(2022-02-25). "We can't let nuclear war break out": US workers respond to conflict in Ukraine. wsws.org Workers across the United States are responding with anxiety and apprehension to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, while voicing skepticism about the hysterical war propaganda being stoked by the Biden administration and the corporate media.
(2022-02-25). Hundreds reported dead in first day of Russia-Ukraine war. wsws.org Ukraine is in the grips of a full-scale war after Russia launched large-scale bombing raids early Thursday morning local time, in the biggest military operation by Russia since the Afghanistan war.
(2022-02-25). Putin on Military Operation in Ukraine: 'They Left us No Other Choice' (+Lukashenko). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 24, 2022 ( On February 21, Russia recognized the independence of Donetsk and Lugansk. The two territories with majority Russian-speaking…
(2022-02-25). War danger surge as Ukraine demands Turkey close straits to Russia, Israel bombs Syria. wsws.org The NATO powers' threats against Russia amid the Russian attack on Ukraine threaten to spread war throughout the Middle East and the world.
(2022-02-25). Oppose the Putin government's invasion of Ukraine and US-NATO warmongering! For the unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers! wsws.org That the US and NATO are prepared to take the world to the brink of nuclear war, with all its horrific consequences, testifies to the staggering level of recklessness and aggressiveness that now prevails in all the centers of world imperialism.
(2022-02-25). EU imposes sanctions on Russia as NATO escalates troop deployments. wsws.org The NATO powers are intensifying economic and military pressure on Russia, risking escalation of the conflict into a global war between the major nuclear powers.
(2022-02-25). Canada's Fury at Russia's Recognition of the DPR & LPR Shows its Continuing Subservience to US Empire. orinocotribune.com By Bruce Katz — Feb 23, 2022 |
(2022-02-25). What Putin says are the causes & aims of Russia's military action. mronline.org 
Russia says it has no intentions of controlling Ukraine and its military operation is only to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" Ukraine in an action taken after 30 years of the U.S. pushing Russia too far, writes Joe Lauria.
(2022-02-24). How the Truckers Split Indigenous Canada. libya360.wordpress.com Ashley Frawley We are fed up with being viewed as virtuous victims Canadians aren't known for the depth of their political feeling. If anything, our easy-going passivity is often a point of pride and distinction against our overzealous neighbours to the south. Yet if the recent Freedom Convoy revealed anything, it was that deep rifts…
(2022-02-24). Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 22, the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro expressed his support to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after Moscow recognized the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The president reiterated: "Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support for President Putin. All our support for Russia." | Maduro, through the state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión said that: "We have been attentive to the events in Russia and in Ukraine,…
(2022-02-24). Declaración del Partido por el Socialismo y la Liberación: Detener la expansión de la OTAN para garantizar la paz en Ucrania. liberationnews.org 
La abolición de la OTAN resolvería las tensiones explosivas en Europa del Este y representaría un paso histórico hacia la paz mundial.
(2022-02-24). NATO And Africa: Colonial Violence And Structural White Supremacy. popularresistance.org Considering the public media attention and concern about possible expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), it is worth reminding people about NATO's bloody history in Africa. NATO was founded in 1949 after WWII at a time when African countries were still under the yoke of colonialism. In fact most of the original founders of NATO had been Africa's principal colonizers such as UK, France, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and the USA as lead NATO organizer and dominant partner. The organization was established as a collective defense against the Soviet Union with the requirement (Article 5) that any atta…
(2022-02-24). Western Media Fall In Lockstep For Neo-Nazi Publicity Stunt In Ukraine. popularresistance.org When the corporate media push for war, one of their main weapons is propaganda by omission. | In the case of the recent crisis in Ukraine, Western journalists have omitted key context about the expansion of NATO since the end of the Cold War, as well as US support for the Maidan coup in 2014 (FAIR.org, 1/28/22). | A third and crucial case of propaganda by omission relates to the integration of neo-Nazis into the Ukrainian armed forces (FAIR.org, 3/7/14, 1/28/22). If the corporate media reported more critically about Western support for the neo-Nazi-infested Ukrainian security services, and how these forces functi…
(2022-02-24). The US and NATO Cross a Line. dissidentvoice.org 
One major nuclear war catastrophically interrupts the progress of human civilization and ushers in God only knows how many decades of dystopian madness. Pray that NATO's march on Moscow doesn't make Napoleon look like a genius and Hitler a brilliant military strategist. Bonaparte's retreat during the winter of 1812? A walk in the park compared to …
(2022-02-24). How the US instigated the Ukraine crisis. dissidentvoice.org Introduction Russia has sent troops into Ukraine and attacked Ukrainian military forces . In a one hour address, President Putin said the goal was the "de-Nazification" of Ukraine. It is now clear the Russian statements and proposed peace treaty in December 2021 were deadly serious. At that time the Russians said the US and NATO …
(2022-02-24). What you should really know about Ukraine. mronline.org 
Russia's demand that NATO cease its expansion to Russia's borders is viewed as such an obviously impossible demand that it can only be understood as a pretext to invade Ukraine.
