(2023-02-22). US and NATO plot wars while ignoring Turkey/Syria earthquake victims. wsws.org Emergency relief and the most basic social infrastructure, including earthquake-resistant housing, are neglected as capitalist governments pour unlimited resources into war.
(2023-02-23). Russia at UN Security Council: We Know Who Blew Up Nord Stream. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, February 21, Russia announced at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that it has identified with "high probability" those who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines. | The Security Council meeting held on Tuesday hotly debated Russia's request for a UN-led investigation into the explosions on September 26 last year across the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. | At the meeting, Russian ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Moscow was requesting an independent UN investigation, considering doubts about the integrity and transparency of Denmark, G…
(2023-02-23). China's largest land port sees robust trade via China-Europe freight train service. ecns.cn Manzhouli, China's largest land port, handled 4,818 China-Europe freight trains in 2022, up 37.6 percent year on year, according to data from the customs of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
(2023-02-23). 7.2-magnitude quake hits Tajikistan. ecns.cn A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported Thursday.
(2023-02-23). No nuclear war in Europe! and Glorification of violence. indybay.org The well-read do not believe in Russia's sole guilt anyway. They remember the promise made to Gorbachev not to expand NATO eastward. They know that the U.S. organized and financed a coup on the Maidan in 2014 to install a puppet government that would push for Ukraine's eventual admission into NATO.
(2023-02-23). Biden boasts of his role in expanding NATO to Russia's borders. wsws.org In a meeting with representatives of the Bucharest Nine, the group of Eastern European countries added to the NATO alliance during the Clinton and Bush administrations, Biden pledged to "defend literally every inch of NATO" against Russia.
(2023-02-22). Rebuilding Ukraine: How difficult will it be to restore the country after the Russia conflict? america.cgtn.com In September 2022, the World Bank calculated that Ukraine had sustained more than $97 billion in direct damages through May in the Russian-Ukraine conflict. However, according to the World Bank, the Ukrainian government and European Commission, the effort to rebuild the country could cost a …
(2023-02-22). Did Russia suspend New START or was it America?>. infobrics.org Despite Russia's best efforts to maintain the agreement, incessant US noncompliance with existing treaties and crawling aggression in Eastern Europe left Moscow with no other option.
(2023-02-22). LuxLeaks Whistleblower Wins Case Before Europe's Top Human Rights Court. thedissenter.org 
This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a The grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who worked for the multinational accounting conglomerate PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and exposed tax evasion schemes in Luxembourg. | French national Raphaël Halet, a former auditor for PwC, alleged that his criminal conviction had disproportionately interfered with his right to freedom of expressi…
(2023-02-22). Who's Winning and Losing the Economic War over Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org 
Half a million tons of methane rise from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard On the other hand, Ukraine's economy has shrunk by 35% or more, despite $46 billion in economic aid from generous U.S. taxpayers, on top of $67 billion in military aid. European economies are also taking a hit. After …
(2023-02-22). B Medical Systems' cold chain transport box receives CERTICOL label. healtheuropa.com 
The CERTICOLD quality label guarantees B Medical Systems' cold chain transport boxes RCW25 are conforming to European GDP guidelines. B Medical Systems, a global leader in medical cold chain transport, has announced that the company's RCW25 transport box has been certified by CERTICOLD Pharma to comply with EU Good Distribution Practices (GDP). It is the …
(2023-02-22). OTAN apoyará a Ucrania para un sistema de adquisición de armas más efectivo. cubadebate.cu La OTAN asistirá a Ucrania para crear un sistema de adquisición de armas más afectivo en la guerra con Rusia, trascendió en rueda de prensa ofrecida en Bruselas por el secretario general de la alianza, Jens Stoltenberg; el alto representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores, Josep Borrell, y el ministro ucraniano de Exteriores, Dmitro Kuleba.
