(2022-12-09). French students support December 10 IYSSE rally for an international anti-war movement. wsws.org Students who spoke to SEP members in France denounced the impact of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine on inflation, energy supply and the threat of a nuclear escalation.
(2022-12-09). Shanghai set to get gas from Russia. ecns.cn The Tai'an-Taixing section is 7 kilometers long with a designed annual gas transmission volume of 18.9 billion cubic meters.
(2022-12-09). Zimbabwe Wants to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the group has over the years expanded to be known as BRICS Plus by incorporating other nations outside the five members…
(2022-12-09). Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Moscow region — media. ecns.cn A fire broke out at a shopping mall in the city of Khimki in Russia's Moscow region on Friday, local media reported.
(2022-12-09). U.S. basketball player Griner swapped for Russian citizen Bout. ecns.cn U.S. Basketball player Brittney Griner, who's been detained in Russia since February, was released and heading home Thursday after a prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow.
(2022-12-09). "If they use the nuclear bombs nothing will be left," Sri Lankan student tells IYSSE campaigners. wsws.org Campaigns by the SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka for the global IYSSE anti-war webinar have won significant support from youth and workers who were shocked to learn of the rising danger of a nuclear world war.
(2022-12-09). ONU vota a favor de la destrucción del arsenal nuclear de Israel. telesurtv.net Se trata del único país de la región que no ha firmado el TNP y no ha sometido sus centros nucleares a la inspección de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica (AIEA).
(2022-12-08). Von der Leyen's Special Tribunal As Fascist Theatre. journal-neo.org 
On Wednesday November 30, Ursula Von der Leyen, the German president of the European Commission, stated that the European Union will set up a specialised tribunal, backed by the United Nations, to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The French foreign ministry and Kiev regime echoed her remarks. "We are …
(2022-12-08). New Zealand university hosts exhibition glorifying Ukrainian fascists. wsws.org An exhibition currently being hosted by Victoria University of Wellington promotes the fascist Azov Battalion, which is part of Ukraine's armed forces in the war against Russia.
(2022-12-08). NATO's Iraqi Oil for Food Program Targets Russia. strategic-culture.org If, as it seems, Zelensky wants war without mercy, General Armageddon should accommodate him in the most efficacious way he can. |
(2022-12-08). Merkel's Confession: Minsk Agreements Were Lie Aimed To Inflame War Against Russia. southfront.org 
Frau Merkel revealed in her interview with the The lady confirmed that all the Western authors of the current war in Ukraine, including herself, did…
(2022-12-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Berestovoye; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU…
(2022-12-08). Russian Aerospace Forces Destroyed Five Of Ukraine's New MLRS, MARS II Rocket Launchers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed five of Ukraine's newly-acquired M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and MARS II systems in the Zaporozhye region, A spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on December 8. "As a result of strikes by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces, five American-made MLRS and German-made MARS II rocket launchers were destroyed in the areas of the communities of Shevchenkovskoy…
(2022-12-08). Putin Says Russia's War in Ukraine Is a 'Long Process'. news.antiwar.com Almost ten months after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Wednesday that Russia's "special military operation" is a "long process" and signaled he has no plans to give up the Ukrainian territory Russia has captured. "As for the duration of the special military operation, well, of course, this can be a long process," …
(2022-12-08). 'Ukrainians want genuine peace negotiations, not another "ceasefire"'. greenleft.org.au Negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine must be aimed at achieving a lasting and just peace. Federico Fuentes reports.
(2022-12-08). India Now Strong Trade Partner of Russia, Expected to Remain So in 2023. infobrics.org Amid significant bilateral trade volatility between Russia and nearly all other markets due to the war in Ukraine, India has emerged as a strong trade partner of Russia and is expected to remain so in 2023, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report…
(2022-12-08). Socialist Alliance opposes deepening military cooperation with Britain. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance supports the right of the Ukrainian people to resist the Russian invasion and to access military assistance to do so, including military training, but it is opposed to Australian personnel participating in the British training program Operation Interflex.
(2022-12-08). Democrat Raphael Warnock narrowly wins runoff election for US Senate from Georgia. wsws.org The US midterms have set the stage for two years of legislative stalemate—except when it comes to funneling billions into the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and passing record Pentagon budgets, or enacting dictatorial laws blocking strikes and imposing corporate-dictated contracts on workers, as with last week's bipartisan vote banning a strike by rail workers.