(2022-02-24). "Truly Appalling": Russia Attacks Ukraine as Putin Ignores Diplomatic Pleas and Launches Invasion. democracynow.org 
Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting condemnation and the threat of new sanctions from the U.S. and allies. Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the move early Thursday morning in Moscow as a "special military operation," coming just days after Putin recognized two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states. The sound of explosions was reported across the country, and authorities have reported scores of deaths in the early hours of the attack. As Russian forces appear to have invaded from the north and headed for Kyiv, Putin may try to take over all o…
(2022-02-24). Yanis Varoufakis: Europe Must Stand with Ukraine, Condemn Putin & Roll Back NATO to Restore Peace. democracynow.org 
What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine mean for the rest of Europe? We speak with Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, about the failure of international bodies like the European Union and United Nations in preventing war. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres implored Russia to withdraw all troops in a speech immediately following Thursday's attack, and the U.S. and allies are moving swiftly to impose sanctions as retaliation against the aggression. Varoufakis warns these threats are "like a pea shooter trying to stop a tank." The only hope for a peaceful resolution is for NATO…
(2022-02-24). Hedges: Chronicle of a War Foretold. scheerpost.com 
Svyatoslav, 6, plays with his tablet in a public basement used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) |
| By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | I was in Eastern Europe in 1989, reporting on the revolutions that overthrew the ossified communist dictatorships that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was a time of hope. NATO,…
(2022-02-24). US, UK, France Promised USSR Not To Expand NATO East Of Germany. popularresistance.org A newly discovered document provides more evidence that Western governments broke their promise not to expand NATO eastward after German reunification. | Notes from a 1991 meeting between top US, British, French, and German officials confirm that there was a "general agreement that membership of NATO and security guarantees [are] unacceptable" for Central and Eastern Europe. | Germany's diplomatic representative emphasized that the Soviet Union was promised in 1990 that "we would not extend NATO beyond the Elbe" river, in eastern Germany. | The document, which was formerly classified as secret, comes from the Bri…
(2022-02-24). Baltic states, Poland seek NATO Article 4 action as reports of Russia-Ukraine fighting emerge. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsFebruary 24, 2022 Estonia, allies planning to trigger NATO Article 4 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and other Allies agreed to hold consultations under NATO's Article 4 on Thursday morning…. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said…there is no direct military threat to Estonia's security and the country's external borders are calm. *** Under Article 4 of …
(2022-02-24). Black America Responds To Russia Attack On Ukraine And Potential For Nuclear War. moguldom.com Russia has officially invaded Ukraine after months of building up hundreds of thousands of troops at its border and denying that it planned an actual attack. After recognizing Ukrainian breakaway regions of Donbas as Russian territory and calling the invasion a "special military operation," Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on his neighboring country in …
(2022-02-24). Germany Makes Decision on Nord Stream 2. orinocotribune.com The move comes after Russia announced it would recognize the two breakaway Donbass republics | Germany will put an immediate halt to the certification of the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced, after Moscow recognized the two breakaway Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. | In a statement issued on Tuesday, Scholz said the green light cannot be given for the pipeline to begin pumping supplies in the light of the current standoff between Russia and Ukraine. | "Given Russia's latest action" the certification "cannot go ahead," Scholz told reporters. "This is now about tak…
(2022-02-24). Russia Launches a Military Offensive in Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com "To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation". Dear citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects…
(2022-02-24). Russian troops enter Ukraine after Putin announces "special operations" peoplesdispatch.org The Russian military claimed to have neutralized Ukraine's air defense and "liberated" a large part of the territories of the Donbass region within a few hours of the launch of the operation…
(2022-02-24). Russian Special Op in Ukraine: Live From Kiev, Lugansk and Donetsk. sputniknews.com Previously, Moscow recognised Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as independent states and urged Ukraine to stop attacks in Donbass. However, over the past days, shellings in the region escalated, prompting thousands to evacuate ti Russia.
