(2023-02-10). Ukraine Prepared to Strike Crimea With British Missiles. news.antiwar.com Ukraine is in discussions with the UK about receiving longer-range missiles and is prepared to use them against Crimea, which would mark another major escalation of Western involvement in the war, The Times of London reported Thursday. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised more aid for Kyiv when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London on …
(2023-02-10). Ukraine Relies on Intelligence from US for HIMARS Rocket Strikes. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Thursday that Ukraine is reliant on coordinates provided or confirmed by the US and its allies to launch strikes using the US-provided HIMARS rocket systems, a revelation that demonstrates Washington's deep involvement in the war. The HIMARS is a precision-guided artillery system, one that Ukraine has employed quite a bit in …
(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …
(2023-02-09). US Hits Iran With Fresh Sanctions That Target Petrochemicals. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday hit Iran with fresh sanctions that targeted companies accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals to Asia. The US Treasury Department said that the sanctions targeted "six Iran-based petrochemical manufacturers or their subsidiaries, and three firms in Malaysia and Singapore involved in facilitating the sale and shipment of …
(2023-02-09). SpaceX Limits Ukraine's Use of Starlink, Says It Shouldn't Be 'Weaponized'. news.antiwar.com The president of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, said Wednesday that the company has limited Ukraine's use of Starlink terminals and that it wasn't the company's intention for the satellite internet service to be weaponized. Shotwell referred to media reports that said Ukraine was using Starlink to spot targets with drones. "There are things that we can …
(2023-02-09). Sen. Mike Lee 'Can't Rule Out' That the US Blew Up Nord Stream. news.antiwar.com Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Wednesday wrote on Twitter that he "can't immediately rule out" the idea that the US blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. Lee's comments came after veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an explosive report that detailed how the US sabotaged the pipelines with …
(2023-02-09). Rep. Matt Gaetz Leads Resolution Calling to End Support for Ukraine, Pushes for Peace. news.antiwar.com Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a resolution on Thursday that calls for an immediate end to US military and financial support for Ukraine and urges the warring sides to negotiate a ceasefire. The Ukraine Fatigue Resolution was led by Gaetz and received 10 other co-sponsors. If passed, it would express that it is the sense …
(2023-02-10). 'We've never been closer to nuclear catastrophe': Activist Helen Caldicott. mronline.org 
Australian anti-war and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don't have the public's best interest at heart.
(2023-02-10). Video of SGP anti-war rally published with English subtitles. wsws.org On February 4, as part of its campaign for the Berlin elections, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) held a central rally against the Ukrainian war and the return of German militarism at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, attended by over 300 people.
(2023-02-09). SpaceX Limits Ukraine's Use of Starlink, Says It Shouldn't Be 'Weaponized'. news.antiwar.com The president of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, said Wednesday that the company has limited Ukraine's use of Starlink terminals and that it wasn't the company's intention for the satellite internet service to be weaponized. Shotwell referred to media reports that said Ukraine was using Starlink to spot targets with drones. "There are things that we can …
(2023-02-09). Sen. Mike Lee 'Can't Rule Out' That the US Blew Up Nord Stream. news.antiwar.com Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Wednesday wrote on Twitter that he "can't immediately rule out" the idea that the US blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. Lee's comments came after veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an explosive report that detailed how the US sabotaged the pipelines with …
(2023-02-09). Rep. Matt Gaetz Leads Resolution Calling to End Support for Ukraine, Pushes for Peace. news.antiwar.com Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a resolution on Thursday that calls for an immediate end to US military and financial support for Ukraine and urges the warring sides to negotiate a ceasefire. The Ukraine Fatigue Resolution was led by Gaetz and received 10 other co-sponsors. If passed, it would express that it is the sense …
(2023-02-10). 'We've never been closer to nuclear catastrophe': Activist Helen Caldicott. mronline.org Australian anti-war and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don't have the public's best interest at heart.
(2023-02-10). Video of SGP anti-war rally published with English subtitles. wsws.org On February 4, as part of its campaign for the Berlin elections, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) held a central rally against the Ukrainian war and the return of German militarism at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, attended by over 300 people.
(2023-02-09). International greetings at SGP anti-war rally in Berlin: "This rally is of enormous importance to workers in all countries." wsws.org Hundreds of workers and youth attended the main rally of the SGP in the party's campaign for the Berlin state elections. The SGP is the only party in Germany calling for an end to the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). British peace movement: Zelensky fighter jet request is 'dangerous escalation' of Ukraine war. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Providing Ukraine with fighter jets is a "dangerous escalation" of the war and must be opposed, anti-war campaigners warned Wednesday as the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for an investigation into what jets Britain can send to the Kiev government as Zelensky used his first visit to London …
(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.
