Daily Archives: February 12, 2023

2023-02-12: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-12). Zelensky Admits He Refused To Implement Minsk Peace Deal. popularresistance.org Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted to a major German newspaper that he refused to implement the Minsk peace deal with Russia. | The Minsk accords were two agreements, negotiated in Belarus; signed by Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); and overseen by Germany and France, in the so-called Normandy Format. | The accords aimed to stop the conflict in Ukraine that broke out following a violent US-backed coup in 2014, which set off a civil war between Kiev's pro-Western, post-coup government and pro-Russian separatists in the east. | The first deal, known as M…

ecns.cn (2023-02-12). Nation's LNG tanker construction steams ahead. ecns.cn The need for China-made liquefied natural gas tankers will remain high and generate profound changes within the global market landscape, driven by burgeoning demand for LNG in many countries such as India, Japan, France and Brazil.

Ben Norton (2023-02-11). Ukraine's Zelensky admits he refused to implement Minsk peace deal with Russia. geopoliticaleconomy.com Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted to the newspaper Der Spiegel that he refused to implement the 2015 Minsk II peace deal with Russia. Germany and France said Kiev used the agreement to "buy time" to prepare for war.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-11). Franceses van a otra movilización contra reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net En París los trabajadores marcharán a partir de las 13H00 hora local desde la Plaza de la República hasta la Plaza de la Nación.

_____ (2023-02-11). Barcelona City Cuts All Official Ties With Israel. popularresistance.org Barcelona, Spain – Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, announced on Wednesday, February 8, her city's temporary suspension of all official relations with Israel over its apartheid practices and systematic violations of Palestinian rights in the occupied territories. | Colau wrote a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announcing the decision to suspend relations with Israel. She also announced that the twinning agreement with the Tel Aviv city council, signed in 1998, was suspended "until the Israeli authorities put an end to the system of violations of the Palestinian people and fully comp…




Juan Cole (2023-02-12). Earthquake Leaves Millions Homeless and without Water and Electricity in Turkish, Syrian Harsh Winter, Many Facing Death. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad reports that on top of the now nearly 30,000 known deaths in Turkey and Syria, millions people are estimated to have been made homeless. Not only are they without shelter, they now lack water and electricity, and often even food and the World Health Organization (WHO) …

_____ (2023-02-11). Could the earthquake's aftermath have an impact on Turkey's presidential election? journal-neo.org Any catastrophic event has an undeniable impact on a country's and region's economic and social situation. It is obvious therefore that the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey will have ramifications in a country, which was preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in May. According to Turkish experts, Turkey will require at least $4 billion to …

_____ (2023-02-11). Cuba, Venezuela And China Are Rushing Aid To Earthquake-Hit Syria. popularresistance.org On Thursday, February 9, the United States Treasury Department announced a temporary waiver of certain sanctions imposed on Syria to facilitate relief and recovery efforts in the earthquake-hit country. The move follows growing international outrage and public appeals, including by the Syrian government and countries such as Venezuela and China, to remove the brutal and illegal sanctions that the US has imposed on Damascus. | At least 21,719 people have died—as of February 10—after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6 devastated large parts of southern and central Turkey as well as northern and we…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Military Situation In Syria On February 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On February 10, an Iraqi ISIS commander was killed by the US-led coalition and the SDF in the Abu Natil area; | More than 3, 0 people were killed as a result of the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian officials; | More than 20,000 people were killed as a result of the earthquake in southern Turkey, accord…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Is This An Act of Terror? No Evidence Sofar. southfront.org Illustrative ImageAccording to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "More than 13 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey." (quoted by Tass, February 7, 2023) | "The earthquake has caused colossal damage. It was the biggest-ever calamity not only in our country's history but in the history of the entire world," Erdogan was quoted telling local television channels. | "We are living through the most painful days in our history. Two powerful earthquakes, with the epicenters in Pazar…




Anonymous669 (2023-02-11). Turkey May Reopen Crossing With Government Territory In Syria To Facilitate Aid Report. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Turkey may reopen a crossing with Syrian government territory to facilitate earthquake aid, The unnamed official told the news agency that Turkey is also looking to open another crossing into Syria…

Juan Cole (2023-02-11). Palestinians Mount Blood Donation Drive for Earthquake Victims, as one Artist tells European Islamophobes, 'Turkey is Strong and Will Rise Again'. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas authorized the Palestinian foreign ministry to send a 30-member rapid response team to Malatya in southern Turkey. They were split into two teams and are paired with Turkish colleagues combing collapsed buildings for survivors. About half of the delegation were members of Palestinian Civil Defense, 10 …

