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• Military Hospital Support to FEMA Will Begin in Massachusetts, Then Expand DoD News 11 Feb 2022 -- At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about 90 military medical personnel — including doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists — are continuing to deploy in six teams to three states to support civilian health care workers treating COVID-19 patients.

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• Biden Orders Another 3,000 Troops To Deploy In NATO Ally Poland RFE/RL 11 Feb 2022 -- President Joe Biden has ordered the deployment of an additional 3,000 U.S. soldiers to NATO ally Poland as fears grow that a crisis between Ukraine and Russia may turn into a military conflict.
• US Air Force B-52s arrive at RAF Fairford for BTF Europe 22-2 US Air Force 11 Feb 2022 -- B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment and personnel from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, Feb. 10 to execute the long-planned Bomber Task Force mission, a regularly-scheduled U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic Command joint mission series.
• Milwaukee Conducts Bilateral Maritime Exercise with Jamaica Defence Force US Navy 11 Feb 2022 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS Alexander Bustamante conducted a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 9, 2022.
• NATO Secretary General praises transatlantic unity to protect the Black Sea region NATO 11 Feb 2022 -- On Friday (11 February), NATO Secretary General visited the Mihail Kogălniceanu Military Base (MK) in Romania to greet Allied deployments to the security of Romania and the Black Sea Region.
• Stoltenberg: NATO Mulling Deployment of New Battle Groups to Black Sea Nations Sputnik 11 Feb 2022 -- The alliance has recently used the pretext of the alleged Russian threat against Ukraine to justify beefing up its presence in Eastern Europe. Moscow has dismissed harbouring any designs against its neighbour, and has demanded that the Western bloc halt its eastward push.
• Russia calls EU, NATO response to letter on security 'disrespectful' Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry calls disrespectful and lacking in substance, a joint response by the Western military alliance of NATO and the European Union to its security demands.
• Defence Secretary meets Russian counterpart in Moscow UK MOD 11 Feb 2022 -- The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace MP, today (11 February) held talks with the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergey Shoygu.
• UK's Defence Chief Says Ready to Discuss Russian Security Proposals With Shoigu Sputnik 11 Feb 2022 -- UK Defence Chief Ben Wallace traveled to Moscow on Friday for talks with his Russian counterpart, a day after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Ahead of Wallace's visit, The Times reported that the defence chief would "warn Putin's generals" not to invade Ukraine.
• Chinese made large amphibious aircraft AG600-1003 completes engine test run Global Times 11 Feb 2022 -- A Chinese made large amphibious aircraft AG600-1003 completed a maiden engine test run, the official website said on Friday, updating progress on China's first independently developed amphibious aircraft.
• Taiwan extends Harpoon missile maintenance deal with U.S. to 2025 CNA 11 Feb 2022 -- A maintenance contract with the United States for Taiwan's Harpoon missiles will increase by over US$27 million after it was extended to 2025, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced Thursday.
• Experts: North Korea May Be Ready for ICBM Deployment VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- Experts say an undeclared North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile base near China, detected via satellite imagery, indicates that Pyongyang has expanded its locations from which it can deploy long-range missiles to attack the U.S. mainland.
• First HX Fighter Programme agreements signed Finland Ministry of Defence 11 Feb 2022 -- On 10 December 2021, the Government decided on the procurement of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighters, which will replace the capabilities of the Air Force's Hornet fleet that will be phased out by 2030. The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command was authorised to conclude procurement contracts for the F-35 system and air-to-air weapons while the Ministry of Defence was authorised to sign an agreement on industrial participation for the HX fighter programme with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, the engine manufacturer.
• Finland Orders 64 F-35 Fighter Jets in Major Air Force Revamp Sputnik 11 Feb 2022 -- In choosing the F-35, Finland has inched closer not only to the US, but to its fellow Nordic nations Norway and Denmark, which previously opted for the same variant despite technical issues and runaway costs.
• U.S. Turns Over Four Cessna Planes to Philippine Navy USINDOPACOM 11 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite as part of a Php298.1 million ($5.8 million) grant under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.
• US to help UAE replenish missile defense systems after Yemeni retaliatory strikes Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- The US military commander for West Asia says Washington will help the United Arab Emirates (UAE) restock interceptors it uses to shoot down missiles coming from Yemen, which have increased in recent weeks as Abu Dhabi intensified its engagement in attacks on the Yemeni people.
