(2023-02-04). In Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Answer is Self-Determination Not Subjugation. dissidentvoice.org 
Image credit: Hrayr Badalyan Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), a self-governing enclave in the South Caucasus, remains under total blockade by Azerbaijan. Over 120,000 Armenians—including 30,000 children—are on the brink of an unspeakable humanitarian catastrophe as food runs scarce, medicine cabinets fall bare, and children now suffer malnutrition. A single mountain road connects Artsakh to Armenia; it is …
(2023-02-04). Portugal joins ranks of NATO states sending tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformFebruary 4, 2023 Portugal PM reiterates intention to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, this morning confirmed the country's intention to send Leopard 2 battle tanks, which are in service with the country's army, to Ukraine. That's according to the Portuguese publication Dario de Noticias…. "On Saturday morning, the …
(2023-02-04). Daily Round-up | Sudan, Israel to sign formal peace treaty & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of developments in the normalization of ties between Sudan and Israel, the condemnation of war-mongering by the US, a summit between Spain and Morocco, and the resettlement of a Guantanamo Bay detainee…
(2023-02-04). After Quran-burning provocations, Turkey-NATO tensions rise amid war on Russia. wsws.org As the US-led NATO powers escalate their war against Russia, tensions with Turkey are increasing on many fronts.
(2023-02-04). Turkey assists Kosovo "brothers" to enter NATO, EU. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsFebruary 4, 2023 We attach importance to Kosovo building peaceful relations: Erdoƒüan Highlighting that Tàºrkiye has been the second country after the U.S. to have recognized Kosovo, President Erdoƒüan noted that an intensive work will be launched to reach the targeted number of countries that recognize Kosovo. Congratulating Kosovo on the 15th anniversary …
(2023-02-04). Turkey, U.S. vow NATO solidarity aboard interceptor missile ship in Istanbul. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 3, 2023 US envoy hails ties with Tàºrkiye from aboard warship in Bosporus Around the same time Interior Minister Sàºleyman Soylu accused the U.S. ambassador of plotting against Tàºrkiye, the envoy was aboard a warship his country dispatched to Istanbul for a scheduled port visit. Speaking to the media aboard the USS Nitze, …
(2023-02-04). Greenpeace Activists Occupy Shell Oil Platform On North Sea Bound Vessel. popularresistance.org An international quartet of Greenpeace-affiliated climate activists have boarded a Shell-contracted vessel bound for the oil fields of the North Sea with a simple message for the fossil fuel company: "Stop Drilling. Start Paying." | Carlos Marcelo Bariggi Amara of Argentina, Yakup àáetinkaya of Turkey; Imogen Michel of the UK and Usnea Granger of the U.S. managed to board the White Marlin at 8 a.m. Tuesday and went on to occupy an oil and gas platform that will be used to unlock eight new oil wells. Fellow activists Yeb Saño from the Philippines and Waya Pesik Maweru from Indonesia also approached the vess…
(2023-02-04). Work To Arrange Meeting Between Turkish And Syrian Foreign Ministries Continues: Russian Envoy. southfront.org 
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Sputnik / Alexey Filippov | The timeframe for a meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Syria is yet to be negotiated, Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, told According to the senior diplomat, Russia is currently holding consultations on the issue with Turkey, Syria as well as Iran. Russian foreign minist…
(2023-02-04). Germany Declares No Russian Involvement in Nord Stream Attack. telesurenglish.net German Attorney General Peter Frank stated that there is no evidence of alleged Russian involvement in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosions, adding that Sweden and Denmark are also conducting their own investigations. | RELATED: | "At the moment there is no evidence, the investigation is still ongoing," Frank told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper when asked about speculation by some politicians about alleg…
(2023-02-06). South Africa and Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa's Foreign Policy Explained. infobrics.org January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission, was also in town…
(2023-02-04). [Articles] A 12-gene pharmacogenetic panel to prevent adverse drug reactions: an open-label, multicentre, controlled, cluster-randomised crossover implementation study. thelancet.com Genotype-guided treatment using a 12-gene pharmacogenetic panel significantly reduced the incidence of clinically relevant adverse drug reactions and was feasible across diverse European health-care system organisations and settings. Large-scale implementation could help to make drug therapy increasingly safe.
(2023-02-04). Maduro Welcomes De-dollarization of the Latin American Economy with Unit Currency 'Sur'. orinocotribune.com During his speech at the inauguration of the Science Technological Park of Venezuela, modeled after Iranian frameworks, in Miranda this past Tuesday, President Maduro vocalized his support of a Latin American and Caribbean common currency, stressing that "Latin America and the Caribbean have to have an economic integration bloc and monetary system." | For Maduro, a unitary currency and an integrated economic system would prove that Latin American countries can "show themselves united to the world" in the same way that the member states of the European Union remain united after the consolidation of their economy a…
(2023-02-04). European Union urges intensification of Ukraine war. wsws.org The entire European Union leadership traveled to Kiev on Thursday, where it met with the Ukrainian government for two days.
