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• US extends troop deployment in Romania, near Ukraine border Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Senior US officials said that the several thousand US troops currently stationed in Romania near the Ukraine border will remain there for at least nine more months, according to a New York Times report.

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• PACAF visits Kunsan AB, validates next-gen aircrew protection US Air Force 22 Jan 2023 -- Pacific Air Forces recently deployed a joint team of representatives and subject matter experts to Kunsan Air Base, conducting the major command's first test and validation of counter-chemical warfare tactics, techniques and procedures, or TTP.
• UK: Russia Will 'Likely Struggle' to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- The British Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russia "highly likely assesses that an enhanced conventional military threat will endure for many years beyond the current Ukraine war." In the intelligence update posted on Twitter Sunday, the ministry said, Russia would "highly likely struggle to staff and equip the planned expansion."
• Russia says West's supply of heavy arms to Ukraine will trigger 'global catastrophe' Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- A senior Russian official has warned that deliveries of offensive weapons to Ukraine by the United States and NATO for attacks on Russia would lead to a global catastrophe.
• Western Arms Deliveries to Kiev Will Lead to Global Disaster, Russian State Duma Speaker Says Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Sunday that the supply of offensive armament from Western countries to Kiev will lead to a global disaster and retaliatory measures from Moscow with the use of more powerful weapons.
• Russian State Duma Head Joins Officials Warning Of Nuclear Retaliation In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- The head of Russia's State Duma has said that the promised deliveries of additional weapons to Kyiv by Western countries could heighten the war in Ukraine to a new level that could result in a "global catastrophe."
• Germany Says It Won't Object if Poland Delivers Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin wouldn't object if Poland decides to send German-made tanks to Ukraine to aid it in its fight against Russian invaders.
• Germany Won't Stand In The Way Of Poland Sending Leopard Tanks To Ukraine, Foreign Minister Says RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Germany is prepared to authorize Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on January 22, after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lashed out at Berlin over its refusal to agree to allow NATO members to send the tanks unless the United States sent its Abrams battle tanks.
• Under pressure from Western allies, Germany says won't bar Poland from sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Under mounting pressure from its Western allies, Germany, which had so far refused to send tanks to Ukraine, now says it would not stand in the way of Poland if it wanted to give Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev.
• HMCS Fredericton deploys in support of NATO assurance and deterrence measures Canada 22 Jan 2023 -- His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton departed from Halifax today to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2), part of NATO's high-readiness Standing Naval Forces in the Mediterranean Sea.

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• Taliban Leader's Dominance Results In Increased Oppression, Isolation RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Few Taliban members can reach him, and even fewer Afghans have seen him. He refuses to meet foreigners, including the most distinguished religious scholars from the Muslim world.
• Taliban Arrest Chinese Nationals for Allegedly Smuggling Afghan Lithium VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks out of the country.
• Somali Forces End Al-Shabab Siege on Mogadishu Mayor's Office VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- Somali government forces have ended a more than five hourslong al-Shabab siege of the compound housing the Mogadishu mayor's office and other local government facilities.
• EAC Force Will Not Fire First Shot in Eastern DR Congo, Secretary-General Says Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- The East African Community Regional Force was established in June 2022 to help stabilize the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as regional leaders prepare negotiations between the Congolese government and rebel groups.

