(2021-11-16). Belarus: What's next? A humanitarian artillery bombardment of miserable women and children at the border? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Several Iskander missile battalions to arrive in Belarus, if need be — top brass Belarus would like to have its own battalions of Iskander tactical missile systems, but several Russian battalions of these weapons will arrive in the republic, if need be, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Tuesday. "We have a regional group …
(2021-11-16). White House appeals to Russia to pressure Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The White House is not appealing to Russia to protect refugees attacked by Polish security forces or to protect Armenia, currently under attack by Azerbaijan. For days there have been indications that the Kremlin is not averse to rendering such aid. ==== US urges Russia to press Belarus over migrants at Polish border: spokeswoman The …
(2021-11-16). Why is the US Hyping Up the Threat of ISIS in Afghanistan? journal-neo.org 
To justify its interventionist actions in the Middle East, the United States, following the now cliched example, actively uses its alleged commitment to fighting against terrorism, focusing on countering such well-known terrorist formations as Al Qaeda and ISIS (both are banned in Russia). The same goes for the actions of the USA in Afghanistan. However, …
(2021-11-16). "I am Lenin" — Remembering the Bolshevik Revolution from India. orinocotribune.com By Suryashekhar Biswas — Nov 8, 2021 | In 1917, the worker-peasant alliance in economically-backward Russia began the formation of the first state in the world that truly belonged to the hardworking masses. The Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin, displayed to the whole world that it was possible for ordinary people to achieve self-determination. With counter-revolutionaries, loyalists, monarchists and revivalists attempting to purge Russia from within and imperialists waging war from outside, the tale the first "Really Existing Socialism" began under circumstances of great challenge. Nonet…
(2021-11-16). Blinken extends condemnation of Russia into space, calls on allies to confront Moscow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Blinken: Russia's alleged anti-satellite missile test imperils space exploration US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia's alleged test of an anti-satellite missile will obstruct the exploration of outer space for all nations, according to a statement from the US Department of State. According to Blinken: "On November 15, 2021, the Russian Federation recklessly …
(2021-11-16). Russian state prosecutors try to shut down the leading institution for research into the Great Terror. wsws.org The assault on Memorial, should it be successful, would have chilling consequences. Anyone doing historical research into the crimes of Stalinism and the history of the socialist movement will have to fear immediate state reprisals.
(2021-11-16). "Extremely serious consequences for Russia": France, Germany condemn Russia over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Berlin and Paris warn Moscow about consequences of aggression against Ukraine "Against the backdrop of renewed concerns about Russian movements of troops and hardware near Ukraine, we call on Russia to adopt a posture of restraint and provide transparent information about its military activities. Any new attempt to undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity would have serious …
(2021-11-15). NATO push for dangerous escalation along its European border with Russia. wsws.org Military tensions between Russia and NATO at two major flashpoints, the Polish-Belarusian border and the Black Sea region in Ukraine, have escalated further over the weekend. Both Ukraine and Poland have for decades been cornerstones of the US-led NATO encirclement of Russia following the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.
(2021-11-15). Censorship Is The Last Gasp Of The Liberal Class. popularresistance.org On November 8, 2021, Twitter locked my account for a period of one day for responding to corporate media darling and Russiagate fanatic Keith Olbermann's slanderous reply to journalist Wyatt Reed's coverage of the Nicaraguan election. The flagged tweet simply restated Olbermann's question, replacing "whore for a dictator" with "whoring for the American oligarchy." Twitter demanded that I delete the tweet or send a time-consuming, lengthy appeal with no assurances as to if or when my sentence in "Twitter jail" would end. This prompted me to delete the tweet and wait for the 12-hour suspension to end. Keith Olberma…
(2021-11-15). Russian Warplanes Pound Terrorists All Over Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 15th, another wave of airstrikes hit militants' positions in Syria's Greater Idlib region. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) targeted militant's facilities near the village of Majalia in the Syrian Idlib governorate. According to local reports, at least three strikes were recorded in the area. Later, at least one airstrike was carried out near the village of Deir Sunbol. | Click to…
(2021-11-15). Blinken accuses Belarus of contriving migrant crisis to divert attention from Russian threat to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com If anyone hasn't read the handwriting on the wall by now they never will. NATO's eastern flank: from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Migration crisis in Belarus intended to divert attention from Russia's actions near Ukraine — Blinken The crisis with migrants on the border of Belarus and the EU was provoked by …
(2021-11-15). Wars of the Soviet Succession: NATO accuses Russia of aggression against Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, targets Belarus, Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba Stoltenberg: In recent weeks, we have seen large and unusual concentrations of Russian forces close to Ukraine's borders. Similar to Russia's build-up in Crimea and the Black Sea region earlier this year. NATO remains vigilant. We do …
(2021-11-15). Lukashenko's Threats To Cut Gas Supplies To Europe Go Against Russian Interests Too. southfront.org 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko walk in as they attend a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN (Photo credit should read SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images)Putin questions the seriousness of Belarus' threats to cut gas supplies to Europe. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened on November 11 to s…
(2021-11-15). Hybrid attack on Belarus, Russia: analyst says NATO's wars caused refugee crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Opinion: West is using refugees for a hybrid attack on Belarus, Russia The West is using the refugee factor as an instrument of a hybrid attack on Belarus and Russia, Russian political scientist, Associate Professor Sergei Karnaukhov told the Belarus 1 TV channel….. "We see the Western countries going to extraordinary lengths to make the …
(2021-11-15). Military Situation In Syria On November 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 12 times: 10 — in Aleppo province, 2 — in Latakia province; | On November 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran village; | On November 15, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Deir Sunbol village; | On November 15, Russian Military Police and Turkish Army carried out a patrol near Ain al-Arab…
(2021-11-15). Macron's Recent Pronouncement Creates Unnecessary Tensions With Russia. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageAfter a recent meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Kamala Harris, Paris seems interested in resuming expansionist policies in North Africa. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Tensions between Russia and France may increase in the coming days due to impolite words by Emmanuel Macron. The French president, during a recent speech, called on Moscow and Ankara to immediately withdraw their forces from the Libyan territory. Using an extr…
(2021-11-15). NATO says its jets intercepted Russian nuclear-capable bombers over Norwegian, North Seas. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO jets intercept Russian nuclear-capable bombers over the Norwegian and North Seas On Friday 12 November 2021, fighter aircraft from Belgium, Norway, the UK were scrambled to respond to Russian aircraft near allied airspace. In the High North, Norwegian F-16s took to the sky after a Norwegian P-3C aircraft identified a group of Russian military …