Monthly Archives: February 2023

2023-02-26: News Headlines

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-02-26). Why The Russian Federation Recognized Independence Movements In Donbas. popularresistance.org "Minsk, Minsk, Minsk," they cried after Russia recognized Donetsk and Luhansk. But those Western diplomats and pundits did not hear those of us in the anti-war, pro-peace and anti-imperialist movements who insisted that Minsk II was the only conceivable way out of the crisis! | There will be reams of words attempting to provide a coherent analysis of the manufactured crisis dramatically unfolding in Ukraine, which took another unanticipated turn when Russia extended recognition to the Peoples' Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in the territory referred to as the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine.

Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (2023-02-26). The Global South Refuses Pressure To Side With The West On Russia. popularresistance.org At the G20 meeting in Bengaluru, India, the United States arrived with a simple brief. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at the February 2023 summit that the G20 countries must condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and they must adhere to US sanctions against Russia. However, it became clear that India, the chair of the G20, was not willing to conform to the US agenda. Indian officials said that the G20 is not a political meeting, but a meeting to discuss economic issues.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-02-26). More Evidence Emerges That US Wanted Russia To Invade. popularresistance.org The U.S. got its war in Ukraine. Without it, Washington could not attempt to destroy Russia's economy, orchestrate worldwide condemnation and lead an insurgency to bleed Russia, all part of an attempt to bring down its government. Joe Biden has now left no doubt that it's true. | The president of the United States has confirmed what Consortium News and others have been reporting since the beginnings of Russsiagate in 2016, that the ultimate U.S. aim is to overthrow the government of Vladimir Putin.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-26). Behind the Self-Defeating Approach Toward the National Protest against the US War on Russia in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith Those who brought us Rage Against the War Machine recognized if we are to defeat the non-stop imperial war machine that rules over our lives, we must work with all people possible under its boot. Until we all do, we defeat ourselves. The Rage Against the War Machine, which stood up against the…

____ (2023-02-26). Russia halts oil supply to Poland: Polish refiner. ecns.cn Russia has halted oil supplies to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, Poland's leading oil and gas conglomerate PKN Orlen said Saturday.




____ (2023-02-26). EU agrees on 10th package of sanctions against Russia. ecns.cn The European Union (EU) has agreed on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Twitter Friday night."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"The package includes, e.g.

Editor (2023-02-26). A Dangerous Fishing Expedition: The Select Committee on China. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Riled up against China, GOP congressmembers have long felt that Washington's new cold war needed a special venue. So as soon as the baton passed to Republicans in the House, they set up a select committee on China. This is majority leader Kevin "Trump's the Man" McCarthy's baby, and if …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-26). Washington Egged On by Its Neoconservatives Has Concluded that Putin Has No Stomach for War Beyond a Limited Police Action. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-26). Presidente Putin afirma que Occidente pretende eliminar a Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente ruso acusó a los países de la OTAN de ser cómplices, aunque indirectos, de los crímenes del régimen de Ucrania por suministrarle armamento.




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2023-02-25: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2023-02-25). White House Believed 'Economic Nuclear Weapon' Would End Russian War in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com In the days after the invasion of Ukraine, the White House assessed President Vladimir Putin would end the attack if the US froze over $300 billion owned by the Russian central bank. However, the Washington-led economic war on Moscow has failed to have a major impact on the Russian economy. According to Bloomberg, in the …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-25). America's Proxy War against Russia Started Nine Years Ago: The Minsk Peace Deal: Farce Or Sellout? globalresearch.ca With foresight, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts predicted in February 2015 that the Minsk Peace Agreement would lead us no where, with both Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel under the control of Washington. | First published on February 13, 2015 | *** | Judging …

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-25). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict: One Year On. america.cgtn.com A somber ceremony in Kyiv marks the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. With no end in sight, China issues a 12-point peace plan. Commemorations were held around the world to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Ukraine conflict. The human toll is staggering. Tens of …

Fabian Lehr & Volker Mosler (2023-02-25). Total victory over a nuclear power is not possible without nuclear war. indybay.org Neither side in this war represents any forward-looking political idea. It is not a war for freedom and democracy, but an imperialist war over whether Ukraine will remain a semi-colony of the US and EU or become a semi-colony of Russia again. Even if Ukraine or NATO wins this war without turning Ukraine into a nuclear-contaminated desert, a victorious Ukrainian state would not be free…




The Lancet (2023-02-25). [Editorial] Russia's invasion of Ukraine: an attack on health. thelancet.com Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began 1 year ago on Feb 24, has wrought huge suffering and devastation. As of Feb 6, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 7155 civilian fatalities and 11‚Äâ662 injuries in Ukraine, although the actual figures are likely to be higher. 200‚Äâ000 soldiers from both sides have been killed or wounded. At least 6 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, and over 8 million Ukrainian refugees have been registered across Europe. Acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation have been described as crimes against human…

americanthinker (2023-02-25). Power grid attacks up 71% and Biden acolytes tell us it's all those white supremacists. americanthinker.com Pay no attention to those Russians or Chinese as America's power grid undergoes a barrage of attacks.

____ (2023-02-25). EU agrees on 10th package of sanctions against Russia. ecns.cn The European Union (EU) has agreed on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Twitter Friday night."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"The package includes, e.g.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-02-25). How to Destroy Russia. 2019 Rand Corporation Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" globalresearch.ca Force the adversary to expand recklessly in order to unbalance him, and then destroy him. This is not the description of a judo hold, but a plan against Russia elaborated by the Rand Corporation, the most influential think tank in the USA.




James Heddle (2023-02-25). The Nuclear Armed Madhouse. globalresearch.ca

Peter Boyle (2023-02-25). Protest against AUKUS nuclear submarine deal outside PM Anthony Albanese's office. greenleft.org.au A protest outside PM Anthony Albanese's electorate office was one of several protests around the country demanding that the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal be scrapped. Video by Peter Boyle.




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