Daily Archives: September 1, 2022

2022-09-01: News Headlines

Joseph Massad (2022-09-01). Russia-Ukraine War: The Western Threat of Nuclear Annihilation. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-01). Moscow Says US, Russia Discussing Possible New START Commission Talks. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday that the US and Russia were discussing the possibility of resuming talks on New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers. | "The topic has been repeatedly discussed through working channels of late. We are hopefully at a stage where debates on the prospects for holding another meeting of our Bilateral Consultative Commission as part of this (New START) treaty may begin," Ryabkov said, The Bilateral Consultative Commission is a compl…

WSWS (2022-09-01). New Zealand media, politicians ramp up war propaganda after soldier killed in Ukraine. wsws.org Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, is being glorified as a national hero in order to build support for greater NZ involvement in the US-NATO imperialist war against Russia over Ukraine.

Infobrics (2022-09-01). India-Russia Working on New Payment System for Defence Deals. infobrics.org Hit by more Western sanctions on Russian banking channels, Moscow and New Delhi are now working out a new payment system for defence equipment already ordered…

Infobrics (2022-09-01). Russian Diamonds Are Back with Deals Being Done in Indian Rupees Instead of US Dollars. infobrics.org After being hit with US sanctions, Russian mining giant Alrosa is back selling more than $2 million per month in diamonds…

____ (2022-09-01). Germany says Russian gas deliveries halted via Nord Stream 1. ecns.cn Russian gas supplies to Germany via the important Nord Stream 1 pipeline were reduced to zero again on Wednesday, Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has confirmed.

F. William Engdahl (2022-09-01). Europe's Energy Armageddon from Berlin and Brussels, Not Moscow. globalresearch.ca

Eric Zuesse (2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution, and What Type. The "EurAsian Option" globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2022-09-01). Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany celebrates 40th anniversary. fightbacknews.org Gelsenkirchen, Germany – The Marxist Leninist party of Germany (MLPD) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of celebration from August 25-28. Among the 1500 who attended were party members from across Germany, their families, residents of the local community, and international guests representing revolutionary parties and organizations from 31 countries across five continents. Andy Koch, the National Organizer of Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended the celebration. | The climax of the weekend on Saturday, August 27, was the unveiling of a new statue of German revolutionary thinker Karl Marx, whi…

WSWS (2022-09-01). The Theory of Permanent Revolution in Turkey and throughout the world. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group, SEG) in Turkey, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US).

____ (2022-09-01). First China-Europe freight train with TCM raw materials arrives in Xi'an. ecns.cn A total of 42 containers loaded with raw materials of liquorice, a Chinese medicinal herb, arrived at the Xi'an international port from Turkmenistan on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-01). Giant pandas celebrate third birthday in Zoo Berlin. ecns.cn Giant panda Meng Yuan is seen at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, capital of Germany, Aug. 31, 2022. A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin on Wednesday. They are the first white-and-black bears ever born in the country.

____ (2022-09-01). China's Wu Yibing reaches U.S. open last 32. ecns.cn China's Wu Yibing kept his history making momentum at U.S. Open by beating fellow qualifier Nuno Borges of Portugal 6-7 (3), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach men's singles third round here on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-01). First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3. ecns.cn A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. They are the first white-and-black bears ever born in the country.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). International Monitors Arrive at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, a mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to inspect the situation on the ground. | RELATED: | Previously, the IAEA Director Rafael Grossi stated that the mission of scientists and technicians plans to spend several days at the plant as his organization aspires to create a permanent representation in Zaporizhzhya. | "We must protect the safety and security of Ukraine's and Eu…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Iran Demands Stronger US Guarantees to Reach Nuke Deal. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian demanded "a stronger text" from the United States over its guarantees of lifting sanctions in order to reach an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. | RELATED: | "Regarding lifting sanctions, we recently received the latest text from the American side, and my colleagues are carefully reviewing the text," Amir-Abdollahian said during his joint press conference with Russian Foreign…

Marcy Winograd (2022-08-31). The Missing 'Peace' in $13.5 Billion of Military Aid to Ukraine. commondreams.org We cannot call for peace in Ukraine while simultaneously supplying that country with advanced rocket systems and missiles that could lead to a direct war between the US and Russia, the world's most heavily armed nuclear nations.