(2023-02-22). EU, NATO, Ukraine to Ramp Up Arms Production and Procurement. telesurenglish.net Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will jointly launch a mechanism to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine. | RELATED: | NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg discussed with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell the need to ramp up weapons production and improve arms procurement "to ensure that Ukraine gets the weapons it needs." | "
(2023-02-22). Over 900,000 Asylum Applicants Arrived In Europe In 2022. telesurenglish.net In a report presented on Wednesday, the European Union Agency for Asylum (AUEA) said that it registered over 966,000 asylum applications in EU countries, Switzerland and Norway. | RELATED: | This is the highest number of asylum requests processed in Europe since 2016 when 1.2 million asylum seekers arrived on this continent after the start of the armed conflict in Syria. | The AUEA notes that this increase is mainl…
(2023-02-22). French union bureaucracies pause strikes as social explosion against Macron looms. wsws.org As struggles mount against austerity across Europe and the NATO-Russia war escalates, workers need new organizations of struggle, independent of the union bureaucracies.
(2023-02-22). Russia suspends participation in New START nuclear arms control treaty as US prepares expansion of Ukraine war. wsws.org Behind the smokescreen of rhetoric about "democracy" and "liberty," the imperialist powers, basing themselves largely on fascist and ultra-nationalist forces, are preparing an escalation and geographic expansion of the war in Ukraine, which threatens to soon engulf all of Eastern Europe and bears the danger of a nuclear catastrophe.
(2023-02-22). UN Security Council Holds Meeting on Nord Stream Sabotage. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a meeting on the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. Russia called the meeting after a bombshell report from investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said President Biden ordered the attack on the pipelines, an allegation the White House denies. Russian Ambassador Vassily …
(2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts Report. southfront.org 
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…
(2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts — Report. southfront.org 
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…
(2023-02-22). German lawmaker denounces Ukraine 'proxy war' and US 'terrorist attack' on Nord Stream pipelines. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
In this interview, German Member of Parliament Sevim Dağdelen, of the Left Party, Die Linke, condemned the NATO "proxy war" in Ukraine, saying the EU is acting as US "vassals". She also denounced the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines as a "terrorist attack" that "should have resulted in a huge outcry".
(2023-02-22). The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam and the Security State, by Rizwaan Sabir (Review). juancole.com 
Review of Rizwaan Sabir, The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and The Security State (London: Pluto Press, 2022.) Greifswald, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) In May 2008, a post-graduate student of International Relations was arrested for six days after downloading a 140-page document on Al-Qaeda from the US Justice Department website. A copy of the document …
(2023-02-22). CovertAction Bulletin: Is Left Right Unity Possible in the Anti-War Movement? covertactionmagazine.com Just before the one-year anniversary of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, President Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev over President's Day weekend. According to the AP, the plan was approved just two days before, but discussion began a month prior. Air Force One flew to Germany, then turned its transponders off for a flight to Poland. Only two U.S. journalists accompanied Biden—and they had to surrender their devices to the White House for the trip. The Russian government was notified hours before…
(2023-02-22). Greeks Protest Against the Visit of US Secretary Blinken. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a series of protests were held against U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Greece in Athens and other cities. | RELATED: | The youth division of the Communist Party of Greece (KNE) and the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) held a protest outside the United States' embassy in Athens. | Hundreds of protesters chanted that Blinken was a persona non grata, raising banners with slogans against U.S.
(2023-02-22). Putin suspends New START nuclear treaty participation | Biden attempts to unite fracturing NATO. thealtworld.com On episode 24 we are joined by Vitaly Milonov, a Russian politician, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation since 2016. A member of United Russia. | He has served as a Member of the State Duma for Saint Petersburg South since 2016. As a legislator, he is known for his opposition to LGBT rights in Russia. From 2007 to 2016, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.
(2023-02-22). Lithuanian president wants to violate "red lines" in Western support to Ukraine. infobrics.org Gitanas Nauseda's proposal could be the path to catastrophe, as the absence of limits on anti-Russian military cooperation would eventually drive the conflict to the nuclear level.
