(2022-02-27). Kiev Backtracks on Peace Talks in Gomel After Russian Delegation Arrives in Belarus. sputniknews.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited Vladimir Putin to sit down for talks earlier this week, but as soon as Russia agreed, Kiev broke off contact. Later, the Kremlin revealed that Putin had ordered a temporary halt to the Russian military operation in Ukraine in anticipation of talks, but Kiev had refused to negotiate.
(2022-02-27). Putin Assures Israel's Bennett Russia Ready to Talk to Ukraine, Says Kiev Showing 'Inconsistency'. sputniknews.com Russia summoned Israel's ambassador to Moscow on Friday top ask why Tel Aviv "supports neo-Nazis" in Kiev after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid blasted the Russian military operation in Ukraine as a 'grave violation of the international order'.
(2022-02-27). Russian armed forces eliminate over 900 Ukraine's military facilities, says ministry. tass.com Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov added that 26 jets, helicopters and remotely piloted aircraft have also been shot down…
(2022-02-27). Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for talks with Ukrainians. tass.com Russian delegation is ready to start talks with Ukraine in Gomel, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says…
(2022-02-27). Russian MoD: Azov Battalion Used Grad Systems to Hit Residential Areas on Mariupol Outskirts. sputniknews.com On 24 February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk requested assistance to defend themselves from attacks by Ukrainian forces.
(2022-02-27). Analyst: Russia Seeks to Neutralise Ukraine's Geopolitical Status to Solve Dangerous Security Crisis. sputniknews.com As Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in order to protect the Donbass republics and demilitarise the country, which seeks to join NATO, two major Asian powers, China and India, have remained cautious in taking sides. An expert reckons the crisis will send a ripple effect in Europe and shape a new order in the Asia Pacific.
(2022-02-27). Dozens turn out to hear anti-war activist Juliana Musheyev speak against war with Russia. liberationnews.org 
On Feb. 25 nearly 40 people, including CBS 8 news, gathered at the San Diego Justice Center for a community forum about NATO expansion and aggression since the alliance's inception.
(2022-02-27). Minneapolis protest calls for U.S. de-escalation in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 24, around 30 people demonstrated outside U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's office in downtown Minneapolis with signs and banners calling for no war with Russia and an end to U.S. intervention in Ukraine. Held less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine, the protest came amidst a jingoistic frenzy of calls by Western governments and media for actions against Russia. | Protesters emphasized the role that the U.S. and NATO played for years in escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia. In 2014, the elected Ukrainian government was overth…
(2022-02-27). President Putin Didn't Spark World War III, he Just Averted it! orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Feb 24, 2022 | A much larger war that could dangerously escalate into World War III was averted by Russia's preemptive special operation in Ukraine aimed at neutralizing the US and NATO's latent, imminent, and hot threats emanating from that country. This makes Moscow's military mission truly a peacemaking one since the Eurasian Great Power responsibly sought to prevent World War III, not spark it. Russia truly had no choice but to act now. | The US-led Western Mainstream Media's latest information warfare narrative against Russia is that President Putin just sparked World War III, but th…
(2022-02-27). Barack Obama's Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to 'Recolonize' Africa During Early Days of the Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Gerald Horne — Feb 10, 2022 | Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China. | A new book published by Susan Williams, entitled
(2022-02-27). Day 4 Of War In Ukraine Started: Russian Troops Are In Kharkov City. Cruise Missiles Pound Regime Forces (Video). southfront.org 
The Fourth Day of the Russian peace enforcement operation in Ukraine started. In the morning of February 27, Russian forces…
(2022-02-27). How Western Press Has Kept Silent For Years on War in Donbass & Neo-Nazism in Ukraine. sputniknews.com Russia on 24 February launched a "special operation" in Donbass aimed at protecting Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), which were recognised as independent entities by Moscow on 21 February. The Western media called the operation "an invasion" they have long warned about.
(2022-02-27). Russia-Europe Gas Transit Through Ukraine to Remain at Near Maximum Capacity, Operator Says. sputniknews.com The Russian military operation in Ukraine has sent energy prices on a rollercoaster of volatility, with oil surging past $100 a barrel and spot prices for gas jumping 60 percent or more Thursday before leveling out Friday.
(2022-02-27). Russian Journalists Come Under Fire From Ukrainian Forces in Donbass. sputniknews.com On Thursday, Russia began a special operation to demilitarise Ukraine, responding to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics for help in countering the aggression of Ukrainian forces.
(2022-02-27). EEUU sabía que la expansión de la OTAN a Ucrania obligaría a Rusia a intervenir. multipolarista.com 
El ex embajador de EEUU en Rusia, William Burns, actual director de la CIA, admitió en un documento secreto en 2008 que la expansión de la OTAN a Ucrania cruza las "líneas rojas" de seguridad de Moscú y "podría dividir el país en dos, lo que provocaría violencia o incluso, algunos afirman, una guerra civil, lo que obligaría a Rusia a decidir si interviene".
(2022-02-27). US gov't knew NATO expansion to Ukraine would force Russia to intervene. multipolarista.com Former US Ambassador to Russia William J. Burns, who is now CIA director, admitted in a classified 2008 embassy cable that NATO expansion to Ukraine crosses Moscow's security "redlines" and "could potentially split the country in two, leading to violence or even, some claim, civil war, which would force Russia to decide whether to intervene."
(2022-02-27). UK's Truss Claims Unless Russian Op in Ukraine is Stopped, It May Result in Conflict With NATO. sputniknews.com Truss also argued that, if Russia is serious about entering negotiations with Ukraine, it should pull its troops out of the country.
