(2020-01-28). Motion to withdraw from Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty filed in Iran's parliament. rt.com 
The Iranian threat to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT, moved forward on Tuesday after a motion to do so was filed in the Iranian parliament. | The motion reported by the parliament's official website brings Iran closer to breaking away from the 1968 treaty which laid the foundation for the nuclear deterrence architecture of the Cold War. The NPT allows only five nations — the US, Russia, China, Britain, and France — to have nuclear weapons. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, as well as Israel, which has maintained ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying possession of a nuc…
(2020-01-28). 'Insulting our grandparents': Putin's spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II. rt.com 
Not content with simply watching Russia and Poland's war-of-words over the history of World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to join the fray on Monday, accusing the USSR of jointly starting the conflict. | While his observation may have pleased his Polish hosts at the event near Auschwitz, Vladimir Putin's press representative described Zelensky's comments as "incorrect" and "offensive." | Also on rt.com | | In a sharp rebuke…
(2020-01-28). UK govt ignores US pressure, allows Huawei limited role in 5G networks following telecom supply review. rt.com 
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will be allowed to continue participating in building Britain's future 5G networks but with restrictions, the government announced on Tuesday in a move that could impact UK-US relations. | In a statement on Tuesday, the government said that Britain's National Cyber Security Centre has advised that "high risk vendors" be excluded from security critical and sensitive parts of the new fifth-generation mobile networks, including "sensitive geographic locations, such as nuclear sites and military bases." The agency also recommends limiting such vendors to a "minority presence of no mor…
(2020-01-28). 'Nobody ever gets points for saying anything good about Russia': Stephen Cohen says, as Rep. Schiff spreads ignorance about Putin. rt.com 
US Congress heavyweights like Adam Schiff deeply misunderstand Russia but keep on bashing Moscow because it has become "politically advantageous" in Washington, Russia researcher Stephen Cohen said. | "Being highly-critical of Russia is good politics in the United States," Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and Princeton University, told the Grayzone's Aaron Mate in an interview, uploaded online on Monday. | Nobody ever gets any points for saying anything good about Russia — and only rarely for advocating any kind of partnership with Russia. | Cohen said that "politically…
(2020-01-28). Russian economy attracts $1 BILLION in foreign investments in 2020. rt.com 
Since the beginning of the year, Russian bond sales have raised more than $1 billion from foreign investors, Kommersant daily reported, citing reports by Bank of America and BCS Global Markets. | According to the reports based on Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) data, four Russian issuers have already placed $1.6 billion worth of Eurobonds in 2020. The Finance Ministry has placed 145 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) worth of ruble-denominated OFZ federal bonds. | Last week, an unknown buyer purchased 58 billion rubles (US$932 million) worth of ruble-denominated sovereign debt, which, according to the minis…
(2020-01-28). Head of Chuvashia expelled from Russia's ruling party after humiliating local firefighter & threatening journalists. rt.com 
Russia's largest political party has expelled the long-time leader of the Chuvash Republic following a series of gaffes which caused national outrage. | Mikhail Ignatiev had run Chuvashia, in the Volga region, for almost a decade before a video of him taunting a local firefighter went viral across the country. | It followed earlier comments in which he suggested that journalists who criticize the authorities be "wiped out." | The party's General Council secretary, Andrey Turchak, announced the decision after a meeting of its Presidium. | On January 23, Ignatiev conducted a ceremonial review of firefighting equ…
(2020-01-28). US didn't discuss 'deal of century' with Moscow, Russia's UN envoy says. rt.com 
The US did not hold consultations with Moscow on a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has said. | "We were not consulted, we don't know what this plan consists of," he said in response to a question from a reporter. | Israeli envoy to the UN Danny Danon, meanwhile, said that his country was looking forward to the unveiling of the plan, TASS reported on Tuesday. | US President Donald Trump previously announced that the White House would unveil a plan for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday.
(2020-01-28). How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election. mintpressnews.com 
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.
