(2022-02-21). 20.02.2022 Ukraine War Overview. Kiev Escalating Situation Amid Donbass Bracing for Homeland War. southfront.org 
At around 5 a.m. on February 20, units of the Ukrainian Army 79th airborne assault brigade crossed the Seversky Donets River and attacked the positions of the LPR People's Militia near the village of Pionerskoe. With massive artillery support, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to assault one of the observation posts. | Fierce clashes broke out. The Ukrainian Army suffered losses and was forced to retreat. | As a result of the aggression of the Ukrainian Army, five residential buildings were destroyed and civilian casualties were reported. |
(2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org 
As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…
(2022-02-21). World Federation Of Trade Unions Supports Initiative Against Blockade. popularresistance.org Paris, France – The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) announced today its support to the media marathon called by the channel Europe for Cuba to denounce and condemn the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than 60 years. | The WFTU, the militant voice of more than 105 million workers worldwide, supports and participates in this initiative scheduled for April 2 and 3, said the organization's Secretariat, in a communiqué shared with Prensa Latina by the European solidarity platform activated in October 2020. | In the document, the Federation recalled its traditional rejection of the e…
(2022-02-21). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for change and lack of guarantees. peoplesdispatch.org With legislative and presidential elections coming up in Colombia, the supposedly "oldest democracy in Latin America" will see if it can consolidate the most precarious and recent peace on the continent.
(2022-02-21). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…
(2022-02-21). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…
(2022-02-21). Sunlight Can Help Dissolve Oil Into Seawater, Reveals Study of Deepwater Horizon Spill. sputniknews.com The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused by an explosion on the oil rig, was the largest such marine incident in United States history. While claiming 11 lives, it also released nearly 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
(2022-02-21). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.
(2022-02-21). Desalojan a un escritor cubano de un apartamento en Miami. cubadebate.cu Tres gatos, 16 libros publicados, un colchón en el piso y una computadora sin monitor podrían parecer el resumen de los 76 años de vida del escritor cubano Ismael Lorenzo, 42 de ellos en Estados Unidos.Eso es todo lo que tiene ahora Lorenzo en un pequeño cuarto de Hialeah por el que paga $1,100, después de ser desalojado de su anterior vivienda hace una semana.
(2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…
(2022-02-21). Nicaragua Condemns New Interference Attempt By OAS. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan delegation to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) firmly and categorically denounced, on Friday, February 18, the OAS' notification for scheduling a special session of its member states to address "the situation in Nicaragua." | Previously, the OAS had issued a declaration condemning alleged lack of legal guarantees in Nicaragua and what it considered as human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Nicaragua. Such declarations of the OAS referred to the judicial procedures being carried out in Nicaragua against some of the promoters of the violent 2018 cou…
(2022-02-21). Brazil's return to classrooms fills pediatric ICUs. wsws.org With hospitals already overloaded, the start of classes across the country since February 7 has yet to have its full impact on health care systems.
(2022-02-21). ELN announces economic shutdown throughout Colombia. colombiareports.com Guerrilla group ELN announced its first economic shutdown since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The "armed strike" that will begin on Wednesday, the ELN said on a guerrilla website…
(2022-02-21). Colombia decriminalizes abortion in historic ruling. colombiareports.com Women in Colombia are free to end pregnancies until the 24th week after insemination, the Constitutional Court said in a historic ruling. Until Monday, women were only allowed to abort…
(2022-02-21). Advances and setbacks in the struggle for abortion access in Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist and women rights movements rejected the approval of a bill with inhibitory deadlines and condemned that it would force women to continue to seek clandestine abortions in unsafe conditions…
(2022-02-21). Leopoldo López and Guaidó Party in Crisis: 100 Party Members Quit. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, February 20, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, February 19, a group of approximately 100 members of the Voluntad Popular party announced their decision in a public event to abandon the political party. Voluntad Popular was funded by Venezuelan fugitive Leopoldo López, and is also the party that former deputy Juan Guaidó belonged to when he was elected for the 2016-2021 parliamentary term with only 97,000 votes. | The speaker for the event, Javier González, announced the decision alleging a lack of institutionality and internal democracy, and a deviation from party principles. Without abandon…
(2022-02-21). Venezuela Attends 6th Summit of Gas Exporting Countries in Qatar. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, participated this Sunday, February 20, at the 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Qatar, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro. | "We are proud to be part of the 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), an event that promotes a model of peace, freedom, and development, supporting the sovereign rights of its members over their natural gas resources," stated the Venezuelan top diplomat through his Twitter account. | Estamos orgu…
(2022-02-21). Iran, Venezuela stress development of bilateral cooperation. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia in a meeting in Doha stressed the continuation of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in all fields.
