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2022-10-01: News Headlines

UnitedEditor (2022-10-01). Putin: The world has entered a period of revolutionary transformation. unitedworldint.com By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement on the accession of a number of former Ukrainian regions to Russia: the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The signatures came as a result of referendums in these regions, in which the overwhelming …

Staff (2022-10-01). US Officials tell congressmen JCPOA revival talks stalled. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — In a closed briefing with US lawmakers, Biden administration officials told that negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are stalled.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-10-01). Ukraine Vows To 'Liberate' Territory Annexed by Moscow. news.antiwar.com A high-ranking Ukrainian official vowed his country would retake the regions annexed by Russia. The Kremlin has pledged to defend the territories it acquired on Friday with Moscow's full arsenal of weapons. In an interview with Politico, Mykhailo Podolyak an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "[f]or our plans, [Russia's annexation] doesn't matter. We …

Jan Oberg (2022-10-01). Biden and Nuland Promised to Destroy Nordstream before the Russian Invasion. dissidentvoice.org People from the Danish Defence Academy, other military experts — e.g. those of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation — most major Danish media and — of course — the Ukrainian President's advisor uniformly point — to Russia as the saboteur of the Nordstream gas pipelines near Bornholm, the Danish island south of Sweden. The Danish Prime …

Ahmed Adel (2022-10-01). Post-referendum Sanctions Will Not Deter Russia From Uniting with New Territories. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-10-01). Putin reconoce a Jersón y Zaporiyia como independientes. telesurtv.net En forma previa, Moscú ya había reconocido la independencia de las autoproclamadas repúblicas populares de Donetsk y Lugansk, en el este de Ucrania.

Staff (2022-10-01). Ukraine's NATO bid begs pushing ahead WWIII, Medvedev says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Deputy head of Russia's security council Dmitry Medvedev has slammed Ukraine's renewed bid to promptly join the US-led NATO military alliance as an effort that would only "hasten the start of World War III."

Staff (2022-10-01). US to sanction countries supporting Ukraine annexation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — US White House National Security Advisor said that sanctions will apply to countries, people, or firms that support or do business with Russia-allied authorities in the newly annexed areas.

Staff (2022-10-01). Biden reacts to Putin's Friday remarks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — US President Joe Biden reacted to the remarks of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that were made on the accession of four regions of Ukraine to Russia.

Staff (2022-10-01). Russia vetoes UNSC draft resolution over Ukraine annexation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Russia vetoed on Friday a UN Security Council draft resolution designed to condemn Moscow for incorporating four former Ukrainian regions.

The Cradle (2022-10-01). 'Unprecedented' US Pressure on Turkish Banks Hinders Russia's "Mir Payment System" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-10-01). Spanish Pabloites hail gender politics of Podemos as it wages NATO war on Russia. wsws.org The petty-bourgeois Anticapitalistas tendency is signaling that its middle class supporters should rally to the support of Podemos' right-wing agenda based on identity politics.

WSWS (2022-10-01). French workers on one-day strike 29 September against inflation, war. wsws.org Around 2 ,000 workers demonstrated across France, according to trade unions, as working class anger mounts over the danger of hunger and cold this winter, linked to the war against Russia.

_____ (2022-10-01). US Sanctions Will Make China Stronger. popularresistance.org For the past five years, with the rapid decline of the U.S. empire and the peaceful rise of China, the U.S. has rapidly developed a baffling policy of anti-China hysteria. From Trump to Biden, Republicans and Democrats, neo-cons and "progressives," are all now focused entirely on a racist cold war of China-bashing and Russophobia, rather than doing anything constructive for the people of the United States and global society. | From a never-ending trade war, financial war, sanctions and the war against Huawei they turned to spreading unfounded stories of Chinese communist "high-tech" spies in the U.S., and a "Wuha…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-10-01). Presidente Putin destaca la alianza estratégica con China. telesurtv.net El presidente ruso resaltó que las relaciones bilaterales con Beijing se desarrollan con dinamismo y en un espíritu de cooperación.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-10-01). Presidente Putin firma tratados de adhesión de territorios a Rusia. telesurtv.net El mandatario Vladímir Putin hizo un llamamiento al Gobierno ucraniano "para que cese inmediatamente el fuego".

