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• Tropic Lightning joins Hanuman Guardian in Thailand Army News 26 Feb 2022 -- With a snap to attention and salutes rendered to their commanders, Exercise Hanuman Guardian 2022 officially kicked off for the troops of the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the famed 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning," and their counterparts from the Royal Thai Army here at the Infantry Centre Feb. 24, 2022.
• UK forces arrive to reinforce NATO's eastern flank UK MOD 26 Feb 2022 -- UK sea, land and air forces have arrived to reinforce NATO in the East in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Senior Defense Official Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 26 Feb 2022
• Department of Defense Statement on Additional Military Assistance for Ukraine DoD 26 Feb 2022 -- "Yesterday, the President authorized an additional $350 million of military assistance from Department of Defense inventories, including anti-armor, small arms and various munitions, body armor, and related equipment in support of Ukraine's front-line defenders facing down Russia's unprovoked attack."
• U.S. Continues Providing Arms for Ukraine's Defense Against Russian Aggression DoD News 26 Feb 2022 -- Ukrainian resistance to invading forces is stiffer than Russia expected, as the U.S. and NATO continue to supply security assistance to Ukraine, a senior defense official said.
• Additional Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 26 Feb 2022 -- "Ukraine is a sovereign, democratic, and peace-loving nation. The United States and Ukraine have been partners since Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union more than 30 years ago."
• US to send $350mn in 'lethal weapons' to Ukraine as conflict with Russia rages Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.
• US to send $350mn in 'lethal weapons' to Ukraine as conflict with Russia rages Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.
• Biden admin. calls for billions of dollars to aid Ukraine Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- US President Joe Biden's administration has asked Congressional lawmakers to allocate $6.4 billion American taxpayers' money for Ukraine's government to help it fight Russia's military operation there.
• Pentagon looking for ways to send lethal weapons into Ukraine: Kirby Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- The Pentagon is looking for ways to send additional lethal weapons into Ukraine to help Ukrainian forces counter Russia's military action.
• Address by the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov Ukraine MOD 26 Feb 2022
• Address by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Hanna Maliar Ukraine MOD 26 Feb 2022
• In Policy Shift, Germany Now Says It Will Send Ukraine 1,500 Anti-Tank, Antiaircraft Missiles RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- The German government says it will supply 1,000 anti-tank and 500 Stinger antiaircraft missiles to bolster Ukraine's defenses in the face of an unprovoked onslaught by Russian forces, in a significant shift in Berlin's policy regarding the war.
• Czech Republic, Netherlands To Ship More Military Aid To Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- The Czech Republic and the Netherlands announced on February 26 plans to supply more military aid to Ukraine, which is facing a massive, unprovoked attack from Russia.
• China participates in Cobra Gold 2022 HADR exercise PLA Daily 26 Feb 2022 -- The Cobra Gold 2022 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise was held in Thailand from February 18 to 20. The Chinese military sent a 10-member team to attend via video link the HADR table top exercise (HADR-TTX) under the theme of international disaster response and civil-military coordination in the context of epidemic situation. The participants from different countries also exchanged views on the early warning mechanism for disaster relief.
• North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile, South Korean Media Report Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- North Korea confirmed last month that it had tested the Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), which is the country's biggest missile test in five years and seventh launch since early 2022.
• With World's Eyes on Ukraine, North Korea Launches Another Missile VOA 26 Feb 2022 -- North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile early Sunday, Japan's military said, as Pyongyang returns to weapons tests following a pause during the Beijing Olympics.
• EXERCISE EASTERN BRIDGE -VI AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR India PIB 26 Feb 2022 -- The Indo-Oman exercise, Eastern Bridge-VI (2022) was successfully conducted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 21 to 25 February 2022

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• We must 'learn from history', UN Human Rights Council President says UN News 26 Feb 2022 -- As the conflict in Ukraine deepens and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva is gearing up to hold its annual month-long session, which begins on Monday.
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on U.S. Support for the People of Afghanistan The White House 26 Feb 2022
• All Public Universities in Afghanistan Open to Male, Female Students VOA 26 Feb 2022 -- Public universities in Afghanistan's colder areas, including Kabul, reopened Saturday to both male and female students six months after the Islamist Taliban returned to power.