(2023-02-22). Moldovan left demands PAS-led government resign and face elections. peoplesdispatch.org To distract attention from the economic and political crisis in the country, the incumbent Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has appointed pro-Western economist Dorin Recean as the new prime minister of the country…
(2023-02-22). From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Baltic Sea. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershLyndon B. Johnson delivering his televised report on the Gulf of Tonkin incident, August 4, 1964. The secret and incomplete history of US-Norway collaboration in covert operations Why Norway? In my account of the Biden Administration's decision to destroy the Nord Stream pipelines, why did much of the secret planning and training for the operation take…
(2023-02-22). UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack With Ray McGovern and Jeffrey Sachs. scheerpost.com 
By Consortium News The Security Council meeting was called by Russia after Seymour Hersh's report pointed to the U.S. and Norway as the culprits. Jeffrey Sachs: My name is Jeffrey Sachs. I am a university professor at Columbia University. I'm a specialist in the global economy, including global trade, finance, infrastructure and economic statecraft. I have appeared …
(2023-02-23). In Poland, Biden Vows to Defend 'Literally Every Inch' of NATO. news.antiwar.com President Biden met with the leaders of the Bucharest Nine countries in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday and vowed to defend "literally every inch" of NATO territory, calling Article Five of the alliance's treaty that outlines mutual defense "sacred." "The commitment of the United States to NATO — and I've said it to you many times; …
(2023-02-23). Medvedev Says Russia Is Willing to Defend Itself With Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday that Russia is willing to defend itself by any means, including by using nuclear weapons. "It is obvious to all the powers that be that if the US wants to defeat Russia, we are heading for a conflict on a global scale. If the US wants to defeat …
(2023-02-23). Patrick Lawrence: Russia Takes Another Step Back From the West. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost News that Russia will suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms pact, which arrived Tuesday via Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Federal Assembly, had to land hard. This suspension is not a withdrawal, as various Western media reports initially described it, and it is temporary, …
(2023-02-23). Nice Try, Plus Larry On China And Russia. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-02-23). The Cultural Impact Of Magazine Covers On The Black Community. newsone.com 
Source: Urban One Podcast Network / Urban One Podcast Network | Welcome to this Wednesday episode of the Amanda Seales Show. We cover a range of topics on this podcast, including Biden's rallying cry in Warsaw, experimental male birth control and the impact of magazine covers on the As always you can expect to laugh and learn as Amanda and DJ Nailz discuss these important issues. | FOLLOW ALONG AS WE COVER: | (02: 32) BLACKURATE NEWS: Biden Issues A Rallying Cry In Warsaw: 'Ukraine Will Never Be A Victory For Russia'. Brittney Griner… Retu…
(2023-02-23). War propaganda dominates Berlin film festival opening, including Sean Penn's Superpower. wsws.org The Berlin Film Festival opened last Thursday with a barrage of militarism and war propaganda, followed one day later by the world premiere of Superpower, directed by Hollywood's leading advocate of all-out war against Russia, actor Sean Penn.
(2023-02-22). Xi Jinping to Visit Moscow as China and Russia Draw Closer Together. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting Moscow soon as China and Russia continue to draw closer together in the face of similar Western pressure. Putin made the announcement while hosting China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Moscow. "We await a visit of the President of the People's …
(2023-02-22). Biden Says Putin's Decision to Suspend New START a 'Big Mistake'. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by suspending Russia's participation in the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, known as the New START. When he made the announcement on Tuesday, Putin stressed he was only suspending Russia's participation in New START, which places limits …
(2023-02-22). Russian-Turkish gas hub has become an object of US concern. journal-neo.org 
Following the collapse of the USSR, the United States is considering its role in the status of a global world leader. In relations with its NATO allies, Washington, moreover, continues the previous course of the flagship, which does not tolerate any deviations of its satellites from the strategy of the White House. And during the …
(2023-02-22). The attempt of the US to build a secret biolab in Kyrgyzstan is failing. journal-neo.org 
Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US criminal activity …
(2023-02-22). With Billions Wasted NATO Still Doesn't Have the Juice to Beat Russia. journal-neo.org 
In every mainstream media outlet from Berlin to Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin and Russia are losing in the conflict with Ukraine. The NATO proxy warriors and western think tank experts are endlessly reassuring citizens of the U.S. and other allied countries that Russia is on the ropes and ready for the knockout punch from the …
