(2022-08-25). What Does India Want from Russia. infobrics.org If there was a prize for the most quotable comment on international relations so far in 2022, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would be in the running. Responding to criticism of his country's neutral stance on the Russia—Ukraine war at a security forum in Slovakia in June, Jaishankar said that 'Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems.'
(2022-08-25). German Chancellor Scholz announces new arms deliveries to Kiev for war against Russia. wsws.org Half a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine provoked by the imperialist powers, they continue to escalate the NATO proxy war — even though this raises the danger of a third world war.
(2022-08-25). Polish government uses Ukraine war to massively expand military spending. wsws.org The ultra-right Polish government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is playing a central role in NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. It acts as a provocative and aggressive ally of US imperialism in the region.
(2022-08-25). Biden pledges billions more for the "forever war" against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden pledged an additional $3 billion in weapons to Ukraine, in the largest single disbursement of US weapons since the start of the war six months ago.
(2022-08-25). Intelligence Expert Believes CIA Behind Car Bomb Assassination of Daughter of Alexander Dugin. covertactionmagazine.com Douglas Valentine says that "Zelensky doesn't go to the bathroom without asking permission from his CIA case officer." CIA expert Douglas Valentine, author of the seminal book The Phoenix Program (1990), believes that the CIA was behind the car bomb that killed Darya Dugina, a journalist and daughter of well-known Russian intellectual Alexander Dugin. Ms. …
(2022-08-25). Strike blocked at key ammunition plant after media portrayed work stoppage as national security threat. wsws.org In the days leading up to the contract expiration this month, Forbes published claims that a work stoppage would be connected with Russian "meddling," and warned of the danger of outside influences and social media.
(2022-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2022. democracynow.org President Biden to Cancel Up to $20,000 of Student Debt Per Borrower, Federal Judge Blocks Part of Idaho's "Trigger Ban" Criminalizing Abortion Care, Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian Train Station Kills at Least 25 Civilians, U.N. Chief Slams "Senseless War" in Ukraine on 6-Month Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Russian Dissident Arrested After Calling Russia's War in Ukraine an "Invasion", Fighting Shatters Truce in Ethiopia's War-Torn Tigray Region, California to Phase Out Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035, Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo…
(2022-08-25). Africa is Not For Sale: Sixteen SADC African Nations Reject "Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act" (H.R. 7311). globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Russia Almost Doubles Exports' Value to Brazil in First Half of 2022. infobrics.org Russia almost doubled the value of its exports to Brazil in the first half of this year and has climbed to fifth supplier of Latin America's largest economy…
(2022-08-25). Selected Articles: US Secretary of State Blinken Returns Empty Handed from Africa Tour. globalresearch.ca 
By This tour came amid an escalation of tensions between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in regard to their …
(2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …
(2022-08-25). Chinese envoy warns of dangers of new Cold War. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday warned of the dangers of a new Cold War and stressed the importance of safeguarding global strategic stability.
(2022-08-25). Why the Right Wingers in Israel and the US Really Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal: They want Regime Change Instead. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Right wing Israeli politicians such as former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and even centrist politicians like caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid have fulminated against any US renewal of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). As with the loony Right wing in the US (increasingly …
(2022-08-25). OIEA y Rusia negocian examinar planta nuclear de Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net Rusia ratificó que es una prioridad la seguridad de las instalaciones nucleares, "dondequiera que se encuentren".
(2022-08-25). Gobierno de Japón prevé construir nuevas plantas nucleares. telesurtv.net Tokio podría necesitar plantas nucleares para lograr el objetivo de no emitir carbono en el 20 .
(2022-08-25). Papa Francisco pide que se evite el riesgo de un desastre nuclear en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu El papa Francisco pidió este miércoles al mundo que se "evite el riesgo de un desastre nuclear" en Ucrania y reiteró que la "guerra es una locura", tras seis meses del inicio de la operación miltar rusa en ese país.
(2022-08-24). US to announce another $3 billion in military aid for its "forever war" in Ukraine. wsws.org Billions of dollars are designed to fund the new "forever war" by US imperialism in Ukraine, which has already killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and thousands of civilians, while displacing over a fourth of the country's population.
(2022-08-24). US, South Korea resume large-scale joint war games. wsws.org The military drills in South Korea, adjacent to northern China and Russia's Far East, take place as the Biden administration wages a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and goads Beijing into conflict over Taiwan.