Kurt Nimmo (2022-09-30). More Evidence Points to US-NATO Sabotage of Nord Stream. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-09-30). Trump warns sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines could lead to war. infobrics.org Biden will never accept Trump's offers to mediate peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-30). NATO Formally Labels Nord Stream Leaks as 'Sabotage'. news.antiwar.com NATO on Thursday formally labeled the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines as "sabotage" and warned that attacks on an ally's "critical infrastructure" could be met with a response, although the pipelines are owned mainly by Russia. "All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage," …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Russian Pipeline Sabotage: Beneficiaries and Possible Escalation of the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the energy infrastructure that connects Russia with Europe under the waters of the Baltic Sea, suffered unprecedented damage this September 27, which all experts agree in affirming that they were the product of a "deliberate act", that is to say, a vile sabotage. Danish…

Peter Koenig (2022-09-30). Fake Reporting on the Blown-up Pipelines and Russia's "Annexation" of Donbas. globalresearch.ca

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). BREAKING. Russia Recognised Zaporizhzhya And Kherson Regions As Independent States. southfront.org On 29 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognising the territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as independent states based on the results of referendums. | | | These two documents are a necessary formality for the subsequent formal acceptance of the regions as part of Russia. However, either way the situation develops, these territories have a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Russia Puts an End to the Sovereignty of Westphalia. libya360.wordpress.com Franco Vielma Head of the Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Head of the Zaporozhye Region Evgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and Head of the Lugansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik | © Mikhail Metzel/TASS Through referendums held in recent days, the former Ukrainian regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhie…

Anonymous765 (2022-09-30). Donbass And Novorossiya Enter Russia Amid Fierce Battles. southfront.org |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Signing of Treaties on Accession of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions to Russia. libya360.wordpress.com During the address by Vladimir Putin at the ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and the Kherson Region to the Russian Federation. Photo: Grigoriy Sisoev, RIA Novosti A ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic,…

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). US and NATO Commit to Ukrainian Territorial Integrity. telesurenglish.net On Friday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary Jens Stoltenberg expressed their "firm commitment" to "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." | RELATED: | Their statements came after the ceremony by which President Vladimir Putin signed the accession treaties of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions to Russia.

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). Putin Leads the Accession Ceremony of Former Ukrainian Regions. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Vladimir Putin signed the accession treaties of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions, which this week officially applied to become part of the Russian Federation. | RELATED: | The ceremony took place in the Saint George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, where the leaders of the four separatist territories were present: Denis Pushilin (Donetsk), Leonid Pásechnik (Lugansk), Vla…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-09-30). Putin reconoce a Jersón y Zaporizhzhia como independientes. telesurtv.net En forma previa, Moscú ya había reconocido la independencia de las autoproclamadas repúblicas populares de Donetsk y Lugansk, en el este de Ucrania.

Al Mayadeen (2022-09-30). LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye Vote for Reunification with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-09-30). BREAKING: DPR, LPR, Kherson And Zaporozhie Regions Joined Russia. southfront.org On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements on joining Russia with heads of independent states of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, former Kherson and Zaporozhie regions. | The ceremony took place in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin. The ceremony was attended by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the Zaporozhye Regional State Administration Yevgeny Balitsky and the head of the Kherson Regional State Administratio…

_____ (2022-09-30). The Democratic Party, Now The Leading Party Of War. popularresistance.org The prowar mentality among the progressive Dem pols is not limited to Biden's cruel proxy war to the last Ukrainian. It extends to a second proxy war now being ginned up in Taiwan. When Nancy Pelosi recently visited the island to stir up secessionist sentiment, not a single progressive Democrat in Congress made so much as a peep of protest. In fact Rep. Ro Khanna, Co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential campaign boosted it in rants on CNN and Twitter. | Both of these proxy wars bring the US into conflict with two other major global nuclear powers. If the progressive pols cannot be against military escalati…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-30). Is That a Chilling Echo of Dr. Strangelove We Are Hearing from Biden's Nominee to Oversee America's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-30). At UN, New Zealand PM backs war against Russia, promotes internet censorship. wsws.org Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hypocritically called for nuclear disarmament, while aligning New Zealand with the war against Russia in Ukraine, and calling for greater censorship of the internet.

