(2022-02-05). Russian-Chinese statement on NATO: what it says and what it doesn't. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Much has already been and even more will be said about the joint statement issued on February 4 by the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, entitled Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable …
(2022-02-05). What's behind US-NATO warmongering against Russia? greenleft.org.au The current United States-Russia crisis has its roots in Washington's betrayal of its well-documented promise to Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in the early 1990s to not move NATO eastward, write Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.
(2022-02-05). China, Russia reaffirm support on core interest, oppose interference in internal affairs: joint statement. ecns.cn China and Russia reaffirmed strong support for each other's core interest, state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and voiced opposition to external interference in their domestic affairs, according to a joint statement issued Friday after a meeting between the two countries' presidents.
(2022-02-05). Saturday 2/5: No War Against Russia! Fund Schools and Covid Relief Not War! indybay.org In front of Grand Lake Theater (Grand and Lake Park) Oakland…
(2022-02-05). Joint Russia-China Statement Articulates United Opposition to Western Alliance. scheerpost.com Editors note:
(2022-02-05). COVID outbreak in Tonga after volcanic eruption and tsunami. wsws.org The deadly virus has almost certainly entered Tonga via infected personnel delivering aid from countries that include Australia, New Zealand, the US, China, France, Fiji and Britain.
(2022-02-05). Thousands march in Havana to honor Martí, Cuban Revolution. themilitant.com Tens of thousands of Cuban workers and youth marched in Cuba's provinces Jan. 27, the eve of the 169th birthday of Cuba's national hero, José Martí. Called the March of the Torches, this annual event celebrates the anti-imperialist and revolutionary legacy of the central leader of Cuba's 19th century independence struggle against Spain, and opponent of the U.S. rulers' efforts to seize Cuba as their colony. | The action was organized by Cuba's Federation of University Students (FEU) and the Union of Young Communists. | In the front lines of the Havana march were Army Gen. Raúl Castro, President Miguel Díaz-Canel,…
(2022-02-05). Chilean and international capital praise Boric's cabinet picks. wsws.org Like SYRIZA in Greece and Podemos in Spain, the Chilean pseudo-left and Stalinist front has the task of dissipating seething opposition among workers and young people to capitalism.
(2022-02-05). Europe's governments go all in for "herd immunity" wsws.org Mass infection is now the official policy of every European government. To keep the economy running and profits flowing, those in power are prepared to sacrifice countless lives and the health of the next generation.
(2022-02-05). Cringeworthy Media Down Under. dissidentvoice.org 
The Russians are coming! So says the Australian mainstream media. To be honest, I don't know what the Murdoch press is saying as my equilibrium depends on my not reading it. The other major media chain, Nine Entertainment, is in full neo-Cold War mode. Nine Entertainment, as its name implies, has been best known for …
(2022-02-05). Popular Resistance Newsletter: Stop the War with Russia Weekend Actions! dissidentvoice.org 
Once again, the people of the United States are being lied into a war — this time with Russia over Ukraine. The corporate media echo chamber's warning of an "imminent Russian invasion" is the equivalence of the "Iraq has WMD's" lie used to justify a US invasion there in 2003. We are in an urgent …
(2022-02-05). Xi, Putin agree on closer strategic coordination. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on Friday with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony. The two leaders agreed to deepen strategic coordination in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
(2022-02-05). Peskov: Kremlin May Switch 'Fake News' to 'Bloomberg News' After False Report on 'Russia Invasion'. sputniknews.com On Friday, Bloomberg news agency published the headline "Russia invades Ukraine" – only to remove it half an hour later, saying that it was a pre-written headline rolled out "inadvertently".
(2022-02-05). Aim of 5 February Rallies in US to Show Americans Do Not Seek War With Russia, Activist Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Ekaterina Chukaeva – The aim of the upcoming rallies which are scheduled across the US on Saturday is to inform the public that the majority of US people are not seeking a conflict with Russia, Dan Gilman, who is on the organizing team of Seattle Anti-War Coalition and a member and past president of Veterans For Peace, said.
(2022-02-05). Russia-China Joint Statement on NATO: What it Says and What it Doesn't. globalresearch.ca Much has already been and even more will be said about the joint statement issued on February 4 by the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, entitled Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and …
(2022-02-05). US Conducting Information Warfare With Provocation Claims: Russian Ambassador. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said the United States is conducting an information warfare campaign with accusations of so-called Russian aggression with respect to the Ukraine situation.