(2022-08-24). Iran Can Supply Europe With Energy If Sanctions Are Lifted But Cannot Fully Replace Russia. southfront.org 
An Iranian crude oil supertanker anchored off Singapore. IMAGE: REUTERSTrade routes make Iranian energy alternative an unfeasible option. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | As Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani Chafi said, Tehran can partially make up for the shortfall in the world energy market caused by the crisis surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. The fuel-energy crisis concerns Europe first, especially with countries that have rejected Russian oil and…
(2022-08-24). IAEA Renews Request to Visit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. news.antiwar.com A UN official said Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has renewed its request to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which is under Russian control and has been the target of recent shelling. UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo announced that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has requested to send IAEA inspectors …
(2022-08-24). US Details Its Largest-Ever Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Wednesday announced new military aid for Ukraine worth nearly $3 billion, marking the single largest weapons package for Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion on February 24. The Pentagon detailed the contents of the $2.98 billion package and said it demonstrates the US commitment to "supporting Ukraine over the long term." The …
(2022-08-24). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On August 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian forces took control of Blagodatovka; | Russian forces took control of Blagodatnoe; | Russian forces gained a foothold in Alexandrovka, establishing control of the road to Luparevo and Nikolaev; | The AFU artillery shelled the dam bridge in Nova Kakhovka; | Russian security forces found a cache of Ukrainian saboteurs with grenade launchers, grenades, ammunition and drugs near Kherson; | The AFU artillery shelled the dam bridge in Nova Kakhovka. | <...
(2022-08-24). Ukrainian Forces Suffered Heavy Losses In Southern Front Lines (Photos 18+). southfront.org On August 23rd, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported about Russian advance in the southern regions of Ukraine. As a result of the successful offensive operations, the Russian military reached the border of the Mykolaiv region. | The Russian military took control over an area of 12 sq. km. of the Mykolaiv region. During the offensive, units of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed. | Previously, it was reported that…
(2022-08-24). Unable To Stop Russia, Kiev Targets Civilians. southfront.org 
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(2022-08-24). Ukraine Uses NATO Ammunition in Attacks on Nuclear Power Station. Dangers of Radioactive Leaks. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-24). Ukraine border: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers in multinational NATO exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandAugust 23, 2022 NATO executes complex multi-national exercise over Slovakia Allied fighters, bombers and support aircraft conducted a large-scale, complex, multinational exercise over NATO's Eastern flank, August 22. Allied aircraft from Slovakia, France, Tàºrkiye, the US and the UK have taken part in a multinational exercise to train the interoperability of Alliance members …
(2022-08-24). UK's Johnson Warns Against Talks With Russia in Last Trip to Ukraine as PM. news.antiwar.com British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, where he warned against negotiations with Russia. "This is not the time to advance some flimsy plan for negotiation," Johnson said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Johnson, who is due to step down as prime minister next …
(2022-08-24). Russia Warned Its SCO Partners About The Ulterior Motives Behind The US' Central Asian Drills. oneworld.press The very fact that three of Russia's CSTO military allies — one of whom Russian National Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev just claimed had survived a US-backed Color Revolution plot — are participating in multilateral military drills in the part of the world that the US-led West misleadingly describes as Moscow's "sphere of influence" discredits the Mainstream Media's emerging information warfare narrative alleging that this Eurasian Great Power is colonialist, hegemonic, and imperialist.