(2022-02-21). Cuba's Díaz-Canel: 'We All Have a Moral Obligation to Provide Haiti Substantial and Unconditional Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Republic of Cuba, during the International Conference for the Financing of the Reconstruction of the Southern Peninsula of Haiti, February 16, 2022, Year 64 of the Revolution. | (Transcript: Presidency of the Republic) | His Excellency Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti; | Her Excellency Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; distinguished guests: Once again, what brings us together here is the human drama Haiti is facing, the poorest nation in…
(2022-02-21). Un matrimonio que moldea la cerámica y la vida en El Condado. cubadebate.cu Mercedes y Michel están casados desde hace ocho años y tienen una niña que les roba buena parte de su tiempo. Ella tiene 27 años; él ya cumplió 35. Hace una década ni siquiera pensaban en matrimonio, menos en fundar la pequeña empresa que hoy sacan adelante a fuerza de empuje, estudio y consagración. Para ellos, Cerámicas El HAI es su otra creación.
(2022-02-21). Representante de Amazon amenaza a los empleados si se sindicalizan. cubadebate.cu Según un audio filtrado obtenido por Vice, una representante de Amazon supuestamente amenazó a los empleados del almacén JFK8, el más grande de la empresa en Nueva York, con que si organizaban un sindicato podrían ver sus salarios reducidos al mínimo. La grabación fue registrada durante una reunión antisindical obligatoria que tuvo lugar este miércoles.
(2022-02-20). Ukraine's President Says He 'Supports' Immediate Ceasefire in Donbass. sputniknews.com The announcement comes after days of escalating military activity, including intense artillery and mortar shelling of territory along the contact line. On Friday, leaders of the Donbass breakaways began an emergency evacuation of their civilian population to Russia and mobilised reserves amid fears of an imminent full-on Ukrainian invasion.
(2022-02-20). DC Area Peace Activists Discuss Ukraine Tensions. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Local Peace Activists spoke about the growing crisis in East Europe, characterized the crisis as avoidable, and recommended solutions to avoid conflict. As tensions between world powers reached a climax not seen since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, and diplomatic efforts between stakeholders seemed all but doomed to fail, the activists drew on years of experience and understanding of global issues to draw their recommendations. Despite ominous developments they still held out hope that war could be averted. | Their recommendations came as President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Friday af…
(2022-02-20). US unleashed propagandistic hysteria around Russia – Cuban foreign minister. tass.com "We firmly oppose NATO's expansion towards the Russian borders", Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said…
(2022-02-20). Turkey approves NATO Baltic, Poland buildup in exchange for support in war against Kurds. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 20, 2022 Turkey withdraws veto on NATO defense plan for Poland, Baltics NATO Tuesday approved a new defense plan for Poland and the Baltic states after the allies reached a compromise with Turkey which had been vetoing it, officials said. The deal marked a breakthrough after months of talks over Turkey's demand to …
(2022-02-20). Border Militias Set Up Fake Humanitarian Stations in the Desert to Trap Migrants. truthout.org 
The growth of the militia movement the past several years has left many of our communities reeling from intimidation, harassment and violence. Donald Trump's tacit endorsement of the far right "patriot" subculture has given it a pass to grow and recruit, often manipulating the dispossession that many rural and blue-collar workers are facing in our current economic tumult. Trump's rhetoric about immigration, particularly the conspiratorial fear-mongering around the border, has played to a…
(2022-02-20). SNB 61: Cocodrilos de Matanzas mandan otra vez. cubadebate.cu En una jornada donde los bates bajaron la temperatura en la mayoría de los estadios, los Cocodrilos matanceros se volvieron a apoyar en sus lanzadores para escalar otra vez a la cima de esta Serie Nacional, aprovechando el resbalón de las Avispas en patio ajeno. Altas presiones se ubicaron esta tarde-noche encima del estadio Latinoamericano, para que los Huracanes de Mayabeque soplaran con fuerza y arrastraran por la arcilla a los Industriales de la capital, hasta rendirlos 6-4.
