Links — 15 Feb 2022 AM

Asia Times
Is the Ukraine ‘crisis’ just another US charade?

Jack F Matlock Jr., former US ambassador to the USSR

https://asiatimes.com/2022/02/is-the-ukraine-crisis-just-another-us-charade/

(This article was produced by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for US-Russia Accord (ACURA). It was provided to Asia Times by Globetrotter.)

Moon of Alabama (hybrid warfare integrated with politics)
The Big White House Plans Behind Its 'Russian Invasion' Scam

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/the-big-white-house-plans-behind-its-russian-invasion-scam.html

The Vineyard of the Saker
The big exodus of the defenders of the Independent Ukraine
The Saker

https://thesaker.is/the-big-exodus-of-the-defenders-of-the-independent-ukraine/

Vladimir Putin: Working meetings with Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu.
The Saker

http://thesaker.is/vladimir-putin-working-meetings-with-sergei-lavrov-and-sergei-shoigu/

Reminiscence of the Future
Pardon Our French...
Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues

https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/02/pardon-our-french.html

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Putin Calls Ongoing Events in Donbass Genocide
https://sputniknews.com/20220215/putin-calls-ongoing-events-in-donbass-genocide-1093057321.html

Israel Suspends US-Ukraine Iron Dome Deal Fearing Moscow Backlash, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20220215/israel-suspends-us-ukraine-iron-dome-deal-fearing-moscow-backlash-reports-say-1093052822.html

US, NATO Positively Responded to Russian Initiatives They Have Been Rejecting for Years, Lavrov Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220215/us-nato-positively-responded-to-russian-initiatives-they-have-been-rejecting-for-years-lavrov-says-1093049875.html

Russian Envoy: Moscow Won't Take Action on Ukraine If It's 'Not Provoked to Do So'
https://sputniknews.com/20220215/russian-envoy-moscow-wont-take-action-on-ukraine-if-its-not-provoked-to-do-so-1093043077.html

Taliban Calls for Talks After Warning of ‘Policy Change’ Towards US Over Diversion of Frozen Funds

https://sputniknews.com/20220215/taliban-calls-for-talks-after-warning-of-policy-change-towards-us-over-diversion-of-frozen-funds-1093057404.html

Responsible Statecraft — Quincy Institute
Let’s talk about those provocative military exercises in Eastern Europe

James Carden

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/02/09/lets-talk-about-those-provocative-military-exercises-in-eastern-europe/

TASS (Russian state-sponsored media)
All were witnesses to NATO’s war in Europe against Yugoslavia — Putin
https://tass.com/politics/1403905

Putin emphasizes Russia does not want any war
https://tass.com/politics/1403893

Russia does not want any war, believes in Minsk Accords — Putin-Scholz meeting

https://tass.com/politics/1403959

Moscow has no preconditions for Minsk Agreements other than its implementation — diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1403279

Ukraine lacks courage to admit unwillingness to fulfill Minsk accords — Russian diplomat

https://tass.com/politics/1403289

State Duma to send appeal to Russian president on recognizing Donetsk, Lugansk republics
https://tass.com/world/1403617

Russians not indifferent to Donbass’ fate, but Moscow sticks to Minsk agreements — Kremlin

https://tass.com/politics/1403531

Kiev covertly sending new recruits to Donbass, says DPR intelligence
https://tass.com/world/1403615

LPR reports Ukrainian army hindering work of OSCE’s drones in Donbass
https://tass.com/world/1403585

MP to BBC: Russians don’t start wars, they finish them, we don’t want WWII to repeat
https://tass.com/world/1403579

Lavrov blasts West’s ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’ rumors as information terrorism
https://tass.com/world/1403563

Anti-Russian sanctions to increase standoff around Ukraine — Chinese Foreign Ministry
https://tass.com/world/1403433

Russia to provide response to Ukraine should it attack or kill Russian citizens — envoy

https://tass.com/politics/1403303

Shoigu visits Syria, discusses military cooperation, counterterrorism with President Assad
https://tass.com/politics/1403923

Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Armed Forces come under DDoS attack

https://tass.com/economy/1403957

RT (Russian state-sponsored media)
China 3 USA 0 – Beijing inflicts a severe economic defeat on America
https://www.rt.com/news/549401-us-sanctions-china-not-worked/
https://tass.com/world/1403615

Why China is on track to replace the US as the world’s financial center
https://www.rt.com/news/549349-china-world-financial-center/

RT
Why the CIA cannot be trusted and violates what the US should stand for

https://www.rt.com/news/549449-cia-us-citizens-data-trust/

Zero Hedge
Russia Withdraws Some Troops From Ukraine Border After Media Said Invasion Was Imminent
Paul Joseph Watson of SummitNews
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/russia-withdraws-troops-ukraine-border-after-media-said-invasion-was-imminent

Putin Says "Of Course" Russia Doesn't Want War (Putin-Scholz meeting)

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-says-course-he-doesnt-want-war-scholz-agrees-lasting-security-only-possible

Now We've Done It: We Pissed Off The CIA

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/now-weve-done-it-we-pissed-cia

Common Dreams
We Need Answers About the Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance of the CIA

Matthew Guariglia and Andrew Crocker

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/14/we-need-answers-about-unconstitutional-mass-surveillance-cia

The Unz Review
Killing the Bill of Rights
Philip Giraldi, former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer, now Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest and founding member of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/killing-the-bill-of-rights/

Tucopolier
President Trump Was a Victim of Espionage, Both Foreign [UK] and Domestic [US]
Larry Johnson

https://turcopolier.com/president-trump-was-a-victim-of-espionage-both-foreign-and-domestic/

Oilprice
Ransomware Gang Targets U.S. Critical Infrastructure

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Ransomware-Gang-Targets-US-Critical-Infrastructure.html