____ (2022-08-31). Former Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91. ecns.cn Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91, Russian media reported Tuesday.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Indian, Russian Banks in Talks to Conduct Bilateral Business in Local Currencies. infobrics.org Indian Banks' Association (IBA) is reportedly working to facilitate talks between over 15 Russian banks with Indian lenders so as to clear the way for bilateral business in their respective local currencies…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Emerging Markets Rush to Join BRICS Alliance as High Energy Prices Persist. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…

Joà£o Romeiro Hermeto (2022-08-31). With Western imperial decline, capitalism is in crisis a new phase is emerging. multipolarista.com The energy crisis in Europe, proxy war in Ukraine, rebellion in the Global South, and expansion of the BRICS reflect the decline of Western imperialism and growing cracks in the capitalist world system.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-08-31). Jon Stewart and the Pentagon honor Ukrainian Nazi at Disney World. thegrayzone.com Defense Department-sponsored "Warrior Games" featured liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarding a member of Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Disney World. The Pentagon refused to tell The Grayzone whether US taxpayers funded the foreign competitors' travel. This August, during the Department of Defense's annual Warrior Games at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarded a Ukrainian military veteran named Ihor Halushka the "Heart of the Team" award for "inspiring his team" with his "personal example." Halushka happens to …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Pisky area. Russian forces captured the M-04 ring road; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Dolyna area; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Kodema area; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Ivano-Dar'ivka area. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). M777 Howitzers Are One Of The Favorite Targets Of Russian Forces. southfront.org Destroyed armored truck M1083A1P2 and 155-mm howitzer M777 of the Ukrainian army | In recent days, the Russian military sources published several videos showing the destruction of the western M777 howitzers on the front lines. According to the official statements by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the DPR People's Militia, at least eight howitzers were recently destroyed in the Donbass and other regions in Eastern Ukraine. | On August 21, in the area of the Knyazevka settlement of the Kherson region, two American M777…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Sukhoi Stavok with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Karlovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Lozovoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zelenodolsk with…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Ukrainian Nazi Claims His Dream To Hang His Friends In Novaya Kakhovka … If He Comes There Alive. southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: In Video: Ukrainians Hide In CIvilian Houses But Russian Missiles Still Find Them Testimonies Of…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-31). Report: Russia, Ukraine Tentatively Agreed on Peace Deal in April. news.antiwar.com Russian and Ukrainian officials tentatively agreed on a potential peace deal during negotiations back in April 2022, The article reads: "According to multiple former senior US officials we spoke with, in April 2022, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators appeared to have tentatively agreed on the outlines of a negotiated interim settlement." | The terms of that settlement would have been for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in United States Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe 16-member regional organization in Southern Africa exerts in independence from Pentagon war in Ukraine Geopolitical Analysis A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Suspected Pakistani Arms Sales To Kiev Don't Automatically Imply Proxy War Intentions. oneworld.press Casual observers of bilateral ties or even just International Relations more broadly might be misled into automatically believing that these reports imply that Pakistan's US-backed post-modern coup regime has proxy war intentions against Russia. The reality is much more complex since the sale of arms to the Ukrainian side of that conflict doesn't automatically imply such motivations, nor does the sale to any side in a given dispute that's still frozen for the time being like the Kashmir Conflict.

Drago Bosnic (2022-08-31). US Tightening Its Neocolonial Grip Over Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous765 (2022-08-31). UAF Attempt Offensives Without Much Success. southfront.org |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Prisoners for Profit: From the Kononovich Brothers to U.S. Jails. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker Based on remarks given at "Free the Kononovich Brothers: International Campaign Meeting" on Aug. 25. Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich are leaders of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine. They were among hundreds of political opponents of the Ukrainian regime jailed this year, and thousands since the 2014 U.S.-backed coup. On July 18,…

Krish-rad_ind (2022-08-31). Jill Stein & Lee Camp! (US signals they want Ukraine war to last years). rumble.com

Staff (2022-08-31). Estonia: NATO Military Committee to meet near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAugust 26, 2022 NATO Military Chiefs of Defence conference to be held in Estonia NATO's highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet from 16-18 September 2022, in Tallinn, Estonia. Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces will host the Conference. During the NATO Military Committee Conference the Chiefs of Defence will …

