(2022-08-19). The GCHQ Chief's Claim Of A Western Infowar Victory Over Russia Is Fake News. oneworld.press No self-respecting person, society, or government could ever agree to indefinitely perpetuating their servitude to others — especially not if a viable alternative credibly exists to restore equality, fairness, and justice to their relations — which is why the Global South so enthusiastically embraces the multipolar worldview and therefore hasn't fallen for the Golden Billion's information warfare campaign against Russia throughout the course of the Ukrainian Conflict.
(2022-08-19). Putin reportedly announces readiness to meet with Zelensky. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Media sources in Turkey have claimed that the Russian president has announced his readiness to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart.
(2022-08-19). Report: Details of New Iran Nuclear Deal Approved by Iran. news.antiwar.com As the US is considering Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The Cradle reported on Thursday the details of the agreement Tehran put forward. The Cradle report cited an unnamed Iranian source who said that the deal includes comprehensive sanctions relief for Iran and a series …
(2022-08-19). The Taliban Envisions Russia Playing A Big Role In The Group's Geo-Economic Balancing Act. oneworld.press It won't openly say as much, but the Taliban is arguably working to preemptively avert its potentially disproportionate dependence on China and Pakistan out of concern that such a relationship could erode its sovereignty.
(2022-08-19). Starbucks successor opens in Russia. ecns.cn A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks Corp, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.
(2022-08-19). Presidentes de Rusia y China asistirán a próxima cumbre del G20. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Indonesia afirmó que "Xi Jinping vendrá. El presidente Putin también me ha dicho que vendrá".
(2022-08-19). Rusia y Kazajistán consolidan su asociación estratégica. telesurtv.net Los presidentes Vladimir Putin y Kassym-Jomart Tokayev se reunieron este viernes en la ciudad rusa de Sochi, a orillas del mar Negro.
(2022-08-18). Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right. popularresistance.org When it comes to U.S.-Russian arms control, sometimes history should repeat itself | President Joe Biden recently called for Russia to resume arms control negotiations aimed at keeping the existing New START treaty, scheduled to expire in 2026, viable. | Russia responded by suspending all inspection activity related to New START, declaring that the United States was seeking unilateral advantage by denying Russia access to inspection sites in the US, while demanding that Russia permit American inspectors access to sites in Russia. | Arms control, once the cornerstone of U.S.-Russian relations, appears to be on lif…
(2022-08-18). Dropping pretense of "non-involvement," US seeks to escalate war with Russia. wsws.org The series of major explosions at Russian military bases on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea over the past week mark the beginning of a new, even more dangerous phase in the imperialist war waged on Ukrainian territory against Russia.
(2022-08-18). New Zealand sends another 120 troops to train Ukrainian soldiers. wsws.org The Labour government's new deployment means there will be 224 New Zealand troops in Europe assisting the US-NATO proxy war against Russia—NZ's largest overseas military deployment in decades.
