Links — 19 Feb 2022 PM

Ray McGovern
Is Biden Singing From Langley Songsheet

Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, and retired 27-year career CIA whose tasks included preparing and briefing The President’s Daily Brief and leading the Soviet Foreign Policy Branch

https://raymcgovern.com/2022/02/19/is-biden-singing-from-langley-songsheet/

TASS (Russian state media)

Russia needs iron-clad security guarantees - Russia’s deputy envoy to UN
https://tass.com/world/1406471

Russia’s security ideas contradict US principles - Blinken

https://tass.com/world/1406507

Ukraine plots provocations to blame Russia for aggression - Donetsk militia
https://tass.com/world/1406475

Kiev forces open fire at Donetsk observers, reporters - DPR official
https://tass.com/world/1406459

Kiev forces shell six areas in DPR, including Donetsk
https://tass.com/world/1406485

EU condemns Donbass shelling, but commends Kiev’s 'restraint'

https://tass.com/world/1406503

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
[UK MI5] Spy chief calls for tougher laws

https://www.rt.com/news/549997-intelligence-russia-china-interview/

Geopolitika.ru (backgrounder)
NATO EXPANSION AND POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RESPONSE

Leonard Savin

https://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/nato-expansion-and-possible-russian-response

Brave New Europe (heresy)
Tara Connolly – Forget Russia, blame the fossil gas industry for Europe’s energy supply crisis

Cross-posted from Open Democracy
https://braveneweurope.com/tara-connolly-forget-russia-blame-the-fossil-gas-industry-for-europes-energy-supply-crisis

ECNS
China welcomes UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang: FM

Xinhua (Chinese state media)

http://www.ecns.cn/news/2022-02-20/detail-ihavwrts3792969.shtml