(2022-09-24). Attack on annexed areas to be treated as attack on Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that Moscow will treat any potential attacks on annexed areas after the referendums on joining Russia as attacks on its own territory.
(2022-09-24). Kremlin: After Referendums, New Territory Will Be Treated as Russia. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin says the security situation will drastically change four areas of Russian-held Ukraine after a vote on joining Russia is completed next week. Moscow appears ready to annex several regions of Ukraine and defend it as it would the rest of Russia. On Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to reporters that the new …
(2022-09-24). Ukrainian "Hit List" Publishesnewsauthor">S and Addresses of Alleged "Russian Propagandists:" Turns Out to be Based Not in Ukraine But in Langley VA Where CIA Headquarters Is Located/ By Jeremy Kuzmarov. marktaliano.net 
(2022-09-24). Ukrainian "Hit List" Publishesnewsauthor">S and Addresses of Alleged "Russian Propagandists:" Turns Out to be Based Not in Ukraine But in Langley VA Where CIA Headquarters Is Located. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-24). Ukraine reduces diplomatic relations with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Making baseless claims against Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced that it has chosen to decrease Iran's diplomatic representation in Ukraine.
(2022-09-24). Chinese, Ukrainian FMs meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
(2022-09-24). Iran to take proportionate action against Ukraine move. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — In reaction to Ukraine's move to reduce diplomatic relations with Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will take proportionate action against Ukraine's government's decision.
(2022-09-24). Has the West stopped diplomatic negotiations over Ukraine? indybay.org As U.S. critic Noam Chomsky points out in an interview, a diplomatic end to the war remains possible. But only if the West, led by the U.S., does not continue to block negotiations. The decisive stumbling block for negotiations is Ukraine's possible membership in NATO. The U.S., however, continues to leave this open, while Russia is strictly against it.
(2022-09-24). Chinese FM attends UN Security Council foreign ministers meeting on Ukraine. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended on Thursday the United Nations (UN) Security Council foreign ministers meeting on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York.
(2022-09-24). Lavrov meets with foreign ministers of Persian Gulf countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Ministers of the Persian Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) discussed strengthening ties…
(2022-09-24). Turkey may buy Russia's Su-35 if deal on US F-16 fails. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Turkey may consider purchasing Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets if the deal on the acquisition of US-made F-16 fails, Defense Industry Agency President Ismail Demir said on Saturday.
(2022-09-24). China ready to promote sound, steady relationship with NATO: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
(2022-09-24). US terminates Afghanistan designation as major non-NATO ally. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — US President Joe Biden has terminated the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, more than a year after the Taliban took power in Kabul.
(2022-09-23). To Be or Not to Be: One With Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong "REFERENDUM" sign taped to car windshield. Photo: Eva K. Bartlett The right to hold free elections is one of the fundamentals of a democratic society, but it's a freedom which has been outlawed in Nazi-controlled Ukraine where eleven opposition parties have been banned. In August, the Kiev regime warned that anyone who promotes or…
(2022-09-23). Fair and Transparent Elections in DPR, LPR, Kherson, Zaporozhye Regions/ Commentary by Fiorella Isabel. marktaliano.net Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett, [2022-09-23 6: 39 AM] [Forwarded from Fiorella Isabel News & International Politics (Fiorella)] [ Video ] I specialize in elections. From what I'm seeing in this referendum, with IDs, paper ballots, & a clear chain of custody, the DPR, LPR, Kherson, Zaporozhye regions have far more fair & transparent elections than …
(2022-09-23). Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporozhie Hold Referendums. telesurenglish.net At 8: 00 am local time on Friday, citizens of the Donetsk People's Republic began to turn out to vote in the referendum on their territory's accession to Russia, Vladimir Vysotsky, the chairman of the electoral commission, reported. | RELATED: | The Lugansk People's Republic and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions also began voting on the annexation referendum. The process, however, does not go smoothly everywhe…
(2022-09-23). Russia Mobilizes, Referendums Underway: What Will Change and Why? libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 23, 2022 — Russia to mobilize 300,000 in addition to 150,000 already involved in operations in Ukraine; — Russian Ministry of Defense announces nearly 6,000 Russian dead, 61,000 Ukrainian dead plus another 49,000 Ukrainians injured; — Russian MoD claims Ukraine has mobilized 300,000 itself, losing 100,000…
(2022-09-23). Russia To Begin Partial Mobilization — Putin. orinocotribune.com The measure will apply to members of the reserve forces and those with military experience | Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization during an address to the nation on Wednesday morning. He said the Defense Ministry had recommended drawing military reservists into active service as the country faces a protracted conflict in Ukraine and Donbass. | The measure is sensible and necessary under the circumstances, Putin said, considering that Russia is fighting "the entire Western military machine" in Ukraine. He has already signed an order for the call-up to start immediately. | The…
