(2023-01-15). Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division Andy Corbley www.worldatlarge.news/coffee-break-reads/2023/1/11/poland-seeks-to-become-true-land-superpower-in-europe-adds-new-army-division?fbclid=IwAR1-tPap3-pNZd2MT7EHjuhM7Mve3v_NYfUU4WNFk BFzgEaDDGrsKCitE The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in order to raise the uniformed soldiery of the country to 300,000 in a bid to become a "true land …
(2023-01-15). What are the chances for peace in Ukraine? indybay.org There must be another way to peace. But there can only be if we stop believing that only weapons or the annexation of foreign territories can bring peace; if we accept that the world does not belong only to the West, that there will be no single world power, the USA, and that the expansion of NATO does not contribute to stability in Europe.
(2023-01-15). Bloody Sunday massacre: "Soldier F" back in court. wsws.org The case against the only member of the British armed forces ever to face charges for the Bloody Sunday massacre of 14 unarmed demonstrators protesting internment without trial in Derry, Northern Ireland, is due to resume this month in Belfast.
(2023-01-15). Russian News-media are More Honest than U.S.-and-Allied Media. dissidentvoice.org How many times have the publics in U.S.-and-allied countries been lied-to about invasions their Governments had made on the basis of falsehoods that their 'news'-media knew at the time were false but nonetheless reported to them as being true? How many times have those 'news'-media reported as being 'a democratic revolution' the overthrow of a …
(2023-01-15). Canadian 'LAV 6' Armoured Vehicles Spotted In Ukraine (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Canadian-made LAV 6 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs) have been finally spotted in the Russian special military operation zone in Ukraine. | On December 31, a video showing a ACSV moving near an unspecified front in Ukraine surfaced online. The vehicle was of the unarmed Troops/Cargo Vehicle (TCV) version. | The ACSV, which was developed by the Canadian branch of General Dynamics Land Systems, is powered by a Caterpillar C9 Turbo-charged six-cylinder Diesel with 4 hp. The vehicle has a maximum op…
(2023-01-15). Erdogan Aide Says Ground Operation In Syria 'Possible Any Time'. southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | A new Turkish ground operation in Syria is "possible any time", Ibrahim Kalin, foreign policy adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on January 14. | The remarks came amid ongoing efforts by Russia to restore ties between Ankara, whose forces and proxies occupy vast parts of northern Syria, and Damascus. The efforts gained momentum in December after a breakthrough meeting between the defense ministers of the two count…
(2023-01-15). NYC remembers Dr. King's Legacy. fightbacknews.org New York, NY — Around 60 people gathered in the historic Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem to honor the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been his birthday weekend. Organized by Struggle-La Lucha, a panel of 11 speakers took part in the event that demanded: No war and sanctions, strop funding white supremacy in the Ukraine, shut down NATO, and stop racism, transphobia, union busting, and the attacks on women's rights, LGBTQ+ and immigrants. | The speakers included Margaret Kimberly of Black Agenda Report, Melinda Butterfield of Struggle-La Lucha and Omowale Cla, December…
(2023-01-15). Emerging Regret About Ukraine War in the U.S. and My Interview with Emerald Robinson on Biden's Classified Document Leaks. sonar21.com 
America's infatuation with Ukraine and Zelensky (the Cocaine Comedian) is starting to wane, but most politicians and the public continue to believe the lie that Ukraine is an innocent country…
(2023-01-14). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…
(2023-01-14). The French working class organizes to defeat Macron's pension reforms. mronline.org 
The Macron-led government is making a new bid to push controversial pension reforms, calling to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.
(2023-01-14). Burkina Faso: France is at the helm of Africa's decolonization. uwidata.com After the scandal with the expulsion of the French ambassador from Burkina Faso, Paris was seriously concerned about its situation on the continent. On January 3, the French Foreign Ministry said that in December they received a letter requesting the recall of their ambassador from the African country. The expulsion of Ambassador Luc Hallade came …
(2023-01-14). 'World War 3 has already started' between US and Russia/China, argues French scholar. geopoliticaleconomy.com Prominent French intellectual Emmanuel Todd argues the Ukraine proxy war is the start of WWIII, and is "existential" for both Russia and the US "imperial system", which has restricted the sovereignty of Europe, making Brussels into Washington's "protectorate".
