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• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany DoD 15 Apr 2022
• Exercise Caribbean Urban Warrior Concludes on MCB Camp Lejeune USMC News 15 Apr 2022 -- The mission of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 is to provide assault support and transport of heavy equipment, combat troops and supplies.
• Department of the Army announces updated COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 15 Apr 2022 -- The U.S. Army announced updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests as of Apr. 13, 2022.
• Possible Swedish & Finnish NATO Accession Risks Undermining Stability in Northern Europe - Moscow Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- Earlier this week, Swedish media reported that the country's Prime Minister plans to apply for Sweden to join NATO in June. Finland's PM, for her part, said Finland would decide on NATO membership "within weeks".
• US, Allies Face Depleted Weapons Stockpiles As 'Aid' to Kiev 'Blows Through' Supplies: Report Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- Thousands of Javelin anti-tank guns, Stinger anti-aircraft systems, and other lethal weapons have already been given to Ukraine by Washington, with the White House announcing on 13 April that it will send $800 million in additional weapons to Kiev, including artillery, armored personnel carriers, and helicopters.
• Russia Vows To Intensify Attacks On Kyiv A Day After After Losing Key Warship RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Defense Ministry warned on April 15 that it will intensify attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, after accusing Ukraine of targeting Russian border towns.
• Russia Warns US Against 'Irresponsible' Arms Supplies to Ukraine in Diplomatic Note - Media Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- Moscow has sent a note to Washington warning that NATO arms supplies to Kiev are exacerbating the Ukrainian conflict and can lead to unpredictable consequences, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
• Russian Military Vows More Strikes Against Targets in Kiev in Case of Attacks on Russian Territory Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- On Thursday, two Ukrainian combat helicopters crossed into Russian airspace and made at least six strikes at residential buildings in the Bryansk Region.
• CIA Chief Says Threat Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons Is Something U.S. Cannot 'Take Lightly' RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- CIA Director William Burns said the threat of Russia potentially using nuclear weapons in Ukraine could not be taken lightly, but the agency had not seen much evidence reinforcing that concern.
• Russia's Electronic Warfare Troops Catch NATO Spying on Russian Cellphones, Create Countermeasures Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- The use of civilian telephony for military and intelligence purposes has long been a major concern for counterintelligence services. The Russian military has implemented a special system aimed at preventing unauthorised access to the information of Russia-based cellular subscribers.
• Ukrainian FM, U.S. secretary of state discuss new military aid for Ukraine People's Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he had discussed new military aid for Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone conversation.
• China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese military conducted a large multi-force exercise on Friday morning around Taiwan, just hours after U.S. lawmakers arrived for a visit to show support for the self-ruling island and meet President Tsai Ing-wen.
• Beijing launches military exercises as U.S. delegation visits Taiwan CNA 15 Apr 2022 -- China said Friday it had launched military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan in response to Washington "sending the wrong signal" with an ongoing U.S. congressional delegation's visit to Taipei.
• PLA drills around Taiwan targeted at US lawmakers' visit, rehearse 'real action' once necessary Global Times 15 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Friday organized multi-services and arms, dispatching forces including destroyers, frigates, bombers and fighters, and conducted joint combat alert patrols and drills including maritime assault, in the forefront of the East China Sea and in waters and aerial areas around the island of Taiwan, when a group of US lawmakers were visiting the island. Chinese mainland experts said the pointed military operation not only serves as a warning to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who could still visit Taiwan after "postponing" her travel due to COVID-19 infection, but also goes beyond deterrence by preparing for potential, real actions that would resolve the Taiwan question once and for all when necessary.
• PLA's Eastern Theater Command organizes joint combat-readiness alert patrol surrounding Taiwan Island PLA Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, the spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said on Friday that the PLA Eastern Theater Command sent destroyers, frigates, bombers and fighter jets to stage a joint combat-readiness alert patrol involving troops of various services and arms in the East China Sea and waters and airspace surrounding the Taiwan Island on 15th April. The troops also held drills on subjects including striking maritime targets.
