(2023-02-12). Zelensky Admits He Refused To Implement Minsk Peace Deal. popularresistance.org Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted to a major German newspaper that he refused to implement the Minsk peace deal with Russia. | The Minsk accords were two agreements, negotiated in Belarus; signed by Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); and overseen by Germany and France, in the so-called Normandy Format. | The accords aimed to stop the conflict in Ukraine that broke out following a violent US-backed coup in 2014, which set off a civil war between Kiev's pro-Western, post-coup government and pro-Russian separatists in the east. | The first deal, known as M…
(2023-02-11). Chinese Weather Balloon over the U.S. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. • 4 new U.S. military bases in the Philippines • Chinese weather balloon over the U.S. • "Peace Ark", the Navy's hospital ship • Chinese scientists cloned three "super cows"
(2023-02-11). Nicaragua Deports 222 Traitors To The United States. popularresistance.org Nicaragua has deported 222 convicts who had participated in acts against the nation, including during the failed coup attempt and terrorist violence of 2018. | In the Judicial Complex of Managua, capital of Nicaragua, early on February 9, a press conference was held to announce the deportation of 222 prisoners, convicted of treason. | There, a communiqué from the Court of Appeals, Managua, was read. "In accordance with articles (…) of Law 1055, Law for the Defense of the Rights of the People, Independence, Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Peace (…) the immediate and effective deportation of 222 persons i…
(2023-02-11). Ukraine's Zelensky admits he refused to implement Minsk peace deal with Russia. geopoliticaleconomy.com Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted to the newspaper Der Spiegel that he refused to implement the 2015 Minsk II peace deal with Russia. Germany and France said Kiev used the agreement to "buy time" to prepare for war.
(2023-02-11). [Comment] Offline: Why we must make peace with China. thelancet.com The Chinese Government's decision to float a surveillance balloon over US territory was a surprising violation of American sovereignty. China has issued a statement of regret, describing the incursion as an "accident". The immediate impact was an abrupt postponement of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing to reset diplomatic relations. Whether provocation or mistake, the longer-term result will be a further erosion of trust between the West and China. This moment of confusion comes at a difficult time.
(2023-02-11). New US moves against peaceful coexistence in Asia-Pacific. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * While the almost a year-long Russian special military operation in Ukraine is halting NATO's expansion to the East, the United States of America (USA) is simultaneously stepping up its aggression not only in Europe but also in the Asia-Pacific. Melodie Ha, an expert at the US Department of Defense, recently stated: …
(2023-02-12). Dominican Republic Wins Caribbean Series 2023. orinocotribune.com The Tigres de Licey team of the Dominican Republic defeated the Leones del Caracas of Venezuela by a score of 3 runs to 0 on Friday, February 10, and became champions of the 2023 Caribbean Series. The final match was played at the Simón Bolívar Monumental Stadium in La Rinconada, Caracas. | Kelvin Gutiérrez achieved the first Dominican run in the second innings. With a single, Yamaico Navarro drove in the second run in the fifth innings, and an error by Venezuela's Hernán Perez led to the third Dominican run in the ninth innings. | #ULTIMOMINUTO | República Dominicana se titula campeón de la (2023-02-11). New US Immigration Policies' Effect on Nicaragua. dissidentvoice.org 
On Jan. 5, the Biden administration announced new legal pathways to the US which include expanding the "Parole Process" for Venezuelans to Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Cubans, a policy that will favor richer migrants. Migration from these countries has dropped since then. The Sandinista party won the presidency of Nicaragua in January 2007 and from that …
(2023-02-11). Cuba, Venezuela And China Are Rushing Aid To Earthquake-Hit Syria. popularresistance.org On Thursday, February 9, the United States Treasury Department announced a temporary waiver of certain sanctions imposed on Syria to facilitate relief and recovery efforts in the earthquake-hit country. The move follows growing international outrage and public appeals, including by the Syrian government and countries such as Venezuela and China, to remove the brutal and illegal sanctions that the US has imposed on Damascus. | At least 21,719 people have died—as of February 10—after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6 devastated large parts of southern and central Turkey as well as northern and we…
(2023-02-11). White House Takes Possession Of Venezuela's Embassy In Washington. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. – Since this Monday, February 6, the US Department of State took possession of the Venezuelan Embassy headquarters, the ambassador's residence in Washington DC, and the Venezuelan Consulate in New York, according to a Bloomberg citing "people familiar with the matter." This was done in response to the disbanding of the fake Venezuelan diplomatic mission led by Carlos Vecchio, after the removal of Juan Guaidó as "interim president," a decision taken by the same far-right groups that maintained that fictional position following US orders. | According to anonymous sources, custody of the properties i…
(2023-02-11). Más Tigres que Leones: República Dominicana gana la Serie del Caribe. cubadebate.cu En un gran juego de béisbol disputado en el estadio monumental Simón Bolívar, de La Rinconada, Tigres del Licey (República Dominicana) superó tres carreras por cero a Leones de Caracas (Venezuela), para obtener su onceno título y ratificarse como el club más ganador de las Series del Caribe, lid en la que los dominicanos acumulan 22 coronas. La próxima edición del evento será en Miami.
(2023-02-11). Venezuela Reaches Caribbean Series 2023 Final. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, February 9, the Leones del Caracas (Venezuela) team defeated Vaqueros de Montería (Colombia) by a score of 7-5 and will play the final of the Caribbean Series Gran Caracas 2023. | The Venezuelans played hard since the first chapter of the match, and were thus able to reach the final of the most famous baseball championship in the Caribbean region. | Venezuela's charge was directed by Guillermo Moscoso, starting pitcher who won his second victory in the current Caribbean Series. | However, the principal figure of the Venezuelan offensive was once again José Rondón, native of Villa de Cura, who set a…
(2023-02-11). Colombia Requests Venezuela to Extradite Ex-Congresswoman Aída Merlano. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 10, the minister of juctice of Colombia, Néstor Osuna, announced during an The Colombian justice minister also highlighted the political and legal invalidity of former Colombian President Iván Duque's earlier request of Merlano's extradition made to "M…
(2023-02-11). Venezuela's Electoral Authority to Evaluate Assisting in Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 10, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced that it will form a technical commission together with the Unitary Platform, in order to determine the scope of the electoral body's eventual assistance in the primary elections of the opposition, in which the opposition is to choose its single candidate for the 2024 presidential elections. | "The National Electoral Council appointed a technical commission to determine the scope of its eventual assistance in a primary election, in accordance with the request made by the National Commission of Primaries of the opposition alliance U…
(2023-02-11). Colombia Requests Venezuela to Extradite Ex-Congresswoman Aída Merlano. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 10, the minister of juctice of Colombia, Néstor Osuna, announced during an The Colombian justice minister also highlighted the political and legal invalidity of former Colombian President Iván Duque's earlier request of Merlano's extradition made to "M…
(2023-02-11). Venezuela's Electoral Authority to Evaluate Assisting in Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 10, the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela announced that it will form a technical commission together with the Unitary Platform, in order to determine the scope of the electoral body's eventual assistance in the primary elections of the opposition, in which the opposition is to choose its single candidate for the 2024 presidential elections. | "The National Electoral Council appointed a technical commission to determine the scope of its eventual assistance in a primary election, in accordance with the request made by the National Commission of Primaries of the opposition alliance U…
