(2022-02-16). Biden's Russia speech: Hypocrisy, lies and warmongering. wsws.org On Tuesday, the day before the United States claimed Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden gave a speech in which he doubled down on his threats of a "bloody, destructive war" despite the fact that no Russian invasion was forthcoming.
(2022-02-16). No U.S. war with Russia, end U.S. intervention in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is opposed to the Biden administration's war preparations against Russia and U.S. intervention in the Ukraine. We urge all progressives and revolutionaries to help organize, promote and participate in anti-war protests. We are against imperialist wars. | In recent years the Pentagon has ranked Russia as a "strategic competitor," making it one of the main targets of U.S. war plans. Currently the U.S. is sending mountains of weapons to the reactionary Ukrainian government, deploying more troops in Eastern Europe, and is making threat upon threat. The constant barrage of a…
(2022-02-16). Pipeline Politics And The Ukraine crisis. popularresistance.org Amid escalating tensions between the United States, NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine. Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes it as "a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism." But Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story. | On January 27, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, asserted, "If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another … we will work with Germany to ensure it [the pipeline] does not move forward." Delayed by US threats and sanctions, Nord Stream 2 highlights…
(2022-02-16). NATO Defence Ministers Arrive in Brussels for International Summit. sputniknews.com The ministerial meeting is being held after the US and the bloc delivered their answers to the Russian security guarantee proposals. The draft agreements offered by Moscow stipulate restrictions on troop and missile deployments as well as a halt to NATO's eastward expansion to de-escalate tensions.
(2022-02-16). Russia intends to continue talks to prevent NATO's expansion — ambassador to Italy. tass.com Sergey Razov added that "predictions about war scenarios are overhyped deliberately and for a certain reason"
(2022-02-16). Belarus Pledges to Boost Military Cooperation With Russia Due to 'Irrational' NATO Policies. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, Russian and Belarusian forces held military drills called Union Resolve 2022 on Belarusian territory. After the exercises concluded, Russian forces redeployed to their bases, an official statement stressed.
(2022-02-16). Defend the Coventry bin workers from Labour's strike-breaking! wsws.org Starmer even took time out from his warmongering visit to NATO to endorse the clampdown by Coventry's Labour council, demonstrating that the wardrive against Russia will be accompanied by class war at home.
(2022-02-16). Turkey calls for mediation in Ukraine as US presses for war with Russia. wsws.org As NATO powers escalate their war drive against Russia in Ukraine, Ankara is calling for de-escalation and mediation between Moscow and Kiev.
(2022-02-16). Headlines for February 16, 2022. democracynow.org NATO, U.S. Express Doubt over Russian Troop Pullback as Putin, Biden Say Diplomatic Path Still Open, Sandy Hook Families Reach Historic $73 Million Deal with Remington, Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit with Survivor Virginia Giuffre, Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Arrested for Drug Trafficking, U.N.: Pollution Causes More Premature Deaths Than COVID-19, U.S. Coastal Sea Levels Will Rise Another Foot by Mid-Century, Climate Change-Fueled "Megadrought" in Western U.S. Worst in 12 Centuries, Flooding and Mudslides Kill at Least 34 People in Petrópolis, Brazil, Israeli Forces Kil…
(2022-02-16). Ukrainian Pacifist's Message to the World: U.S., NATO & Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War. democracynow.org 
NATO officials have joined the U.S. and other Western nations in saying they have yet to see evidence that Russia is pulling back some troops near the shared border with Ukraine, as Russia claimed earlier this week. We speak with Yurii Sheliazhenko, executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, who says, "Both great powers of the West and the East share equal responsibility to avoid escalation of war in Ukraine and beyond Ukraine."…
(2022-02-16). Researcher Warns Nordic Countries of Refugee Flow From 'Migrant Nation' Ukraine. sputniknews.com Over the past several months, the West and Kiev have accused Russia of a troop buildup near the Ukrainian border in preparation for an alleged "invasion" and "war". Moscow has swatted these allegations as baseless, while expressing strong concerns over NATO's military activity near Russia's borders, which it calls a threat to its national security.
