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• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 14 Feb 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg DoD 14 Feb 2022
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Virtual Quad Meeting with France, Germany, and the UK DoD 14 Feb 2022
• 1st Fighter Wing deploys to United Arab Emirates US Air Force 14 Feb 2022 -- A contingent of 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors, and Airmen assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, recently deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
• USS Lake Champlain Returns Home to San Diego US Navy 14 Feb 2022 -- Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) returned home to Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 14, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets.
• Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home From Deployment US Navy 14 Feb 2022 -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14.
• Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts 30th Warfare Commander Meeting with Republic of Korea Navy US Navy 14 Feb 2022 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted the 30th Bi-annual Composite Warfare Commander Meeting (CWCM) with leadership from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) through a teleconference, Feb. 9.
• US Army exercise Allied Spirit 22 concludes in Hohenfels, Germany Army News 14 Feb 2022 -- Approximately 5,200 soldiers from 15 nations concluded exercise Allied Spirit 22, led by the Latvian Army's 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, from Jan. 11-Feb. 5.
• Fighting Fear with Fire: Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers combat fire during riot control training in Germany Army News 14 Feb 2022 -- Soldiers assigned to Kentucky Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, reacted to improvised incendiary weapons during a multinational fire phobia training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 11.
• USAG Wiesbaden stands prepared to support Army News 14 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden has been executing a variety of support missions to accommodate incoming Soldiers as they arrive here at Clay Kaserne. Army Garrisons are the foundation of readiness and Wiesbaden is no different.
• U.S. Marines activate new Littoral Anti-Air Battalion USMC News 14 Feb 2022 -- The Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022.
• US unveils new Indo-Pacific strategy, but can it deliver? Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- When the top U.S. diplomat visited the Indo-Pacific last week, the White House unveiled a new strategy that vowed to use all "instruments of power" to anchor the United States in the region and counter what it called China's pursuit of a "sphere of influence."
• Russia ready to strike foreign subs, ships intruding into territorial waters: Military Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- A senior Russian military official has warned that the country is ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines illegally entering the country's territorial waters as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
• Germany's Scholz: West 'Ready for Serious Dialogue' with Russia Over European Security VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that Western countries "are ready for a serious dialogue with Russia on European security issues" but also are looking for Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate his threat of an imminent invasion of Ukraine.
• Putin Conceptually Approves Russia Foreign Ministry's Responses on Security Guarantees With US, NATO Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Russia put forth its proposals on regional security at the end of last year amid growing tensions around Ukraine. The West, which claims that Russia is planning an "invasion", rejected Moscow's key proposals for ensuring stability and security in the region.
• Ukraine official says Kiev may drop NATO bid; retracts statement after backlash Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine may give up its ambition of joining the US-led NATO alliance in a bid to avert "war", the country's envoy to Britain has suggested, noting that Kiev is willing to be "flexible" on the issue.
• Finland Could Provide Financial Aid to Ukraine, Arms Exports 'More Complicated', PM Says Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has voiced a readiness to join western sanctions against Russia, which US and European politicians baselessly accused of harbouring plans to invade Ukraine, even despite the risk of significant collateral damage to Finland's economy as well.
• NATO Secretary General praises strong partnership with Colombia NATO 14 Feb 2022 -- On 14 February, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Iván Duque of Colombia at NATO HQ, and thanked him for the strong partnership between NATO and Colombia, and its contribution in building international peace and stability.
• PLA Navy flotilla to arrive in Tonga to deliver second batch of relief from China Global Times 14 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla carrying disaster relief supplies that departed from China late last month will arrive in Tonga soon, and the sailors are adjusting plans to unload the supplies based on the changing situation of the port to be visited, Chinese state broadcaster reported on Monday.
