Daily Archives: March 1, 2022

2022-03-01: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-01). Hungary Will Not Allow Weapons for Ukraine to Transit Its Territory. news.antiwar.com Breaking from other NATO members, Szijjarto warned weapons deliveries bound for Ukraine could be targeted by Russia. "The reason for making this decision is that such deliveries might become targets of hostile military action," he said. | Szijjarto said Hungary, which shares a small border with Ukraine, made the decision on the basis of national security a…

WSWS (2022-03-01). NATO goes to war against Russia. wsws.org Already substantially armed and with weapons pouring in, Ukraine is the front line in a war aimed at regime change in Moscow and the complete subordination of Russia to NATO.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Prof: Russian Spec Op to De-Militarise & De-Nazify Ukraine Fully Justified Under International Law. sputniknews.com Russia has put its nuclear deterrence forces on high alert as the UK threatened Moscow with a conflict with NATO and the EU's announced provision of lethal weapons to Kiev, including fighter planes, howitzers and Stingers amid Moscow's special operation in Ukraine.

CODEPINK, Pivot to Peace (2022-03-01). Sunday 2/27: The Shanghai Communiqué: Key to Peace Webinar. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

ecns.cn (2022-03-01). The Lancet calls for greater awareness on depression in new report. ecns.cn A recent report on depression issued by The Lancet pointed out that about five percent of the world's adult population on average suffer from depression every year and that this global health crisis is being neglected.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Lavrov: US Nuclear Weapons in Europe are Unacceptable for Russia, Time to Return Them Home. sputniknews.com Lavrov also warned that Russia does everything it can to prevent Ukraine from acquiring nuclear weapons.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Nordics to Assist Ukraine With Arms Amid Russia's Demilitarisation Op. sputniknews.com All four Nordic nations have announced lethal weapons assistance to Ukraine amid Russia's operation to 'de-Nazify' the country, effectively breaking away with their decades-old tradition of not sending arms to countries in conflict.

Anonymous103 (2022-02-28). Russia out of Swift, The "Nuclear" Financial Option That Risks Collapsing The World Economy. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Piero Messina | There is the war that is fought on the ground and there is the war that is fought with international finance weapons. Financially, Europe and the United States have a nuclear option. They used it: to oust the Russian Central Bank from Swift transactions. | But what is the Swift? It is an acronym that stands for "Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications": it is a Belgian messaging platform that connects thousands of financial institutions fro…

Dan Cohen (2022-02-28). The Ukraine Crisis with Dan Cohen and Scott Ritter. mintpressnews.com As the Ukraine crisis escalates, correspondent Dan Cohen is joined by former United Nations Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter. They contextualize the history of NATO deceptions, provocations, and the 7-year war on Donbas that led up to Russia's invasion to "de-Nazify" Ukraine. Ritter compares the military capabilities of the US, NATO, and Russia, and explains how the US has armed neo-Nazi militias. | Feature photo | A fighter looks up while riding on a tank flying Russia's flag, on a road east of Donetsk. Vadim Ghirda | AP | Dan Cohen is the Washington DC correspondent for Behind The Headlines. He has produced wi…

_____ (2022-02-28). Why Anti-War Movement Wants US Out Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN – Fight Back! News interviewed Meredith Aby-Keirstead, a founding member of the MN Anti-War Committee, on February 27 for her anti-war perspective on the crisis in the Ukraine and the proxy war developing between the U.S./NATO and Russia. | Fight Back!: Why should Americans join with the anti-war movement right now? | Meredith Aby-Keirstead: This is a critical time to stop the U.S. as it fans the flames of war. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress want to send more weapons and more military support to Ukraine, which would be like pouring gasoline on this fire. Not only would it kill any dipl…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-28). NATO's Benelux members to ship arms to Ukraine, Portuguese troops to join Ukrainian counterparts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com InterfaxFebruary 27, 2022 Belgium to supply 3,000 automatic weapons, 200 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine — PM Belgium will supply several thousand automatic weapons to Ukraine, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said. "Ukraine has the right to defend itself against this Russian invasion. That's why, we will provide an additional 3,000 automatic weapons and 200 …

WSWS (2022-02-28). Conflict between US-NATO and Russia over Ukraine threatens nuclear war. wsws.org Sixty years after the Cuban Missile crisis, the war in Ukraine has brought the world to the point where the exchange of nuclear weapons is a real possibility.

