(2023-02-28). To End War, We Must Fight Against Racism And Capitalism. popularresistance.org On March 18, the twentieth anniversary of the US/NATO invasion of Iraq, major antiwar organizations and social movements from across the United States will rally in Washington, DC to demand an end to wars and austerity. Clearing the FOG speaks with Jacqueline Luqman of the Black Alliance for Peace about the current state of the antiwar movement in the US and the long history of opposition to war within the black radical tradition. Luqman explains why it is critical to understand that struggles against racism and capitalism and for people's-centered human rights are inseparable from the work to end wars and the ri…
(2023-02-28). Medvedev Says West Pumping Weapons Into Ukraine Could Bring 'Apocalypse'. news.antiwar.com Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in an op-ed published on Sunday that the Western policy of pouring weapons into Ukraine could lead to "apocalypse." "One could continue to pump weapons into the neo-fascist Kiev regime and block any opportunity to revive negotiations," Medvedev wrote in the Russian newspaper Izvestiya. "Our enemies are doing just …
(2023-02-28). Taiwan to Criminalize Spreading Rumors During Wartime. news.antiwar.com Taiwan is expected to pass a new law that would criminalize spreading rumors or "disinformation" during wartime as the island takes more steps to prepare for a potential future conflict with China. Taiwan's Defense Ministry has submitted a revised version of the island's All-out Defense Mobilization Readiness Act, a law that outlines rules during mobilization …
(2023-02-27). Putin Says Russia Cannot Ignore NATO's Nuclear Capabilities. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Moscow can't ignore all of NATO's nuclear capabilities since NATO leaders have been calling for Russia's defeat. "In today's conditions, when all the leading NATO countries have declared their main goal as inflicting a strategic defeat on us, so that our people suffer as they say, how can …
(2023-02-27). Report: Macron, Scholz Told Zelensky to Start Thinking About Peace Talks. news.antiwar.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian President Vodlymyr Zelensky that he should start thinking about peace talks with Moscow, The Wall Street Journal reported. The message was delivered to Zelensky when he had dinner with Scholz and Macron in Paris earlier this month. According to people familiar with the meeting, …
(2023-02-27). US Announces $2 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine, New Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing a $2 billion arms package for Ukraine and new sanctions targeting Russia. Sanctions failed to have the impact on Russia that the US hoped for, but the Biden administration has continued to impose them throughout the war. According to …
(2023-02-27). CIA Chief: Iran Not Resuming Nuclear Weapons Program. news.antiwar.com In a CBS The US has long been vague on whether or not Iran is reall…
(2023-02-27). European Antiwar Protests Gain Strength as NATO's Ukraine Proxy War Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst and Max Blumenthal Europeans are storming the streets in unprecedented numbers to protest NATO's proxy war in Ukraine and their own declining living standards. The Grayzone has covered demonstrations and interviewed protest leaders in several countries since the war erupted. Athens, Greece —— This February 21, several thousand Greeks filled Athens' streets to denounce NATO and…
(2023-02-27). Report: Macron, Scholz Told Zelensky to Start Thinking About Peace Talks. news.antiwar.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian President Vodlymyr Zelensky that he should start thinking about peace talks with Moscow, The Wall Street Journal reported. The message was delivered to Zelensky when he had dinner with Scholz and Macron in Paris earlier this month. According to people familiar with the meeting, …
(2023-02-27). US Announces $2 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine, New Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing a $2 billion arms package for Ukraine and new sanctions targeting Russia. Sanctions failed to have the impact on Russia that the US hoped for, but the Biden administration has continued to impose them throughout the war. According to …
(2023-02-27). CIA Chief: Iran Not Resuming Nuclear Weapons Program. news.antiwar.com In a CBS The US has long been vague on whether or not Iran is reall…
(2023-02-27). European Antiwar Protests Gain Strength as NATO's Ukraine Proxy War Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst and Max Blumenthal Europeans are storming the streets in unprecedented numbers to protest NATO's proxy war in Ukraine and their own declining living standards. The Grayzone has covered demonstrations and interviewed protest leaders in several countries since the war erupted. Athens, Greece —— This February 21, several thousand Greeks filled Athens' streets to denounce NATO and…
(2023-02-27). Japan's PM Says Tokyo Will Buy 400 US-Made Tomahawk Missiles. news.antiwar.com Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his country plans to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the US, a deal that will break from Tokyo's post-World War II policy of only having weapons for self-defense purposes. It was first revealed in December that Japan planned to purchase Tomahawks, which have a range of over 1,000 …
(2023-02-27). Yellen Visits Ukraine to Discuss $10 Billion in New Budgetary Aid. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Ukraine on Monday to discuss an additional $10 billion in new budgetary aid for the country, assistance that goes directly to the government to pay for things like government services and pensions. While in Kyiv, Yellen announced that Ukraine would be receiving $1.2 billion as the first tranche of the …
(2023-02-27). China Protests After US Spy Plane Flies Through Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com A US Navy surveillance plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Monday amid heightened tensions between the US and China, drawing a rebuke from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLA's Eastern Theater Command said in a press release that China "opposes the US's action, which has deliberately disrupted the regional situation and jeopardized the …
(2023-02-27). Egypt's Foreign Minister Visits Syria for First Time Since 2011. news.antiwar.com Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday, making him the highest-level Egyptian official to visit Syria since war broke out in the country in 2011. Shoukry visited Syria to express Egypt's support following a devastating earthquake that killed at least 5,900 people in Syria and 44,000 in …
(2023-02-28). Daily Round-up | One Palestinian dead, hundreds injured in Israeli settlers' attack & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of a Palestinian being killed in attacks by settlers, thousands taking part in anti-war protests in Italy, Tunisians condemning the statement of their President on migrants, and Cuba and the UN welcoming developments in Colombia's peace talks…
(2023-02-28). Australian military analysts warn against a US-led war with China. wsws.org The analysts are not in any sense anti-war, but rather represent a dissident faction of the ruling class deeply concerned about the implications for Australian imperialism of a US-led war against its largest trading partner, China.