(2020-01-28). Russia delivers 1st billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey through TurkStream pipeline. rt.com 
The first billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas has been supplied by Gazprom via the newly completed TurkStream pipeline to Turkey. | "About 54 percent of this volume was delivered to the Turkish gas market and around 46 percent — to the Turkish-Bulgarian border," Gazprom said. | The 930km pipeline across the bottom of the Black Sea became operational on January 1. The Russian and Turkish presidents officially opened the pipeline a week later. | | Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the launch of one of the "largest construction projects in modern history" marks a "historic day" for the…
(2020-01-28). Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing is unhinged and dangerous. thegrayzone.com Scholar and author Stephen F. Cohen says that Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing during the Trump impeachment trial is "ignorant and debased."…
(2020-01-28). Iran to Vote on Quitting Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. telesurenglish.net The Iranian parliament received a motion on Tuesday to quit nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the assembly's news site ICANA reported, in a move that appears to raise the stakes in Tehran's confrontation with the West. | RELATED: | According to the report, the Iranian parliament will discuss leaving the nuclear treaty, but did not specify when they would vote on the motion. Furthermore, Iran's Supr…
(2020-01-28). The New Cold War on China. indybay.org Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at Fulton), room 210, San Francisco, CA…
(2020-01-28). Kremlin appoints new cabinet. wsws.org The turnover in the Russian government was concentrated in ministries responsible for domestic affairs…
(2020-01-28). Russia-Pakistan Relations. A Five-Phase Strategy. Building Afro-Eurasia. globalresearch.ca Russian-Pakistani relations have remarkably improved in recent years as a result of their diplomatic coordination in Afghanistan and the launch of annual joint anti-terrorist drills in 2016, with both of these trust-based developments setting the stage for finally strengthening their …
(2020-01-28). Fishing Trawler Sinks After Catching Fire in Sea of Okhotsk – Maritime Authorities. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the agency reported the discovery of an object at a depth of about 100 feet in the Sea of Okhotsk that is "presumably" a sunken vessel. Another trawler was expected to arrive at the scene to confirm the information with its radar equipment.
(2020-01-28). Kremlin Disagrees With Zelensky's Words About USSR's "Guilt" of WWII Outbreak. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier, Zelenskyy, during his visit to Poland, partially blamed the USSR for the outbreak of World War II, after Polish President Andrzej Duda.
(2020-01-28). Der Spiegel Apologises After Claiming American, Not Soviet Troops Liberated Auschwitz. sputniknews.com January 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Red Army of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where about 1.5 million people, predominantly Jews, were killed by Nazi forces between 1940 and 1945.
(2020-01-28). Russia urges Libyan military committee to convene soon. yenisafak.com Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of cease-fire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for lasting peace in the region."We urge that they convene as soon as possible. […] The main thing is to stop the fighting and establish an inclusive, inter-Libyan dialogue. The main and primary task is to initiate contacts between Libyans so that they reach a consensus on all these proposals," Bogdanov told reporters in Moscow.He added that the cease-fire in Libya following the ca…
(2020-01-28). Syrian regime besieges Idlib's Maarat al-Numan. yenisafak.com Syrian regime forces backed by Russian warplanes on Tuesday besieged Idlib province's Maarat al-Numan city and over a dozen villages in its outskirts.Regime forces now control the villages of al-Hamidiyya, Bseideh, Kafar Basin, Babolin, al-Salihiya, Dar al-Salam, Deir al-Gharbi, Tekad, Sehyan, Maar Hattat, Babeela, Kahira, Maasaran, Dana and Kafar Roma.In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited. But more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the regime and Russian forces in the de-escalation zone since then…
(2020-01-28). Selected Articles: How Far Can Imperialism Go? globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | | | If, like us, this is a …
(2020-01-28). A política '100 segundos para a meia-noite'. globalresearch.ca Enquanto a atenàßà£o político-mediática estava concentrada na campanha eleitoral, em Itália, o ponteiro do "Relógio do Apocalipse" — o relógio simbólico que no Boletim de Cientistas Atómicos dos EUA indica a quantos minutos estamos da meia-noite da guerra nuclear — …
(2020-01-28). La politica 100 secondi a Mezzanotte. globalresearch.ca Mentre l'attenzione politico-mediatica era concentrata in Italia sulla campagna elettorale, la lancetta dell' ´Orologio dell'apocalisse ª — il segnatempo simbolico che sul Bollettino degli Scienziati atomici statunitensi indica a quanti minuti siamo dalla mezzanotte della guerra nucleare —
(2020-01-27). West v. Steele: Trump-Russia dossier was 'FABRICATION,' colleague & spy expert revealed… YEARS ago. rt.com 
One of Britain's leading experts on espionage, Nigel West, was hired to examine the dossier written by his friend Christopher Steele. He concluded it was rubbish. So why did it take almost three years for his story to come out? | Steele's scandalous document, which claimed extensive ties between the then-US President-elect Donald Trump and the Kremlin, was published by BuzzFeed in January 2017 and quickly became the cornerstone of 'Russiagate.' Media talking heads insisted that much of it had been corroborated. In fact, nothing was. | West, hired to examine the dossier back in 2017, quickly concluded that "the…
(2020-01-27). NATO's Upcoming War Games Targeted Against Russia. globalresearch.ca Last week NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained why the U.S. are strengthening their military presence in Europe. The reason is unsurprisingly to pressurize and intimidate Russia, but also against China and the so-called fight against terrorism. Stoltenberg explained that …
(2020-01-27). No, Iran Won't Have a Nuclear Bomb 'in a Matter of Months'. globalresearch.ca As Iran puts the final nail in its nuclear agreement with the West, hyperbolic headlines have warned that the Islamic Republic could have a nuclear weapon "within months." Politicians have said it, pundits have repeated it, and hawkish national security …
(2020-01-27). NewsGuard Can Save You From Putin! counterpunch.org The New York Times headline was an attention grabber worthy of Sen. Joe McCarthy: "How Amazon, Geico and Walmart Fund Propaganda." A subhed explained: "Algorithms are sending ads by American brands onto Russian disinformation sites." The op-ed by L. Gordon Crovitz, a former publisher of the Wall St. Journal, culminated in a sales pitch for
(2020-01-25). US Space Force logo may look like a Star Trek rip-off, but only if you miss the obvious 'RUSSIAN connection'. rt.com 
With the launch of a new logo for the US Space Force, cadets might think they've signed up to serve the Federation of Planets of Star Trek lore, but internet sleuths have uncovered another hidden connection — to Moscow, of course.