(2023-02-04). The Heat: EU-Ukraine Summit. america.cgtn.com 
European leaders show unwavering support for Ukraine after meeting its president in Kyiv. Leaders from the European Union were in Kyiv Friday for an important EU-Ukraine Summit. Top officials met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who has sought to expedite the process of Ukraine becoming …
(2023-02-04). Judo y lucha: Maylín del Toro y Luis Orta ganan bronce en importantes torneos europeos. cubadebate.cu La judoca Maylín del Toro (63 kg) obtuvo hoy la medalla de bronce el Grand Slam de París, uno de los torneos más fuertes del circuito internacional de ese deporte. En ese evento por la Mayor de Las Antillas salieron hoy otros cinco cubanos, pero no lograron avanzar. En otros escenarios Cuba también vio acción en la lucha greco y el atletismo.
(2023-02-04). U.S., NATO allies to supply Ukraine with rockets, missile systems. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostFebruary 4, 2023 Western Allies Pledge Precision Rockets, Missile Systems to Kyiv Western allies pledged precision rockets and missile systems to Ukraine on Friday…. The European Union agreed to introduce price caps on Russian petroleum products…. *** The United States on Friday announced a new $2.2-billion package of arms and munitions, which the Pentagon …
(2023-02-04). BRICS++ Plan to Undermine US Dollar Hegemony: Italy-Algeria: The Extraordinary "Mined Bridge", Useful for Energy Supply to Europe? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-04). Germany's Chancellor Scholz visits Argentina, Chile and Brazil. wsws.org The four-day trip was dominated by the intensification of the NATO war against Russia and the suppression of the escalating class struggle worldwide.
(2023-02-04). Chris Hedges: WikiLeaks Exposed the Extent of US Meddling Abroad and Corruption at Home. Why Have We Forgotten It? scheerpost.com From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power.
(2023-02-06). China to Assist Russia with Titanium Mining in the Arctic. infobrics.org
(2023-02-05). Israel Will 'Carefully Study' Supplying Ukraine With Iron Dome System: Netanyahu. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Israel will carefully study the possibility of supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome air defense system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 5, answering a question on the matter by French news channel LCI. | The Israeli PM, who assumed his position very recently, stressed that his country does not want to start a confrontation with Russia in Syria."I'm going…
(2023-02-05). They're Not Worried About "Russian Influence", They're Worried About Dissent. thealtworld.com
(2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…
(2023-02-04). Ukraine between two empires. americanthinker.com How deep and reliable is the cooperation between the Iranian Islamic Republic, which believes that Christianity must disappear, and Christian Russia?
(2023-02-04). "It is impossible to defeat imperialism based on bourgeois nationalism" wsws.org The following letter on the political situation and moods in Russia was sent by the Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists in Russia to the International Committee of the Fourth International.
(2023-02-05). Israel Will 'Carefully Study' Supplying Ukraine With Iron Dome System: Netanyahu. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Israel will carefully study the possibility of supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome air defense system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 5, answering a question on the matter by French news channel LCI. | The Israeli PM, who assumed his position very recently, stressed that his country does not want to start a confrontation with Russia in Syria."I'm going…
(2023-02-05). They're Not Worried About "Russian Influence", They're Worried About Dissent. thealtworld.com
(2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…
(2023-02-04). Ukraine between two empires. americanthinker.com How deep and reliable is the cooperation between the Iranian Islamic Republic, which believes that Christianity must disappear, and Christian Russia?
(2023-02-04). "It is impossible to defeat imperialism based on bourgeois nationalism" wsws.org The following letter on the political situation and moods in Russia was sent by the Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists in Russia to the International Committee of the Fourth International.
(2023-02-04). The specter of socialism haunts US Congress. wsws.org Last week the US Congress spent three days denouncing socialism and pledging to reverse all the social gains made by the working class on a global scale in the century since the Russian Revolution of 1917.
(2023-02-04). US sends long-range missiles to Ukraine. wsws.org The White House announced Friday that it would send long-range missiles to Ukraine capable of striking nearly 100 miles into Russian territory.
(2023-02-04). China, Russia to strengthen cooperation in international affairs. ecns.cn China and Russia agreed to continue to step up communication and coordination in international affairs and strengthen bilateral ties, according to a news release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday.
(2023-02-04). A letter from the Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists to the International Committee of the Fourth International. wsws.org In this letter to the ICFI, the YGBL reviews the political situation and moods in Russia amidst the escalating US-NATO war over Ukraine.