Robert Inlakesh (2023-02-11). Syria-Turkey Earthquake Death Toll Could Top 20,000 As US Sanctions Make Life A Living Hell. thelastamericanvagabond.com A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook both Turkey and Syria this Monday, resulting in unprecedented damage which may take weeks to bring under control, by which point the World Health Organisation (WHO) claims as many as 20,000 people could be recorded as killed by the quake. Despite the international shock over the impact of the

Terry Evans (2023-02-11). Earthquake hits Turkey, Syria, sets off social calamity. themilitant.com A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria Feb. 6, triggering a social catastrophe. More than 11,000 people have been killed. Rescue efforts, with international help, are continuing. | Southern Turkey is home to many of the country's Kurds, long oppressed by the Turkish rulers. In Syria hard-hit locations include areas under the control of rebel groups challenging the Bashar al-Assad dictatorship, as well as camps housing millions of refugees displaced as a result of the country's civil war. | The scale of the deaths and destruction was severely amplified by the refusal of ca…

WSWS (2023-02-11). Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu's Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi calls for a vote for the SGP: "An international movement against the war must be built in the working class and youth!" wsws.org We publish here an appeal by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi to vote for the Socialist Equality Party (SGP) in the Berlin elections on February 12. Ate≈üàßi is a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey.




WSWS (2023-02-11). Sosyalist Isitlik Grubu's Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi calls for a vote for the SGP: "An international movement against the war must be built in the working class and youth!" wsws.org We publish here an appeal by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi to vote for the Socialist Equality Party (SGP) in the Berlin elections on February 12. Ate≈üàßi is a leading member of the Sosyalist Isitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey.

WSWS (2023-02-11). Death toll in Turkey-Syria quake nears 25,000, reports expose Turkish government's criminality. wsws.org Tens of thousands of people are thought to still be under the rubble in both countries, and millions have been left homeless by the quake.

_____ (2023-02-12). Global Economic Forecast Reveals The Perils Of US Addiction To War. popularresistance.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has updated its global economic outlook for the current year and the predictions for the West remain grim. U.S. economic growth is set to slow to just 1.4 percent in 2023. The situation is worse in Europe, where leading EU countries will experience near zero growth. The IMF cited high interest rates in the U.S., as well as the economic shocks of the Ukraine crisis as reasons for the West's economic slowdown. Nonetheless, this only tells a part of the story. | Economic growth is determined by much more than momentary shifts in the world situation. Inflation, wage stagnation an…

Staff (2023-02-12). La oposición venezolana controla miles de millones en activos del Estado en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Una delegación de partidos de la oposición venezolana ha visitado estos días España y otros países europeos en busca de apoyo político. Quieren presión internacional sobre Maduro. Después de años de boicot han cambiado de estrategia y líderes, y han comenzado la carrera para las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.

_____ (2023-02-11). US Sanctions Block Aid To Syria, After Earthquake Killed Thousands. popularresistance.org Illegal US and EU sanctions have prevented some humanitarian aid from being sent to Syria, after a devastating earthquake killed thousands of people. | The death toll is increasing by the day, but at least 3000 Syrians had lost their lives due to the earthquake as of February 9. | Thousands of buildings were also destroyed. This is especially damaging because Syria had already been destabilized by a decade of war, fueled with billions of dollars and foreign meddling by the US, Europe, and Israel. | Syrian Arab Red Crescent director Khaled Hboubati told the Associated Press that unilateral Western sanctions have e…




Anonymous669 (2023-02-11). Slovakia Is Ready For Talks To Hand Over MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine: PM. southfront.org MiG-29AS '0921' at Kecskeméti Nemzetkà∂zi Repàºl≈ënap 2010, flown by Lt. Col Marian 'Buker' Bukovsky, 7 August 2010. By Wikimedia user KGyST. | Slovakia is ready to start talks on delivering its MiG-29s to Ukraine once Kiev has officially asked for the fighter jets, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on February 10. | The Eastern European country has been providing military support to Kiev forces since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine last year. Las…