(2022-02-20). Cuba rechaza campaña mediática contra Rusia por tema Ucrania. telesurtv.net "Rechazamos enérgicamente la histeria propagandística y comunicacional que desata el Gobierno de EE.UU. contra Rusia", indicó Rodríguez.
(2022-02-20). Gobierno argentino estudia crear empresa nacional de alimentos. telesurtv.net El objetivo sería regular el precio final al consumidor mediante el control de costos de producción y comercialización.
(2022-02-20). Piden conocer si expresidente hondureño tiene causas pendientes. telesurtv.net La solicitud del juez Edwin Ortez responde al artículo seis del tratado de extradición entre Estados Unidos y Honduras.
(2022-02-20). Jubilados en Uruguay rechazan pérdida de valor de sus pensiones. telesurtv.net El gremio uruguayo insistió que los salarios de los trabajadores contratados han perdido el valor adquisitivo.
(2022-02-20). Presidente peruano rechaza planes de cerrar el Congreso. telesurtv.net Pedro Castillo afirmó que entregará el poder al terminar su mandato en 2026.
(2022-02-20). Alertan por continuación de incendios en provincias argentinas. telesurtv.net Los incendios activos de Misiones se localizan en los departamentos de Concepción de la Sierra, Candelaria, Apóstoles, Santa Ana, San Javier y Montecarlo.
(2022-02-20). Detienen a familiar de expresidente hondureño Juan O. Hernández. telesurtv.net La detención se produjo justo cuando el exmandatario guarda prisión con vistas a su extradición a EE.UU.
(2022-02-20). Bomberos brasileños apoyan combate de incendios en Argentina. telesurtv.net Los bomberos brasileños cruzaron la frontera con la facilidad del Ministerio de Seguridad y Aduanas argentinas.
(2022-02-20). Pregunta de Cubadebate: øAsí se promueven las producciones cubanas? cubadebate.cu Un aluvión de comentarios ha recibido las imágenes difundidas de un pequeño desfile de moda en el que se exhiben productos nacionales. El evento tuvo lugar como parte de la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, con sede en La Habana. Ante las opiniones desatadas por dicha presentación, nos preguntamos, øcreen que esta es la mejor forma de promover las producciones cubanas?
(2022-02-20). Díaz-Canel felicita a Cristina Fernández en su cumpleaños. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, felicitó este sábado a la vicemandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, a propósito de su cumpleaños. Con una etiqueta convertida en tendencia en Twitter, personalidades políticas, militantes y admiradores de la vicepresidenta le enviaron hoy felicitaciones por su cumpleaños 69. Desde la madrugada comenzaron a sucederse los mensajes de cientos de seguidores que recuerdan a la exmandataria, le expresan su admiración y agradecimiento por sus convicciones y entrega a la patria.