(2022-09-23). Western Media Continues to Ignore Ukraine is Using NATO Weapons to Kill Civilians in the Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Bartlett On Monday, Ukraine slaughtered 16 civilians, including two children, with 155mm NATO shells, according to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin. The projectiles hit two adjacent neighborhoods, decimating residential and commercial areas — including a market that had previously suffered fatal attacks. Scenes of death are nothing new for residents and reporters here in Donetsk,…
(2022-09-23). Ukrainian Army War Crimes Include Shelling of Ambulences, Firetrucks, and Rescue Workers in the Donbass Republics—Similar to Israelis and U.S. Backed Terrorists in Syria. covertactionmagazine.com Local residents describe the perpetrators of these crimes—who have received lavish U.S. funding—as "shameless," "scumbags" and "terrorists." Heroic rescue workers in Donbas should be accorded rights under international law to help people without being targeted In the more than eight years of bombing the civilians of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Ukraine has committed …
(2022-09-23). EU Members Divided on Giving Asylum to Russians Fleeing Mobilization. news.antiwar.com An EU spokeswoman for the European Commission Anita Hipper, an EU spokeswoman for migration, said that the situation is "unprecedented" and said work was ongoing between EU members to find a common approach. | The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have already
(2022-09-23). Russian Mobilization. Beginning Of End For Kiev And NATO. southfront.org 
Partial mobilization in Russia | Because of the recent failures of Russian forces in the Kharkiv direction, Ukraine's constant attacks on militia's positions in the Donetsk People's Republic, and the ongoing military assistance from Western countries to Kiev, Putin has no choice but to declare mobilization. | Despite the expected increase in discontent among part of the population with the need to take part in this war, even in Ukraine they are forced to admit that the situation may change drastically in the very near fut…
(2022-09-23). Ukraine War Escalates—And Nuclear War Threats Grow. liberationnews.org The Ukraine war is escalating—dramatically…
(2022-09-23). Plan A: US-Russia Nuclear War Simulation. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-23). White House Sent Multiple Threats to the Kremlin Via Backchannels. news.antiwar.com The Joe Biden administration has sent several warnings to Russia via backchannels regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the Washington Post reports. The White House's messages to Russia have been intentionally nondescript to foster uncertainty in Moscow about what the US would do if Russia deployed its ultimate weapon. The White House …
(2022-09-23). EU states thrust aside Kremlin's warnings of nuclear war over Ukraine. wsws.org The reckless and utterly irresponsible statements of EU officials are leading Europe and the world straight to nuclear war over Ukraine.
(2022-09-23). Bundestag Resolution: "Defending peace and freedom in Europe". Germany Will Risk Europe's Security by Exhausting Its Stocks for Ukrainian Military. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-23). Brainwashed For War With Russia. popularresistance.org Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser 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 oblivious to the reality that Western media are owned and operated by the same corporations that make massive profits by helping to stoke small wars and then peddling the necessary weapons. Corporate leaders, and…
(2022-09-23). 87% Of World Doesn't Support West's New Cold War On Russia. popularresistance.org Two former US diplomats have acknowledged that the vast majority of the global population does not support the West's new cold war on Russia. | In a Newsweek op-ed titled "Nearly 90 Percent of the World Isn't Following Us on Ukraine," ex diplomats Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell wrote: | While the United States and its closest allies in Europe and Asia have imposed tough economic sanctions on Moscow, 87 percent of the world's population has declined to follow us. Economic sanctions have united our adversaries in shared resistance. Less predictably, the outbreak of Cold War II, has also led countries that we…
(2022-09-23). Stop the Escalatory Ladder in Ukraine, We Want to Get Off. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-23). UN Secretary-General Urges Removal of Obstacles to Russian Fertilizer Exports. orinocotribune.com The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, urged nations on Thursday, September 22, to eliminate all obstacles stopping Russia's exports, especially fertilizers. Guterres also welcomed the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. | During his speech at the UN Security Council, Guterres emphasized the need to bring these products to farmers in order to avoid a serious food crisis. | "It is essential that all states remove every remaining obstacle to the export of Russian fertilizers immediately. We need to get them to farmers at a reasonable cost, and on to fields as soon as possi…
(2022-09-23). Russia, Ukraine Carry Out Major Prisoner Swap Brokered by Turkey and Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap this week Ukraine said Wednesday that it freed 215 people from Russia, including
(2022-09-23). Iran to Join Naval Drills in Indian Ocean With Russia and China. telesurenglish.net The chief of staff in Tehran says naval maneuvers will take place in the Indian Ocean. This would be the fourth joint exercise by the three navies since 2019, and the first since the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. | Iran to hold joint naval drills with Russia, China in the Indian Ocean.
