(2023-01-01). Armenians turn fire toward Russia as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade enters third week. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EurasianetDecember 29, 2022 Armenians turn fire toward Russia as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade enters third weekWith Azerbaijani demonstrators settling in for the long haul on the Lachin Corridor, Armenia is questioning whether Moscow is willing or able to end the standoff As the near-total closure of the only road in and out of Nagorno-Karabakh enters its third …
(2023-01-01). Cristiano Ronaldo ficha por el Al-Nassr de Arabia Saudita. telesurtv.net La presentación oficial del ganador en cinco veces del Balón de Oro de France Football está programada para el próximo sábado.
(2023-01-01). Int'l experts upbeat about China 2023 | Italian professor of international studies: I hope Europe and China can further increase corporation. ecns.cn Fabio Massimo Parenti, a professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence says: "My best wishes to all of you and we hope we can further increase our corporation between Italy and China, between Europe and China for a better world, because we cannot escape this integration if we want to really solve the current problems."
(2023-01-01). 3/4s of German Homeowners are Ready to Put Solar Panels on their Roofs: Survey. juancole.com ( Clean Energy Wire ) Three in four houseowners in Germany wish to put a solar PV array on their roofs, according to a survey commissioned by the country's solar industry lobby group BSW Solar. One in five houseowners aims to install solar PV arrays within the next twelve months, the survey by pollster …
(2023-01-01). Kosovo chieftain calls for "massive bolstering" of NATO troops, weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com BloombergJanuary 1, 2022 Kosovo Leader Kurti Calls for More NATO Troops as Tensions Rise Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti is calling for a bolstered presence of NATO peacekeeping forces in his country. "A massive bolstering of NATO troops and military equipment in our country would improve security and peace in Kosovo and the entire West-Balkan …
(2023-01-01). Russian Military Revealed Goal Of Missile Strikes On New Year Eve In Ukraine. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On January 1, the Russian Ministry of Defence published another daily briefing on the ongoing developments of the special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian military reported on the battles on the front lines in the Donbass as well as on the targets of the recent strikes throughout the war-torn country. | On December 31, air alert sounded throughout Ukraine. The authorities of several Ukrainian regions and cities confirmed the explosions. In particular, according to the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klit…
(2023-01-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions in Kiev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Khmelnitsky with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Nikolaev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Zhytomyr with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Vinnytsia with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the…
(2023-01-01). Military Situation In Syria On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 in Idlib province, 3 in Latakia province; | On December 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran; | On December 31, Turkish artillery shelled SAA positions near Tal Rafaat; | On December 31, as a result of ISIS attack on a SAA headquarters near the city of Palmyra, several SAA servicemen were killed or wounded; | The…
(2023-01-01). Russia Consolidates in East Mediterranean. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-01). On The Influence Of NeoNazism In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The U.S. relationship with Ukrainian fascists began after the Second World War. During the war, units of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN-B) took part in the Holocaust, killing at least 100,000 Jews and Poles. Mykola Lebed, a top aide to Stepan Bandera, the leader of the fascist OUN-B, was recruited by the C.I.A. after the war, according to a 2010 study by the U.S. National Archives. | The government study said, "Bandera's wing (OUN/B) was a militant fascist organization." Bandera's closest deputy, Yaroslav Stetsko, said: ""I…fully appreciate the undeniably harmful and hostile role of the Jews, w…
(2023-01-01). Zelensky's Ridiculous Attempts To Blackmail Netanyahu Revealed Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ignored the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution on the occupation of Palestinian territories because of Israel's position on military assistance to Kiev, according to the report published by Axios which cites anonymous Israeli and Ukrainian officials. | According to the claims of a Ukrainian official, Israeli Prime Minister in a phone call late Friday asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele…
(2023-01-01). Ukraine became de facto member of NATO in 2022: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformDecember 31, 2022 This year, Ukraine de facto became part of NATO Reznikov Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that this year, Ukraine de facto became part of NATO, and this cooperation will continue. *** According to him, the spirit of the Ukrainian people and their invincibility demonstrated that Ukraine is the real …
