Monthly Archives: January 2023

2023-01-27: News Headlines

Kurt Nimmo (2023-01-27). Russia Warns Depleted Uranium Will be Considered a Nuclear Weapon. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2023-01-27). Tempting the Banksters: Zelensky Courts US Companies. dissidentvoice.org The transformation of Ukraine into untarnished, saintly victim, symbol of democracy and civil society savaged by brutish Russia, has been nothing less than remarkable. The endemic corruption of a state captured by oligarchic tendencies and its own breed of kleptocrats has somehow gone by the wayside, only interrupted by the occasional symbolic purge by the …

Kurt Nimmo (2023-01-27). Russia Warns Depleted Uranium Will be Considered a Nuclear Weapon. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2023-01-27). Tempting the Banksters: Zelensky Courts US Companies. dissidentvoice.org The transformation of Ukraine into untarnished, saintly victim, symbol of democracy and civil society savaged by brutish Russia, has been nothing less than remarkable. The endemic corruption of a state captured by oligarchic tendencies and its own breed of kleptocrats has somehow gone by the wayside, only interrupted by the occasional symbolic purge by the …

Global Research News (2023-01-27). Selected Articles: Leopards vs. the Russian Bear. Alert Memorandum for the President. globalresearch.ca By We are aware that the just-reported

Herbert Bertsch, Peter Wahl (2023-01-27). Turn of the times and Negotiations instead of truce. indybay.org "Public opinion continues to cling to pragmatism and pacifism. Skepticism toward military means has even increased since the beginning of the war." For example, in a May poll, 49 percent thought, "The most important thing is to end the war as soon as possible, even if that means Ukraine ceding control of territory to Russia."

Mike Whitney (2023-01-27). A Russian Victory in Ukraine Won't End the War. globalresearch.ca

Anand Naidoo (2023-01-27). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com Russia launches a new wave of attacks, one day after the United States and Germany approve sending battle tanks to Ukraine. Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine, as Russia pounded the country, including the capital Kyiv, with more than four-dozen missiles. At least 11 people were …

_____ (2023-01-27). Australia aims at strengthening its ties with Indonesia. journal-neo.org The Republic of Indonesia does not actively participate in the present geopolitical game being played on the world stage and strives to maintain harmonious ties with both its immediate neighbors and powerful nations like China, the United States, and Russia. Meanwhile, the fact that Indonesia is a pretty large state with 275 million citizens and …

infobrics (2023-01-27). Bulgaria and North Macedonia accuse each other of being Russian agents. infobrics.org Tensions deepen between Bulgaria and North Macedonia…

Staff (2023-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2023. democracynow.org Five Fired Memphis Police Officers Arrested for Murder of Tyre Nichols, Georgia Gov. Declares State of Emergency, Calls Up National Guard Amid "Cop City" Protests, Haitian Police Blockade Port-au-Prince Streets After Gangs Kill 14 Officers, Israel Bombs Gaza Strip One Day After Israeli Forces Kill 9 in West Bank Raid, Democratic Lawmakers Slam Biden for Mass Expulsion of Migrants at U.S. Border, NYT: Bill Barr Pushed Trump-Russia Investigator to Use False Russian Intelligence Claims, Chevron to Buy Back $75 Billion in Own Stock After Posting Record Profits in 2022, Dutch Police Arrest Climate Activist…

Jason Ditz (2023-01-27). IAEA Chief Falsely Claims Iran Could Fuel 'Several Nuclear Weapons'. news.antiwar.com

____ (2023-01-27). U.S. to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions. ecns.cn NASA and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first crewed missions to Mars.

Tomdispatch (2023-01-27). For all the Hooplah, Nuclear Fusion won't Save us from Climate Change, and it is Dangerous. juancole.com By Joshua Frank | ( Tomdispatch.com ) I awoke on December 13th to news about what could be the most significant scientific breakthrough since the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first Covid vaccine for emergency use two years ago. This time, however, the achievement had nothing to do with that ongoing public …

Staff (2023-01-26). Headlines for January 26, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Kill 9 Palestinians, Including Elderly Woman, in Raid on Jenin, Russia Fires Cruise Missiles Across Ukraine After Biden Agrees to Send M1 Tanks, Peruvian Lawmakers Move to Impeach Dina Boluarte as Protesters Reject "National Truce", Suspect in Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Charged with 7 Murders, Denied Bail, Vice President Harris Visits Memorial for Monterey Park Shooting Victims, Schools Superintendent Fired over Missed Warnings After 6-Year-Old Shoots Teacher, Kevin McCarthy Denies Committee Assignments to Democratic Reps. Schiff, Swalwell, "Heinous, Reckless and Inhumane":…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-26). Ukraine Concedes Defeat in Donetsk Town of Soledar. news.antiwar.com Ukraine on Wednesday conceded that it withdrew from the small mining town of Soledar in the Donetsk Oblast almost two weeks after Russian forces said they took control of the area. Soledar is just a few miles northeast of Bakhmut, where Russian and Ukrainian forces have been locked in heavy battles for months. Sergiy Cherevaty, …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne; | Russian-led forces reportedly advanced in the area of Krasna Gora; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Paraskoviivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles and 4 howitzers were d…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Svatove; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Russian air defense systems shot down 7 HIMARS, Olkha and Uragan rockets near Kreminna in the LPR, Kuybyshevo, Valerianovka in the DPR, Novouspenovka in the Zaporozhye region, Chaplynka in the Kherson region; | Russian air defense systems…

SouthFront5 (2023-01-26). Ukraine Command And Coordination Architecture In Bakhmut. southfront.org This article uses the data provided by the Russian Telegram channels Rybar. | Al Jazeera has released a report from the Ukrainian-controlled town of Bakhmut (Artemivsk). Correspondent Omar al-Hajj describes how Ukrainian units are trying to allegedly "ensure the safety of the town's residents, assessing the situation as critical". | The last part of the video showed a rather interesting scene, Al Jazeera cameramen filmed the process of the situation room center collecting and analysing data from all drones operating over frontline in real time. | Three men from the Scala Independent Reconnaissance Battalion ar…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-01-26). Will Putin's Legacy Be Nuclear Armageddon? thealtworld.com How long is Putin going to sit on his butt and allow his limited military operation to be widened into nuclear war? If Putin does not soon fulfill his responsibility to quickly bring the conflict to a decisive Russian victory before Washington and NATO can further widen the war, Putin's legacy will be nuclear Armageddon. | For a year now Putin has allowed a war Russia could have quickly won to widen into a confrontation between the US/NATO and Russia. This is no longer a limited Russian operation in Donbass. Each successive widening by the West has crossed more Russian red lines that are never enforced. If Putin…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). NATO At "War With Russia" As Western Main Battle Tanks Are Sent To Ukraine To Enable It To "Win This War" southfront.org Russian forces continue to advance on several fronts Ukraine's armed forces suffer very heavy casualties Written by Dr. Leon Tressell…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-01-26). The West Is Incentivizing Russia To Hit Back. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | Well the omnicidal war sluts won the debate over sending tanks to Ukraine, so now it's time to start arguing for sending F-16s. | In an article titled " Ukraine won a huge boost for its troops as Germany announced plans to provide heavy ta…

