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2022-12-02: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-12-02). Macron warns of "fracturing" of NATO alliance on state visit to Washington. wsws.org Amid mounting economic conflicts between US and European imperialism, and fears of an energy crisis this winter, Biden and Macron united on escalating the war against Russia.

Anonymous669 (2022-12-02). U.S. Is Considering Supplying Ukraine With Rocket-Propelled Bombs That Can Hit Russia's Crimea. southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The Pentagon is considering a proposal by Boeing to supply Ukraine with rocket-propelled precision-guided bombs that would allow Kiev forces to strike far behind Russian lines, Sources in the United States military industrial complex told the news agency that B…

Gypsy Taub (2022-12-02). Hope a Poem By Gypsy Taub. indybay.org Gypsy Taub is an activist in California. She was born and raised in Russia. She is half Russian, half Ukrainian. Her poem "Hope" is about the war in the Ukraine. You can find more of Gypsy's poetry and more info about Gypsy at MyNakedTruth.TV or MyNakedTruth-TV.blogspot.com. Gypsy's BIO is posted on JerryGarciaFamilyClinic.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-02). Russia Says US, NATO Directly Involved in Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The US and NATO are directly involved in the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. "You shouldn't say that the US and NATO aren't taking part in this war. You are directly participating in it," Lavrov said at a press conference. "And not just by providing weapons but also by …

Infobrics (2022-12-02). 4th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum Brings Together Executives of Major Companies. infobrics.org Government officials from the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China and executives from over 100 major Russian and Chinese companies have attended the 4th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum…

Infobrics (2022-12-02). Two University Projects to Receive Support from Russian and Chinese Science Foundations. infobrics.org The Russian Science Foundation and the State Natural Science Foundation of China have supported two research projects by scientists of the Ural Federal University…

Infobrics (2022-12-02). Russia Increases Fuel Shipments to China. infobrics.org According to a report released by China's General Administration of Customs, Russian oil and gas exports to China increased significantly between January and October of this year in comparison to the same period last year…

____ (2022-12-02). What Happened To (Once) Mighty Bundesmachine… smoothiex12.blogspot.com This is not a question. As famous Gary Lineker stated in 1990: "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." Not the case anymore. In 2018 in the World Cup in Russia tens of millions of Russian fans, including millions who love German football, were salivating in their eager anticipation of seeing 2014 World Champions performing a football equivalent of the 1942 Panzer division on the offensive, but instead… Germany lost to Mexico in the opener and then simply bowed out of the group stage to the astonishment of the fans the world over, including…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-02). 'Deliberate ambiguity': Israel's nuclear weapons are greatest threat to Middle East. peoplesworld.org As Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many of those governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many other countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic hypocrisy. The Conference on the Establishment of a …

WSWS (2022-12-02). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship—Part One. wsws.org The role that Snyder is playing in justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far right make it imperative to investigate his book more closely.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). 1 US Nuclear Weapons In Europe But Moscow Holds More Atomic Warheads In The World And The New Powerful Russian Sarmat ICBM. southfront.org Written by Fabio G.C. Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO A few months ago the superb President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spread…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhailovka; | The Russian Army is advancing in the south of Debrova; | The Russian Army took control of Andriivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhaylovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bilohorivka. | MORE ON THE…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Syria On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 hostility and ceasefire violation in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Issa area; | On December 1, Turkish aircraft struck SAA positions in the east of Ain al-Arab city. Three SAA servicemen were reportedly wounded; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the west of Tal Abyadh city; | On December 1, Turkish Defence Mini…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Kuzemovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Stelmakhovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Chervonopopovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | The Russian Army took control of…

Anonymous349 (2022-12-01). Battle Of Bakhmut And Short-Term Prospects Of Russian Offensive In Donbass. southfront.org | On December 1, clashes between Russian forces and units loyal to the Kiev regime continued in the sector of Bakhmut (Artemovsk). Following the recent advances, the Russians are attacking positions of pro-Kiev troops in the areas of Opitnoe, Podgornoe and around Kurdymovka. Currently, Bakhmut is in fact isolated only from the western and northwestern directions. Nonetheless, it remains under the permanent threat of the full encirclement if at one moment Kiev's forces defense collapse in northern or southe…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). ISIS Leader Was Killed In Russian-Backed Syrian Security Operation. southfront.org FILE IMAGE:/ Iliya Pitalev. | ISIS former leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was reportedly killed in a Russian-backed Syrian security operation that took place in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | The terrorist group announced the death of its leader in an audio message that was released on In a statement released a f…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out Ukrainian Fighting Vehicle, Battle Tank (Videos). southfront.org Lancet-3, screen grab from Russia-24 report. | The Russian military continues to use Lancet loitering munitions against the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with much success. | On November 30 and December 1, two videos documenting recent Lancet strikes on AFU equipment in the special military operation zone surfaced online. The first strike targeted a Soviet-made MT-LB amphibious armored fighting vehicle, while the second hit a Soviet-made T-80 battle tank. | The Lancet was developed by the ZALA A…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). Turkish Loitering Munition Hit Syrian Army Position Near SDF-Held Kobane (Videos). southfront.org On December 1, a Turkish loitering munition struck a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the village of Koran to the east of the town of Kobane in the northeastern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | Kobane is a stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Several units of the SAA were deployed near the key town in 2019 to maintain peace under a Russian-brokered agreement. | According to the Hawar News Agency, which is linked to the SDF, the Turkish strike left an officer…

