(2024-02-29). No deployment of NATO ground troops to Ukraine! pressenza.com The Action Alliance against the NATO Security Conference has adopted the following declaration during its meeting on February 27, 2024: | No deployment of NATO ground troops to Ukraine! | Immediate initiation of negotiations between the Russian Federation and NATO! | Immediate ceasefire! | The Action Alliance against the NATO Security Conference acknowledges that the President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron, as well as an unknown number of government leaders from NATO member states, are publicly considering the deployment of ground troops to Ukraine. | While Chancellor Scholz, in an initial reaction,…
(2024-02-29). Democracy Now! 2024-02-29 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 29, 2024; Senator Jeff Merkley: U.S. "Complicit in Starvation and Humanitarian Catastrophe" in Gaza; Sen. Merkley: McConnell Paralyzed the Senate & Turned Supreme Court into "Far-Right Legislature"; Israel Kills 104 Palestinians Waiting for Food Aid as U.N. Expert Accuses Israel of Starving Gaza | Headlines for February 29, 2024; Senator Jeff Merkley: U.S. "Complicit in Starvation and Humanitarian Catastrophe" in Gaza; Sen. Merkley: McConnell Paralyzed the Senate & Turned Supreme Court into "Far-Right Legislature"; Israel Kills 104 Palestinians…
(2024-02-29). Cabinet approves hosting of New Development Bank meeting. sanews.gov.za Cabinet approves hosting of New Development Bank meeting | Cabinet has considered and approved the hosting of the annual meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) to take place in South Africa in June 2024. | Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said it has been 10 years since Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries signed the Articles of the NDB at the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, marking the establishment of the "first multilateral development institution by emerging and developing countries". | Briefing media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Ntshavheni sa…
(2024-02-29). Russian athletes win ice hockey matches at the Sino-Russian Winter Games. tvbrics.com 
The event also included competitions between ice hockey teams from China and Russia, as well as car races on ice…
(2024-02-29). Zircon, Su-57 with Kh-69, Tornado-S with kamikaze drones… Russia's tech edge in Ukraine grows. infobrics.org Moscow's capabilities have now surpassed all expectations, both at home and abroad. By integrating multiple military technologies, Russia is creating perhaps the deadliest combination on the modern (and future) battlefield. This is certainly bad news for the Neo-Nazi junta and the political West.
(2024-02-29). Putin: BRICS countries to be able to generate about 37 per cent of global GDP by 2028. tvbrics.com The Russian leader said this during his traditional address to the Federal Assembly…
(2024-02-29). Russia and Partners: Priorities of the BRICS –°hairmanship. infobrics.org The year 2024 is a landmark year for the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Despite persistent attempts by a number of states to isolate our country or, at least, present such a picture that key foreign nations are fencing off from Moscow, de facto the situation is completely different…
(2024-02-29). White House admits Ukraine will lose more territory within next two months. infobrics.org Russia warns NATO of "inevitable" conflict if alliance troops are sent to Ukraine.
(2024-02-29). CIA behind Ukrainian disaster. infobrics.org US mercenaries unintentionally reveal to Russian pranksters that Western intelligence leads Ukrainian decision-making process.
(2024-02-29). Putin Warns West Russia's Nuclear Arsenal Is On 'Full Combat Alert'. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech on Thursday that Russia's nuclear arsenal is in "full combat alert," a warning that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said the idea of NATO deploying troops to Ukraine was not ruled out. "The strategic nuclear forces are on full combat alert, and the ability to use them is assured," Putin told …
(2024-02-29). "McConnell's Legacy Has Been One of Obstruction," Says Sen. Jeff Merkley. truthout.org As Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as the Senate's Republican leader after 17 years — the longest term in Senate history — we speak with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, who says, "McConnell's legacy has been one of obstruction." He describes McConnell's "aggressive" use of the filibuster, the topic of Merkley's new book, Filibustered!: How to Fix the Broken Senate and… |
(2024-02-29). From Memes to Doxxing: Unmasking NATO's Information Warfare Strategy. mintpressnews.com 
NATO's shocking 'Humour in online information warfare' working paper reveals a sinister strategy, encouraging cyberbullying and doxxing as tools of war, unraveling the disturbing reality of meme-driven manipulation in online spaces.