Global Research News (2023-01-26). Selected Articles: German Foreign Minister: We Are at War with Russia. globalresearch.ca By Go figure. Why did German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announce in English that Germany is now at war with Russia? Is this how the …

_____ (2023-01-26). German Foreign Minister Says 'We Are Fighting A War Against Russia'. popularresistance.org German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that Germany and its allies are "fighting a war against Russia" in rare candid remarks about the Western role in the conflict. | Baerbock made the comments at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, while discussing the criticism her government has faced for its hesitancy to send tanks, although that impasse has been broken as Berlin confirmed Wednesday it will send its Leopard 2 tanks. | "And therefore, I've said already in the last days — yes, we have to do more to defend Ukraine. Yes, we have to do more also on tank…

_____ (2023-01-26). Georgia-Ukraine-Russia: "Rome vs. Orthodoxy?" journal-neo.org You would imagine the Russia-Ukraine conflict to be a political dispute. News coverage focuses on the political claims of both sides, and the military operations and economic and political sanctions resulting from these. But it is becoming ever more obvious that this is actually the Forth Crusade reborn. Under the radar, efforts are being made …

Brittani Banks (2023-01-26). Why a Small City in Ukraine Is a Focal Point in the War. independentmediainstitute.org Since the Ukrainian army's counteroffensive started gaining momentum in September 2022, the Russian army has largely been on the defensive. Russian drone and missile strikes continue to target Ukraine's major cities, but its military forces have retreated from attempts to take Kherson, Kharkiv, or any other major Ukrainian settlement. Strong defensive fortifications built by Russian …

John Wojcik (2023-01-26). In major escalation in war, Biden sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine. peoplesworld.org Less than two hours after leading atomic scientists moved the world nuclear clock closer to midnight than it has ever been in history President Biden announced yesterday that the United States is sending Abrams tanks to fight the Russians in Ukraine. The tanks will "enhance Ukraine's capacity to defend its territory and achieve its strategic …

_____ (2023-01-26). The Nightmare of NATO Equipment Being Sent to Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The West's recent approval of more military assistance for Kiev risks nuclear nightmare, fails Ukrainian expectations and rebukes the World War II history enshrined in a prominent Soviet war memorial in Berlin. | By Scott RITTER | Early on the morning of May 2, 1945, General Vasily Chuikov, the commander of the Soviet 8thGuards Army, accepted the surrender of the German garrison of Berlin. | Two days prior, soldiers from the 1 th Rifle Division, part of the Soviet 5th Shock Army, had raised the victory banner of the Red Army over the Reichstag. An hour after the banner went up, Adolf Hitler and his mistress, Eva…

WSWS (2023-01-26). NATO tanks in Ukraine: Prelude to a US-Russia shooting war. wsws.org The decision to send main battle tanks into the conflict is intended to set in motion a chain of events that will justify an ever greater involvement of NATO troops and aircraft, up to and including a shooting war with Russia.

Editor (2023-01-26). When Good Refugees Turn Bad. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch When the first Russian forces began entering Ukrainian territory in February 2022, the instant reaction from Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia, was one of open commitment to Ukraine's refugees. The relentless human trains heading westwards were initially embraced by Poles, whose history with Ukraine is, at best, tense and …

Staff (2023-01-26). U.S. taps Israel for Hawk anti-aircraft systems for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostJanuary 26, 2023 US Asks Israel to Send Hawk Air Defense Systems to Ukraine: Report The Biden administration has asked Israel to transfer its discontinued Hawk anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. The Pentagon requested the move from Israel two weeks ago…. *** Israel shares an understanding with Russia to avoid targeting each other in Syria, …

auorinoco (2023-01-26). Presidents of Mexico and Colombia Criticize Arms Shipments to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, January 25, the president of México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), referred to the German government's decision to send more weapons to Ukraine as "lamentable." Germany has given in to pressure manufactured by the media, opined AMLO. | The Mexican president said that the German government decided to send tanks to Ukraine against the will of the majority of the Germans. He stressed that Germany did not intend to "get too involved" in the Ukraine—Russia war, but instead has given in to the media's power to influence and subdue governments. | Conferencia de prensa matutina, desde Palacio Na…

Staff (2023-01-26). Romania: France leads NATO war game across Black Sea from Crimea, Russian fleet HQ. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressJanuary 25, 2023 In Romania, French battlegroup holds NATO combat exercise Around 600 French soldiers deployed as part of a NATO battlegroup in Romania held a combat exercise on Wednesday to test the 30-nation military alliance's readiness on its eastern flank, amid Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine. The drill at a training range near …

_____ (2023-01-26). Ukraine War: Those Who Fail To Call For Negotiations, Fail to Understand The Danger Facing The Planet. popularresistance.org At no time since the Cuban missile crisis has our world has been so close to disaster. As the war in Ukraine approaches its first anniversary, it is being increasingly transformed by the Biden administration and the "collective west" into a war between NATO and Russia. The danger of turning into a nuclear confrontation is imminent. | The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was a wake-up call in the midst of Cold War, warning just how close a nuclear World War III could be. Unlike today, both sides sought accommodation. They understood that a retreat from war was in their mutual interest. The Anti-Ballistic Missile and the…

Staff (2023-01-26). Germany trains Ukrainians on armored vehicles, tanks to arrive in two months. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleJanuary 26, 2023 Ukraine updates: German tanks to arrive in mid-spring Germany says Ukraine will receive promised Leopard 2 tanks by early April…. The Leopard 2 battle tanks Germany has promised to Ukraine to aid in its defense against Russia's invasion will arrive at the end of March or the start of April, new …

Staff (2023-01-26). "20 Days in Mariupol": Meet the Ukrainian Filmmaker Who Risked His Life Documenting Russian Siege. democracynow.org Ukrainian Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov joins us for an in-depth interview about how he and others risked their lives to document the Russian invasion. He is the director of the new documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol," which has just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It tells the story of how Chernov and his colleagues documented the first three weeks of Russia's siege of the strategic eastern port city of Mariupol, even after many international journalists had fled. "The whole city spiraled down into complete chaos. People were in shock, in panic. They didn't kn…

Staff (2023-01-26). Spain ready to deploy some of its 327 German tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostJanuary 26, 2023 Spain Says 'Ready' to Send German Tanks to Kyiv Spain said Wednesday it was ready to send some of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia after Berlin granted approval for their European transfers. "Spain is ready…to deal with our allies in any way necessary, whether that means …

Staff (2023-01-26). Ukraine Gets the Tanks, But Will They Make a Difference? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyiv Gets the Tanks but Will They Make a Difference?Andy Corbley FULL ARTICLE (Note: statement about Russian casualties was intended as paraphrase of Western language and not as expression of fact. — RR] BERLIN, Germany. January 25th, 2023. With Chancellor Olaf Scholtz's decision to send 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, the US, …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). In Video 18+: Fatal Duel In Ukrainian Trenches. southfront.org Another close-in fighting in Ukrainian trenches was filmed by Russian drone. Russian servicemen launched the mop up operation in order to secure the newly capture Ukrainian positions. | One of the Ukrainian soldiers remaining in the trenches opened fire, but failed to kill the Russian servicemen. After several shots, the Russian soldier was more lucky, and he killed his enemy. | According to some reports, the video shows the actions of infantry units of the Luhansk People's Republics. These…

Ben Norton (2023-01-26). German foreign minister: 'We are fighting a war against Russia'. geopoliticaleconomy.com "We are fighting a war against Russia", Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Council of Europe. "We can fight this war only together" she said, calling to send tanks and more weapons to Ukraine.

