Daily Archives: July 29, 2022

2022-07-29: News Headlines

____ (2022-07-29). China, Russia pledge to enhance strategic communication, safeguard multilateralism. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Thursday to further strengthen bilateral strategic communication and jointly promote the genuine multilateralism.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-29). Kiev Assassinated Dozens Of Its Own Azov Heroes (18+). southfront.org In the early morning of July 29, Kiev's forces shelled a detention center for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the village of Elenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The blow was struck precisely at the barracks in which the captured soldiers of the Ukrainian Nazi Azov regiment were held. | The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the attack. According to the Russia's Defense Ministry and local authorities, Ukrainian troops used US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to strike th…

Ron Forthofer (2022-07-29). Lessons from recent US history. dissidentvoice.org For much of the period since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the US was politically, militarily and economically unchallenged. The US was now the world's hegemon and, to remain dominant, it couldn't allow powerful challengers to arise. This goal meant that the US viewed the relationship with nations such as Russia and China as …

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-29). All That I Ask Is That You Fight for Peace Today. dissidentvoice.org Fuyuko Matsui (Japan), Becoming Friends with All the Children of the World, 2004. The fragility of Europe's energy supply has once again been on display in recent months. Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40% of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said …

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-29). All that I ask is that you fight for peace today: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org Gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany, were reduced to 40% of capacity in June, a cut that Moscow said was due to delays in the servicing of a turbine by the German firm Siemens.

_____ (2022-07-29). Will Christina Quinn Impose US-style Democracy on Armenia? journal-neo.org The US has made no secret of its wish to push Armenia from Russia's sphere of influence, and in order to boost its efforts Washington plans to make some staffing changes at its embassy in Yerevan. Specifically, it intends to strengthen its core of "experienced personnel" who have already been trained in anti-Russian activities in …

Editor (2022-07-29). Sanctions had no effect on Moscow yet Europe lost 4 governments: Orban. mronline.org The Western strategy to weaken Russia backfires on Europe.

____ (2022-07-29). Facts about endangered Siberian Tiger. ecns.cn

Staff (2022-07-29). Eight killed in fire at hostel in south of Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — At least eight people were killed in a fire at a hostel at the Alma-Atinskaya street in the south of Moscow.

Michael Strinberg (2022-07-29). Will The Diablo Canyon Nuke Plant Ever Shut Down? indybay.org The powers that be are trying to keep the troublesome Diablo Canyon nuclear plant on CA's central coast open longer than planned.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-29). Russia's Vostok 2022 Has Big Messages. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-07-29). Iranian, Azerbaijani warships to attend Russian naval parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian and Azerbaijani combat ships will participate in Russia's naval parade on the Caspian Sea for the 1st time.

_____ (2022-07-28). Africa Remains At The Center Of A 21st Century Cold War. popularresistance.org United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African leaders at the White House in December. | This announcement by Biden comes in the aftermath of several important political developments which have exposed the ineffective foreign policy orientation of the world's leading capitalist country. Within the United Nations, many African states abstained from two resolutions which condemned the Russian Federation during the early phase of Moscow's special military operation in neighboring Ukraine. | In addition, most African governments have not made pronouncements in favor o…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-28). Military Situation In Syria On July 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 10 times: 3 in Idlib province, 6 in Aleppo province, 1 in Lattakia province; | On July 28, Turkish drones struck SDF positions near Ain Issa town; | On July 27, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Rafaat; | 17 SAA seRvicemen and local militia group members were killed and 35 others were wounded as a result of clashes in the Suwaid…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Artyomovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 60th Infantry Brigade in Topolinoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade near Malyie Shcherbaki with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigade near Pokrovskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 3 Ukrainian drones near Kamenka in the Kharkov region, Yasin…

Anonymous765 (2022-07-28). Washington Proposes Prisoners' Swap As Russian Operations Continue In Ukraine. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-28). Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Russia to Be Labeled as Sponsor of Terror. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution that calls for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism." The resolution passed by unanimous voice vote as there is a strong bipartisan consensus to add Russia to the list. A similar resolution has been introduced in the House, and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-28). Russian Ops in Ukraine (July 28, 2022): Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive," Battle in the Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russia operations in Ukraine for July 28, 2022 — US continues sending weapons to Ukraine but in diminished numbers; — Pentagon overstates impact of HIMARS, omits Russian gains in Donbass; — Washington DC-based think tank admits Russia is still making gains; — Best case scenario for Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive" falls far short of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-28). Russia's New Satellite-Blinding Lasers to Disrupt NATO Surveillance. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Space has been a war-fighting domain for over half a century now. Although largely non-kinetic, space warfare is slowly transitioning to a more traditional one, with competitors now fielding capabilities to directly target hostile space-based systems. Russia, one of the world leaders in this field, is building a new ground-based laser weapon for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-28). Western Media Fail in Desperate Attempts to Ridicule Russia's Use of Combat Lasers. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Last week, Russia revealed it has been using combat lasers in military operations in Ukraine. Primary targets of these weapons are believed to be quadrocopter commercial drones the Ukrainian military has increasingly started relying on, as its much-touted "Bayraktar" TB-2 and other similar large drones have failed miserably, being picked off by Russia's second-to-none air…

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-07-28). Round Table "Future of the Settlement of the Situation in Syria in the Context of the Ukrainian Conflict" russiancouncil.ru In the framework of the event, there was a presentation of the RIAC working paper "Political Economic Model for Settling the Situation in Syria in the Context of the Ukrainian Conflict"