(2022-02-20). Venezuela Offers Brazil Assistance for Petrópolis Disaster. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, February 18, the government of Venezuela expressed solidarity with Brazil for the catastrophe caused by torrential rains in the city of Petrópolis (southeast), in which 138 people have been reported dead so far. | The Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that the Venezuelan government is ready to collaborate with the Brazilian authorities in whatever way possible in order to help the people affected by the disaster. | El Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros, en nombre del Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela manifiesta su absoluta solidaridad con el hermano pueblo del Brasil (1/4)…
(2022-02-20). Police and thieves threatening Colombia's Truth Commission. colombiareports.com 
Police and thieves are threatening the Truth Commission's investigations into the armed conflict. In a press release, the Truth Commission said Saturday that unidentified robbers stole recordings of interviews with…
(2022-02-20). Peru Is Engaged In A Political War. popularresistance.org The political landscape in Peru is pretty complicated these days. The country has been living a political crisis for years due to the desire of a small minority to control the country both economically and politically. From 2016 until today, five people have occupied the presidential chair. All of them have faced tremendous resistance from Congress, which impeached two of them and threatened to do it with the other two, including the current President Pedro Castillo. | The last remarkable event of these tireless attempts by Congress to impeach Castillo was unveiled by the weekly "Hildebrandt en sus Trece". Accord…
(2022-02-20). Venezuela Pulls Plug on Lie that Alex Saab is DEA "Informer" orinocotribune.com Venezuela has pulled the plug on a false claim which circulated Wednesday that diplomat Alex Saab is working as an "informer" or "collaborator" of the United States and specifically of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). | President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez When asked by a reporter following a press conference, Rodríguez called it strange that the United S…
(2022-02-20). Informe sobre el estado del caso Alex Saab. peoplesworld.org 
CARACAS, 16 febrero 2022 / Alex Saab, diplomático venezolano secuestrado por el gobierno estadounidense, enfrenta a un nuevo juicio ante las instancias de justicia del país norte americano; otra sorpresiva acusación es lanzada por el Departamento de Justicia, a quien fuera enviado especial de Venezuela para la negociación y adquisición de insumos alimenticios y de …
(2022-02-20). National Lawyers Guild Calls for the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab (Statement). orinocotribune.com By National Lawyers Guild International Committee — Feb 16, 2022 | The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections. The arrest, extradition and continued imprisonment of Saab is a reflection of the extent to which the US government will go in order to enforce its unilateral coercive measures and economic sanctions against Venezuela, Iran and other targeted nations. | Illegal Detention and Extradition (Kidnapping) of Alex Saab | The US gov…
(2022-02-20). 📨 Modo Avión: Dice "la academia" que escribamos serio. cubadebate.cu Le informamos que, complaciendo peticiones, notarán esta newsletter algo rara (bueno, quizás no toda, hay cosas que no podemos evitar ni aunque querramos). Puede que a algunos les guste más.
(2022-02-20). Documentos confirman que la OTAN prometió a la URSS no expandirse hacia el este. cubadebate.cu La revista alemana Der Spiegel publicó un artículo informando que se ha encontrado documentos de archivo que confirman la promesa de los países occidentales a la Unión Soviética en 1991 de no expandir la OTAN hacia el este. Los materiales fueron descubiertos por el politólogo y profesor de la Universidad de Boston, Joshua Shifrinson.
(2022-02-20). Peter Pan y el poder de las ficciones políticas. cubadebate.cu Veciana en sus memorias reconoció que, según el agente de la CIA que lo había reclutado en La Habana, "las guerras modernas son, sobre todo, guerras psicológicas; el objetivo es torcer la opinión pública". Las estrategias, claro, son más específicas: nunca se debe dejar huellas de nuestras acciones….
(2022-02-20). Yasbell Rodríguez: "Para soñar hay que ponerse alas, respirar profundo y lanzarse al vuelo" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Norma, de la telenovela "Tú", fue un regalo de cumpleaños para Yasbell Rodríguez. Así, soñadora y apasionada como es, anhelaba un personaje al que le pudiera impregnar su esencia, sus matices y su pasión por la vida. "Después que Lester Hamlet me propuso ese personaje, incluso sin leerlo, iba a luchar por desempeñarlo lo mejor posible". Yasbell es distinta a Norma. Pocos son los puntos en común, más allá de ese juego por intentar siempre sonreír a pesar de los problemas.
(2022-02-20). Tormenta Eunice deja al menos 14 muertos y miles de apagones en Europa. cubadebate.cu La tormenta Eunice, que azotó el noroeste de Europa, dejó un saldo de 14 muertos, así como importantes daños materiales y cortes masivos de electricidad. La tormenta se formó en Irlanda y pasó por partes del Reino Unido el viernes, luego por el norte de Francia y los países del Benelux (Bélgica, Países Bajos y Luxemburgo) antes de continuar hacia Dinamarca y Alemania.
(2022-02-20). La imagen del día: Fuerza policial a caballo arremete contra manifestantes en Canadá. cubadebate.cu El presentador Benny Johnson compartió la fotografía con el siguiente texto en Twitter: "Esta es la imagen definitoria: un líder occidental ordenó a las autoridades aplastar el cráneo de una abuela. No hay dos lados aquí. O estás con fascistas o estás en contra. Pregúntele a su representante por qué no se han pronunciado y condenado esto. Ahora es el momento de elegir".