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2023-03-02: News Headlines

americanthinker (2023-03-02). Ukraine: Paying for Past Failures. americanthinker.com Ukraine, with a size and population larger than Poland, almost on a par with France, is not just a dot on the map.

Connor Freeman (2023-03-02). "Stop the Killing," Major Antiwar Protests Held in Germany, France, and Italy. globalresearch.ca

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-03-01). Rail workers of the world, unite! therealnews.com From unions in the United States fighting to save our supply chain from the destruction wrought by corporate tycoons, Wall Street vampires, and bought-off politicians, to the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) leading the fight against austerity politics and ruling-class union busting in the United Kingdom, to rail workers with the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in France joining their compatriots in the streets in a general strike against President Emmanuel Macron's neoliberal attack on the country's beloved pension system, rail workers around the world are fighting differ…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-01). Daily Round-up: CONAIE says govt responsible for leader's murder in Ecuador & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we look at France-Africa relations, CONAIE says govt responsible for leader's murder in Ecuador, Amazon workers strike in UK warehouse and school teachers' in Portugal.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). Pentagon leads 37 African nations in air force exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The government of Cà¥te d'Ivoire was violently overthrown in 2011 by the armed forces of France and the United Nations with the active connivance of the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton regime….U.S. Air Forces in Europe — Air Forces Africa commander General James Hecker is also commander of NATO's Allied Air Command. Also see on the other …




Brittani Banks (2023-03-01). The Deafening Silence of Intellectuals in the Face of Growing Global Conflicts. independentmediainstitute.org This article was produced by Globetrotter. Boaventura de Sousa Santos is the emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. His most recent book is Decolonizing the University: The Challenge of Deep Cognitive Justice. Intellectuals do not have a monopoly on culture, on values, or on truth, much less on the meanings attributed to …

Staff (2023-03-02). Headlines for March 2, 2023. democracynow.org Top U.S. and Russian Diplomats Meet Briefly at G20 Talks as Ukraine War Rages On, Finland Advances Bid to Join NATO as Turkey Holds Up Sweden's Bid, U.S. Approves $619 Million Sale of High-Tech Weapons to Taiwan, U.S. Air Force Relieves Six Officers over Safety Lapses at North Dakota Nuclear Base, Israeli Protesters Opposed to Judicial Overhaul Met with Police Violence, "Repugnant": U.S. Condemns Israeli Minister's Call to "Erase" Palestinian Town of Huwara, U.S. Spy Agencies Reject Claims That "Havana Syndrome" Was Caused by Foreign Power, Protests Erupt in Greece…

WorkWeek (2023-03-02). Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan, Ballad Of Harry Bridges & ILWU Mumia On WorkWeek. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan & Ballad Of Harry Bridges along with the ILWU Local 10 initiated Labor Community March for Mumia Abu-Jamal on 2/16/23.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-03-02). Europe's Legalized Narco-State: Kosovo's "Independence" and a Greater Albania. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ferguson (2023-03-01). Gramatneusiedl's Job Guarantee w/ Thomas Schwab. mronline.org This month, Money on the Left is joined by Thomas Schwab who, as mayor of Gramatneusiedl in Lower Austria, oversees a promising Job Guarantee pilot program. Seeking to eliminate long-term unemployment, the program guarantees public jobs to anyone in the community who seeks them. In our conversation, we explore the philosophy and structure of Gramatneusiedl's municipal employment service.




ecns.cn (2023-03-02). Xi holds talks with Belarusian president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, March 1, 2023.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-03-02). Presidente de Belarús respalda iniciativa china de seguridad. telesurtv.net El mandatario bielorruso afirmó que "debemos prevenir una confrontación global que no tendrá vencedores".

Anonymous103 (2023-03-01). Russian A-50U AWACS In Belarus Was Not Damaged. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 26, some media reported drone attack on the Machulishchi airfield located near Minsk. Some sources belonging to the Belarusian opposition claimed that as a result of the attack, the AWACS A-50U of the Russian Aerospace Forces was damaged. On February 29, the satellite imagery showing the airfield was released. It showed no damage to the…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). "Clear choice of Georgian people": U.S. viceroy wields "Euro-Atlantic" club. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The "clear choice" of the Georgian people is what the Atlanticists/globalists in Washington and Brussels say it is. If the people themselves persist in voting the wrong way (as in the past 25 years they have in nations like Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and elsewhere), they will shortly become acquainted with Euro-Atlantic …

ecns.cn (2023-03-01). Xi congratulates Christodoulides on assuming Cypriot presidency. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Nikos Christodoulides on assuming office as the president of Cyprus.




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). RAF, Luftwaffe warplanes integrated for action near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 1, 2023 Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe conduct joint NATO Air Policing mission in Estonia Royal Air Force (RAF) and German Air Force personnel are training to conduct integrated NATO Air Policing mission in Estonia starting first of March. Prior to the handover of the NATO mission, elements of the RAF …

Dee Knight (2023-03-02). Dr. Strangelove is No Longer Satire. covertactionmagazine.com Expansion of U.S. weapons supplies to Ukraine makes nuclear war more conceivable "We are fighting a war against Russia," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Council of Europe on January 24. The next day German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to send high-powered tanks to Ukraine, in a major …

Kurt Nimmo (2023-03-02). War Propaganda Media Ignores Rising Antiwar Sentiment in America and Europe. globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…

Peter Koenig (2023-03-02). Blow-up of Nord Stream I and II: Did the German Chancellor and the President of the European Commission Betray the People of Germany and Europe? globalresearch.ca




Staff (2023-03-02). "Unwinnable War"? Calls Grow for Negotiated End to Ukraine War. democracynow.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine was at the top of the agenda of a critical meeting of G20 foreign ministers this week in New Delhi. The issue has caused deep divisions within the G20, which includes 19 major economies and the European Union. U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, spoke briefly on the sidelines of the summit on Thursday, though there was no diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries. The G20 meeting comes a week after China released a 12-point peace plan and as calls grow for a negotiated end to the fighting. To talk more about possible peace tal…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-01). One year of Ukraine war: The world demands peace. peoplesdispatch.org To mark one year of the war in Ukraine, people across Europe took to the streets demanding an end to the conflict and NATO's destructive and expansionist policies. Prabir Purkayastha and Eugene Puryear look back at the year and the strengthening anti-war movement.

Renate Bridenthal (2023-03-01). The Arctic is the next frontier in the new cold war. geopoliticaleconomy.com Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, contested by the US and Europe, Russia and China.

Stavroula Pabst, Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone. (2023-03-01). European Antiwar Protests Strengthen As NATO's Ukraine Proxy War Escalates. popularresistance.org Athens, Greece —— This February 21, several thousand Greeks filled Athens' streets to denounce NATO and the United States in the wake of Antony Blinken's Greece visit, where the US Secretary of State applauded the Mediterranean country for being amongst the first European countries to support Ukraine, thus leading to way for "the support of democracy." | It was just one action among many protest actions across the continent as the NATO proxy conflict in Ukraine approached its first anniversary. European citizens are growing agitated as their leaders appear set on extending the war at least another yea…

WSWS (2023-03-01). Greece's worst train disaster kills at least 40. wsws.org Basic services and infrastructure has been degraded or destroyed over the past 15 years of scorched-earth austerity demanded by the European Union and International Monetary Fund and imposed by successive governments, including SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left).




teleSUR, JCM (2023-03-02). Parlamento aprueba ingreso de Finlandia a la OTAN. telesurtv.net Para la entrada de Finlandia y Suecia en la OTAN se necesita aún la ratificación de Hungría y Türkiye, los dos únicos países miembros que aún no lo han hecho.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). Germany "ramps up ammunition production" for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 1, 2023 Germany to increase ammunition production to support Ukraine — Scholz Germany will ramp up its ammunition production as well as weapon repair capacity to better support Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said…. "The now one-year lasting support of Ukraine has also brought us the knowledge that enables …

WSWS (2023-03-01). Child and youth poverty in Germany rises sharply. wsws.org According to a report by the Bertelsmann Foundation, 2.88 million children under the age of 18 and 1.55 million young adults under the age of 25 were considered poor or "at risk of poverty" in 2021.