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). Lula and Bolsonaro on Ukraine and Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) are the favorites for the presidential elections that Brazil will hold on Sunday, October 2. Over the last few months, they have made several statements that portray what they think about the conflict in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia. | Several people walk in front of a street towel stall with images of the current president of Brazil and candidate for re-election, Jair Bolsonaro, and his contender, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…

Drago Bosnic (2022-09-30). Is Russia Really Losing in Ukraine? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous587 (2022-09-30). Germany Sends Intelligence Data To Ukraine. southfront.org BND was involved in the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine | As a result of an investigation conducted by the publications Zeit and ARD Kontraste, it was revealed that Germany had handed over satellite images and radio intercept data to Kiev. Apparently, this mostly concerned information regarding the deployment and movements of Russian military equipment taking part in combat operations in Ukraine. | According to the results of the investigation, in May 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz approved t…

Anatol Lieven (2022-09-30). Dangerous Annexation in Ukraine Makes US-Russian Diplomacy Even More Vital. commondreams.org It is precisely when relations are at their worst that high-level diplomatic engagement is most important.

WSWS (2022-09-30). US announces plans to expand "industrial base" for war with Russia. wsws.org Amid claims that the United States has sent so many weapons to Ukraine that it verges on depleting the capabilities of the US military, the US and its allies have announced a major new initiative to expand arms production.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-09-30). Zelensky Says Ukraine Already a 'De Facto' NATO Member. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared his country would be submitting an "accelerated" bid to join NATO on Friday. He made the announcement shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed documents to formally annexing four regions of Ukraine. Zelensky said the alliance should welcome Kiev, as Ukraine is already a de facto member. In his speech, …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-30). Kiev Regime Kills Refugees Who Flee War-Torn Areas Seeking Russian Protection (Photos). southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-09-30). US once again planning a coup at the UN. infobrics.org The objective is to move international society against Russia, even if this is not the will of most states.

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-09-30). Russia — India Energy Cooperation: RIAC and MCCI Roundtable. russiancouncil.ru On September 30, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a roundtable Russia — India Energy Cooperation under New Geopolitical Conditions. The event was closed from the public…

John Catalinotto (2022-09-30). Movements in NATO countries mobilize against war. workers.org With an avalanche of anti-Russian propaganda in NATO-member and other European Union countries — and in the U.S. — the corporate media has created an obstacle to mobilizing antiwar actions. Nevertheless, the high economic cost of the war, including much higher prices for basic goods and shortages of energy sources, . . . |

Infobrics (2022-09-30). China's Imports of Russian Coal Hit 5-Year High as Ties Deepen. infobrics.org Russian coal imports reach 8.54 million tonnes in August amid soaring energy demand in the world's second-largest economy…

Rainer Shea (2022-09-30). Neo-Colonial Apologia, Imperialist Hypocrisy, & the Chauvinism Driving Pro-NATO Liberals. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea Sep 26, 2022 | None are more hypocritical than the Americans who say that Russia is waging an imperialist war. The same goes for when they say China is carrying out a colonial genocide, or when they say the DPRK violates its people's human rights, or when they say Cuba is anti-democratic. The biggest of these projections is the one in which Americans say the PRC is carrying out neo-colonialism. Because not only are the U.S. and its wealthiest allies themselves guilty of neo-colonialism, but the central motive behind their cold war escalations is to maintain this neo-colonial extraction. | The…

Infobrics (2022-09-30). BRICS Nations Call for More Cooperation on Disaster Management. infobrics.org The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have pledged to boost cooperation on disaster management against the backdrop of exacerbating climate change, increasingly frequent natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). 20 Militants Reportedly Killed In New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On September 30, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least 12 airstrikes on the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies near the towns of Mseibin and Ruweiha in the southern Idlib countryside. Syrian pro-government news so…

SP Editor (2022-09-30). Israel's Got Some Nerve Decrying Russia's Annexations. scheerpost.com Israel illegally annexed Palestinian East Jerusalem, among other lands. [ By Juan Cole | In a further sign that all irony is dead,

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). America's Neo-Imperialist Pressure on Sudan Exposes its True Intentions Towards Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The planned Russian naval base in Port Sudan would unprecedentedly deepen military relations between Moscow and Khartoum, thus helping the host state more confidently resist Washington's pressure in all respects, especially when it comes to being manipulated into a mutually detrimental war with Ethiopia. The "Strategy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa" that the US unveiled…