(2023-02-04). Will U.S. 'Interests' Become Sacrificed on Altar of New Indo-Pacific Strategy? strategic-culture.org The Anglo-American foreign policy hawks imagine that the world is yearning to be liberated from Beijing's nefarious agenda to end poverty | As the trans-Atlantic world is pulled into the vortex of a McCarthyite nightmare with a renewed wave of anti-Russian and now anti-China hysterics, a wave of new "Asia Pacific" doctrines have emerged across captured states… I mean "member" states throughout NATO. | Starting with the February 2022
(2023-02-04). Ukraine "Forcibly Mobilizes" Citizens as Russian Offensive Looms, and Casualties Mounting. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-04). Why Does Ukraine Keep Attacking Civilian Areas in Donetsk? libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Ugolny Rockets have hit peaceful neighborhoods once again. Why does Kiev continue its policy, if not purely out of hate? The logic behind the terror At least ten rockets hit central areas of Donetsk on Saturday morning, damaging three residential buildings, a local Russian official has reported in his Telegram channel. One of the projectiles fired…
(2023-02-04). Another Prisoner Exchange On Ukrainian Front Lines: Success Of Russian Diplomacy. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the morning of February 4, Russia and Ukraine conducted another prisoner exchange. The exchange took place through the mediation of the UAE leadership. It involved dozens of prisoners of war, reportedly including some military specialists. The recent exchange also revealed that the Kiev regime hides the real number of prisoners of war it receives from Russian captivity. | 63 servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces have returned from the territory controlled by Kiev, the Russian Defense…
(2023-02-04). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On february 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian-led forces took control of Mykolaivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Krasna Gora and Paraskoviivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian army and the AFU continue to the west of Dibrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ivanivske; | Up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 armored vehicles and 1 vehi…
(2023-02-04). Military Situation In Donbass On February 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian-led forces took control of Mykolaivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Krasna Gora and Paraskoviivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clash…
(2023-02-04). In Video: Russian Tornado-S System Fires Precision-Guided Rockets At Ukrainian Targets. southfront.org 
Guided projectiles of multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S" | © Press Service of the State Corporation Rostec. | On February 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage showing a Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) firing at Kiev forces in the special military operation zone. | The MLRS targeted equipment, weapons and ammunition which were accumulated behind the frontline, as well as a number of military positions. According to the ministry, all targets were completely destroyed. | The…
(2023-02-04). Ukraine fighters battle Putin's push in Donetsk. themilitant.com Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he is intensifying efforts to bomb its people into submission. His regime, whose origins lie in the KGB political police apparatus of the former Soviet Union, aims to reimpose the former czarist empire by annihilating the country's independence. As assaults on civilians and urban areas expand, working people in Ukraine continue to throw themselves into the fight to defend their country's sovereignty. | Following months of airstrikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, Moscow Jan. 26 targeted the largest cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv,…
(2023-02-04). Claims Of Mass Workers Shortages And Layoffs; Read Between The Lines. popularresistance.org In the midst of the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, in trying to justify the acceleration in global inflation — even before the war in Ukraine — the mainstream media was flooded with news about the so-called 'Great Resignation', blaming an apparent shortage of workers for widespread bottlenecks in the production of goods. | Today, the same media is talking about large-scale redundancies and layoffs by corporations. The explanations offered for this apparent trend could lead one to draw conclusions that barely scratch the surface in terms of understanding the true root causes of these iss…
(2023-02-04). Unauthorized Disclosure: Medea Benjamin & Ann Wright. thedissenter.org 
Sorry for sending this out later than usual. There were internet difficulties that delayed uploading this week's episode. | *** | Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-founder and co-author of War In Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, and Ann Wright, a CODEPINK member, retired Army colonel, and former State Department diplomat, join "Unauthorized Disclosure" hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola to discuss the high stakes of a protracted conflict in Ukraine. | Initially, President Joe Biden said the United States would not ship tank to Ukraine. That line was crossed, and now Ukraine would like fighter jets. Bot…
(2023-02-04). Sifting through the Mess of the Ukraine War. americanthinker.com What is actually going on here?>
(2023-02-04). AUDIO: David Swanson on Leaving WWII Behind with Donbass Devushka. davidswanson.org By Donbass Devushka, February 4, 2023 Donbass Devushka and JM sit down with David Swanson, author, activist, journalist and radio host, to talk about U.S. misconceptions of WWII, manufacturing consent, the war in Ukraine, and the peace movement. Check out David's book "Leaving WWII Behind" here: davidswanson.org/lwwiib…
(2023-02-04). Truth About Tanks: How NATO Lied Its Way to Disaster in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Tank warfare has evolved. The large force-on-force armored battles that were the hallmark of much of WWII, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, which served as the foundation of operational doctrine for both NATO and the Soviet Union (and which was implemented in full by the United States during Operation Desert Storm in 1991), has run its course.
(2023-02-04). The Ukraine Conflict. Two Uncommon Perspectives on the Great Tragedy. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-04). Kiev Regime Looking For New Soldiers Among Ukrainian Refugees Abroad. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The SouthFront Team received a letter from one of our readers from England. He takes part in the UK Government Homes For Ukraine initiative and hosts a young couple of refugees from Ukraine. | On January 30, he received an official letter from the Department of Equalization, Housing and Communities. The host was demanded to provide the following personal data of his guests: | Whether the sponsor hosts or hosted a Ukrainian refugee(s) | Whether there is (are) a male person(s) among the ref…
(2023-02-04). Military Situation In Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, On February 4, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 