Staff (2022-08-31). NATO Joint Force Command chief inspects sites in Finland, Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeAugust 30, 2022 Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum visits Sweden, Finland and Norway Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum (COM JFCBS) General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta visited Sweden, Finland and Norway from 22 to 26 August 2022. The purpose of the visit was to build on an already strong relationship with the two …

Staff (2022-08-31). Video: U.S. troops in "NATO strength" combat exercise in Finland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

Staff (2022-08-31). Doing business with the Taliban govt. peoplesdispatch.org The best part of the UN Security Council discussion last Thursday regarding the situation in Afghanistan was the candid remarks by the Russian and Chinese ambassadors on the accountability of the Taliban government in Kabul for the crisis gripping that country today, just a year after the vacation of the NATO occupation. (here and here) There is …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). China Rejects NATO Claims on Beijing-Moscow Cooperation. telesurenglish.net Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Wednesday during a news briefing that comments made by NATO regarding the cooperation between China and Russia in the Arctic, saying that it represents a "challenge," is clear proof that the bloc is still dwelling in the Cold War. | RELATED: | "NATO falsely claimed that China-Russia cooperation poses a challenge to NATO's values and interests, which once again exposed NATO'

Fvorinoco (2022-08-31). Venezuela Is Producing Magnesite for Its Own Consumption (Import Substitution). orinocotribune.com Venezuela is producing magnesite, the ore of magnesium, for the first time in decades, as it has become extremely difficult to import magnesium due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the country by the US and the European Union. | A ship left the Margarita port in the state of Nueva Esparta, loaded with 3000 tons of magnesium carbonate, or magnesite, which will be used in the industrial manufacturing sector of the country. | The vice president for the Substitution of Imports of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG), Francisco Marín, reported in a Ministry of National Production press release tha…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). European Union Suspends Visa Facilitation Agreement With Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell announced that the EU foreign affairs ministers suspended the 2007 visa facilitation agreement that allowed Russian citizens to obtain Schengen visas. | RELATED: | "We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement," Borrell said at a press conference a…

Staff (2022-08-31). 'Simply Immoral': Leaked Doc Shows UK Energy Giants to Make £170 Billion in Excess Profits. commondreams.org "Record profits and record poverty are not a coincidence," said 3 .org Europe. "They are part of the same broken energy system."

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-31). Germany to Expand Military Presence in the Asia Pacific to Counter China. news.antiwar.com The head of Germany's armed forces told Reuters on Wednesday that Berlin plans to expand its military presence in the Asia Pacific as it has its eye on Chinese forces in the region. Gen. Eberhard Zorn said that Germany's military, known as the Bundeswehr, plans to expand its presence in the region by sending more …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Inflation in Italy Surges to New High. telesurenglish.net Over the three months starting in June, Italy's annualized inflation rate has been 8 percent, 7.9 percent, and 8.4 percent, respectively — the three highest monthly totals on record since the formal creation of the euro currency in 1999. | People walk past a money exchange office in Rome, Italy, March 2, 2022.

_____ (2022-08-31). The Symbolism of the "Warm" Reception Macron Faced in Algeria. journal-neo.org Africa as a whole and its northern and western parts especially have recently been turned into a political Mecca. Caravans of representatives of the ruling European political elite would head there in a bid to find a way out of the energy crisis unleashed by the US and the EU upon the world. This crisis …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-31). Washington's "Modern Cold War" against Africa. SADC Summit Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in U.S. Congress. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Syria On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Ariha town; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Idlib city; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Majdaliya area; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turk…

Claus Peter Ortlieb, Herbert Bottcher (2022-08-31). Spiral downward and No exit! indybay.org The austerity dictates imposed on the Eurozone are only exacerbating the crisis they are supposed to be fighting. In all economies under the thumb of the "troika" of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank & the European Commission, the austerity measures are leading to a collapse in domestic demand.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Latvian president Levits takes aim at Russian minority. infobrics.org Latvia's othering of Russian minority resembles policies of Nazi Germany.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). France's neocolonial attempt to exploit Algerian gas likely to fail. infobrics.org Analysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas.