Anonymous765 (2022-12-01). Russian Advances And Ukrainian Counteroffensive On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). Biden Says He Has 'No Immediate Plans' to Contact Putin. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that he has no plans to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin but that he'd be willing to talk with the Russian leader if he was prepared to end the war in Ukraine. "I have no immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin," Biden said at a joint press conference with French President …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). EU Tentatively Agrees on $60 Per Barrel for Russian Oil Price Cap. news.antiwar.com The EU has tentatively agreed on setting the price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel, Reuters reported on Thursday. The plan would also include an adjustment mechanism to keep the price cap 5% below the market value. The EU is setting the price cap at the request of the G7, which asked for …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). Lavrov Says Russia, China Stepping Up Military Cooperation in Response to NATO. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the US and NATO's move to focus on countering China in the Asia Pacific has led to an increase in military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. "We know how seriously the People's Republic of China regards these provocations [by NATO in the South China Sea], let alone …

____ (2022-11-30). Chinese, Russian air forces hold 2nd joint strategic patrol of the year with 1st warplane exchange visits. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian militaries conducted a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, the first time Chinese aircraft have landed in Russia and Russian aircraft have landed in China in such a joint patrol.

____ (2022-12-01). Russia gets moving on plan to make drones. ecns.cn Russia has announced that it will begin to mass-produce a self-designed drone next year, as the United States and Europe pledged to provide more air defense equipment to Ukraine.

Fight Back (2022-12-01). Tallahassee FRSO hosts October Revolution event. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On November 6, the Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization held a celebratory meeting at Florida State University to honor the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution. | The October Revolution is the 1917 revolution that saw the overthrow of the czar, a Russian monarch, and the establishment of working-class power led by the Bolshevik party. | About a dozen or so students and community members gathered to learn about the October Revolution and the lessons it presents for today. | The event was facilitated by FRSO members Alex Carson, Regina Joseph and Delilah Pierre.

Infobrics (2022-12-01). Russia Is Now India's Fifth-Largest Trading Partner, Up from 25th Position Last Year. infobrics.org Because of a surge in oil deals, imports soared five times from $4.2 billion in April-September 2021 to $21.3 billion in the first half of FY23…

Infobrics (2022-12-01). Moldovan citizens dissatisfied with anti-Russian policy. infobrics.org Thousands of people protest against high energy prices, a consequence of the Moldovan government's refusal to negotiate gas supply with Moscow.

John Helmer (2022-12-01). Alexei Kudrin starts his run to succeed President Vladimir Putin. mronline.org There were only two ways for Alexei Kudrin to become the president of Russia that he and the U.S. government have always wanted.

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-12-01). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Morning Star (2022-12-01). China pushes for peace in Ukraine as Russia and EU escalate threats. peoplesworld.org Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the European Union to seek negotiations on a peace deal in Ukraine at a meeting with European Council president Charles Michel in Beijing Thursday. Xi said that "solving the Ukrainian crisis through political means is in the best interests of Europe and the common interest of all countries in Eurasia." …

Peter Koenig (2022-12-01). Ukraine — Russia War: Is a Doomsday Scenario Looming? Or Is There Reason for Hope? globalresearch.ca

Rania Khalek (2022-12-01). US & Europe Want to Make Africa Cold War Battleground Against Russia & China w/Mikaela Nhondo Erskog. thealtworld.com The US and Europe have tried to make Africa a battleground in their Cold War against Russia and China. They've even labeled Africa as NATO's "Southern Neighborhood" and are using AFRICOM as a mechanism to control the continent under the guise of protecting it from malign Chinese and Russian influence. | What does this mean for sovereignty and independence across Africa and how are African countries pushing back? To help break it all down Rania Khalek was joined by Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, a researcher at the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and a member of No Cold War and the Dongsheng News Collective.

Staff (2022-12-01). Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia precondition for Ukraine's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformNovember 30, 2022 Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia is prerequisite for Ukraine's NATO membership NATO Allies are currently focusing on providing Ukraine with immediate and urgent assistance…as any talks about Ukraine's full-fledged NATO membership will be possible only when Ukraine prevails as a sovereign…nation. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated this today in Bucharest …

_____ (2022-12-01). The Pentagon Budget Keeps Soaring Up, Up, and Away! strategic-culture.org When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the Cold War ended, I heard a lot about peace dividends. It was time to become a normal country in normal (more peaceful) times, said Jeanne Kirkpatrick, an early neocon who served under Ronald Reagan. More than thirty years later, America still awaits its peace dividends from the Cold War.