Staff (2023-01-26). In historic visit by president, Israel tells NATO to confront Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agence France-PresseJanuary 26, 2023 Israel Urges NATO To Confront Iran Threat Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday urged the NATO military alliance to toughen its approach to Iran, as Tehran supplies drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine. "The crisis there goes beyond the boundaries of Ukraine, with the Iranian threat now at Europe's …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). Military Situation In Syria On January 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On January 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | On January 26, the SDF reportedly arrested 68 ISIS members in Raqqah countryside including Atallah al-Maythan, ISIS's governor for the so-called Wilayah al-Raqqa; | On January 26, an explosion was reported in the Qunaitra area close to the border with the occupied Golan Heights; | On January 26, SAA artillery shelled posit…

Staff (2023-01-26). Defeat of Russia: U.S.-EU-NATO threaten Serbia over Kosovo. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteJanuary 24, 2023 Vucic: Serbia has received an Ultimatum from the West to Normalize Relations with Kosovo Serbia has received an ultimatum from leading Western countries to normalize relations with Kosovo, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. *** At a meeting last week, representatives of the European Union, the United States, France, Germany and Italy threatened …

Drago Bosnic (2023-01-26). Did Germany Just Officially Declare War on Russia? globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-01-26). Did Germany just officially declare war on Russia. infobrics.org Although Berlin holds the historical responsibility for invading Russia and killing nearly 30 million of its citizens, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock bluntly declared war on Moscow.

infobrics (2023-01-26). India Top Buyer of Russian Crude, Private Refiners Lead. infobrics.org According to energy intelligence firm, Vortexa, Indian refiners cumulatively imported around 1.3 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil during January 1-15, 2023. Private refiners accounted for 60 per cent of the imports in the same period…

Anonymous765 (2023-01-26). NATO's Undeclared War On Russia. southfront.org |

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (2023-01-26). Leopards vs. the Russian Bear. Alert Memorandum for the President. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-26). NATO: 90 Seconds to Midnight? libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The Russian guided missile frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, ostensibly heading toward the east coast of the United States, part of a planned journey which began on 4 January 2023 and is expected to transit the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea….

Kurt Nimmo (2023-01-26). German Foreign Minister: We Are at War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Sean Mathews (2023-01-26). Middle East Primed to Pounce When EU Bans Russian Diesel. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-01-26). German Leopards: More Killing, Collaterals, No End in Sight. With a Historic Perspective on Germany's Repeated Role in Attempting at Conquering Russia. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). U.S. M1A2 Abrams VS Russian T-14 Armata (Infographics). southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-26). Scientists: Doomsday Clock moves closer to world nuclear disaster. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Tick, tick, tick…the world's Doomsday Clock is the closest it's ever been to forecasting global disaster. The clock, published since 1945 by the Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and adjusted yearly, was reset at a Jan. 25 D.C. press conference to 90 seconds before midnight, compared to 100 seconds in early 2022. The farthest …

Andy Kroll (2023-01-26). Nuclear Fusion Won't Save the Climate. tomdispatch.com I awoke on December 13th to news about what could be the most significant scientific breakthrough since the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first Covid vaccine for emergency use two years ago. This time, however, the achievement had nothing to do with that ongoing public health crisis. Instead, as the New York Times and CNN alerted me that morning, at stake was a new technology that could potentially solve the worst dilemma humanity faces: climate change and the desperate overheating of our planet. Net-energy-gain fusion, a long-sought-after panacea for all that's wrong with traditional nuclear-fissio…

Joshua Frank (2023-01-26). Nuclear Fusion Could Save Us! But There's a Catch: It Won't. commondreams.org

Staff (2023-01-26). France Commits to 40% Increase in Military Spending, Nuclear Weapon Modernization. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com France Commits to 40% Increase in Military Spending, Nuclear Weapon ModernizationAndy Corbley French President Emmanuel Macron announced recently his administration would increase France's national defense spending 40% over the next 6 years, saying "there is no longer a peace dividend," referring to the common refrain following the end of the Cold War. FULL STORY…

Staff (2023-01-26). Perspectivas de paz en tiempos de guerra, militarización y confrontación de bloques. cubadebate.cu La estrategia occidental de querer derrotar militarmente a Rusia con suministros de armas a Ucrania cada vez mayores y más pesados es insensata e irresponsable: Rusia es una potencia nuclear y no está dispuesta a renunciar a intereses existenciales. Los suministros de armas prolongan la guerra y alimentan el riesgo de una escalada que desemboque en la Tercera Guerra Mundial. El que quiere guerra envía armas; el que quiere paz envía diplomáticos.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-25). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU to the north from Krasnopolivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue to the north-west from Klishchiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Krasna Gora; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the A…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-25). In Video: How Russian Fighters Evacuated Civilians During Battle For Soledar. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-01-25). Military Situation In Donbass On January 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Krasna Gora; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Russian-led forces took full control of Vodyane village; | Up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armo…

Andrew Korybko (2023-01-25). Lula Just Became the First BRICS Leader to Publicly Condemn Russia's Special Operation. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-01-25). Brazil Seeks to Shift Its BRICS Presidency to 2025. infobrics.org Brazil has asked its partners in BRICS to delay its presidency in the group that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa from 2024 to 2025, Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said…

Eva Bartlett (2023-01-25). Ukrainian Nazi Paraphernalia & Western Combat Instructions & Munitions Found In Mariupol Plant. thealtworld.com When in the Donetsk People's Republic recently, I visited the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works plant, a sprawling Mariupol plant which was secured in mid-April last year, when over 1,1 Ukrainian Marines surrendered or were captured by Russian forces. Even now, sappers work to clear the vast plant which Ukrainian forces littered with left behind explosives, as well as boobytraps, tripwires and mines. | Boobytrapping areas they fled from is something Ukrainian troops did elsewhere in Mariupol, including in apartment blocks. It's something terrorists in Syria likewise did, both with the intent of killing or maiming stil…