(2022-02-24). MoD: No Threat to Civilians as Russia Conducts 'Precision Strikes' on Ukrainian Military Targets. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, Russia officially recognised the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and urged Kiev to stop attacks on Donbass. As shellings by Ukrainian forces escalated in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation aimed at the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
(2022-02-24). Two Russian Civilian Cargo Ships Hit by Ukrainian Missile Strike in Sea of Azov. sputniknews.com The escalation takes place amid continuing attacks by the Ukrainian military on the positions of the DPR and LPR and following the start of a Russian special operation aimed at protecting the Donbass republics.
(2022-02-24). DPR and LPR Forces Launch Counterattack Against Ukrainian Military in Donbass. sputniknews.com The republics previously said that Kiev's forces were continuing to shell Donbass, noting that there were casualties among the civilian population.
(2022-02-24). Russian MoD: Ukrainian Air Defences Are Neutralised. sputniknews.com Moscow launched the special operation in Ukraine earlier today, amid escalating attacks by Kiev's forces in Donbass. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the goal of the operation is the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
(2022-02-24). Putin Says Feelings and Pain of Donbass Residents Prompted Russia to Recognise DPR and LPR. sputniknews.com Earlier on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to conduct a special operation in Donbass, saying that he expects consolidated parliamentary support for the operation.
(2022-02-24). Kiev Regime Forces' Defense Collapses. Russians In Kharkov, Kalibr Strikes And More (VIDEO). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Thursday, February 24, became the black day for the Kiev regime and its criminals. As of 10: 30 local time, pro-Kiev forces are collapsing almost all over the country. The military and command infrastructure of the military has suffered significant damage from precise strikes of the Russian Armed Forces. | It was confirmed that Russian troops have been crossing the border of Ukraine in the regions of Kharkov and Kherson. At the same time, self-defense forces of the Donetsk an…
(2022-02-24). Series of Explosions Heard on Outskirts of Donetsk, Sputnik Correspondent Says. sputniknews.com DONETSK (Sputnik) – A series of explosions have been heard in the city of Donetsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
(2022-02-24). Who Are the True Insurrectionists That Illegally Took Over Ottawa? libya360.wordpress.com Prof. Anthony J. Hall Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked the Emergency Act he had instituted on Valentine's Day, 2022. Instead of waiting for Parliamentary authorization of the replacement to the War Measures Act, Trudeau directed federal, provincial and municipal police forces to link up. On Feb. 17 he directed the amalgamated force to violently dislodge…
(2022-02-24). Ukraine: Putin Turns the Tables. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari Pending French mediation, Putin-Biden talks, German distancing, Italian fears, Spanish uncertainties and opposition from the former Eastern bloc, as well as the regularly discredited deadlines of the improbable Russian invasions, the war always announced but never started has had its first outcome. In a decision that unsettled the Western chancelleries, Vladimir Putin signed…
(2022-02-24). Statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Statement of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation The people of Ukraine should not be a victim of global capital and oligarchic clans. After the appeal of the leaders of the DNR and LNR, the Russian authorities launched a military-political operation aimed at…
(2022-02-24). Important Clarification by the Union of Soviet Officials on the US/EU Imperialist Aggression against Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: The Union of Soviet Officers clarifies some points of Putin's speech when he discredits the successes of the USSR, the policy of the Communist Party and the Soviet power, which saved Russia from collapse and colonization. In addition to attempts to blame the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the escalation of the…
(2022-02-24). Russian Military Operation Unfolds In Ukraine (VIDEO). southfront.org 
Russian aviation suppressed the entire Ukrainian air defense system on the first wave of sorties. There were no targets left for the second wave of strikes. During the attack one Russian plane was shot down, Kiev claimed. The Russian side denies it. |
(2022-02-24). LPR Launches Operation Against Ukrainian Army, Says There Are No Threats to Civilians. sputniknews.com LUGANSK (Sputnik) — The Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) announced on Thursday that it had begun a military operation to free Kiev-controlled areas of the Lugansk region and that only military facilities would be targeted.