(2024-02-29). Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November. scmp.com The senator froze up in public twice last summer, raising questions about his ability to continue to carry out the duties of his high-powered job.
(2024-02-29). In Kiev visit, Trudeau reaffirms Canadian imperialism's support for US-NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Trudeau announced hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military aid for the far-right Zelensky regime, and unveiled a 10-year Canada-Ukraine security agreement that commits Ottawa to strengthening its military support and cooperation with Kiev.
(2024-02-29). Mobilize the working class against NATO's plan to deploy troops in Ukraine! wsws.org French President Emmanuel Macron's statement Monday that sending European troops to Ukraine is "not ruled out" shows that the NATO alliance has taken a decision for war with Russia.
(2024-02-29). France Rejects US Call to Give Russian Central Bank Funds to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com France has rejected a call from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to give $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank funds to Ukraine, a step that would amount to outright theft. Yellen claimed there was a legal case to support handing the funds to Ukraine to fund the proxy war and future reconstruction, but French …
(2024-02-29). The Ghost Of Clausewitz And The Ukraine War. popularresistance.org "This week, February 24, 2024 marks the beginning of the third year of the war in Ukraine. Hundreds, if not thousands, of assessments of the first two years of the war will be published, heard, or viewed. | As the war now enters its third year, Russia recently announced victory in a major regional battle for the strategic city of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk region of east Ukraine. Avdeyevka was the lynchpin for Ukrainian defenses throughout the region which, by some indications, are beginning to fracture. | After similar Russian strategic victories in the strategic cities of Bakhmut in 2023, and Mariupol in 2022, Ru…
(2024-02-29). US Readies 'Transnational Kill Chain' For Taiwan Proxy War. popularresistance.org In many traditions, when you paint or sculpt a Buddha, the eyes are the very last to be painted. It's only after the eyes have been completed that the sculpture is fully alive and empowered. | The US has just approved a $75 million weapons package to Taiwan province involving the sale of the Link 16 communications system. | The acquisition of Link 16 is analogous to "painting the eyes on the Buddha": a last touch, it makes Taiwan's military systems and weapons platforms live and far-seeing. It confers deadly powers, or more prosaically, in the words of the US military, it completes Taiwan as the final, lethal lin…
(2024-02-29). US READIES 'TRANSNATIONAL KILL CHAIN' FOR TAIWAN PROXY WAR. popularresistance.org
(2024-02-29). Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: Your questions answered about ICRC's work. icrc.org
(2024-02-29). Macron's statements about deploying troops to Ukraine slammed 'as dangerous'. eng.belta.by Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the very fact that politicians in the West were discussing the issue "certainly makes it clear that the current generation of European politicians probably neither have a proper understanding of the word 'security' nor have a proper instinct of self-preservation."
(2024-02-29). CIA in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
(2024-02-29). CIA in Ukraine — An Ex-CIA Agent's View. scheerpost.com
(2024-02-29). Patrick Lawrence: The CIA in Ukraine — The NY Times Gets a Guided Tour. scheerpost.com 
(2024-02-29). China envoy embarks on shuttle diplomacy. ecns.cn China will send its special envoy for Eurasian affairs on a second round of shuttle diplomacy this week to promote a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, which has dragged on for two years.
(2024-02-29). EC threatens to use Russia's funds for Ukraine. plenglish.com Brussels, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) The head of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, threatened on Wednesday before the European Parliament, to use Russia's financial funds frozen in Western banks to buy armaments for Ukraine.