• Emergency experts call for urgent humanitarian aid in Afghanistan: UN People's Daily 26 Feb 2022 -- Witnessing an enormity of human suffering during an Afghanistan visit, an international panel of emergency experts called for urgent, life-saving action, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on Friday.
• US announces plans to ease restrictions on Afghanistan Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- The United States has announced plans to ease its sanctions for businesses in Afghanistan as the people face food insecurity and hunger there following the two-decade-long US war of aggression against the impoverished country.
• UN warns acute funding shortages threaten flow of humanitarian aid to Yemenis Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- The United Nations has warned that severe funding shortages pose a threat to the flow of humanitarian assistance to Yemen, saying food rations have already been cut by half for eight million people in the impoverished country.
• Yemeni forces inflict massive losses on Saudi mercenaries in Hajjah, kill senior commander Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- Yemeni army troops and fighters from the allied Popular Committees have been engaged in fierce clashes with Saudi mercenaries in the country's northwestern province of Hajjah, inflicting heavy losses on the them and killing a senior commander.
• Envoy: West hindering Syria's reconstruction, looting oil, gas, wheat Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- Syria's permanent representative to the UN has lashed out at the United States and the European Union for hampering the government's efforts to improve humanitarian situation in the Arab country, saying the nation continues to suffer under the West's illegal measures.
• Self-immolation attempt at Tibet's Potala Palace thwarted by Chinese police Radio Free Asia 26 Feb 2022 -- A Tibetan shouted slogans and attempted to self-immolate in an apparent protest in front of the iconic Potala Palace in the Tibet regional capital Lhasa this week but was thwarted by Chinese police, sources in the region and in India told RFA Saturday.
• Macron Reiterates Support For Moldova, Georgia - Both Facing Breakaway Regions RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has told the presidents of Georgia and Moldova - each facing Russia-backed separatist regions in their own country -- that France would support them "against any tension or destabilization attempt."

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• CISA and FBI Publish Advisory to Protect Organizations from Destructive Malware Used in Ukraine CISA 26 Feb 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory today providing an overview of destructive malware that has been used to target organizations in Ukraine as well as guidance on how organizations can detect and protect their networks.
• Joint Statement on Further Restrictive Economic Measures The White House 26 Feb 2022
• US, EU, Britain Expel Russia from SWIFT Banking System VOA 26 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. and allies on Saturday attempted to slam the brakes on Russia's economy and banking systems by expelling selected Russian banks from the global bank-to-bank payment system known as SWIFT, the next step in a series of increasing sanctions punishing President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• U.S., EU, U.K. Lead Agreement To Block Russia's Access To SWIFT Banking Network RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- WASHINGTON -- A group of Western nations led by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to block access for "selected" Russian banks to the SWIFT financial system and impose "restrictive" measures against Russia's central bank to punish the Kremlin for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine earlier this week.
• Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures European Commission 26 Feb 2022 -- "We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine. (..._) We will hold Russia to account and collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for Putin."
• Statement by President von der Leyen on further measures to react to Russia's invasion of Ukraine European Commission 26 Feb 2022
• All Russian Banks Under Sanctions Will Be Excluded From SWIFT, German Gov't Says Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- The West has imposed sweeping sanctions on the Russian economy after its President Putin announced on Thursday a special military operation in Ukraine to demilitarize and "de-nazify" the country.
• Former Finnish PM Predicts Western Sanctions On Russia Will Be 'As Big As They Can Be' RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says that the West's reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has been stronger than Putin likely expected beforehand.
• France Stops Ship Suspected Of Belonging To Russian Company Targeted By EU Sanctions RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- French sea police have seized a ship that authorities suspect belongs to a Russian company targeted by European Union sanctions over the unprovoked Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, AFP and Reuters reported on February 26.
• U.S. Diplomat Wendy Sherman: Putin Has 'Killed Creating A Better Future For The Russian People' RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was a grave miscalculation that will inflict huge costs not only on Ukraine but Russia as well, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has told Current Time.
• U.S. sanctions Putin, Lavrov over Russian military operation in Ukraine People's Daily 26 Feb 2022 -- The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over Moscow's ongoing military operation in Ukraine, the White House confirmed Friday.