(2023-01-01). 2022 Saw Historic Strikes In The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org Even as 2022 is drawing to a close, the strike wave that swept the UK this year, with hundreds of thousands of workers in the public and private sector downing tools to fight for better conditions, is showing no signs of slowing down. | On Saturday, December 31, over 1,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) who are working on contract as cleaners in the railways are set to walkout in the first national strike of its kind. Workers at private companies including Atalian Servest, Churchill, and Mitie are fighting for a £15 ($18.04) per hour wage, company sick pay, good…
(2022-12-31). South Caucasus: A Battle of Wills and Corridors. strategic-culture.org 
Azerbaijan and Turkiye are gunning to establish the "Zangezur corridor," in direct conflict with Iran and Armenia's interests as it entails the blockade of the Lachin corridor — a lifeline for the ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. | By Yeghia TASHJIAN | On 12 December, under the pretext of environmentalism, dozens of state-backed "eco-activists" from Azerbaijan blocked the only land corridor connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. | The blockade created a humanitarian crisis for the 120,000 Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh, cutting them off from the outside world. This is not the first time Baku has…
(2022-12-31). France Confirms Peace Agreements For Ukraine Are Lie. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The Minsk agreements of 2014-2015 gave Ukraine time to strengthen the Armed Forces and prepare for war against Russia, former French President Francois Hollande confirmed the claims previously made former German Chancellor Merkel. | The former French president made his claims in an interview with The Kiev Independent. | Journalists asked Hollande if he agreed with the statement of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the agreements allowed to "freeze" the conflict between Russia and Ukraine…
(2022-12-31). Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout Andy Corbley A crisis with the potential consequence of ethnic cleaning is seemingly being welcomed in Eastern Europe by several NATO countries, as NATO-trained ethnic Albanian military police in Kosovo attempt to impose a kind of martial law on ethnic Serbs in the north of …
(2022-12-31). Polish Meteorological Sonde Intercepted In Belarus. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Ukrainian military and their NATO instructors continue to demonstrate their ingenuity and imagination on the front lines. On December 31, Polish meteorological sonde adapted for reconnaissance purposes was reportedly intercepted in the Brest region in Belarus. | The aircraft fell in the Kamenetsky district. A special analyzer of radioactivity was attached to the sonde. It was used in a reconnaissance mission aimed at collecting data on the military facilities on the Belarussian territor…
(2022-12-31). European Far Right Saw Electoral Wins in 2022. Reversing Them Will Not Be Easy. truthout.org With the defeat of Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, many of us hoped that the European far right would suffer a similar decline. In office, Trump had endorsed…
(2022-12-31). Il "Padrone del Globo" ci porta le bombe nucleari. globalresearch.ca Gli Stati Uniti — come annunciato lo scorso mese* — hanno cominciato in dicembre a inviare in Italia e altri paesi europei le nuove bombe nucleari B61-12. Lo conferma un documento ufficiale del Dipartimento della US Air Force. Esso stabilisce …
(2022-12-31). 100,000 U.S. troops, 20,000 new, to stay in Europe, train Ukrainian counterparts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsDecember 30, 2022 New in 2023: US troops in Europe to continue deployments, training Roughly 20,000 troops mobilized in Europe in support of NATO since Russia's invasion of Ukraine are on track to stay in place going into the new year, training not only with local partners, but with Ukrainian troops outside of their …
(2022-12-31). A German-China-Russia Triangle on Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By M. K. Bhadrakumar Dec 24, 2022 | The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken probably thought that in his self-appointed role as the world's policeman, it was his prerogative to check out what is going on between Germany, China and Russia that he wasn't privy to. Certainly, Blinken's call to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday turned out to be a fiasco. | Most certainly, his intention was to gather details on two high-level exchanges that Chinese President Xi Jinping had on successive days last week — with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Chairman of the Unit…
(2022-12-31). Increasing kill chain speed: Pentagon augments HIMARS for Ukraine, Latvia, Taiwan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostDecember 29, 2022 US Army Seeks HIMARS Fire Control Systems for Ukraine, Taiwan The US Army has sought information on M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) fire control systems for partner nations Ukraine, Taiwan, and Latvia. The US Army Contracting Command issued a "source sought" notification last month for International Field Artillery Tactical …