(2020-01-25). Suing Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard stands up to the Russiagate smear machine. thegrayzone.com As Bernie Sanders ignores Hillary Clinton's attacks, Tulsi Gabbard is fighting back. Gabbard has filed a $50 million defamation suit…
(2020-01-25). Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight. mronline.org 
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers—nuclear war and climate change—that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. |
(2020-01-24). 'The East is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination'. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-01-24). Lee Camp straightens out 'sewage' NYT article that claims Russian bots 'sowed confusion' in South America (VIDEO). rt.com 
American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled "As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds," was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department 'analysts'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…
(2020-01-23). Putin Calls for a New System Guided by the UN Charter… But Is It Possible? dissidentvoice.org Anyone looking with sober eyes upon today's world and the feeble economic and geopolitical underpinnings holding the system together must accept the fact that a new system WILL be created. This is not an opinion, but a fact. We are moving towards eight billion lives on this globe and the means of productive powers to …
(2020-01-23). US Troops Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields in Series of Dangerous Standoffs. theantimedia.com (ZH) — Yet another dangerous incident has played out between American and Russian forces operating in Syria in what appears a series of standoffs near key oil installations since Saturday. "This is the third incident that occurred within a week," one local reporter told VOA in an alarming report. Days ago we reported on the first incident involving a US convoy blocking a Russian …
(2020-01-22). Busting Cold War propaganda: What China is really like. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his recent,…
(2020-01-22). Opening plenary kicks off World Anti-Imperialist Congress. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – On January 22, hundreds of international delegates from 52 countries heard from leaders from Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and Brazil to kick off the World Anti-Imperialist Congress. | Starting with a professor from Syria who remarked that U.S. imperialism assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani because the U.S. fears it is losing its grip on the Middle East, the crowd shouted "Viva Soleimani!" He added that, with the help requested by Syria from Russia, Iran and others, the Syrians have bravely declared "No pasarán!" | After the Syrian professor, an official from the Cuban Communist Party sha…
(2020-01-21). Iran: The EU-three Trigger Dispute Mechanism in Iran Nuclear Deal. dissidentvoice.org Why, after so many assurances to the contrary, have the three European Iran's Nuclear Deal Partner's — Germany, France, the UK — decided to go after Iran, to follow the US dictate again? The short answer is because they're cowards. They have zero backbone to stand up against the US hegemony, because they are afraid …
(2020-01-21). Portraits show 'dignity and humanity' of Holocaust survivors, 75 years after Auschwitz liberation. news.un.org Seventy-five years ago, when soldiers of the Soviet army entered the Auschwitz concentration camp in occupied Poland, they were "stunned into silence" by what they saw, UN Secretary-General António Guterres recalled on Tuesday.
(2019-12-22). Americans Are Ready for a Different Approach to Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org Although today's public protests against nuclear weapons can't compare to the major antinuclear upheavals of past decades, there are clear indications that most Americans reject the Trump administration's nuclear weapons policies. Since entering office in 2017, the Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear agreement with Iran, scrapped the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
(2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …
(2019-06-25). Peace Action Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 25, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Ilhan Omar for Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …
(2019-06-24). Peace Action Endorses Kara Eastman for Congress. peaceaction.org Washington, DC — June 24, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Kara Eastman for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …