(2022-03-01). Russian Military Expert: We Can Choose Peace Or Risk A Nuclear War. popularresistance.org On Feb. 24, Clearing the FOG spoke at length with Dr. Vladimir Kozin, a Russian military and global security expert. That happened to be the day that Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. Dr. Kozin explains the goals of the mission and the events that led to it. He describes the eight year assault on ethnic Russians living in Eastern Ukraine that caused more than 14,000 deaths. He also describes how the current conflict can be resolved and the risk of a major, and possibly nuclear war, if a diplomatic solution is not achieved. March 1 to 7 is an international week of action to say No Wars! No S…
(2022-03-01). DPR Forces Vow To Fully Encircle Mariupol Today. Battle For Kharkov Continues (Video). southfront.org 
The Russian peace enforcement operation in Ukraine entered its sixth day.: | In the morning of March 1, a spokesperson for forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, Eduard Basurin, announced that the DPR will soon fully encircle the city of Mariupol in Donetsk Region. | Mariupol is a key stronghold of the Kiev regime in the area. DPR units reached its outskirts during the advance on February 28. | The Ukrainian military responds with massive shelling of civilian targets in Donetsk and Gorlovka cities. | Meanwhile, the Lugansk People's Republic announced that its forces have liberated 15 settlements from re…
(2022-03-01). China welcomes Ukraine-Russia negotiations, hopes for continuation: spokesperson. ecns.cn China has always supported and encouraged all diplomatic efforts that are conducive to the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, and welcomes the launch of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
(2022-03-01). Disband NATO — the U.S. war provocateur What the workers should know about NATO, Russia and Ukraine. workers.org 
What is NATO? NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is strictly a military alliance, commanded and mostly equipped by the U.S.; it was founded in 1949, in the aftermath of WWII, when hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops occupied Western Europe. NATO's purpose was to enforce capitalist control of Western . . . |
(2022-03-01). Moscow Claims This is Culmination of 8 Year Ukrainian war. orinocotribune.com Russia's Foreign Ministry says it wants to end the 8-year bloodbath in Donbass that both Ukraine and the West turned a blind eye to | The West spent eight years ignoring the "sea of blood" in Donbass while arming Ukraine, and now claims Moscow is the aggressor when it stepped in to end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RT on Thursday. | Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, claiming it was necessary to "demilitarize and de-nazify" the neighbor. Kiev accused Russia of aggression, while the US, EU and NATO hav…
(2022-03-01). Russia is Fighting a War of Self-Preservation. newatlas.report March 1, 2022 (The New Atlas) — NATO has expanded up to Russia's doorstep and since 2014 Ukraine has helped bring NATO even closer. Along with NATO, Ukraine's US-backed client regime has dropped 1000's of dead ethnic-Russians on Russia's doorstep as well. NATO's ultimate goal is not only encircling and containing Russia but eventually absorbing …
(2022-03-01). Colombia, US & NATO Carry Out Naval Drill near Venezuela (+Nuclear Submarine). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 28, 2022 ( The military drill was announced by Colombian Minister for Defense, Diego Molano, through a post o…
(2022-03-01). Prof: Russian Spec Op to De-Militarise & De-Nazify Ukraine Fully Justified Under International Law. sputniknews.com Russia has put its nuclear deterrence forces on high alert as the UK threatened Moscow with a conflict with NATO and the EU's announced provision of lethal weapons to Kiev, including fighter planes, howitzers and Stingers amid Moscow's special operation in Ukraine.
(2022-03-01). NATO goes to war against Russia. wsws.org Already substantially armed and with weapons pouring in, Ukraine is the front line in a war aimed at regime change in Moscow and the complete subordination of Russia to NATO.
(2022-03-01). French presidential candidates back NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org The leading candidates of all political colorations back the escalation of financial and military threats, including the arming of Ukraine's far-right regime against Moscow.