(2022-08-24). An Assassin's Bomb and the Death of the West. libya360.wordpress.com Christopher Black In September 2018 I wrote an essay about the brutal murder of Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the Donetsk Republic, by Kiev agents, backed by NATO, who was killed by a bomb on August 31 of that year, signalling the death of the Minsk Agreements and the inevitability of Russia's special military operation…
(2022-08-24). Blinken Returns Empty Handed from Africa Tour. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Us Imperialism In Africa And Middle East Graphic By Cwl Secretary of States travelled to three countries seeking to undermine the influence of China and Russia United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited three African Union (AU) member-states during early August in an attempt to enhance the presence of Washington on the…
(2022-08-24). Russia Warned SCO Partners about the Ulterior Motives Behind the US' Central Asian Drills. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The very fact that three of Russia's CSTO military allies — one of whom Russian National Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev just claimed had survived a US-backed Color Revolution plot — are participating in multilateral military drills in the part of the world that the US-led West misleadingly describes as Moscow's "sphere of…
(2022-08-24). US Plotting to Erode Southeast Asia's Current Security Architecture. libya360.wordpress.com Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu "Following Europe, a front is being put together to contain China. The so-called Taiwan problem is being deliberately worsened, and territorial disputes in the South China and East China Seas are being fomented," the minister specified. TASHKENT, August 24. TASS. In order to ensure its global hegemony, the US is…
(2022-08-24). How To Manipulate Readers With 'Expert' Slanted Reporting. popularresistance.org Imran Khan, a former cricket star who went into politics and became Prime Minister of Pakistan, had been ousted by bribing and threatening politicians of his coalition to turn against him. Khan had developed good relations with China and Russia and was against allowing the U.S. military to use Pakistan as a base for attacks in Afghanistan. | The new Pakistani government under Shehbaz Sharif has turned out to follow opposite policies. But it is increasingly unpopular. Imran Khan has used his popularity to raise a public ruckus against the ruling elite and the military and judicial forces behind it. He and his PTI…
(2022-08-24). Military Situation In Syria On August 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 24, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the countryside of Hasakah; | On August 24, Turkish drone attacked Tal Rafaat. Two civilians were killed; | On August 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Tal Tamar area; | On August 23, US warplanes attacked SAA am…
(2022-08-24). Another Civilian Official Assassinated In Zaporizhia Region. southfront.org 
Ivan Sushko | On August 24, Ivan Sushko, head of the provisional administration of the village of Mikhailovka, was assassinated in the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia region. The official was a pro-Russian protégé in the settlement. | The assassination attempt took place in the village of Mikhailovka, 90 km from the city of Zaporizhia. Vladimir Rogov, a member of the regional administration, reported the incident. The official was blown up in his own car, an explosive device was planted under the car seat. At…
(2022-08-24). Holding Defender Europe 2023 Exercises In Kosovo Aimed Against Serbia And Russia. southfront.org Members of Kosovo Security Force. IMAGE: Visar Kryeziu/Associated PressDeciding to host such provocative exercises in the heart of the Balkans only signals for Serbia recognise Kosovo's independence, and end its Russophilia. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Next summer, Kosovo will host a massive NATO field exercise, with preparations already underway. The Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) will participate with two regiments in the exercises that are not only aimed at pressuri…
(2022-08-24). Iran, Russia ink 12 MoUs worth ‚Ǩ700mn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — A number of 12 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between Iranian and Russian auto manufacturing companies, valued at ‚Ǩ700 million to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and economy.
(2022-08-24). US Banks Pouring $23 Billion Into Russian 'Carbon Bomb' Projects. commondreams.org "When you don't care who you're doing business with," said one climate campaigner, "it does translate into human suffering and lives lost."
(2022-08-24). Defender Europe 2023 exercises in Kosovo aimed against Serbia and Russia. infobrics.org Deciding to host such provocative exercises in the heart of the Balkans only signals for Serbia recognise Kosovo's independence, and end its Russophilia.
(2022-08-24). Rasht-Astara Railroad back on the agenda. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — Iran and Russia are accelerating their joint transport projects following the visit of the President of Iran and the Prime Minister of Russia. The projects include infrastructural, fleet, and transit cooperation.
(2022-08-24). The West's Dangerously Simple-Minded Narrative About Russia and China. scheerpost.com 
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping give statements for the press. Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 By Jeffrey D. Sachs / The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failur…
(2022-08-24). Iran Receives US Response to EU Proposal to Revive Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Iran said on Wednesday that it had "This evening Iran received the US response through the European Union. The careful review of the response has started in Tehran," Kanaani said. "Iran will share its view with the EU, as the coordinator of the nuclear talks, upon completion of Tehran's r…
(2022-08-24). UN Nuclear Treaty a Fraud As 9 Countries Spend Billions on Arsenals. towardfreedom.org For the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to collapse would be tragic. But for it to continue when everyone knows it is a lie is a moral and mortal affront to the people of the world, writes TF board member Robin Lloyd, who attended meetings this month of the 10th Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations.
(2022-08-24). Gantz Heads to US, Says Israel Will Do 'Everything It Can' to Stop Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel would do "everything it can" to influence the US against reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and announced that he was traveling to the US later this week. "The State of Israel is not opposed to agreements in general, but it is opposed …
(2022-08-24). Four Times The US Nearly Killed Us All With Nuclear Armageddon. popularresistance.org Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan to try to start a proxy war with China helped remind a lot of Americans that our "leaders" do not have our best interests at heart and, in fact, willfully push us all toward nuclear Armageddon. Of course, this is just the latest moment when the U.S. empire has nearly caused a doomsday scenario. Here are some of the other greatest hits over the past 70 years. | One night in 1961, the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on North Carolina! A B-52 crashed in the middle of the night in Faro, North Carolina, but it was more than just a downed aircraft. As National Geographic magazine reporte…
(2022-08-24). Truss says ready to unleash nuclear annihilation if necessary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has flatly declared her willingness to use nuclear weapons as needed, even if it meant global annihilation.