• China's latest portable missile shows world-class defense ability Global Times 14 Feb 2022 -- The QW-12, an advanced portable air defense missile developed by China, recently demonstrated its outstanding performance in intercepting helicopters, jets and cruise missiles in a live-fire test, with experts saying on Monday that the weapon is world class, as it displayed an anti-decoy capability no foreign counterpart has ever shown.
• Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House 14 Feb 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom The White House 14 Feb 2022
• Department Press Briefing – February 14, 2022 US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2022

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• 14 February 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Feb 2022
• Humanitarians Fear Afghan Hunger Crisis Could Kill More Than War VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- Six months after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, humanitarians fear a growing hunger crisis could kill more Afghans than the preceding 20 years of war.
• India Set to Transport Relief Aid to Afghanistan via Pakistan VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- India will begin sending 50,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan through Pakistan next week, in rare cooperation between the two rival nations to help millions of Afghans facing severe food shortages.
• Saudi airstrikes destroy telecommunications facility in Yemeni capital Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Saudi warplanes have destroyed the building that housed the Yemen International Telecommunications Co (TeleYemen) in the capital Sana'a less than three weeks after the internet and international telecommunications were cut off across the war-wracked Arab country due to similar air raids.
• Address of the President of Ukraine on the unity of Ukrainian society President of Ukraine 14 Feb 2022 -- "Our state is facing serious external and internal challenges that require responsibility, confidence and concrete actions from me and each of us. We are being intimidated by the great war and the date of the military invasion is being set again. This is not the first time. The war against us is being systematically waged on all fronts. On the military one, they increase the contingent around the border. On the diplomatic one, they are trying to deprive us of the right to determine our own foreign policy course. On the energy one, they limit the supply of gas, electricity and coal. On the information one, they seek to spread panic among citizens and investors through the media. But our state today is stronger than ever."
• Federal Chancellor Scholz in Kyiv - Germany stands side by side with Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 14 Feb 2022 -- On his inaugural visit to Kyiv, Federal Chancellor Scholz reiterated that Germany stands side by side with Ukraine. He stressed that no one should doubt the resolve of the Western allies. In the event of military aggression against Ukraine, joint action would be taken, he said - "and it will comprise very far-reaching measures."
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Chief of Staff for the President of the European Commission Seibert US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2022
• Ukraine: 'Do not fail the cause of peace' Guterres urges UN News 14 Feb 2022 -- Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that "there is no alternative to diplomacy."
• UN Chief on Russia-Ukraine: 'No Alternative to Diplomacy' VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia, Ukraine and the West on Monday to de-escalate tensions, saying "there is no alternative to diplomacy."
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via videoconference Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2022
• Ukraine's Neighbors Ready for Refugees; War Worries Peak VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- Polish ministers say they are drafting plans with the country's regional governors to cope with the possible arrival of up to a million refugees from neighboring Ukraine in the event Russia decides to invade — an action U.S. and British officials have warned could come as early as this week.
• Putin Adds Military Capabilities in Belarus, Russian Border With Ukraine, Kirby Says DoD News 14 Feb 2022 -- Over the last couple of days, Russian President Vladimir Putin has added additional military capability along his border with Ukraine, as well as in the Belarus area that borders Ukraine, said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby, who briefed the media today.
• 'An Explosive Situation': Open-Source Monitors Say Russia's Military Buildup Near Ukraine Is 'Unprecedented' RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- "My son didn't want to go to Ukraine," said the mother of a Russian soldier from the Buryatia region near Lake Baikal, speaking on condition of anonymity. "He signed a military contract because our family is in debt and his fiancée is on maternity leave with a baby. At the end of December, he was sent 'for exercises,' as they told him officially. But for some reason they sent him for three months, although they announced the exercises would only last 10 days."
• French Foreign Minister Says Nothing Points to Moscow's Decision to Invade Ukraine Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian on Monday said that while there is evidence for a possible Russian incursion into Ukraine, there is no indication that Moscow has made a decision of this sort.
• Kremlin Spokesman Tells US Media Putin 'Willing to Negotiate' on Security Guarantees, Ukraine Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold talks on security guarantees and the situation around Ukraine.