Editor (2022-09-30). Zachary Karabell: China Is Not the Enemy—It Is America's Indispensable Economic Partner. scheerpost.com Zachary Karabell. Photo credit: The New America Foundation | : China—along with Russia—shares the attention of an increasingly provocative United State…

Editor (2022-09-30). Snowden's Russian Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn't Returned Home. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / A menagerie of Cold War liberals and neoconservative pundits with backgrounds in United States military or security agencies voiced their objections to Russia granting citizenship to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. | The response was not as intense as the

____ (2022-09-30). China-Europe freight train leaves Hebei port. ecns.cn A China-Europe freight train left Shijiazhuang, Hebei province on Tuesday and will arrive in Moscow in around 12 days, with a variety of commodities for customers.

Benjamin Norton (2022-09-30). US Launched 251 Military Interventions Since 1991, and 469 Since 1798. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton Sep 13, 2022 | The US military launched 469 foreign interventions since 1798, including 251 since the end of the first cold war in 1991, according to official Congressional Research Service data. | The United States launched at least 251 military interventions between 1991 and 2022. | This is according to a report by the Congressional Research Service, a US government institution that compiles information on behalf of Congress. | The report documented another 218 US military interventions between 1798 and 1990. | That makes for a total of 469 US military interventions since 1798 that have…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-30). 'Leading From Behind': Is Washington at War With Moscow? orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud Sep 24, 2022 | Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is telling the truth? | On September 8, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken,

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Who Profits from Pipeline Terror? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost The War of Economic Corridors has entered incandescent, uncharted territory: Pipeline Terror. A sophisticated military operation — that required exhaustive planning, possibly involving several actors — blew up four separate sections of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction All Observers of Donbass Referendums. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). DPR Civilians on Why They Wanted a Referendum to Join Russia. libya360.wordpress.com My overview of the DPR referendum to join Russia. It's mainly the people themselves talking, over the course of 5 days, including door-to-door voting (no, not at gunpoint) and voting in voting stations on the 5th day. Western commentators would do well to listen to them (but we know they won't). Summary: -they waited 8…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on Ukraine, Nord Stream Sabotage. libya360.wordpress.com Excerpts from the Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, September 29, 2022 Donbass and Ukraine update On September 27, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions completed referendums on accession to the Russian Federation. The high voter turnout and the results speak for themselves: the people in those regions do…

Max Blumenthal (2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. mintpressnews.com MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government.

Shane Quinn (2022-09-29). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). Putin Approves Annexation of Ukrainian Territories at Ceremony Friday. news.antiwar.com Updated 10: 30am (EDT) Friday, September 30 Russian President Vladimir Putin took the first step to annex four Ukrainian territories by signing documents at a ceremony this morning. After the signing, the European Union immediately released a statement claiming the annexation was illegal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv would "accelerate" its application to become …

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2022-09-30: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-30). NATO Formally Labels Nord Stream Leaks as 'Sabotage'. news.antiwar.com NATO on Thursday formally labeled the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines as "sabotage" and warned that attacks on an ally's "critical infrastructure" could be met with a response, although the pipelines are owned mainly by Russia. "All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage," …

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). BREAKING. Russia Recognised Zaporizhzhya And Kherson Regions As Independent States. southfront.org On 29 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognising the territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as independent states based on the results of referendums. | | | These two documents are a necessary formality for the subsequent formal acceptance of the regions as part of Russia. However, either way the situation develops, these territories have a…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-09-30). Putin reconoce a Jersón y Zaporizhzhia como independientes. telesurtv.net En forma previa, Moscú ya había reconocido la independencia de las autoproclamadas repúblicas populares de Donetsk y Lugansk, en el este de Ucrania.

WSWS (2022-09-30). At UN, New Zealand PM backs war against Russia, promotes internet censorship. wsws.org Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hypocritically called for nuclear disarmament, while aligning New Zealand with the war against Russia in Ukraine, and calling for greater censorship of the internet.