_____ (2022-12-01). The US Can Get To 100% Clean Power Without New Nuclear. popularresistance.org There is a widespread view that nuclear energy is necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector in the United States. It is expressed not only by the nuclear industry, but also by scholars and policy-makers like former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who recently said that the choices we have "…when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine" are "fossil fuel or nuclear." I disagree. | Wind and are much cheaper than new nuclear plants even when storage is added. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated the cost of unsubsidized utility-scale plus batte…

____ (2022-11-30). U.S. should create conditions for complete, thorough nuclear disarmament: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The United States should seriously reflect on its nuclear policy and step up to its special, primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-01). Deliberate Ambiguity: Israel's Nukes Are the Greatest Threat to the Middle East. mintpressnews.com US support for Israel is not confined to ensuring the latter has a 'military edge' over its neighbors, but to also ensure Israel remains the region's only superpower, even if that entails escaping international accountability for the development of WMDs.

Mike Whitney (2022-12-01). Putin's Remedy: A Fragmented, Toothless Ukraine Separated by a 100 Kilometer-Wide No-Man's-Land. globalresearch.ca

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-12-01). It Is Official—the DOJ Is Weaponized. thealtworld.com Two of five people charged with "seditious conspiracy" for attending the rally for Trump on January 6, 2021 have been convicted by a Washington D.C. jury in a political trial with more resemblance to Soviet-era trials than to American justice. All five of the defendants were convicted of obstructing an official proceeding. | Widely misreported by the media including even RT as a "riot at the US Capitol," the small disturbance was provoked by federal agents who had infiltrated those present. | Trump and his supporters were too unfamiliar with Washington to realize that the rally would be used by Democrats and the…

WSWS (2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). 'Not a Choice, but Necessity:' Iran, India Recalibrating Ties Amid Geopolitical Shifts. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi Following a drop in trade brought on by US sanctions, New Delhi and Tehran — boosted by their mutual strong relations with Moscow — are set to revamp ties in a new era of Eurasian multipolarity. "Not a choice, but a necessity." That's how Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani stressed the importance…

_____ (2022-11-30). Russia strengthens cooperation with its allies in the East. journal-neo.org The start of the special operation to denazify the Kiev regime was essentially a dividing line, revealing not only the true Russophobic attitude towards Russia of the current US political elite and their Western allies, but also clearly highlighting the outspoken defenders and sponsors of today's neo-Nazis. These circumstances have defined and deepened the sharp …

_____ (2022-11-30). Why is Soros leaving Tajikistan? journal-neo.org As per the statement posted on the website of the Open Society Foundation ("Open Society" or Soros Foundation — which was declared an undesirable organization in Russia back in 2015), the so-called "charity" of American billionaire George Soros, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at $6.7 billion, has decided to close its branch — the …

_____ (2022-11-30). Zelensky's War Machine Is Running Out of Fuel. Expect More Panic Attacks Soon. strategic-culture.org Zelensky believes faking an attack or creating an environmental calamity will repeat history. But he is woefully misinformed as he is ignorant. | When the lights go out, the water no longer comes and there isn't even a scrap of wood to keep Ukrainians warm, Zelensky will need Sean Penn's Oscar for help. | How long has President Zelensky got, before his political support wains, given then it is widely known that he is often bullied by western elites out of talks with Russia? There is a certain panic setting in within the Zelensky cabal which is making him more and more capricious, to the point of being out of con…

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-30). Russia's Energy Geopolitics With China & India. thealtworld.com The top takeaways from this analysis are several. First, Russia's energy geopolitics with China and India are mutually beneficial. Second, China's energy diversification strategy is being balanced out by India's insatiable appetite for discounted Russian resources. Third, India is rapidly replacing China as Russia's top partner. Fourth, neither the aforesaid nor the ongoing Sino-American discussions over a New Détente are zero-sum for Moscow or Beijing. And finally, a new global strategic balance is emerging. | The RIC Core Of The Global Systemic Transition | China and India are Russia's top two partners in the w…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). American Armaments Sales in Europe Booming Thanks To The War In Ukraine: "US Colony after Nato Coup" southfront.org Written by Fabio G.C. Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO Head of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, considered that the current…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). Military Situation In Syria On November 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 30, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Daqna area; | On November 30, one SAA serviceman was killed by IED explosion in the Sabikhan area; | On November 29, an IED explosion was reported in the city of Daraa; | On November 29, Russian military police carried out a patrol in the Tal Tamar area. | MOR…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). Military Situation In Ukraine On November 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU ammo depot near Dnepropetrovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Chasov Yar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhaylovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Chervonopopovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Novosyolovskoye; | Clashes…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-30). In Video: Russia Deploys Heavy Howitzers On Frontline With Turkish Forces In Northern Syria. southfront.org Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | The Russian military grouping in Syria has deployed heavy howitzer near an important frontline with Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | A video that surfaced online on November 30 shows a Russian battery of Msta-B towed 152 mm howitzers moving in the direction of the town of Tell Rifaat. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the battery was deployed at a newly-established position in the nearby village of Tell Ji…

