Washington's plan to take over the EU energy market? It's not that simple, observers say.

WSWS (2022-02-25). New Zealand government aligns with US against Russia. wsws.org With Europe on the precipice of war, the minister is using her visit to solidarise New Zealand with imperialist operations against both Russia and China.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). EU Sanctions Against Russia Should Be Cancelled, Head of German Party AfD Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Tino Chrupalla, the co-chairman of the German right-wing party AfD, has called for the lifting of all European economic sanctions against Russia, stressing that they have not had the desired effect in the past.

TASS (2022-02-25). Russia to establish peace in Ukraine soon, prevent conflict in Europe, SVR chief says. tass.com The SVR chief stressed that Moscow could not let Ukraine become a dagger in the hands of Washington lifted over Russia…

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Reportan alza del gas y petróleo tras agravar crisis en Ucrania. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Oficina Europea de Estadística, el 40 por ciento del gas que se consumía en Europa en 2017 provenía de Rusia.

WSWS (2022-02-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Greek healthcare workers in three national strikes in last two weeks over pay and job insecurity; Hungarian teachers protest following government's attack on right to strike after 20,000 joined two-hour warning strike; UK High Court attack on right to picket continues at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital strike by security staff; food workers' strike to defend jobs and pay continues at Clover, South Africa despite workers facing hardship and attacks from management thugs…

WSWS (2022-02-25). Germany: What next in the fight against the herd immunity policy? wsws.org While students, parents and teachers are protesting in their tens of thousands against unsafe learning conditions, the federal and state governments have decided to lift the last safety measures and give the deadly coronavirus free rein in schools.

WSWS (2022-02-25). Demonstrations in over 100 cities commemorate the 2020 fascist murders in Hanau, Germany. wsws.org Events were held in over 100 cities to denounce the state racism and right-wing extremism that made the fascist attack possible two years ago, and to finally demand answers. "A state that doesn't protect, a police force that doesn't help—Hanau is everywhere!" one participant wrote on her poster.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-25). Ukraine Defense Minister Pleads With US Congress to Send Missiles. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov In a video posted to YouTube by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Reznikov said Ukraine needs "as much Stinger and anti-tank weapons as possible." He said the weapons could be delivered to Poland from where Ukraine can transport them over the border. | S…

Editor (2022-02-25). What Putin says are the causes & aims of Russia's military action. mronline.org Russia says it has no intentions of controlling Ukraine and its military operation is only to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" Ukraine in an action taken after 30 years of the U.S. pushing Russia too far, writes Joe Lauria.

David P Goldman (2022-02-25). China's SWIFT alternative may undercut US sanctions. asiatimes.com Washington's new sanctions against Russia were no match for President Biden's rhetoric, leaving out the most obvious measure that the United States might take to hurt Moscow, namely exclusion from the SWIFT international payments system. Banks conduct virtually all hard-currency transactions via SWIFT, or the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. But a new Chinese …

Staff (2022-02-25). A City Under Siege: Ukrainian Journalist in Kyiv Speaks Out as Russian Troops Move In on Capital. democracynow.org As the Russian army advances on Kyiv and threatens to topple the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian officials have banned men ages 18 to 60 from leaving the country to potentially be drafted into defense forces and have directed residents to use Molotov cocktails against the approaching Russian troops. We get an update from Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk in Kyiv, who says Ukrainians are showing great resilience against a much greater force invading their country. "The Ukrainian army is really deterring this mighty force on its own," she says.

Editor2 (2022-02-25). Canada's Fury at Russia's Recognition of the DPR & LPR Shows its Continuing Subservience to US Empire. orinocotribune.com By Bruce Katz — Feb 23, 2022 | The Crimea—a part of Russia from 1783 onward subsequent to the decline of Ottoman power—was

ecns.cn (2022-02-25). Zelenskyy: Ukraine 'left alone' to fight Russia. ecns.cn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday his country had been "left alone" to fight Russia after the Kremlin announced a "special military operation" in the Donbas region.

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-25). Zelensky Says 137 Ukrainians Dead After First Day of Fighting. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Russian missiles hit targets across Ukraine througho…

sputniknews (2022-02-25). EU Should Urge US to Change Its Course Aimed at Containing Russia, Chinese Media Says. sputniknews.com On Thursday, the US imposed a string of new "severe" sanctions on the Russian economy after Moscow began a special military operation to demilitarise Ukraine following the Donbass republics' request for Russia's assistance in repelling growing attacks by Ukrainian forces.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Live From Donetsk and Kiev Amid Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine. sputniknews.com The situation around Ukraine has escalated in recent days, as Kiev's forces have been shelling Donbass, resulting in the mass evacuation of civilians. Following an appeal from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Russia recognised both as independent states and urged Ukraine to stop the eight-year-long war in the region.

WSWS (2022-02-25). War crisis triggers market swings. wsws.org Global economy and financial markets are being hit by "stagflationary" shock as the major powers consider whether to exclude Russia from the Swift international payments system.

TASS (2022-02-25). Russian military maintains security of UN, OSCE missions in Ukraine — Foreign Ministry. tass.com Maria Zakharova advised Russian citizens remaining in Ukraine after the evacuation of Russian diplomatic missions, who had been faced with "direct threats from nationalists" to contact the corresponding agencies in Russian territory or consulates in neighboring countries…

TASS (2022-02-25). Taiwan authorities announce intention to join anti-Russia sanctions. tass.com "Taiwan will continue to coordinate closely with the United States and other like-minded countries to adopt appropriate measures in order to free Ukraine from the horrors of war, as well as restore, peace and stability to the region and the world," the statement said…

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Russian MoD: Forces Destroy 18 Ukrainian Tanks, 7 Multiple Rocket Systems, and 41 Motor Vehicles. sputniknews.com On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a special operation in Ukraine, which he said is aimed at protecting the residents of the two breakaway regions — Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Moscow stressed that there is no threat to the civilian population as forces are only targeting military infrastructure in Ukraine.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Moscow Bans UK Aircraft From Using Russian Airspace in Retaliation for Aeroflot Sanctions. sputniknews.com Britain slapped sanctions on Russia on Thursday over Moscow's special operation to protect the people of Donbass and clear Ukraine of neo-Nazis. The restrictions target over 100 Russian individuals and Russian national air carrier, Aeroflot.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). US Reportedly Seeks to Kick Russia Out of UNSC Over Moscow's Special Operation in Ukraine. sputniknews.com In the early hours of Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine, stressing that the goal is to protect the people of the Donbass region "who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years".

sputniknews (2022-02-25). West's Resolve to Sanction Any State With Its Own Position Endangers World Order – Russian Envoy. sputniknews.com On Thursday, US President Joe Biden announced a number of new sanctions that he said would "impose severe costs on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time".