(2022-02-24). BREAKING. Ukrainian Military Conflict Currently Underway. southfront.org 
On February 23, a unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossed the Seversky Donets and with artillery support attacked the heights near Nikolayevka. They dislodged local militia fighters there and attempted to entrench themselves but were subjected to strong retaliation. Tanks from Luhansk supported by artillery soon counterattacked. As a result, the UAF unit was eventually repulsed despite their early success in taking the high ground. Frontline casualty assessment alleges 9 UAF soldiers killed. |
(2022-02-24). What Putin Says Are The Causes And Aims Of Russia's Military Action. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a TV address Thursday morning that the goal of Russia's military operation was not to take control of Ukraine, but to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" the country. Moments after he spoke, explosions were heard in several Ukrainian cities. | The Russian Defense Ministry said these were "precision" attacks against Ukrainian military installations and that civilians were not being targeted. It said Ukraine's air force on the ground and its air defenses had been destroyed. | The Ukrainian government, which declared a state of emergency and broke off diplomatic relations with Rus…
(2022-02-24). Colombia condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Ivan Duque condemned an invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces on Thursday. The president published the condemnation on Twitter hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the…
(2022-02-24). RootsAction Statement On Ukraine. progressivehub.net
(2022-02-24). Is Vladimir Putin Crazy? Former Russian Government Official Suggests He Changed During Pandemic. moguldom.com Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered his country to launch a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes and shelling. The attacks are leaving some to wonder if Putin is insane while others, including some U.S. conservatives, praise him as a genius. Putin ignored global condemnation and threats of …
(2022-02-24). Kremlin: Russia Launched Operation With Aim of Clearing Ukraine of Nazis. sputniknews.com A Russian special operation in Ukraine was announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier on Thursday, when he said in a televised address that the operation aims to demilitarise and denazify the country.
(2022-02-24). Panic, Fear, Disbelief: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Could Prompt Humanitarian, Refugee Crisis. democracynow.org 
We speak about the looming humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who recently met with civilians on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine and urges world leaders to consider the human cost of war and work toward a ceasefire and diplomatic solution. "A cruel military onslaught is engulfing millions," says Egeland. "It will lead to untold suffering in Ukraine but also refugee flows in the region."…
(2022-02-24). WWII Redux: The Endpoint Of US Policy, From Ukraine To Taiwan. popularresistance.org "This is not going to be a war of Ukraine and Russia. This is going to be a European war, a full-fledged war." So spoke Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky just days after berating the U.S. for beating the drums of war. | It is not hard to imagine how Zelensky's words must have fallen on those European ears that were attentive. His warning surely conjured up images of World War II when tens of millions of Europeans and Russians perished. | Zelensky's words echoed those of Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte on the other side of the world at the Eastern edge of the great Eurasian land mass: "When elephants f…
(2022-02-24). Beijing condemns Washington's "irresponsible and immoral" behaviour in the Ukraine crisis. wsws.org Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the US was "raising tensions, creating panic, and even playing up the schedule of war."
(2022-02-24). Biden's Ukraine Plans Face Wall Street Roadblock. dailyposter.com 