(2022-09-23). NATO condemns China for 'its role' in Ukraine and ties with Russia. infobrics.org As the US-led political West has been antagonizing both Russia and China for decades, Moscow and Beijing have been strengthening their ties in virtually all spheres.
(2022-09-23). In Video: Donetsk Forces Target Ukrainian US-Made Counter Battery Radar. southfront.org 
Spc. Samantha Cabigon, radar operator for the Target Acquisition Section of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army, sets up the AN/TPQ- , Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar for Belgian and Luxemburg. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | The Russian military and the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) continue to destroy advanced weapons systems supplied to Ukrainian by the United States and other NATO members. | On Sept…
(2022-09-23). Open to Talks With Ukraine, Russia Sees No Prospect Near Future. telesurenglish.net On Friday, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Ukraine left the negotiating table months ago, noting that dialogue is necessary to "achieve our goals. But, as we have already said, we do not see any prerequisites for the negotiation process." | RELATED: | As Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, Ukraine left the negotiating table several months ago, said the Kremlin spokesman, who also brought up statements by Ukrainian…
(2022-09-23). "If Russia Protects Us, We Are Ready to Vote For It" / Interview by Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net
(2022-09-23). China Wants to Work with Russia to Promote Shared Interests. infobrics.org China's top foreign policy official states that his country is ready to work with Russia to fill high-level strategic cooperation, protect shared interests, and promote a fairer and more reasonable world order…
(2022-09-23). President Vladimir Putin Signed Decree Awarding the Order of Friendship To Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faría. orinocotribune.com 
September 16, 2022—Through a message published on its social networks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation informed on September 14 about the signing by President Vladimir Putin of the decree of the Order of Friendship with which the Chancellor of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Carlos Faría Tortosa will be decorated. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on the social network Twitter @mae_rusia: "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to decorate the Chancellor of Venezuela @Fariacrt with the Order of Friendship for his great contribution to strengthening friendship and coo…
(2022-09-23). 100 Years of Russian Gas for India. infobrics.org As countries around the world compete for LNG shipments, the setting is favourable for India to work on a gas pipeline project from Russia…
(2022-09-23). Rusia confirma intercambio de prisioneros con Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia recibió 55 miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas y de las repúblicas de Donetsk y Luhansk, y devolvió 215 militares.