WSWS (2023-03-01). German government ends masking requirement in health and care facilities. wsws.org At the beginning of February, the obligation to wear a mask in buses and trains was ended throughout Germany, along with the Coronavirus Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance.

ecns.cn (2023-03-01). Death toll from train collision in central Greece rises to 26. ecns.cn At least 26 people were killed and 85 others injured when a passenger and cargo train collided in central Greece late Tuesday night, national broadcaster ERT reported.




ecns.cn (2023-03-01). Train collision in Greece kills at least 26. ecns.cn At least 26 people were killed and 85 others injured when a passenger and a cargo train collided in central Greece late Tuesday night.

Jamie Gorman (2023-03-01). How to beat the 'fracking frenzy'—lessons from the campaign that ended fracking in Ireland. nationofchange.org "We want to make the government listen to the community, who for over a decade now have been saying that fracking is not safe, not trusted, not wanted in the territory."

Staff (2023-03-01). Death Toll from Migrant Shipwreck Reaches 67 While Italy Cracks Down on MSF & Other Rescue Groups. democracynow.org At least 67 people, including children, died in a shipwreck Sunday off the coast of southern Italy, and rescue workers fear the death toll could climb above 100 as they recover more bodies from the sea. It is believed to be the deadliest migrant shipwreck of its kind in almost a decade. Almost 26,000 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014, but many governments have responded by criminalizing rescue efforts by humanitarian groups. Just days before this latest shipwreck off the coast of Italy, the Italian government of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni approved a new law making it harder for…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). State Department's next Ukraine? Blinken in Kazakhstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kazakhstan and Ukraine have the longest borders with Russia of all former Soviet republics, roughly 4,700 and 1,227 miles, respectively. Only China, 2,600 miles, and Mongolia, 2,200 miles, are close among other countries. Kazakhstan and Ukraine have the largest ethnic Russian populations — far and away — of any country other than Russia itself (several …

infobrics (2023-03-02). Kiev regime flooding black markets with NATO-sourced weapons. infobrics.org US officials claim they're unable to audit Ukraine-bound weapons once they leave Poland, but the real issue is if they even want to know. Considering the nearly mythical status they've given to Zelensky, revealing his involvement in arms smuggling could be rather "uncomfortable" and might even backfire.

ecns.cn (2023-03-01). Train collision in Greece kills at least 26. ecns.cn At least 26 people were killed and 85 others injured when a passenger and a cargo train collided in central Greece late Tuesday night.

Jamie Gorman (2023-03-01). How to beat the 'fracking frenzy'—lessons from the campaign that ended fracking in Ireland. nationofchange.org "We want to make the government listen to the community, who for over a decade now have been saying that fracking is not safe, not trusted, not wanted in the territory."

Staff (2023-03-01). Death Toll from Migrant Shipwreck Reaches 67 While Italy Cracks Down on MSF & Other Rescue Groups. democracynow.org At least 67 people, including children, died in a shipwreck Sunday off the coast of southern Italy, and rescue workers fear the death toll could climb above 100 as they recover more bodies from the sea. It is believed to be the deadliest migrant shipwreck of its kind in almost a decade. Almost 26,000 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014, but many governments have responded by criminalizing rescue efforts by humanitarian groups. Just days before this latest shipwreck off the coast of Italy, the Italian government of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni approved a new law making it harder for…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-01). State Department's next Ukraine? Blinken in Kazakhstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kazakhstan and Ukraine have the longest borders with Russia of all former Soviet republics, roughly 4,700 and 1,227 miles, respectively. Only China, 2,600 miles, and Mongolia, 2,200 miles, are close among other countries. Kazakhstan and Ukraine have the largest ethnic Russian populations — far and away — of any country other than Russia itself (several …

infobrics (2023-03-02). Kiev regime flooding black markets with NATO-sourced weapons. infobrics.org US officials claim they're unable to audit Ukraine-bound weapons once they leave Poland, but the real issue is if they even want to know. Considering the nearly mythical status they've given to Zelensky, revealing his involvement in arms smuggling could be rather "uncomfortable" and might even backfire.

Ahmed Adel (2023-03-02). Blinken Hopes to Derail India's Relationship with Russia Following Scholz's Failure. globalresearch.ca

Anand Naidoo (2023-03-02). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com The battle for Bakhmut intensifies as the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters year two. The eastern city of Bakhmut has been a Kyiv stronghold for more than six months, but Russian forces are pushing now to take control. As the fighting continues, the Russian Duma is tightening …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-02). Russia Says It Might Continue Talks With US on New START Treaty. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Wednesday left the door open on continued contacts with the US on New START even though Russia has officially suspended its participation in the treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday officially suspending Russia's participation in New START, which limits the deployment of nuclear warheads …

Dick Nichols (2023-03-02). Catalonia: Barcelona demonstrations highlight left divisions over Ukraine. greenleft.org.au Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February, it soon became clear that there was a gulf between Catalonia's peace movement, writes Dick Nichols. This was still the state of play on the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.

DLI (2023-03-02). China's 12-point Peace Proposal to end Ukraine war. indybay.org This week, China released a 12-point Peace plan for ending the Ukraine war. It is the first comprehensive Peace proposal by a major power(there has been no Peace plan at all proposed by the G7 nor NATO, who are instead the major arms provider of over $100 Billion of lethal weapons to Ukraine–an amount more than the entire annual war budget of Russia!) Significantly, China's Peace Plan specifically calls for serious consideration of long-term security concerns on BOTH sides.

ecns.cn (2023-03-02). Chinese cargo ship wrecked in Russia; all 21 crew members safe. ecns.cn The crew of 21 Chinese nationals rescued from a China-flagged cargo ship wrecked from a collision into ice in the Strait of Tartary in Russia on February 23 are all in good condition.

Fight Back (2023-03-02). On International Women's Day, let's remember Alexandra Kollontai. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – International Women's Day is an ideal occasion to recognize and honor the accomplishments of women across the globe. Let us use this opportunity to recognize the importance of Alexandra Kollontai, an ardent supporter of gender equality and a pioneering fighter for the rights of women. | Kollontai was a Russian Marxist theorist who, in 1913, authored an article entitled "Women's Day" in Pravda prior to the first International Women's Day celebration in Russia. Her article was and is a revolutionary contribution to the struggle for women's rights and her impactful words continu…

infobrics (2023-03-02). Kiev insists on Artyomovsk's 'meat grinder' to guarantee Western support. infobrics.org If the city is fully liberated by the Russians, the "Ukrainian victory" rhetoric will be discredited, making western support unpopular among public opinion.

infobrics (2023-03-02). Chinese Automakers Gaining Ground in Russia as International Manufacturers Leave. infobrics.org Over the past year, hundreds of global brands have fled Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. That's forced Russians to find alternatives for everything from smartphones to cars…

infobrics (2023-03-02). West demands South Korea to supply weapons to Ukraine. infobrics.org Russia could respond to any South Korean provocation by boosting ties with North Korea.

Aaron Maté (2023-03-02). Seymour Hersh: US bombed Nord Stream to prolong the Ukraine proxy war. thegrayzone.com The Pulitzer-winning journalist discusses the fallout from his report exposing how the US blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipelines. Seymour Hersh joins Aaron Maté to discuss his report on how the Biden administration bombed the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which blew up not only a vital Russian-German infrastructure project but a key off-ramp to peace in Ukraine. Guest: Seymour Hersh. Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes at seymourhersh.substack.com/. Video: Audio:…

americanthinker (2023-03-02). Guess who the other big loser is from Russia's Ukraine invasion… americanthinker.com Things haven't worked out quite the way China's old gray men in Beijing thought they would.