(2022-03-01). Hungary Will Not Allow Weapons for Ukraine to Transit Its Territory. news.antiwar.com Breaking from other NATO members, Szijjarto warned weapons deliveries bound for Ukraine could be targeted by Russia. "The reason for making this decision is that such deliveries might become targets of hostile military action," he said. | Szijjarto said Hungary, which shares a small border with Ukraine, made the decision on the basis of national security a…
(2022-03-01). Washington Coordinating With Allies to Seize Putin's Assets, US Senator Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The West is preparing further restrictive measures against Moscow, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee said after a classified briefing from US President Joe Biden's top national security officials on the Ukraine situation.
(2022-03-01). Russia views US decision to expel 12 diplomats as hostile act — Ambassador. tass.com Russian diplomats were hit again, Anatoly Antonov stressed…
(2022-03-01). Finland Mulls NATO Rethink After Recent Poll Shows Support. news.antiwar.com With the longest border with Russia at 830 miles, Finland's history during the Cold War was defined by being close to NATO, cooperating with the alliance, but retaining enough neutrality to avoid being an immediate target for the Soviet Union. | That neutrality saw Finland through the Cold War, and became a time-honored position of ruling parties. At times NATO became a political issue, With hype around the Ukraine War, a new poll shows a re…
(2022-03-01). 'End the Imperialist Expansionism': US Progressives Demand NATO Be Disbanded. sputniknews.com Russia has repeatedly said that NATO failed to take into account Moscow's security concerns related to the concentration of its military capacity near Russian borders, and refused to guarantee further expansion eastwards.
(2022-03-01). David North speaks on the NATO-Russia war on Turkey's KİTABA DAİR. wsws.org David North, the Chairman of the International editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site, spoke with Turkey's KİTABA DAİR on his book, The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished 20th Century, and the rapidly intensifying conflict between Russia and NATO over Ukraine.
(2022-03-01). German MP Says NATO Responsible For Ukraine Crisis, Should Have Guaranteed Neutral Status. sputniknews.com According to the member of the Bundestag, the debate about Ukraine's NATO membership was the trigger for the current events. The West's unwillingness to make concessions to Russia on such a key issue offended Moscow.
(2022-03-01). Russian Gas and Ukraine: a Middle Eastern Perspective. journal-neo.org 
Hype in the West regarding Russia's plans to seize Kyiv and its other "schemes" garnered response and comments in the Middle Eastern political circles and media. Among these the US-driven propaganda narratives regarding Moscow's alleged intent to use its gas as a geopolitical weapon and about the gas stranglehold that Russia has allegededly put on …
(2022-03-01). Repeating '70s Strategy of Grand Chess-Master Brzezinski: Biden Appears to Have Induced Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Bankrupt Russia's Economy and Advance Regime Change. covertactionmagazine.com But Will the Strategy Succeed This Time? Jimmy Carter's National Security Council adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski famously bragged about having induced …
(2022-03-01). Russia Ends Another of Ukraine's War Crimes — Fresh Water Flows Again to Crimea. newatlas.report March 1, 2022 (The New Atlas) — Since 2014 the US-backed regime in Kiev had not only waged relentless war against ethnic-Russians in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, it also deliberately built a dam to prevent fresh water from reaching Russian Crimea. While the Western media depicts Russia's ongoing military operations in Ukraine as …
(2022-03-01). War In Ukraine Day 5: Russian Advance Faces Ukrainian Stand Off, While Kiev Wins Ideological War (Video, 18+). southfront.org 
On February 28, the situation inside Ukraine began to take on the shapes of chaos close to what was happening…
(2022-03-01). In war speech, German Chancellor Scholz triples defense budget to rearm against Russia. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party and the World Socialist Web Site condemn the war offensive announced yesterday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the German parliament (Bundestag) and supported by all Bundestag parties.
(2022-03-01). Tel-Aviv to Vote Against Russia at UN but Israelis Say it Will Jeopardise Country's Security. sputniknews.com Over the years, Israel and Russia have coordinated activity when it came to Syria, where it did so to avoid potential clashes in the skies over Syria. Additionally, Russian authorities have been playing a pivotal part in mediation between Israelis and the Palestinians.
