Ukraine
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Russia’s Security Council Recommends To Recognize The Donbas Republics
The Russian National Security Council has been meeting today to discuss the recognition of the Donetzk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) as independent states. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 20-21 February 2022
Monday, 21 February 2022 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Russia… Continue reading
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The Insanity of the West Accelerates
The New York Times reports that Biden is going to forestall Russian aggression against Ukraine by deploying between 1,000 and 5,000 US troops on Russia’s border and is prepared to increase the number of troops tenfold to 10,000 to 50,000 soldiers. A Russian army would eat this small number for a snack in 5 minutes. Clearly the… Continue reading
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The Media’s Odd Double Standard On Evidence Required For Claims Of An Impending Attack
After weeks of uncritically passing along completely unevidenced claims about an endlessly imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mass media have suddenly remembered basic journalistic ethics when reporting on claims that Ukraine is plotting an attack on Russia-backed separatists. Continue reading
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Zelensky’s Munich Speech Implies That Ukraine’s Becoming Increasingly Desperate
The entire Ukrainian state structure is extremely worried about being abandoned by the US-led West after their American patron beat the drums of war, accelerated Ukraine’s economic collapse, then literally fled in the face of their fearmongered ‘Russian invasion’. Continue reading
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NATO’s Nazis in Ukraine, anti-Russian war propaganda, & our human crisis
As I watch the U.S. imperialists manufacture a crisis in Ukraine, putting forth fabricated accounts of Russian provocations so that further military buildup throughout the region can be justified, I think of what Albert Camus said about humanity’s capacity for evil in the modern era. Continue reading
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Ukraine: Where to Find the Truth in Enormous Detail
In the massive propaganda blitz over Ukraine, there is one place where you can find, in enormous detail, the truth about what is happening in the civil war conflict zone on a daily basis. That is in the daily reports of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Monitoring Mission. Continue reading
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What are Putin and Macron up to?
This is the big RT headline: Putin and Macron agree on measures to halt escalation in Ukraine. Here is a machine translation of the official French statement: Continue reading
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Ukraine – Who Is Firing At Whom And Who Is Lying About It?
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has an observer mission along the line of control between the government and rebel side in south east Ukraine. It reports that on Friday the number of ceasefire violations around the rebellious Donbas region of Ukraine had again nearly doubled: Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 19-20 February 2022
Sunday, 20 February 2022 • 17:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Mr… Continue reading
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Russia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats Up
Over the years Joe Biden has said a lot of nonsense. This though might top it all. Continue reading
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Watch: Head of the Russian Delegation in Vienna on Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov explains Russia’s non-participation in the OSCE session
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — The Saker In many comments I’ve seen people calling the Minsk Package of Measures as a ‘dead letter’. Here is a reminder. The very first item is: 1) Ceasefire. The second item is: 2) Withdrawal of weapons. Do we really consider that a ‘dead letter’, or the most basic start… Continue reading
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Zelensky’s Knocking At The Bear’s Door
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) reported that, on the evening of February 16th, 189 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Donetsk region, and 402 in the Luhansk region. The shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) continued on the evening of the 18th in settlements like Zaitseve and Gorlovka. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 18-19 February 2022
Saturday, 19 February 2022 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Even… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 17-18 February 2022
Friday, 18 February 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. War… Continue reading
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War Inc. Throws an Invasion Party and No One Shows Up
Moscow has not deviated for a moment from its Sun Tzu approach – while detailing all demands and all red lines many times over. As it stands, in the calm before the next storm, let’s sit back, relax and remember February 16, 2022: the day when the latest, concerted, full spectrum fake news psyops ended… Continue reading
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John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda
THE WAR HYSTERIA THAT HAS ROLLED IN LIKE A TIDAL WAVE IN RECENT WEEKS AND MONTHS IS THE MOST STRIKING EXAMPLE. KNOWN BY ITS JARGON, “SHAPING THE NARRATIVE,” MUCH IF NOT MOST OF IT IS PURE PROPAGANDA. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 17 February 2022
Thursday, 17 February 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Ukraine:… Continue reading
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WATCH: UN Security Council on Ukraine Crisis LIVE
Russia has called a U.N. Security Council meeting on the anniversary of the signing of the Minsk 2 accord. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is addressing the council. Watch it here live starting at 10 am EST. Continue reading
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Media Studies – (‘Russian Invasion’ Scam)
Material for media studies: The Hill @thehill – 9:32 PM · Feb 3, 2022 Reporter: “It’s an action that you say they have taken, but you have shown no evidence to confirm that. […] This is like – crisis actors? Really? This is like Alex Jones territory you’re getting into now.” Must-watch exchange between @APDiploWriter Matt… Continue reading
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