Anonymous103 (2023-03-01). Dozens Of Drones Targeted Crimea. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the night of March 1, ten unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the Crimean peninsula. The attempt of a massive UAV attack on Crimea was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation."An attempt by the Kiev regime to conduct a massive drone attack on the objects of the Crimean Peninsula has been prevented. Six Ukrainian unmanned strike vehicles were shot down by air defense and four more Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were disabled by electronic warfare. The…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-01). Military Situation In Donbass On March 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Russian troops have expanded the control zone in the north of Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in dachas district near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in the town of Mariinka; | Artillery duels between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armored veh…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kherson with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Nevskoye; | 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 near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-01). In Video: Russian Orion Drone Strikes Command & Control Center Of Kiev Forces. southfront.org Source: mk.ru | On February 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage documenting a recent attack by an Orion combat drone on a command and control center of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | The footage shows the drone being prepared for the mission by ground crews, as well as the aftermath of the pinpoint strike. | The drone targeted the center with a X-BPLA missile, an air-launched version of the Kornet-D anti-tank laser-guided missile. The specifications of the new…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-01). Israel Threatens Syria Over Hezbollah Deployment At Former Russian Intelligence Base In Daraa. southfront.org File image. | On February 28, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against allowing Lebanon's Hezbollah to establish a presence on the strategic Tell al-Hara hilltop in leaflets which were dropped over the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa and al-Qunitra. | Tell al-Hara, which is located in the western Daraa countryside, hosts a large signal intelligence base that was once operated by the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU,…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-01). Russia's Lavrov Discussed Turkish-Syrian Normalization Process With Cavusoglu In India. southfront.org Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the Turkish-Syrian normalization process with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in India's capital New Delhi, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on March 1. | The normalization process between Ankara and Damascus gained momentum last December, when the defense ministers…

Barry Sheppard (2023-03-01). United States ramps up threats against China, Russia. greenleft.org.au What began as an overblown diplomatic response by Washington to a Chinese surveillance balloon that drifted across the continental United States, before being shot down over the Atlantic Ocean, has morphed into a major confrontation, writes Barry Sheppard.

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-01). Moscow Blames Ukraine for a Series of Drone Attacks Inside Russia. news.antiwar.com Russian authorities on Tuesday reported a series of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country, including one that fell within 60 miles southeast of Moscow, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. A Russian official said the Ukrainian drone near Moscow attempted to target a gas facility. According to pictures of the wreckage, it was a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-01). Stoltenberg Reaffirms Pledge That Ukraine Will Eventually Join NATO. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed on Tuesday that the alliance wants to eventually admit Ukraine, a promise first made in 2008 that was a major motive in Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch the war. "NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that …

infobrics (2023-03-01). India Steel Imports from Russia Rise to Eight-year High. infobrics.org India's imports of Russian steel rose to an eight-year high during the first 10 months of the financial year that began in April 2022, government data compiled by Reuters showed…

infobrics (2023-03-01). Ukraine might stage false flag operation using chemical weapons. infobrics.org The objective would be to blame the Russian side, thus damaging Moscow's image among public opinion.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-01). African Union Under Western Pressure. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Pavlov On February 23, the UN General Assembly voted on another anti-Russian resolution on Ukraine, which was pathetically titled "Principles of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine." Russia, as in the spring of last year, was condemned by 141 states. However, 24 African countries out…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-01). The Ukraine Conflict: The Responsibility of the Rulers. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Before coming to Kiev, President Joe Biden sought assurances from Russia that it would not bomb his special train. The Atlantic Alliance magnifies Ukraine on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian military intervention on its territory. Before our very eyes, we see it resorting to the most deceptive propaganda, handling…

John Catalinotto (2023-03-01). Biden's war drive fuels resistance. workers.org In the week of the first anniversary of the U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, the Biden administration has taken or announced steps to prolong that war and risk its escalation. The corporate media has parroted and amplified every government announcement. And the antiwar movement began to respond. 'Peace,' . . . |

Mark P. Fancher, Black Agenda Report. (2023-03-01). Africans' Message To Imperialism: 'We Are Not Your Flunkies!'. popularresistance.org In a remarkable display of independence, South Africa defied NATO on February 24th when it conducted naval drills with Russia and China on the first anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. | Writer and analyst Steven Gruzd, sensing the anger of the imperialists, speculates: "I don't think Western nations are going to let this one slide." | But to date, South Africa has not been intimidated. Obbey Mabena, a veteran of the ANC's armed wing, while not speaking for the South African government, told CNN: "By default, we are on the side of Russia. And to us Ukraine [is] what we call a sell-out. It is s…

Pepe Escobar (2023-03-01). Putin's 'Civilizational' Speech Frames Conflict Between East and West. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Feb 22, 2023 | Russian President Vladimir Putin's much awaited address to the Russian Federal Assembly on Tuesday should be interpreted as a tour de force of sovereignty. | The address, significantly, marked the first anniversary of Russia's official recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, only a few hours before 22 February, 2022. In myriad ways, what happened a year ago also marked the birth of the real, 21st century multipolar world. | Then two days later, Moscow launched the Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine to defend said republics. | Cool, calm, collected,…

Staff (2023-03-01). Russia's Patrushev Meets President Maduro in Caracas. orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 28, 2023 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia's Security Council and one of the top-ranked Russian officials, arrived this Tuesday to Caracas in order to strengthen security ties with Venezuela and meet with President Nicolas Maduro. | In his previous stopover, Patrushev, met with the president of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with whom he discussed a series of mutual cooperation issues. In Caracas, Patrushev will hold consultations with his Venezuelan counterparts on security issues with the participation of representatives from various ministries of both countries…

Živadin Jovanović (2023-03-02). The Scholz-Macron Plan: How to Crush Serbia with Her Consent. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-03-01). Serbia Will Regain Its Soul. strategic-culture.org How much can the dignity of a small, defiant nation that loves freedom above all else cost? | On May 31 last year, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá, began his new five-year mandate by taking the presidential oath in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. While in a solemn atmosphere, he pronounced the text of the oath, which is precisely defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, for a moment almost the whole of Serbia united around him; not only his supporters but even his bitterest political opponents. Those who did not support Vuƒçiƒ&aac…

Drago Bosnic (2023-03-01). Serbia Dangerously Close to Capitulation. globalresearch.ca

Victor Grossman (2023-03-01). Despair and Joy: Berlin Bulletin 208, February 28, 2023. mronline.org Were any flags of sympathy displayed when the people of Serbia, Iraq or Afghanistan were bombed? When drones exploded on hospitals and wedding processions—were there also calls for tribunals against Bush—or Obama?>

Global Research News (2023-03-02). Selected Articles: Showdown in Ukraine. Hobbled US Turns to War to Preserve Its Waning Primacy. globalresearch.ca By The future of humanity will be decided on a battlefield in Ukraine. That's no exaggeration. The conflict between the United …

Yves Engler (2023-03-02). Understanding the Logic of Canada Giving $2.26 Billion in Arms to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-03-02). Pentagon Inspector General unwilling to reveal if rules monitoring Ukraine Aid were followed. americanthinker.com The notoriously corrupt Ukraine couldn't possibly be doing anything unethical with the untracked billions….

americanthinker (2023-03-01). A Year Later, Ukraine Still Matters. americanthinker.com A small amount to destroy the conventional capabilities of a pariah state, while not placing a single American in harm's way, seems like a wise investment.

americanthinker (2023-03-01). Zelensky warns skeptical Americans 'if they do not change their opinion' they can expect to send their sons and daughters to die for Ukraine. americanthinker.com He doesn't know us very well, does he?>

Arnold August, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-03-01). The War In Ukraine Is Part Of The Labor Pains Of A World That Will Emerge. popularresistance.org As many heads of state and prime ministers ponder the war in Ukraine, I call attention to one head of state, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a January 1, 2023 interview with Franco-Spanish journalist and author Ignacio Ramonet, President Maduro said, "The war in Ukraine is part of the labor pains of a world that will emerge." Here is his full commentary on the international situation. | "The world is undoubtedly in a very difficult situation, we are experiencing the pains of giving birth to a different world. We have always advocated the construction of a pluripolar, multicentric world, with different pol…

Arnold August (2023-03-01). President Maduro: 'The War in Ukraine Is Part of the Labor Pains of a World That Will Emerge,' a Geopolitical and Historical Analysis. orinocotribune.com By Arnold August — Feb 27, 2023 | As many heads of state and prime ministers ponder the war in Ukraine, I call attention to one head of state, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a January 1, 2023 interview with Franco-Spanish journalist and author Ignacio Ramonet, President Maduro said, "The war in Ukraine is part of the labor pains of a world that will emerge." Here is his full commentary on the international situation. | "The world is undoubtedly in a very difficult situation, we are experiencing the pains of giving birth to a different world. We have always advocated the construction of a pluripolar,…

