Britain has quietly resumed arms exports to its NATO ally Turkey, whose brutal operation in Syria targets the UK’s key Kurdish allies fighting Islamic State (ISIS). Turkish-backed militias are complicit in human rights abuses and include former members of ISIS

https://declassifieduk.org/uk-rearms-turkey-as-ankara-backs-war-crimes-in-occupied-syria/

#Russia Peskov reply to #US Psaki

"Still, traditionally, Russia has always been compared with a bear. With all the desire, he cannot climb onto the roof of the chicken coop - he is too big and heavy for this, ”Peskov answered reporters when asked to comment on the statements of US representatives about the fox, chickens and the chicken coop."

https://novoeizdanie.com/rossiyu-vsegda-sravnivali-s-medvedem-peskov-otvetil-psaki/

The biggest falsehoods of western media about "#Ukraine crisis

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1488851143572828166.html

#Ukraine #Zelensky authorities openly say that Ukraine will not implement the #MinskAgreement

https://www.donbass-insider.com/2022/02/02/kiev-authorities-openly-say-that-ukraine-will-not-implement-the-minsk-agreements/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

There are no #Russia/n military units in #Donbass & but civil war

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1488655061962174467.html

How A Misguided Grand Strategy Led To This U.S. Defeat
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/how-misguided-grant-strategy-led-to-the-us-defeat.html

In response to Russia's demand for security guarantees, especially to its request to remove foreign NATO forces from the territory of East European countries, the U.S. and Britain are moving more forces to the east: President Joe Biden has formally...

'The Mission Was Successful.'
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/successful.html

DoD Statement on Feb. 2, 2022 Counterterrorism Operation in Northwest Syria The following statement is attributable to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby: “U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in...

I feel almost sorry for Ed Price. Having to keep this shit together with a straight face is no easy task

The Great Russian Chinese Fireworks Of Beijing
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/the-great-russian-chinese-fireworks-of-beijing.html

While the fireworks of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony light up the sky over Beijing another firework comes in the form of a Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering...

#US #FakeNews

Unable to Produce Evidence, State Dept. Spox Hits Reporter With Russia Smear

https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/04/unable-to-produce-evidence-state-dept-spox-hits-reporter-with-russia-smear/

#NATO #Stoltenberg

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has been named as Norway’s next central bank governor despite warnings that his appointment could threaten its independence

Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, will also take on responsibility for overseeing the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, the $1.3tn oil fund, which is based in the central bank.

https://archive.is/5488D

#US militarisation of Europe

#Slovakia approves military treaty with 🇱🇷
The agreement enables 🇱🇷 to strengthen its military presence in the European country directly adjacent to #Ukraine, in particular by expanding the two military airfields at Slyak and Kuchina. Opponents fear an American presence may be outside the control of Slovak laws and authorities.

https://broadway.me/slovakian-president-approves-controversial-military-treaty-with-us/

#UK Liz Truss said that the UK’s “Baltic allies” were located on the Black Sea, despite them being over 1,000km apart

https://www.rt.com/russia/548225-uk-foreign-minister-geography-gaffe/

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Matt Lee destroying #US #StateDept lies

https://archive.is/MM5cJ

Ukrainian ambassador summoned to Israeli Foreign Ministry


Ukrainian ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk said that Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid was repeating the rhetoric of Russian propaganda

https://112.international/politics/ukrainian-ambassador-summoned-to-israeli-foreign-ministry-69325.html

FALSE FLAG ALERT: ‘Intelligence’ Smoke & Mirrors from mouthpiece NYTimes

https://raymcgovern.com/2022/02/03/false-flag-alert-intelligence-smoke-mirrors-from-mouthpiece-nytimes/

#Israel told #Baltics states it would block weapon transfers to #Ukraine


https://breakingdefense.com/2022/02/to-placate-russia-israel-told-baltics-states-it-would-block-weapon-transfers-to-ukraine-sources/amp/

'Russian Troop Build-Up' - Eight Years Of Crying Wolf
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/russian-troop-build-up-eight-years-of-crying-wolf.html

Jul 30, 2014: Russia Has 15,000 Crack Troops on the Ukrainian Border - And Putin’s itching for a fight. - Foreign Policy Mar 19, 2015: Russia Expands Military Exercises To 80,000 Troops - Defense News Sep 1, 2016: Russia is...

NATO can't admit Russia because without Moscow as an enemy, the bloc has no purpose. It was founded as an anti-Soviet alliance, and has evolved into an anti-Russian one.

Also, if NATO cared about "democracy," it would expel Albania, Hungary, Montenegro, Macedonia & Turkey.

Basically, NATO now exists to combat threats caused by its own existence. And "fighting" Russia has become an existential necessity for the bloc, because if tensions are reduced it will have no purpose & a lot of people, will be out of work (and money).

US CIA hybrid warfare propaganda playbook

Anonymous US intelligence officials and an anonymous European official anonymously told #CNN that anonymous Russian officials anonymously worried about cost of "#Russia invasion of #Ukraine"🙃

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/us-intel-russia-doubts-invasion-ukraine/index.html