(2022-02-05). Whose Swastikas? Justin Trudeau Supports Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Trudeau has referred to swastikas intimating that the Freedom Convoy organizers are supportive of Neo-Nazi symbols. | The media has gone into high gear: | "Canada needs an explicit ban on swastikas and other "loathsome"
(2022-02-05). Ukrainian Forces Deploy Armoured Vehicles in Village Near Line of Contact in Donbass, LPR Says. sputniknews.com LUHANSK (Sputnik) – The people's militia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) detected Saturday armoured vehicles of Ukraine's security forces in the village of Klinovoe near the line of contact in the region of Donbass.
(2022-02-04). China and Russia to Face Regional Threats Jointly. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Xi Jinping confirmed that China stands ready to work with Russia and President Vladimir Putin to chart the future and provide guidance for bilateral relations under new historical circumstances. | RELATED: | Xi is willing to promote the continuous transformation of high-level mutual trust between China and Russia into results of cooperation in all fields and bring real benefits to the people of the two countries. | "Despite the…
(2022-02-04). US Claims Russia Is Planning A False Flag Operation To Justify Ukraine Invasion: What Is A False Flag? moguldom.com On Jan. 14, a U.S. official claimed that the U.S. had information that Russia was planning a false flag operation to justify an invasion of Ukraine. But what exactly is a false flag? A false flag operation is done with the intention of disguising the actual source of responsibility and blaming another party. While the …
(2022-02-04). Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 and the Ukraine Crisis. strategic-culture.org 
By John FOSTER | Amid escalating tensions between US/NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine, but Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story. | US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland,
(2022-02-04). US walks back evidence-free claim of 'imminent' Russian invasion of Ukraine. multipolarista.com Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki walked back the baseless claim of an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, admitting "we still don't know that [Putin has] made a decision." Meanwhile Ukrainian President Zelensky is criticizing Washington for manufacturing a crisis that has hurt his economy.
(2022-02-04). Minneapolis protest will demand: No war with Russia. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – A coalition of organizations will hold a "No War with Russia" protest Saturday, February 5 in Minneapolis. The protest will start Saturday at 11 a.m. at the corner of 3rd Street and Cedar Avenue S (301 Cedar Avenue S) on the West Bank in Minneapolis. There will be speakers from a number of organizations, followed by a neighborhood march that will go past the office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. | A statement issued by organizers says in part, "Following the Biden administration's announcement that 3000 U.S. troops are being moved to Eastern Europe, people will be taking to the streets in the U.
(2022-02-04). February 5 nationwide actions: No war on Russia! answercoalition.org
(2022-02-04). Russia and China issue joint call for an end to NATO expansion. peoplesworld.org 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, issued a joint demand Thursday that NATO halt its plans for further expansion and end their continued push to whip up a "Cold War mentality." Putin met with Xi in China, only a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. As the …
(2022-02-04). Russia Calls on UK To Stop Spreading Fake News. telesurenglish.net Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has called on the UK Prime Minister demanding he stop fabricating and spreading fake news about an alleged Russian threat to Ukraine. | RELATED: | "UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a video on the government's official account in social networks, where he tells viewers about Russian troops near the border with Ukraine and threatens with 'very real' perspec…
(2022-02-04). Ukraine Forced to Take Loans and Buy US Weapons at Massively Inflated Prices, Opposition Party Charges. orinocotribune.com By Steve Sweeney — Feb 1, 2022 | UKRAINE'S Opposition Platform — For Life (OPZZh) party has accused the United States of fuelling regional tensions by forcing Kiev to take out loans and buy weapons at massively inflated prices. | "Who profits from tensions? [We are sure] the situation is beneficial for the countries that are fuelling them. And I would like to stress that no-one is making presents to us," it said today. | "They make us buy those weapons, hastily and at a triple price. No-one ever disclosed how much we pay for that. They are forcing us [to sign] contracts, and we are taking loans to fina…
(2022-02-04). AFRICOM Watch — February 2022. popularresistance.org Troops trained by AFRICOM have been behind nine coups d'etat on the African continent in the thirteen years of the military command's existence. All but one of the G5 Sahel countries have experienced a coup in that period, and the military training that the U.S. and France provide to troops in these countries through the various AFRICOM exercises and the French Foreign Legion among other installations, present a serious concern. A 2017 study using data from 189 countries shows that greater numbers of military officers trained by the U.S. Military increase the probability of a military coup, and as Netfa Freeman w…