• Joint Statement on Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022 -- The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of the Governments of Australia, India, and Japan.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, And Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• MODERNISATION FUND FOR THE ARMED FORCES India PIB 11 Feb 2022 -- Details of allocation made to the Armed Forces under Capital Acquisition (Modernisation) Head of Defence Services Estimates for the Financial Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 are as under:
• ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS India PIB 11 Feb 2022 -- The details of road length constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) during last three years, state-wise, are as under:
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the U.S.'s Indo-Pacific Strategy The White House 11 Feb 2022
• US logistics visit reinforces commitment to AUSMIN 2021 outcomes Australia DOD 11 Feb 2022 -- A United States delegation, led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Director for Logistics and Engineering, Brigadier General Jered Helwig, will visit bases and facilities in Australia to progress the Australian-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2021 commitments.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, February 11, 2022 The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Readout of Ambassador Hussain's Meetings With Presidents Ghazouani and Bazoum US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada The White House 11 Feb 2022

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• 11 February 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 11 Feb 2022
• Executive Order on Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on U.S. Support for the People of Afghanistan The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Biden Signs Order Splitting Afghan Assets Between Aid, Sept. 11 Victims RFE/RL Gandhara 11 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will free up some $7 billion in Afghan reserves that were frozen after the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August.
• Afghan District Left To Pick Up The Pieces After Taliban's Advance RFE/RL Gandhara 11 Feb 2022 -- Shamalgah was once a bustling agricultural village that housed hundreds of residents of the Bala Bulk district of Afghanistan's western Farah Province. But their pastoral existence was shattered when fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan National Army placed the community squarely in the line of fire.
• In blocking funds, US 'stealing' Afghan assets to compensate 9/11 claimants: Taliban Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan has condemned as "theft" and a sign of "moral decay" a recent decision by the United States to use billions of dollars of frozen Afghan assets to compensate the claimants of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Taliban Slams Biden's Order Freezing $7Bn in Afghan Assets as 'Theft and Moral Decline' Sputnik 11 Feb 2022 -- The New York Times reported earlier in the day that President Joe Biden was planning to ignore requests from the Taliban* to return $7 billion in Afghan assets deposited at the Federal Reserve in New York and instead use half of the funds to compensate the families of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.
• Executive Order to Preserve Certain Afghanistan Central Bank Assets for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022 -- The people of Afghanistan face enormous challenges: an economic crisis born of decades of dependence on international aid, severe drought, COVID-19, and endemic corruption. In response to the worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) today as part of an effort to set aside $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.
• Biden Keeping Half of Afghanistan's $7B in Assets for 9/11 Victims VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday allowing approximately half of the $7 billion in frozen assets from Afghanistan's central bank to be reserved for victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
• Yemen death toll doubled since UN body dissolved monitoring mechanism: NRC Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Chief of Staff for the President of the European Commission Bjoern Seibert US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with European External Action Service Secretary-General Sannino US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Video Call with Bjoern Seibert, Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Karin Wallensteen, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister of Sweden The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Video Call with Transatlantic Leaders The White House 11 Feb 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Calls With NATO Ally Counterparts DoD 11 Feb 2022
• NATO Secretary General takes part in meeting with US President Biden NATO 11 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday (11 February 2022) took part in a virtual meeting organised by the President of the United States Joe Biden on Russia's continued military build-up in and around Ukraine, and its implications for European and international security.
• White House sounds the alarm on possible Russian assault on Kiev Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- The White House has again sounded the alarm on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that could involve a rapid military assault on Kiev, which is the seat of the Ukrainian government and the most populous city in the country with nearly 3 million people.
• White House Says Russia Could Invade Ukraine Before Olympics Ends VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin "during the Olympics."
• White House Says Russian Attack On Ukraine Could Occur 'Any Day,' Tells Americans To Leave Within 48 Hours RFE/RL 11 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, which the West suspects is a prelude to an invasion, has triggered Europe's most serious security crisis in decades, as Moscow began holding joint military exercises in Belarus involving more than 30,000 troops.
• Blinken Warns that Russia Could Attack Ukraine at 'Any Time' VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- As part of the Biden Administration's effort to show its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a visit to Fiji on Saturday, will host a virtual meeting with 18 Pacific nation leaders and announce U.S. plans to reopen an embassy in the Solomon Islands.
• Blinken: Russian invasion of Ukraine 'could begin at any time' Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a Russian invasion against Ukraine "could begin at any time." Moscow has rejected the allegation that it is preparing to invade the neighboring country.
• US company accuses Russia of continuing large buildup near Ukraine border Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- A US company has released new satellite images purportedly showing Russia continuing a large military buildup near several areas of the Ukraine border as NATO keeps building up forces in eastern Europe near Russia.
• Russia-Ukraine talks in Berlin on Donbas conflict fail to yield breakthrough Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- Russian and Ukrainian negotiators say they failed to reach a breakthrough after nine-hour marathon talks aimed at finding ways to end the long-simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.
