(2022-01-12). Russia, U.S. still at odds after security talks in Geneva. ecns.cn A new round of security talks between Russia and the United States concluded Monday in Geneva, with the two sides showing no sign of narrowing differences on Ukraine and other security issues.
(2022-01-12). As dust settles in Kazakhstan, locals left wondering why violence broke out. rt.com 
Groups of rioters appeared to be well-coordinated, residents tell RT | As Kazakhstan recovers from a wave of street violence, RT spoke with residents of the country's largest city, Almaty, who say they are frustrated and confused about why peaceful protests turned into unprecedented unrest. | After a few days of relative calm, the center of the metropolis still resembles a war zone, with burnt-out husks of government buildings, boarded-up looted shops, and damaged vehicles lining the streets. | The city is patrolled constantly by heavily armed police and military officers, but locals are still wary of authorit…
(2022-01-12). Delegations Arrive For Russia-NATO Council Meeting in Brussels. sputniknews.com A meeting of the Russia-NATO Council is set to kick off in Brussels on Wednesday; the following day, a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council will be held in Vienna.
(2022-01-12). Russia-NATO Council meeting to kick off in Brussel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — The first meeting between high-level delegations from NATO and Russia on security guarantees in Europe in framework of NATO-Russia Council will occur at NATO HQ in Brussels on Wed. to exchange concerns over security issues.
(2022-01-12). Moscow Urges US to Abandon 'Aggressive Rhetoric of Foreign Expansion' Ahead of Russia-NATO Meeting. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – On 12 January, the first meeting of the Russia-NATO Council since 2019 will take place in Brussels to discuss security guarantees in Europe.
(2022-01-12). U.S. NATO envoy, Blinken protégée: Russia has threatened Europe for past 20 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Smith's official website hasn't posted her comments; what follows is borrowed from Air Force Magazine and TASS. Her own site states that until coming to her post as U.S. permanent representative (ambassador) to NATO recently, she was Senior Advisor to Secretary Blinken at the Department of State. ==== Ahead of the meeting [January 10th meeting …
(2022-01-12). Selected Articles: What War with Russia Would Look Like. globalresearch.ca 
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(2022-01-12). Swedish Security Police Warn of Space Wars With China, Russia. sputniknews.com Previously, the fictitious "Russian threat" mentioned by numerous agencies and security services, coupled with a media narrative of an "assertive" and "aggressive" Moscow has been cited as the reason for a plethora of military measures, including a historic hike of the military budget unseen since the Cold War-era and a re-establishment of units.
(2022-01-12). Unease, Protests as Yet Another US Nuclear Sub Arrives in Arctic Norway. sputniknews.com According to the protesters, the port calls by US nuclear submarines endanger the inhabitants and the local environment, draw Norway into a superpower conflict and make the city of Tromsà∏, Western Europe's largest above the Arctic circle, a military target.
(2022-01-12). Prime Minister of Quebec Proposes Introduction of Tax for Unvaccinated. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The prime minister of the Canadian province of Quebec, Francois Legault, has proposed introducing tax for all adults who refuse COVID-19 vaccination for non-medical reasons.
(2022-01-12). New cargo train links China's Inner Mongolia, Moscow. ecns.cn A new cargo train carrying 50 goods containers departed Wednesday from Urad Back Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and is expected to arrive in Moscow in about 10 days.
(2022-01-11). With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US has no grounds to counsel CSTO on what to do in Kazakhstan — Russian embassyUnlike the US troops, occupying territories of Syria and Kosovo in Serbia, the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO carry out the mission to ensure security of the critical infrastructure in upon the request of its authorities, the embassy said The …
(2022-01-11). US and Russia meet for negotiations in Geneva. wsws.org In the runup to the bilateral talks, it was already clear that they were not a round of détente but would initiate a further stage in the war preparations of the United States and its European allies against Russia.