(2023-02-22). Washington Accuses Russia of 'Crimes Against Humanity' to Justify Escalation of Ukraine war. strategic-culture.org By Andre DAMON | On Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accused Russia, for the first time, of carrying out "crimes against humanity," part of an escalating propaganda campaign to condition public opinion for the direct deployment of US-NATO troops into the war over Ukraine. | Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Harris asserted: "Russian forces have pursued a widespread and systemic attack against a civilian population—gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape and deportation. Execution-style killings, beatings and electrocution." | Harris declared: "In the case of Russia's actions in Ukrai…
(2023-02-22). The World Teetering on the New Polycentric Geopolitics. strategic-culture.org The world is yet to see how dangerous the decade before us will be, what the new global geopolitical architecture will look like and who is to build it. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned in his address to his colleagues on 10 February 2023 in Moscow: "All of us are professionals and we are well aware this is certainly not an exaggeration." Lavrov elaborated on the remark made by Vladimir Putin that this is a historic crossroads for the world and that the most important, the most uncertain decade as well as the most dangerous decade since the Second World War is ahead of us. His opponents tend to…
(2023-02-22). Energy Wars: Outing the Nord Stream Saboteurs. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | When news first emerged over explosions endured by the Nord Stream pipelines, known collectively as Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, an army of guessers was mobilised. The accusation that Russia had done it seemed counterintuitive, given that the Russian state company Gazprom is a majority shareholder of Nord Stream 1 and sole owner of Nord Stream 2. But this less than convenient fact did not discourage those from the Moscow-is-behind everything School of Think…
(2023-02-22). In Video: HIMARS Missile Hit Russian Control Post Near Ugledar. southfront.org
(2023-02-22). The World Gone Wrong: The USA Proxy War Against Russia will Unleash Hell. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image"The United States will provide Ukraine with a new $ 0 million infusion of aid to help the government in Kyiv continue paying salaries, pensions and providing services, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. Yellen detailed the assistance following her meeting Wednesday with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko, saying it was necessary to help their government continue to function… | 'The needs of Ukraine are urgent, and we plan to deploy this direct…
(2023-02-22). Russia's FSB Detained Five Suspected Of Financing Al-Qaeda's HTS In Syria (Video). southfront.org 
ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On February 22, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people suspected of collecting money to provide financial support to the Syria-based al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terror group. | In…
(2023-02-22). Russia's Rostec Increased Production Of Tornado-S Rockets, Lancet & KUB-BLA Drones. southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has increased production of Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as well as advanced weapons for the Russian military, including the Lancet and KUB-BLA loitering munitions, RIA Novosti reported on November 22. "Rostec enterprises…
(2023-02-22). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in the southern and south-eastern outskirts of Ugledar | The AFU artillery targeted a Russian position near Polohy | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Gulyaipole | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Orikhiv | Russian Army destroyed the AFU ammo depots in Antonovka and Chernobayevka | Artillery duels contin…
(2023-02-22). Military Situation In Syria On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On February 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations were recorded in Latakia region in the past 24 hours | The number of Syrians coming from Turkish provinces to northern Syria via Bab al-Hawa crossing has reached 9,312 citizens | On February 21, a SDF member was shot dead by unknown gunmen near al-Suwar town | On February 21, SDF arrested two ISIS suspects in Salhabiya village west of Raqqa city | MOR…
(2023-02-22). Military Situation In Ukraine On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces destroyed a large-calibre mortar workshop near Sumy with high-precision missiles | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Antonovka with high-precision missiles | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Nevskoye | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka…
(2023-02-22). Soaring energy prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could push up to 141 million more people into extreme poverty, study finds. nationofchange.org "Unaffordable costs of energy and other necessities will push vulnerable populations into energy poverty and even extreme poverty."
(2023-02-22). German Lawmaker Calls for Nord Stream Probe. scheerpost.com 
Sevim Dagdelen takes the Scholz government to task for its lack of "strength and will" in responding to Seymour Hersh's reporting on the U.S. sabotage of the Russian pipeline. Video and text of her Feb. 10 speech to the Bundestag.