(2022-08-18). Russia Says It Moved Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad. news.antiwar.com The Russian military said on Thursday The Russian Defense Ministry said that three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk airfield in Kaliningrad as part of "additional strategic deterrence measures." | "MiG-31I aircraft with Kinzhal airborne hypersonic systems will be on round-the-clock combat aler…
(2022-08-18). Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary To Western Media Depictions. orinocotribune.com 
By Sonja Van den Ende Aug 10, 2022 | People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014 | [Sonja van den Ende has been reporting on the war in eastern Ukraine and has received protection from the Russian military.—Editors] | On my way from Severodonetsk to Lysychansk on the right bank of the Donetsk River in eastern Ukraine, I saw many destroyed buildings as well as a lot of cars, ambulances and rescue vehicles. A few bodies could be seen when I passed the Bilohorivka Bridge, which was targeted by the Ukrainian army…
(2022-08-18). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanized Brigade near Posad-Pokrovske with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 35th Marines' Brigade near Belaya Krynytsya with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 95th Airborne Assault Brigade near Mazanovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Belaya Krinitsya with high-pr…
(2022-08-18). Russia Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant May Shut Down if Shelling Continues. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) Ukraine claims that Russia has been behind the shelling on the ZNPP, but the plant and the areas around it have been controlled by Russian forces since March. The ZNPP is located in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Russian-installed officials in the region have accused Ukraine of frequent…
(2022-08-18). Do NASA Maps Really Prove HIMARS Reduced Russian Artillery Strikes? (No). libya360.wordpress.com Newsweek and many others both in the mainstream Western media as well as across social media have claimed NASA maps indicating fires in Ukraine "prove" US-supplied HIMARS have reduced the number of Russian artillery strikes. However, a quick visit to NASA's publicly available map (the link is in the references below) indicates that the number…
(2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…
(2022-08-18). Is the Ukrainian War on its Own People Now Over? libya360.wordpress.com Henry KamensMy former neighbour in the US wrote to me, tongue in cheek, a few days ago. "I was told the Ukrainian civil war is over and Russia won because the Azov Battalion was wiped out. There is a total media blackout in the US, and worse than that — so much disinformation before and…
(2022-08-18). NATO Ready to Attack a Nuclear Plant to Ethnically Cleanse Russians from Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com I interview independent journalist George Eliason based in Donbass for shocking insight into the predatory nature of NATO member states. "Why is Zelensky shelling a Nuclear plant? The war will end and money stream will dry up. If Ukraine sets off a Nuclear explosion (3 times that of Chernobyl) funding opportunities increase and are guaranteed…
(2022-08-18). Turkish drillship sails to Mediterranean amid tensions with Greece. wsws.org As the US-NATO war on Russia in Ukraine inflames the Greek-Turkish conflict, Ankara has sent off a new drillship into the eastern Mediterranean.
(2022-08-18). Russia Warns of False Flag Attacks and NATO's Plan to Create a Second Chernbobyl. libya360.wordpress.com It is no coincidence that the mass media widely quotes the conclusions of experts of the American Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Washington, D.C.) and some other similar agencies of Western countries, rather than the IAEA, which has the right to such conclusions, that a large-scale catastrophe at the ZNPP seems unlikely to occur. ‚óΩÔ∏è…
(2022-08-18). Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia's earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document.
(2022-08-18). After Nuking Japan, US Government Lied About Radioactive Fallout. popularresistance.org After dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945, killing between 100,000 and 200,000 civilians, top US government officials lied to the media and Congress, claiming there was "no radioactive residue" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and that Japanese reports of deaths due to radiation were "propaganda." | The US general overseeing the nuclear program told Congress that Japanese civilians did not face "undue suffering," insisting that it was in fact "a very pleasant way to die." | This information was revealed by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. | On August 8, the archive published d…
(2022-08-18). Military Situation In Syria On August 18, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 in Aleppo province, 1 in Idlib province, 2 in Latakia province; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Deir Sonbol area; | On August 18, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On August 18, an IED attack was reported on the SAA and Russian military patrol near Khi…
(2022-08-18). It's Criminal For Kiev To Claim That Receiving Russian Humanitarian Aid Is "Collaborationism" oneworld.press Neither Ukrinform nor the Kyiv Independent can credibly be described as "Russian-friendly", not to mention "Russian-controlled", so nobody can claim that they're pushing "fake news" or "misinformation" about Kiev's new policy that essentially amounts to the public intent to commit war crimes against the civilian population.
