(2022-02-10). NATO, Ukraine, Russia stage military exercises amid US-promoted war hysteria. wsws.org Thousands of troops are preparing for a conflict that would threaten escalation into a nuclear war.
(2022-02-10). Right-wing racialists mount campaign against Asian entertainer Awkwafina's use of a "blaccent" wsws.org Amid threats of war between nuclear-armed powers, the ending of COVID-19 public safety measures and the danger of fascism, the hue and cry over the supposed use of "black speech" is preposterous and diversionary.
(2022-02-10). Lavrov: US, UK May Be Up to Something if They Are Evacuating Embassies' Staff From Ukraine. sputniknews.com Both the United States and the United Kingdom have withdrawn some embassy staffers and members of their families from Ukraine over the alleged "threat" coming from Russia.
(2022-02-10). "We Need Restraint": Rep. Ro Khanna Cautions Against Sending U.S. "Lethal Aid" to Ukraine. democracynow.org 
Congressmember Ro Khanna cautions against sending "lethal aid" to Ukraine and says all sides need to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis. The last thing the American people want is to provoke a war with Russia, says Khanna. "I think we should do everything possible not to escalate the situation."…
(2022-02-10). U.S. Navy updates contact list for personnel in 11 nations bordering Ukraine, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense OneFebruary 9, 2022 US Navy Updating Contact List of Sailors, Employees, Families, in Eastern Europe The U.S. Navy is asking personnel, employees, and their families in 11 European countries to update a master contact list with their information — a precaution that could help the service evacuate its people should Russia invade Ukraine. An …
(2022-02-10). San José protests against U.S. war on Russia. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Saturday, February 5, anti-war protesters gathered in front of San José's City Hall to demand an end to imperial saber rattling in eastern Europe. Speakers from CODEPINK, Freedom Road Socialism (FRSO), National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the El Barrio Defense Committee gathered a crowd of 30 onlookers while calling for end to the war drive against Russia. | Mike Paradela of FRSO said "We called the protest because what the U.S. government is doing is not good for working people. NATO does not benefit working people, it began as an al…
(2022-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2022. democracynow.org CDC Continues to Recommend Indoor Masking as More States Roll Back COVID Restrictions, GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Apologizes for Telling Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty, "Kiss My Ass", Russia Opens Joint War Games with Belarus as U.S. Troops Mobilize to Romania and Poland, Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Peter Navarro, Who Boasted of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Biden Administration Unveils $5 Billion Plan to Fund Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Climate Experts Detail Misinformation by Fossil Fuel Cos. as Oil CEOs Refuse to Testify to Congress, Youth Climate Activists Sue Virginia for Violating The…
(2022-02-10). Figure Skater Valieva Continues to Participate in Olympics. sputniknews.com Earlier, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva took part in the team tournament as part of the Russian team, which won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
(2022-02-10). Putin Calls for 'Persistent Efforts' to Get NATO & US to Provide Legal Security Guarantees to Russia. sputniknews.com Russia has been demanding that NATO and the United States take Moscow's security concerns into consideration, and has rolled out security proposals to the West that include legal guarantees that NATO will not be expanding eastwards or place offensive weapons in the countries which neighbour Russia.
(2022-02-10). US Senate Mulls Sanctions Against Russia for Alleged Cyberattacks on Ukraine, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is contemplating introducing sanctions against Russia for alleged cyberattacks against Ukraine amid a protracted debate on the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 in the US Congress, Politico reported on Thursday.
(2022-02-10). Lithuania: U.S., other NATO troops can be based permanently. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersFebruary 9, 2022 Lithuania seeks permanent U.S. troop deployment in face of Russian build-up Lithuania will ask the United States to permanently station troops in the country to help boost security, the Baltic nation's president said on Wednesday. Since 2019 the United States has deployed non-overlapping rotations of its own groups of about 500 troops …
(2022-02-10). The Ukraine-Russia Conflict. indybay.org "The West must negotiate with Russia" | NATO should also agree to talk about a new European security architecture if Russia is also willing to agree to de-escalating and confidence-building measures in the relationship with Ukraine."
(2022-02-10). New Zealand Police Arrest 120 Demonstrators Against Vaccine Mandate. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – New Zealand Police have arrested 120 people at the convoy protest on Parliament grounds on Thursday amid vaccine mandate demonstrations, Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie Parnell said.