(2023-02-22). Tamara Lorincz: Canada's Support For Ukraine's War on the Donbass & Canada's Anti-Russia Policies. ingaza.wordpress.com I spoke with Canadian researcher and writer, Tamara Lorincz, about Canada's militaristic foreign and defence policies, Canada's belligerent NATO role in bombing sovereign nations, Canada's role in fomenting the Maidan protests which preceded the (2014) illegal coup in Ukraine, and, among other things, Canada's support to Ukraine's war on the Donbass. Tamara has a Masters…
(2023-02-22). Indian, Russian Banks Open Special Vostro Accounts for Trade in Rupee, More Countries Expressing Interest. infobrics.org Certain African countries that are facing foreign exchange problems and issues with US Dollar and Euro mobilisation are also showing interest in the rupee (INR) trade mechanism…
(2023-02-22). The NDB and BRICS in Global Governance Reform. infobrics.org Egypt ratified its participation in the New Development Bank (NDB) — a multilateral development bank (MDB) established in 2015 under the direct guidance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). Egypt followed after the admission of Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay…
(2023-02-22). President Vladimir Putin's Speech: Russia Has the Right to Be Strong. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. I would like to thank you for this responsible, firm position and recall the words of Pyotr Stolypin, a patriot and a proponent of a strong Russian state. He said this in the State Duma over a hundred years ago, but it is still consonant with our times. He said: "In the…
(2023-02-22). Russia's Clout in the BRICS Universe. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter As the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears, the US and its allies are confronted with the harsh reality that stringent sanctions have failed to either deter Russian behavior or punish those responsible. One of the main reasons for this failure is the inability by the West to mobilize support for…
(2023-02-22). US Attempts to Build a Secret Biolab in Kyrgyzstan is Failing. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US…
(2023-02-22). Peace talks on Ukraine war unlikely any time soon. peoplesworld.org 
Most of the corporate media hailed President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Kiev this past weekend where he met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia, whom the administration has said cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons or diplomatic negotiations, was told ahead of time, apparently, and was trusted by the U.S. to insure nothing happened to …
(2023-02-22). Russia's Declaration of Independence — A Review of Putin's Speech to Russia's National Assembly. sonar21.com 
Reflecting on Putin's long awaited speech to Russia's national assembly I was struck by some similarities with Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. What do I mean? Jefferson started with his iconic…
(2023-02-22). Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin condemns NATO aggression. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-02-22). From Russiagate with Love: Corporate Media Spin and Revisionist Reporting on Russia's Alleged Meddling in the 2016 Election Continue. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff A January 2023 publication from the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) spawned the latest round of spin and shifting baselines from Russiagate apologists. Russiagate refers…
(2023-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus Raid, U.N. Warns Israel Not to Attack Courts Amid Weeks of Mass Protests, Beijing and Moscow Pursue Talks as Biden Declares "Ukraine Will Never Be a Victory for Russia", EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Contaminated Water and Soil from Ohio Derailment, Barbara Lee Announces U.S. Senate Bid as Race for Dianne Feinstein's Seat Heats Up, Democrat Jennifer McClellan Wins VA Special Election; RI Rep. David Cicilline Resigns from House, SCOTUS Leaves in Place Ban on Israel Boycott, Hears Case Involving Liability for YouTube Algorithms, Pivotal Wisco…
(2023-02-22). As Putin Suspends New START Treaty, Is There Still Hope for Nuclear Disarmament? democracynow.org 
Russian President Vladmir Putin's announcement that Moscow would suspend its participation in the New START treaty threatens to end the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Putin made the pledge during his annual State of the Nation address on Tuesday, when he accused Western nations of provoking the conflict in Ukraine. The treaty limits the U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapon stockpiles and gives each country opportunities to inspect the other's nuclear sites. Russia says it will continue to respect the caps established by the treaty, but that it…
(2023-02-22). Nuclear Treaty Putin Suspended Was Important But Inadequate, Expert Says. truthout.org Russian President Vladmir Putin's announcement that Moscow would suspend its participation in the New START treaty threatens to end the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Putin made the pledge during his annual State of the Nation address on Tuesday, when he accused Western nations of provoking the conflict in Ukraine. The treaty limits the U.S. |
(2023-02-22). China-Russia Partnership Never Targets Any Third Party: China. telesurenglish.net The China-Russia relationship, which has stood the test of the drastic changes in the world situation, is mature, tough and as stable as Mount Tai. | Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 22, 2023.