(2022-01-11). Six Things The Media Won't Tell You About Ukraine. popularresistance.org On January 10, American and Russian officials will meet to discuss Putin's proposal on mutual security guarantees. Western media and political analysts have cast Putin's demands that NATO not expand further east to Ukraine and that NATO not establish military bases in former Soviet states nor use them to carry out military activity as bold and impossible. | Here are six crucial pieces of background that the western media will not tell you. | Putin's demands are only bold if it is bold to ask NATO to keep its promises; his demands are only impossible if it is impossible for NATO to keep its promises. | On February…
(2022-01-11). Triumvirate: EU's Borrell again outstrips U.S., NATO in Ukraine war ferocity one upmanship. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The same Borrell who last April provided the most exaggerated estimate of Russia troops in the West of their nation: over 150,000. Borrell: 100,000 Russian soldiers could still attack Ukraine European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell believes that a Russian military invasion of Ukraine is still possible as BBC …
(2022-01-11). President's office: victory for Ukraine would be "victory for all its Western partners" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia's attack on Ukraine to be verdict for NATO — Yermak A probable Russia's attack on Ukraine will be a verdict for NATO and a big problem for Western countries, head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has said. According to him, the principled position of Ukraine is that any discussion of issues …
(2022-01-11). Days before U.S.-Russia talks, Biden "quietly" added $200 million to Ukraine's war chest — CNN. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. authorizes additional security aid to Ukraine worth $200M Over the past month, the U.S. administration has quietly gone through a process of approving and authorizing an additional $200 million in defense support for Ukraine. This was reported by CNN, citing four sources familiar with the issue…. " In late December, the Biden administration quietly …
(2022-01-11). The Heat: U.S. and Russia security talks. america.cgtn.com 
The United States and Russia have concluded the first round of security talks over Ukraine.
(2022-01-11). American viceroy lays down the law in eastern Ukraine, challenges Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ms KK is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. Kvien discusses regional challenges with governors of Ukraine's eastern regions U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine Kristina Kvien discussed regional challenges with the heads of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regional administrations. "CDA Kvien met with Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Starukh and Dnipro Oblast Govenor Reznichenko to explore …
(2022-01-11). U.S. congressmen mull designating Ukraine NATO-plus nation, Russia "state sponsor of terrorism" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US Congress offers to consider Ukraine 'NATO+ country' The U.S. Congress has proposed recognizing Ukraine as a "NATO-plus" country, reports Voice of America. "A group of Republican congressmen intends to introduce a bill to recognize Ukraine as a 'NATO-plus' country and initiate a feasibility check on declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism," the report …
(2022-01-11). Headlines for January 11, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. Coronavirus Cases and Hospitalizations Soar to Record Highs, Warming Oceans Set New Temperature Records in 2021 as Climate Crisis Worsened, U.N. Appeals for Nearly $5 Billion in Afghanistan Aid as 1 Million Children Face Severe Malnutrition, Amid Talks with U.S., Russia Says Ukraine Must Never Be Allowed to Join NATO, North Korea Tests Hypersonic Missile for Second Time in a Week, Lithuania Pays $113,000 to Guantánamo "Forever Prisoner" Tortured at CIA Black Site, Former DEA Informant Arrested over Alleged Role in Plot That Assassinated Haiti's President, El Salvador Reopens Probe into 1989 Massacre of Jesui…
(2022-01-11). "Expect Escalation of Conflict in Donbass and Ukraine Soon," Says Foreign Correspondent. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. and Ukraine are already secretly preparing for the all-out war with Russia that they intend to make happen.
(2022-01-11). Coming This 2022: Refugees, Democracy and Human Rights. dissidentvoice.org 
Although 2021 is now behind us, there are many issues that will linger for a while, or much longer, and will certainly dominate much of the news in 2022, as well. These are but a few of the issues. NATO-Russian Brinkmanship Exasperated with NATO expansion and growing ambitions in the Black Sea region, Moscow has …
(2022-01-11). Thousands of jihadists involved in Kazakhstan protests, Russian diplomat claims. peoplesworld.org 
Thousands of jihadists were involved in the recent violence in Kazakhstan, Russia claimed on Sunday. At least two security officials are believed to have been beheaded. Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Kazakhstan was being subjected to another attempted "color revolution." Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sent troops into Kazakhstan to …
(2022-01-11). Moscow says chances to reach agreement in Vienna increase. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Vienna talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are facilitating and the chances for reaching a solution have increased, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated on Monday.