Brittani Banks (2022-11-30). Is Russia Really the Reason Why Mali Continues to Push France Away? independentmediainstitute.org On , Mali's interim Prime Minister Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga posted a statement on social media to say that Mali has decided "to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by NGOs operating in Mali with funding or material or technical support from France." A few days before this statement, the French government …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). Russia Says It Delayed Nuclear Arms Control Talks Over Differences With US. news.antiwar.com Russia on Tuesday said it delayed nuclear arms control talks with the US that were set to start this week due to differences with Washington and tensions over Ukraine. "We have encountered a situation where our American colleagues not only demonstrated a lack of desire to take note of our signals, acknowledge our priorities, but …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). Report: US Considers 'Dramatically' Expanding Training of Ukrainian Forces. news.antiwar.com The US is considering "dramatically" increasing its training of Ukrainian forces, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials. The plan under consideration would aim to train up to 2,500 Ukrainian troops each month at a US base in Germany. The report said that since Russia invaded, the US has only trained a few thousand …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). US Pushing Allies to Give Ukraine Aid to Fix Its Energy Infrastructure. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday from the NATO summit in Bucharest that the US and its allies have agreed to form a group to help repair Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which has been decimated by Russian missile and drone strikes. The State Department announced Tuesday that it would provide Ukraine with $53 million in …

Editor (2022-11-30). U.S. commits to reignite space race during new Cold War vs. China, Russia. mronline.org Artemis I is a dry run for the return to the moon, a test of the new Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule that will bring astronauts into lunar orbit on Artemis II and onto the surface on Artemis III.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). 12m tons of Russian goods to transit via Iran to India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Following India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passage of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Stop arming Kiev otherwise no talks, Zakharova warns US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Russia is not going to discuss the New START Treaty with the United States as long as Washington keeps arming Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Major fire in Russian thermal power plant leaves 2 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — The roof of a department at a thermal power plant in Perm in Russia's Urals is on fire, an emergencies official told news media on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Azerbaijani, Russian FMs to meet in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on December 5 in Moscow, Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Russia to focus on nuclear arms infrastructure in 2023. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Russia will pay special attention to building infrastructure for its nuclear forces in 2023, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Infobrics (2022-11-30). Chinese Refiners Seek More Russian Oil. infobrics.org State firms ask for assistance from Beijing ahead of EU sanctions…

Infobrics (2022-11-30). Stoltenberg admits impact of Russian strikes, contradicting Western media. infobrics.org However, NATO plans to use this as an excuse to prolong the conflict by sending more air defense systems to Ukraine, instead of searching for a diplomatic solution.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-30). Conflict in Ukraine is Doomed to Escalate. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMARDefining moment in the Battle of Donbass, as the 4-month long defiant Ukrainian resistance to the Russian offensive is ending The meet-up location of NATO foreign ministers on November 29-30— Bucharest — was where ten years ago, former US President George W. Bush persuaded America's transatlantic partners that Ukraine and Georgia should one…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-30). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview for the Film, Nazism on Trial, Moscow, November 26, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Nothing would have happened without external forces, neither glorification of the Nazis, or the transformation of Nazism into the current Ukrainian government's theory & practice. Question: Today, we are being told (primarily by the Ukrainians) that the Russians have "made things up" and there are no Nazis in Ukraine and there have never been any. However, we remember…

James W. McConnell (2022-11-30). Russia's Winter Offensive and NATO's Response. globalresearch.ca

Jason Ditz (2022-11-30). Kurdish SDF Asks Russia to Mediate Security Deal With Syria. news.antiwar.com With Turkish officials talking up another imminent invasion of northern Syria, the Kurdish SDF are keen to negotiate a more formal alliance with the Assad government. They are Turkey's invasions are aimed in part at curbing Kurdish autonomy, and propping up rebels they believe would be better for Turkish interests. The SDF has allied with the US in the past. | Kurdish hopes the US would put a stop to Turkish attacks haven't amounted to anything, however. That and US hostility toward Assad seems to have convinced many that Russ…

Morning Star (2022-11-30). Russia and U.S. repeatedly on the verge of a prisoner exchange. peoplesworld.org Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of an agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday. The White House has reportedly been trying to negotiate the exchange of Women's National Basketball Association star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian …

Scott Ritter (2022-11-30). Scott Ritter Ukraine Russia War Update 11-30-22. thealtworld.com

Staff (2022-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2022. democracynow.org Senate Passes Marriage Equality Act in Bipartisan Vote, House to Impose Deal Blocking Rail Strike Despite Objections from Workers, Progressive Dems, U.S. Announces Ukraine Infrastructure Aid as Europe Calls for Tribunal for Russian War Crimes, Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy, Qatari World Cup Official Says 400- 0 Migrant Workers Died While Working on FIFA Tournament, Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies at 96, Blast at Religious School in Northern Afghanistan Kills at Least 15
| , Missouri Executes Kevin Johnson After SCOTUS Denies Stay
| , Democratic Congress…

UnitedEditor (2022-11-30). Renewed US criticism of the S-400 deal: What it proves about Tàºrkiye-Russia and Tàºrkiye-US relations. uwidata.com Political scientist and United World International author Onur Sinan Guzaltan was the guest on Russia Today TV channel on 25 November. Gàºzaltan made evaluations on Tàºrkiye-Russia relations, about which the US has once again raised concerns by criticizing the S-400 deal. Gàºzaltan spoke about US-Tàºrkiye relations and their possible future, Tàºrkiye's cooperation with Russia and …

WSWS (2022-11-30). NATO summit vows to continue troop surge to Russia's borders. wsws.org NATO has "increased our presence on the ground, we have more presence in the air," said Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-30). Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy is Pro-Military and Anti-China. libya360.wordpress.com William Ging Wee Dere After teasing Canadians for years, the Indo-Pacific Strategy, released November 27, disappoints on many levels in terms of substance and cold war mentality in attitude. The policy strengthens Canada's commitment to the military industrial complex with half a billion dollars being allocated over five years. The money will be used to…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). West seeking securitization of Iran case, says MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Member of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that the West by raising the issue of human rights parallel to the nuclear issue in the IAEA is seeking securitization of the Iranian case.