• Kremlin: Ukraine's Rejection of Idea of Joining NATO Would Be Step Towards Stability Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine's rejection of the idea of joining NATO would be a step towards stabilising the situation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Russia keeps door open for more dialog over Ukraine, Moscow suggests Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Russia has suggested that it is ready to continue negotiations with the West in an attempt to settle growing security tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
• Moscow Signals Talks To Continue As Germany's Scholz Urges De-Escalation Over Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- Moscow has signaled it is willing to continue talks with the West to ease a crisis over Ukraine as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on another round of diplomacy with a visit to Kyiv, saying there was "no reasonable justification" for Russia's buildup of troops in border areas that many fear could be preparations to invade its neighbor.
• Johnson, Biden Agree on Existence of 'Window' for Diplomacy on Ukraine Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden discussed the situation around Ukraine by phone and agreed that there was still a "window" for diplomacy, the Downing Street said.
• US Says Committed to De-Escalation With Russia, But Scales Up Efforts to Deter Moscow Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- The United States remains committed to keeping the path of de-escalation with Russia over Ukraine open, but at the same time intensifies its efforts to deter Moscow, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.
• Operations at U.S. Embassy Kyiv US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2022
• U.S. Moves Embassy Out Of Kyiv As Germany's Scholz Urges De-Escalation Over Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- The United States has announced the relocation of its embassy operations from Kyiv to the western city of Lviv out of concern for the safety of embassy staff, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on February 14.
• US closes embassy in Ukraine, 'destroys computer equipment' Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- The United States announced Monday it was shuttering its embassy in Kiev amid growing security tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
• Chinese diplomatic mission in Ukraine working normally: Chinese FM Global Times 14 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese diplomatic mission in Ukraine is working normally and China calls on all parties to remain rational and refrain from inflaming tensions or hyping up the crisis, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2022
• U.S. Action to Strengthen Ukraine's Economy US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2022 -- The United States is reaffirming our strong commitment to the Ukrainian people by joining with allies and partners to mobilize robust international support for Ukraine.
• Ukrainian, U.S. presidents discuss security situation over phone People's Daily 14 Feb 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation on Sunday to discuss the security situation around Ukraine, Zelensky's press service said.
• Mali Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $686 million UN News 14 Feb 2022 -- The UN together with humanitarian partners on Monday, launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali, seeking $686 million from donors to help 5.3 million of the most vulnerable people in the country.

News Reports

• Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense US Dept. of Justice 14 Feb 2022 -- A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person he believed was a representative of a foreign nation.
• Ex-US Navy Engineer Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sell Submarine Secrets, Faces Life Sentence Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Former US Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe pleaded guilty on Monday to trying to sell classified information regarding nuclear submarines and may possibly face a sentence of life in prison, a court filing revealed.
• Russian Hackers Allegedly Tied To FSB And Hack Of U.S. Democratic Party Handed Lengthy Prison Terms RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- A court in Russia has handed lengthy prison sentences to members of a hacker group whose leader claimed he was recruited by the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) to hack into the servers of the U.S. Democratic Party.
• Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu President of Russia 14 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working meeting with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Moscow, February 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2022
• Meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov President of Russia 14 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
• Putin, Lukashenka To Meet This Week As Russian-Belarusian Military Maneuvers Rile West RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet before the weekend as joint military maneuvers involving the two nations continue to stoke fears that Moscow may be planning to invade neighboring Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 14, 2022 PRC MofA 14 Feb 2022
• Hong Kong tech giants 'censor' UK rights website amid firewall fears Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- Internet service providers in Hong Kong are blocking the website of a U.K.-based rights group that has been highly critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s national security crackdown in the city.
• China did not enter airspace of South China Sea island: defense ministry CNA 14 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has denied that Chinese warplanes breached the airspace of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea.