(2022-09-23). Amidst The Biden Administration's Forever-Wars Policy, BAP Launches Month Of Action Against AFRICOM. popularresistance.org October 1, 2022 is the 14th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Yet, jihadist terrorist violence on the African continent has increased since the founding of AFRICOM and NATO's destruction of Libya resulting in civilian casualties and instability, which the West has used as pretext and justification for the continued need for AFRICOM. Since its founding, coups carried out by AFRICOM-trained soldiers have also increased. | That is why the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is organizing an International Month of Action Against AFRICOM in October. This is an effort to raise the public's awar…
(2022-09-23). Scott Ritter: Reaping the Whirlwind. scheerpost.com 
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Madrid summit on June 29. (NATO) | By Scott Ritter / War is never a solution; there are always alternatives that could have — and should have —been pursued by those entrusted with the fate of global society before the order was given to send the youth of a nation to go off to fight and die. Any national leader worth his or her salt should seek to exhaust every other possibility to resolve issues confronting their…
(2022-09-23). Dramatic U-turn/U.S. recognizes Alex Saab as Special Envoy of Venezuela. workers.org 
By William Camacaro This article was first published by Orinoco Tribune. William Camacaro is a Venezuelan-American, National Co-Coordinator in the Alliance for Global Justice and was a co-founder of the Bolivarian Circle of New York "Alberto Lovera" and Senior Analyst for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA). After more than . . . |
(2022-09-22). How The War Changed Overnight. popularresistance.org From Russia's perspective, the war in Ukraine until now has been a "special military operation" intended to defend the self-declared independent republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. | For eight years Moscow had rebuffed entreaties from Donbass to recognize those republics. Now Russia is prepared to absorb them as part of the Russian Federation itself, along with the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. | On Wednesday in Moscow President Vladimir Putin announced that referenda to decide whether to join Russia would be held in those four places from this Friday until next Wednesday. After that, the Russian Duma must decide…
(2022-09-22). From 'Special Military Operation' to Open War. libya360.wordpress.com Gilbert Doctorow Significance of the referendums in Donbas, Kherson and Zaporozhie The televised speech yesterday morning by Vladimir Putin and the follow-up remarks by his Minister of Defense Shoigu announcing the partial mobilization of Russia's army reserves to add a total of 300,000 men to the military campaign in Ukraine have been widely reported in…
(2022-09-22). How could joining Russia help parts of former Ukraine. infobrics.org Goals of the special military operation will need to be met and they include areas far beyond the Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as there are tens of millions of other people still living under the jackboot of the Neo-Nazi junta in Kiev.
(2022-09-22). Putin bolsters forces with troop call-up. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial military mobilization in the country during a delayed televised address on Wednesday.
(2022-09-22). Moscow Exchange to Launch Trading in the Indian Rupee. infobrics.org Hit by Western sanctions over Ukraine, Russia is actively shifting its trade out of dollars and euros and into the currencies of what it regards as "friendly" countries…
(2022-09-22). Statement by Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, As I understand, today's meeting was motivated by the desire of some delegations to discuss the topic of "impunity" in Ukraine. I think this is very timely. It is a term that fully reflects what has been happening in this country since 2014. National-radical forces, outright Russophobes and neo-Nazis then came…
(2022-09-22). West might try to damage Russian-Chinese relations using Aigun Treaty issue. infobrics.org Although Tokyo changed its stance on Russia partly over the Kuril islands dispute, this does not mean China would behave similarly.
(2022-09-22). China Agrees to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles. infobrics.org China has agreed to switch away from using US dollars to pay for Russian gas delivered via the Sila Sibiri trunkline as the Kremlin continues to build closer commercial relations with Asian customers to help cope with the impact of Western sanctions…
(2022-09-22). Statement condemns OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns' in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. workers.org 
As this map illustrates, U.S. imperialism menaces China with over 400 military bases. The following statement has been initiated by Friends of Socialist China. You can add your name as an individual signatory using the form at socialistchina.org. Once you do so, your name will appear on this page within . . . |
(2022-09-22). Canada Extends Iraq War Mission by Another 12 Months. news.antiwar.com With just hours left in its military mandate on the Iraq/ISIS War, Canada DM Anita Anand announced Like most NATO members, Canada committed to support the war against ISIS in vague and fairly open-ended terms. A few hundred troops from Canada are involved, including training in Jordan and Lebanon which are at best tange…
(2022-09-22). Western Threats to the Peoples of Abya Yala in Times of Multipolarity. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Capelán We are living in truly historic times in the world: the times of the collapse of the greatest empire humanity has ever known. The West (the United States, Europe and a few other allies) still possesses considerable power, but in practice the world in many respects is now multipolar. What challenges does this…
(2022-09-22). Guatemala: Rallying for Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Communities and peoples on the move in Guatemala City. In recent years, this category has begun to be reflected upon as a response to the civilizing project of modernity that, through nation states, has continued to colonize and dispossess the territories of the original peoples. Therefore, the idea of plurinationality is necessarily linked…
(2022-09-22). The Alignments of Latin America Reflected Through its Leaders in the UN. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges Colombian President Gustavo Petro The 77th high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began on September 13 and so far 16 Latin America countries have spoken, and the differences in the tone and topics of the speeches reflects the complex political situation in the region. The ultra-right-wing Brazilian President Jair…
(2022-09-22). The US Response to the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis: Seize and Privatize. libya360.wordpress.com Andrés Arauz On August 10, more than 70 economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former economy minister for Argentina Martín Guzmán, and myself, sent a letter to President Biden with a simple ask: return Afghanistan's central bank assets, deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). In the…