(2022-02-16). Russia's Duma Asks Putin to Recognize Eastern Ukraine's Breakaway Republics. news.antiwar.com Russia's State Duma on Tuesday approved a resolution to ask President Vladimir Putin The resolution was put forward by the opposition Communist Party,
(2022-02-16). US won't let Ukraine mend ties with Russia, even if Kiev wants — Russian MP. tass.com It was also stressed that current Ukrainian government is unable to make independent decisions…
(2022-02-16). Putin Says Russia Doesn't Want War, Ready to Continue Negotiations. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin "We are ready to work further together. We are ready to go down the negotiations track," Putin said in a press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. | Amid the heightened tensions over Ukraine, the US and Russia have maintained close contact. In response to Russia's security proposals, <...
(2022-02-16). Finland Says It Won't Send Weapons to Ukraine, Yet Raises Internal Security Level. sputniknews.com Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto rejected the notion that Helsinki was shying away from military help for Ukraine over fears of Russian reprisal and emphasised the country's rule of not exporting arms to conflict zones. Instead underscoring Finland's financial help to Ukraine, adding that another package is under consideration.
(2022-02-16). Russia to do everything it can to avoid war with Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com Russia will do everything within its power to prevent a war with Ukraine, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on Wednesday.
(2022-02-16). Biden, Macron discuss recent diplomatic contacts with Russia, Ukraine – White House. tass.com The US and French presidents reviewed their recent conversations with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, and affirmed their continued support for a diplomatic path forward…
(2022-02-16). Biden dials back belligerence toward Russia. mronline.org 
The White House readout on Biden's call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is a marked departure from the U.S. pronouncements lately.
(2022-02-16). Russia Does Not Plan to Move Its Embassy in Ukraine From Kiev, Source Says. sputniknews.com Western states have been raising concerns over Russia's alleged plans to "invade" Ukraine, with Washington relocating some of its personnel from the embassy in the Ukrainian capital to Lviv.
(2022-02-16). A new war with Russia? Absolutely not! cpusa.org 
The following statement was issued by the CPUSA Peace and Solidarity Commission. For the last two months the Biden administration has been shouting, "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!" in a bold attempt to stifle public anger against suffocating policies by government and private enterprise. The Biden administration has dismissed Russia's insistence …
(2022-02-16). 'Operation Cyclone — Ukraine Edition' The Real plan? popularresistance.org For almost three months, the Western mainstream media, in a move not dissimilar to its previous assertions that Saddam Hussein had the capability to launch WMDs within 45 minutes, or that Iran was building a nuclear bomb, has repeatedly claimed that Russia is planning an 'imminent' invasion of its Western neighbour Ukraine — under the rule of the successive US-EU friendly governments of Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky since the 2014 Euromaidan, a CIA and MI6-orchestrated regime change operation launched in response to then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's November 2013 decision to suspend an…
(2022-02-16). Russia's Cooperation with Africa Progressively Develops. journal-neo.org 
It is well known that countries of the African continent are mostly poor and need the support of major world powers who in exchange for access to the African nations' rich natural resources. The US and the PRC are considered the main players vying for influence in Africa these days: media mention them particularly often …
(2022-02-16). Anonymous US Intelligence Officials Claim News Site Zero Hedge Is 'Amplifying' Russian Propaganda. news.antiwar.com In comments to The Associated Press, In response, Zero Hedge strongly denied the accusation and said the site tries "to publish a wide spectrum of views that cover both sides of a given story." Zero Hedge said it "has never worked, collaborated or cooperated with Russia, nor are there any links to spy agencies." | Ultimately, th…
(2022-02-16). Ice Skater Valieva May Take Part in Olympics Gala Exhibition Despite Doping Test Controversy – ISU. sputniknews.com The athlete has already won a gold medal, becoming the first woman to successfully perform a quadruple jump at the Olympics, and now is in first place after completing her short programme.