(2023-02-09). Presidential Command Post in Las Tejerías Reinforces Security (+El Conejo). orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, February 8, the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace, ordered the reinforcement of security at the presidential command post that was built in Las Tejerías, Aragua, after the landslide that affected the region in October 2022. | This action is in response to an armed attack carried out last Sunday, February 5, against the headquarters of the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) and Bolivarian National Police (PNB) located in the area, according to local media outlets. | Meanwhile, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) remains deployed in the surround…
(2023-02-09). Venezuela Sends Rescuers & Humanitarian Aid to Tàºrkiye and Syria After Earthquake. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 7, Venezuelan minister of the interior, justice and peace, Remigio Ceballos, and minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, dispatched a mixed commission of 52 rescue professionals as part of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force, in order to support search efforts in affected cities in Tàºrkiye and Syria after the earthquake of this Monday. | In the early hours of this Monday, February 6, a earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the southeast of Tàºrkiye and Syria, affecting more than 6,000 buildings, accounting for 16,381 deaths that have been reported in to…
(2023-02-09). Daily Round-up | Hundreds of thousands protest pension reforms in France & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of another massive protest in France against pension reforms, illegal miners fleeing Indigenous lands in Brazil, the UN seeking to revive peace talks in Libya, and the Republicans moving against student debt waiver in the US…
(2023-02-09). New Maryland Governor Wes Moore: Another "First Black" in a Colonial System. dissidentvoice.org Recently, Maryland swore in its first Black governor, Wes Moore, in a "historic" ceremony cemented with a tearful introduction by Oprah Winfrey and a hand on Frederick Douglass' Bible. The Black elite flocked to fill the rooms of the inauguration to witness the third elected Black governor in U.S. history. Yet, this "first Black" gubernatorial …
(2023-02-09). What happened to Canada's foreign policy? canadiandimension.com Canada is rapidly losing any hope of being able to claim that it is an honest international broker or peacemaker.
(2023-02-09). Call for 'Total Peace' in Colombia dominates Witness for Peace delegation. peoplesworld.org 
During ten eventful days in January, a U.S. delegation made up of faith leaders, activists and educators made their way through Southwestern Colombia to deepen their analysis and build solidarity with grassroots movements calling for peace and social and environmental justice led by Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant (campesino) communities. The delegation, comprising members from North …
(2023-02-09). Book Review: 'Dancing with History'. progressive.org A new memoir from peace and justice activist George Lakey chronicles his time shaping much of today's democratic left.
(2023-02-09). Fresh protests break out in Congo against UN and East African forces; anger grows over M23 advance. peoplesdispatch.org 
At least eight people were killed by UN forces in the North Kivu province on February 7. The DRC is witnessing renewed protests against the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) and the East African Community (EAC) regional forces…
(2023-02-09). Colombian Vice President Marquez To Pay Official Visit To Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian Vice President France Marquez will begin an official visit to Cuba to participate in the International Book Fair of Havana 2023, of which Colombia is the guest of honor. | RELATED: | "This visit is an invaluable opportunity to strengthen cultural ties between our countries and build alliances around common goals like regional integration, racial justice, gender equity, and peace," Marquez…
(2023-02-09). Peru: Anti-Government Protests Are Peaceful-Ombudsman's Office. telesurenglish.net According to the Peruvian Ombudsman's Office, these protests "are taking place peacefully. We will continue to be vigilant so that the rights of all people are guaranteed." | RELATED: | Several Peruvian sectors took to the streets in a new national demonstration called by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP), among other organizations. The CGTP announced the beginning of an indefinite strike starting toda…
(2023-02-09). Vassily Nebenzia: The West Uses Ukraine as a Private Military Company, Regardless of Losses to the UAF. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on weapons deliveries to Ukraine Mme.President, It will not be an overstatement if I say that since our last meeting on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine in December, the demand for a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis has increased significantly among UN member states and…
(2023-02-10). Daily Round-up | Barcelona cuts ties with Israel, cancels twinning with Tel Aviv & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of Barcelona cutting ties with Israel, increasing cooperation between Venezuela and Iran, rights group CODESA 's criticism of the European Commission and progressive forces in Ecuador rejecting the President's offer…
(2023-02-10). White House Takes Possession of Venezuela's Embassy in Washington DC. orinocotribune.com 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
(2023-02-10). Dominicana y Venezuela disputarán final de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En el segundo juego de la jornada Venezuela doblegó a Colombia siete anotaciones por cinco.
(2023-02-09). México, Colombia, Venezuela y Dominicana avanzan en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En un choque entre eliminados, Panamá vapuleó a Cuba derrotándole diez anotaciones por cuatro.
(2023-02-09). Socorristas venezolanos llegan a Siria con ayuda humanitaria. telesurtv.net La delegación venezolana con ayuda humanitaria es la primera que llega directamente a Siria ya que el resto ha sido dirigida principalmente hacia Türkiye.
(2023-02-09). Venezuela Denounces US 'Colonial Model' via OFAC Licenses. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela and Trinidad have engaged in talks to reactivate the gas-exporting Dragon field for mutual benefit despite the US cash payment ban.
(2023-02-09). Venezuela Sends Firefighters to Chile. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, from the Simón Bolívar International Airport in La Guaira, more than Venezuelan firefighters departed to Chile as part of the humanitarian aid to fight the forest fires that the South American country is experiencing in recent days. | "A brigade of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force takes the lead to support the Republic of Chile, to address the difficult situation that the country is experiencing, where more than 300,000 hectares are being affected by a forest fire," said Yván Gil, Venezuelan foreign affairs minister. | Venezuela sends more than firefighters | This is a contingent of m…
(2023-02-09). Venezuela To Face Colombia In 2023 Caribbean Series Semifinals. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 2023 Caribbean Baseball Series technical director Carlos Bauza announced that Venezuela will face Colombia in La Guaria stadium at 14: 30, and the Dominican Republic team will play against that the Mexican team in the Simon Bolivar stadium at 18: 20 as part of the tournament's semifinals. | RELATED: | Hosted this year by Venezuela, the Caribbean Series games are organized by a tiebreaker principle:…
(2023-02-09). Venezuelan Relief Workers Arrive in Syria With Humanitarian Aid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, 25 Venezuelan specialists arrived in Syria to help with the rescue efforts in the areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. | RELATED: | The members of the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force were received in Damascus by the Venezuelan ambassador Jose Gregorio Biomorji. | The head of the Humanitarian Aid Mission Luis Diaz-Curvelo indicated that Venezuela also sent 12 tons of medicine, food, and drinking water for t…
