(2022-02-15). Russian Parliament Passes Bill Recognizing Donbass Republics. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russia's Lower House (Duma) gave the green light to a bill recognizing the republics of Luhansk and Donetsk in east Ukraine's breakaway region of Donbass. | RELATED: | At a plenary session, the lawmakers supported the document requesting Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize "the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR)" and "the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)" as independent and sovereign states. | According t…
(2022-02-15). US moves embassy from Ukraine's capital Kiev to the western city of Lviv. wsws.org The move was denounced by Ukraine's President Zelensky, who has rejected US claims of an immediately impending attack by Russia on Ukraine.
(2022-02-15). Groups unite to oppose new U.S. war. workers.org 
The antiwar rally opposing the U.S./NATO war drive against Russia brought together a broad spectrum of participants, even before the official rally started at Love Park in Center City Philadelphia Feb. 12. Protesters gather at Love Park in Philadelphia, Feb. 12. Credit: Joe Piette As Indigenous performers Kalpulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcóatl . . . |
(2022-02-15). Blackwater is in Donbas with the Azov Battalion. orinocotribune.com By Manlio Dinucci — Feb 1, 2022 | The CIA and MI6 are reorganizing NATO stay-behind networks in Eastern Europe. If after the Second World War they relied on former Nazis to fight the Soviets, they still support neo-Nazi groups against the Russians. There is no obvious reason for this. The Nazis were omnipresent in the 1940s, but they are very few today and only exist thanks to the help of the Anglo-Saxons. | The phone call between President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelensky "did not go well," wrote CNN in its headlines. "Biden warned his Ukrainian counterpart that a Russian attack may be imminent, sayin…
(2022-02-15). US moves embassy from Ukraine's capital Kiev to the Western city Lviv. wsws.org The move was denounced by Ukraine's President Zelensky, who has rejected US claims of an immediately impending attack by Russia on Ukraine.
(2022-02-15). The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia. dissidentvoice.org The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists emerged after World War II as a voice for peace by some of the scientists who developed the then ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Now, its mission has drifted into being an echo chamber for the US imperial project urging President Biden to take even more destabilizing actions against …
(2022-02-15). With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia. mintpressnews.com The Bulletin emerged after World War II as a voice for peace, but has since drifted into being an echo chamber for the US imperial project.
(2022-02-15). Have We Just Witnessed the America-Israel Endspiel in the Nuclear Talks with Iran? journal-neo.org 
Following the opening, on February 8, of the eighth round of talks on restarting the Iran nuclear deal (formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), and with a 20-page draft document on the revival of the "deal of the century" now on the table, there are grounds for hoping that the …
(2022-02-14). On Contact: The Precarious State Of The US Economy. popularresistance.org A bipartisan group of senators are crafting legislation to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia if it engages in what they consider hostile action of any kind against the Ukraine. New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, calls the legislation "the mother of all sanctions bill." The bill led in the House by Gregory Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, like Menendez a Democrat, demands that the administration "not cede to the demands of the Russian Federation regarding NATO membership or expansion." This cuts off the ability to discuss Moscow's core demands, includin…
(2022-02-14). Putin Outlines Conditions For Dropping Nuclear Bombs On Europe Over Ukraine Dispute. moguldom.com Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined conditions for dropping nuclear bombs on Eastern Europe if Ukraine joins NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and seeks to regain control of Crimea — land Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Putin demanded that NATO retreat from Eastern Europe and ban Ukraine from ever entering the alliance while he …
(2022-02-14). History Matters: Peter Kuznick on US/NATO Tensions, Russia/Ukraine, and Avoiding Catastrophic War. projectcensored.org Mickey spends the hour with American University historian Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States. They discuss the current U.S. and NATO confrontation with Russia over Ukraine;…
(2022-02-14). 'Russia expert' at US govt-funded Atlantic Council spreads fake news over Ukraine. multipolarista.com 
A powerful executive at NATO's think tank the Atlantic Council, Melinda Haring, falsely claimed Russia was attacking Ukraine and installing a puppet regime. This "expert" has testified before Congress and worked at many elite US government-funded organizations.
(2022-02-14). Ukraine: The Tip of the Spear for the Imperialist Project. libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka Azov Battalion volunteers in Kyiv, Ukraine / credit: EPA/TASS/Sergey Dolzhenko Editor's Note: This is based on a presentation the author gave during a February 6 webinar, "U.S./NATO Aggression at the Russian Border. No War with Russia." The event was a conversation between Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. activists the United National Antiwar Coalition had organized. We have serious…
(2022-02-14). Seventy-Seven Years Ago, U.S. and Russia Signed Historic Agreement at Yalta. transcend.org 12 Feb 2022 – With tensions between the U.S. and Russia at historic levels and threat of a hot war breaking out in Ukraine, we would do well to remember FDR's visionary leadership and pursuit of diplomacy.