Staff (2023-01-25). Ukraine intensifies pressure on Georgia to enter war: ruling party leader. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJanuary 25, 2023 Irakli Kobakhidze responds to Kasyanov's statement on possible evacuation of Ukrainian citizens The Chairman of Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze responded to the interview of Ukraine's Chargé d'affaires Andrey Kasyanov, who said that in case of resumption of direct air traffic between Georgia and Russia, Ukraine's government does not rule out …

Anonymous669 (2023-01-25). Russian Lancet Drones Destroy Ukrainian Howitzers In Zaporozhye, Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org ZALA Lancet attack drone. © Marina Lystseva/TASS | On January 19, 24 and 25, Russian sources released footage documenting recent strikes with Lancet Loitering munitions on howitzers of Kiev forces in the special military operation zone. | The strikes targeted a Soviet-made 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled 152 mm howitzer in an unspecified part of Zaporozhye, a Soviet-made Msta self-propelled 152 mm howitzers near the settlement of Ivanivka in Donetsk and an American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzer in…

Editor (2023-01-25). Scott Ritter: The Nightmare of NATO Equipment Being Sent to Ukraine. scheerpost.com The West's recent approval of more military assistance for Kiev risks nuclear nightmare, fails Ukrainian expectations and rebukes the World War II history enshrined in a prominent Soviet war memorial in Berlin.

Staff (2023-01-25). As Germany & U.S. Agree on Tanks for Ukraine, German MP Accuses U.S. of Pushing Berlin into Proxy War. democracynow.org After weeks of pressure from international allies, Germany has announced it will send 14 German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other NATO countries to send more German tanks to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The announcement came after the United States agreed to also send a shipment of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. For more, we speak with lawmaker Sevim Daƒüdelen, a member of the Left Party in the German parliament who says the majority of the German public wants more diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. "It concerns me a lot that many so-called progressives in the Unit…

unitedEditor (2023-01-25). Germany's engagement in the war in Ukraine: With the US or without? uwidata.com By Gà∂khan Daƒütekin It has long been a matter of dispute whether Germany would allow the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The German government's authorization is required for Ukraine to receive the Leopard 2 tanks that Germany has in its inventory or that Germany has previously exported to other European countries. Avoiding Russia-NATO …

Staff (2023-01-25). Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight: Peace Activist Frida Berrigan Demands Nuclear Disarmament. democracynow.org On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock for 2023 to 90 seconds to midnight, warning the world is closer to global annihilation than ever before, in part due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since 1947, the Bulletin has maintained a Doomsday Clock to illustrate how close humanity is to the end of the world due to existential threats including nuclear war and the climate emergency. We speak with Frida Berrigan, longtime peace activist and nuclear weapons abolitionist, whose new cover story for In These Times is "How to Avoid Nuclear Stand-Offs That Threaten the Entire…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-25). The Ramstein Effect: The Nightmare of NATO Equipment Being Sent to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Soviet War Memorial, Tiergarten, West Berlin. (Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) On Tuesday the White House decided that it would send about 30 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, which was seen as political cover for Germany, which decided to ship 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev. Early on the morning of May…

Peter Becker, Gen. Erich Vad (2023-01-25). Russia's war against Ukraine and What are the war aims? indybay.org Erich Vad is an ex-brigade general. From 2006 to 2013, he was the military policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is one of the rare voices who spoke out publicly against arms deliveries to Ukraine early on, without political strategy or diplomatic efforts. Even now he speaks an uncomfortable truth. | This is a military escalation. We are going down a slippery slope.

Gayle Spinazze (2023-01-25). Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight. canadiandimension.com Photo by Jamie Christiani/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | WASHINGTON, DC — The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight, due largely but not exclusively to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of nuclear escalation. The new Clock time was also influenced by continuing threats posed by the climate crisis and the breakdown of global norms and institutions needed to mitigate risks associated with advancing technologies and biological threats such as COVID-19. | Rachel Bronson, PhD, president and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said: | We are living in a time of unprece…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Lockheed Says It's Ready With F-16s If US and Allies Choose to Send Them to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Lockheed Martin has said that it's ready to meet demands for F-16 fighter jets if the US and its allies choose to ship them to Ukraine. So far, the US and its allies have been hesitant to send fighter jets to Ukraine due to concerns that they could be used to target Russian territory. But …

WSWS (2023-01-25). German government sends Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. wsws.org According to media reports, Germany is now also sending Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine following the deployment of Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The decision marks a further escalation of the NATO proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and resurrects the darkest traditions of German history.

WSWS (2023-01-25). NATO to send over 100 heavy tanks against Russia. wsws.org In the most dangerous escalation of the war between NATO and Russia to date, the United States will provide M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of a deployment of NATO tanks that could number in the hundreds.

Amy Goodman (2023-01-25). Germany and US Agree to Send Tanks to Ukraine Despite Concern of War Escalation. truthout.org After weeks of pressure from international allies, Germany has announced it will send 14 German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other NATO countries to send more German tanks to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The announcement came after the United States agreed to also send a shipment of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. For more, we speak with lawmaker Sevim Daƒüdelen… |

infobrics (2023-01-25). Ukraine could stage false flag operation on nuclear power plant to force Western intervention. infobrics.org Russia warns that Ukraine is storing Western weapons in nuclear power plants.

Staff (2023-01-25). Biden to send 31 Abrams tanks, Germany 14 Leopards for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 25, 2023 US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 advanced Abrams tanks to help the country defend itself against Russia's invasion. US President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, announces a plan …

Brian Berletic (2023-01-25). US to Send M1 Abrams to Ukraine + US-backed Terror Targets Myanmar's Upcoming Elections. thealtworld.com Update for January 25, 2023: West pledges main battle tanks to Ukraine + Myanmar's upcoming elections targeted by US-backed terrorism. | Western media reports resignation of several high-level Ukrainian officials; | The US and Germany have pledged the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 main battle tanks; | Western military experts explain that Western main battle tanks require large logistical support, years of training for a foreign army to adopt them, and have intense maintenance requirements; | ATACMS exist in much small numbers; | Ukraine admits Russia has adapted to HIMARS GMLRS rockets, m…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Pentagon to Increase Artillery Ammunition Production by 0% for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is planning to boost its production of artillery ammunition by 0% over the next two years as the US is depleting its military stockpiles by sending millions of shells to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the US has pledged to send Ukraine over one …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). German FM Says 'We are Fighting a War Against Russia'. news.antiwar.com German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that Germany and its allies are "fighting a war against Russia" in rare candid remarks about the Western role in the conflict. Baerbock made the comments at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, while discussing the criticism her government has faced for its …

WSWS (2023-01-25). Zelensky government shaken by political crisis as NATO prepares escalation of war with Russia. wsws.org The government reshuffle marks a significant intensification of the deep political crisis gripping the Zelensky government almost one year into the war, as NATO is leading an offensive to escalate the war against Russia.