• PLA conducts combat exercises in Straits PLA Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- The People's Liberation Army organized interservice combat exercises near Taiwan on Friday in response to recent provocations by the United States with regards to the Taiwan question, according to a military spokesman.
• China holds drills as US lawmakers pay 'provocative' visit to Taiwan Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- China says it conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday, coinciding with a US Congressional delegation's visit to the island, with Beijing blaming the visitors for raising tensions with the "provocative" trip.
• China Ready to Develop Cooperation With CSTO, Top Lawmaker Says Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- China considers the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) the leading military security mechanism in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and is ready to develop cooperation with it, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People Congress of China Li Zhanshu said on Friday.
• Solomon govt refutes misinformation on deal with China, condemning those who attempt to undermine its stability Global Times 15 Apr 2022 -- The Solomon Islands government refuted disinformation on a "leaked security deal" with China, saying that misinformation from anonymous sources continue to distort facts and tarnish the good relations between it and China, making it the latest decalcification from the island state as it faces increasing pressure from Australia and the US.
• India Reportedly Receives S-400 Shipment from Russia Amid Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- India signed a $5.43 billion deal with Russia in 2018 for the delivery of five S-400 systems by 2023. The first systems started to arrive last November. India has ignored the threat of American sanctions over the deal, amid several warnings by successive US administrations.
• Harris Condemns Russia in Meeting With Tanzanian President VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris used a meeting Friday with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and emphasize how important it is for the world to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with President Hassan of Tanzania The White House 15 Apr 2022
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 15 Apr 2022
• ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING: Secretary Blinken's Upcoming Travel to Panama US Dept. of State 15 Apr 2022

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• UN releases funds for 7 countries as Ukraine conflict disrupts food markets People's Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- The United Nations on Thursday released 100 million U.S. dollars for hunger hot spots in six African countries and in Yemen to mitigate the spillover effects of the Ukraine conflict.
• Russia-Ukraine conflict wreaks havoc on African economies, says expert People's Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- The Russia-Ukraine conflict has rocked several countries in Africa, particularly net importers of commodities, a senior economist has said.
• Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- A blanket ban on poppy cultivation by the Taliban emir is exacerbating Afghanistan's already dire economic situation and could lead to armed uprisings against the Islamist regime, experts say.
• Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen-bound fuel ship despite UN-brokered ceasefire, says oil company Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- The Saudi-led coalition of war on Yemen has impounded another oil tanker carrying thousands of tons of fuel toward the war-ravaged country in violation of a two-month ceasefire brokered by the United Nations, according to the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC).
• Israeli F-16 Jets Attacked Damascus Province on Thursday, Russian Military Says Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- Israeli F-16 fighter jets attacked the Damascus province on Thursday, and Syria's air defense repelled one missile out of two, a Russian military official with the center for Syrian reconciliation said on Friday, adding that the incident did not lead to any casualties.
• Syria confronts Israeli airstrikes outside Damascus Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- Syria's air defenses confront airstrikes by the Israeli regime against the countryside of the Arab country's capital of Damascus.
• Seven Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Attack In North Waziristan RFE/RL Gandhara 15 Apr 2022 -- Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country's restive North Waziristan tribal region.
• Rebel soldiers push back Myanmar forces from strategic town in Kayin state Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- Karen rebels used heavy artillery to beat back a push by Myanmar junta forces to take Kayin state's "peace town" of Lay Kay Kaw late Thursday and early Friday, with reports of heavy casualties among regime soldiers.
• Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance in Tigray US Dept. of State 15 Apr 2022 -- The United States welcomes the arrival today of a truck convoy carrying over 1,700 metric tons of life-saving humanitarian assistance in Tigray.
• Cameroon Separatists Kill Top Prison Officials VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Cameroon says it is saddened by separatist fighters' unending attacks on government workers in its English-speaking northwest and southwest regions.