(2022-12-08). Putin: Risk of Nuclear War "Rising", Ukraine Operation to be "Long Process" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). Ukraine: Three Tragedies — Putin 1, Biden 2. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). West Ignores Evidence of Ukrainian Torture and Use of Prohibited Weapons When Making 'War Crimes' Claims. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya, This week, Ukraine celebrated its Armed Forces Day. This public holiday was introduced in 1993 to replace Red Army Day, which was a Soviet holiday. Ironically, it also marks the anniversary of the 1240 fall of Kiev to the Mongol invasion led by Batu Khan. While not comparable to exploits of the Golden…
(2022-12-08). Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia, White House Announces. truthout.org basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been detained in Russia since February, has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S., the Biden administration announced on Thursday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, had traveled to Russia for years during the WNBA's off-season to play for a Russian team. She was detained by Russian… |
(2022-12-08). Military Situation In Syria On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Abyadh city; | ISIS claimed responsibility for targeting a military vehicle of the SDF in the town of Hissan near the city of Deir Ezzor; | The high-level Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin, met with Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sed…
(2022-12-08). Russia To Expand Range Of Oniks Supersonic Cruise Missile To 1,000 Km. southfront.org 
IMAGE: redstar.ru | Russian specialists are working to expand the range of the P-800 Oniks supersonic cruise missile, a source close to the Russian Ministry of Defense told The Oniks is an anti-ship missile with land-attack capabilities. The export version of the missile, known as the Yakhont, has a range of 300 kilometers, while the range of the domestic Russian military version is said to be between 600 and 800 kilometers."The flight range of the super…
(2022-12-08). The Stupidity of Russia's Legislated Heterosexuality. dissidentvoice.org Legislating heterosexuality is laws that impose penalties for being or publicly expressing non-coercive or "mutually consensual" sexuality of other than the heterosexual type. Such laws can affect lots of people — especially young people, and here is why we know that they hit especially the young: On 16 August 2015, Britain's YouGov polling firm headlined …
(2022-12-08). Indian and Chinese Drugmakers Eye More Active Expansion into Russian Market. infobrics.org Leading Indian and Chinese drugmakers are considering accelerating their expansion into the Russian market — in a move to fill vacant niches that appeared after the reduction of presence of Western pharmaceutical companies in recent months…
(2022-12-08). "The Whole West Is At War against Russia". globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). EU and G7 Decide on Russian Oil Price Cap — Western Arrogance and Ridiculous Interference in the "Free Market" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). Can Germany's Plan For Confrontation With Russia Work? southfront.org 
(2022-12-08). Famous Prisoner Of Conscience Victor Bout Exchanged To Lesbian Basketball Player Griner. southfront.org 
On December 9, Moscow and Washington held an exchange of prisoners. Russian Viktor Bout returns to Russia, and American basketball player Brittney Griner went to the United States. | Victor Bout returned to his homeland after 14 years in prison in the United States. He was arrested in 2008 in Thailand at the request of the United States. He was accused of illegal arms trafficking and supporting terrorism. In 2010, Bout was extradited to the United States, in 2012, the court sentenced…
(2022-12-08). Brittney Griner Officially Traded In Russian Prisoner Swap For 'Merchant Of Death' Arms Dealer Viktor Bout. moguldom.com U.S. women's basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed in a prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor "Merchant of Death" Bout. Griner has been imprisoned in Russia since her February 2022 arrest after Russian police said they found cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her arrest coincided with the Russian invasion …
(2022-12-08). US, Russia Agree to Swap Britney Griner for Viktor Bout. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has secured the release of WNBA star Britney Griner from Russia in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year sentence in the US. Griner was arrested in Russia on February 17 on a drug charge for the possession of cannabis oil in vape cartridges. …
(2022-12-08). Can Germany's plan for confrontation with Russia work. infobrics.org Berlin's suicidal subservience to "Euro-Atlantic values" is turning the EU into an economically devastated and militarized bulwark which serves no other purpose but to contain Russia while the US shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
(2022-12-08). Nothing Good Will Come from the New Cold War with Australia as a Frontline State. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy, and Indian Navy during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski/US Navy On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia),…
(2022-12-08). Bout Released: The Secret History of 9/11. thealtworld.com 
The 2014 Report Based on Leaked FBI/CIA/DOE Documents Exclusive to Gordon Duff who will be interviewing Victor Bout in Moscow | Key Update: VT specifically asked the real Able Danger team who owned the plane that delivered the nuclear weapons to the Teterboro Airport. Their answer: : | Jeffrey Epstein…who "lent" his planes to the Mossad on a regular basis…: |
| Editor's note: This is a reprint from 2016 of a recap of an investigation done between May 5, 2014, and June 2015 by select members of a combined team including but not limited to: | Gordon Duff, Ian Greenhalgh, Dr. James Fetzer, Je…
(2022-12-08). (100 great changes) Why tigers and leopards frequently spotted here. ecns.cn In 2022, the Year of the Tiger, Siberian tigers are coming back. Deep in the mountains in Northeast China, tigers have been seen frequently. Now, both tigers and leopards have been spotted very often.