Elijah Magnier (2023-02-11). Zelensky Receives Royal Welcome in Western Europe: What's on the Agenda? thealtworld.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas, Manila Chan and Melik Abdul discussed a wide array of domestic and international topics, including the Ukrainian President's tour to Western Europe demanding money and artillery. | Elijah Magnier Veteran War Correspondent | Nebojsa Malic Serbian-American Journalist, Blogger and Translator | KJ Noh Journalist, Political Analyst, Writer and Teacher | In the first hour, Fault Lines was joined by Belgian war correspondent Elijah Magnier to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to Western Europe and his meetings with NATO leaders.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-11). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-02-11). New US moves against peaceful coexistence in Asia-Pacific. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * While the almost a year-long Russian special military operation in Ukraine is halting NATO's expansion to the East, the United States of America (USA) is simultaneously stepping up its aggression not only in Europe but also in the Asia-Pacific. Melodie Ha, an expert at the US Department of Defense, recently stated: …

unitedEditor (2023-02-11). Borrell's nonsense: Clear expression of European rotting. uwidata.com Last Tuesday, February 7, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov felt compelled to respond to the statement made by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) Josep Borrell, about two countries that the Russian Foreign Minister had visited during his tour of Africa. In his opening speech at …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-11). Slovakia Is Ready For Talks To Hand Over MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine: PM. southfront.org MiG-29AS '0921' at Kecskeméti Nemzetkà∂zi Repàºl≈ënap 2010, flown by Lt. Col Marian 'Buker' Bukovsky, 7 August 2010. By Wikimedia user KGyST. | Slovakia is ready to start talks on delivering its MiG-29s to Ukraine once Kiev has officially asked for the fighter jets, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on February 10. | The Eastern European country has been providing military support to Kiev forces since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine last year. Las…

Elijah Magnier (2023-02-11). Zelensky Receives Royal Welcome in Western Europe: What's on the Agenda? thealtworld.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas, Manila Chan and Melik Abdul discussed a wide array of domestic and international topics, including the Ukrainian President's tour to Western Europe demanding money and artillery. | Elijah Magnier Veteran War Correspondent | Nebojsa Malic Serbian-American Journalist, Blogger and Translator | KJ Noh Journalist, Political Analyst, Writer and Teacher | In the first hour, Fault Lines was joined by Belgian war correspondent Elijah Magnier to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to Western Europe and his meetings with NATO leaders.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-11). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-02-11). New US moves against peaceful coexistence in Asia-Pacific. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * While the almost a year-long Russian special military operation in Ukraine is halting NATO's expansion to the East, the United States of America (USA) is simultaneously stepping up its aggression not only in Europe but also in the Asia-Pacific. Melodie Ha, an expert at the US Department of Defense, recently stated: …

unitedEditor (2023-02-11). Borrell's nonsense: Clear expression of European rotting. uwidata.com Last Tuesday, February 7, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov felt compelled to respond to the statement made by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) Josep Borrell, about two countries that the Russian Foreign Minister had visited during his tour of Africa. In his opening speech at …

WSWS (2023-02-11). The mass strike movement, war and the revolutionary crisis in Europe. wsws.org What is emerging across Europe is an objectively revolutionary situation. The alternatives are as starkly posed as they were at the outbreak of World War I, over a century ago. Either the capitalist class plunges Europe and the world into a global war between nuclear-armed states, or the working class takes power out of the hands of the warmongering ruling elites.

WSWS (2023-02-11). Video: "Workers in the US need to know about the major strikes happening across Europe" wsws.org In a video statement, Will Lehman, a Mack Trucks worker and candidate for UAW president, explained the significance of the growing strike wave in Europe for workers in the US.

Roy Landersen (2023-02-11). Defend Ukraine independence! Defeat Moscow's invasion! themilitant.com Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing forces in preparation for a deadly spring offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military, backed by volunteers, is preparing to repulse Moscow's attacks and launch a counter-offensive. | Putin claims his war in Ukraine aims at defeating "Nazism," like Stalin's was against fascist Germany in World War II. | His accusation stands reality on its head. The government in Ukraine is similar to other liberal capitalist regimes around the world. In Germany the fascists were funded and promoted by the capitalist class to crush a rising working-class m…

WSWS (2023-02-11). Public sector warning strikes in Germany: "We should be aware of our power" wsws.org On Thursday, Verdi called for one-day warning strikes in the municipal public sectors. Friday, employees in the state of Baden-Wàºrttemberg were likewise on strike.

_____ (2023-02-11). A Pipeline Brings Gas And Revolt To Southern Italy. popularresistance.org Puglia, Italy – The mole arrived after dark‚Äâ—‚Äâan almost 20-yard, 75-ton machine sent to bore a tunnel beneath the Adriatic Sea and into southern Italy. The tunnel would house the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a multinational fossil fuel project critics say would threaten Salento's turquoise coast, upend local farms, and enrich a corporation at the expense of the local population. | The following evening, dozens of locals gathered in the streets to defend their territory against the pipeline's incursion, and for the second time in two years, a rural swath of southern It…