(2022-02-09). Neo-Nazis Active In Ukraine As White House Adds 3,000 Troops. popularresistance.org The original roles in the drama seem to be reversed. Back in December, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Oleksii Reznikov was warning that "not provoking Russia—that strategy does not and will not work," claiming that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 because NATO hadn't let it join. In fact, Georgia began that war by attacking South Ossetia, driving tens of thousands of Russian-speaking residents there to flee across the border into Russia, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis for that country. These details, however, rarely trouble Western politicians or journalists. | In December, the US seemed much more reluc…
(2022-02-09). Stop the U.S. war machine! workers.org 
During the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 6., an ad hoc coalition of U.S. anti-imperialist organizations in the United States held over 70 protests against U.S. and NATO aggressive actions directed at Russia. These ranged from holding signs and banners in well-trafficked areas or on highway overpasses to days . . . |
(2022-02-09). Media, Take Note: The GOP Is Now Openly Aligned Against Democracy. otherwords.org If you're the sort of person who follows the news, you've probably heard a good bit lately about podcaster Joe Rogan, Neil Young's fight with Spotify, and maybe a little about Russia and Ukraine. | All that's good grist for the mill. But did you also hear former President Trump admit that he'd intended to have Mike Pence Or, here's a bad one: Did you hear that the Tr…
(2022-02-09). Dewey Defeats Truman! Russia Invades Ukraine! davidswanson.org
(2022-02-09). Biden Makes a Fruitless Attempt to Play the Qatari Card against Russia. journal-neo.org 
By promoting a Russophobic campaign in Europe, in part by escalating the information war with a fake thesis about Russia's alleged intention to attack Ukraine, Washington is trying to convince Europeans that it can find a vital substitute for Europe's natural gas supply here. In particular, the Joe Biden administration is seeking additional sources of …
(2022-02-09). 80 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria Within 72 Hours: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Between February 6 and 8, more than 80 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-bases Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The latest wave of airstrikes targeted hideouts located in the outskirts of the town of al-Resafa in the southern Raqqa countryside. | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) intensified their combat operati…
(2022-02-09). Military Situation In The Black Sea Region On February 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 9, three large landing ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet, "Korolev", "Minsk" and "Kaliningrad", proceeded through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea to take part in naval exercises; | Three other large landing ships from the Northern Fleet, "Peter Morgunov", "George the Victorious", "Olenegorsky miner", are going to enter the Black Sea today; | On February 9, a USAF electronic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135V, tail number 63-9792, call sign HOMER31, to…
(2022-02-09). Johnson lays out UK military offensive against Russia. wsws.org Just how deliberately inflammatory the UK's moves are was underscored by the Mirror reporting February 7 that the planned deployment of troops to Poland is part of a joint operation with the US.
(2022-02-09). Protest in Oakland Says No to War with Russia. indybay.org Rally part of a day of international action to protest US/NATO war plans against Russia…
(2022-02-09). No War With Russia; Yes to Diplomacy and Peace. indybay.org Protest at Berkeley Civic Center…
(2022-02-09). Blinken, Turkish FM discuss NATO unity against "further Russian aggression against Ukraine" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsFebruary 9, 2022 Turkish, US officials discuss efforts to thaw Ukrainian crisis Blinken and àáavu≈üoƒülu discussed ways to further coordination and NATO unity regarding the threat of further Russian escalation and aggression against Ukraine, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. *** Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu on Feb. 8 had a telephone …
(2022-02-09). United protest in New Orleans against US, NATO war on Russia. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA — Anti-war protesters gathered on February 5 in New Orleans at Lafayette Square Park to demand an end to NATO aggression against Russia. Activists carried signs and chanted slogans calling for peace and the disbandment of NATO. | The protest was organized by a coalition including the Communist Party USA, the Democratic Socialists of America, Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. | Speakers decried the latest U.S. attempt to escalate the situation in Ukraine, which they said threatens us with a nuclear conflict with Russia. The protest also highlight…
(2022-02-09). Medal ceremony delayed as Russian 'doping mystery' emerges in Beijing — media. rt.com 
The medal ceremony for the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics has been delayed over a 'legal issue' | The Russian figure skating team which won gold in Beijing is reportedly at the center of scrutiny after the medal ceremony was delayed due to unspecified legal issues which "arose at short notice." | The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) wrapped up the figure skating team title earlier this week, with the USA claiming silver and Japan earning bronze. | However, the medal ceremony has been delayed indefinitely after originally being scheduled to take place on Tuesday. | The International Olympic Com…
(2022-02-09). European banks panicking over Russia-Ukraine crisis — reports. rt.com 
Banks in Italy, France, and Austria are most exposed | European banks are concerned that the payment system which connects them to Russia could become a casualty of the Ukraine crisis, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing its sources. The banks describe the potential disconnection of Russia from SWIFT as an "atomic bomb" for the industry because it would prevent the repayment of debts, it said. | According to research by JPMorgan, European banks with subsidiaries in Russia are most at risk from economic restrictions. The study said a handful of lenders, including UniCredit, RBI, France's Societe Generale, and…
(2022-02-09). US sees no need for new sanctions against Nord Stream 2 — White House. tass.com Jen Psaki did not answer directly to the question about whether the United States and its allies would view a powerful Russian cyberattack on Ukraine as a reason to undertake new measures against the gas pipeline project…
(2022-02-09). Wanting Peace With Russia To Focus Aggressions On China Is Just Being An Imperialist Warmonger. strategic-culture.org 
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz criticized the Biden administration's dangerous escalations against Russia on the House floor on Monday, not because he thinks needlessly ramping up cold war brinkmanship with a nuclear-armed nation is an insane thing to do, nor because he believes the US government should cease trying to dominate the world by constantly working to subvert and undermine any nation who disobeys its commands, but because he wants US aggressions to be focused more on China. | "While the Biden administration, the media, and many in congress beat the drums of war for Ukraine, th…
(2022-02-09). Russia Strongly Condemns Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. sputniknews.com DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Russia strongly condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria and considers them illegal according to international law, Russian Ambassador to Damascus Alexander Efimov told Sputnik.