Fight Back (2022-07-28). Radioactive waste at Florida State University may be killing us. fightbacknews.org Why has Florida State University (FSU) shipped in secrecy 24.32 tons of dangerous radioactive waste from a "low-level" nuclear waste disposal site in Tallahassee, Florida? Why was the waste was sent 2100 miles across the country to Clive, Utah? | Clive, Utah is home to a "near-surface" commercial facility that accepts radioactive waste from sites all over the country. | As for low-level radioactive waste, there is no clear definition as to what this is. There is no upper limit or lower limit of the radioactivity associated with this term. | The Tallahassee site had accepted low-level radioactive waste for buria…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-28). In Video: Russian Loitering Munition Takes Out Bayraktar Drone Communication Station In Ukraine. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed a communication station for Bayraktar TB2 combat drones that was deployed by Ukrainian forces near the front in Kherson. | A video released on July 28 shows the communication station receiving a direct hit from a Russian Lancet loitering munition, which was reportedly laun…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-28). Advisor rules out Iran made new demands in JCPOA talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — Mohammad Marandi, an advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in the nuclear talks said that the Western countries are lying that Iran has made excessive demands beyond the JCPOA.

____ (2022-07-28). EU court confirms broadcasting ban on Russia. ecns.cn The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rejected on Wednesday a request by Russian state news network RT (Russia Today) France to lift a broadcasting ban it is subjected to under the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Staff (2022-07-28). Russia reportedly agrees to give S-300, S-400 to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — A Hebrew-language media claimed that a meeting was held in Damascus between Syrian, Russian and Iranian commanders during which the Russians declared their readiness to hand over 3-400 advanced defense systems to Syrian army.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Canada's New Democrats join far-right Ukrainian nationalists in denouncing Trudeau over Nord Stream turbine's return to Russia. wsws.org Canada's social democrats have made common cause with the right-wing Conservative opposition and the far-right-led Ukrainian Canadian Congress in accusing the Liberal government of appeasing Russian aggression.

Editor2 (2022-07-28). No Russian Roulette: The Hunger Emergency and the Global Corporate System. orinocotribune.com By Sajai Jose Jul 22, 2022 | As government efforts to contain it fails even in rich nations, the world's hunger and livelihoods crisis is rapidly escalating into an emergency. Western leaders and media have been blaming Russia and the war in Ukraine for this unfolding catastrophe, but the facts say otherwise. | A month ago, the Food and Work Network, a coalition of academics, community activists, and trade unions in the United Kingdom issued an

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-28). British Official Says Nuclear War Threat Higher Than During the Cold War. news.antiwar.com British National Security Advisor Stephen Lovegrove "The Cold War's two monolithic blocks of the USSR (Soviet Union) and NATO — though not without alarming bumps — were able to reach a shared understanding of doctrine that is today absent," Lovegrove said. | He said

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-28). Western Ukrainian cities hit by Russian strikes, reports say. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — While media have reported that Ukraine's counter-offensive in Kherson is gathering momentum, according to the UK Ministry of Defence, there are reports that Russia has attacked cities in the center and west on Thursday.

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Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-28). UK households to pay £500 a month as Russia squeezes gas supp. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — As Russia restricts gas supplies to Europe, UK energy bills are expect to almost double to nearly £4,000 ($5,000) this winter and remain above £3,000 a year until 2024m media have said.

Peter Koenig (2022-07-28). Russia to Exit WHO, WTO and Other UN Agencies? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-07-27). The 'Gas Crisis' in Europe is its Own Doing. journal-neo.org When Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine and the West responded with sanctions and threats of completely cutting off energy supplies from Russia, little did European states realise that their threat will come back to haunt them within months. The constantly rising cost of living in Europe (and the US) and the spectre …

Dana Sanchez (2022-07-27). Russia Sees An Opening In African Countries: Blame America And Former Western Colonizers For Rising Prices. moguldom.com Russia, which has been criticized for "exporting starvation and suffering" by blockading Ukrainian grain exports, sent its foreign minister on a public relations tour this week in Africa. Sergei Lavrov is visiting African capitals and pushing the idea that Russia is not the aggressor in Ukraine and didn't cause the food crisis that has hit …

Dana Sanchez (2022-07-27). Report: Biden Offers To Trade Convicted Russian Arms Dealer Viktor 'Merchant Of Death' Bout For Brittney Griner, Locked Up In A Russian Prison. moguldom.com The Biden administration has offered to exchange a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving 25 years in a U.S. prison to secure the release of two Americans held in Russian prisons including U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, sources told CNN. Griner has been jailed in Moscow for drug possession since February, around the time Russia invaded …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-27). The Western Narrative on Russia's Isolation Has Failed. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Adel Western media and leaders have encouraged the idea of an "isolated" Russia since the country launched its military operation against Ukraine on February 24. However, now more than five months since the start of the war, segments of the West are now finally acknowledging the narrative of an "isolated" Russia as a distorted…

Ronald Thomas West (2022-07-27). Serbian Leader Aleksandr Vuƒçiƒá Pushes for European Union Accession Despite Opposition Among Majority of Serbs. covertactionmagazine.com Serbia is one of the key battleground countries in the New Cold War that is being cajoled into the Western …

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