(2022-03-01). Sputnik News Agency Considers Labelling of Its Staff Accounts on Twitter 'Witch Hunt'. sputniknews.com Western governments have moved to heavily censor Russian foreign-language media in connection with the conflict in Ukraine, shutting down websites, radio and television broadcasts, and blocking or otherwise limiting access to Sputnik and RT on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
(2022-03-01). Sri Lanka extends visas of Russian, Ukrainian tourists by 2 months. ecns.cn The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
(2022-03-01). Ericsson suspends deliveries to Russian clients after sanctions — press service. tass.com The company is urgently analyzing introduced sanctions…
(2022-03-01). Lavrov: US Nuclear Weapons in Europe are Unacceptable for Russia, Time to Return Them Home. sputniknews.com Lavrov also warned that Russia does everything it can to prevent Ukraine from acquiring nuclear weapons.
(2022-03-01). US exchanges suspend trading in Russian stocks due to sanctions — newspaper. tass.com According to the Wall Street Journal, NYSE suspended trading in MTS, Mechel and CIAN securities…
(2022-03-01). Japan introduces sanctions against 49 Russian organizations, companies — Foreign Ministry. tass.com Also the government of Japan approved sanctions against six Russian senior government officials, including President Vladimir Putin…
(2022-03-01). Israeli Citizen Trying to Flee Ukraine Killed by Kiev Forces. sputniknews.com Israel's Foreign Ministry has estimated that several thousand Israeli citizens remain to date in Ukraine, where Russia is conducting a special military operation to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, following a request of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics to defend them from Kiev's aggression.
(2022-03-01). 'Extremely Uncomfortable': Russian Children Get Bullied in Norwegian Schools Over Ukraine Op. sputniknews.com Norway's Anti-Racist Centre has received a number of reports of incitement and abuse amid Russia's ongoing operation in Ukraine. Its general manager Linda Tinuke Strandmyr has called for school measures among different age groups to protect innocent children from political mobbing.
(2022-03-01). Nordics to Assist Ukraine With Arms Amid Russia's Demilitarisation Op. sputniknews.com All four Nordic nations have announced lethal weapons assistance to Ukraine amid Russia's operation to 'de-Nazify' the country, effectively breaking away with their decades-old tradition of not sending arms to countries in conflict.
(2022-03-01). Sputnik Czech Republic Website No Longer Accessible in the Country. sputniknews.com Earlier, Sputnik Polska became unavailable to users in Poland, as over the weekend, multiple Sputniks, including Sputnik International, Sputnik German SNA, Sputnik Ceska Republika reported large-scale DDoS attacks amid Russia's ongoing special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
(2022-03-01). Finnair, Nokian Tyres Plunge Amid Anti-Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine Special Op. sputniknews.com Barely a day after the EU banned all Russian planes from its airspace, Moscow responded in kind, barring carriers all 27 EU members, which plunged Finland's flag carrier.
(2022-03-01). EU Will Wage Total Economic & Financial War Against Russia, French Finance Minister Says. sputniknews.com On Monday, Paris vowed to identify Russians who have properties in France so that they might be included in the EU sanctions list due to links with the Russian authorities in connection with the ongoing special operation conducted by Moscow to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.
(2022-03-01). Russian Armed Forces Will Continue Ukraine Op Until They Achieve Their Goals, Shoigu Says. sputniknews.com The Russian military and their Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic allies began a large-scale military operation aimed at demilitarising Ukraine last Thursday. The operation began after weeks of escalating shelling, mortar, sniper and sabotage attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces and ultra-nationalist volunteer battalions in the Donbass.
(2022-03-01). DPR: Ukrainian Nationalists Seized Some 20 OSCE Cars in Kramatorsk, Staffers' Fate Remains Unclear. sputniknews.com Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early in the morning on Thursday, 24 February, responding to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics for help in countering the aggression of Ukrainian forces.