Anonymous587 (2022-09-30). Germany Sends Intelligence Data To Ukraine. southfront.org BND was involved in the transfer of intelligence to Ukraine | As a result of an investigation conducted by the publications Zeit and ARD Kontraste, it was revealed that Germany had handed over satellite images and radio intercept data to Kiev. Apparently, this mostly concerned information regarding the deployment and movements of Russian military equipment taking part in combat operations in Ukraine. | According to the results of the investigation, in May 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz approved t…

WSWS (2022-09-30). US announces plans to expand "industrial base" for war with Russia. wsws.org Amid claims that the United States has sent so many weapons to Ukraine that it verges on depleting the capabilities of the US military, the US and its allies have announced a major new initiative to expand arms production.

Infobrics (2022-09-30). China's Imports of Russian Coal Hit 5-Year High as Ties Deepen. infobrics.org Russian coal imports reach 8.54 million tonnes in August amid soaring energy demand in the world's second-largest economy…

Infobrics (2022-09-30). BRICS Nations Call for More Cooperation on Disaster Management. infobrics.org The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have pledged to boost cooperation on disaster management against the backdrop of exacerbating climate change, increasingly frequent natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic…

____ (2022-09-30). China-Europe freight train leaves Hebei port. ecns.cn A China-Europe freight train left Shijiazhuang, Hebei province on Tuesday and will arrive in Moscow in around 12 days, with a variety of commodities for customers.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-30). 'Leading From Behind': Is Washington at War With Moscow? orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud Sep 24, 2022 | Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is telling the truth? | On September 8, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken,

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). UN Security Council to Convene on Nord Stream Attacks at Russia's Request. news.antiwar.com

WSWS (2022-09-29). The bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline: Who benefits? wsws.org Attempts by NATO officials to pin the blame on Russia and rule out US responsibility in the bombing of the pipeline, which Washington has called to be destroyed, have no credibility.

Max Blumenthal (2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. mintpressnews.com MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government.

_____ (2022-09-29). Facts Related To The Sabotage Attack On The Nord Stream Pipelines. popularresistance.org For decades the U.S. opposed European projects to receive energy from Russia. It wants Europe to buy more expensive U.S. oil and gas. | Europe's, and especially Germany's industry, depends on cheap energy from Russia. Without it Europe will be de-industrialized and go broke. | The U.S. had threatened to disable the pipelines connecting Europe to Russia. Currently the U.S. is winning its war on Europe's, mainly Germany's, industries and people. Yesterday's sabotage attack on the Nord Stream I and II pipelines, which are supposed to bring Russian natural gas to Germany, mean that the the war on Germany has entered…

Editor (2022-09-29). The Timing of the Pipeline Attack. scheerpost.com Biden calling for overthrow of Putin in Warsaw in March. (Office of the President) | By Joe Lauria / President Joe Biden, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by his side, promised a White House press conference in early February that the U.S. was "able" to shut down the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea if Russia invaded Ukraine. | A reporter asked Biden, "But how will you do that, exactly, since…the project is in Germany's control?" Biden said: "I promise you, we will be able to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction All Observers of Donbass Referendums. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of…

Staff (2022-09-29). Ukraine Condemns Venezuela, Brazil and Uruguay After Donbass Referendum. orinocotribune.com Ukraine labels Brazil, Venezuela and Uruguay as "criminals" for having acted as observers in the referendum held in areas controlled by Russia in the Donbass region. | On Tuesday, September 27, a statement was issued that read, "Partners in crime are also criminals," by the so-called Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, threatening to punish independent observers who participated in the vote on the accession to Russia. | On Tuesday, the referendum came to a close in the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (east) and in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia (south),…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). DPR Civilians on Why They Wanted a Referendum to Join Russia. libya360.wordpress.com My overview of the DPR referendum to join Russia. It's mainly the people themselves talking, over the course of 5 days, including door-to-door voting (no, not at gunpoint) and voting in voting stations on the 5th day. Western commentators would do well to listen to them (but we know they won't). Summary: -they waited 8…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Referendum Observer from South Africa: 'People Really Wanted it For a Long Time'. libya360.wordpress.com The youth league of South Africa's ruling party has been slammed by the country's Ukrainian community after it endorsed the referendums on joining Russia that were held in four regions there. RT talked to Khulekani Skosana, the chairperson of International Relations for the African National Congress Youth League.