JANET (2023-01-25). Britain sends Kosovo puppet troops to Malvinas NATO base. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl January 23, 2023 Jan. 21 — While NATO prolongs the proxy war against Russia that it provoked 11 months ago as it extended eastward, the imperialist military alliance is also expanding its role in South America. A Jan. 19 article in the German daily newspaper junge Welt reported, "On Friday [Jan. 13], Kosovo Security Forces landed on the British NATO base at Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas archipelago." Signs like this can be seen in Argentina, clearly stating "The Malvinas are Argentinian." The Malvinas Islands, which British colonialists have called the "Falkland Islands" since they seized…

_____ (2023-01-25). Yale Geniuses Say Russia Not Needed — Logic and Common Sense Say Otherwise. journal-neo.org What is the price of a Yale professor? If you wanted to buy one lock, stock, and barrel, depending on what you want to use one (or two) for, the cost could be pretty steep. More often than not, today's Ivy League know-it-all types seem like soap salespeople. Whoever supplies the grant money gets the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-25). French Troops Will Leave Burkina Faso at the Insistence of Ouagadougou. libya360.wordpress.com Protesters wave a Russian flag and demand the departure of French troops in in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 20, 2023. © OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP France agrees to withdraw from former colony The French government announced on Wednesday that its troops will leave Burkina Faso within a month, after the Burkinabe government officially repudiated a status…

_____ (2023-01-25). Top 20 Military Powers in 2023. strategic-culture.org The 2023 Military Strength Ranking by Globalfirepower.com shows that the United States, Russia, and China have remained the world's top military powers with China continuing its climb to the No.2 spot. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…

Staff (2023-01-25). German foreign minister: "We are fighting a war against Russia" video. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

Answer Coalition (2023-01-25). Protest at the White House: Disband NATO! No war on Russia! answercoalition.org

Sevem Daƒüdelen (2023-01-25). German tanks to fight Russians? A historic mistake. peoplesworld.org The following is a translation of an article that appeared recently in Berliner Zeitung and was printed in English in the Morning Star in the UK. Breaking news today: The German government has announced that it has indeed caved into U.S. pressure and that it will send a number of its Leopard tanks to fight …

Scott Ritter (2023-01-25). EXCLUSIVE | Interview with Viktor Bout | New level of escalation between US & Russia. thealtworld.com On episode 20 of the show we are joined by Viktor Bout, a man whose life story is quite worthy of a film adaptation. A polyglot, entrepreneur, graduate of the Soviet Military Institute of Foreign Languages. In the West Viktor is portrayed as the "lord of war" and the "merchant of death". A Russian businessman, a case against whom was fabricated by the American intelligence services on the basis of a provocation they carried out against him in Thailand in 2008. | After extradition to the United States, Bout was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison. He was eventually released back to Russia in Decembe…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-25). Military Situation In Syria On January 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On January 25, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 2 in Idlib province, 1 in Hama province, 2 in Latakia province; | On January 25, an Ahrar al-Sham commander was reportedly killed in Turkish drone strike in the countryside of al-Bab; | 7 SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas in the northern Syria, according to the Turkish MOD; | On January 25…

infobrics (2023-01-25). India, Russia Explore Coop in Biotech, AI & Quantum Tech & Oceanography. infobrics.org Russian and Indian scientists, representatives of universities and relevant ministries took part in the 12th meeting of the Russian-Indian Working Group on Science and Technology…

Staff (2023-01-25). German foreign minister: "We are fighting a war against Russia" — video. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

_____ (2023-01-25). Yale Geniuses Say Russia Not Needed Logic and Common Sense Say Otherwise. journal-neo.org What is the price of a Yale professor? If you wanted to buy one lock, stock, and barrel, depending on what you want to use one (or two) for, the cost could be pretty steep. More often than not, today's Ivy League know-it-all types seem like soap salespeople. Whoever supplies the grant money gets the …

thecommunists (2023-01-25). It's not the workers but the capitalists who are causing inflation. thecommunists.org As the cost of living soars, public services fall apart and anger grows apace in the working class, the government is blaming, in equal measure, the workers (for daring to try and hold back the steep decline in their wages) and Vladimir Putin (for daring to resist Nato aggression). Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi managed …

_____ (2023-01-25). Hardly Anyone Is Thinking Logically About the Risk of Nuclear War. strategic-culture.org

Editor (2023-01-25). Missing Links: The Legacy of Textbook History. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost It took almost 10 years of teaching before I finally grasped the extent to which secondary American history textbooks fostered misunderstanding and confusion. The depth of the problem became apparent following class discussions of a 12-page reading assignment on the "Origins of the Cold War." When I made …

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2023-01-26: News Headlines

Herbert Bertsch, Peter Wahl (2023-01-26). Turn of the times and Negotiations instead of truce. indybay.org "Public opinion continues to cling to pragmatism and pacifism. Skepticism toward military means has even increased since the beginning of the war." For example, in a May poll, 49 percent thought, "The most important thing is to end the war as soon as possible, even if that means Ukraine ceding control of territory to Russia."

WSWS (2023-01-26). NATO tanks in Ukraine: Prelude to a US-Russia shooting war. wsws.org The decision to send main battle tanks into the conflict is intended to set in motion a chain of events that will justify an ever greater involvement of NATO troops and aircraft, up to and including a shooting war with Russia.




infobrics (2023-01-26). India Top Buyer of Russian Crude, Private Refiners Lead. infobrics.org According to energy intelligence firm, Vortexa, Indian refiners cumulatively imported around 1.3 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil during January 1-15, 2023. Private refiners accounted for 60 per cent of the imports in the same period…

Staff (2023-01-26). Defeat of Russia: U.S.-EU-NATO threaten Serbia over Kosovo. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteJanuary 24, 2023 Vucic: Serbia has received an Ultimatum from the West to Normalize Relations with Kosovo Serbia has received an ultimatum from leading Western countries to normalize relations with Kosovo, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. *** At a meeting last week, representatives of the European Union, the United States, France, Germany and Italy threatened …




WSWS (2023-01-25). NATO to send over 100 heavy tanks against Russia. wsws.org In the most dangerous escalation of the war between NATO and Russia to date, the United States will provide M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of a deployment of NATO tanks that could number in the hundreds.

infobrics (2023-01-25). Ukraine could stage false flag operation on nuclear power plant to force Western intervention. infobrics.org Russia warns that Ukraine is storing Western weapons in nuclear power plants.




Answer Coalition (2023-01-25). Protest at the White House: Disband NATO! No war on Russia! answercoalition.org

WSWS (2023-01-25). German government sends Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. wsws.org According to media reports, Germany is now also sending Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine following the deployment of Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The decision marks a further escalation of the NATO proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and resurrects the darkest traditions of German history.