(2023-02-27). There Has Never In History Been A Greater Need For A Large Anti-War Movement. thealtworld.com
(2023-02-27). The war in Ukraine and how to stop it: Online meeting advances a socialist anti-war strategy for the international working class. wsws.org Saturday's meeting, which was attended by a worldwide audience, presented a powerful case for a unified movement of the international working class for socialist revolution as the only realistic strategy to stop World War III.
(2023-02-28). The West's unpreparedness for peace should bring Moscow and Beijing closer to each other. unitedworldint.com The visit of Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, to Moscow on February 21 was one of the most discussed diplomatic meetings of the month. In addition to stepping up Chinese diplomacy in general, Beijing showed a clearer stance on the Ukrainian conflict and even …
(2023-02-28). China's 12-point Peace Proposal to end Ukraine war. indybay.org This week, China released a 12-point Peace plan for ending the Ukraine war. It is the first comprehensive Peace proposal by a major power(there has been no Peace plan at all proposed by the G7 nor NATO, who are instead the major arms provider of over $100 Billion of lethal weapons to Ukraine–an amount more than the entire annual war budget of Russia!) Significantly, China's Peace Plan specifically calls for serious consideration of long-term security concerns on BOTH sides.
(2023-02-28). Russia welcomes China's peace proposal. ecns.cn A position paper that China has issued setting out a possible path to peace in Ukraine needs to be analyzed in detail, the Russian government said on Monday.
(2023-02-28). Colombia: Peace Talks Progress as Government Recognizes ELN as 'Political Organization'. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, February 25, the Colombian government announced that it would recognize the National Liberation Army (ELN) as a "rebel armed political organization," marking a step forward in peace negotiations aimed at concluding six decades of civil war in the South American country. | The announcement was issued through a statement after the second cycle of dialogues between the Colombian government and the ELN in Mexico. The statement also shows the achievements made to this date between the involved parties. | "The delegations came to an agreement on an issue without which it would be impossible to clearly an…
(2023-02-28). Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht's "Revolt for Peace": German nationalism instead of a fight against war. wsws.org The "Revolt for Peace" rally was not a call to fight war, but an appeal to the government to protect German interests more consistently.
(2023-02-27). Western Leaders Privately Admit Ukraine Can't Win The War. southfront.org 
Élysée Palace where Macron and Scholz told Zelensky to seek peace. (U.S. State Dept.) | Written by Western leaders privately told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine can not win the war against Russia and that it should begin peace talks with Moscow this year in exchange for closer ties with NATO. | The private communications are at odds wit…
(2023-02-27). The Security Apparati: Tentacles of Global Peace Disruptors (Part 1). transcend.org 25 Feb 2023 – This publication discusses the global strategies, after the two world wars, when the great powers, suspicious of foreign ones, entered into a phase of Cold War using subterfuge, covert operations, and secret, double or triple agents, to gain access to strategic information.
(2023-02-27). U.S. Hegemony: At War with China's Global Security Initiative. transcend.org 24 Feb 2023 – Over the last week China released a flurry of papers and statements accusing the U.S. of hegemony while contrasting it with China's peace initiatives. As 'western' media rarely communicate what the Chinese say I find it necessary to give the Chinese standpoint some extended space.