(2022-03-01). Russian businessman Mordashov makes statement in response to EU sanctions. tass.com What is happening in Ukraine is a tragedy for two fraternal nations, he noted…
(2022-03-01). US Could Transfer Terrorists From Syria to Ukraine Amid Russian Op, Damascus Says. sputniknews.com DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – US special services could send members of Daesh*, as well as other terrorist groups in Syria, to Ukraine, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari told Sputnik.
(2022-03-01). Sanctions against Russian energy sector can destabilize global markets — White House. tass.com That doesn't mean that they are off the table, Jen Psaki noted…
(2022-03-01). Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Jack and Joe, The Perils of Getting Tough. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Since we're clearly heading into a new Cold War, if not a hot one, how appropriate today to hear at TomDispatch (via Andrew Bacevich) from, of all people, John F. Kennedy. He was the president of my youth, …
(2022-03-01). America defeats Germany for the third time in a century. mronline.org 
The question to ask is what today's New Cold War is trying to change or "solve." To answer this question, it helps to ask who initiates the war. There always are two sides—the attacker and the attacked. The attacker intends certain consequences, and the attacked looks for unintended consequences of which they can take advantage. In this case, both sides have their dueling sets of intended consequences and special interests.
(2022-03-01). Ukraine sparks EU, US rush to Iran deal. peoplesdispatch.org There is a palpable sense of urgency in Washington to clinch a deal in Vienna, as the advanced centrifuges in the Iranian nuclear installations are narrowing the so-called breakout time by the day…
(2022-03-01). US Sees 'No Reasons' to Change Nuclear Alert Level. news.antiwar.com The White House said Monday that "We are assessing Pres…
(2022-03-01). US, Iran Remain Split on Key Nuclear Issues. news.antiwar.com The Iran nuclear talks in Vienna enter a new and crucial week, with signs that a deal is near, but that The Since th…
(2022-02-28). Russian Forces Take Control Of Energodar City, Declare Air Dominance (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The peace enforcement operation in Ukraine entered its fifth day. Russian forces have been developing their operational success in the southern, northern and eastern sectors amid strong resistance of the Kiev regime forces near Kharkov, Sumy and Mariupol. | In the morning of February 28, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian forces have liberated the towns of Energodar and Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhie Region. | According to the released statement, Russian military aviation control…
(2022-02-28). Turkish, Ukrainian defense chiefs discuss Russian military actions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 28, 2022 Turkish, Ukrainian defense ministers discuss Russian attacks Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov discussed the latest developments in Ukraine after Russia's military intervention on Monday. According to a statement from the defense ministry, Akar said that Ankara will continue working for peace in the region while also …
(2022-02-28). Russia-Ukraine Talks Begin In Belarus Amid Growing International Pressure. popularresistance.org In a major development crucial for peace in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, both the parties started negotiations in Gomel in Belarus, near the Ukrainian and Russian, borders on Monday, February 28. The delegates of the two countries reached Gomel early after initial hiccups regarding the venue of the talks. | A Russian delegation consisting of "representatives of foreign ministry, the defense ministry and other agencies, including the presidential administration" arrived to Belarus according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Preskov, Russian news agency TASS reported. | Ukraine claimed it is seeking imm…
(2022-02-28). Putin Puts Russian Nuclear Forces on High Alert as Resistance to Ukraine Invasion Grows. democracynow.org 
Following a wave of peace rallies held across the globe this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to diplomatic talks with Russia. This comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin placed Russia's nuclear forces on high alert on Sunday, citing increasingly tightened international sanctions. We speak with Anatol Lieven, senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who says it's not clear whether Putin is using a nuclear threat to topple the Ukrainian government or pressure them into a deal. Lieven also speaks about Belarus's support of the Russian invasion…
(2022-02-28). Ukraine versus Iraq — Humanitarian Intervention versus Invasion? transcend.org 25 Feb 2022 – Russian "Peacekeeping" or another "Forever War" – With the emphasis so emphatically placed on "invasion", little is said of the possibility of "humanitarian intervention" — let alone of the meaning of any form of "promise" not to invade.