WSWS (2022-11-30). Former US Navy secretary calls Australia the "tip of the spear" against China. wsws.org Richard Spencer proposed placing Australian naval personnel on US nuclear-powered submarines.

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2022-12-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-12-01). Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia precondition for Ukraine's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformNovember 30, 2022 Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia is prerequisite for Ukraine's NATO membership NATO Allies are currently focusing on providing Ukraine with immediate and urgent assistance…as any talks about Ukraine's full-fledged NATO membership will be possible only when Ukraine prevails as a sovereign…nation. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated this today in Bucharest …

WSWS (2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). 1 US Nuclear Weapons In Europe But Moscow Holds More Atomic Warheads In The World And The New Powerful Russian Sarmat ICBM. southfront.org Written by Fabio G.C. Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO A few months ago the superb President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spread…

Anonymous349 (2022-12-01). Battle Of Bakhmut And Short-Term Prospects Of Russian Offensive In Donbass. southfront.org | On December 1, clashes between Russian forces and units loyal to the Kiev regime continued in the sector of Bakhmut (Artemovsk). Following the recent advances, the Russians are attacking positions of pro-Kiev troops in the areas of Opitnoe, Podgornoe and around Kurdymovka. Currently, Bakhmut is in fact isolated only from the western and northwestern directions. Nonetheless, it remains under the permanent threat of the full encirclement if at one moment Kiev's forces defense collapse in northern or southe…

____ (2022-11-30). Chinese, Russian air forces hold 2nd joint strategic patrol of the year with 1st warplane exchange visits. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian militaries conducted a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, the first time Chinese aircraft have landed in Russia and Russian aircraft have landed in China in such a joint patrol.

____ (2022-12-01). Russia gets moving on plan to make drones. ecns.cn Russia has announced that it will begin to mass-produce a self-designed drone next year, as the United States and Europe pledged to provide more air defense equipment to Ukraine.

Fight Back (2022-12-01). Tallahassee FRSO hosts October Revolution event. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On November 6, the Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization held a celebratory meeting at Florida State University to honor the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution. | The October Revolution is the 1917 revolution that saw the overthrow of the czar, a Russian monarch, and the establishment of working-class power led by the Bolshevik party. | About a dozen or so students and community members gathered to learn about the October Revolution and the lessons it presents for today. | The event was facilitated by FRSO members Alex Carson, Regina Joseph and Delilah Pierre.

Gypsy Taub (2022-12-01). Hope a Poem By Gypsy Taub. indybay.org Gypsy Taub is an activist in California. She was born and raised in Russia. She is half Russian, half Ukrainian. Her poem "Hope" is about the war in the Ukraine. You can find more of Gypsy's poetry and more info about Gypsy at MyNakedTruth.TV or MyNakedTruth-TV.blogspot.com. Gypsy's BIO is posted on JerryGarciaFamilyClinic.org

Infobrics (2022-12-01). Russia Is Now India's Fifth-Largest Trading Partner, Up from 25th Position Last Year. infobrics.org Because of a surge in oil deals, imports soared five times from $4.2 billion in April-September 2021 to $21.3 billion in the first half of FY23…

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-12-01). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Peter Koenig (2022-12-01). Ukraine — Russia War: Is a Doomsday Scenario Looming? Or Is There Reason for Hope? globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-11-30). U.S. should create conditions for complete, thorough nuclear disarmament: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The United States should seriously reflect on its nuclear policy and step up to its special, primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament.

Mike Whitney (2022-12-01). Putin's Remedy: A Fragmented, Toothless Ukraine Separated by a 100 Kilometer-Wide No-Man's-Land. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-30). Russia strengthens cooperation with its allies in the East. journal-neo.org The start of the special operation to denazify the Kiev regime was essentially a dividing line, revealing not only the true Russophobic attitude towards Russia of the current US political elite and their Western allies, but also clearly highlighting the outspoken defenders and sponsors of today's neo-Nazis. These circumstances have defined and deepened the sharp …

_____ (2022-11-30). Why is Soros leaving Tajikistan? journal-neo.org As per the statement posted on the website of the Open Society Foundation ("Open Society" or Soros Foundation — which was declared an undesirable organization in Russia back in 2015), the so-called "charity" of American billionaire George Soros, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at $6.7 billion, has decided to close its branch — the …