(2023-02-27). China calls for Ukraine ceasefire and issues 12-point peace plan. peoplesworld.org 
China on Friday called for a comprehensive ceasefire and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and issued a 12-point plan to achieve peace. China rolled out its plan at the United Nations and in the international press over the weekend. "Conflict and war benefit no one," declared a statement from the Ministry of Foreign …
(2023-02-27). China pide cese al fuego en Ucrania y emite plan de paz de 12 puntos. peoplesworld.org China pidió el viernes un alto el fuego integral y negociaciones para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania y emitió un plan de 12 puntos para lograr la paz. China presentó su plan en las Naciones Unidas y en la prensa internacional durante el fin de semana. "El conflicto y la guerra no benefician …
(2023-02-27). Pursuing peace in Ukraine, new nuke risks and more. ceasefire.ca Most Western analysts foresee a continued "war of attrition" with no end in sight.
(2023-02-26). Demonstrators in Brussels call for peaceful solution to Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn Several thousand demonstrators called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis here on Sunday.
(2023-02-26). Visits will enhance Sino-European ties. ecns.cn An upcoming series of visits to Beijing by European leaders will send signals of solidarity and cooperation between China and the European Union, adding positive energy to world peace, stability and sustainable development.
(2023-02-27). Multiple Actions in Bay Area Feb. 24 as Ukraine War Enters Second Year. indybay.org Peace Actions in downtown San Francisco and Israeli consulate on Montgomery Street protested…
(2023-02-27). China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Feb 24, 2023 | On February 23, with the first anniversary of Russia's launch of its Special Military Operation in Ukraine, China issued a 12-point document, setting out its official position on the conflict. | The 12 points are: | 1- Respecting the sovereignty of all countries | 2- Abandoning the Cold War mentality | 3- Ceasing hostilities | 4- Resuming peace talks | 5- Resolving the humanitarian crisis | 6- Protecting civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) | 7- Keeping nuclear power plants safe | 8- Reducing strategic risks | 9- Facilitating grain exports | 10- Stopping unilat…
(2023-02-27). Massive rally in Berlin demands peace in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday February 25, tens of thousands of people rallied at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin demanding that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz take an active role in encouraging negotiations to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. The mobilization with the slogan 'Uprising for Peace' was called for by Left party MP Sahra Wagenknecht, journalist Alice Schwarzer, retired Brigadier General Erich Vad, economist Jeffrey Sachs and others. It called for negotiations, diplomacy and peace, instead of the ongoing escalation of the war by delivering sophisticated arms and ammunition to Ukraine. | Sahra Wagenknecht MP and Alice Schw…
(2023-02-27). Give Peace a Chance. Scott Ritter Goes to Washington. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-27). Russian War Crimes Have Hardened Ukrainians Against Peace Talks, Activist Says. truthout.org The world held its breath when Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago. Would Kyiv fall to Russian forces, as President Vladimir Putin and a small inner circle had planned? Would the Kremlin install a puppet dictatorship and brutally crush dissent, just as Putin does at home? We soon learned Putin seriously underestimated his neighbor and its allies to the West, but today there is no end to the war in… |
(2023-02-27). Hungary Welcomes Chinese Plan for Peace in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net On Monday, during the opening of the Parliament's spring session, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban showed his support for the Chinese plan to peacefully resolve the current conflict in Ukraine, considering it "important." | RELATED: | "We need a ceasefire and the start of peace talks; Hungary calls for peace in all international forums; I see that most states support peace and Hungary cannot isolate itself from most of the world (…) there…
(2023-02-28). Delcy Rodríguez: There Will Be No Neoliberal Restoration in Venezuela (+Caracazo). orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-28). Venezuela conmemora 34 años de la rebelión popular del Caracazo. telesurtv.net Durante el Caracazo los venezolanos protestaron, entre otras razones, contra la corrupción, el alza del precio del combustible, así como del valor del pasaje del transporte público.
(2023-02-27). ALBA Movimientos celebrará reunión en Venezuela a inicios de marzo. telesurtv.net La VII Reunión de Coordinación Continental de ALBA Movimientos se llevará a cabo los próximos 2 y 3 de marzo en la capital venezolana.
(2023-02-27). Venezuela anuncia reapertura de tránsito con Aruba, Bonaire y Curazao. telesurtv.net "luego de finalizadas las mesas técnicas de negociación con el Reino de los Países Bajos, reiteramos el cronograma de apertura del tránsito", dijo el canciller.
(2023-02-27). Colombia To Reopen 4 Consulates In Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that it will reopen its consulates in Caracas, Maracaibo, Tachira, and San Cristobal in Venezuela within a maximum of four months. | RELATED: | Colombians who reside in Venezuela had previously complained about the consulates' closure, which former Colombia's President Ivan Duque approved after both nations broke diplomatic relations. His decision forced th…
(2023-02-27). Venezuela: Security Forces Arrest 188 Members of Crime Groups. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, said on Monday that a total of 188 members of criminal groups have been arrested to date, including three involved in last week's attacks on commercial premises in Zulia state. | RELATED: | Within the framework of the fight against organized crime groups, the Public Prosecutor's Office together with the security forces have arrested "to date 188 members of 13 organized crime groups," said the Attorne…