(2022-02-27). Solidarity Between U.S. and Russian Peace Activists. davidswanson.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, February 27, 2022 War is fairly well known for killing, injuring, traumatizing, destroying, and rendering homeless. It's somewhat well known for diverting massive resources from urgent needs, preventing global cooperation on pressing emergencies, damaging the environment, eroding civil liberties, justifying government secrecy, corroding culture, fueling bigotry, weakening the rule …
(2022-02-27). White House: Venezuela Will Feel the Pressure of Sanctions Against Russia (+Missile Crisis). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 26, 2022 ( "The sanctions on Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments with economic links with Russia," stated González. "And that is by design, so Venez…
(2022-02-27). Pope, Putin and Ukraine in crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The visit by Pope Francis to the Russian Embassy in Rome on Friday, during which he spoke to the ambassador for around an hour-and-a-half, is noteworthy for a number of reasons…
(2022-02-27). Battle For Kharkov: Street Fighting Began (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The fighting on the streets of Kharkov began in early hours of February 27. | Fighting in the Karkov outskirts lasted for almost the whole night. The head of the Kharkov Regional State Administration confirmed that Russian troops broke through the defense of the city. Kharkov police officials confirmed that numerous Russian groups have broken into the city. | On February 27, the Ministry of Defense Ministry reported that the 302nd anti-aircraft missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, equi…
(2022-02-27). As West Slaps Another Package of Sanctions on Russia, Analyst Mulls Over Their Effectiveness. sputniknews.com Although Western sanctions did harm the Iranian economy, they failed to curb Tehran's nuclear drive. They also failed to result in the overthrow of the current Iranian leadership. Will the same scenario unfold in Russia?
(2022-02-27). Lukashenko Says 'Harassment of Belarusians' in Ukraine Could Push Minsk Toward a Special Op. sputniknews.com Earlier, a Russian delegation had arrived in Belarus for negotiations with the Ukrainians, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, after the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that Minsk has prepared everything necessary for talks between the sides in Gomel.
(2022-02-27). Timeline: Development of Russia-Ukraine conflict. ecns.cn The Russian Armed Forces have attacked multiple locations since Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized on Thursday morning "a special military operation" in Donbass.
(2022-02-27). Western sanctions against Russian Central Bank not finalized yet – US official. tass.com The sanctions imposed by United States and their western allies will target all reserves of the Russian Central Bank, amounting to $630 billion, a senior US administration official said…
(2022-02-27). Xi, Putin hold phone conversation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday held a phone conversation.
(2022-02-27). Russian Space Facilities, Satellites Secured Against Cyberattacks, Roscosmos Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The governance of the Russian space sector, satellites and Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are secured and isolated from cybercriminals, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
(2022-02-27). Google Bans Download of RT Mobile App in Ukraine on Kiev's Request. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Google has banned the download of the mobile application of the Russian RT channel in Ukraine at the request of Kiev, the broadcaster said on Sunday.
(2022-02-27). Western nations agree to disconnect Russian banks from SWIFT. tass.com The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, France and the European Commission agreed to impose new "tough financial sanctions" on Russia…
(2022-02-27). Biden tells to impose full blocking sanctions on Russian Direct Investment Fund. tass.com According to the official, "sanctioning this entity will further curtail [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's strategic ambitions to expand the instruments of war and repression"
(2022-02-27). Fake News Warfare in Ukraine Conflict (+Zelensky on the Frontlines?). orinocotribune.com 
The ongoing geopolitical and military conflict situation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine is being used for fake news production by Western press and social media platforms, as is becoming evident. | Biased reports, publications of old photographs, and even simulations and video games serve as "source" for the mainstream media and social media accounts of great influence. With the publication of fake news, they are trying to show an "indignation" against war, something that was never seen against all the atrocities perpetrated or promoted by governments such as that of the United States.
(2022-02-27). West to sanction Russian Central Bank to block its support for ruble – US official. tass.com According to the official, under those circumstances the Russian ruble will fall even further, and inflation will spike…
(2022-02-27). Macron urges Lukashenko to refrain from supporting Russian operation in Ukraine. tass.com French President stressed the need to cooperate with the international community "in carrying out humanitarian operations to come to the aid of the Ukrainian people"
(2022-02-27). International Judo Federation Suspends Putin as Honorary President. sputniknews.com The federation's statement comes amid the continuing Russian military operation in Ukraine that was announced by President Putin on 24 February in order to protect the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine's breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
(2022-02-27). US, EU, UK, Canada committed to fighting Russian 'disinformation'. tass.com The United States and their Western allies are set to create a "transatlantic task force" to ensure that anti-Russian sanctions are efficiently implemented…
(2022-02-27). Beijing Blasts US Over Ukraine Crisis, Tells Washington to 'Ask Itself' Who's to Blame for Disaster. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden warned Thursday that any nation that doesn't condemn Moscow's military operation in Ukraine would be "stained by association." On Friday, US media reported that US officials had held six urgent meetings with senior Chinese officials to try to force Beijing to pressure Russia into changing course.
(2022-02-27). France to boost military assistance to Ukraine, toughen anti-Russian sanctions. tass.com French President Emmanuel Macron is determined to take "measures to freeze financial assets" of Russian public figures on the national level…
(2022-02-27). Putin Thanks Russian Special Op Forces for Heroically Performing Their Military Duty in Ukraine. sputniknews.com Earlier, Russia formally recognised the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) amid intensified shelling of their territory by Kiev's forces. Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from DPR and LPR, with the goal of neutralising Ukraine's military capacity with precision strikes.
(2022-02-27). President Lukashenko rules out nuclear weapons in Belarus. tass.com According to a report by BelTA, Lukashenko dismissed such speculations as "fakes"