(2023-02-22). Orban Skips NATO Eastern Flank Leaders Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was absent from a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of NATO's eastern flank. | In his place was the country's ceremonial president, Katalin Novak. | RELATED: | Since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the Hungarian prime minister has declared Budapest's neutrality and refused to allow the transfer of weapons to Kiev thro…
(2023-02-22). Putin Meets Top Chinese Foreign Policy Adviser Wang. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wang Yi, the top foreign policy adviser for Chinese President Xi Jinping, to discuss a peace initiative proposed by this Asian country to solve the Ukrainian conflict. | RELATED: | Besides preserving the territorial integrity of both Russia and Ukraine, the proposal calls for the cessation of hostilities, opposing chemical weapons usage, and protecting nuclear fac…
(2023-02-22). Latin America faces "bright prospect" to develop own model. uwidata.com 
While the eruption of the clashes in Ukraine nears its first anniversary, the global public opinion debates the emergence of a new world order. The West has imposed sanctions on Russia — which the so-called Global South openly opposes. This has lead to questioning the given order and fuelled debates on the emergence of a …
(2023-02-22). The first year of the war: The quest for a new model and deepening class contradictions in Russia. uwidata.com The content of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech in the parliament and the criticism of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) indicate that Russia is in the quest for a new state structure and economic model appropriate for multipolarity and war against the West. In November 2022, in my article "Winter in Moscow, …
(2023-02-22). NATO powers intensify offensive against Russia after Munich Security Conference. wsws.org One year after the invasion of Ukraine by the Putin regime, the imperialist powers are preparing a massive escalation of the war, which increasingly raises the threat of a nuclear world war.
(2023-02-22). Top level Taiwanese ministers hold secret talks in Washington. wsws.org The talks are another ominous sign of the advanced preparations for a US-led conflict with China even as Washington and its NATO allies are escalating the war in Ukraine against Russia.
(2023-02-23). "There is no health care without us," warn nurses in Slovenia. peoplesdispatch.org Nurses in Slovenia protest against lack of staff and inadequate salaries, as they continue to shoulder most of the workload in the health system…
(2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Representative Barbara Lee: End War in Ukraine. indybay.org Representative Barbara Lee's Oakland Office, 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland. Google map and directions: www.google.com/maps/place/Ordway+Building,+1+Kaiser+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612…
(2023-02-23). Scott Ritter: Arms Control or Ukraine? scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Take Action for Peace In Ukraine. indybay.org 1 Post St, San Francisco, (Senator Feinstein's Office) | Post and Market; Montgomery Street BART…
(2023-02-22). Ukraine Worries the Biden Administration Might Use Congress as an Excuse to Wind Down Aid. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told POLITICO on Tuesday that Kyiv is worried that some members of the Biden administration might use Congress as an excuse to start winding down military aid and push for Ukraine to pursue more realistic war goals. "I think both on Capitol Hill and in the administration, there …
(2023-02-22). America Errs In Viewing Ukraine As A Template For Taiwan. americanthinker.com The situation in Taiwan could not be more different, but there is a simple, bloodless solution if only the parties would be open to it.
(2023-02-22). Military Situation In Bakhmut On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-02-22). Tickets available: NYC bus to the March 18 national anti-war protest. answercoalition.org Join the ANSWER Coalition bus from NYC to DC, , | : | National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine — Stop NATO!, Saturday, March 18, The White House, , | : | BUS 1: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from Union Square, 14th St and Broadway, NY NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , BUS 2: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from 149th St. and Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , | : | Ticket price: $ . Discounted tickets available based on financial need | Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S…
(2023-02-22). The power-serving myth that anti-war protests make no difference. mronline.org 
Thousands of people from across the political spectrum gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to protest U.S. militarism, proxy warfare and nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine on Sunday.
(2023-02-22). How the U.S. (and UK) Sabotaged Peace in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The Washington Post provides another of those lame flattering portraits of the Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelinski: A year in the trenches has hardened Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky came into office…
(2023-02-22). Jimmy Dore Speaks at Rage Against The War Machine in DC. youtube.com 
Thousands of protesters for peace in Ukraine marched through Washington, D.C., over the weekend at the Rage Against the War Machine protests. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…