• Donbass Militia Reports Presence of Ukrainian S-300s, Artillery and Foreign Mercs Near Front Line Sputnik 11 Feb 2022 -- At the same time that Western officials and media have accused Russia of preparing to "invade" Ukraine, the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk republics have reported on movements of Ukrainian militaSry equipment and troops near the line of contact in the region's frozen civil war.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• British nationals advised to leave Ukraine immediately UK FCDO 11 Feb 2022 -- The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office today (Friday 11 February) updated its travel advice to Ukraine, and is now advising British nationals against all travel to Ukraine.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Delattre US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• Stability for Libya must be 'top priority' urges Guterres UN News 11 Feb 2022 -- The UN chief is "following closely" the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December.
• Myanmar villagers protests arson attacks by junta forces Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2022 -- Holding up charred remnants of destroyed homes, defiant villagers targeted in arson attacks by pro-junta forces in northwestern Myanmar staged a protest Friday against the "fascist army" that is leaving a widening trail of destruction in their rural township.
• Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000 UN News 11 Feb 2022 -- The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
• UK-EU talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol: joint statement, 11 February 2022 UK FCDO 11 Feb 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič spoke about the need for progress on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
• South Sudan: Political violence on the rise, UN rights experts warn UN News 11 Feb 2022 -- UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world's youngest country, South Sudan, following a fact-finding visit there this week.
• Senior UN Official Urges Ethiopians to Find Path to Peace VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- The U.N. deputy secretary-general on Friday urged Ethiopians to cease fighting, rebuild trust and begin reconciliation, as the conflict in the country's north continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on civilians.

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• Fifth Meeting of the North American Drug Dialogue (NADD) US Dept. of State 11 Feb 2022
• CIA spying on unwitting Americans in secret program: Senators Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- Two members of the Intelligence Committee of the United States Senate, namely Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich, say that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a secret program that collects information about unwitting Americans, seriously undermining their privacy.
• The Week In Russia: Word Games, War Games RFE/RL 11 Feb 2022 -- Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin displayed his ability to offend by uttering a controversial remark about Ukraine. Regardless of how he intended it to come across, his comment added to the pressure Moscow is piling on Kyiv -- and pointed to a possible pretext for a new military offensive against Ukraine, a neighbor Putin seems determined to pull back into the Russian fold.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on February 11, 2022 PRC MofA 11 Feb 2022
• China's family planning roadmap aimed at protecting national fertility, not banning abortion: experts Global Times 11 Feb 2022 -- The China Family Planning Association recently rolled out its major tasks for 2022 and it raised controversy among the Chinese public, with some questioning whether it meant there might be interventions to prevent those with unwanted pregnancies from having abortions. However, experts explained that the report aimed to protect national fertility and public health by preventing unwilling and unexpected pregnancies, rather than forcibly banning abortions.
• Taiwan Ranks Among Top 10 Democracies in Annual Index VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan ranked as the eighth-strongest democracy in the world last year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's new 2021 Democracy Index, and as the second strongest in Asia and Australasia, even as democracies elsewhere continue to struggle.
• Expert meetings in Vienna talks pursue removal of anti-Iran sanctions IRNA 11 Feb 2022 -- Expert meetings within the framework of the eighth round of nuclear negotiations in Vienna pursued the goal of removal of anti-Iran sanctions on Friday.
• Iran to give crushing response to unauthorized aerial objects entering national airspace: Commander Press TV 11 Feb 2022 -- A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces will not allow any aerial objects to enter the country's airspace without authorization, warning of a crushing response to such an intrusion.
• New arrests bring total detained over Myanmar's 'Silent Strike' to more than 200 Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2022 -- Authorities in Myanmar's Mandalay region on Wednesday detained nearly 20 people accused of participating in a "Silent Strike," bringing the number of those arrested in connection with the nationwide anti-junta protest to more than 200 in recent days, according to sources.
• Anti-China Sentiment Erupts in South Korea Ahead of Vote VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Animosity toward China, which has long simmered in South Korea, exploded into the open this week following a pair of controversies during the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
• Kyiv Court Leaves Poroshenko's Pretrial Restrictions Unchanged RFE/RL 11 Feb 2022 -- A court in Kyiv has upheld a decision to allow former President Petro Poroshenko to remain free during a treason case that he and his supporters reject as politically motivated.
• Brazil: Key torture prevention mechanism whittled down for detainees UN News 11 Feb 2022 -- Brazil must comply with its international obligations, and reinforce its national prevention mechanisms against torture, UN independent experts said on Friday, after concluding a visit to the country, which is home to the third largest prison population in the world.
• Lithuania Gains Support in Dispute With China VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- Facing increasing pressure from China, Lithuania has been gaining support this week in a standoff that began over trade and was elevated when the small Baltic nation became the first European Union member to allow Taiwan to use its name on a de facto embassy.
• Lithuania Looks to US for Help Against China, Russia VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- As Russia builds up forces along Ukraine's borders and Chinese officials seek to punish Lithuania for opening a door to Taiwan, the heads of the Lithuanian parliament's defense and foreign affairs committees called on their allies in Washington for support.