(2024-02-29). More WION: What does Kiev's need for $3 billion per month of foreign assistance tell us? gilbertdoctorow.com This morning WION, India's premier English language global broadcaster invited me to a far-reaching discussion that began with the latest news from Ukraine, where the Finance Minister had just announced the country's need for $3 billion per month of assistance from its foreign backers. As I explain in this interview, the money is not in …
(2024-02-29). How Does the Russia-Ukraine Conflict End? orinocotribune.com 
By Fyodor Lukyanov — Feb 26, 2024 | Russia's military campaign in Ukraine is now two years old. The statement that everything will be decided on the battlefield has become axiomatic, but the assessment of the results has changed. A year and a half ago, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, spoke with optimism. But now he communicates with fear. | Let us risk assuming that a very important moment is at hand, not only in the military sense, but above all in the political sense. | From the outset, the motivation for Russia's military operation in Ukraine has combined two issues, different in nature but linke…
(2024-02-29). Patrick Lawrence: The CIA in Ukraine — The NY Times Gets a Guided Tour. scheerpost.com Wikimedia Commons. This outsider analysis from veteran journalist Patrick Lawrence is one of two stories ScheerPost has published on the New York Times' "The Spy War: How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin." To read an ex-CIA agent's perspective on the story, read John Kiriakou's piece here. By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost …
(2024-02-29). How Does the Russia-Ukraine Conflict End? orinocotribune.com
(2024-02-29). Turkey to mediate between Ukraine and Russia. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Vladimir Medinsky, leader of the Russian delegation on peace talks with Ukraine, said they would go to Turkey for negotiations with Ukraine if such a suggestion was put on the table.
(2024-02-29). Ukrainian youth speak on 10 years of the 2014 coup in Kiev. wsws.org On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 2014 coup in Kiev, the WSWS spoke with youth in Ukraine, whose experiences belie the propaganda in the media.
(2024-02-29). 10 years since the far-right coup in Kiev. wsws.org This article, which draws the political lessons of the 2014 far-right coup in Kiev, was submitted to the WSWS by a socialist from Ukraine living abroad.
(2024-02-29). Belarus, Russia's Kamchatka Territory discuss business cooperation. eng.belta.by The business community of Russia 's Kamchatka Territory was briefed about the trade and investment potential of Belarus, promising areas of bilateral cooperation. A number of Belarusian enterprises shared their experience of working in the Kamchatka market.
(2024-02-29). Putin stresses relations with Latin America, ASEAN, and Africa. plenglish.com "We are working on strengthening relations with Latin American countries; we admire with respect the interest in learning the Russian language and culture," Putin stressed in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. | The president noted that with ASEAN, Africa, and Arab countries, we observe a potential with plans and new points of contact in this partnership. | "We see great prospects in building a great Eurasian partnership, combining integration procedures inside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)," he noted. | The head of State pointed out that the Russia-Afric…
(2024-02-29). Belarusian space flight participant: 'We are encouraged and believe in success'. eng.belta.by Belarusian Anastasia Lenkova, a backup crew member of the 21 st visiting expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), started the examination training on the simulator of the ISS Russian Segment at the Cosmonaut Training Center on 29 February.
(2024-02-29). Breakaway Moldovan region asks Russia for 'protection'. newarab.com 
Russia responded that one of its "priorities" was to protect the thin sliver of land, which has been…
(2024-02-29). Selected Articles: "Cognitive Warfare": Stop the World Competition for "Control of Human Brains" globalresearch.ca 
By The USA, Russia and China own systems, which are, among others, capable of producing strong electric currents in the ionosphere by transmitting …
(2024-02-29). Russia announces launch date for new electric car. plenglish.com Moscow, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) The Almaz-Antey consortium continues to work on the E-Neva electric car project, whose production launch is scheduled for 2026, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov informed.
(2024-02-29). Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting Venezuela & Cuba (+Personal Data). orinocotribune.com US President Biden signed a new executive order targeting Cuba and Venezuela this Wednesday. The US administration claims that this order aims to protect data of US citizens. | According to the EFE news agency, Biden signed the executive order to protect personal data of officials or members of the Army from countries that the White House considers "worrisome." | US sources told the Spanish news agency that the executive order will target countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. | American citizens deserve peace of mind that their sensitive data — ranging from health and fina…
(2024-02-29). Russia bans gasoline exports from March. ecns.cn Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for the maintenance of refineries in the world's second-largest oil exporter.