(2022-01-11). Clash between two nuclear giants egged on by social worker, pastry vendor, hoochie coochie man. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Below is a transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, following her seven-hour meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, posted on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia, shorn of redundant diplomatic verbiage à l'américaine such as tedious incantations about peace, security, international norms, national sovereignty, …
(2022-01-11). Russia and China Turn the Tables on EU amid Western Sanctions. journal-neo.org 
In recent years, the United States and Europe began to actively use unfair competition by announcing all kinds of unilateral sanctions that violate international law in a frantic desire to achieve some advantage over Russia and China. Washington and its Western allies will take any step they can come up with against China, only to …
(2022-01-11). U.S.-Russia talks may be the last chance. mronline.org 
It's crunch time in Russia-U.S. relations. High-level talks starting Monday will determine the shape of world security for decades to come, observes Tony Kevin.
(2022-01-11). In yet another rude rebuff to Russia, NATO assures Georgia of membership prospect. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian FM, NATO Deputy SG hold phone talk Georgian Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani and the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea GeoanƒÉ held a phone talk over ongoing negotiations between Russia and NATO allies on European security…. According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the NATO Deputy Secretary General said Russia's proposals contain provisions regarding security guarantees …
(2022-01-11). Russia 'spoon-fed' security proposals to US at summit — media. rt.com 
A source reports Moscow made its demands very clear to the American side to avoid any misconceptions | Russia used the talks in Geneva on Monday to carefully lay out its concerns on European security to the American negotiators, a source close to Moscow's team told local media. | On Tuesday, RIA Novosti quoted an unnamed official as saying that "during the discussions, the Russian delegation 'spoon-fed' its proposals for a stable continent, to avoid 'misunderstandings.'" | The insider also stressed that Moscow needs, first and foremost, a concrete guarantee ruling out further NATO expansion, noting that "evasi…
(2022-01-11). Afghanistan: The Taliban is in Power, What Now? journal-neo.org 
The finance minister of Afghanistan in the new government of the Taliban (banned in Russia) has prepared a national budget which, for the first time in two decades, will be financed without foreign aid. This comes as the country becomes mired in an economic crisis and confronts an incipient humanitarian catastrophe, which the United Nations …
(2022-01-11). Balkans front: West's Sarajevo pseudo-state blasts China, Russia, Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bosnia sends protest notes to Russian, Chinese, Serbian embassies Bosnia and Herzegovina sent protest notes Monday to the Russian, Chinese and Serbian embassies for sending embassy representatives to mark the anniversary of the founding of the autonomous Republika Srpska in defiance of a top court ruling. Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic emphasized that the official participation …
(2022-01-11). Argentina warns of legal action after documents reveal Britain shipped nukes to Falkland Islands during 1982 conflict. mronline.org 
ARGENTINA warned that it may take action after leaked documents revealed that Britain shipped 31 nuclear weapons to the Falklands during the 1982 conflict.
(2022-01-11). Neighbors can enjoy Iran's peaceful nuclear achievements. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Stating that regional problems should not be resolved through force and hegemony, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said peaceful achievements of Iran's nuclear program can be made available to all neighbors.
(2022-01-11). Assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists not to go unpunished. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Referring to the 10th anniversary of martyrdom of Dr. Ahmadi Roshan Iran's nuclear scientist, Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs said that assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists will not go unpunished.
(2022-01-11). Green pass nucleare: esce a maggio la Bomba per l'Italia. globalresearch.ca Fra quattro mesi, in maggio, inizia negli Usa la produzione su larga scala della nuova bomba nucleare B61-12: lo annuncia la U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (L'Amministrazione per la sicurezza nucleare nazionale, NNSA, facente parte del Dipartimento …