(2022-02-09). Cost Of Living Crisis Was Caused By Privatisation And Austerity. popularresistance.org On official forecasts, the British public is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began. | This is in the headlines now because of the huge rise in energy bills, which will force more households into choosing between eating and heating. | Blaming Russia for the surge in energy prices is a classic conjuror's trick of misdirection. The US gets almost zero oil from Russia, but is currently experiencing even higher consumer price inflation. | In reality, a laissez-faire approach to the energy sector is at the root of the problem in both the UK and the US. In France, where EDF is largely nationali…
(2022-02-09). Berlin Declaration: Weimar Triangle issues veiled diktat, threat to Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Weimar Triangle, like GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova), has been revived to supplement other U.S./NATO/EU-backed organizations and initiatives aimed against Russia like the Bucharest Nine, Three Seas Initiative, Lublin Triangle, Eastern Partnership, Association Trio (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine), Crimea Platform and the Ukraine-Turkey High Level Strategic Council (heads of state) and Quadriga (defense and foreign …
(2022-02-09). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine tensions. america.cgtn.com 
The week started with high-level meetings to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Here, in Washington DC, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with U.S. President Joe Biden and tried to dispel fears that NATO countries were divided on how to deal with the threat. Last Friday, in …
(2022-02-09). COVID cases explode in Russia and Ukraine amid war crisis. wsws.org One in five cases in Russia occur among children as the virus rips through the population virtually unchecked.
(2022-02-09). Morning Commute: 2-9-2022. anchor.fm Hope everyone is well! Today we're doing a little news coverage based on sources I've been reading like People's Dispatch, Hoodcommunist.org, By Any Means Necessary, Liberation News, Kawasachun News, TeleSur English, Guerrilla History Podcast, etc. We go over Russia/China Relations, the Olympics, the African Union meeting, Oakland and Chicago schools ongoing issues, movements against Police Brutality and the murder by Minneapolis Police Department (yup, that one!) of Amir Locke who was 22 years old! No justice, no peace!! Go organize!
(2022-02-09). Headlines for February 9, 2022. democracynow.org Heads of State Hold More Talks as U.S. Threatens Sweeping Sanctions Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions, NY Drops Indoor Mask Mandate; Pfizer Projects Over $50 Billion in Revenue from COVID Treatments, Canadian Truckers Shut Down Bridge Linking to U.S. as "Freedom Convoy" Grows, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Dead 3 Palestinians in West Bank City of Nablus, Millions in Horn of Africa Face Severe Hunger After Years of Drought, U.S. Approves $100 Million Military Sale to Taiwan, Outrage Mounts over School Hijab Ban in Indian State of Karnataka, Ex-Pope Benedict Asks for Forgiveness for Church's Sexual Abuse But…
(2022-02-09). Debate: Would U.S. Sanctions Bill on Russia Prevent Military Conflict or Make War More Likely? democracynow.org 
In an effort to discourage Russia's increasing military presence at the border with Ukraine, the U.S. has threatened to impose sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion. We host a debate between two foreign policy thinkers on whether sanctions could avert war — or make it more likely. The current sanctions bill proposed by Congress rushes to punish Russia in a way that would be harmful to diplomacy and could have disastrous humanitarian impacts on Russian civilians, warns Marcus Stanley, advocacy director of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Meanwhile, George Lope…
(2022-02-09). Russia Can Increase Gas Supplies to EU if There Are Requests, Envoy Says. sputniknews.com BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Russia can increase the volume of natural gas it supplies to European countries once there is a request for it, which is currently not being made due to high spot market prices, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told Sputnik in an interview.