Sevem Daƒüdelen (2023-01-25). German tanks to fight Russians? A historic mistake. peoplesworld.org The following is a translation of an article that appeared recently in Berliner Zeitung and was printed in English in the Morning Star in the UK. Breaking news today: The German government has announced that it has indeed caved into U.S. pressure and that it will send a number of its Leopard tanks to fight …

Staff (2023-01-25). Biden to send 31 Abrams tanks, Germany 14 Leopards for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 25, 2023 US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 advanced Abrams tanks to help the country defend itself against Russia's invasion. US President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, announces a plan …

Sevem Daƒüdelen (2023-01-25). German tanks to fight Russians? A historic mistake. peoplesworld.org The following is a translation of an article that appeared recently in Berliner Zeitung and was printed in English in the Morning Star in the UK. Breaking news today: The German government has announced that it has indeed caved into U.S. pressure and that it will send a number of its Leopard tanks to fight …

Staff (2023-01-25). Biden to send 31 Abrams tanks, Germany 14 Leopards for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 25, 2023 US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 advanced Abrams tanks to help the country defend itself against Russia's invasion. US President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, announces a plan …

WSWS (2023-01-25). Zelensky government shaken by political crisis as NATO prepares escalation of war with Russia. wsws.org The government reshuffle marks a significant intensification of the deep political crisis gripping the Zelensky government almost one year into the war, as NATO is leading an offensive to escalate the war against Russia.

Andrew Korybko (2023-01-25). Lula Just Became the First BRICS Leader to Publicly Condemn Russia's Special Operation. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-01-25). Brazil Seeks to Shift Its BRICS Presidency to 2025. infobrics.org Brazil has asked its partners in BRICS to delay its presidency in the group that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa from 2024 to 2025, Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said…

Eva Bartlett (2023-01-25). Ukrainian Nazi Paraphernalia & Western Combat Instructions & Munitions Found In Mariupol Plant. thealtworld.com When in the Donetsk People's Republic recently, I visited the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works plant, a sprawling Mariupol plant which was secured in mid-April last year, when over 1,1 Ukrainian Marines surrendered or were captured by Russian forces. Even now, sappers work to clear the vast plant which Ukrainian forces littered with left behind explosives, as well as boobytraps, tripwires and mines. | Boobytrapping areas they fled from is something Ukrainian troops did elsewhere in Mariupol, including in apartment blocks. It's something terrorists in Syria likewise did, both with the intent of killing or maiming stil…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Pentagon to Increase Artillery Ammunition Production by 0% for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is planning to boost its production of artillery ammunition by 0% over the next two years as the US is depleting its military stockpiles by sending millions of shells to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the US has pledged to send Ukraine over one …

Peter Becker, Gen. Erich Vad (2023-01-25). Russia's war against Ukraine and What are the war aims? indybay.org Erich Vad is an ex-brigade general. From 2006 to 2013, he was the military policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is one of the rare voices who spoke out publicly against arms deliveries to Ukraine early on, without political strategy or diplomatic efforts. Even now he speaks an uncomfortable truth. | This is a military escalation. We are going down a slippery slope.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Lockheed Says It's Ready With F-16s If US and Allies Choose to Send Them to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Lockheed Martin has said that it's ready to meet demands for F-16 fighter jets if the US and its allies choose to ship them to Ukraine. So far, the US and its allies have been hesitant to send fighter jets to Ukraine due to concerns that they could be used to target Russian territory. But …

Gayle Spinazze (2023-01-25). Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight. canadiandimension.com Photo by Jamie Christiani/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | WASHINGTON, DC — The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight, due largely but not exclusively to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of nuclear escalation. The new Clock time was also influenced by continuing threats posed by the climate crisis and the breakdown of global norms and institutions needed to mitigate risks associated with advancing technologies and biological threats such as COVID-19. | Rachel Bronson, PhD, president and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said: | We are living in a time of unprece…

Brian Berletic (2023-01-25). US to Send M1 Abrams to Ukraine + US-backed Terror Targets Myanmar's Upcoming Elections. thealtworld.com Update for January 25, 2023: West pledges main battle tanks to Ukraine + Myanmar's upcoming elections targeted by US-backed terrorism. | Western media reports resignation of several high-level Ukrainian officials; | The US and Germany have pledged the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 main battle tanks; | Western military experts explain that Western main battle tanks require large logistical support, years of training for a foreign army to adopt them, and have intense maintenance requirements; | ATACMS exist in much small numbers; | Ukraine admits Russia has adapted to HIMARS GMLRS rockets, m…

Staff (2023-01-25). Ukraine intensifies pressure on Georgia to enter war: ruling party leader. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJanuary 25, 2023 Irakli Kobakhidze responds to Kasyanov's statement on possible evacuation of Ukrainian citizens The Chairman of Georgian Dream party Irakli Kobakhidze responded to the interview of Ukraine's Chargé d'affaires Andrey Kasyanov, who said that in case of resumption of direct air traffic between Georgia and Russia, Ukraine's government does not rule out …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-25). The Ramstein Effect: The Nightmare of NATO Equipment Being Sent to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Soviet War Memorial, Tiergarten, West Berlin. (Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) On Tuesday the White House decided that it would send about 30 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, which was seen as political cover for Germany, which decided to ship 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev. Early on the morning of May…

Staff (2023-01-25). Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight: Peace Activist Frida Berrigan Demands Nuclear Disarmament. democracynow.org On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock for 2023 to 90 seconds to midnight, warning the world is closer to global annihilation than ever before, in part due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since 1947, the Bulletin has maintained a Doomsday Clock to illustrate how close humanity is to the end of the world due to existential threats including nuclear war and the climate emergency. We speak with Frida Berrigan, longtime peace activist and nuclear weapons abolitionist, whose new cover story for In These Times is "How to Avoid Nuclear Stand-Offs That Threaten the Entire…

_____ (2023-01-25). The Nightmare Of NATO Equipment Being Sent To Ukraine. popularresistance.org Early on the morning of May 2, 1945, General Vasily Chuikov, the commander of the Soviet 8thGuards Army, accepted the surrender of the German garrison of Berlin. | Two days prior, soldiers from the 150th Rifle Division, part of the Soviet 5th Shock Army, had raised the victory banner of the Red Army over the Reichstag. An hour after the banner went up, Adolf Hitler and his mistress, Eva Braun, committed suicide in his study inside the Furhrerbunker. | Chuikov, the hero of Stalingrad whose battered 62nd Army was renamed the 8th Guards Army in honor of their victory in holding that city in the face of a massive Ger…

Editor (2023-01-25). Scott Ritter: The Nightmare of NATO Equipment Being Sent to Ukraine. scheerpost.com The West's recent approval of more military assistance for Kiev risks nuclear nightmare, fails Ukrainian expectations and rebukes the World War II history enshrined in a prominent Soviet war memorial in Berlin.