(2022-02-04). France plans to head Baltic-style NATO battle groups in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com France wants to Lead a New Multinational NATO Contingent in the Balkans French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is in Bucharest, met virtually today with nine of his Eastern European counterparts to discuss the crisis over Ukraine…. In a speech to the Romanian parliament yesterday, Le Drian said Paris wanted to show its solidarity …
(2022-02-04). Biden administration must rejig its North Korea strategy. asiatimes.com The UN Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting this Friday to discuss North Korea's seven missile tests in the past four weeks. The meeting was requested by the United States, along with Britain and France, and agreed by Russia, which holds the presidency of UNSC for the month of February. However, given the …
(2022-02-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across France by healthcare, transport and employment agency workers over staff shortages, workload and pay; protests by teachers across Iran against wages and conditions following protests of retirees demanding a rise in pensions; 5,000 South African food workers on indefinite strike against pay and job cuts for eleventh week…
(2022-02-04). Ford Saarlouis and Valencia plants: The blackmail continues. wsws.org Ford in Europe has announced electrification plans for plants in Cologne (Germany), Kocaeli (Turkey) and Craiova (Romania). However, the plants at Almussafes and Saarlouis must compete against each other in an internal "bidding war" for the commitment to produce an electric model.
(2022-02-04). Headlines for February 4, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims ISIS Leader Detonated Bomb That Killed 13 at Site of U.S. Raid, Vladimir Putin Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Winter Olympics Open, State Dept. Questioned over Claims Russia Is Plotting "False Flag" Operation in Ukraine, South African Plant Produces mRNA COVID Vaccine Based on Moderna Data, Chicago Ex-Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald Released After Just Three Years in Prison, Biden on Crime in New York City: "The Answer Is Not to Defund the Police", Turkey Blames Greek Border Guards After 12 Asylum Seekers Freeze to Death, Texas Butterfly Conservation Center Shuts Doors Following Right-Wing Harassmen…
(2022-02-04). NATO's southern flank: new U.S. ambassador to Turkey tours air base where nuclear weapons are stored. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US envoy Flake visits Incirlik Air Base in Adana === Also see: Russia calls on U.S. to withdraw nuclear weapons from Europe, cease joint nuclear drills with non-nuclear allies Kremlin finds NATO lowering threshold for nuclear weapons use "worrisome" ==== The recently appointed United States envoy to Turkey, Jeff Flake, visited the Incirlik Air Base …
(2022-02-04). The Hypocrisy Of The 'Diplomatic Boycott' Of The 2022 Beijing Olympics. popularresistance.org On February 4, the 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open in Beijing. With this, the Chinese capital will become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Games. It will also make the People's Republic of China the first country in the Global South ever to host the Winter Olympics, which have historically been dominated by Europe and North America (home to the top 14 countries in the all-time medal table). China remains the only Asian host nation in history besides Japan and South Korea. | These milestones have gone almost entirely unremarked-upon in Western media coverage leading up to the Games, wh…
(2022-02-04). Super-mutant HIV strain discovered in Europe. rt.com 
The new variant is said to be more transmissible and dangerous | A new highly transmissible and dangerous HIV variant has been discovered in the Netherlands, confirming scientists' worst expectations. | An international collaborative study, led by researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute, identified 109 cases of the new 'virulent subtype B' (VB) variant after analyzing more than 6,700 positive samples. | The research revealed significant genome differences between the VB strain and other HIV variants. | "Individuals with the VB variant had a viral load (the level of the virus in the blood…
(2022-02-04). NATO-U.S. carrier strike group exercise includes JTAC training in seven Eastern European nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Neptune Strike 2022 is conducted with the assignment of command and control of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group from U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet to Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, the first time such a transfer has happened in…
(2022-02-04). New Dutch government lifts COVID-19 measures as infections skyrocket. wsws.org The reactionary and unscientific policy of the European bourgeoisie is going from "living with Covid" to "working with Covid."
