from RT:
The deployment of “peacekeepers” from NATO member states to Ukraine would trigger an all-out war between the military bloc and Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned.
In recent weeks, the leaders of the UK and France have ramped up discussions about such a mission.
by Ian Proud, Strategic Culture:
From an extremely small list, Owen Matthews has been one of the more balanced mainstream commentators on the war in Ukraine. Not seeking to take one side over the other, but to step back and look at the bigger picture.
I was shocked, therefore, by his article in the Independent this week.
‘The Russian economy is on the brink of collapse, and Putin knows it,’ ran the headline.
I’ve read a different version of the same headline over a hundred times since 2014, including while serving as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow.
by Eric Zuesse, The Duran:
Here is from the transcript by MSNBC, of their broadcast on 17 January 2025 of President Joe Biden’s final interview (which was the prior day, by the Democrat Lawrence O’Donnell, on his “The Last Word” show) — it included one of the decrepit Biden’s ever-increasing number of unintentional slip-ups saying the truth that he never had intentionally revealed during his prior and less-decrepit period (and, of course, his interviewer, this Democrat, O’Donnell, simply ignored what the President had just said, instead of diving into it so as to perhaps get more details about this crucially important matter):
by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News:
It is doubtful that any Yemen leaders would have even seen this warning and threat by Trump, let alone had a chance to respond to it, before Trump ordered the bombing.
Notice that in Trump’s announcement, he does not claim that the Houthis have killed any Americans, or actually threatened anyone in the United States. Only that they have attacked ships in the Red Sea, and hurt the economy of the U.S.
At the time of my writing this, it is being reported that the bombs launched into Yemen have killed more than 30 people, mostly women and children, and hundreds others are wounded.
by Julio Rivera, American Thinker:
The world of geopolitics is already a minefield of diplomatic tightropes, military posturing, and economic chess games. Add hacktivism to the mix, and suddenly, it’s less a well-orchestrated game of global strategy and more like trying to defuse a bomb while blindfolded, using chopsticks.
The recent cyberattack on X (formerly Twitter), originating from a Ukrainian IP address, has set off alarm bells. Is this the work of rogue Ukrainian actors furious about peace negotiations? Or a classic Russian false-flag operation? Or maybe, just maybe, it’s an entirely unrelated third party stirring the pot for their own reasons? Either way, it’s yet another reminder that in the digital age, wars aren’t just fought with bullets and bombs — they’re waged in cyberspace, too.
from Diane Sare:
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by Scott Ritter, Global Research:
The perfidy of the British is well-known, with the term Perfidious Albion dating back to the decision on the part of England in 1793 to join in with the alliance aligned against the forces of the French revolution. The spirit of that betrayal lives on today, made ironic by the fact that the modern manifestation of Perfidious Albion is now a joint enterprise involving the French, who have aligned themselves with the British to oppose the efforts of President Donald Trump to pursue peace with Russia by ending the war in Ukraine.
from The Conservative Treehouse:
Approximately 60 drones were launched from Ukraine overnight to attack the Russian capital city of Moscow. This is the largest escalation of drone/missile attacks into Russia so far.
The attack comes, predictably, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Nat Sec Advisor Mike Waltz and President Trump envoy Steve Witkoff arrive in Saudi Arabia for preliminary face-to-face talks with Ukraine officials. The pattern repeats.
by Harley Schlanger, LaRouche Organization:
The peace offensive of Donald Trump, to end the war in Ukraine, has London’s oligarchs rattled. They are mad for war; but for them, rearmament is also an economic choice, with militarization combined with financialization, to pump liquidity into debt-ridden corporations and banks, to protect their bankrupt system. To protect against London’s financial warfare operations, LaRouche’s Four Laws are urgently needed.
by Leo Hohmann, Leo’s Newsletter:
A top Russian member of parliament is urging President Vladimir Putin to employ Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in response to a major Ukrainian drone attack Tuesday morning targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure inside Russia. The drones caused multiple civilian deaths and injuries and will add more pressure on Putin to take decisive action.
According to a report by RT.com, citing Russian Defense Ministry data, a total of 337 Ukrainian drones were shot down above Russian territory overnight. Russian media described it as the largest drone attack by Kiev since the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022, when Russia invaded.
by Martin Jay, Strategic Culture:
The slaughter of civilians, mainly Alawites loyal to the former Syrian president Bashar al Assad, is a wake-up call for America and all eyes will now be on Trump as to see whether he supports heinous killing by HTS fighters – and therefore supports Netanyahu – or whether he sees the importance of reigning in this group and its barbarous style of governance.
As he and his officials watch the hideous video clips of entire families being slaughtered the irony of his own legacy in Syria and Iraq will not be lost on him and many will say the real cause of blowback here is inconsistent U.S. foreign policy in the region. The very ISIS fighters that Trump was killing with U.S. troops in January of 2017 when he took office, are the same people who are now running Syria and are apparently allies.
from RT:
Russia should use more than one of its state-of-the-art missiles against targets in Ukraine, a top MP has said
Moscow should employ its new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in response to a major Ukrainian drone attack targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure inside Russia, a top MP has stated.
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
Do you remember the days when the complete and utter dominance of the U.S. military could not be questioned? Sadly, those days are long gone. I have written extensively about how the Russian military has now surpassed us in a number of key areas, but it could be argued that the ascendancy of the Chinese military has been even more stunning. At this point nobody can deny the fact that China is a military superpower, and Chinese defense spending continues to soar…
