Daily Archives: January 24, 2023

2023-01-24: News Headlines

Answer Coalition (2023-01-25). Protest at the White House: Disband NATO! No war on Russia! answercoalition.org

infobrics (2023-01-25). India, Russia Explore Coop in Biotech, AI & Quantum Tech & Oceanography. infobrics.org Russian and Indian scientists, representatives of universities and relevant ministries took part in the 12th meeting of the Russian-Indian Working Group on Science and Technology…

infobrics (2023-01-25). Brazil Seeks to Shift Its BRICS Presidency to 2025. infobrics.org Brazil has asked its partners in BRICS to delay its presidency in the group that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa from 2024 to 2025, Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said…

WSWS (2023-01-24). To fight war and French pension cuts, rebel against the union bureaucracy! wsws.org On Thursday, masses of workers across France went on strike against French President Emmanuel Macron's new attempts to impose pension reform.

WSWS (2023-01-24). Portuguese teachers mount nationwide strike. wsws.org A rising tide of class struggles is underway in Portugal and internationally, three years into the COVID-19 pandemic and as NATO wages war on Russia in Ukraine.

Juan Cole (2023-01-24). Turkey's President Erdogan Says Swedish NATO Application out of Question after Qur'an burning in Stockholm. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Sweden can forget about membership in the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Erdogan is demanding that Sweden cooperate with Turkey in repressing Kurdish activist expatriates in Sweden, all of whom he views as terrorists. He also says he is furious about the …

americanthinker (2023-01-24). Virtue-signaling tennis networks erase players' flags. americanthinker.com Apparently, Russian and Belarusian tennis players are to be without a country.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-24). Rusia rebaja nivel de las relaciones diplomáticas con Estonia. telesurtv.net Es parte de la respuesta a la entrega de Estonia de sus obuses de 155 mm a Ucrania en el contexto del conflicto militar en el este de Europa.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-24). Rusia toma el control de la localidad de Krasnopillya en Donestk. telesurtv.net En el marco del avance de las tropas rusas en dos frentes del territorio ucraniano, países europeos están divididos sobre la entrega de tanques al ejército de ese país.

infobrics (2023-01-24). Poland claims Germany will face international isolation if it does not send tanks to Ukraine. infobrics.org US continues to pressure Berlin to change policy on weapons delivery.

Otis Grotewohl (2023-01-24). Britain sends Kosovo puppet troops to Malvinas NATO base. workers.org Jan. 21 — While NATO prolongs the proxy war against Russia that it provoked 11 months ago as it extended eastward, the imperialist military alliance is also expanding its role in South America. A Jan. 19 article in the German daily newspaper junge Welt reported, "On Friday [Jan. 13], Kosovo . . . |

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). Poland Says It Will Seek Berlin's Formal Approval to Send Leopard Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Monday that Warsaw will formally seek permission from Berlin to send German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. "We will apply for such permission," Morawiecki said. He added that if Berlin doesn't grant permission, Warsaw would still try to send the tanks as part of a "small coalition" of countries. …

Drago Bosnic (2023-01-24). Russia Preparing New Plan to End War. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-01-24). India-Russia Trade May Increase Despite Global Trade to Face Stagnant Decade. infobrics.org Russia's trade with China and India will increase by USD 110 billion, "including USD 90 billion with China alone," according to Boston Consulting Group…

infobrics (2023-01-24). India Hopeful of Rupee Trade with Russia After Imports Surge. infobrics.org India is hopeful of a rupee trade with Russia, a trade ministry official said, as government data showed a near 400% jump in Russian merchandise imports from April-December compared with a year ago…

infobrics (2023-01-24). Why is Russia expanding short-range air defenses around Moscow?>. infobrics.org While Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms.

Peter Becker, Gen. Erich Vad (2023-01-24). Russia's war against Ukraine and What are the war aims? indybay.org Erich Vad is an ex-brigade general. From 2006 to 2013, he was the military policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is one of the rare voices who spoke out publicly against arms deliveries to Ukraine early on, without political strategy or diplomatic efforts. Even now he speaks an uncomfortable truth. | This is a military escalation. We are going down a slippery slope.

Lee Camp (2023-01-24). Making Politicians Uncomfortable, with Anti-War Activist Medea Benjamin. mintpressnews.com Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses her book on the Ukraine conflict, the dangers of escalating military spending, peaceful negotiations, and international cooperation in preventing nuclear war and promoting peace.