Anonymous767 (2022-09-29). Battle For Krasny Liman Heats Up In Midst Of Russia's Move To Accept New Regions. southfront.org A T-80 battle tank of Kyiv's forces is destroyed in Kharkov Region | Attempts of Kyiv's forces to break the Russian defense in the area of Krasny Liman have dramatically increased in the midst of Russia's expected move to accept Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhie regions following voting there. | As of the afternoon of September 29, Russian units retreated from the eastern part of Kupyansk town in the Liman sector. At the same time, advance of Kyiv's forces was reported in the settlement of Kovsharovka, which was at…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Ukraine: Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0? libya360.wordpress.com Anatoly Antonov It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one. As Henry Kissinger wrote in 2014, "The demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one." I have commenced my…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-29). Is that a chilling echo of Dr. Strangelove we are hearing from Biden's nominee to oversee nuclear weapons arsenal? struggle-la-lucha.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). US Targets Iran's Oil Exports With New Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Talks Stall. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports in the latest sign that a revival of the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely. The State Department announced sanctions on two Chinese-based firms accused of trading Iranian oil, while the Treasury Department designated several entities based in Hong Kong, Iran, India, and the UAE. …

Shane Quinn (2022-09-29). An Overview of US Nuclear Weapons and Arms Expenditure. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2022-09-29). US Government: We Warned Russia Privately There Will Be Catastrophic Consequences If They Use Nukes. moguldom.com Behind closed doors, the U.S. government apparently warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against the use of nuclear weapons. Now, President Joe Biden's administration is sending the message through the media. Pentagon and U.S. officials made the rounds on Sunday talk shows Sept. 25 issuing the warning publicly. But on Sept. 28, Russia announced that it …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-29). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2022-09-29). The Urgent Need for a Draft Ukraine-Russia Peace Agreement. commondreams.org Today's fraught situation can easily spin out of control, as the world has done on so many past occasions—yet this time with the possibility of nuclear catastrophe.

Robert C. Koehler (2022-09-29). Nuclear War and Moral Sanity. commondreams.org In a spiritual and moral sense, the world's nuclear powers are the most underdeveloped nations—committed to maintaining power over, rather than power with, the rest of the planet.

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 92nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 14th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Pavlograd with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Gulyaypole with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia stru…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). Putin to Approve Annexation of Ukrainian Territories at Ceremony on Friday. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin announced Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will take the first step to annex four Ukrainian territories by signing a document at a ceremony that will take place at 3 PM Moscow time on Friday. Russia is moving quickly to absorb the territory it controls in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the breakaway Donbas republics …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-29). Conditioned for War With Russia. orinocotribune.com By Ray McGovern Sep 22, 2022 | Ray McGovern reviews key pieces of background that — thanks to the media — few Americans know about the widest war in 77 years that is now on our doorstep. | Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan and China specialist Kurt Campbell — will have no trouble rallying Americans for the widest war in 77 years, starting in Ukraine, and maybe spreading to China. And, shockingly, under false pretenses. | Most Americans are oblivi…

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Is Russia Really Losing In Ukraine? southfront.org By Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | After Russia launched its counteroffensive against NATO aggression, the state and corporate-run mainstream media of the political West started spreading multiple false narratives about it. One of the most common themes was that the Russian military supposedly "failed" because the Kiev regime didn't collapse in a matter of days. | In the following months, especially after the Russian forces withdrew from northern areas of Ukraine, this was used to f…

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Is Russia really losing in Ukraine. infobrics.org While the propaganda machine works round the clock to create an alternate reality that doesn't exist past a TV or smartphone screen, the economic and social unraveling resulting from the failed economic siege of Russia has been affecting hundreds of millions around the world.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). Pentagon to Set Up a New Command for Arming Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US is planning to establish a new command base in Germany that will focus entirely on supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, Establishing the command would be part of the Western effort to support Ukraine in the long term, as there are no signs that the war will be ending anytime soon. The command would oversee the arming and training of Ukrainian forces. | US officials told the Times that Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, the top US military officer in Europe, recently submitted a proposal to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aust…

Staff (2022-09-29). Putin to annex 4 regions of Ukraine on Friday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Friday begin formally annexing 15% of Ukrainian territory, presiding at a ceremony in the Kremlin to declare four Ukrainian regions part of Russia.