(2022-12-07). The Kazakhstan Gas Situation: A Key Indicator of Things to Come. journal-neo.org The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms of the competition for the remaining resources that power world economies. This, as well all know, is abundantly clear. A perfect example of how the world is reeling energy-wise can be seen in Kazakhstan's natural …
(2022-12-07). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut; | The Russian Army took control of the village of Yakovlevka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue north of Opytne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue west of Belogorovka. |
(2022-12-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck an ammo depot near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novoselovskoye; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Maiorsk; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Kuzemovka;…
(2022-12-07). Russian Defence Ministry Reported On Progress Of Military Operations In Ukraine On December 7, 2022. southfront.org 
| In its daily briefing on December 7, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the progress of the ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine over the past day. | As a result of Russian strike with a ground-based high-precision weapon on a missile and artillery weapons depot in one of the workshops of the ArcelorMittal metallurgical plant in the city of Krivoy Rog, more than 70 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system missiles, two MLRS launchers were destroyed. Four more installations of…
(2022-12-07). Russian Army Targets Ukrainian Radars, Air-Defense Systems With Lancet Drones (Video). 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 | On December 5, Russia's Izvestia released footage documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions on Ukrainian radars and air-defense systems in the special military operation zone. | The footage shows strikes on a P-18 long-range VHF radar and a 36D6 long-range surveillance and mi…
(2022-12-07). Mark Sleboda: Russia-Ukraine SITREP, Missiles & What Comes Next. thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda joins me to talk about the situation on the ground in Ukraine: | positional fighting along the front; | possible Ukrainian offensives before New Year's; | Russia's large winter offensive; | dwindling Western arms supplies; | Russian cruise missile production; | where did the Geran-2 drones go?; | and what's coming next.
(2022-12-07). More COVID curbs eased in Beijing, other cities. ecns.cn Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday warned Iran of the "consequences" of the arms supplies to Russia, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.
(2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians, Not Only on the Ground in Ukraine But Also on the Internet. covertactionmagazine.com Part II of a CAM Series on the Georgian Legion [See Part 1 here.—Editors] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares …
(2022-12-07). Daniel Kovalik: 'World War III Has Begun'. orinocotribune.com The US lawyer and peace activist Dan Kovalik visited Donetsk, where the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium, and a monastery without the Western media reporting these war crimes. | The author of the book The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela: How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil reveals that the US military is directly involved in the war in Ukraine. | Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are in Russia at the moment and you are following the conflict in Ukraine. Can you give us an update on the situation in the field? | Daniel Kovalik: I was in Donetsk and can say that the situation there is very stable. While…
(2022-12-07). Daniel Kovalik: World War III Has Begun (Interview). orinocotribune.com Algerian journalist Mohsen Abdelmoumen interviewed US lawyer and peace activist Dan Kovalik who recently visited Donetsk, where the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium, and a monastery, without the Western media reporting these war crimes. | The author of the book The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela: How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil reveals that the US military is directly involved in the war in Ukraine. | Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are in Russia at the moment and you are following the conflict in Ukraine. Can you give us an update on the situation in the field? | Daniel Kovalik: I was in Donets…
(2022-12-07). Drone attacks on Russian airbases: A major escalation in the war authored in Washington. wsws.org The latest attacks fit a pattern of various Ukrainian military "successes" and more covert provocations designed to prolong and escalate the war that all suggest US involvement.
(2022-12-07). Scott Ritter Ukraine-Russia War Longer than Expected. thealtworld.com
(2022-12-07). BREAKING: Russian Forces Took Control Of Yakovlevka Near Soledar. southfront.org 
Photo of Wagner fighters reportedly made in Yakovlevka | According to preliminary reports from the front lines, fighters of Russian Wagner PMC took control of the village of Yakovlevka located to the north-east of Soledar. | Russian fighters continue the mop up operations on the outskirts of the village. The advancing Russian forces are yet to establish a stronghold in the area. | Fighting for Yakovlevka and on its outskirts has been ongoing for weeks. On December 5, Russian assault groups broke through the defensiv…
(2022-12-07). How To Destroy Oil Company And Live Happily. Italian Way To Impose Sanctions On Russia. southfront.org 
Written by Piero Messina | If someone had in mind to write a manual on how to manipulate public opinion, he would have to tell the story of the Priolo petrochemical plant, south of Sicily. It is the fifth refinery in Europe and supplies 25 percent of Italy's needs. | Those plants were built between the end of the sixties and the following decade. They have passed from ownership to ownership, also due to corruption scandals that involved the management of the plant many years ago. Since 200…
(2022-12-07). India Categorically Rules Out Imposing The West's Price Cap On Russian Oil. southfront.org 