_____ (2023-01-23). Emmanuel Macron's Pension Reform Is A Health Hazard. popularresistance.org Demonstrations and strikes began in France on Thursday, January 19, as President Macron pursues his bill to raise the legal retirement age to 64 years. Trade unionists estimate that by noon local time, approximately one million people across the country had taken to the street to oppose the bill. By the end of the day, almost two million people participated in protests in different cities, with 400,000 marching in Paris alone, according to approximations from the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). | Macron's proposal is part of an attempt to adapt the Social Security Finance Bill, a discussion that the French…

Fight Back (2023-01-23). Solidarity with the 19 January general strike of the workers in France, for the defense of their retirement! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions. | The World Federation of Trade Unions, which represents 105 million affiliates in more than 130 countries around the world, expresses its solidarity with the workers of France who are called for a general strike and demonstrations throughout the country on Thursday January 19, 2023 against the Macron government's plan to raise the legal retirement age to 64. | The WFTU recalls that the French Social Security, which is an achievement resulting from the workers' resistance against the Nazi occupation and whic…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-23). Russia Vows to Retaliate After Paris Freezes Bank Accounts of RT's French Subsidiary. orinocotribune.com Russia says it will take retaliatory measures against a move by France to freeze the bank accounts of Russia Today's French offshoot, RT France. | "The blocking of RT France accounts will lead to retaliatory measures against the French media in Russia," Russia's TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies quoted an unnamed Russian Foreign Ministry source as saying on Saturday. | The measure "will be remembered," the source added, denouncing Paris for "terrorizing Russian journalists." | RT France, which had been already banned from broadcasting, announced closure of its accounts across the French banking system on Friday.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). A message from France: We don't want pension reform! peoplesdispatch.org Major trade unions, leftist political parties, and youth groups in France have united to fight against the Macron government's controversial pension reforms that will increase the retirement age from 62 to 64…

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). NATO activating space war center in France. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationJanuary 20, 2023 One More Step for NATO's Space Centre of Excellence The signing ceremony for Operational Memorandum of Understanding of the NATO-accredited Space Centre of Excellence recently took place at the French Ministry of Defence in Paris, France. This event is both the commencement of the NATO Space Centre of Excellence's journey …

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-23). Burkina Faso exige salida de tropas francesas de su territorio. telesurtv.net Desde Burkina Faso acusan a las fuerzas francesas de no hacer lo suficiente para combatir a los yihadistas en la región del Sahel.

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). NATO integrates unmanned systems for "naval combat of the future" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Thales Confirms Interoperability Of Its MCM Solutions With NATO Navies During the NATO Dynamic Messenger 2022 exercise, held last September in Portugal, Thales confirmed the interoperability of its MiMap and M-Cube command and control (C2) mine countermeasure system with other industry components and NATO standards. Thales press releaseJanuary 20, 2023 Dynamic Messenger is the first …

Staff (2023-01-23). El destino irremediable de Nuestra América. cubadebate.cu Latinoamérica y el Caribe ha vivido siglos de dura conformación de su identidad regional, batallando entre las apetencias de las potencias coloniales e imperiales y sus legítimas aspiraciones de independencia y unidad. Hubo de sufrir primero la dominación y el saqueo de naciones europeas: España, Portugal, Gran Bretaña, Francia, Holanda, y después la presencia dominante y neocolonial de Estados Unidos.

Staff (2023-01-23). General Miguel Rodríguez Torres Released From Prison, Flies to Spain. orinocotribune.com

_____ (2023-01-23). Erdoƒüan — "Europe's Sick Man"?… journal-neo.org As the date of the Turkish presidential elections approaches, the contours of outside interference in Turkish society become clearer. In the first month of 2023, John Bolton, former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, said that if incumbent Turkish President Recep Erdoƒüan remains in power, the question of suspending Turkey's membership in NATO …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Erdogan Tells Sweden: Don't Expect To Join NATO After Quran Burning Incident. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | It seems the weekend Quran burning controversy in Stockholm was the straw that broke the camel's back. President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan issued some definitive sounding comments on Monday saying that "Sweden should not expect support from us for NATO." | On Saturday anti-Turkey demonstrations in the Swedish capital included an incident where a copy of the Quran was burned in front of the Turkish embassy. The Quran-burning has enraged Turkish officials, especially coming off of an…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-23). Erdogan Says Turkey Won't Support Sweden's NATO Bid Over Protest. news.antiwar.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that Sweden should not expect support from Ankara on its NATO bid in response to anti-Islam protests that took place in Sweden over the weekend. Demonstrators burned Qurans in front of the Turkish embassy on Saturday, and Erdogan said Stockholm should not have allowed the protests to …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). West Hopes To Drag Belarus Into War With Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative ImageUkraine is unlikely to instigate direct Western intervention by provoking Belarus into conflict. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The joint exercises between the Belarusian and Russian Air Forces, which are currently being held in Belarus, are of a defensive nature and are a response to the collective threat the two countries face from NATO and neighbouring Ukraine. These exercises are being held at…

Zoya Teirstein (2023-01-23). Europe begins 2023 with record-setting heat wave. peoplesworld.org Europe broke heat records last year, and 2023 is shaping up to be no different. A winter heat dome descended on the continent right just in time for New Year's Day, crushing thousands of standing high-temperature records. Eight countries — Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Poland — set new all-time records …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Russia Preparing New Plan To End War While Pentagon Wants It 'Well Into 2024'. southfront.org Illustrative ImageDespite its refusal to commit more advanced heavy armor and repeated insistence that its European allies and vassals do this, the US wants the hostilities to last for as long as possible. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | In the last several months, the Russian military has been conducting intensive training for approximately 300,000 newly mobilized soldiers, in addition to other preparations that would enable it to deliver a final knockout punch and e…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-01-23). US Installs New Nukes in Europe: As Destructive as 83 Hiroshima Bombs. transcend.org 20 Jan 2023 – As if the 100 billion dollars that the United States has so far provided to Ukraine in both weapons and aid were not enough, the US has now started to install in Europe its brand new, more destructive nuclear warheads.

Ben Norton (2023-01-23). Peru's Natural Resources: CIA-Linked US Ambassador Meets With Mining and Energy Ministers to Talk 'Investments'. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton Jan 19, 2023 | Peru has large reserves of copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, iron, and natural gas. After a coup overthrew left-wing President Pedro Castillo, the US ambassador, CIA veteran Lisa Kenna, met with mining and energy ministers to discuss "investments". Europe is importing Peruvian LNG to replace Russian energy. | The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who supported a

Global Research News (2023-01-23). Selected Articles: The Whole of Europe Turned Into a Battlefield. globalresearch.ca By The Federation of American Scientists confirms in January the news given by Grandangolo in December 2022 based on a U.S. Air Force document: the C-17A …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-23). Europe Has Enemies Within, Enemies Without. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). Iran warns of retaliatory measures if EU member countries designate IRGC a terrorist organization. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, the European parliament adopted a resolution asking member countries to designate the IRGC a terrorist organization over its alleged "terrorist activities, suppression of protests, and supplying of drones to Russia"

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). Canada contributes to NATO's war effort in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CBCJanuary 22, 2023 HMCS Fredericton leaves Halifax on 6-month NATO mission HMCS Fredericton left Halifax harbour on Sunday for a six-month deployment in Europe in support of NATO operations. The ship, with 256 sailors on board, left at 2 p.m. AT to participate in Operation Reassurance. *** Operation Reassurance began nine years ago and has …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). EU adds another half billion in military aid for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJanuary 23, 2023 EU approves EUR 0M in military aid to Ukraine The EU Foreign Affairs Council has reached a political agreement on another tranche of military aid to Ukraine worth EUR 0 million under the European Peace Facility. The EU foreign ministers also approved EUR 45 million for the EU's military training mission for …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea: U.S., NATO allies launch 32-nation naval exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth FleetJanuary 23, 2023 Exercise Obangame Express 2023 kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, kicked off its 12th year with 32 participating nations, Jan. 23, 2023. The exercise, hosted in Lagos, Nigeria, will feature both …