(2022-02-16). Russian troops pose no threat to anyone – diplomat. tass.com Polyansky said he had no information about when other Russian military units would complete their exercises…
(2022-02-16). Russian ski queens savor more Beijing success. rt.com 
Yulia Stupak and Natalia Nepryaeva added to their Beijing medal tally | Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) duo Yulia Stupak and Natalia Nepryaeva collected another Beijing medal with a third-place finish in Wednesday's women's classic team sprint. | Following gold medal success in the women's 4 x 5km cross-country relay, Stupak and Nepryaeva combined again, this time winning bronze behind their German and Swedish rivals Victoria Carl and Jonna Sundling's of Sweden. | Germany's Victoria Carl, who had replaced Katherine Sauerbrey before the event, produced a brilliant burst on the home stretch to celebrate a stunni…
(2022-02-16). USADA comments on new Valieva claims. rt.com 
The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency has responded to unsubstantiated reports of documents showing that Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances on an anti-doping control form | The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has said unsubstantiated reports of Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva listing two legal heart drugs on a pre-Winter Olympics anti-doping form suggest "something more serious is going on" in the Beijing Games sensation's high-profile case. | A document filed in Valieva's arbitration hearing over a provisional suspension, which she successfully argued against at a Court of Arbitra…
(2022-02-16). America's Disastrous 60-Year War: Three Generations of Conspicuous Destruction by the Military-Industrial Complex. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — In my lifetime of nearly 60 years, America has waged five major wars, winning one decisively, then throwing that victory away, while losing the other four disastrously. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as well as the Global War on Terror, were the losses, of course; the Cold War being the solitary win …
(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). Pipeline ploy: How U.S. natural gas interests are fueling the Ukraine crisis. peoplesworld.org 
Along with trying to militarily absorb Ukraine into NATO, another major factor that's becoming more apparent in the Biden administration's unceasing talk of war with Russia is the desire of U.S. energy producers to invade European markets with fracked natural gas. Though the mainstream press is saturated with talk of a forever-imminent Russian assault on …
(2022-02-15). Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua: The US-Russia Conflict Enters a New Phase. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Feb 6, 2022 | As soon as Moscow received an American response to its security demands in Ukraine, it answered indirectly by Washington's response, on 26 January, to Russia's demands of withdrawing NATO forces from Eastern Europe and ending talks about a possible Kyiv membership in the US-led alliance, was noncommittal. | For its part…
(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). Standoff ending, Ukraine and Russia both claim victory. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com And for the same thing: Russian troops returning to barracks. To put matters in perspective, NATO troops, arms and equipment continue to flood into what the military alliance claims as its eastern flank, from the Arctic Circle to the Caucasus, notwithstanding Maria Zakharova's statement below. ==== 112 UkraineFebruary 15, 2022 Ukraine, together with partners, manages …
(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). NATO remains absolutely firm in invitation to Ukraine: Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineFebruary 15, 2022 NATO not to reconsider decision of Bucharest summit on prospect of Ukraine's membership in organization — Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that the Alliance's decision regarding the prospect of Ukraine's membership remains in force, despite the threat of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine. He said in Brussels on Tuesday, …
(2022-02-15). Nel Donbass la miccia è accesa. globalresearch.ca Mentre la situazione nel Donbass diviene sempre più incandescente, Biden, alla vigilia del colloquio con Putin, ha convocato l'11 febbraio quello che di fatto è il consiglio di guerra della Nato e dell'Unione Europea: il segretario generale della Nato Jens …
(2022-02-15). NATO chief confirms meeting of Nuclear Planning Group during tomorrow's war council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Edited. Stoltenberg's press statements have a scatter-shot, free-association character to begin with, so what follows reflects the tone of the complete presentation. NATOFebruary 15, 2022 Pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers Tomorrow NATO Defence Ministers will meet to address the most serious security crisis …
(2022-02-15). An Off-Ramp from War? Russia Says It Pulled Back Some Troops from Ukraine Border as Talks Continue. democracynow.org 