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-02-11). Serbian History and Western Kosovo Mythology. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-11). Students show support for Palestine at climate occupation protest at Erasmus University Rotterdam. samidoun.net On February 7th and 8th, 2023, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was rocked by on occupation of the primary university hall building by a large coalition of progressive students. The OCCUPY EUR movement demands that the university cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry, make the campus more accessible and tackle student debt. …

infobrics (2023-02-13). Russian Companies Target the Chinese Market. infobrics.org Currently, Moscow prioritizes the strengthening of relations with Beijing, which is reflected not only in political relations but also in the economy, especially in energy cooperation…

_____ (2023-02-12). What accounts for the sudden surge in Western interest in Libya? journal-neo.org Soon after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at his annual closing press conference in January that the West had completely forgotten about the Palestinian problem and the Libyan settlement due to its increased support for Kyiv's criminal regime, the US and EU began to show an unexpected surge of interest in the North African …

americanthinker (2023-02-12). Why don't leftist media conned by Russiagate reveal their sources? americanthinker.com Doesn't journalistic integrity demand it?>

Green Party (2023-02-12). Sunday 2/12: How the West Sabotaged Ukraine & Provoked Russia, w) author Natylie Baldwin (Green Sunday). indybay.org Online (on Zoom): | Topic: Natylie Baldwin Green Party Presentation | Time: February 12, 2023, 5: 00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) | Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/83676331606?pwd=SUtqU1V3OW1SZ0kzQTlMeDhDRXA5dz09 | Meeting ID: 836 7633 1606 | Passcode: 819846 | One tap mobile | +16699006833,,83676331606#,,,,*819846# US (San Jose) | +14086380968,,83676331606#,,,,*819846# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) | +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) | +1…

_____ (2023-02-11). Manifesto For An Ecosocial Energy Transition By People Of The South. popularresistance.org More than two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic—and now alongside the catastrophic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine—a "new normal" has emerged. This new global status quo reflects a worsening of various crises: social, economic, political, ecological, bio-medical, and geopolitical. | Environmental collapse approaches. Everyday life has become ever more militarized. Access to good food, clean water, and affordable health care has become even more restricted. More governments have turned autocratic. The wealthy have become wealthier, the powerful more powerful, and unregulate…

Andrew Korybko (2023-02-11). Lula Sealed His Deal With The Devil By Condemning Russia During His Meeting With Biden. thealtworld.com Lula did indeed make a deal with the devil, in this case his US nemeses who were responsible for his imprisonment, in order to be sprung from jail and subsequently given a fighting chance to return to office. Upon doing so, this geopolitically repentant leader whose multipolar worldview was noticeably recalibrated behind bars did exactly as the US expected him to do, namely condemn Russia like all Sanders-style leftists have done and then rush to Biden to "kiss the ring". | Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was just re-elected to a third non-consecutive term in office and is popularly known as Lu…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). After Kiev Regime Destroyed Ukraine, They Attempted To Instigate War In Georgia. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Kiev regime is trying its best to spread the war. On February 11, Prime Minister of Gergia Irakli Garibashvili claimed that the Ukrainian authorities attempt to spread the war to the territory of his country. | Ukraine is trying to draw Tbilisi into a conflict with Russia on the Georgian territory."Attempts to somehow spread this conflict to our country, unfortunately, do not stop. We have heard direct claims by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities on this topic. Their goal wa…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). First Attack Of Russian Water Drone Reported In Odessa Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the evening of February 10, Ukrainian media reported that a water drone attacked a rail bridge in the village of Zatoka in the Odessa region. | The claims were supported with the following video: |