_____ (2023-01-23). Scott Ritter: NATO Is a Suicide Pill for the World… Pray That Russia Wins. strategic-culture.org Former Marine Corps officer Scott Ritter says the U.S.-led NATO military alliance is driving the war in Ukraine with the ultimate objective of defeating Russia. | The conflict is not about defending Ukraine as the Western media would tell us, it is and always has been about defeating Russia. | NATO is already now in a direct war with Russia and Russia has every right to strike targets in NATO countries like Germany and Poland that are acting as logistical centers in the supply of munitions to Ukraine. | Washington and its NATO allies are recklessly raising the stakes of military victory or defeat, rather than…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-01-23). Germany: Ukraine Losing Hundreds of Soldiers Every Day. news.antiwar.com The German foreign intelligence service assesses that Kiev is losing a "three-digit number" of soldiers daily, according to a report in Der Spiegel. Berlin informed politicians of the assessment during a secret meeting this week. Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is "alarmed" by the high number of losses Ukraine is suffering. The report says Berlin …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). Germany won't block tanks to Ukraine, French tanks may follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleJanuary 22, 2023 Germany will not keep Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Berlin would not stand in the way if Poland decides to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out sending heavy tanks to Ukraine. Germany would not stand in the …

Shane Quinn (2023-01-23). Rise of Nazism in Interwar Germany: Hitler's Political Rivalry with Ludendorff. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2023. democracynow.org Suspected Gunman in Killing of 10 at L.A. County Dance Studio Found Dead , Germany Will "Not Stand in the Way" of Shipments of Battle Tanks to Ukraine, Over 200 Arrested as Peruvian Police Violently Raid University in Lima, Rights Groups Decry "Politically Motivated" Charges Against El Salvador Water Defenders , 100,000 March in Tel Aviv to Protest Far-Right Israeli Government , National Grid Failure Leaves 220 Million Without Power Across Pakistan, Canada to Pay $3 Billion to Settle Lawsuit over Residential School Abuses, Burkina Faso's Military Rulers Order French Troops to Depart,…

_____ (2023-01-23). Can Serbia Survive EU's Economic Ultimatum? strategic-culture.org By Branko MILANOVIC | (I am writing this article in English although my main audience is in Serbia. But I am doing it also because very few people in the world, preoccupied by other world crises, such as the war in Ukraine, US-China issues, covid and the like, know what is happening in the Balkans and what is the nature of the EU game there.) | The current EU ultimatum, delivered three days ago, to Serbia and Kosovo, whose exact content is unpublished (at the request of the EU delegation) is the result of more than 20 years of frustrations in the relations between EU and Serbia (and also between EU and Kosovo). T…

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). Kosovo police shoot at Serb civilians, wound one. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92January 23, 2023 ROSU special forces shot at the Serbs, opened fire on the Serbian vehicle Members of the special police unit of the so-called Kosovo, ROSU, opened fire today at the checkpoint on the Bistrica Bridge on the KM-Leposaviƒá main road. They opened fire at a vehicle carrying two Serbs, Petar Petkoviƒá, director of …

David Attlee (2023-01-23). Going Cashless: Norway's Digital Currency Project Raises Privacy Questions. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). US Extends 101st Airborne Deployment in Southeastern Romania. southfront.org Illustrative ImageSoldiers from the 101st have been conducting drills near the Ukrainian border | Originally published by The Pentagon has decided to The US currently has about 4,000 member…

_____ (2023-01-23). The Most Egregious Mistake. strategic-culture.org The U.S. government is hostage to its financial hegemony in a way that is rarely fully understood. | It is the miscalculation of this era — one that may begin the collapse of dollar primacy, and therefore, global compliance with U.S. political demands, too. But its most grievous content is that it corners the U.S. into promoting dangerous Ukrainian escalation against Russia directly (i.e. Crimea). | Washington dares not — indeed cannot — yield on dollar primacy, the ultimate signifier for 'American decline'. And so the U.S. government is hostage to its financial hegemony in a way that is rarely…

americanthinker (2023-01-23). The festering rot at the FBI seems bigger and deeper than we ever guessed. americanthinker.com It's almost unbelievable what a former FBI agent who was involved in the Russia collusion hoax allegedly did to earn a little extra money on the side.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Kiev Stores Valuable Western Weapons At Nuclear Power Plants Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 23, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed that the Ukrainian military is deploying military equipment on the territory of its nuclear power plants. The nuclear facilities are used as warehouses for weapons supplied by the Kiev's Western partners, including HIMARS MLRS etc. | According to Sergei Naryshkin, in the last week of December, "several wagons with deadly cargo" were delivered to the Rivne NPP, which is located in the city of Varash in western…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodante; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Krasna Gora; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bilohorivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Vesele. |