(2022-02-14). Oliver Stone: American Exceptionalism Is on Deadly Display in Ukraine. transcend.org 11 Feb 2022 – The creator of the Showtime documentary series "The Putin Diaries" speaks to Robert Scheer about the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
(2022-02-14). AP Reporter Challenges US Lies about Russian War Preparations. transcend.org 5 Feb 2022 – In a remarkable exchange on Thursday [3 Feb], US State Department spokesman Ned Price was challenged by Matt Lee from the Associated Press. With just one simple question—"what evidence do you have?"—Lee threw Price completely off and exposed a simple fact: The current press campaign over an allegedly impending "Russian invasion" of Ukraine and "false flag attacks" has no more credibility than Colin Powell's lies of "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq.
(2022-02-14). Nord Stream: The Geo-politics of Keeping Germany 'Down', Russia 'Out', and Instability in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org It seems reasonable to expect we will have this crisis with us — in its various forms — for at least the next two years, Alastair Crooke writes. | Macron in a remarkably frank interview with a
(2022-02-14). Why QUAD Is Irreplaceable. strategic-culture.org QUAD provides an umbrella to huddle together behind closed doors and give vent to their grouse against China in hushed tone — a safety valve for pent-up frustrations. | The scheduling of the QUAD ministerial meeting in Canberra on February 9 right in the middle of the Ukraine crisis and cascading U.S.-Russia tensions served to highlight that China remains Washington's top foreign policy priority. | Possibly, Washington also gave a nuanced message that it has the capability to simultaneously tackle China and Russia. Washington probably hoped that such messaging would resonate in the Asia-Pacific region, whic…
(2022-02-14). Rising Oil Prices in the Middle of Geopolitical Tensions. telesurenglish.net 3.22 U.S. dollars, or 3.6 percent, was added for March delivery by The West Texas Intermediate (WTI), which stands for 93.10 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In like manner, 3.03 dollars, or 3.3 percent, was added for April delivery by Brent crude, to settle at 94.44 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. | RELATED: | The issue over tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border hasn't been resolved yet, despite the di…
(2022-02-14). US Stoking Russia-Ukraine Tensions Draws Global Concern. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation Saturday over the situation in Ukraine. However, the direct engagement between the two sides appears to have yielded little substantial progress. In recent days, the United States has hyped up tensions between Russia and Ukraine and stoked fears of a Russian "invasion." | RELATED: | "As we've said before, we are in the window when an inv…
(2022-02-14). Headlines for February 14, 2022. democracynow.org High-Level Diplomatic Talks Continue as U.S. Warns Russia Could Invade Ukraine at Any Time, Canadian Police Clear Trucker Convoy from Ambassador Bridge as Protests Spread to More Countries, Pfizer's Vaccine for Under 5s on Hold; Study Finds Even Mild COVID Cases Up Risk of Heart Disease, Afghan Central Bank, Aid Groups Condemn U.S. Move to Seize and Redirect Billions in Afghan Assets, Honduran Court Releases Environmental Activists Who Protested Open-Pit Mining Project, Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Reached Record Levels Last Month, U.S. Judge Restores Protections for Gray Wolves; Australia Declares Koa…
(2022-02-14). Dissonance Searching for Resonance: A Time to Remember the Hibakusha, or Are We Too Late? transcend.org 14 Feb 2022 – The world is now bracing itself for a possible Russian invasion of the Ukraine. The U.S. is pushing back, with President Biden talking about "a World War." Hopefully, it's not too late to remember the Hibakusha (Japanese survivors of the atomic bombings). How does one limit such an exchange once the first button is pressed?>
(2022-02-14). U.S. warns of yet another 'imminent' Russian invasion of Ukraine. peoplesworld.org 
The U.S. warned again on Friday and that it had credible intelligence saying a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come in just days, likely on Feb. 20. A visibly angry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded in English at a press conference in Kiev, declaring that he had information that was different and that, as the …
(2022-02-14). Chinese-Russian Text on Constructing a Community of Common Destiny for Mankind — A Crucial Peacebuilding Approach. transcend.org The presence of the Russian President to the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics led to an important Joint Statement that stresses current proposals of the two States meriting close attention. It highlights the concept of the community of common destiny for humankind and sets out the political framework for its proposals.
(2022-02-14). The Greater Eurasian Partnership Revives America's Forgotten Hamiltonian Tradition. strategic-culture.org 
If the west is able to discover the moral fitness to survive at this late stage of decay, it will be due to our rediscovery of this lost heritage and recognize its living expression in the Russian-Chinese alliance today. | In my last
(2022-02-14). The China-Russia Meeting on 4 February Sets Out A Clear Alternative for the World. journal-neo.org 
On fourth of February 2022 an important meeting took place in Beijing., China between the leader of China Xi Jin Ping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Putin was in China at Xi's invitation to attend the opening of the Winter Olympics. The reason for his visit however, went far beyond celebrating the opening of …
(2022-02-14). Iran: Vienna Talks' Success Depending on US Decision. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a top Iranian official said that the success of Vienna talks aimed at the restoration of the JCPOA agreement depended on the political disposal of the U.S. counterpart. | RELATED: | Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, exposed via Twitter that the negotiations on the nuclear deal during the Vienna summit have reached a stage where "the outcome can be announced without guesswork." | The top official noted…