G. Dunkel (2023-03-01). Step by step — U.S. tries to justify intervention into Haiti. workers.org Students make their way past a police barricade of burning tires in Port-au-Prince this year. The media attention is focused elsewhere. Ukraine and China are still of prime concern for President Joe Biden's administration and its allies and competitors, the leaders of the world's imperialist powers. But the U.S. has . . . |

Gideon Polya (2023-03-01). Zionists Attack Palestinian Writers and Australian Free Speech. dissidentvoice.org The acclaimed Palestinian writers Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd were invited to the Adelaide Writers' Festival, South Australia, but have encountered a storm of false defamation from Zionists, pro-Zionist Mainstream media and pro-Zionist politicians. Susan Abulhawa has also been falsely defamed for her humane, pro-peace views on the appalling Ukraine War. The eminent anti-racist Jewish …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-01). Does it Have to Take a War? libya360.wordpress.com Seymour Hersh President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, 1961. / NATIONAL ARCHIVES There is an inevitable gap between what a president tells us about a war—even a proxy war—and the reality on the ground. It is true today as Joe Biden struggles for public support for the war in Ukraine,…

Joshua Frank (2023-03-01). Nuclear Armageddon Games in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp, Mintpress News. (2023-03-01). Defending The Venezuelan Embassy, Organizing Peace For Ukraine. popularresistance.org In today's world, it can be difficult to find inspiring figures to look up to, especially in a time of division and uncertainty. Fortunately, there are still individuals like Margaret Flowers who embody the ideals of progress, justice, and compassion. Margaret Flowers is a leading activist, doctor, teacher, and co-founder of PopularResistance.org, a website that aims to inform and inspire grassroots movements around the world. | Margaret has spent her life fighting for social justice and equality. As a physician, she has been a vocal advocate for a single-payer healthcare system that would provide affordable and…

Lee Camp (2023-03-01). Defending The Venezuelan Embassy, Organizing Peace for Ukraine with Margaret Flowers. mintpressnews.com In today's world, it can be difficult to find inspiring figures to look up to, especially in a time of division and uncertainty. Fortunately, there are still individuals like Margaret Flowers who embody the ideals of progress, justice, and compassion. Margaret Flowers is a leading activist, doctor, teacher, and co-founder of PopularResistance.org, a website that …

Mike Whitney (2023-03-01). Showdown in Ukraine. Hobbled US Turns to War to Preserve Its Waning Primacy. globalresearch.ca

Moon of Alabama. (2023-03-01). The Context Of The New Anti-China Campaign. popularresistance.org The reactions to yesterday's Moon of Alabama post have demonstrated how easy it is for government propagandists to yank the leash of their subjects. | More than half of comments are about barely informed Covid conspiracies theories. Only few recognized the propaganda item for what it was. The starting point of a new China hate campaign that will divert the public from mass casualties in Ukraine and other issues. | After the Wall Street Journal launched its Sunday leak the New York Times and the Washington Post also jumped onto the train. The Times thankfully does better than the WSJ given the 'low confidence' exp…

Robert Freeman (2023-03-01). Ukraine and The Tunnel at the End of the Light. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter, Consortium News. (2023-03-01). Scott Ritter: Reimagining Arms Control After Ukraine. popularresistance.org The U.S. withdrawal from the foundational Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty in 2002 undid the functional and theoretical premise of mutually assured destruction (MAD) that provided logical equilibrium to the fundamentals of nuclear deterrence theory. | Similarly, the Trump administration's precipitous termination of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in 2019 attacked both elements of the "trust but verify" maxim that governed issues of compliance verification that made arms control viable in the first place. | The last remaining arms control agreement that places limits on the strategic nuclear arsena…

Staff (2023-03-01). What Ukraine Needs to Learn From Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com

Tomdispatch (2023-03-01). How a Nuclear Power Plant Became a Tool of War: Nuclear Armageddon Games in Ukraine. juancole.com By Joshua Frank | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — In 1946, Albert Einstein shot off a telegram to several hundred American leaders and politicians warning that the "unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." Einstein's forecast remains prescient. Nuclear calamity still knocks. Even …

Victor Grossman (2023-03-01). Amidst despair of war, biggest Berlin peace rally in many years. peoplesworld.org BERLIN — In conflicts, I know, neither side can be trusted. Both sides twist and distort, magnify and minimize in support of their cause. But the daily, almost hourly pictures from Ukraine — of hardship, suffering, of death, destruction and flight, all too genuine, cause me the despair I have always felt on hearing — …

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news.un (2023-02-27). Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries. news.un.org Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Monday welcomed Armenia's commitment to combat the use of mercenaries and private security companies, following an eight-day mission to the country.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-28). Ferroviarios franceses convocan huelga contra reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net Los ocho principales sindicatos de Francia agrupados en la Intersindical llaman a paralizar el país.

WSWS (2023-02-28). Orion 23: France holds its largest-ever military exercise for war with Russia. wsws.org The war games come as millions protest Macron's pension reform, and broader attacks on wages and social spending, designed to fund the state's rearmament campaign.

Staff (2023-02-27). Messi se apodera del premio The Best al mejor jugador del mundo. cubadebate.cu El delantero argentino Lionel Messi fue elegido este lunes como el mejor futbolista de 2022 en la premiación The Best, organizada por la Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociación (FIFA), en una ceremonia celebrada en París, Francia. Messi se impuso en la terna sobre los franceses Karim Benzema y Kilian Mbappé, y sumó su segundo galardón tras lograrlo en 2019.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-02-27). Conozca sobre la vida del escritor francés Victor Hugo. telesurtv.net El escritor Victor Hugo es reconocido como uno de los mayores exponentes de la literatura universal.




Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-28). School teachers in Portugal demand increase in wages and time-bound promotions. peoplesdispatch.org The Portuguese working class has been organizing protests titled Vida Justa ('Fair Life') to demand an increase in wages and pensions and better job security…

ecns.cn (2023-02-28). China telcos, gadget plays roar onstage. ecns.cn Banking on 5G and other cutting-edge technologies to explore new business opportunities and offset COVID-19 disruptions, Chinese tech companies are making a big splash at the Mobile World Congress 2023, which kicked off in Barcelona, Spain on Monday.

Dick Nichols (2023-02-27). Spain: Pedro Sánchez launches 'class war' election campaign. greenleft.org.au With elections due in the next 12 months, Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) prime minister Pedro Sánchez is hoping his pro-worker posture will be enough to secure victory over the right and keep the independence movement at bay, writes Dick Nichols.

WSWS (2023-02-28). Class struggles mount in Turkey after earthquake disaster. wsws.org As aftershocks continue and millions struggle to survive without basic necessities in Turkey, corporations insist that production and profit flows cannot stop.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). One Humanity and the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. transcend.org 22 Feb 2023 – Reflections on the Aftermath of Earthquakes and Human Survival…




Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-27). Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and the Turkey-Syria Earthquake: An Expert Investigation is Required. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-27). Turkish Red Crescent's sale of tents after the earthquake revealed as "government resign" chants rise from stadiums. wsws.org Three weeks after devastating earthquakes caused massive destruction and mass deaths in Turkey and Syria, anger at the government's response is growing.

Sen. Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca (2023-02-27). "Mass Murder Campaign": Turkey-Syria Earthquakes, Ukraine, Plandemic. Interview with Romania Senator Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-02-28). Belarusian president's visit expected to cement ties. ecns.cn Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is due to start his three-day state visit to China on Tuesday, with expectations high that cooperation between the two countries on post-pandemic economic recovery and the Russia-Ukraine conflict will top the agenda of talks.

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Russian Long-Range Radar Detection And Control Aircraft Targeted At Airfield In Belarus — Reports. southfront.org Illustrative Image: Russian A-50U | On the morning of February 26, a military airfield located on the outskirts of the capital of Belarus reportedly came under attack. This military facility hosted Russian military aircraft. | According to some Belarusian news sources, at least two explosions thundered on the territory of the military airfield in the village of Machulishchi. Some sources claimed that three explosions were heard in the area. One of them thundered at night and two others were reportedly heard in the mornin…




teleSUR (2023-02-27). Belarus-China Friendship to Continue for Decades – Lukashenko. telesurenglish.net Speaking to Chinese media, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, "Let's admit it: Belarus is the only place in the center of Europe that maintains a friendly – or I could say fraternal – attitude towards China." | RELATED: | According to the President, the two nations have forged a comprehensive strategic partnership. The friendship of the two countries will continue for decades, Lukashenko said, noting that "not only as long…

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-28). The Heat: China-Europe Relations. america.cgtn.com After Wang Yi's recent visit to Europe, what is the state of the China-European relationship? Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi visited Europe this month and sought to build a stronger relationship with the European Union, its largest trading partner. He met with German Chancellor Scholz, …

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-02-28). Reino Unido y la UE alcanzan acuerdo sobre Irlanda del Norte. telesurtv.net "Juntos hemos modificado el protocolo original y hoy anunciamos el nuevo marco de Windsor", afirmó el primer ministro británico.