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Military Situation In Donbass On January 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Krasna Gora; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bilohorivka; | Clashes between the Rus…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Military Situation In Syria On January 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 23, an SAA serviceman was killed in the Nayrab area in Idlib province; | On January 23, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol on the outskirts of Ain al-Arab; | On January 23, Gen. Ali Mahmoud Abbas, the Minister of Defense of Syria m…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Situation For Kiev Is "Very, Very Difficult" — US Top General. southfront.org Illustrative ImageUS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley does not believe in a Ukrainian victory any time soon. | Written by While Western journalists insist that Ukraine is "winning" the conflict, experienced military and analysts continue to point to the evident fact that Russia cannot be defeated so easily. In a recent interview, a top US g…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). The Evidence on Whether the Anti-Russian Sanctions Are Succeeding. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe evidence on whether the anti-Russian sanctions are succeeding: highlights from Putin's year-in-review's 'meeting on economic issues' and evidence confirming this in the international exchange-rate data | Written by Given that The West's sanctions against Russia are intended to harm Russia's economy, Russia's President Vladimir Putin's January 17th…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Warsaw Considered The Possibility Of Dividing Ukraine In February 2022. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On January 23, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski revealed that Warsaw considered the option of dividing Ukraine in the initial stage of Russia's special military operation. | The Polish official did not provide any other details. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has already attempted to refute Sikorski's words."I think there was a moment of hesitation in the first ten days of the war, when we all did not know how it would go, and perhaps Ukraine would collapse," the for…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-01-23). Promoting Falsehoods and Marginalizing Truth-Tellers. transcend.org 17 Jan 2023 – WaPo's Revelations about Russiagate Reporting Failures Typify Legacy Media Failures…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-23). Lavrov Says the West's 'Hybrid War' on Russia Becoming a 'Real War'. news.antiwar.com In South Africa on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the conflict in Ukraine is no longer a "hybrid war" between Russia and the West but is turning into a "real war." At a press conference with his South African counterpart, Lavrov said the Western had been preparing a "war" against Russia for a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-23). Russia Says Still No Date Set on New START Talks With US. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday that there are still no dates set for talks between the US and Russia on the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, known as New START. The US and Russia were set to meet on the treaty in November, but Russia postponed the …

Eric Zuesse (2023-01-23). U.S. Now Considering to Invade Russia: NYT. dissidentvoice.org An obliquely-written news-report in the New York Times on January 18th headlined "U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea" and subheaded "The Biden administration is considering the argument that Kyiv needs the power to strike at the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014." It reported that, "the Biden administration is finally starting to concede …

infobrics (2023-01-23). Why Trade Settlement in Indian Rupee Is Important for Russia?>. infobrics.org Russia using Indian rupee trade mechanism will increase the volumes of products that New Delhi supplies to Moscow…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-23). Russian Gains, US Gears Up for Crimea Escalation, US Proxies Strike China/Pakistan in Train Bombing. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian-Ukrainian conflict for January 23, 2023 + Pakistan train bombing as part of US proxy war on China. Russian forces are reportedly advancing in Zaporozhye while Ukraine continues losing ground around Bakhmut; Russian pushes in Zaporozhye could be (1) recon in force, (2) extending existing security zone ahead of actual Russian…

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-01-23). Top Russian Defense Minister: If We Lose in Ukraine, Could Provoke Nukes, World War 3. moguldom.com Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and prime minister, said the federal republic could use nuclear weapons if it loses the war to Ukraine. "The loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the outbreak of a nuclear war," Medvedev wrote in a Telegram, according to a translation by CNN. "Nuclear powers do not lose …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-01-23). There is a Country that Receives $100 Million in Military Aid per Year from the Biden Administration While It Engages in Ethnic Cleansing and Literally Tries to Starve Another People to Death. covertactionmagazine.com Not surprisingly, the main motive for the military aid is oil. The Biden administration's hypocrisy knows no bounds when it comes to human rights. Nearly every day, we hear pious condemnations of Russia and China for their human rights abuses—whether in Ukraine or toward the Uyghurs—and sermons about how the U.S. has to fight a …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-01-23). Russia Targets Africa to Boost Military Arms Sales. Russia's Strategic Foothold? globalresearch.ca

Ramzy Baroud (2023-01-23). Missing story about power: Strong militaries equal weak societies. peoplesworld.org The Global Firepower ranking was published on January 6. The annual report classifies the world's strongest militaries based on over 60 factors, including size, spending and technological advancements. The report, which placed the United States military on top, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK, raised more questions than answers, with some accusing GFP, …