(2022-12-31). In Video 18+: Bloody Gunfight And Heroism On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org
(2022-12-31). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On December 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Liman with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Debrova with high-precision missiles; | Up to 140 Ukrainian servicemen, 7 armoured vehicles and 4 pickups were destroyed by Russian artillery shelling on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 80…
(2022-12-31). Russian And Ukrainian Exchange Prisoners On New Year Eve. southfront.org 
Ukrainian POWs | On December 31, the warring sides in Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. More than 80 Russian servicemen have been released from Ukrainian captivity, the Defense Ministry said."On December 31, as a result of the negotiation process, 82 Russian servicemen who were in mortal danger in captivity were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime," the Russian Ministry said. | Military transport planes will take all those released to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation. | In recent weeks, the…
(2022-12-31). Last Russian Missile Attack In Ukraine In 2022. southfront.org 
Hotel destroyed in Kiev | On the afternoon of December 31, an air alert sounded throughout Ukraine, including in the capital. | The head of the Kiev regional administration Alexey Kuleba reported on the work of air defense in the region but did not reveal the targets of Russian strikes. | According to the deputy head of the office of the President Kirill Tymoshenko, seven air targets were intercepted near Kiev. However, claims of Ukrainian officials are often exaggerated. | Despite the attempts of the Ukrainian milit…
(2022-12-31). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Liman with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Dibrova with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Russian-led forces reportedly captured Dorozhnyanka in south of Gulyaipole; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Russian air defense systems shot…
(2022-12-31). Military Situation In Syria On December 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On December 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran; | On December 31, Turkish artillery shelled SAA positions near Tal Rafaat; | On December 31, at least 10 people were killed and four others were wounded as a result of ISIS attack on the bus carrying employees of the Al-Tayim oil field…
(2022-12-31). Tàºrkiye Agreed To Withdraw Troops From Northern Syria — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Ankara has reportedly agreed to withdraw troops from northern Syria after a trilateral meeting in Moscow of the defense ministers of Tàºrkiye, Syria and Russia. | The agreement on the withdrawal of Turkish troops reportedly emerged after a meeting held in Moscow, where Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, talked on the security issue with their Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu.The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, commenting on the talks, said t…
(2022-12-31). Tàºrkiye Agreed To Withdraw Troops From Northern Syria Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Ankara has reportedly agreed to withdraw troops from northern Syria after a trilateral meeting in Moscow of the defense ministers of Tàºrkiye, Syria and Russia. | The agreement on the withdrawal of Turkish troops reportedly emerged after a meeting held in Moscow, where Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, talked on the security issue with their Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu.The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, commenting on the talks, said t…
(2022-12-31). Imran Khan: Pakistan should be non-aligned in cold war, neutral over Ukraine, applauds China. multipolarista.com 
Ex Prime Minister Imran Khan argued Pakistan should have been non-aligned in the first cold war and in the new one between the US and China/Russia, as well as independent in the Ukraine proxy conflict. He also praised Beijing's historic poverty reduction program.
(2022-12-31). Xi meets Putin via video link. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link on Friday.
(2022-12-31). How the USSR Changed the Face of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova On December 30, 2022, Russians and others across the globe commemorated the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). How did the 70 years of the USSR change the world? "It was the world's first socialist country, a system based on public ownership, state planning, social welfare…
(2022-12-31). The Real Economy Seems to Be the Biggest Winner in 2022. strategic-culture.org 
"In a turbulent year marred by global monetary tightening, recession fears, and a war in Ukraine, a mining stock in Indonesia is proving to be the world's best performer with a whopping 1,595% rally," Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, the worst performing stocks include those of IT and fintech companies. Investing in coal turned out to be a winning strategy in our supposedly greener world.