Peter Koenig (2023-02-28). Blow-up of Nord Stream I and II: Did the German Chancellor and the President of the European Commission Betray the People of Germany and Europe? globalresearch.ca

Alexander Morris, Julia Schà∂nheit (2023-02-27). UK nurses join Britain's cost of living strike wave to save NHS. therealnews.com After decades of targeted underfunding, the UK's National Health Service is on the verge of collapse. Spiking inflation as a result of corporate profiteering in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine War have only worsened the situation, as the UK's 300,000 nurses face staffing shortages on top of a cost of living crisis. All these conditions have driven the Royal College of Nurses to strike. This video is part of an ongoing Workers of the World series about the cost of living crisis in Europe. | Producer: Alexander Morris | Videographer: Julia Schà∂nheit, Alexander Morris | Video editor: L…




Fight Back (2023-02-27). Against Trotskyism: Trotsky and the Soviet Union. fightbacknews.org Trotsky argued, before and after the revolution of 1917, that building socialism in one country was impossible, and that the success of the revolution was dependent on the immediate expansion of the revolution to Western Europe. Once this didn't happen, Trotsky's only way to persist in this theory was to say that the Soviet Union wasn't truly building socialism. | Despite Trotsky's protests to the contrary, the Soviet Union, in fact, accomplished a great deal. By putting the means of production under the control of the proletarian dictatorship, the Soviet Union, in just a few decades, went from a backwards count…

_____ (2023-02-27). Some Basic Calculus in the EU Wouldn't Go Amiss. strategic-culture.org Voluntary departure of the Western producers from Russia has enabled the Chinese producers to size up the European market in all its entirety and fill up the vacancies soon enough. | The Council of the EU has passed a new resolution on the

Alastair Crooke (2023-02-27). Manichaeism and 'An Ideology of Liberal Empire' — Biden's Forever Cosmic War Against Russian 'Evil'. thealtworld.com When the U.S. begins its pivot away from Ukraine, and looks fully to Europeanise the war, the political class won't be seen 'for the dust'. | "Appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased. They must be opposed. Autocrats only understand one word: "No." "No." "No." (Applause.). "No, you will not take my country." "No, you will not take my freedom." "No, you will not take my future … A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never be able to ease [erase] the people's love of liberty. Brutality will never grind down the will of the free. And Ukraine — Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never". (A…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). The Invisible Victims Of The War In Ukraine. southfront.org Click to see full-size image"It is the writer's duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader's civic duty to learn this truth. To turn away, to close one's eyes and walk past is to insult the memory of those who have perished." | ‚Äï Vasily Grossman, Written by Dr. Leon Tressell | On 20 February Didier Reynders,the European Commissioner for Justice, announced that a new international centre…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Seymour Hersh on "How the US Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline": Exclusive TV Interview. transcend.org 15 Feb 2023 – When the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany were damaged last September, U.S. officials were quick to suggest Russia had bombed its own pipelines. But according to a new report by the legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, it was the U.S. Navy that carried out the sabotage, with help from Norway. "The fear was Europe would walk away from the war," he says.

Fight Back (2023-02-27). Against Trotskyism: Trotsky and the Soviet Union. fightbacknews.org Trotsky argued, before and after the revolution of 1917, that building socialism in one country was impossible, and that the success of the revolution was dependent on the immediate expansion of the revolution to Western Europe. Once this didn't happen, Trotsky's only way to persist in this theory was to say that the Soviet Union wasn't truly building socialism. | Despite Trotsky's protests to the contrary, the Soviet Union, in fact, accomplished a great deal. By putting the means of production under the control of the proletarian dictatorship, the Soviet Union, in just a few decades, went from a backwards count…

_____ (2023-02-27). Some Basic Calculus in the EU Wouldn't Go Amiss. strategic-culture.org Voluntary departure of the Western producers from Russia has enabled the Chinese producers to size up the European market in all its entirety and fill up the vacancies soon enough. | The Council of the EU has passed a new resolution on the

Alastair Crooke (2023-02-27). Manichaeism and 'An Ideology of Liberal Empire' — Biden's Forever Cosmic War Against Russian 'Evil'. thealtworld.com When the U.S. begins its pivot away from Ukraine, and looks fully to Europeanise the war, the political class won't be seen 'for the dust'. | "Appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased. They must be opposed. Autocrats only understand one word: "No." "No." "No." (Applause.). "No, you will not take my country." "No, you will not take my freedom." "No, you will not take my future … A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never be able to ease [erase] the people's love of liberty. Brutality will never grind down the will of the free. And Ukraine — Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never". (A…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). The Invisible Victims Of The War In Ukraine. southfront.org Click to see full-size image"It is the writer's duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader's civic duty to learn this truth. To turn away, to close one's eyes and walk past is to insult the memory of those who have perished." | ‚Äï Vasily Grossman, Written by Dr. Leon Tressell | On 20 February Didier Reynders,the European Commissioner for Justice, announced that a new international centre…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Seymour Hersh on "How the US Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline": Exclusive TV Interview. transcend.org 15 Feb 2023 – When the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany were damaged last September, U.S. officials were quick to suggest Russia had bombed its own pipelines. But according to a new report by the legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, it was the U.S. Navy that carried out the sabotage, with help from Norway. "The fear was Europe would walk away from the war," he says.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-02-27). Study: West Is Out Of Touch With Rest Of World Politically. popularresistance.org A study by an elite European government-funded think tank found that, while the United States and Europe are growing closer together, the West is increasingly out of touch politically with the rest of the world. | The report, from the EU member state-financed European Council on Foreign Relations, conceded that the system of "American global supremacy" is in rapid decline, and many people in the Global South want a new "multipolar world". | The series of polls concluded that NATO's proxy war in "Ukraine confirmed the renewed centrality of American power to Europe", uniting the West under Washington's leadership.

ecns.cn (2023-02-26). Visits will enhance Sino-European ties. ecns.cn An upcoming series of visits to Beijing by European leaders will send signals of solidarity and cooperation between China and the European Union, adding positive energy to world peace, stability and sustainable development.

Fra Hughes (2023-02-27). Russian Roulette: The Ruble Rises as European Economies Crumble. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Feb 23, 2023 | Has Biden bitten off more than he and NATO can swallow? |

| Did anyone say it would be over by Christmas like they did in 1914? Well, Christmas has come and gone, and very much like the trenches of the First World War, the ground lost and won can sometimes be measured in single-digit meters and kilometers. To be fair, Russia is doing most of the winning and Ukraine is doing much of the losing. | How did this ever come to pass? Well, context and history will show that American leaders promised Russian leaders that NATO would not expand one inch east toward the Russian…

infobrics (2023-02-27). Rising Flow of Russian Oil Products to China, India and the Middle East. infobrics.org Similar to what has already happened with Russian crude oil, there are signs that the country's refined fuels are finding new buyers outside Europe, with Asia and the Middle East the leading new customers…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-27). Anger grows over anti-asylum measures after shipwreck kills 62 off Italian coast. peoplesdispatch.org Dozens are still missing after a boat believed to be carrying up to 200 asylum seekers sank near the region of Calabria on February 26. As the death toll rose on Monday, NGOs slammed Europe's harsh anti-asylum policies for endangering people who were already vulnerable…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-02-27). The Words the US and European Press are too Cowardly to Use about Israel's Occupation of Palestinians: War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Apartheid. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — On 20 February, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a 'watered-down' version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory." The intrigues that led to the scrapping of what was meant …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Horn of Africa/Indian Ocean: U.S., NATO allies to conduct naval exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetFebruary 26, 2023 Multinational Maritime Exercise Cutlass Express 2023 Set to Begin Multinational forces from East Africa, Europe, and North America will come together for exercise Cutlass Express 2023 (CE23), beginning with an opening ceremony in Djibouti on Mar. 5, 2023. Conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) …

teleSUR (2023-02-27). UK, EU Reach Deal for N. Ireland, Eyeing New Chapter in Ties. telesurenglish.net The agreement delivers the smooth flow of trade within the UK, as goods destined for Northern Ireland will travel through a new Green Lane, with a separate Red Lane for goods at risk of moving on to the EU. | UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L, Rear) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R, Rear) attend a joint press conference in Windsor, Britain, on Feb. 27, 2023.