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Former Adviser To Ukrainian President Arestovich On Diplomatic Settlement Of Ukrainian War. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Alexey Arestovich, former adviser to the Ukrainian President, gave another interview, discussing a possible solution to the military conflict in Ukraine. | According to Arestovich, there are the following conditions for the Ukrainian military victory: | hundreds of thousands of professionally trained fighters | advanced NATO standard military equipment for these soldiers | successful military operations along all the front lines in Donbass "to grind down all Russian forces" in these territorie…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Military Overview: Russian Missiles, UAVs Damaged About Dozen Of Ukrainian Energy Facilities. southfront.org substation damaged in the Khmelnitsky region | On February 10, dozens of Russian missiles and UAVs hit the territory of Ukraine. On February 11, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the attack was successful. | The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, on critical energy infrastructure facilities that ensured the functioning of enterprises of the military-industrial complex and the tr…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Military Situation In Donbass On February 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 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 in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armored vehicles and 1 MLRS…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On February 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces struck the CHPP-5 power plant in Kiev with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces struck the CHPP-5 power plant in Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces struck the Dneprovskaya HPP in Zaporozhie with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces struck the Krivorozhskaya TPP in Kryvyi Rih with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces struck the Burshtyn TPP in Ivano-Frankivsk with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces struck the Shepe…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-11). Ukrainian Nazi Who Killed Russian Prisoners Of War Identified. Reward Announced For His Capture (video 21+). southfront.org The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights confirmed authenticity of the video showing Ukrainian soldiers executing…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-11). In Video: Russian LMUR Missile Hits Ukrainian Surveillance Systems. southfront.org The LMUR missile. © Dmitry Litovkin/TASS | On February 11, a video documenting a recent Russian pinpoint strike on surveillance systems of Kiev forces in the city of Ugledar in the Donetsk region surfaced online. | The surveillance systems, which were installed on top the chimney of Ugledar's boiler, were targeted by a Russian attack helicopter with an advanced Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), which is also known as the Izdeliye 305. The missile scored a direct hit. | The LMUR was es…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-11). The Russian Army Is Still Using Soviet Missiles As Decoys To Confuse Ukrainian Air Defense. southfront.org An illustrative image of a Kh-55 cruise missile. Via deagel.com | The Russian military continues to use Soviet-made Kh-55 cruise missiles converted to decoys to deplete and test Ukrainian air defenses. | Several such decoys were reportedly used in the large-scale missile attack that targeted several parts of Ukraine on February 10. | The decoys are built around an old version of the Kh-55, which was produced in the 1980s and has a range of up to 2, 0 kilometers. The active warhead of the maneuverable mis…

Editor (2023-02-11). The Chris Hedges Report: Matt Taibbi on Russiagate and the Most Pernicious Campaign of Censorship Since the 19 s. scheerpost.com The panic over Russian disinformation that followed the election of Donald Trump often relied on a source now known to have been fraudulent, Hamilton 68.

Kim Petersen (2023-02-11). Russia is Taking on All of NATO plus Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org NATO doesn't respect anything about Russia. NATO knows no limits. — Scott Ritter It is difficult for the person-on-the-street to get a proper handle on what is happening in a war. Regarding the current fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the monopoly media in the "West" has often pointed to Ukraine winning. Other independent sources …

Seth Galinsky (2023-02-11). Moscow tightens grip on occupied Crimea. themilitant.com Russian occupation forces have stepped up arrests in Crimea over the last several months, especially targeting Crimean Tatars for "crimes" such as singing songs in Ukrainian at their weddings. The assaults are fueling resistance to Moscow's rule and the decadeslong struggle of Crimean Tatars for their national rights. | The Russian army seized the autonomous region of Crimea from Ukraine in February 2014, just days after the Ukrainian people overthrew the pro-Moscow regime of Viktor Yanukovych, following the Maidan uprising. | Moscow already had some 16,000 troops stationed in Crimea under a military treaty with…

_____ (2023-02-11). Biden Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines but Did He Allow the Ukraine War to Go Ahead to Justify the Covert Operation? strategic-culture.org All the signs were there for American journalists to arrive at the conclusion of Hersh. But they didn't, fearing this would be an anti-patriotic act. | What does Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan all have in common? These are all countries which either have vast energy reserves — or are believed to have them but are untapped — and whose regimes don't fall in line with U.S. hegemony and its American leaders' demands. Or, in other words, they are countries which have been invaded and bombed, or at the very least in the case of Iran sanctioned (which is a form of warfare) due to their resistance to l…

americanthinker (2023-02-11). Our Government's Ukraine Obsession Endangers America And Her Allies. americanthinker.com Put another way, who in his right mind would have made Ukraine the centerpiece of America's foreign policy?>

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-11). The Heat: U.S.-Brazil Ties. america.cgtn.com Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with U.S. President Joe Biden. On the agenda is climate change and the conflict in Ukraine. A little more than a month into office Brazilian President Lula traveled to Washington to meet with President Biden. The two …

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya (2023-02-11). Video: Propaganda and the Ukraine Crisis. globalresearch.ca This GRTV documentary examines the fictitious land of "Nulandistan" that has been constructed out of Ukraine. It depicts how the realities of crimes against humanity & political oppression are casually replaced by a World of fiction, in which real "Western style democracy" prevails.

Michael Welch (2023-02-11). Investigating the War in Ukraine and its Aftermath. A Conversation with Mahdi Nazemroaya. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-11). Ulrich Rippert: "The strength of our party is the historical tradition it represents." wsws.org The following speech was given by Ulrich Rippert, the honorary chairman of the Socialist Equality Party and candidate in the Berlin state elections, at the SGP's rally against the war in Ukraine on February 4 at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.

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