_____ (2022-11-30). Zelensky's War Machine Is Running Out of Fuel. Expect More Panic Attacks Soon. strategic-culture.org Zelensky believes faking an attack or creating an environmental calamity will repeat history. But he is woefully misinformed as he is ignorant. | When the lights go out, the water no longer comes and there isn't even a scrap of wood to keep Ukrainians warm, Zelensky will need Sean Penn's Oscar for help. | How long has President Zelensky got, before his political support wains, given then it is widely known that he is often bullied by western elites out of talks with Russia? There is a certain panic setting in within the Zelensky cabal which is making him more and more capricious, to the point of being out of con…

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-30). Russia's Energy Geopolitics With China & India. thealtworld.com The top takeaways from this analysis are several. First, Russia's energy geopolitics with China and India are mutually beneficial. Second, China's energy diversification strategy is being balanced out by India's insatiable appetite for discounted Russian resources. Third, India is rapidly replacing China as Russia's top partner. Fourth, neither the aforesaid nor the ongoing Sino-American discussions over a New Détente are zero-sum for Moscow or Beijing. And finally, a new global strategic balance is emerging. | The RIC Core Of The Global Systemic Transition | China and India are Russia's top two partners in the w…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). American Armaments Sales in Europe Booming Thanks To The War In Ukraine: "US Colony after Nato Coup" southfront.org Written by Fabio G.C. Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO Head of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, considered that the current…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). Military Situation In Syria On November 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 30, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Daqna area; | On November 30, one SAA serviceman was killed by IED explosion in the Sabikhan area; | On November 29, an IED explosion was reported in the city of Daraa; | On November 29, Russian military police carried out a patrol in the Tal Tamar area. | MOR…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). Military Situation In Ukraine On November 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU ammo depot near Dnepropetrovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Chasov Yar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhaylovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Chervonopopovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Novosyolovskoye; | Clashes…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-30). Stoltenberg Admits Impact Of Russian Strikes, Contradicting Western media. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageHowever, NATO plans to use this as an excuse to prolong the conflict by sending more air defense systems to Ukraine, instead of searching for a diplomatic solution. | Written by On November 29, the foreign ministers of NATO member countries met in Bucharest for a conference about the current issues involving the organization. One…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-30). In Video: Russia Deploys Heavy Howitzers On Frontline With Turkish Forces In Northern Syria. southfront.org Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | The Russian military grouping in Syria has deployed heavy howitzer near an important frontline with Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | A video that surfaced online on November 30 shows a Russian battery of Msta-B towed 152 mm howitzers moving in the direction of the town of Tell Rifaat. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the battery was deployed at a newly-established position in the nearby village of Tell Ji…

Brittani Banks (2022-11-30). Is Russia Really the Reason Why Mali Continues to Push France Away? independentmediainstitute.org On , Mali's interim Prime Minister Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga posted a statement on social media to say that Mali has decided "to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by NGOs operating in Mali with funding or material or technical support from France." A few days before this statement, the French government …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). Russia Says It Delayed Nuclear Arms Control Talks Over Differences With US. news.antiwar.com Russia on Tuesday said it delayed nuclear arms control talks with the US that were set to start this week due to differences with Washington and tensions over Ukraine. "We have encountered a situation where our American colleagues not only demonstrated a lack of desire to take note of our signals, acknowledge our priorities, but …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). Report: US Considers 'Dramatically' Expanding Training of Ukrainian Forces. news.antiwar.com The US is considering "dramatically" increasing its training of Ukrainian forces, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials. The plan under consideration would aim to train up to 2, 0 Ukrainian troops each month at a US base in Germany. The report said that since Russia invaded, the US has only trained a few thousand …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). US Pushing Allies to Give Ukraine Aid to Fix Its Energy Infrastructure. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday from the NATO summit in Bucharest that the US and its allies have agreed to form a group to help repair Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which has been decimated by Russian missile and drone strikes. The State Department announced Tuesday that it would provide Ukraine with $53 million in …

Editor (2022-11-30). U.S. commits to reignite space race during new Cold War vs. China, Russia. mronline.org Artemis I is a dry run for the return to the moon, a test of the new Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule that will bring astronauts into lunar orbit on Artemis II and onto the surface on Artemis III.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). 12m tons of Russian goods to transit via Iran to India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Following India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passage of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Stop arming Kiev otherwise no talks, Zakharova warns US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Russia is not going to discuss the New START Treaty with the United States as long as Washington keeps arming Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Major fire in Russian thermal power plant leaves 2 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — The roof of a department at a thermal power plant in Perm in Russia's Urals is on fire, an emergencies official told news media on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Azerbaijani, Russian FMs to meet in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on December 5 in Moscow, Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Russia to focus on nuclear arms infrastructure in 2023. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Russia will pay special attention to building infrastructure for its nuclear forces in 2023, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Infobrics (2022-11-30). Chinese Refiners Seek More Russian Oil. infobrics.org State firms ask for assistance from Beijing ahead of EU sanctions…

James W. McConnell (2022-11-30). Russia's Winter Offensive and NATO's Response. globalresearch.ca