Russia has announced plans to pull back some troops from the Ukrainian border in a possible effort to deescalate the standoff over Ukraine but still intends to continue with military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea. This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated on Monday the country may drop its bid to join NATO and the U.S. continues to urge U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine, warning a Russian invasion could come as soon as Wednesday. We speak with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, who says the U.S. is continuing to escalate the crisis by directing U.S. funds to weapons and loans for U…
(2022-02-15). Digest of TASS articles on the Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSFebruary 22, 2022 State Duma to send appeal to Russian president on recognizing Donetsk, Lugansk republics The State Duma approved a resolution at its session on Tuesday to forward to the Russian president a draft appeal by the lower house of Russia's parliament as proposed by the Communist faction on recognizing the Donetsk and Lugansk …
(2022-02-15). Russia Announces Withdrawal Of Troops Near Ukraine As Drills End. popularresistance.org Amid the hype around a potential Russian invasion, Moscow announced Tuesday that it is withdrawing troops from areas near Ukraine as military drills in the region conclude. | Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia's Defense Ministry, said troops in Russia's southern and western military districts have concluded drills and "have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today." | Russia's Tass news agency reported that troops are leaving Crimea after scheduled drills, and some are returning to permanent bases in Dagestan and North Ossetia. Konashenkov al…
(2022-02-15). Russian peace moves hailed by some, hit by war hawks. peoplesworld.org 
Even Wall Street reacted positively Tuesday morning to a series of peace moves made by Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, with the Dow making solid gains. Those opposed to peace, however, showed that they will stop at nothing, including sabotaging progress in the scramble to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis. The …
(2022-02-15). U.S. needs Ukraine crisis to harm European economy, and legitimize its military presence. mronline.org 
The Chinese embassy in Ukraine released a notice on its WeChat public account Friday to urge Chinese nationals in Ukraine to "pay close attention to" changes in the local situation, as the U.S. and several other Western countries asked their nationals "to evacuate immediately" amid so-called warnings of an imminent invasion by Russia.
(2022-02-15). VIDEO: Russian UN ambassador responds to US 'war propaganda' in interview w/Grayzone. thegrayzone.com Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal speak with Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitri Polyanskiy on escalated tensions on the Russian-Ukraine border, US accusations of an imminent Russian invasion, and the context missing from a US media that refuses to interview Russian officials.
(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). EU, Georgia discuss expelling Russia from South Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geFebruary 15, 2022 Georgian FM, EU South Caucasus representative discuss Russian occupation, regional security issues Russia's "illegal and provocative actions" along the administrative line separating Georgia's occupied regions from the government-controlled territory, as well as Kremlin's policy on sovereignty of Georgia and Ukraine were among topics discussed by Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani and Toivo …
(2022-02-15). Russia Announces Withdrawal of Troops Near Ukraine as Drills Conclude. news.antiwar.com Amid the hype around a potential Russian invasion, Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia's Defense Ministry, said troops in Russia's southern and western military districts have concluded drills and "have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today." | Russia's Tass news agency reported that troops are le…
(2022-02-15). Ukraine Tensions Driven by US Aggression. newatlas.report February 15, 2022 (The New Atlas) — Tensions are rising between Russia and the United States over the Eastern European nation of Ukraine. The irony of the US fighting a potential war with Russia over accusations of "Russian aggression" in a region an ocean away from US shores seems lost on the collective Western media …
(2022-02-15). The Crisis in Ukraine Is Not About Ukraine. It's About Germany. southfront.org 
Written by Mike Whitney. Originally appeared at "The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars— the First, the Second and Cold Wars— has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united there, they're the only force that could threaten us. And to make sure that that doesn't happen." George Friedma…
(2022-02-15). Headlines for February 15, 2022. democracynow.org Russia Withdraws Some Troops from Ukraine Border, Says It's Open to More Diplomacy, California Will Keep Mask Mandate for Schools as Universal Mask Mandate Ends, Canadian PM Invokes Emergency Powers as Police Say Anti-Vaccine Protesters Plotted Violence, Thousands of Nurses Go on Strike as Australia Suffers Its First COVID-19 Surge, Civil Society Groups Demand Moderna Drop Vaccine Patent Filings in South Africa, Sudanese Forces Kill Two More Protesters Demanding End to Military Rule, Israeli PM Meets Bahrain's Crown Prince in First-of-Its-Kind Visit, Mexican Media Workers Demand End to Impunity for Th…