(2024-02-29). Lukashenko sets major task for Belarusian footballers. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has advised Belarusian athletes to focus on their performance in Russian sports competitions and do their best to win there amid the ongoing sanctions.
(2024-02-29). UN 'appalled' by public executions in Afghanistan. scmp.com Afghanistan's Taliban government publicly executed three convicted murderers in the past week at sports stadiums as thousands watched.
(2024-02-29). Traveling to Russia. sonar21.com 
I have received a couple of requests on travel tips regarding Russia. So here goes. I was invited and had a letter of invitation. So that made getting the visa a breeze, though a little pricey ($451). If you're going as a tourist I recommend you go through a travel agency. They can smooth out all of the hassles. | Getting to Russia is a challenger. There are no longer direct flights from the US or Europe (not sure about South America). You have two basic options from the U.S. — Turkish Air via Istanbul or Qatar Air via Doha. Long flights. From Turkey you have a four hour flight to Moscow. Doha is five…
(2024-02-29). Russia receives 6,700 munition containers from North Korea. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to officials, North Korea has transported over 6,700 containers containing millions of munitions to Russia since September in return for food, parts, and raw materials for weapon development.South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik told reporters on Tuesday that the containers could hold more than three million 152mm artillery shells or 500,000 122mm rounds."It could be a combination of the two, and you can say that at least several million shells have been sent," Shin told the Yonhap news agency. The minister did not go into detail about the source of the information.In exchange, Russia pro…
(2024-02-29). Iran launches imaging satellite from Russia. newarab.com 
The launch of "Pars-I" with the Russian Soyuz-2.1b launcher was broadcast live by state television in Iran. | The satellite was launched "from Russia's Vostochny launch base", some 8,000 k…
(2024-02-29). Minsk Motor Plant output up 13.5% in 2023. eng.belta.by Most of the key performance indicators set by the government and the Industry Ministry were fulfilled.
(2024-02-29). Tucker Carlson accuses US of spying on him during Edward Snowden interview. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Controversial American TV host Tucker Carlson broke his silence on Tuesday and accused the United States of spying on him during his interview with Edward Snowden. Edward Snowden is an American-Russian citizen who was a computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 when he was an employee and subcontractor. Conservative journalist Carlson said that US spies had tracked him during his visit to Russia earlier this month. He further claimed that spies had told a "friendly" outlet that he made an interview with Sn…
(2024-02-29). Minsk Motor Plant sells to more than 20 countries. eng.belta.by "All obligations to supply products to foreign markets have been fulfilled. Export growth amounted to 14.4% compared to 2022. In the export structure, all major groups of goods, including motors, special equipment, spare parts, show good figures," the enterprise said.
(2024-02-29). Ecuador imputa a seis implicados en el asesinato de Villavicencio. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía de Ecuador ratificó que la banda Los Lobos participó en la planificación y ejecución del homicidio contra el candidato presidencial.
(2024-02-29). Absuelven a coronel por asesinato de campesinos en Guatemala. telesurtv.net También fue absuelto el sargento Manuel Lima Vásquez y a otros siete militares les fueron modificados los delitos.
(2024-02-29). Defiant protests mark two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-29). Sunday 3/24: "Sons Of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted In China And America" Book Release Reading. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…
(2024-02-29). Russia's UN envoy says US giving Israel 'license to kill' Palestinians. presstv.ir Vasily Nebenzia said the United States was accountable for Israel's campaign of death and destruction in the Palestinian territory.
(2024-02-29). Breakaway Transnistria asks Russia for 'protection' against Moldova. presstv.ir Pro-Russian officials in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria have called for Moscow protection in the face of pressures from Moldova.
(2024-02-29). Feb 29, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
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