WSWS (2023-02-27). At least 59 migrants drown off Italian coast, including newborn baby and 19 other children. wsws.org Responsibility for this terrible crime lies with all the governments of Europe, who have conspired to turn the continent into a "fortress" against desperate people, and with the United States and its allies whose imperialist violence has dismembered societies across the Middle East and Africa.

WSWS (2023-02-27). UK government agrees deal with European Union on Northern Ireland trade. wsws.org The "Windsor framework" deal was secured Monday, after hundreds of hours of negotiations, and announced in a joint press conference by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-27). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-27). European Antiwar Protests Gain Strength as NATO's Ukraine Proxy War Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst and Max Blumenthal Europeans are storming the streets in unprecedented numbers to protest NATO's proxy war in Ukraine and their own declining living standards. The Grayzone has covered demonstrations and interviewed protest leaders in several countries since the war erupted. Athens, Greece —— This February 21, several thousand Greeks filled Athens' streets to denounce NATO and…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). West Tells Global South 'You Can't be Neutral' in Ukraine War: You Are Either with Us, or Against Us. southfront.org Written by Ben Norton. Originally published by Geopolitical Economy Report The foreign ministers of the United States, Germany, and Ukraine have…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Message to Moscow: U.S., Germany mull joint war games in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioFebruary 27, 2023 Poland in talks with US, Germany on joint military drills: German defence minister The German defence minister has said that Poland, the United States and Germany are in discussions to hold joint military manoeuvres in Poland…. Boris Pistorius made the statement in an interview with German state broadcaster ARD on Sunday…. …

teleSUR (2023-02-27). Hungary Welcomes Chinese Plan for Peace in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Monday, during the opening of the Parliament's spring session, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban showed his support for the Chinese plan to peacefully resolve the current conflict in Ukraine, considering it "important." | RELATED: | "We need a ceasefire and the start of peace talks; Hungary calls for peace in all international forums; I see that most states support peace and Hungary cannot isolate itself from most of the world (…) there…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-28). Daily Round-up | One Palestinian dead, hundreds injured in Israeli settlers' attack & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of a Palestinian being killed in attacks by settlers, thousands taking part in anti-war protests in Italy, Tunisians condemning the statement of their President on migrants, and Cuba and the UN welcoming developments in Colombia's peace talks…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-27). Port workers in Italy demand wage hike, safer jobs, and an end to fueling the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org Port workers, along with trade unionists from other sectors, have been resisting the transfer of arms and ammunition destined for imperialist wars through Italian ports and airstrips…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?Andy Corbley FULL ARTICLE VARESE, Italy. February 24th, 2023. As the last full week of February draws to a close, it's possible that looking at the big picture, the White House concluded and sustained the single most disastrous week in American foreign policy of the …

teleSUR (2023-02-27). Over 60 Dead After Migrant Ship Rips Apart Near Italy's Shores. telesurenglish.net On Sunday morning, Italian authorities began collecting the bodies of over 60 migrants who died when their boat broke up off the coast of Italy. | RELATED: | The dead bodies washed up on or near to the shores of Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort town in the southern Italian region of Calabria. | Vigili del Fuoco, Italy's national fire and rescue brigades, said searches were ongoing via boat, jet ski and helicopter. T…

WSWS (2023-02-27). Moldova's President Sandu tightens grip on power, as the country is being drawn into the maelstrom of the NATO-Russia war. wsws.org Moldova is in the grips of a severe political crisis as its government prepares to drag it into the NATO war against Russia.

WSWS (2023-02-27). Norway emerges as key staging ground for US military provocations against Russia. wsws.org Norway's location on the northwest of the Scandinavian Peninsula, with a 196-kilometre border with Russia, makes it a key ally for US imperialism to wage war on Russia.

DLI (2023-02-28). China's 12-point Peace Proposal to end Ukraine war. indybay.org This week, China released a 12-point Peace plan for ending the Ukraine war. It is the first comprehensive Peace proposal by a major power(there has been no Peace plan at all proposed by the G7 nor NATO, who are instead the major arms provider of over $100 Billion of lethal weapons to Ukraine–an amount more than the entire annual war budget of Russia!) Significantly, China's Peace Plan specifically calls for serious consideration of long-term security concerns on BOTH sides.

ecns.cn (2023-02-28). Russia welcomes China's peace proposal. ecns.cn A position paper that China has issued setting out a possible path to peace in Ukraine needs to be analyzed in detail, the Russian government said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-28). China slams U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms related to Russia. ecns.cn

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-02-28). Ukrainians Rally and March in "Unite for Ukraine" at SF Embarcadero. indybay.org Thousands of traumatized Ukrainians ask for help. Russians and Iranians were there in support.

Stansfield Smith (2023-02-28). Behind the Self-Defeating Approach Toward the National Protest Against US War on Russia in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Feb 26, 2023 | The

WSWS (2023-02-28). Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists celebrates 5-year anniversary. wsws.org The meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the youth organization in Russia and the former Soviet Union was marked by a high level of consciousness of the historical and political tasks confronting workers and young people in the fight to build sections of the ICFI.

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-28). Medvedev Says West Pumping Weapons Into Ukraine Could Bring 'Apocalypse'. news.antiwar.com Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in an op-ed published on Sunday that the Western policy of pouring weapons into Ukraine could lead to "apocalypse." "One could continue to pump weapons into the neo-fascist Kiev regime and block any opportunity to revive negotiations," Medvedev wrote in the Russian newspaper Izvestiya. "Our enemies are doing just …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-02-28). By Rejecting China's Peace Plan West Pushes Beijing Closer to Russia. globalresearch.ca

John McDonnell (2023-02-28). British Labour MP John McDonnell: 'Ukrainians must be allowed to decide their future'. greenleft.org.au British Labour MP John McDonnell argues that to force a negotiated settlement to Russia's war on Ukraine, the left should support Ukrainians' right to defend themselves.

unitedEditor (2023-02-27). State intervention can solve the housing problem after earthquake in Türkiye. uwidata.com United World International author Mehmet Perinàßek gave two different interviews to the Russian RIA Novosti news agency about the housing problem after the earthquake in Türkiye. We present the two interviews, dated February 14 and February 23, published in Russian, to our readers together translated into English. ————- The placement of earthquake victims in the …

Larry Johnson (2023-02-27). When it Comes to Ukraine and Russia, the United States Intel Community is Confusing Pyrite with Genuine Gold. sonar21.com I am following up on my previous posts about the failure of the U.S. intelligence community, the CIA in particular, in providing an accurate, objective assessment of the war in…

_____ (2023-02-27). How and why is Pakistan assisting Ukraine? journal-neo.org Recently, reports that Pakistan, which previously attempted to portray itself as a supporter of Russia, started to provide assistance to Ukraine, including weapons, against the backdrop of the special operation carried out by Moscow against the neo-fascist regime of Kyiv, have been increasingly published by media outlets other than Ukrainian and Indian media. Islamabad's "political …

acTVism Munich (2023-02-27). Former CIA Officer McGovern on Ukraine, NATO and Nord Stream at UN Security Council. dissidentvoice.org On February 22, 2023, former CIA analyst turned political activist Ray McGovern addresses the United Nations Security Council on Russia-U.S. relations. McGovern emphasizes the need to understand Russia's security concerns and to push forward with diplomacy. McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990 and in the 1980s directed the National Intelligence Estimates and …