• Sudanese Military, Prosecutors to Investigate Deadly Abyei Attack VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Sudan's top military leader has ordered an investigation into an attack Wednesday by hundreds of armed nomads that left 41 people dead. It is the latest in a series of lethal clashes in recent months in the Abyei Special Administrative Area, a disputed border area between Sudan and South Sudan.

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• North Macedonia Expels Six Russian Diplomats RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- North Macedonia has declared six Russian diplomats personae non gratae for violating diplomatic norms and ordered them to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said on April 15.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 15 Apr 2022 -- The President held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Russia Expels 18 Members Of EU Mission In Moscow In Retaliatory Move RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Moscow has expelled 18 employees of the European Union's delegation to Russia in retaliation for the expulsion of 19 Russians from Brussels earlier this month, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
• Any embargo on Russian energy exports to take several months: EU official Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- A European official says introducing any ban on Russian energy imports would take "several months," as the European Union is working on broadening sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
• Britain Imposes Sanctions On Close Associates Of Billionaire Chelsea Owner Abramovich RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Britain has sanctioned the director of the Chelsea soccer club and another associate of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for their close association with the Russian tycoon.
• 'Why Bother Talking To Liars?' Estonia's Former President Says No Point Negotiating With Russia RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Serving as president of Estonia between 2006 and 2016, and foreign minister before that, Toomas Hendrik Ilves has always been an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Speaking by Zoom from Estonia, Ilves pours water on the idea of negotiating with Russia and says that Georgia's position on the war in Ukraine is "absolutely despicable."
• The Week In Russia: Genocide Accusations, Price-Tag Protests, And A Sinking Ship RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- A warship sinks, accusations of atrocities, war crimes, and genocide mount, and despite a relentless clampdown, determined Russians find ways to protest President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine.
• Russia Blocks Websites Of The Moscow Times, Radio France International Over Ukraine War Coverage RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Russia's communications regulator has blocked access to the Russian language website of The Moscow Times and the website of Radio France International (RFI).
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 15, 2022 PRC MofA 15 Apr 2022
• Xi Jinping Speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the Phone PRC MofA 15 Apr 2022 -- On the morning of April 15, 2022, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
• War in Ukraine Challenging China's Train Routes to Europe VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- The war in Ukraine has put China's rail connectivity to Europe at risk because most of its routes pass through Russia. It has also raised serious questions about the fate of China's Belt and Road Initiative for building infrastructure across dozens of countries.
• US Lawmakers Declare Solidarity With Taiwan in Controversial Trip VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Six U.S. lawmakers visited Taiwan on Friday, expressing strong support for the island's sovereignty and promising that the United States will help it resist efforts by the Chinese government to exert authority over what Beijing views as a part of "one China."
• Visiting U.S. Congressional delegation reaffirms support for Taiwan CNA 15 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, part of a senior Congressional delegation currently on a brief visit to Taipei, said Friday that the security of Taiwan had a global impact and that the U.S. would continue supporting Taiwan.
• China firmly opposes US Congressmen's visit to Taiwan: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 15 Apr 2022 -- Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense made comments on the visit by some members of the US Congress to Taiwan on Friday.
• China Says US Congressmen's Visit to Taiwan Erodes Foundation of US-China Relations Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- The visit of US congressmen to Taipei is severely undercutting the foundation of the relations between China and the United States, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defence Wu Qian said on Friday.
• China Urges US to Cut Ties With Taiwan as Beijing Launches Drills Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- In April, the US State Department approved the possible $95 million sale of contractor technical support and equipment for the Patriot air defence system to Taiwan. China has repeatedly condemned US assistance to the government in Taipei as interference in the country's domestic affairs.
• Taiwanese activist returns home after being released from prison in China CNA 15 Apr 2022 -- Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲), who was released from prison in China on Thursday after serving a five-year prison sentence for "subversion of state power," arrived in Taiwan Friday morning on a flight from China's Xiamen City.
• Taiwanese rights activist home from China after five-year 'subversion' jail term Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- Taiwanese rights activist and NGO worker Lee Ming-cheh has arrived home on the democratic island following his release at the end of a five-year jail term for "subversion" in China.