• Lashing Out At West, Former Russian President Calls For 'Nationalizing' Foreign Assets, Ending Diplomacy RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, attacked Western sanctions over Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and called for Moscow to respond "symmetrically."
• Moscow Will Respond 'Symmetrically' to Seizure of Russian Business Assets Abroad, Medvedev Says Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- On Saturday, the European Union placed a number of senior Russian officials, including members of the Russian Security Council, on its sanctions list, with the restrictions including a freeze on any assets the officials may have in EU jurisdiction.
• Russia To Pay For Putin's Ukraine Invasion With Higher Inflation, Weaker Ruble, Slower Growth RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- The economic fallout from Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine will hit citizens in the wallet as prices and borrowing costs rise, curtailing growth and creating an uncertain future, economists said.
• Sports, Cultural Losses Mount For Russia As Countries Reject World Cup Qualifiers, Bolshoi Ballet RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Russia has taken further hits on the sporting and cultural front as Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic said they would not play World Cup soccer qualifiers against Russia next month and London's Royal Opera House canceled performances by the famed Bolshoi Ballet.
• Russian Government Orders Media Outlets To Delete Stories Referring To 'Invasion' Or 'Assault' On Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Russia's media-monitoring agency Roskomnadzor has ordered media outlets to delete reports using the words "assault," "invasion," or "declaration of war" to describe Russia's massive, unprovoked military incursion into neighboring Ukraine.
• Roscosmos Suspends Cooperation With US on Venera-D Amid New Sanctions Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- Russia has suspended the United States from further participation in its Venus exploration mission Venera-D amid the implementation of new sanctions against Russia, the Head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
• Russian Space Agency Suspends Cooperation With Europe on Launches in Kourou Spaceport Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- The Russian space agency Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and is recalling its employees from French Guiana in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union, the head of the agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Saturday.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov President of Russia 26 Feb 2022
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 26 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 26 Feb 2022
• Chinese military slams US warship transit through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 26 Feb 2022 -- "The US guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on February 26 and hyped it up. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent its forces to track and monitor the US warship's passage in the whole course," said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Saturday.
• China slams as 'provocative' passage of US warship through Taiwan Strait Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- China has denounced as "provocative" the passage of a US warship through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates the self-ruled Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) from mainland China.
• Chinese Army Calls US Destroyer's Passage Through Taiwan Strait Hypocritical Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- The US guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson's passage through the Taiwan Strait is hypocritical and futile, the spokesman for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Senior Colonel Shi Yi, said on Saturday.
• PLA Eastern Theater Command tracks, monitors US warship in Taiwan Straits: spokesperson Global Times 26 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tracked and monitored a US warship which made a transit in the Taiwan Straits on Saturday, and while the voyage of the US vessel seemed to be a regular move, it sent a wrong signal to the Taiwan secessionists amid their concern that they could be abandoned by the US like Ukraine, Chinese mainland experts said.
• Taiwan's DPP accused of exploiting Ukraine issue People's Daily 26 Feb 2022 -- A mainland spokesperson on Friday accused Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority of exploiting the Ukraine issue.
• U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait CNA 26 Feb 2022 -- A United States Navy destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday to show the nation's "commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the 7th Fleet under the U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement.
• U.S. warship transit a signal to China not to move on Taiwan: experts CNA 26 Feb 2022 -- The transit of a United States naval vessel through the Taiwan Strait Saturday was meant as a warning to China not to make any rash moves on Taiwan in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week, defense experts told CNA Saturday.
• Xi: China ready to develop cooperation with North Korea under 'new situation' Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- China's President Xi Jinping has underlined the significance of Beijing's cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, the North's state KCNA news agency reported.
• Iran Says It Is Studying New Rough Draft Of Deal To Revive 2015 Nuclear accord RFE/RL 26 Feb 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister said his country is studying a rough draft of a deal to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal after the sides hammered out details in Vienna on February 26.
• FM to EU's Borrell: Iran seeks good agreement, but will not cross its red lines in Vienna talks Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told the European Union's foreign policy chief that the Islamic Republic seeks a good agreement through the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital on the revival of the 2015 deal, but is determined not to cross its headlines.