Jason Ditz (2022-11-30). Kurdish SDF Asks Russia to Mediate Security Deal With Syria. news.antiwar.com With Turkish officials talking up another imminent invasion of northern Syria, the Kurdish SDF are keen to negotiate a more formal alliance with the Assad government. They are Turkey's invasions are aimed in part at curbing Kurdish autonomy, and propping up rebels they believe would be better for Turkish interests. The SDF has allied with the US in the past. | Kurdish hopes the US would put a stop to Turkish attacks haven't amounted to anything, however. That and US hostility toward Assad seems to have convinced many that Russ…

Morning Star (2022-11-30). Russia and U.S. repeatedly on the verge of a prisoner exchange. peoplesworld.org Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of an agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday. The White House has reportedly been trying to negotiate the exchange of Women's National Basketball Association star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian …

Scott Ritter (2022-11-30). Scott Ritter Ukraine Russia War Update 11-30-22. thealtworld.com

Staff (2022-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2022. democracynow.org Senate Passes Marriage Equality Act in Bipartisan Vote, House to Impose Deal Blocking Rail Strike Despite Objections from Workers, Progressive Dems, U.S. Announces Ukraine Infrastructure Aid as Europe Calls for Tribunal for Russian War Crimes, Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy, Qatari World Cup Official Says 400- 0 Migrant Workers Died While Working on FIFA Tournament, Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies at 96, Blast at Religious School in Northern Afghanistan Kills at Least 15
| , Missouri Executes Kevin Johnson After SCOTUS Denies Stay
| , Democratic Congress…

UnitedEditor (2022-11-30). Renewed US criticism of the S-400 deal: What it proves about Tàºrkiye-Russia and Tàºrkiye-US relations. uwidata.com Political scientist and United World International author Onur Sinan Guzaltan was the guest on Russia Today TV channel on 25 November. Gàºzaltan made evaluations on Tàºrkiye-Russia relations, about which the US has once again raised concerns by criticizing the S-400 deal. Gàºzaltan spoke about US-Tàºrkiye relations and their possible future, Tàºrkiye's cooperation with Russia and …

WSWS (2022-11-30). NATO summit vows to continue troop surge to Russia's borders. wsws.org NATO has "increased our presence on the ground, we have more presence in the air," said Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). West seeking securitization of Iran case, says MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Member of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that the West by raising the issue of human rights parallel to the nuclear issue in the IAEA is seeking securitization of the Iranian case.

WSWS (2022-11-30). Former US Navy secretary calls Australia the "tip of the spear" against China. wsws.org Richard Spencer proposed placing Australian naval personnel on US nuclear-powered submarines.

_____ (2022-11-29). 60-80% of Twitter accounts posting on Russia-Ukraine war are bots, 90% pro-Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Between 60 and 80 percent of Twitter handles posting on the Russia-Ukraine war may be bot accounts, research by scholars from the University of Adelaide, Australia, has found. Among other influences, these bot accounts may have been pushing people to flee their homes during the conflict between these two countries, the researchers added.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Endgame Ukraine; Putin's Battleplan. southfront.org | Written by Until recently, Russia had largely targeted Ukraine's military and strategic infrastructure (Air Force, Navy, Ground Forces). The shift in Moscow's strategy now consists in targeting Ukraine's civilian energy, transport, and communications infrastructure wh…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). In Video 18+: Russian Forces Storm Ukrainian Strongholds Near Avdeevka. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). In Video: Ukrainian Roving Mortar Crew Came Under Russian Fire. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On November 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army took control of Kurdyumivka and Ozarianivka villages; | The Russian Army took control of Andriivka village; | The Russian Army took control of Spirne village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Pavlivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova. | MORE ON…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Military Situation In Syria On November 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 29, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province; | On November 29, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | Five SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield area in the northern Syria, according to the Turkish MOD; | On November 28, Turkish drones struck SDF positions in the west of Tal Abyadh; | On November 29, a…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On November 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army took control of Kurdyumivka and Ozarianivka villages; | The Russian Army took control of Andriivka village; | The Russian Army took control of Spirne village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Pavlivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova. | MORE ON THE TOP…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). The Big Lie About Ukraine's War. southfront.org | Written by Before Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky quit negotiations with Russia to settle the war in Ukraine, he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria on 20 March 2022, Zakaria had asked him…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Why Does US Insist On Peace Talks Between Kiev And Moscow? southfront.org Faced with the possibility of a catastrophe, Washington changes its discourse on Ukraine. | Written by Recently, there has been a subtle pressure from the US for Kiev to resume peace talks with Russia. Despite the Western media insisting on spreading narratives about a "Ukrainian victory", Washington still seems to prefer that the negotia…

Anonymous765 (2022-11-29). Russian Forces Back To Offensive Operations On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org |