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• French-German declaration Élysée - President of France 22 Jan 2023 -- "On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, while we face Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences on peace and prosperity, France and Germany commit today to act to strengthen the European Union and to intensify efforts, together with our partners, to prepare Europe for tomorrow."
• Democratic Lawmakers Criticize Biden After Classified Documents Found VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- Several Democratic lawmakers expressed criticism Sunday of President Joe Biden's handling of classified materials after the latest discovery of several documents with classification markings.
• Living In Fear Of The Draft, Russian Émigrés In Kazakhstan Have No Plans To Go Home RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Marat makes a net income of about $215 a month, which he says is enough for a comfortable life as a young, single man in the Kazakh town of Oral, which he now calls home.
• Kyrgyz Workers With Russian Citizenship Prevented From Leaving Russia, Urged To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- The fear of a fresh military mobilization by Moscow to support its war in Ukraine has prompted many Kyrgyz workers in Russia to return to their home country. But some of the workers who have got Russian passports, and are eligible for the military draft, say they have been prevented from leaving Russia in recent weeks.
• Russia Successfully Supplies Grain to Turkey for Rubles Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- Turkey has successfully completed a transaction and paid for Russian grain in rubles, and now Moscow is discussing the possibility of similar supplies to Egypt, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko told Sputnik.
• 10 Chinese planes detected around Taiwan as LNY arrived CNA 22 Jan 2023 -- A total of 10 Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships were detected in areas in the general vicinity of Taiwan between Saturday and Sunday, when the new Lunar New Year began, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Reply Message from President Xi Jinping KCNA 22 Jan 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on Jan. 17 received a reply message from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China.
• Iran launches operational phase of Gen. Soleimani's satellite constellation project Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- The head of the Iranian Space Agency has announced the launching of the operational phase of the country's first satellite system project, named after the late top Iranian anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani.
• Ports Org issues communique on registration of Iran ships by Panama IRNA 22 Jan 2023 -- Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMOI), the authority for Iran's navigation and naval safety, issuing a communique about registration of ships related to Iran by Panama government, announced: All the ships belonging to Iran are now flagged with proud IRI banner.
• IRGC Commander: Islamic Iran experienced in defeating big powers IRNA 22 Jan 2023 -- Commander of the IRGC said in Parliament session behind closed doors that Europeans are not capable of encountering IRGC, adding: Islamic Iran has the experience of defeating big powers, and has today surpassed EU's will to impose sanctions.
• Iran parliament warns Europe against backlash of anti-IRGC 'ignorant move' IRNA 22 Jan 2023 -- Members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (parliament) have described the European Parliament's blacklisting of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as an "ignorant move," which would bring about repercussions for the Europeans.
• Iran Intelligence Ministry condemns European Parliament's act against IRGC IRNA 22 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry has condemned European Parliament's move against IRGC and noted that reciprocal measures are legitimate and inalienable rights of the Islamic Republic in case actions taken against the Islamic Republic's national security.
• Iran warns EU of 'reciprocal' response to IRGC blacklisting vote Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Minister has warned the European Union of "reciprocal" measures after the European Parliament voted to add the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the EU's terror list.
• Iran Urges EU to 'Think Carefully' Before Labeling IRGC as Terrorist: Report Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- Speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has urged the European Union to "think carefully" before putting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its terrorist list and called for preventing the severance of diplomatic relations, media reported on Sunday.
• Iran dismisses Panama's ship registry cancellations as 'insignificant' Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has dismissed as insignificant a move by Panama to cancel registry of dozens of vessels allegedly linked to Iran, saying Iran will continue to rely on its own fleet of ships and tankers to transport cargo in international waters.
• Iran mulls exiting NPT, expelling IAEA inspectors after European Parliament's anti-IRGC vote Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Iran says it can withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and discharge the inspectors of the UN nuclear agency as countermeasures against the European Parliament's call for designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
• South Africa Hopes Naval Exercises with Russia and China Become Annual - Ambassador Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- South Africa is the continent's most industrialized country and has the most diversified economy in Africa. The nation joined the BRIC bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in 2010, after which the organization changed its name to BRICS.
• Peruvian police arrest over 200 people, authorities close Machu Picchu tourist hub as protests rage on Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Peruvian authorities have shut down the country's major tourist attractions, including the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail, as anti-government protests rage on across the country.
• Former Turkmen President Decreed, 'National Leader,' Chairman Of 'Supreme' Legislative Body RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Former Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has officially been named as chairman of the country's People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) under its new mandate as an independent legislative body.