• Taiwanese Rights Activist Freed in China VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Taiwanese rights activist Lee Ming-che returned to Taiwan Friday after completing a five-year prison term in China for criticizing China's government.
• US lawmakers visit Taiwan to pacify DPP after Pelosi's farce Global Times 15 Apr 2022 -- About a week after the farce of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's aborted plan to reportedly visit Taiwan, a delegation composed of six US congressmen from the military, intelligence, foreign affairs, justice and finance committees arrived on Taiwan island, kicking off a stopover that analysts said targets the Chinese mainland with the Taiwan card and boosts more military sales to the island by hyping "mainland threats."
• North Koreans pay for sons to spend military service in cushy capital posts Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- Military officials in North Korea are taking bribes from the parents of new recruits, promising to assign their children to units in Pyongyang, where they can spend their service in relative comfort, sources in the country told RFA.
• Administrative District Name of Hwasong Area in Pyongyang Set KCNA 15 Apr 2022 -- An ideal street of the people is being built in the Hwasong area near the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, which turns into a hub of Korean-style socialist civilization under the grand capital city construction plan of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un .
• Rank of KPA Vice-Marshal Conferred on Ri Yong Gil KCNA 15 Apr 2022 -- The rank of vice-marshal of the Korean People's Army (KPA) was conferred on Ri Yong Gil, minister of National Defence of the DPRK.
• KCNA Report on Completion of Pothong Riverside Terraced Residential District KCNA 15 Apr 2022 -- The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Thursday issued a report on the successful completion of a modern and luxury residential district that meets every convenience of the people on the scenic bank of the Pothong River.
• Analysts: North Korea's Destruction of Tourist Site Signals Unwillingness to Engage in Inter-Korean Cooperation VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Experts say Pyongyang's demolition of South Korean-owned facilities at the Mount Kumgang tourism site, once symbolic of inter-Korean cooperation, signals the regime is no longer seeking to engage with Seoul and Washington for now.
• IRGC seizes ship smuggling 250K liters of fuel in Persian Gulf Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confiscated a vessel carrying thousands of liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf, the second such seizure in less than a week.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say They Seized Tanker With Smuggled Fuel In Persian Gulf RFE/RL 15 Apr 2022 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on April 15 that they had seized a foreign ship in Persian Gulf waters loaded with what they described as smuggled diesel, the government news agency IRNA reported.
• IRGC Navy Seizes Tanker Smuggling Fuel in Persian Gulf Sputnik 15 Apr 2022 -- Earlier this month, the IRGC arrested a foreign vessel carrying over 200,000 litres of smuggled fuel in Parsian county in Hormozgan province.
• Myanmar anti-junta leader said to have been tortured to death Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- An anti-regime People's Defense Force leader in Yangon was allegedly tortured to death by members of the Myanmar military and pro-junta groups, one of the man's colleagues told RFA on Friday.
• New Pakistani PM, Chinese officials voice confidence to further cement 'iron-clad' ties Global Times 15 Apr 2022 -- Ever since Shahbaz Sharif was elected as Pakistan's new prime minister, he has highlighted the friendship between Pakistan and China, which was also echoed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. China-Pakistan relations are expected to remain the key focus for the two countries, which will be "worry-free," experts said.
• Khan's Party Rejects Claims by Pakistan Army He Sought Help to End Political Crisis VOA 15 Apr 2022 -- Senior aides to Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, have pushed back against claims by the country's powerful military that the embattled leader had reached out for help to end recent political crises.
• Nine prominent Saudi judges arrested, accused of 'high treason' in MBS-attributed purge Press TV 15 Apr 2022 -- Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested at least nine prominent judges amid reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is seeking to get rid of political dissidents and potential royal challengers with the aim of clearing his path to the succession once his elderly and ailing father, King Salman, steps down or dies.
• Vietnam arrests deputy foreign minister on bribery charge Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2022 -- Authorities in Vietnam on Thursday arrested Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung on charges of accepting bribes, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.