Brian Berletic (2022-11-29). West Admits Ukraine's Bakhmut Setbacks + Boeing's Long-Range Rockets Proposed for Ukraine. thealtworld.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for November 29, 2022 | Western media admits heavy losses by Ukraine around eastern city of Bakhmut; | Pentagon worries Ukraine is expending more artillery rounds than can be supplied by the West; | West appears "baffled" over Russia fighting a battle absorbing huge amounts of Ukrainian soldiers' lives, equipment, and ammunition, despite Moscow declaring "demilitarization" as the first objective of the current special military operation; | US defense contract Boeing proposes sending 1 km long-range rockets for Ukraine's remaining HIMARS and…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Ukraine Says NATO Must Step Up Weapons Production or It Won't Win War. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that NATO countries need to ramp up weapons production, or Kyiv won't be able to win the war against Russia. Kuleba said that NATO countries must "begin the production of necessary weapons today." If that doesn't happen, he said Ukraine "won't be able to win — as simple …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). NATO Doubles Down on Pledge to Eventually Admit Ukraine. news.antiwar.com NATO on Tuesday doubled down on its pledge to eventually admit Ukraine during a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania, a position that played a major role in provoking Russia's invasion. The Romanian city was where NATO initially made the promise to Ukraine back in 2008, and at the time, US officials …

____ (2022-11-28). China, Russia committed to safeguarding int'l justice. ecns.cn China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to rejecting unipolar hegemony and safeguarding international fairness and justice, a move that officials and scholars said is conducive to the peace and stability of the region and the world.

____ (2022-11-29). Xi says ready to strengthen China-Russia energy cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday China is ready to work with Russia to forge closer partnership in energy cooperation.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Qatar to supply Germany with LNG under long-term gas deals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Qatar is to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany under a 15-year deal as the European economic powerhouse scrambles to replace Russian gas supplies that were cut during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Russian embassy voices support for Iran's natl. team vs USA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The Russian Embassy in Tehran announced in a statement on its Telegram channel on Tuesday evening that it supports Iran's national football team (Team Melli) against the United States in the World Cup match tonight.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-29). Anti-Iran resolution complicated JCPOA revival talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that issuance of anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors has complicated talks on the revival of Iran's nuclear deal.

Infobrics (2022-11-29). Nine Russian Banks Open Special Vostro Accounts for Trade in Rupees. infobrics.org Russia top two banks—Sberbank and VTB Bank —have emerged as the first foreign lenders to receive the approval. Russia's Gazprom, which does not have its branches in India, has also opened this account with state-run UCO Bank…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-29). A New Age of Globalization: BRICS and the Challenge of Creating a Fair International Legal Order. libya360.wordpress.com Gabriel Dourado Rocha Initially, the so-called BRIC — Brazil, Russia, India and China — was coined in 2001, when it was predicted that the share of Brazil, Russia, India and China in the world's GDP would grow and that this would raise questions about the impact of these countries on economic policies. In this context,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-29). The EU Chooses the Path of Direct Military Confrontation with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Philippe Rosenthal On November 10, the European Commission unveiled the new Military Mobility 2.0 Action Plan. The presentation of this plan was accompanied by a joint communicqué on the EU's cyber defense policy. It is officially stated that these documents aim to address the deteriorating security situation after Russia's aggression against Ukraine and to increase the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-29). What to Expect in Russia's Winter Offensive in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Russian President Vladimir Putin met with mothers of military personnel participating in the special military operation in Ukraine, Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region, November 25, 2022 Wading through the 18,000-word transcript of an hours-long meeting that President Vladimir Putin took with the "soldiers' mothers" last Friday in Moscow, one gets the impression that the fighting in…

Mark Taliano (2022-11-29). The Collective West Seeks War, not Peace. marktaliano.net The collective West does not want peace for Ukraine. Instead it wants war in an unsuccessful bid to "bleed Russia". The West was not seeking Peace when it orchestrated the bloody, unconstitutional Maidan coup, ousting elected President Yanukovych, who was forced to flee the country. (1) Neither were the West and its agencies seeking Peace …

Staff (2022-11-29). Serbian president: "We have to understand that we are at war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92November 28, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: "We have to understand that we are at war" "Putin uses what he has, the others what they have, everyone uses everything, there is no love in war. When many thought that the war was over and that Ukraine was winning, the Russians started to fight better. It will be a …

WSWS (2022-11-29). New Zealand government reaffirms support for US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org Following defence minister Peeni Henare's visit to Ukraine, New Zealand's parliament has invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to deliver a speech to promote the US-NATO proxy war against Russia.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-29). Launch Nuclear Strike On Nukemap By Alex Wellerstein. southfront.org Launch a nuclear strike Who created the NUKEMAP? | The

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-29). Pentagon Claims China Could Have 1, 0 Nuclear Warheads by 2035. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon this week issued its annual report on China's military power that claimed Beijing could nearly quadruple its nuclear stockpile by 2035, bringing it to 1, 0 warheads. Current estimates put China's nuclear stockpile at about 3 , although the Pentagon claims the number has surpassed 400. Beijing has signaled it plans to increase its nuclear …

____ (2022-11-29). Japan mulls extending service period of 60-year-old nuclear plants amid fuel shortages. ecns.cn Japanese government on Monday proposed action plans to keep some nuclear reactors operating beyond the current 60-year limit amid the country's policy shift on nuclear energy as a solution to energy supply shortages.

Philip Giraldi (2022-11-29). Vladimir Putin's Vision of a Multipolar World. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-11-29). Why does US insist on peace talks between Kiev and Moscow. infobrics.org Faced with the possibility of a catastrophe, Washington changes its discourse on Ukraine.

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