(2023-01-14). Time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids: Turkiye. tribune.com.pk 
Turkiye is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before it holds elections expected in May, a Turkish presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. | President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesperson, Ibrahim Kalin, said Turkish ratification of the countries' bids depended on how quickly Stockholm fulfils counter-terrorism promises made as part of a deal with Ankara, warning that could take months. | "Stockholm is fully committed to implementing the agreement that was signed last year in Madrid, but the country needs six more months to write new laws that would allow the judicial system…
(2023-01-14). Thousands Rally to Protest Destruction of German Village for Coal Mine Expansion. truthout.org Thousands of people demonstrated in the pouring rain on Saturday protesting the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of the coal mine Garzweiler. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the demonstrators as they protested the clearance of Luetzerath, walking through the nearby village of Keyenberg. Protesters chanted "Every… |
(2023-01-14). Pentagon backs Poland's plans for German, other tanks for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 14, 2023 Polish PM to meet with Germany's Scholz over tanks for Ukraine The Leopard 2 tanks that Warsaw wants to donate to Kyiv as part of a broader international coalition were purchased from Germany and require the German government's consent to be given to a non-Nato country. Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish …
(2023-01-14). Kosovo: U.S. intrudes itself to "prevent further Russian and Chinese influence" in Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92January 14, 2023 The new level of pressure from the US According to the Americans, Brussels should also step up its mediation in the conflict. This was reported by the Swiss daily Neue Zàºrcher Zeitung. Senior adviser of the State Department, Derek Chollet visited Pri≈°tina and Belgrade earlier this week. He was the highest envoy …
(2023-01-14). The Decline and Fall of Nazi-Infested Ukraine. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | What hegemon USA created, Russia is systematically annihilating. | And there's nothing that the empire of lies and its Western vassals can do to change the course of history. | In challenging Russia militarily, they bit off more than they can chew and swallow. | Russia is a preeminent military power, China heading in the same direction — while the US-dominated West is in decline. | The battle to demilitarize and NeNazify Ukraine is proceeding as planned. | Russia's liberation of Soledar assures deNazification of Artyomovsk to follow. | These triumphs hasten the end of Nazi occupation th…
(2023-01-14). US and Japan accelerate war drive against China. wsws.org The joint statement and comments by Biden and Japanese PM Kishida are premised on a lie: that the US and its allies are simply responding to Russian and Chinese provocations and aggression.
(2023-01-14). US and NATO send tanks to fight Russia. wsws.org The sending of main battle tanks to Ukraine is, without a doubt, the most reckless and escalatory measure taken by the US and NATO in the war to date.
