(2022-02-21). Ukraine — Who is firing at whom and who is lying about it? mronline.org 
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has an observer mission along the line of control between the government and rebel side in south east Ukraine.
(2022-02-21). Ukrainian Saboteur Blows Up On His Own Mine Near Donetsk As Putin Prepares To Address Security Council. southfront.org 
Monday, February 21, was marked by the further deterioration of the situation in the conflict zone in the east of…
(2022-02-21). Russia to Participate in Contact Group If Kiev Agrees to Convene Meeting With DPR, LPR, Source Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – If Kiev manages to agree with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) to hold Contact Group talks on the Donbass crisis, Russia will also participate in the negotiations, a Moscow source familiar with the matter told Sputnik.
(2022-02-21). The Ukraine Crisis and Lessons from the Balkans. juancole.com Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) — A large scale conflict seems to be on the verge of breaking out between Western-backed Ukraine and two Russian-sponsored, breakaway republics, the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic. Tensions in the coal-rich Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine remain high, and though diplomacy may have postponed a full-scale war, …
(2022-02-21). Ukrainian Media Claims Zelenskyy Quietly Hoping Russia Will Recognise Donbass Breakaways. sputniknews.com Since the signing of the Minsk Agreements in February 2015, Moscow has consistently called for the peaceful reintegration of the Donbass breakaway regions with Ukraine in exchange for broad, constitutionally-guaranteed autonomy.
(2022-02-21). 20.02.2022 Ukraine War Overview. Kiev Escalating Situation Amid Donbass Bracing for Homeland War. southfront.org 
At around 5 a.m. on February 20, units of the Ukrainian Army 79th airborne assault brigade crossed the Seversky Donets River and attacked the positions of the LPR People's Militia near the village of Pionerskoe. With massive artillery support, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to assault one of the observation posts. | Fierce clashes broke out. The Ukrainian Army suffered losses and was forced to retreat. | As a result of the aggression of the Ukrainian Army, five residential buildings were destroyed and civilian casualties were reported. |
(2022-02-21). Headlines for February 21, 2022. democracynow.org Possible Biden-Putin Summit Announced Amid High Tensions, Unrest in Eastern Ukraine, California to Start Treating COVID-19 as Endemic Disease, Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Canadian Police Clear Ottawa of "Freedom Convoy", 6 African Countries to Receive mRNA Technology as Part of WHO Program to Expand Vaccine Production, Al-Shabab Claims Bomb Blast That Killed at Least 13 in Somalian City of Beledweyne, Clashes on Malian Border Kill Dozens as France Announces Gradual Withdrawal, Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Revived as Talks Enter Final Stretch, Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor Is Most De…
(2022-02-21). What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine? transcend.org * Three possible scenarios in the current crisis in Ukraine. | * How current US-UK-NATO policy is designed to erect a new EU/Russia Iron Curtain. | * What the actual outcome could be.
(2022-02-21). Kremlin Slams US 'Lies' About Russia's Alleged 'List' of Ukrainians 'To Be Killed, Sent to Camps'. sputniknews.com Amid Western claims of Russia's alleged preparations for an "invasion" of Ukraine, repeatedly been denied by the Kremlin, a letter from the US Ambassador to the UN addressed to United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet accused Moscow of drawing up lists of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps" in the event of an alleged incursion.
(2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org 
As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…
(2022-02-21). UK: Warmonger Johnson lies that Russia has already initiated plan to subjugate Ukraine. wsws.org Johnson told the BBC that "something that could be the biggest war in Europe since 1945… has already in some senses begun."
(2022-02-21). Russia not to attack Ukraine, has no such plans: envoy to US. en.mehrnews.com Russia has no plans of any attack on Ukraine and is not implementing it now, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said, adding that there are no such plans.
(2022-02-21). UK Prime Minister Johnson lies that Russia has already initiated plan to subjugate Ukraine. wsws.org Johnson told the BBC that "something that could be the biggest war in Europe since 1945… has already in some senses begun."
(2022-02-21). Ukraine: Situation and Background. transcend.org 14 Feb 2022 – A brief overview of the situation in Ukraine and its geopolitical background.
(2022-02-21). Biden ready to meet with Putin, if "invasion" of Ukraine hasn't happened — White House. tass.com Russia appears to be continuing preparations for a full-scale assault on Ukraine very soon, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki added…
(2022-02-21). There will be blood, and, yes, we do need stinkin' badges. dissidentvoice.org 
This is a little soft-shoe pissed off blathering from me, so apologies up front. No big news on the Ukraine Invasion front, or the Gates Owning All the Farms front, or the Climate-Wall Street-Chronic Illness front. Nothing related to the MICIMATT (Military-Industrial-Congressional-MEDIA-Academia-Think-Tank) front. Just plain old burnt toast and spilled milk from a radical who …
(2022-02-21). Japanese PM views phone call with Putin as part of efforts to ease tensions over Ukraine. tass.com The Japanese prime minister emphasized that he had called on the Russian leader "to abandon plans to change the situation by force and search for a generally acceptable solution through diplomatic negotiations"
(2022-02-21). Ukraine Seeks to Join NATO Despite Pressure From European Countries, Foreign Minister Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon this idea, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, adding that the United States is not one of them.