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Head Of CIA Enters Media War With Russia. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The meeting of the head of the US CIA William Burns and the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin on the possible use of nuclear weapons took place in November 2022 in Istanbul, but it turned out that the counterparts evaluated its results differently. | In his interview with CBS News, CIA Director Bill Burns claimed that the meeting was "pretty dispiriting.""There was a very defiant attitude on the part of Mr. Naryshkin as well. A sense of cockiness and hubris,…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). In Video: Nazi Tanks On Their Way Back To Russian Soil. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). In Video: Russian Marines Storming The City Of Ugledar. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Making History With "Meat Ramparts" — C'est Bakhmut. southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers after a battle near Bakhmut | It is safe to say that Kiev has accepted the inevitable loss of Bakhmut. | Now the main task of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is to contain the assault units of the Wagner PMC in the city area as long as possible, buying time to prepare other defensive lines. Once the Russians have cleared the Bakhmut area, they will inevitably pose a direct threat to Seversk and Slavyansk, the last Ukrainian strongholds remaining in the Donbass. | That is why Gener…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On February 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Artillery duels continue between the AFU and Russian forces in the area of Kakhovka; | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Gulyaipole; | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Military Situation In Syria On February 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 2 — in Latakia province, 1 in Hama province; | On February 27, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near Banin village; | On February 27, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near Kafariya village; | On February 27, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On February 27, a…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Military Situation In Ukraine On February 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Bakhmut with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russian forces destroyed an electronic intelligence centre near Brovary with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Nevskoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army a…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). The West Severely Miscalculated The Geopolitical Ramifications Of The War In Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at the 10th business forum "Business Russia" in 2015. Putin has encouraged businesses to expand domestically before Western nations lift economic sanctionsThe EU, and not Russia, has weakened since the start of the special military operation | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Although many remember February 24 as the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Russia's special military operation is act…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Western Leaders Privately Admit Ukraine Can't Win The War. southfront.org Élysée Palace where Macron and Scholz told Zelensky to seek peace. (U.S. State Dept.) | Written by Western leaders privately told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine can not win the war against Russia and that it should begin peace talks with Moscow this year in exchange for closer ties with NATO. | The private communications are at odds wit…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). International Investigative Commission into the Terrorist Attacks on Nord Stream. transcend.org German Lawmaker Calls for Nord Stream Probe on a 10 Feb 2023 Speech to the Bundestag – MP Sevim Dagdelen takes the Scholz government to task for its lack of "strength and will" in responding to Seymour Hersh's reporting on the U.S. sabotage of the Russian pipeline.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Provocation of "Unprovoked Aggression" by Varieties of Encroachment. transcend.org Challenge of Insensitivity to Collective Historical Amnesia – Expression of alternative perspectives on the USA/NATO-Russia-Ukraine armed conflict has been limited–and actively suppressed as "disinformation" whenever possible. Those articulating such perspectives have been discredited and personally condemned, if not actively sanctioned in some manner.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). The Ukraine War Viewed from the Global South. transcend.org 22 Feb 2023 — In October 2022, about eight months after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the University of Cambridge harmonized surveys that asked the inhabitants of 137 countries about their views of the West, Russia, and China: different perspectives.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Ukraine: 1 Year of War on Top of 30 Years of Conflict Escalation. transcend.org 23 Feb 2023 – The Only Re-Armament Needed Is Intellectual and Moral — on All Sides – Beyond Russia, NATO/EU policies will prove morally wrong, unrealistic, dangerous and self-destructive.

Chris Hedges, The Chris Hedges Report. (2023-02-27). The Trump-Russia Saga And The Death Spiral Of American Journalism. popularresistance.org Reporters make mistakes. It is the nature of the trade. There are always a few stories we wish were reported more carefully. Writing on deadline with often only a few hours before publication is an imperfect art. But when mistakes occur, they must be acknowledged and publicized. To cover them up, to pretend they did not happen, destroys our credibility. Once this credibility is gone, the press becomes nothing more than an echo chamber for a selected demographic. This, unfortunately, is the model that now defines the commerical media. | The failure to report accurately on the Trump-Russia saga for the four years o…

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-27). Putin Says Russia Cannot Ignore NATO's Nuclear Capabilities. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Moscow can't ignore all of NATO's nuclear capabilities since NATO leaders have been calling for Russia's defeat. "In today's conditions, when all the leading NATO countries have declared their main goal as inflicting a strategic defeat on us, so that our people suffer as they say, how can …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-27). US Announces $2 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine, New Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing a $2 billion arms package for Ukraine and new sanctions targeting Russia. Sanctions failed to have the impact on Russia that the US hoped for, but the Biden administration has continued to impose them throughout the war. According to …

ecns.cn (2023-02-26). Demonstrators in Brussels call for peaceful solution to Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Several thousand demonstrators called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis here on Sunday.

Editor (2023-02-27). Chris Hedges: The Trump-Russia Saga and the Death Spiral of American Journalism. scheerpost.com The media caters to a particular demographic, telling that demographic what it already believes — even when it is unverified or false. This pandering defines the coverage of the Trump-Russia saga.

Fabian Lehr & Volker Mosler (2023-02-27). Total victory over a nuclear power is not possible without nuclear war. indybay.org Neither side in this war represents any forward-looking political idea. It is not a war for freedom and democracy, but an imperialist war over whether Ukraine will remain a semi-colony of the US and EU or become a semi-colony of Russia again. Even if Ukraine or NATO wins this war without turning Ukraine into a nuclear-contaminated desert, a victorious Ukrainian state would not be free…

Hal McNulty (2023-02-27). The Weekly Round-up: Shamima Begum, UN resolution against Russia, and new law on Child marriages. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news The UN General Assembly backed a resolution condemning Russia's actions and calling for an end to the war on Thursday, the eve of the anniversary of the invasion. With 141 supporters, 32 abstentions and seven voting against, the resolution reiterated the UN's support for Ukraine and called for a "comprehensive, just and …

infobrics (2023-02-27). Russia expands its partners as special military operation progresses. infobrics.org Contrary to what Westerners predicted, Moscow is gradually looking like an attractive alternative for emerging countries.

infobrics (2023-02-27). West severely miscalculated geopolitical ramifications of conflict in Ukraine. infobrics.org The EU, and not Russia, has weakened since the start of the special military operation.

infobrics (2023-02-27). Russia's special military operation – one year on. infobrics.org Regardless of whether the reports about the upcoming major Russian offensive are true, at worst, Moscow certainly has the capacity to continue and maintain its special military operation.

Laith Fadel (2023-02-27). Hungarian FM discusses Ukraine conflict with CGTN. america.cgtn.com Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó recently sat down for an exclusive interview to discuss the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the refugee crisis that has greatly affected his country. Szijjártó answered a series of questions related to the humanitarian impact caused by the conflict, along with his …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-27). China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Feb 24, 2023 | On February 23, with the first anniversary of Russia's launch of its Special Military Operation in Ukraine, China issued a 12-point document, setting out its official position on the conflict. | The 12 points are: | 1- Respecting the sovereignty of all countries | 2- Abandoning the Cold War mentality | 3- Ceasing hostilities | 4- Resuming peace talks | 5- Resolving the humanitarian crisis | 6- Protecting civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) | 7- Keeping nuclear power plants safe | 8- Reducing strategic risks | 9- Facilitating grain exports | 10- Stopping unilat…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-27). Putin Went to War but Refuses to Fight. thealtworld.com "Russia's elites have no stomach for this fight and a deal is being worked out through backroom channels." | As I have pointed out again and again and now again, Putin's idiotic—indeed mindless—way of conducting war has destroyed the credibility of the Russian military. I am becoming convinced that the outcome of the nonsensical "limited military operation" will be either Russian surrender or nuclear…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Invoking NATO, Ukraine military threatens Russia over Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyFebruary 27, 2023 Landing Of Russian Troops In Transnistria Impossible — Operational Command South Landing of Russian troops in Transnistria is impossible, as Ukraine will never allow Russian aircraft to cross its airspace. Nataliya Humeniuk, head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational Command South, announced this on the air of a …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Trudeau sends more German tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostFebruary 27, 2023 Canada Sending Four More Leopard Tanks to Ukraine Canada is sending four additional battle tanks to Ukraine — doubling its commitment — and sanctioning an additional 192 Russian individuals and entities, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. "Canada has stood in solidarity with Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict," Trudeau …