Fight Back (2022-02-28). Activist explains why anti-war movement wants U.S. out of Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Fight Back! News interviewed Meredith Aby-Keirstead, a founding member of the MN Anti-War Committee, on February 27 for her anti-war perspective on the crisis in the Ukraine and the proxy war developing between the U.S./NATO and Russia. | Fight Back!: Why should Americans join with the anti-war movement right now? | Meredith Aby-Keirstead: This is a critical time to stop the U.S. as it fans the flames of war. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress want to send more weapons and more military support to Ukraine, which would be like pouring gasoline on this fire. Not only would it kill any dipl…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-28). Finland to ship arms to Ukraine, MPs to discuss NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsFebruary 28, 2022 Marin: Finland sending arms to Ukraine, MPs to discuss Nato on Tuesday Finland will provide anti-tank weapons and assault rifles to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian assault. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced on Monday evening that Finland will send arms to Ukraine. The unprecedented decision was made by …

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-02-28). Down with US Empire! Long live Revolutionary Internationalism and Socialism! (w/Luna Oi!). anchor.fm In this episode the amazing Luna Oi joins us all the way from Vietnam to discuss her country's history and the struggles they've endured, but more broadly we also go into a discussion about what is stopping the "Left" from within the US Empire and the west, generally, from being able to build a movement capable of combatting these different stopping-blocks that seem to have us stagnant. We discuss misinformation about the virus and vaccines, we talk about organizing and how to help your community and comrades, we discuss isolation, US Imperialism, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, and elsewhere, as well as Revolu…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-28). U.S. to sell Poland 100 more Reaper combat drones. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandFebruary 28, 2022 More hi-tech drones for Polish army: report Poland will buy an additional batch of sophisticated military drones in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials have said, according to a report. The planned purchase of the MQ-9 Reaper drones is motivated by "an urgent operational need" created by Russia's attack on …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-28). Ukraine praises role of Turkish combat drones in fighting with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 28, 2022 Turkey-made drones helping fight against Russia: Ukrainian envoy Turkey-made Bayraktar drones have been very efficient in Ukraine's battle against invading Russian forces, Kyiv's ambassador to Ankara, Vasyl Bodnar, said Sunday. *** The battle-tested unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have already proven their capabilities in Libya, Syria and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Turkey has …

Jon Letman (2022-02-28). "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons Could Pose Greater Threat of Nuclear War. truthout.org Each year on March 1, Marshallese around the world mark Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day to commemorate all who have suffered and seek justice following 67 U.S. nuclear weapons tests at Bikini and Enewetak Atolls in the Marshall Islands (1946-58). | On that day in 1954, the U.S. conducted its largest ever nuclear detonation, the

WSWS (2022-02-28). Australia to send "lethal aid" to Ukrainian armed forces. wsws.org A senior Labor leader called for an even greater "step up," saying: "Whether that is support with weapons, on the cybersecurity front, whether it is tightening the screws on the Russian economy."

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-28). EU to provide combat aircraft for war in Ukraine — Borrell. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformFebruary 28, 2022 EU to provide fighter jets to Ukraine The European Union will provide Ukraine with combat aircraft and weapons worth EUR 500 million.This was announced by the Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security on Facebook with reference to the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, according to Ukrinform. He added …

Staff (2022-02-28). UK delivers 'lethal' aid to Ukraine. rt.com Several European countries promised to supply Kiev with weapons during Russia's military operation | The UK said on Monday that it has successfully supplied weapons to Ukraine after Russia launched its military operation against its neighbor. | Sky News asked Defense Secretary Ben Wallace if London managed to deliver any weapons to Ukraine after the start of the Russian attack on early Thursday morning. | Wallace replied: "Yes, we've got lethal and non-lethal aid into Ukraine." He refused to reveal the details because it "would put people at risk." | "Britain was the first European country to step up to join…

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