Anand Naidoo (2022-09-29). The Heat: Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com Another crisis as the Russia-Ukraine conflict heads into its eighth month.

____ (2022-09-29). EU executive proposes 8th package of 'biting sanctions' against Russia. ecns.cn The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of "biting sanctions" against Russia, aimed at making the Kremlin "pay" for escalating the conflict in Ukraine.

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Are Russia and China Destined for Competition as Moscow Pivots East. infobrics.org With trade balance between Moscow and Beijing approaching $200 billion, this deepening dependence – and, especially if Russia became a beneficiary of Chinese technology – could be hyped up as Russia becoming a side-car to Chinese geopolitical ambitions by many Western observers…

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Indo-Russian Trade Up 120% This Year So Far. infobrics.org According to Ushakov, the two nations are currently working on bilateral measures to expand the use of national currencies, the ruble and the rupee, in mutual settlements…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). Russia Open to In-Person Talks With US on New START Treaty. news.antiwar.com Russia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow was "At the moment, we are exploring possibilities for holding a face-to-face session," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, Zakharova said that there is an "ongoing dialogue"

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Syria On September 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On September 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On September 29, Turkish security forces arrested three SDF members in the cities of Afrin and Azaz; | On September 29, SAA sent new military reinforcements to the city of Bukamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor; | On September 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On Sept…

_____ (2022-09-29). West Steps Up Sanctions against Turkey. journal-neo.org At the behest of Washington, Western countries are intensifying the crisis in relations with Ankara by imposing more and more anti-Turkish sanctions. Be it for the drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean, the purchase of Russian surface-to-air missile systems, or simply because of rapprochement with Russia anything goes. All of this is done with …

A Guest Author (2022-09-29). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. workers.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-29). Munich Philharmonic's first violinist sacked by city's SPD-Green council for being "too close to Russia" wsws.org Nasturica-Herschcowici has been celebrated as the "devil's violinist," in reference to early 19th century violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Western Withdrawal Of Citizens From Russia May Be A Provocation. southfront.org By Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The US and some other Western countries announced the evacuation of their citizens from the Russian territory. In a context of tensions between Moscow and NATO, this type of attitude sounds like a threat, further worsening the scenario of global security crisis. | The US State Department has asked Russia-based American citizens to leave the country immediately. The appeal was posted on the w…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Attack on Nord Stream Kills Prospects for Dialogue in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Germany — one after another within hours of each other in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark — were caused by blasts. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde tweeted that the…

Infobrics (2022-09-28). Post-referendum sanctions will not deter Russia from uniting with new territories. infobrics.org Russia's unification with new regions will force NATO to reconsider its level of involvement.

Eva Bartlett (2022-09-28). My interview from Donetsk on the people's eagerness to vote to join Russia. ingaza.wordpress.com Interview I did on RT yesterday, after observing the DPR referendum (from September 23-27) on whether to join Russia. During that time, I visited areas where voting was occurring in homes/apartments to lessen the opportunity for Ukraine to shell large crowds. Wherever I wentcentral Donetsk, hard-hit northern & western Donetsk, hard-hit Gorlovka, Mariupol, I saw…

_____ (2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …

_____ (2022-09-28). The United States Is Waging A New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective. popularresistance.org At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos (Switzerland) on May 23, 2022, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made some remarks about Ukraine that struck a nerve. Rather than be caught up "in the mood of the moment," Kissinger said, the West—led by the United States—needs to enable a peace agreement that satisfies the Russians. "Pursuing the war beyond [this] point," Kissinger said, "would not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself." Most of the commentary from the Western foreign policy establishment rolled their eyes and dismissed Kissinger's comments. Kiss…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Jacques Baud: US, UK, Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal. libya360.wordpress.com AARON MATÉ Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud says. "The problem is…

Tamara Nassar (2022-09-28). Holiday in illegal settlements, but not Russia, says Booking.com. electronicintifada.net Dutch agency's warning over settlement destinations does not go far enough.

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-09-28). Experts Discuss Russia — India Cooperation in the Arctic. russiancouncil.ru On September 28, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Northern Forum international organization held a roundtable titled "Russia — India Collaboration in the Arctic: Interests and Opportunities"

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