unitedEditor (2023-01-25). Germany's engagement in the war in Ukraine: With the US or without? uwidata.com By Gà∂khan Daƒütekin It has long been a matter of dispute whether Germany would allow the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The German government's authorization is required for Ukraine to receive the Leopard 2 tanks that Germany has in its inventory or that Germany has previously exported to other European countries. Avoiding Russia-NATO …

Staff (2023-01-25). As Germany & U.S. Agree on Tanks for Ukraine, German MP Accuses U.S. of Pushing Berlin into Proxy War. democracynow.org After weeks of pressure from international allies, Germany has announced it will send 14 German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other NATO countries to send more German tanks to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The announcement came after the United States agreed to also send a shipment of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. For more, we speak with lawmaker Sevim Daƒüdelen, a member of the Left Party in the German parliament who says the majority of the German public wants more diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. "It concerns me a lot that many so-called progressives in the Unit…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). German FM Says 'We are Fighting a War Against Russia'. news.antiwar.com German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that Germany and its allies are "fighting a war against Russia" in rare candid remarks about the Western role in the conflict. Baerbock made the comments at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, while discussing the criticism her government has faced for its …

Staff (2023-01-25). German foreign minister: "We are fighting a war against Russia" video. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

infobrics (2023-01-25). India, Russia Explore Coop in Biotech, AI & Quantum Tech & Oceanography. infobrics.org Russian and Indian scientists, representatives of universities and relevant ministries took part in the 12th meeting of the Russian-Indian Working Group on Science and Technology…

Scott Ritter (2023-01-25). EXCLUSIVE | Interview with Viktor Bout | New level of escalation between US & Russia. thealtworld.com On episode 20 of the show we are joined by Viktor Bout, a man whose life story is quite worthy of a film adaptation. A polyglot, entrepreneur, graduate of the Soviet Military Institute of Foreign Languages. In the West Viktor is portrayed as the "lord of war" and the "merchant of death". A Russian businessman, a case against whom was fabricated by the American intelligence services on the basis of a provocation they carried out against him in Thailand in 2008. | After extradition to the United States, Bout was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison. He was eventually released back to Russia in Decembe…

_____ (2023-01-25). Top 20 Military Powers in 2023. strategic-culture.org The 2023 Military Strength Ranking by Globalfirepower.com shows that the United States, Russia, and China have remained the world's top military powers with China continuing its climb to the No.2 spot. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…

_____ (2023-01-25). Yale Geniuses Say Russia Not Needed — Logic and Common Sense Say Otherwise. journal-neo.org What is the price of a Yale professor? If you wanted to buy one lock, stock, and barrel, depending on what you want to use one (or two) for, the cost could be pretty steep. More often than not, today's Ivy League know-it-all types seem like soap salespeople. Whoever supplies the grant money gets the …

_____ (2023-01-25). Hardly Anyone Is Thinking Logically About the Risk of Nuclear War. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | ninety seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been set since its founding after the second world war. Chief among their reasons for doing so is the A

____ (2023-01-25). U.S. to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions. ecns.cn NASA and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first crewed missions to Mars.

Editor (2023-01-25). Missing Links: The Legacy of Textbook History. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost It took almost 10 years of teaching before I finally grasped the extent to which secondary American history textbooks fostered misunderstanding and confusion. The depth of the problem became apparent following class discussions of a 12-page reading assignment on the "Origins of the Cold War." When I made …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Overview: Wagner Fighters Encircle Ukrainian Garrison In Bakhmut (Video 18+). southfront.org Russian assault units continue to expand the bridgehead around Soledar and are close to surround the Ukrainian grouping in Bakhmut. In recent days, Wagner's fighters who operate in this area have achieved new victories. | On January 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed Russian control of the village of Krasnopolye (Kranopolevka) in the Donetsk People's Republic. Two days before, on January 21, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main C…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in the north-eastern, eastern and southern districts of Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Blahodatne and Krasna Gora; | Russian forces entered the southeastern district of Paraskovievka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ivanovske; | The Russian military conf…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Situation In Donbass And Zaporozhie Region On January 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org According to preliminary data, Russian forces took control of Vodyanoe; | Russian forces forced the AFU to leave their positions in Kamenskoe in the Zaporozhie region; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and t…

Staff (2023-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2023. democracynow.org 7 Killed in Half Moon Bay as California Suffers 3 Mass Shootings in 3 Days, Death Toll in Monterey Park Shooting Rises to 11 as Authorities Name Some Victims , Video Shows Memphis Cops Brutally Beat Tyre Nichols "Like a Human Piñata", Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy, Ex-FBI Official Charles McGonigal Indicted over Ties to Russian Billionaire, Nuclear-Capable Warplanes Join U.S. and Israel in War Games Simulating Strikes on Iran, Palestinian Bedouins Resist Calls by Israeli Lawmakers to Demolish Their Village, President Lula Fires Brazil's Army Commander in Wake o…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). Ukraine War's First Anniversary and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Russian T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough) main battle tank in action on the Donbass front lines recently The first anniversary of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine falls on February 24. The Russian strategy of attrition war has not yet produced the desired political outcome but has been a success nonetheless. The delusional "westernist"…

WSWS (2023-01-24). Portuguese teachers mount nationwide strike. wsws.org A rising tide of class struggles is underway in Portugal and internationally, three years into the COVID-19 pandemic and as NATO wages war on Russia in Ukraine.

Newswire Editor (2023-01-24). A time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight. commondreams.org This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. | The war in Ukraine may enter a second horrifying year, with both sides convinced they can win. Ukraine's sovereignty and broader European security arrangements that have largely held since the end of World War II are at stake. Also, Russia's war on Ukraine has raised profound questions about…

_____ (2023-01-24). Morocco to Become a Huge U.S. Military Base to Counter Russia in Africa. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? strategic-culture.org There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in Africa | There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in Africa | Pundits have for months claimed that Ukraine has made great advances on the battlefield and taken back considerable swathes of territory that Russia held. While this claim is losing its validity in recent weeks there, most western analysts indulge themselves with their ow…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). Morocco to Become a Huge U.S. Military Base to Counter Russia in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Martin Jay Nouasseur Air Base (IATA: EVX, ICAO: LFOE) near Casablanca in Morocco, was a United States Air Force base from 1951 to 1963. There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in…

_____ (2023-01-24). Why's the West Desperate to Win in Ukraine? journal-neo.org Some powerful people — especially, the Neo-conservatives (Neocons) — in the US are getting desperate to defeat Russia in Ukraine. They think the US and NATO are not doing enough, leading Russia to win in Ukraine. Their basic premise is that the US must do much more than it has been doing i.e., providing weapons …

Staff (2023-01-24). '2022 Was Deadly': Killings of Journalists Jumped by Nearly %. commondreams.org Driven in large part by Russia's war in Ukraine and a rise in violence in Latin America, 2022 was the deadliest year for journalists in four years and saw nearly a % increase in murders, killings in crossfire, and deaths as the result of dangerous assignments, according to a report released Tuesday. In its annual …

