(2021-10-29). EUCOM/NATO commander hosts top brass for Russia Strategic Roundtable, China Strategic Roundtable. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The commander of U.S. European Command is also the top military commander of NATO: Supreme Allied Commander Europe. ==== USEUCOM Commander Hosts Russia Strategic Roundtable Commander of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), Air Force General Tod D. Wolters, hosted a senior U.S. military leader forum focused on global campaigning and integrated deterrence at the Pentagon today. …
(2021-10-29). Communists face rare crackdown in Russia, upending old balance. mronline.org 
Boris Kagarlitsky, a veteran left-wing dissident, holds the distinction of having been a political prisoner under the regimes of Leonid Brezhnev and Boris Yeltsin. Now he can add President Vladimir Putin to that list.
(2021-10-29). 38 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | Late on October 28, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out 38 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The Russian airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in the Amour mount in the eastern countryside of Homs as well as in the al-Bishri mount which lays along the administrative border between…
(2021-10-29). German Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer threatens Russia with nuclear weapons. wsws.org The fact that Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks of the use of nuclear weapons against Russia without blinking an eye gives harrowing insight into the state of mind at the highest levels of the German state.
(2021-10-28). Peace in Ukraine Depends on U.S.-Russia Deals. towardfreedom.org The Donbass region in eastern Ukraine will be stuck in a state that can be described as neither war nor peace because of stagnation on the part of Ukraine and Russia. So does U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland recently visiting Moscow make any difference?
(2021-10-28). Russia Deployed Su-35S Fighter Jet At Qamishli Airport In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian Aerospace Forces had deployed at least one Su-35S fighter jet in al-Qamishli Airport in northeastern Syria, North Press Agency journalist Hesen shared a photo showing the Russian fighter jet parked inside the airport, which is located right along the b…
(2021-10-28). NATO Deputy Secretary General for Defense at Bucharest 9 meeting: "Russia's actions are too aggressive towards its neighbours — Ukraine and Georgia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Deputy Sec. Gen. for Defense: 'Russia's actions are too aggressive towards Ukraine, Georgia' ==== New Intermarium: Biden, NATO pledge support to NATO's nine-nation Eastern Flank ==== "Russia's actions are too aggressive towards its neighbours — Ukraine and Georgia", NATO Deputy Secretary General for Defense and Police, Patrick Turner, said at a meeting of the …
(2021-10-28). Descent Into Madness: Germany Threatens Russia With Nuclear War. journal-neo.org 
On October 21 the German Defence Minister warned Russia that NATO will use nuclear weapons against it in case of a Russian attack on its members and then referred to non-existent Russian attacks in the Black Sea and Balkans as examples. This statement reveals the complete moral bankruptcy of the NATO nations, their contempt for …
(2021-10-28). Estonia, Georgia: NATO's two-front campaign against Russia in Baltic, Black Seas. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Minister of Defense of Georgia hosted his Estonian counterpart Estonian Defense Minister Kale Laanet…was hosted by the Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze at the Ministry of Defense….The meeting highlighted Estonia's support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as for EU and NATO integration. The Minister of Defense of Georgia focused …
(2021-10-28). Top U.S. envoy in Ukraine pushes NATO/EU membership, "push(ing) back on Russia's destabilizing behavior" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CDA Kvien raises toast to Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration At The Odesa Debate international conference, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Ukraine Kristina Kvien raised a toast to the transatlantic unity in support of Ukraine and urged to push back on Russia's destabilizing behavior. "Let's push back on Russia's false narratives and destabilizing behavior….Ukraine has …
(2021-10-28). Russia "concerned" by prospect of US intermediate-, shorter-range missiles in Europe, Asia-Pacific. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Not inordinately concerned, surely not alarmed; merely moderately interested. After all Sergey Lavrov is the paragon of reasoned, restrained, sage diplomacy. Only see how much Russia's security situation has been improved in the 17 years he's been foreign minister. Before that U.S. and NATO military assets were no closer to Russia's borders than Germany and …
(2021-10-28). NATO: Norwegian fifth-generation warplanes intercept Russian aircraft for first time. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From NATO's Allied Air Command. Norwegian 4th and 5th Generation Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27. *** The Norwegian Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) at Bodà∏ with F-16 and Evenes with F-35 …
(2021-10-28). US thinks agreement on return to Iran nuclear deal can be reached quickly. tass.com Iran would return to the talks in Vienna to negotiate quickly and in good faith, US Department of State spokesperson told…
(2021-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Set to Announce "Framework" for Revised Social Spending and Climate Bill, Iran to Rejoin Talks to Restore Nuclear Deal Abandoned by Trump, Top U.S. General Compares Chinese Hypersonic Missile Test to "Sputnik Moment", U.S. Voices Rare Criticism as Israel Announces Plans to Further Expand Illegal Settlements, COVID-19 Sickened Nearly 60,000 Meat Industry Workers During Pandemic's First Year, Inexpensive Antidepressant Fluvoxamine Shows Promise as COVID-19 Therapeutic, Merck to Allow Generic Manufacturing of Pill That Reportedly Can Cut COVID-19 Deaths by Half, Nor'easter Rips Through New England, Cutting Pow…
(2021-10-28). Troops, tanks: Belarusian president warns of Western military buildup on border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko vows tough response by Minsk, Moscow to military build-up on Belarus' borders "The Poles will use Leopard tanks to combat illegal migration on the border with Belarus. Perhaps you are surprised to hear this. I can't imagine how tanks will combat civilians. They are just looking for excuses to move their armed forces closer …