(2022-02-04). Europe: New Super-Mutant HIV Variant Discovered. telesurenglish.net A new super-mutant, highly dangerous, and transmissible strain of HIV has been discovered in the Netherlands. | RELATED: | Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute developed an international collaborative study, where 109 cases of the new 'virulent subtype B' (VB) variant were detected after analyzing 6 700 positive samples. The study revealed significant genome differences between the VB strain and other HIV va…
(2022-02-04). China, Russia Issue Joint Statement on NATO European Expansion. telesurenglish.net The two countries emphasize the need for cooperation between governments across the world, given the challenges of fast-moving economic globalization, political upheavals, and a pandemic that continues to threaten millions and weigh on international security. | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting & the recent anti-NATO joint statement in Beijing, on February 4, 2022…
(2022-02-04). Imperial named best in Europe for entrepreneurs as startup competition commences. imperial.ac.uk The hunt for the most promising student businesses continues as part of Imperial's Venture Catalyst Challenge (VCC).
(2022-02-04). How American Duplicity on NATO Expansion Ultimately Led to Today's Crisis. strategic-culture.org The U.S. Empire has its iron rules, and you cannot expect that it doesn't use its power to pursue its interests. But the means can vary a lot. | European media are fanning the flame of war in Ukraine, apparently unaware that it would happen in their courtyard. As with the Euro missiles crisis at the end of '70, Washington is always delighted to sacrifice Europe, playing it against Russia. Informed to dead by too much news, the people are often unable to check the accuracy, especially when blatant propaganda depicts the sources as trustable by default. | Take the American secretary of state Antony Blinken; he r…
(2022-02-04). U.S., Finnish aircraft participate in NATO interoperability exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 351st ARS participates in Horseblanket Mission with Finnish Air Force Aircrew assigned to the 351st Refueling Squadron participated in a long-range aerial refueling mission, partnering with Finnish fighter squadron 31 to refuel fighter jet. The exercise took place from Jan. 24 to Jan. 27 2022 in Romanyuk, Finland. The Horseblanket mission aims to improve interoperability …
(2022-02-04). Germany: Scientist to Modify Pigs for Heart Transplants. telesurenglish.net In Germany, scientists intended to genetically modify pigs to transplants their harts into human beings. According to the statements, the first generation of these pigs would be ready for this year. | RELATED: | The tests will be initially performed in baboons, before eventually seeking human clinical trials. Eckhard Wolf, a scientist at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich, announced, that his team hopes to have…
(2022-02-04). The new leadership of Germany's Green Party: A toxic mixture of militarism and identity politics. wsws.org The transition of the Greens into the camp of militarism and destruction of social programs is directly linked to the material rise of the social milieu upon which they rely.
(2022-02-04). German federal court rejects demand for referendum to freeze rents in Bavaria. peoplesdispatch.org The housing rights coalition in the Bavarian State of Germany has collected more than 35,000 signatures on a petition demanding the government to conduct a referendum calling for a law that would limit the rent level in 162 Bavarian municipalities with a tense housing market…
(2022-02-04). Greece Begins Parade of Athletes at the Olympic Winter Games. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the 2022 Winter Games opening ceremony started. As an Olympic tradition, Greece, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, is the first team to start the parade of athletes into the Bird's Nest Stadium. | RELATED: | China, as hosts, will march in last; future Olympic Winter Games hosts Italy (Milano-Cortina 2026) will enter the second-from-last under a change approved by the IOC Executive Board…
(2022-02-04). How Erdogan Scapegoated ISIS Caliph to Appease Biden? dissidentvoice.org Whilst Turkish President Erdogan was in Kiev on Thursday, ostensibly brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine to defuse escalating tensions following the Russian troop build-up along Ukraine's borders and the deployment of 3,000 US forces in Poland and Romania, Biden announced that the Islamic State leader had been killed in a special-ops raid …
(2022-02-04). More U.S. planes land in Poland to unload equipment for airborne troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Displacement of US forces in Poland is underway More US planes are landing in Poland in preparation for the imminent arrival of US forces, including troops from the renowned 82nd US Airborne Division, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, said on Friday. The Ministry of Defence posted on Twitter a clip of an American plane and soldiers …
(2022-02-04). Polish FM pushes eastern flank military buildup with Blinken, Pompeo, Senate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Washington knows NATO's eastern flank must be reinforced: Polish FM Poland's foreign minister has said that politicians in Washington are aware that the eastern flank of NATO needs strengthening amid tensions with Russia. Zbigniew Rau made the statement at a news conference following a series of meetings on Capitol Hill on Thursday…. *** He added …