Jaishankar highlights that Europe imports more Russian energy than India. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shut down any ideas of implementing the West's price cap on Russian oil when speaking to his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock. He also highlighted the fact that his country's procurement of Russian oil was just one-sixth of the European purchase in the last nine months. | At a media briefing followi…
(2022-12-07). Military Situation In Syria On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Jarablus town; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Abu Raasin; | On December 6, SDF artillery shelled Turkish base near Kafr Janah town; | On December 7, ths SDF closed the entrances to the security squares of SAA forces…
(2022-12-07). "My Jaw Hit The Floor" Musk Fires Twitter's 'FBI-Russiagate' Lawyer Over Vetting Debacle. southfront.org 
Originally published by ZeroHedge Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that former FBI attorney James Baker, who came to Twitter to…
(2022-12-07). New Batch Of Heavily Upgraded T-72B3M Tanks Delivered To Russian Army (Video). southfront.org 
On December 2, Russian defense manufacturer Uralvagonzavod announced that it had delivered a new batch of heavily upgraded T-72B3M battle tanks to Russian Ministry of Defense."The upgrade was carried out under the defense procurement plan that stipulates modernizing T-72B tanks to the T-72B3M level. The set of measures to upgrade T-72 tanks has been worked out by engineers-designers of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering. It involved practically all the systems and h…
(2022-12-07). Russian Strike Destroyed 70 Precision-Guided Rockets, Two MLRS Launchers In Krivoi Rog. southfront.org 
An Italian M270 MLRS. Source: the Italian Ministry of Defense. | The Russian military destroyed 70 precision-guided rockets and two M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) in a precision strike that targeted the ArcelorMittal plant in the Krivoi Rog region, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on December 7. | The spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during his daily briefing that the destructive strike took place a day earlier."According to the confirmed informat…
(2022-12-07). Syria Believes That Assad And Erdogan Should Meet After 2023 Turkish Elections — Report. southfront.org 
Syria flag (flickr). | Damascus has rejected a request by Ankara to organize a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Orhan Miroƒülu, a senior official of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, revealed to on December 6. | Miroƒülu told the Russian news agency that Damascus believe that such a meeting should be held only after the 2023 Turkish general elections."Turkey has fallen into a confrontatio…
(2022-12-07). Turkey Sets Deadline for SDF Withdrawal from Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Turkey has set a deadline for the withdrawal of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from areas of northern Syria near the Turkish border, a Turkish source told Al Jazeera. Both the US and Russia are trying to avert a Turkish invasion of northern Syria, and the source said Ankara has asked Washington and …
(2022-12-07). Chinese premier meets Russian counterpart on cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday expressed China's willingness to maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields with Russia.
(2022-12-07). Russian Envoy Quotes Popular Hindi Saying to Describe India Ties. infobrics.org During the inauguration, the Russian envoy Denis Alipov also hoped that the Indian public will be impressed by the flavour and culture of Russia…
(2022-12-07). Goa Welcomes Russian Tourists Again as Direct Flight from Moscow Resumes. infobrics.org Russia's largest airline Aeroflot has resumed regular flights to Goa with an Airbus A330 arriving at the Dabolim Airport…
(2022-12-07). Russian Rail to Develop Trans-Siberian Rail Capacity East, Before North. infobrics.org The Russian government has suspended construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway in favor of an alternative eastern route…
(2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif [Source: greydynamics.com] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares to question approved narratives. These are not random Internet trolls;…
(2022-12-07). The Russian Oil Price Cap Won't Work. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). Merkel reveals West's duplicity. mronline.org 
War, it seems, was the only option Russia's opponents had ever considered.
(2022-12-07). Which coat will Russia put on? uwidata.com Winter has come early to Moscow. The dawn is breaking with a cold nimbus over the city. A very spicy marketplace in Moscow While the lamps in the houses are coming on, those on the streets are slowly going off. People are getting ready. Soon there will begin a great struggle between the city and …
(2022-12-07). Campaign for December 10 rally to build international anti-war movement reaches students across Canada. wsws.org Canadian imperialism is playing a major role in the US-led war, which is aimed at subordinating Russia to the status of a semi-colony, plundering its rich natural resources, and extending the control of the Western imperialist powers over the Eurasian landmass.
(2022-12-07). The Only Way To Win–Is Not To Play… smoothiex12.blogspot.com the game. But, sadly, for Prof. Legutko, the smug smiles of the European Parliament's sinecure abusers who pretend that they are representatives of someone in Europe (actually, some of them are), the wiping of those smiles from their faces will not come through academic discussion and scientific reasoning. Albeit, Legutko's civic courage is appreciated. And here is the problem for EU in general, and Legutko in particular. When Vladimir Putin spoke in Munich in 2007 he knew what and who were behind him. By now those condescending smiles of the West's representatives in Munich have been wiped clean from their…
(2022-12-07). Rusia convoca Consejo de Seguridad tras ataques de Ucrania. telesurtv.net El presidente Vladímir Putin sostuvo una sesión informativa con los miembros permanentes del Consejo de Seguridad, vía videoconferencia.