_____ (2022-08-31). Washington's and Kyiv's Failed Attempt to Drive a "Fake News" Wedge between Kazakhstan and Russia. journal-neo.org The well-informed reader need not be reminded of the United States' "eagerness" to regain the positions it has lost in Central Asia in recent years. And of Washington's incessant attempts to separate the former CIS republics and now independent Central Asian states from Russia for this reason. It is enough to recall the speech given …

Editor (2022-08-31). We're Being Trained to Worry About 'Russian Propaganda' While Drowning in US Propaganda. scheerpost.com People with a TV instead of a head controlled by the hands of a puppeteer. the concept of the influence of the media and propaganda on a person's worldview. ( By Caitlin Johnstone / One of the weirdest, most insane things happening today is the way the entire western world is being trained to freak out about "Russian propaganda" — which barely exists in the west — while i…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Xi Jinping's Foreign Policy Thinking and Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Changins of the International Order. infobrics.org The close bilateral relationship between China and Russia is one of the most important features of the evolution of international relations in the early 21st century. At the same time, the changing international order has also created new areas for Sino-Russian cooperation…

Norman Stockwell (2022-08-31). Mikhail Gobachev Dies at 91. progressive.org Mikhail Gorbachev (March 2, 1931 — August 30, 2022), the last leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at the age of ninety-one at a hospital in Moscow, Russia. Gorbachev also wrote for The Progressive.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). 60% Increase in Gazprom's Gas Supplies to China Jan-Aug. telesurenglish.net The Russian energy giant's CEO Alexey Miller said, "Our gas supplies to the Chinese market in eight months of 2022 compared to 2021 grew by 60%," noting that the record daily gas supplies above contractual obligations have been brought up to date on several occasions this year. | RELATED: | Miller said gas from the Kovykta field will start flowing through the Power of Siberia pipeline before the end of the year, helpi…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Russia, Iran Finalize Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation. telesurenglish.net Russia and Iran are finalizing a comprehensive document on cooperation between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "We are satisfied with the way our bilateral relations are developing. They are reaching a new qualitative level, which will be fixed in a large agreement between the countries," Lavrov said at a joint briefing following his meeting with Iranian Foreign…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Russian FM Says Russia Can Only Rely on Itself. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday at the educational marathon Znaniye (Knowledge) that the Russian Federation is living in a scenario where it can only rely on itself. | RELATED: | "As we can see, the West's reaction to the implementation of the special military operation's goals clearly shows that from the very outset, the tasks of the West were global and aimed at weakening, and, as some political scienti…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-31). Casualties Reported After New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 31, fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Sarjah in the southern countryside of Idlib, where HTS maintain a number of posit…

Staff (2022-08-31). Iran, Russia review latest developments of Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The special representatives of Iran and Russia on Afghanistan held meetings in Moscow and discussed the latest developments in this country.

Ann Brown (2022-08-31). US Government, Defense Department: We Are Concerned About Energy Shortages In America. moguldom.com Is the U.S. headed for an energy shortage? The White House and U.S. The Department of Defense is worried that the U.S. may experience one. The U.S. is also concerned about an energy shortage in Europe, which will have a ripple effect in the U.S. "We're concerned about potential energy shortages in Europe as the …

Abdel Bari Atwan (2022-08-31). Abbas and Israel's 'Holocausts'. It's Germany that Owes the Palestinians an Apology, The 1974 Munich Olympics. globalresearch.ca

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Hungary & China: Mutually Beneficial Cooperation. oneworld.press China, with its capital surplus and dominant industrial position, is a viable alternative to the financial capitalism New World Order.

Rian Overy (2022-08-31). Understanding the early stages of Alzheimer's with 3D imaging. healtheuropa.com Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are using novel 3D imaging technology to better understand the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Using new 3D imaging technology, researchers have been able to comprehensively characterise the part of the brain that may show the earliest accumulation of tau protein, an important biomarker in the early stages of …

____ (2022-08-31). Remains of large dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Portugal. ecns.cn The skeleton belonged to a sauropod — a group of plant-eating, four-legged species of dinosaur characterized by long necks and tails…

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-31). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

____ (2022-08-31). Most European companies in China confident in domestic market prospect: official. ecns.cn Most European multinationals present in China are confident in the prospects of the domestic market, with 84 percent expanding or maintaining operations in the first half this year, a Chinese official said Monday.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Greece's secret service illegally tapped phone of leader of social democratic PASOK party. wsws.org The fallout has prompted calls from within the EU parliament and Greece's parliament for an inquiry probe into the spying allegations. Probes in such sensitive issues are typically set up in order to pacify public anger and conclude with no real light shone, under the pretext of "national security."