_____ (2023-01-24). The Missing Story In The Global Firepower Ranking. popularresistance.org The Global Firepower ranking was published on January 6. The annual report classifies the world's strongest militaries based on over 60 factors, including size, spending and technological advancements. | The report, which placed the United States military on top, followed by Russia, China, India and the UK, raised more questions than answers, with some accusing GFP, the organization that compiled the report, of being biased, sloppy and highly politicized. | For example, while Russia maintained its former position as the second strongest military in the world, Ukraine jumped by seven spots, to occupy the 15th posi…

Morning Star (2023-01-24). Risk of WWIII grows, Ukraine peace talks a must. peoplesworld.org Following is an editorial reprinted from the Morning Star, the UK's daily socialist newspaper: NATO is pushing further escalation of the war in Ukraine — with Germany facing immense pressure from the United States to send tanks to fight Russia. Chancellor Olaf Scholz hesitates. He does so partly because of the historic connotations — panzers …

Lee Camp (2023-01-24). Making Politicians Uncomfortable, with Anti-War Activist Medea Benjamin. mintpressnews.com Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses her book on the Ukraine conflict, the dangers of escalating military spending, peaceful negotiations, and international cooperation in preventing nuclear war and promoting peace.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-24). FBI Wants To Put Me on Trial for Fighting for Black Freedom: Instead Put the Colonizer State on Trial! orinocotribune.com By Omali Yeshitela Jan 21, 2023 | There are strong indications that in early 2023, I, Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, founder of the Uhuru ("Freedom") Movement, will be indicted, along with other Uhuru leaders and members, by the federal government of the United States. | Using the bogus and slanderous charge that we are "Russian agents," the U.S. government and its "Department of Justice" will attempt to put us on trial and imprison us for fighting for the liberation of African people in the U.S. and around the world. | But they will fail. We will win. | I am 81 years old…

_____ (2023-01-24). US Officials Claim More 'Russiagate' Like Nonsense. popularresistance.org According to what U.S. officials claim some anti-Kremlin fringe group in Russia was used by a Russian intelligence service to somehow send letter bombs from Valladolid, Spain, to some offices in Madrid. | But why would Russian intelligence run such a nonsense campaign? Why would it use a problematic fringe group of Russian crazies to do so. Why in Spain? Why not in Poland, Germany or France? What is the evidence? | None of those questions get answered. Instead rumors and hot air assumptions are put together to make the claims somewhat less outrageous. This is on the same level as the lies about 'weapons of mass d…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Situation In Syria On January 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On January 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On January 24, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Tufahiyah; | On January 24, two former rebels were assassinated by unknown gunmen in Tasil town; | On January 23, the SAA with the help of the Russian army, rebuilt the Al-Jarrah military airport in Aleppo province and this airport was officially put into se…

thecommunists (2023-01-24). The US 'Inflation Reduction Act' — blatant protectionism. thecommunists.org US imperialism, not content, through its policy of sanctioning Russia, with depriving Europe of the cheap Russian gas and oil that facilitated Europe-based industries to operate competitively in the world market, has now delivered another shattering blow to Europe and its competitors worldwide with the passing of its so-called Inflation Reduction Act. Under the provisions …

_____ (2023-01-24). St. Louis Fed Breaks All Statistical Rules With Misleading Graph. popularresistance.org In an attempt to grossly exaggerate China's defense spending, and simultaneously downplay the US military budget, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a jaw-droppingly deceptive graph. | If a student presented this in a statistics 101 class, the teacher would likely give them an F. But because it involves Washington's public enemy number one, Beijing, the US regional reserve bank was awarded a Golden Star for exemplary service in the New Cold War. | The St. Louis Fed listed the world's top six countries by military expenditures, but used two separate axes: the spending of China, Russia, Britain, India,…

unitedEditor (2023-01-24). The Arab countries are taking their place in Eurasia. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * In August 2021, in the days when the American troops withdrew from Afghanistan desperately and the 20-year occupation ended with the victory of the Afghan people, Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest arms importing countries, was signing a military cooperation agreement with the Russian Federation in Moscow. The moment when …

americanthinker (2023-01-24). Virtue-signaling tennis networks erase players' flags. americanthinker.com Apparently, Russian and Belarusian tennis players are to be without a country.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). Russia in Africa: The Multipolar World is Becoming More Consolidated. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. Supporters of interim Malian President Assimi GoàØta wave Russian flags during a pro-junta and pro-Russia rally in Bamako, Mali, on May 13. Nearly nine thousand kilometers separate Russia from the African continent; but despite the distances, Moscow's presence in Africa is becoming stronger and stronger in contrast to the weakening and growing…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Why Is Russia Expanding Short-Range Air Defenses Around Moscow? southfront.org Click to see full-size imageWhile Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Air defense is one of the key modern military capabilities that provide adequate protection for ground units, helping them retain their combat capabilities. In recent dec…

infobrics (2023-01-24). Why is Russia expanding short-range air defenses around Moscow. infobrics.org While Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms.

Drago Bosnic (2023-01-24). Russia Preparing New Plan to End War. globalresearch.ca

Otis Grotewohl (2023-01-24). Britain sends Kosovo puppet troops to Malvinas NATO base. workers.org Jan. 21 — While NATO prolongs the proxy war against Russia that it provoked 11 months ago as it extended eastward, the imperialist military alliance is also expanding its role in South America. A Jan. 19 article in the German daily newspaper junge Welt reported, "On Friday [Jan. 13], Kosovo . . . |

infobrics (2023-01-24). India-Russia Trade May Increase Despite Global Trade to Face Stagnant Decade. infobrics.org Russia's trade with China and India will increase by USD 110 billion, "including USD 90 billion with China alone," according to Boston Consulting Group…

infobrics (2023-01-24). India Hopeful of Rupee Trade with Russia After Imports Surge. infobrics.org India is hopeful of a rupee trade with Russia, a trade ministry official said, as government data showed a near 400% jump in Russian merchandise imports from April-December compared with a year ago…

americanthinker (2023-01-24). Artificial Intelligence: Scary Good or Bad? americanthinker.com Just imagine if a HAL-like system, as depicted in 2001: A Space Odyssey, decides to take over an autonomous weapon system, or agitate a nuclear-tipped missile otherwise well-behaved in its cozy silo.

_____ (2023-01-24). How the US is blackmailing countries that buy American weapons. journal-neo.org Economic sanctions and blackmail have long been the preferred methods of conducting foreign policy and advancing the United States' own geopolitical interests. In 2018, the US withdrew from the agreement on Iran's nuclear program signed in May 2015, following which Washington began to implement the "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran. In 2019, the US government …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-24). Hungría rechaza medidas coercitivas contra Rusia en materia nuclear. telesurtv.net El canciller hungaro expresó la esperanza de que Europa no se precipitará más hacia un callejón sin salida en términos de economía, política y seguridad.

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