(2022-02-21). With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia. transcend.org 15 Feb 2022 – Citing the Atlantic Council, the US-based think tank for NATO, the Bulletin explains that the sanctions they advocate would cause the Russian economy to "experience significant chaos." Instead of supporting peaceful measures in the Ukraine, it has become a cheerleader for Washington. From an organization run by scientists, the current governing board of the Bulletin has hardly a scientist in sight.
(2022-02-21). US Preparing Sanctions That Would Target Russian Banks, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The administration of US President Joe Biden could block US financial institutions from processing transactions for Russian banks as part of a sanctions package that will be implemented if Moscow decides to "invade" Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing anonymous sources.
(2022-02-21). The Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats from China and Russia. transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – Why the chief of Germany's navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schà∂nbach, was sacked? Because while in India he said two things that are unacceptable in the West: | ‚Ä¢ That "the Crimean Peninsula is gone and never [coming] back" to Ukraine.
(2022-02-21). WWII Redux: The Endpoint of U.S. Policy from Ukraine to Taiwan. dissidentvoice.org "This is not going to be a war of Ukraine and Russia. This is going to be a European war, a full-fledged war." So spoke Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky just days after berating the U.S. for beating the drums of war. It is not hard to imagine how Zelensky's words must have fallen on those …
(2022-02-21). Russia Announces Withdrawal of Troops near Ukraine as Drills End. transcend.org 15 Feb 2022 – Amid the hype around a potential Russian invasion, Moscow announced today that it is withdrawing troops from areas near Ukraine as military drills in the region conclude. The Russian Defense Ministry said the troops are returning to their permanent bases.
(2022-02-21). Elysee Palace announces consent of Putin and Biden to hold security summit. tass.com Questions for the summit will be prepared by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during their February 24 meeting…
(2022-02-21). US plans to impose restrictions on international transactions of Russian banks — Reuters. tass.com The final list of banks subject to sanctions is yet to be formed…
(2022-02-21). Cancun Cruz dares Say Biden is Weak on Putin, when he Supports "Vladimir's Lapdog" Donald Trump. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Hill reports that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is saying that Joe Biden is the best thing that ever happened to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Cruz is trotting out the tried and true Republican tactic of Chickenhawk Macho. He does not have any credibility in this regard, since he ran …
(2022-02-21). Sputnik Light May Become Universal Booster Shot as China Approves Mix&Match COVID Vaccination. sputniknews.com The mix&match approach to coronavirus vaccination was pioneered by the makers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and has proven its effectiveness in creating a stronger and more durable immunity, including against the Omicron variant.
(2022-02-21). MFA comments on US embassy's warning about "terrorist attack threats" in Russia. tass.com Maria Zakharova asked the U.S. embassy in Russia, if they have transferred the data about allegedly existing threats of terrorist attacks…
(2022-02-21). Berlin Claims No Promises on NATO Expansion Made to Russia Despite Release of Classified Doc. sputniknews.com Last week, Spiegel published a formerly classified document retrieved from the British national archive dated 1991 which showed that Western powers made an explicit commitment to Moscow not to expand the NATO alliance beyond the borders of a reunified Germany.
(2022-02-21). Munich Security Conference targets Russia. wsws.org This year's Munich Security Conference was dominated by the escalation of preparations for a conflict between the USA and NATO against Russia.
(2022-02-21). US embassy in Russia will find it difficult to work if expulsions continue — ambassador. tass.com In particular, the ambassador's biggest concern is that the embassy's infrastructure is aging, and important systems need to be maintained or replaced…
(2022-02-21). Stop the drive to World War 3! wsws.org Amid a pandemic that has killed nearly one million people in the US and continues to kill more than 2,000 every day, the Biden administration is focusing all attention on an increasingly hysterical campaign for war against Russia.
(2022-02-21). RAND Corporation Study Calls for Regime Change in Moscow. transcend.org 13 Feb 2022 — Imagine how Moscow felt when they first read this study. It is clear that there is a method behind US-NATO madness. If you were sitting in Russia's shoes how would you react to these proposals — many of which have been or are now being implemented?>
(2022-02-21). What next in the fight against the internal bidding war at Ford in Europe? wsws.org The Ford Rank-and-File Committee opposes all efforts to divide the workers at the Ford plant in Saarlouis, Germany from their colleagues in Valencia, Spain.
(2022-02-21). Striking ship-breaking workers hold a mass rally in Aliağa, Turkey. wsws.org Striking Aliağa ship-breaking workers held a mass rally in the city's Democracy Square yesterday, demanding a wage increase and better working conditions.
(2022-02-21). War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the age. In 1964, Marshall McLuhan famously declared, "The medium is the message." The lie is the message now.
(2022-02-21). Barbarism by the Epicentre of Civilisation against the Irish on "Bloody Sunday 1972" (Part 2). transcend.org The Bloody Sunday Massacre at Lodonderry, Northern Ireland by British Soldiers…
(2022-02-21). Miloš Pušić's Working Class Heroes from Serbia: A call to battle. wsws.org The film is no nostalgic look back at past struggles but rather, from beginning to end, grounded in today's reality.
(2022-02-20). Donbass Refugees: A Horror Without End. popularresistance.org Editor note: Today I have this piece by war reporter Alexander Kots. He set out to find human interest stories among the over 10,000 refugees who have crossed over from the Donbass region into Russia, just in the past couple of days. | Roughly half of these refugees are technically Russian citizens already, holding Russian passports. The other half being Ukrainian citizens who are resident in the Separatist-controlled Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) and Luhansk Peoples Republic (LPR). | The order (issued by the leaders of those republics) to evacuate women, children, and elderly was given this past Thursday, after…
(2022-02-20). West looking for pretext to accuse Russia of involvement in Donbass conflict – DPR. tass.com The main goal of all these theatricals is to accuse Russia of being directly involved in this conflict, Deputy Head of the People's Militia in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Eduard Basurin said…
(2022-02-20). Ukraine plots provocations to blame Russia for aggression – Donetsk militia. tass.com The deputy chief of the Donetsk people's militia said that the participants in the training sessions had put on the uniform of the Donetsk people's militia and Russian military personnel…
(2022-02-20). South Ossetia: NATO nations gave Ukraine go-ahead for assault on Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com State News Agency of South OssetiaFebruary 19, 2022 South Ossetia is ready to receive a group of orphans from the DNR and LNR, — Anatoly Bibilov President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov had a telephone conversation with the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin, the press service of the head …
(2022-02-20). Locals Prepare to Evacuate From Gorlovka as Tensions in Donbass Intensify. sputniknews.com Tensions escalated on the contact line in the Donbass region on 17 February, with the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk reporting violations of the ceasefire by Kiev. The mass evacuation of civilians has been announced, with women, children and the elderly being transported to Russia's Rostov region for safety reasons.
(2022-02-20). Detained Kiev agent involved in Donetsk Militia vehicle's blast – TV. tass.com The detainee, identified as Anton Matsanyuk, admitted to monitoring the movement of cars belonging to the republic's top officials, and their journeys to Russia…
(2022-02-20). Another Day Of Still Local War In Eastern Europe. southfront.org 
In the afternoon of February 19 and on the night of February 20, the Ukrainian army continued its attacks in the direction of Donetsk and Luhansk. | The artillery cannonade does not calm down. Around 1 a.m. on February 20, the southwest of Donetsk was subjected to heavy artillery fire. As a result of the shelling, another section of the gas pipeline on the outskirts of the city in the village of Ivanovka, the Kievsky district, that located on the bypass road that connects Peace Avenue and Kievsky Avenue, was hit. In the city center, Kirovsky district, Petrovsky district, near Donetsk airport, Makeyevka, Gvardeika…
(2022-02-20). Belarusian MoD: Minsk, Moscow Have Decided to Continue Drills Due to Escalation in Eastern Ukraine. sputniknews.com The security situation in the Ukrainian breakaways of Donetsk and Lugansk deteriorated significantly in the second part of the past week, with OSCE observers reporting hundreds of violations of the Minsk ceasefire. Donbass authorities responded by starting an evacuation of their civilian populations to Russia, and by mobilizing reserves.
(2022-02-20). Kiev forces in east Ukraine on full combat alert – Lugansk militia. tass.com We have received new information about the buildup of the Ukrainian troops in the zone of the so-called United Forces Operation, the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) People's Militia Spokesman Ivan Filiponenko said…
(2022-02-20). Putin Points to NATO Effort to Push Kiev Into Military Solution in Donbass During Call With Macron. sputniknews.com The Donbass has seen a dramatic escalation of military activity in recent days, with local militias and Kiev forces accusing one another of back-and-forth mortar and artillery attacks. On Friday, the breakaways announced a general mobilization and organized the evacuation of civilians to neighbouring Russia amid fears of an all-out assault by Kiev.
(2022-02-20). Thousands of Women & Children Flee to Russia as Tensions Flare in Donbass – Photo, Video. sputniknews.com About 30,000 people have crossed the Russian border from Donbass during the past day alone, with the majority of the evacuees from that region being children.