____ (2022-08-31). Iran, Turkey pursuing ties within framework of Working Group. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Interior said that the two countries of Iran and Turkey will pursue the issues of enhancing bilateral ties within the framework of joint Working Group.

Staff (2022-08-31). Presidente cubano se reúne con empresarios y personalidades de Italia. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de continuar fortaleciendo las relaciones entre Cuba e Italia, Miguel Díaz-Canel, presidente de la República, se reunió este miércoles con varios empresarios y personalidades de ese país europeo. El mandatario agradeció a los amigos italianos por el encuentro y escuchó propuestas y preocupaciones en torno a la inversión extranjera.

TeleSUR, lv, SH (2022-08-31). Cuba y Serbia fortalecen sus relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El próximo 4 de noviembre arribarán a su 120 aniversario las relaciones bilaterales de ambos países…

_____ (2022-08-30). Game Of Nuclear Chicken In Zaporozhye. popularresistance.org The Zaporozhye (also spelt Zaporizhzhia) Nuclear Power Plant has become a focal point in the Ukraine war, as any major nuclear incident risks radioactivity release over a vast area. In such an accident, not only Ukraine but large parts of Europe could face radioactive contamination and much higher cancer rates and other diseases. Russia has claimed the Ukrainian side shelled the Zaporozhye plant in July and August and, on August 23, submitted photographic and other documentary evidence to the UN Security Council. Ukraine contends Russia has been shelling the plant even though it is under Russia's occupation. | Th…

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-30). US sends Ukraine $228 million per day in military aid to wage proxy war on Russia. multipolarista.com The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). 'Bitter Street' in Lugansk: A Battle Line Drawn with Nazi Elements after 2014. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker From left: Alexey Albu of Borotba; John Parker of Socialist Unity Party; and Evgeniy Miroshnichenko, member of the Youth Parliament, State Duma of Russia. SLL photo From May 1 to May 12, I traveled to both Russia and the Lugansk People's Republic, an independent republic in the Donbass region, formerly part of eastern…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). French Energy Firm Seek Deal to Increase Algerian Natural Gas Supply. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Holds Talks With French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron President Emmanuel Macron spends three days in the North African state in efforts to mend relations strained over colonial legacy Geostrategic Analysis Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU)…

_____ (2022-08-30). US Citizens and the Media's Take on Ukraine's Zelenskyy. journal-neo.org Taking into account comments on the article "US Citizens and Media on Russia's Actions in Ukraine," published by the New Eastern Outlook, and readers' inquiries about what Americans themselves and the American media are saying about the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the following selection of materials on this issue is proposed. As Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: "Now We're Playing the Long Game" libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Shurygin The special operation in Ukraine entered the phase of a war of attrition August 24, 2022 is a landmark day. August 24 not only marked Ukraine's Day of Independence ("from common sense and humanity," as many add), but also marked six months since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in the Ukrainian theatre…

Al-Jazeera (2022-08-30). What Is HIMARS? The Advanced Rocket System US Is Sending to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-30). Ukraine's Anti-Worker Law Comes Into Effect. scheerpost.com Workers on McDonald's Facade Odessa, Ukraine 2016. Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 By ODR Team / On 17 August, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyi ratified Law 5371, which removes rights for workers at small and medium-sized…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Ukraine is finished as a nation — neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale. One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul — and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass — there is reason to believe…

Anand Naidoo (2022-08-30). The Heat: What impact have sanctions had on Russia's economy? america.cgtn.com Six months into the Ukraine conflict — what impact have Western sanctions had on Russia's economy?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Russia: A Strategic Challenge for NATO in the Arctic. libya360.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday warned of the "strategic challenge" posed to the Atlantic Alliance by Russia's increased presence in the Arctic. Stoltenberg concluded a three-day visit to Canada at Cold Lake Air Base in northwestern Canada where North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) fighter jets tasked with patrolling the Arctic are based….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). How France Underdevelops Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 2022 (IPS) — Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies. Decolonization? Pre-Second World War colonial monetary arrangements were consolidated into the Colonies…

Ahmed Adel (2022-08-30). Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan Deepen Cooperation to Bypass Western Sanctions. globalresearch.ca

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