• DPP, US link Ukraine crisis with Taiwan island, will only 'draw China, Russia closer' Global Times 14 Feb 2022 -- As tensions rise in Ukraine and attract the world's attention, Taiwan, an island that has been largely ignored for a while, has begun to link its discourse to the Ukrainian crisis, along with collaboration from some US officials who recently claimed that the Biden administration believes that the US' response to the Ukrainian crisis would be seen as a "proxy" for how it would respond to the Taiwan question.
• North Koreans in Russia ordered to work in groups so they can't escape Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- North Korean construction workers in Russia are being prohibited by their government back home from taking on small-scale side jobs, a policy change designed to prevent them from escaping, sources in Russia told RFA.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Says Deal 'At Hand' In Negotiations To Restore Nuclear Agreement RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear deal is "at hand," referring to forward momentum at negotiations in Vienna.
• Foreign Minister Says Iran Eager to Revive Nuclear Deal if Interests Secured VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- Iran is "in a hurry" to strike a new nuclear accord as long as its national interests are protected, its foreign minister said on Monday as Tehran and the United States resumed indirect talks on salvaging Tehran's 2015 agreement with world powers.
• Iran's top negotiator, EU's Mora meet in Vienna IRNA 14 Feb 2022 -- Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and EU foreign policy chief Enrique Mora met on Monday in Vienna.
• FM Spox: Vienna agreement awaiting political decisions IRNA 14 Feb 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Tehran had made its political decisions years ago and has remained in the nuclear deal, stressing that the agreement in Vienna is awaiting other parties' political decisions.
• Iran FM: Good agreement on JCPOA revival possible in short term if US, E3 serious about commitments Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is possible to reach a good agreement on the revival of the landmark 2015 Iran deal through Vienna talks, if the United States and the European signatories to the agreement are serious about returning to full compliance with their commitments as per the accord.
• Agreement in Vienna hinges on political decisions of 'other side': Iran Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says reaching an agreement between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries over the 2015 deal at the talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna hinges on the political decisions of the "other side."
• 'Reliable' agreement at Vienna talks requires US political will: Top official Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Iran's top security official says whether Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries can reach a reliable agreement over the 2015 deal depends on the US's political determination.
• Erdogan Visits UAE in Bid to Repair Ties with Arab World VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting the United Arab Emirates, hoping to repair strained ties. Analysts say shared concerns over Iran could provide common ground.
• Israeli PM Makes Historic Trip to Bahrain VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- In a historic first, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet traveled to Bahrain for a two-day trip Monday to meet with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.
• Two more Sudanese demonstrators killed as anti-coup protest rallies continue Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Two more anti-coup protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces during fresh demonstrations in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and other cities.
• 'No Secrecy About This': Sudan Junta Leader Burhan Admits Security Cooperation With Israel Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two allies of the ousted Sudanese military dictatorship, have long favored stability in Khartoum for political and economic reasons. However, both monarchies unexpectedly came out against the October 25 military coup.
• Large protests in Tunis after President Saied tightens grip on judiciary Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of central Tunis, chanting anti-government slogans, following a presidential decree published on the official gazette.
• Ride to profitability for China-backed Indonesian rail project may take 40 years Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- China's flagship high-speed rail project in Indonesia is expected to become profitable 40 years after completion - not 20 as earlier projected - partly because plans to shift the capital to Borneo could sharply reduce the number of riders, a consortium building it said Monday.
• Berdymukhammedov's Son Nominated As Turkmenistan's Presidential Campaign Kicks Off RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- The son of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has been nominated as a presidential candidate hours after the Central Election Commission launched the first stage of the country's campaign in an early presidential election.
• Cameroon President Celebrates 89th Birthday VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- Cameroon held birthday celebrations across the country for President Paul Biya, who turned 89 on Sunday. Supporters wished Biya, who is Africa's oldest and second longest-serving leader, a long life, while some opponents said it's well past time for him to leave office.