Staff (2023-02-27). Russian War Crimes Have Hardened Ukrainians Against Peace Talks, Activist Says. truthout.org The world held its breath when Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago. Would Kyiv fall to Russian forces, as President Vladimir Putin and a small inner circle had planned? Would the Kremlin install a puppet dictatorship and brutally crush dissent, just as Putin does at home? We soon learned Putin seriously underestimated his neighbor and its allies to the West, but today there is no end to the war in… |

teleSUR (2023-02-27). China Slams US Sanctions on Chinese Firms Related to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, China slammed the United States for sanctioning Chinese companies for alleged involvement with Russia, saying the illegal, unilateral sanctions, if not revoked, would be met with countermeasures from China. | RELATED: | Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, told a press briefing that the U.S. actions lack both the basis in international law and UN Security Council mandate. | "They are typi…

teleSUR (2023-02-27). Transnistria Denies Being Under Ukrainian Military Threat. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria President Vadim Krasnoselski said that there is no an inminent military security threat against his country, which shares a border with Ukraine and where over 250,000 Russian citizens live. | RELATED: | "If our country is threatened by real danger, we will quickly inform our citizens. The important issue is not to panic," Krasnoselski pointed out. Nevertheless, he a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-27). The Stage is Set for Hybrid World War III. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you're immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by selected stops and enlightening conversations, crystallizing disparate vectors one year after the start of the accelerated phase of the proxy war between US/NATO and Russia. That's how Moscow welcomes…

news.un (2023-02-27). Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for 'widespread death and destruction' in Ukraine. news.un.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday once again added his voice to international condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, telling the Human Rights Council that it had "triggered the most massive violations of human rights we are living today".

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). EU issues unanimous condemnation of Georgian government over Sakaashvili. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2February 27, 2023 On behalf of the 27 EU member states, Pawel Herczynski handed over a demarche to the Minister of Justice regarding Mikheil Saakashvili Together with the ambassador of Sweden, handed over the official EU demarche to the Minister of Justice of Georgia, which concerns Mikheil Saakashvili. Such a statement made today the Ambassador …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Swedish warplanes, pilots headed to Ukraine? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The LocalFebruary 21, 2023 Could Sweden's 'unique' Gripen fighters help Ukraine? Earlier this month Volodymyr Zelensky said that, after tanks, fighter planes are "the next level of our cooperation." Some commentators have said that Sweden's own fighters are the best option, since they are tougher and easier to operate than other western jets. Two proponents …

Michael Snyder (2023-02-28). China's Peace Plan for Ukraine: America Does Not Want Peace, Prepare for a Horrific Global War? globalresearch.ca

Eric Zuesse (2023-02-28). Calling the 2014 Overthrow of Ukraine's Yanukovych a "U.S. Coup" Is True, and Extremely Important. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-02-27). Military Situation In Bakhmut On February 27, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-02-27). After Public Scandal Solved, Wagner's Advance Steams Ahead In Bakhmut. southfront.org |

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Putin Suspends START Nuclear Pact with USA. transcend.org 22 Feb 2023 – Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow's participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US, announcing the move yesterday in a bitter speech in which he made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Who Really Started the Ukraine Wars? transcend.org 16 Feb 2023 – The Four Interrelated Wars in Ukraine…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-27). Who's Winning and Losing the Economic War over Ukraine? transcend.org 21 Feb 2023 – After a year of war, Western expectations have gone up in smoke (and methane). The winners are the opportunists and war profiteers; the losers are the people of Ukraine, working/poor people everywhere, and hopes of halting the climate crisis, as half a million tons of methane rose from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline.

Bill Astore (2023-02-27). Magical Weapons for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

C.J. Atkins, John Wojcik (2023-02-27). China calls for Ukraine ceasefire and issues 12-point peace plan. peoplesworld.org China on Friday called for a comprehensive ceasefire and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and issued a 12-point plan to achieve peace. China rolled out its plan at the United Nations and in the international press over the weekend. "Conflict and war benefit no one," declared a statement from the Ministry of Foreign …

ceasefire (2023-02-27). Pursuing peace in Ukraine, new nuke risks and more. ceasefire.ca Most Western analysts foresee a continued "war of attrition" with no end in sight.

Inder Singh Bisht (2023-02-27). UK Trialed 3D-Printed 'Suicide' Drones Under Secret Ukraine Program. globalresearch.ca

Labor Video Project (2023-02-27). SF Rally To Stop The War In Ukraine On The First Year Anniversary. indybay.org On the one year anniversary of the Ukraine war a rally was held against US intervention.

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-02-27). Multiple Actions in Bay Area Feb. 24 as Ukraine War Enters Second Year. indybay.org Peace Actions in downtown San Francisco and Israeli consulate on Montgomery Street protested…

Lowkey, Mintpress News. (2023-02-27). No2NATO: New Efforts To Free Britain From NATO. popularresistance.org NATO's war has led to the death of 100,000 soldiers on each side and at least 6,900 Ukrainian civilians, the displacement of over 14 million and the destruction of at least eight percent of its houses and 50 percent of the country's energy infrastructure. | Despite the staggering loss of life, the United States and at least 27 other countries continue to transfer weapons to Ukraine, increasing the likelihood of sparking a nuclear war. | With talks of sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, it's no surprise that we have "seen massive jumps of value in the shares of companies like Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems."

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-27). Massive rally in Berlin demands peace in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday February 25, tens of thousands of people rallied at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin demanding that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz take an active role in encouraging negotiations to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. The mobilization with the slogan 'Uprising for Peace' was called for by Left party MP Sahra Wagenknecht, journalist Alice Schwarzer, retired Brigadier General Erich Vad, economist Jeffrey Sachs and others. It called for negotiations, diplomacy and peace, instead of the ongoing escalation of the war by delivering sophisticated arms and ammunition to Ukraine. | Sahra Wagenknecht MP and Alice Schw…

r u 18 vote (2023-02-27). The Official White House Website Should Have A Photo Of The WHITE HOUSE, Not Ukraine! indybay.org The official WHITE HOUSE website should have a photograph of the WHITE HOUSE, not Ukraine. February 23 and February 24, 2023…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Only matter of time before Biden delivers F-16s to Ukraine: MP. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyFebruary 27, 2023 F-16 Aircraft Delivery To Ukraine Only Matter Of Time — Merezhko Member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Servant of the People faction, chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign policy and inter-parliamentary cooperation, Oleksandr Merezhko, is confident that the United States will provide Ukraine with F-16 aircraft…. "We're being …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-27). Yellen says U.S. has poured $50 billion into Ukraine in past year. Threatens China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineFebruary 27, 2023 Since start of the full-scale war, U.S. aid to Ukraine in various areas amounts to about $50 bln — Treasury Secretary Yellen Since the beginning of the full-scale war, U.S. assistance to Ukraine in the field of security, economy, humanitarian and social support has amounted to about $50 billion, Treasury Secretary Janet …

WSWS (2023-02-27). The war in Ukraine and how to stop it: Online meeting advances a socialist anti-war strategy for the international working class. wsws.org Saturday's meeting, which was attended by a worldwide audience, presented a powerful case for a unified movement of the international working class for socialist revolution as the only realistic strategy to stop World War III.

Zero Hedge (2023-02-27). US Military Aid to Ukraine Exceeds the Costs of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-27). Yellen Visits Ukraine to Discuss $10 Billion in New Budgetary Aid. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Ukraine on Monday to discuss an additional $10 billion in new budgetary aid for the country, assistance that goes directly to the government to pay for things like government services and pensions. While in Kyiv, Yellen announced that Ukraine would be receiving $1.2 billion as the first tranche of the …

_____ (2023-02-27). Britain to Mongolia: more than just a partner? journal-neo.org The United Kingdom is one of Mongolia's main "third neighbors," according to Mongolia's current foreign policy concept. Neither its limited participation in global political and economic processes, nor its extreme geographical distance from Mongolia in comparison to Japan and South Korea, removes it from the list of Mongolia's key "third neighbor" partners. The United Kingdom …

ecns.cn (2023-02-27). Livestreamers flow overseas for sales, profits. ecns.cn "Foreign livestreaming e-commerce is at the level of China in 2018 or 2019," said Ma, whose company has recently started livestreaming in the United Kingdom, the US and Vietnam.

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