(2022-08-18). Republicans join in with white nationalist attacks and civil war threats. peoplesworld.org 
The FBI's August 8 entrance into Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate, removing highly classified documents—including information about nuclear arms—which the former Republican Oval Office occupant illegally took from the White House, has spiked white nationalist rage and threats of violence, up to and including civil war. And Republicans are seemingly happy to either sit back and …
(2022-08-18). Is Afghanistan becoming a Base for the Forces Opposing Pakistan? journal-neo.org 
In recent months, the situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has increasingly mirrored that of the past few years, when the Afghan Taliban (representatives of the banned group in Russia), fighting against the government in Kabul, used Pakistan as their rear. And this has been evidenced by recent intensified clashes between separate Afghan Taliban groups and …
(2022-08-18). UPDATED: Air Defense Systems Went On Over Crimean Bridge And Sevastopol. southfront.org 
Russian air defense systems were activated in the city of Kerch in the east of the Crimea. The Crimean bridge links the city of Kersch with the Russian Krasnodar region. The incident was confirmed Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov, in an urgent statement. | The Crimean official claimed that there is no danger either to the city or the bridge. He added that these are preliminary reports. Any details on the incident are yet to be revealed. | The locals repo…
(2022-08-18). The US Just Admitted To Meddling In Indian Foreign Policy But Still Won't Admit Defeat. oneworld.press This very strongly suggests that the US will double down on its failed policy with the same passion as India has doubled down on the Russian dimension of its dual-tripolarity grand strategy, which could result in those Great Powers moving further apart across the coming months.
(2022-08-18). EU: Coordination Needed to Halt Visas for Russians. telesurenglish.net A spokesperson to the European Commission said that the block is in favor of a "coordinated approach" regarding the ban of visas Schengen to Russia. At the time the spokesperson revealed that so far, non-member states of the EU have fully ceased issuing visas to Russian citizens. | RELATED: | On Thursday, Anitta Hipper, Commission spokesperson said during a press briefing in Brussels that so far "visa activities ha…
(2022-08-18). Finland's Visa Restriction Measure Is Russophobia – Russian FM. telesurenglish.net Finland's decision to restrict entry visas for Russians is part of widespread Russophobia in some EU countries, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Ivan Nechayev said. | RELATED: | The deputy spokesman said Russia will react to this move, which reflects "politically motivated discrimination against Russians on ethnic grounds." | According to Nechayev, the Russian Foreign Ministry "pays attention to the fact that such actions conf…
(2022-08-18). Russia Hit Its Record Daily COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia registered a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 35 809 confirmed cases. The latest numbers have spiked the total amount of total of cases. | RELATED: | The records indicate that this has been the highest growth since March 16, when 36 519 daily confirmed cases were reported. During the past days, at least 3 273 people have been hospitalized in Russia due to the COVID-19 viru…
(2022-08-18). Roadside Bomb Hit Syrian-Russian Patrol In Daraa. southfront.org 
Early on August 18, a joint patrol of the Syrian Arab Army and the Russian Military Police came under attack on Damascus-Daraa highway. | The patrol was reportedly targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing next to the Khirbet Ghazaleh bridge on the strategic highway. The IED blast caused some material losses. However, there were no Syrian or Russian casualties. | The Syrian and Russian ministries of defense are yet to comment on the incident. Usually, the two sides re…
(2022-08-18). Turkish official casts doubt on report of 2nd Russian S-400 s. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Turkish defense official quickly cast doubt on reports that Russia and Turkey signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 air defense systems after TASS broke the news Tuesday.
(2022-08-18). Russian Helicopters Flew Over US Bases In Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | On August 17, videos showing Russian Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters flying over key bases of the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region surfaced online. | The helicopters flew over two bases of the coalition, the first located in the towns of Himo in the northern al-Hasakah countryside and the second near the town of al-Malikiyah in the northeastern countryside of the governorate. | The Mi-8AMTSh is a lightly-armed assault transport helicopter, while the Ka-52 is a fully-fledg…
(2022-08-18). I Heard a Silly Rumor This Is the End. journal-neo.org 
The end of civilization as we know it is at hand. Why more experts have not seized on the reality facing us perplexes me. It came to me like a bolt, the reason the current world order is pushing for nuclear confrontation. The answer is right in front of us. Nuclear Winter. I don't need …
(2022-08-18). Gobierno ruso acusa a Ucrania por violar principio fundamental de la OIEA. telesurtv.net El director de la OIEA manifestó su preocupación por las acciones militares en las inmediaciones de la central y advirtió sobre el alto riesgo de una catástrofe nuclear.
(2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org 
The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …
