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• Biden Administration Clears Five Guantanamo Bay Detainees for Transfer Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- The US government has granted the transfer of five detainees from the military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The facility turned 20 years old on Tuesday, and still houses 39 detainees, with 21 yet to be cleared for transfer.
• USS The Sullivans Conducts Port Visit in Rotterdam, Netherlands US Navy 12 Mar 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) arrived in Rotterdam, Netherlands for a scheduled port visit to enhance U.S.-Netherlands relations and strengthen NATO Alliance cohesion, March 12, 2022.
• Tunisian Counter-IED team tests skills at Raven's Challenge Army News 12 Mar 2022 -- U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and Tunisian Armed Forces Engineers participated in a counter-IED exercise in Camp Blanding, Florida this week.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks' Virtual Remarks at South by Southwest Kickoff (SxSW) at the Army Software Factory (As Delivered) DoD 12 Mar 2022
• 'Putin Won't Stop In Ukraine': Former NATO Secretary-General Says Alliance Sent 'Wrong Signal' In 2008 RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- In an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discusses how Vladimir Putin's views have changed over the years.
• Stoltenberg: NATO Won't Give Up Open Door Policy, Right to Station Troops in States Ringing Russia Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- Russian and NATO officials held talks in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the security proposals put forward by the Russian Foreign Ministry in mid-December aimed at easing tensions between Moscow and the Western alliance. The discussions took place following talks in Geneva between Russian and US officials on Monday.
• Nuland Says NATO Poses No Threat to Russia Unless Threatened Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday that NATO does not pose a threat to Russia unless the alliance is threatened.
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 12 Mar 2022
• $200 Million in New Security Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 12 Mar 2022 -- The people of Ukraine are inspiring the world as they defend their country from Russia's premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of their country. The United States and our Allies and partners stand in solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine in the face of the Kremlin's aggression.
• US ready to take diplomatic steps to resolve Ukraine crisis: State Dept. Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- The United States is willing to take diplomatic steps to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, a State Department spokesperson has said, as Kiev expresses its readiness to negotiate with Moscow.
• Putin approves sending foreign volunteers to Donbass People's Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he supported the idea of allowing volunteers from abroad to provide military assistance to Donbass.
• Modernised Strategic Missile Carrier Tu-160M Makes Maiden Flight - Video Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- The first modernised strategic missile carrier Tu-160M made its maiden 30-minute flight on Wednesday, Rostec told reporters.
• Defense minister hoping new reservist training will pay off CNA 12 Mar 2022 -- Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said Saturday he hoped a new reservist training regimen launched a week ago will boost the country's combat readiness.
• Air Force Commander Visits Air Force Group Participating in Red Flag - 2022" Exercise in USA SPA 12 Mar 2022 -- Prince Lieutenant-General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, visited the Air Force Group participating in the "Red Flag - 2022" exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in the United States of America .
• ''Eagle Resolve 22'' military exercise kicks off in Colorado, USA SPA 12 Mar 2022 -- The joint exercise (Eagle Resolve 22) kicked off at the US Fort Carson base, which will continue from March 6-17, 2022 with the participation of the Saudi Armed Forces headed by the Commander of the Diriyah Joint Operations Center Major General Turki Al-Enezi, in addition to Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.
• Operation Flood Assist daily briefing Australia DOD 12 Mar 2022
• Eighth Annual U.S.-AUC High-Level Dialogue Joint Statement US Dept. of State 12 Mar 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the U.S.-African Union High-Level Dialogue.

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• Taliban Ramps Up Defences Along Durand Line as Its Army Chief Warns Pakistan Against Fencing Border Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- While the Durand Line is recognised as the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Kabul has never recognised the de-facto boundary, which was established by British colonialists in 1893. Fugitive Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani, in 2017, said that Afghanistan would "never accept" the Durand Line.
• UN chief says 11 years of "brutal fighting" in Syria must end People's Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
• Armed Resistance to Myanmar Junta Holding Firm Against Military Onslaught VOA 12 Mar 2022 -- The armed resistance to Myanmar's military regime that seized power from a democratically elected government over a year ago is holding firm against a wave of brutal offensives in recent months and may even be gaining strength, analysts say.
• Latest China-India border talks consolidate trust from previous round, as both disregard US agitation Global Times 12 Mar 2022 -- The 15th round of China-India corps commander level meeting concluded on Friday, continuing the positive atmosphere since the 14th round of talk, as the two sides reached consensus on agreeing to maintain dialogue via military and diplomatic channels to reach a mutually acceptable resolution to the remaining issues at the earliest time.
• Joint Press Release of the 15th Round ofChina-India Corps Commander Level Meeting India PIB 12 Mar 2022 -- The 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 11th March 2022
• Joint Press Release of the 15th Round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting PLA Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- The 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 11th March 2022. The two sides carried forward their discussions from the previous round held on 12th January 2022 for the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector.
• India, China Start New Round of Negotiations Over Ladakh Border Dispute Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- China and India have started the 14th round of corps commander-level negotiations to resolve the 20-month border conflict in the Ladakh region, regional media reported on Wednesday.

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• Telephone conversation with Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 12 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
• France Says Putin Shows No Interest In Ending War; Zelenskiy Says 1,300 Ukrainian Troops Have Died RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin did not show any interest in ending his invasion of Ukraine during a call on March 12 with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a French Presidency official said.
• The first session of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on drafting a comprehensive convention on countering cybercrime Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Mar 2022
• U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis People's Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.
• U.S. Sanctions Russian Board Members At Novikombank And ABR Management, Peskov's Family RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- The United States has sanctioned several board members at Novikombank and ABR Management, including Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Nikolaevich Knyaginin, over Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
• Italy Seizes Super Yacht Owned By Russian Oligarch Melnichenko RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- Italian authorities have seized a super yacht owned by a Russian billionaire placed on an EU sanctions list following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• What's Behind Russian Support For Putin's War In Ukraine? RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- A woman fleeing the shelling of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by Russian forces on March 6 stopped for a moment to ask the Russian people a question that many Ukrainians and other foreigners have been asking: Why don't they protest what is being done in their name?
• Asus mum after asked by Ukrainian minister to cut ties with Russia CNA 12 Mar 2022 -- Taiwanese electronics company Asustek Computer (Asus) has chosen not to respond for the moment to an appeal by Ukraine's minister of digital transformation to stop doing business with Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
• Largest Hypermarket Chain In Russia's Far East Imposes Limits Amid Buying Frenzy RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- The largest hypermarket chain in Russia's Far East is restricting how much sugar, salt, and other essential foods people can purchase amid a buying frenzy triggered by fears of future shortages.
• Portuguese Rabbi Detained Over Naturalization Of Russian Tycoon Abramovich RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- Portuguese prosecutors have detained a rabbi over the naturalization of a number of Jewish people, including Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea football club who was put on the United Kingdom's sanctions list in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• China's top legislature wraps up annual session People's Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- The 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, concluded its fifth session Friday.
• China-Australia Relations Hit New Low Over Military, Politics, Science VOA 12 Mar 2022 -- Australia's already cool relations with China have declined again during the past few weeks over a new spate of incidents, experts in the Asia Pacific say.
• In-orbit construction of China's space station going smoothly PLA Daily 12 Mar 2022 -- Construction work on the core module of China's Tiangong space station is proceeding steadily, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday.
• US bill that includes ban on maps depicting Taiwan as part of China to become law CNA 12 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden was expected to quickly sign into law a sweeping US$1.5 trillion spending bill that includes a ban on the use of any maps that "inaccurately" depict Taiwan as part of China by the U.S. State Department and its foreign operations.
• U.S. Sanctions Russians Over Support For North Korea's Ballistic-Missile Program RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- The United States imposed sanctions against two Russian individuals and three entities over their support for North Korea's missile program.
• Iran and SCO sign protocol to start accession process for Tehran Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Iran and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have started a formal process for Tehran's accession to the major economic bloc.
• Iran agrees to host Azerbaijani corridor bypassing Armenia Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to build a transport corridor that links the Caucasian state to its exclave of Nakhchivan bypassing Armenia through the Iranian territory.
• Iran slams 'new' US demands in Vienna talks, says ready for 'good, lasting' agreement Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has criticized the United States for raising "new" issues in the course of the talks between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital of Vienna, expressing the Islamic Republic's readiness to reach a "good and lasting" agreement with the five powers.
• Iran won't allow interference in its affairs: Foreign Ministry Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Iran says it will strongly protect its national interests and independence and will never allow any country to interfere in its domestic affairs.
• France, Britain, Germany Warn Iran Deal Could Collapse Due To Russian Demands RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- France, Britain, and Germany warned Russia on March 12 that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal.
• Saudi crown prince canceled China trip to listen to Biden's call with his father: Report Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) canceled his scheduled trip to China last month because apparently he wanted to listen to US President Joe Biden's call with his father King Salman, a report says.
• Saudi Arabia announces formation of nuclear company, attacks Iran Press TV 12 Mar 2022 -- Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the oil-rich kingdom has established a national nuclear energy company, which would supposedly pursue commercial interests via participating and investing in projects and assets with a local and international economic viability.
• Ministry of Interior: Execution of Sentences of Capital Punishment Against Individuals Convicted of Terrorism and Capital Crimes SPA 12 Mar 2022 -- The Ministry of Interior has announced that it had carried out the sentences of capital punishment against individuals convicted of terrorism and capital crimes.
• Kazakh President: Withdrawal of CSTO Peacekeeping Forces to Begin on Thursday Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- The CSTO forces were deployed to Kazakhstan amid mass protests that turned violent in the country in early January following a twofold rise in fuel prices.
• Indian Space Agency Successfully Tests Cryogenic Engine for Its First-Ever Manned Mission Sputnik 12 Mar 2022 -- India's flagship human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has completed the design and testing phases. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch two uncrewed missions ahead of the final mission in 2023.
• Armenian, Turkish FMs Agree To Continue Efforts At Normalizing Ties RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- Turkey and Armenia have agreed to move forward with efforts to establish diplomatic relations "without conditions" and continue normalization efforts that could lead to the reopening of their shared borders for trade, their foreign ministers said on March 12.
• Turkmenistan Holds Presidential Vote With Autocratic Incumbent's Son Poised To Win RFE/RL 12 Mar 2022 -- Turkmenistan held a snap presidential election on March 12 that is widely viewed as a formality to transfer political power from autocratic incumbent Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov to his son, Serdar.