(2022-08-24). Blocs heat up arms race in Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn Washington and its allies have drawn fire and a backlash recently for their alarming, hasty pace of boosting military muscle and even a nuclear arms race in the Asia-Pacific region as they advance exclusive defense blocs such as AUKUS and QUAD.
(2022-08-24). Japan to restart 7 nuclear reactors by summer 2023. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — The Japanese government aims to restart seven domestic nuclear reactors in different parts of the country by next summer, bringing the total number of operating power units to 17, Japanese media reported on Wednesday.
(2022-08-24). US responded to Iran's comments on EU proposed draft: Price. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — The US State Department Spokesperson says that the Biden administration sent its response to Iran's comments on the EU draft agreement that would restore the Iran nuclear deal.
(2022-08-24). Cancilleres de Rusia y Francia conversan sobre Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net La situación en torno a planta de energía nuclear de Zaporiyia en Ucrania, bajo control de tropas de Rusia, es uno de los temas mayores en el actual conflicto.
(2022-08-24). Rusia y Siria llaman a respetar la soberanía de Damasco. telesurtv.net También el canciller sirio trasmitió al canciller ruso un mensaje del presidente de Siria, a su homólogo, Vladímir Putin.
(2022-08-23). Disaster In Cuba Highlights Biden's Disastrous (And Illegal) Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org On August 5, lightning caused a fire at an oil supertanker base in Matanzas, Cuba. The fire caused the collapse of three large oil tanks, killed 16 people and wounded 146 people. Immediately, friendly nations sent aid, including $70 million in oil from Russia, but the United States only provided technical advice to the neighboring Caribbean nation that has been crippled by six decades of the US' economic blockade. Clearing the FOG speaks with Arturo Lopez-Levy of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs about the fire, the Biden administration's continuation of Trump's policies in Cuba and the campaign to change that,…
(2022-08-23). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 66th Mechanized Brigade near Novomikhailovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Soledar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Dorozhnyanka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Bereznevatoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck milita…
(2022-08-23). Russia Blames Ukraine For Assassination Of Russian Political Scientist's Daughter. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageMoscow has repeatedly announced that it would respond to attacks on its territory by directly targeting Kiev's decision-making centers. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | On the night of August 20, Russian investigative journalist Daria Dugina was murdered in Bolshie Vyazyomy, Moscow oblast. The death occurred in a terrorist attack on her car, with a homemade bomb being detonated remotely. The as…
(2022-08-23). Russia and Cambodia Continue Talks within the ASEAN Framework. journal-neo.org 
At the beginning of August Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister visited Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. During his official trip to that fairly small Asian state it has a population of 17.3 million he met with other foreign ministers as part of the dialog between the Russian Federation and the Association …
(2022-08-23). Kiev Is Not The Only One To Be Blamed For Assassination Of Daria Dugina. southfront.org 
On August 20, Daria Dugina, Russian journalist, philosopher and war correspondent, died on the road in the Moscow region. The SUV she was driving exploded and burned down. | Daria was driving a Land Cruiser Prado. The explosion took place when she was driving near the village of Bolshye Vyazemy at about 10 pm Moscow time. Daria Dugina and her father, the philosopher, considered to be the ideologist of the "Russian world" Alexander Dugin, were returning from the festival Tradition. Alexan…
(2022-08-23). Military Situation In Syria On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 1 in Latakia province; | On August 23, an IED explosion targeted Russian military patrol in Maalaqa area in Qunaitra province; | On August 23, an Iranian military adviser lost his life in Syria, according to Iranian officials. The reason for his death was not announced; | On August 22, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkis…
(2022-08-23). Bruce Gagnon: An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. He was an early member of the Anti-Defense Lobby in the 1970s challenging the U.S. space program. Between 1983—1998, he was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and has worked on space issues for 31 years. We focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce them. We are looking for p…
(2022-08-23). Progress in JCPOA Talks has not Diminished the Number of Those Opposing It. journal-neo.org 
The emergence of real signs of a possible settlement of the most acute crisis in the Middle East is linked to the possible signing of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement on Iran's nuclear program, which is based on numerous compromises, could become a major victory for international diplomacy that guarantees Iran's non-nuclear …