(2023-01-14). Five killed as Russian missile hits apartment block in Ukraine's Dnipro. tribune.com.pk 
Russia unleashed a major missile attack on Ukraine on Saturday, smashing a nine-storey apartment block in the city of Dnipro, killing at least five people and striking vital energy facilities, officials said. | Ukraine's energy minister said the coming days would be "difficult" as months of Russian bombardment of the power grid threaten the supply of electricity, running water and central heating at the height of winter. | In the east-central city of Dnipro, 20 people were rescued from an apartment block where an entire section of the building had been reduced to rubble, sending smoke billowing into the sky, t…
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Donbass On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in north of Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Vodyanoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Novomikhaylovka; | Up to Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armored vehicle and 2 pickups were destroyed by Russian ar…
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Syria On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 2 in Idlib province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 14, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus; | On January 14, Turkish-backed forces attacked SAA positions in the Nahshaba area; | On January 14, Turkish artillery shelled YPG positions near Tal Rafaat; | 11 PKK/YPG militants were k…
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Gulyay Pole with high-precision missiles; | Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as overall commander in Ukraine; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and…
(2023-01-14). UPDATED: Overview Of Russian Missile Strikes Throughout Ukraine On January 14, 2023. southfront.org 
Damage to a power plant | UPDATE: : | Adviser to the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, Alexey Arestovich, said that a missile fell on a residential building in Dnepropetrovsk because of the work of the Ukrainian air defense systems. According to Arestovich, the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a missile that fell on the residential building and exploded. | According to the local reports with reference to local authorities, five people were killed in the incident, 60 others were wounded, including 12 c…
(2023-01-14). Twitter Files Expose How Dems/Media Defied Twitter 'Facts' To Spread 'Russian Bot' Hoax. southfront.org 
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivers remarks during a hearing in Washington, on Oct. 13, 2022. (Drew AngererGetty Images) | What's this? Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and staff repeatedly pushed Twitter to remove perfectly legal content that they found offensive, according to Friday's installment of "The Twitter Files." | When Twitter pushed back, Schiff staffer Jeff Lowenstein pulled out the 'slippery slope' argume…
(2023-01-14). Vain Attempts Of Kiev Regime To Hide Truth From Soledar. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The city of Soledar came under Russian control. Russian victory was officially confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defence on January 13. Control of the city by Wagner fighters was confirmed by numerous footage from the are, which confirmed heavy losses of the AFU as well. | Despite the defeat of the Ukrainian military and loss of a strategically important stronghold on Donbass front lines, the Kiev regime is still hiding the truth. Unfortunately, the derisive attempts of Ukrainian propagandist…
(2023-01-14). The World Split Apart 2.0: Introduction and Part 1. mronline.org 
Nearly a decade ago I began warning that NATO expansion and the West's failure to understand that Russian national security interests not a Russian desire to 'recreate the USSR' or 'former Russian empire' would lead to a world split apart between the West and 'the rest' (Sino-Russian 'strategic partnership and those states oriented towards it).
(2023-01-14). Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-14). Ukraine as a country and its armed forces have become members of NATO: defense minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteJanuary 13, 2023 Ukraine declared itself a "De Facto Member of NATO" and Warned of a New Russian Offensive "Ukraine has de facto become a member of NATO, and this reality may soon be shaped legally." Such confidence was expressed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, in an interview with the Russian …
(2023-01-14). With Syrian-Turkish rapprochement, the autonomous entity "will not remain one piece" uwidata.com By Nahed al Huseini / Damascus, Syria Turkish-Syrian rapprochement is continuing in a fast speed. It is expected that a bilateral foreign minister meeting will take place very soon under Russian mediation. Both sides have stated that struggle against terrorism and the dealing with the challenge of migration constitute important topics, as well as efforts …
(2023-01-14). Chinese vice premier to attend WEF annual meeting, visit Switzerland. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 and visit Switzerland from Jan. 15 to 19 at the invitation of Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF and the government of the Swiss Confederation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced here Friday.
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-01-14). DPR Spokesman Reveals Most Dangerous Weapon Supplied By U.S. To Ukraine. southfront.org 
XM982 Excalibur by US Army. | The M982 Excalibur extended range guided artillery rounds are potentially the most dangerous part of the United States military aid to Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Militia told TASS on January 14. | The Excalibur round, which was jointly developed by BAE Systems and Raytheon, is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system. It has a circular error probable of less than four meters. | The round can be fired from several 155 mm how…
(2023-01-14). Britain sending first NATO nation tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine NewsJanuary 14, 2023 Britain Will Transfer 12 Challenger 2 Tanks To Ukraine, First 4 Immediately Media Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has approved a plan to send 12 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, the first units of the armored vehicles should be transferred immediately. This was reported by the British tabloid The Sun. According …
(2023-01-14). Declassified Documents Reveal US Contribution Behind Growth of Nazism in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The documents outline details of Operation Belladonna, the US program behind the historical development of Nazism in Ukraine. One of these documents expose that the United States had already made contact with Ukrainian nationalists who were keen to ally with the US in its fight against the Soviet Union. | Some of the most interesting details on the involvement of the United…