(2022-02-09). Britain to provide Ukraine with anti-tank, anti-ship missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From The Guardian and RT, respectively. The Guardian, being The Guardian, of course spends most of the article, which is hypothetically a report on Britain shipping more arms to the Eastern Ukrainian war zone, to bash Russia and insist British weapons are of the most pacific nature, only meant to protect human and wildlife and …
(2022-02-09). With West swallowing more and more of ex-USSR, Ukraine accuses Russia of Cold War revanchism. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania digested to date and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to follow (who are to have Abkhazia, Crimea, Donetsk, Gagauzia, Lugansk, South Ossetia and Transnistria in their own bellies), and Azerbaijan and Armenia next. Then there are the five former Central Asian republics. Belarus and Kaliningrad, too, if that can be managed. …
(2022-02-09). Dallas rally protests US, NATO aggression against Russia. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On February 5, a crowd gathered at the Grassy Knoll in downtown Dallas to protest threats of war by the United States and NATO against Russia. The protest was organized by the Dallas Anti-War Committee, CODEPINK Greater Dallas, Dallas Peace and Justice Center, Party for Socialism and Liberation Dallas-Fort Worth, and Veterans for Peace North Texas. The rally was a part of a national day of action in which over 50 cities participated. | The protest called for total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Europe, an end to weapons sales to the reactionary government of Ukraine, and for the disbandment of NATO.
(2022-02-09). US outlines position on Putin-Macron talks. rt.com 
White House happy to see 'efforts at diplomacy' between Russia and the West | Cooperative dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on a potential agreement for security guarantees in Europe is seen as encouraging by the White House, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. | Speaking to reporters, Psaki remarked that Washington had been heartened by the two presidents' discussion at Monday's meeting in Moscow, which showcased "efforts at diplomacy." She went on to say that interactions of such statesmanship "encourage" and "are encouraged by" the US governm…
(2022-02-09). Moscow on Potential Delivery of US THAAD Systems to Ukraine: Russia Urges to Avoid 'Stupidity'. sputniknews.com The statement comes amid a standoff between the Kremlin, Ukraine, and the West over the list of security demands Russian authorities made last year, which Moscow says are needed to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and lower tensions in Europe.
(2022-02-09). Military Situation In Syria On February 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province; | On February 9, Israeli warplanes On February 9, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani…
(2022-02-09). EU powers endorse NATO war threats against Russia as Macron visits Ukraine. wsws.org Visiting Kiev, French President Macron hailed the far-right militias fighting for the Ukrainian regime and backed NATO's hard-line demands against Russia.
(2022-02-09). Will Biden Declare a "No First Use" Approach to Nuclear Weapons? truthout.org 
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, many observers noted that, terrifyingly, he would soon be the sole person in charge of determining whether or not to use the U.S.'s vast nuclear weapons capability. He would have the power to end life on Earth in a matter of minutes. | As Barack Obama and Joe Biden were preparing to hand the nuclear codes over, the outgoing vice president warned against any preemptive use of the terrible weapons: "Given our non-nuclear capabilities and the nature of today's t…
(2022-02-09). Israel's Bennett to Biden: Don't Return to Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told President Biden during a call on Sunday not to return to the Iran nuclear deal, The source said that Bennett told Biden that without a deal, there wouldn't necessarily be an escalation in Iran's nuclear program and said "nothing will happen if you don't sign it." | Israel is more concerned about the economic relief Iran would get under the nuclear deal, and Bennett said Tehran's financial benefits would f…
(2022-02-09). China insta a EE.UU. detener sanciones contra Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El funcionario reclamó a Washington a dar la debida importancia a las medidas de desnuclearización tomadas por Pyongyang.
(2022-02-09). Transnistria as next Nagorno-Karabakh. Final battle for former Soviet space heats up. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stories from the Azerbaijani press follow. With the revival of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) organization, see last item below, look to see what even the blindest of blind men could have foreseen in the autumn of 2020: that the Turkish-backed military onslaught by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh — Azerbaijan with 10 million people, Turkey …
(2022-02-09). US Court Allows $8Mln Bail for Spouses Arrested Over Stolen Bitcoins, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US court authorised Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan who were arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen bitcoins to be released from jail on $8 million bail, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.