Will Porter (2023-01-23). US to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-23). NATO Enhanced Opportunity Partners Georgia, Sweden tighten military relation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgia Ministry of DefenseJanuary 23, 2023 The Minister of Defense of Georgia discussed issues of bilateral cooperation with his Swedish counterpart The Minister of Defense of Georgia talked to his Swedish counterpart about issues of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of defense. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Paul Johnson on his appointment as Minister of Defense …

americanthinker (2023-01-23). Did Hunter use classified documents as part of his Ukraine business dealings? americanthinker.com Miranda Devine makes a good argument that he did.

americanthinker (2023-01-23). Putin threatens use of nukes if weapons continue to be delivered to Ukraine. americanthinker.com World War III looms larger as a real possibility today.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-23). Military Overview: Battle For Maryinka (Video 18+). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The town of Maryinka located on the western outskirts of the Donetsk city agglomeration remains one of the bloodiest battlefields in the Donbass. The town became one of the main strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the Ukrainian military aggression against the population of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. | Ukrainian nationalists have been holding control of Maryinka for all eight years. From their military positions in the area, Ukrainian servicemen have been shelling civilia…

Anonymous765 (2023-01-23). Ukrainian Strategic Defense Lines Bulging At Seams On Donbass Front. southfront.org |

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-01-23). Proxy War: US Announces Massive $2.5 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. transcend.org 19 Jan 2023 – The package will include more Bradley armored vehicles and for the first time, Stryker armored vehicles.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-01-23). U.S. Mercenaries in Ukraine Are Fighting Each Other in Court. transcend.org 20 Jan 2023 – Amid accusations of fraud and sexual misconduct, the U.S. military vets founders of the high-profile Mozart Group are waging a personal war back home.

Connor Freeman (2023-01-23). Nations Push to Break German Stalemate Over Sending Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, other NATO members' pressure on Berlin continued to mount while bipartisan American lawmakers have issued demands that Washington lead by example and send its own heavy tanks to Ukraine. The lawmakers highlighted the influence such a move could have in convincing other allies to send heavy tanks to Kiev "in lock step" …

news.un (2023-01-23). Ukraine war disrupts education for more than five million children: UNICEF. news.un.org Eleven months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million boys and girls, the UN agency for children, UNICEF, said on Tuesday, calling for increased support to ensure they can continue to learn.

Philip Kraske (2023-01-23). The War in Ukraine Will End with a Bang. Soon. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anatol Lieven (2023-01-23). Germans Remain Adamantly Opposed to Sending Any Leopard Tanks to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Black (2023-01-23). 'Global Catastrophe' Coming If West Keeps Arming Ukraine. progressivehub.net KENNY STANCIL | COMMON DREAMS…

Staff (2023-01-23). US Vows to 'Step Up its Game' in Latin America (+Weapons for Ukraine). orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-01-23). Will 2023 Be the Year of Backfiring Sanctions for the Overstretched US Empire? youtube.com The year 2022 was defined by the war in Ukraine, the expansion of NATO, and continued encirclement of China as the U.S. prepares for "great power conflict." But the US empire is so overstretched, that sanctions have become the favorite form of warfare— to disrupt and isolate many countries at once. Could they backfire in …

Staff (2023-01-23). NATO chief: "Weapons are the way to peace" youtube.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate cover NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's comment at the World Economic Forum that "weapons are the way to peace," and discuss Washington's latest mad plans for escalating the Ukraine proxy war — even at the price of nuclear conflict. Support our original journalism at Patreon: patreon.com/grayzone ||| The Grayzone …

Stephen R. Shalom, Dan La Botz (2023-01-23). What Are the Lessons of Vietnam for Ukraine Today? fpif.org As the left did in nearly all earlier cases of struggles for colonial liberation, so in this one too it should stand with the liberation movement.

thecommunists (2023-01-23). Communists condemn cancellation of WPB anti-Nato meeting by Conway Hall. thecommunists.org The Workers Party of Britain is due to hold a public meeting on 25 February in central London against Nato's war in Ukraine. The original meeting venue was lost when St Pancras Church pulled the rug out from under the organisers on the lamest of excuses. Now it has happened again, with Conway Hall's management …

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