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• Trump Proposes Talks With Xi And Putin On Cutting Nuclear Stockpiles RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- President Donald Trump said he would like to hold nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China after conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are resolved.
• DOD Prepares Invitation to Bring Back Troops Separated for Refusing COVID Vaccine DoD News 14 Feb 2025 -- Over the course of 500 days, beginning in 2021, nearly 8,000 active duty and reserve service members were involuntarily separated from service for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Many others left voluntarily to avoid the vaccine mandate.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz Hold Joint Media Availability DoD 14 Feb 2025
• Pentagon asks Europe to invest in own defense, warns 'US presence won't last forever' Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has criticized the European member states of NATO for not spending enough in the military sector, saying the future presence of US forces in Europe is not guaranteed.
• Hegseth Lauds U.S.-Poland Alliance, Reemphasizes Call for NATO Countries to Increase Defense Spending DoD News 14 Feb 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today praised the U.S. alliance with Poland during a joint press conference with that country's defense minister in Warsaw.
• Readout of PTDO Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Alex Velez-Green's Meeting With Bahrain National Security Advisor Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa DoD 14 Feb 2025
• Fort Liberty is renamed Fort Bragg, effective immediately US Army 14 Feb 2025 -- Fort Liberty is renamed Fort Bragg, effective immediately.
• Statement on Cessation of Hostilities Implementation Mechanism CENTCOM 14 Feb 2025 -- The Cessation of Hostilities Implementation "Mechanism" met for the fifth time in Naqoura today. UNIFIL hosted the meeting, with the United States serving as chair. They were joined by France, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), and the Israeli Defense Forces. The attendees conducted military technical planning for the transfer of all remaining villages in the Southern Litani Area to full LAF control prior to Feb. 18.
• Vance Warns Europe About Free Speech And 'Unvetted' Immigration RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance used his address at the Munich Security Conference to warn that free speech appears to be "in retreat" across Europe and that "unvetted" immigration represents a dire threat to the continent.
• At Munich conference, Vance warns European allies of 'threat from within' VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned European allies attending the security conference in Munich, Germany, against "the threat from within," arguing that European governments are exercising extreme censorship and have failed to adequately get a handle on "out-of-control migration."
• NATO Defence Ministers met in Brussels Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 14 Feb 2025 -- In Brussels, the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) discussed further support to Ukraine, both through the supplies of necessary military materiel and in the form of increasing the capacity of the Ukrainian defence industry.
• Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with US Vice President JD Vance in the margins of the Munich Security Conference NATO 14 Feb 2025 -- (As delivered)
• NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood conducts an official visit to New York NATO 14 Feb 2025 -- NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood Javier Colomina conducted an official visit to New York on 10-12 February 2025.
United States Air Force B-52H Stratofortress arrive in the United Kingdom for Bomber Task Force Europe 25-2 NATO Allied Air Command 14 Feb 2025 -- Four United States Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, on February 11, 2025 marking the start of Bomber Task Force (BTF) Europe 25-2.
• NATO ships make a port visit to Poland during Baltic Sentry NATO Allied Maritime Command 14 Feb 2025 -- Standing Nato Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) has conducted a port visit to Gdansk, Poland. The group is participating in the mission Baltic Sentry, NATO's mission to enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea with an emphasis on monitoring Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI).
• Fast, Swift, Precise: Spanish-Bulgarian Special Operations Forces Showcase Elite Capabilities NATO SHAPE 14 Feb 2025 -- This is no action movie, but a full-fledged display of NATO's Special Operations Forces (SOF) elite capabilities - blink and you'll miss it. The objective: Conduct a rapid infiltration to capture a high-value individual (HVI) from an enemy-occupied complex in a hostile environment.
• FM responds to Trump's proposal to meet with Chinese, Russian leaders to discuss reducing nuclear weapons, cutting defense spending Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Friday responded to reports that US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he wants to meet with Chinese, Russian leaders to discuss reducing nuclear weapons and cutting defense spending.
• Drone Coalition marks its first anniversary Latvia MOD 14 Feb 2025 -- On February 14, the first anniversary of the Drone Coalition, founded by Latvia and the United Kingdom, is being marked.
• The Nordic and Baltic leaders: We stand fully and firmly behind Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Feb 2025 -- President Gitanas Nausėda, along with the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries, issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for Ukraine.
• Joint statement of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries on support for Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Feb 2025
• Lai pledges to raise Taiwan's defense spending to over 3% of GDP CNA 14 Feb 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Friday that his government would aim to increase defense spending to 3 percent of Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) this year, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors.
• Air Force completes training exercises in the United States Australia DOD 14 Feb 2025 -- Three weeks of high-intensity training between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom ended today at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to the Munich Security Conference Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Feb 2025
• Chinese FM responds to Trump's remarks about military sales to India Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- In response to an inquiry about US President Trump's remarks that the US will supply India with military equipment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Friday that in developing relations and conducting cooperation between nations, it is important not to use China as a talking point, nor should it be an opportunity to incite group politics and bloc confrontation.
• Trump says US to dramatically increase military sales to India, including F-35 jets Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump says the country plans to ramp up weapons sales to India this year, including F-35 fighter jets.
• India-France Bilateral Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Paris (February 14, 2025) India MEA 14 Feb 2025 -- India-France Bilateral Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation was held on February 14, 2025 in Paris, France.
• VICE ADMIRAL KK NAYYAR MEMORIAL LECTURE 2025 India PIB 14 Feb 2025 -- The 2025 edition of the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Memorial Lecture was held on 14 Feb 25, coinciding with the 20th Foundation Day of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF)
• LAUNCH OF EIGHTH MISSILE CUM AMMUNITION (MCA) BARGE, LSAM 11 (YARD 79) India PIB 14 Feb 2025 -- Launch ceremony of eighth MCA Barge, LSAM 11 (Yard 79) was held on 14 Feb 25 at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, launch site of M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd Visakhapatnam
• HQIDS bolsters global defence partnerships during Aero India 2025 India PIB 14 Feb 2025 -- Aero India 2025, India's premier aerospace and defence exhibition, provided a platform for key engagements, technological showcases and strategic deliberations aimed at strengthening global military cooperation
• INDIAN NAVY'S FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON ARRIVES AT SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA India PIB 14 Feb 2025 -- The ships of First Training Squadron (1TS) comprising INS Sujata and ICGS Veera arrived at Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia on 14 Feb 25 as part of Long Range Training Deployment of the squadron to South East Asia
• Iran, Oman to ramp up cooperation in maritime security Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Iran and Oman have expressed the need to expand maritime security cooperation in various areas.
• Munich Security Conference: press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas upon arrival European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Feb 2025 -- It is great to be in Munich again. This Security Conference could not be any more timely than it is today. It is clear that we have very turbulent times in the world. When [it] comes to the war in Ukraine, and the war is still going on.
• Finnish-Swedish cooperation on icebreaker procurements advances Finnish Government 14 Feb 2025 -- Finland and Sweden will strengthen their cooperation in renewing their icebreaker fleets and ensuring operational coordination. This was decided when the Governments of Finland and Sweden met in September 2024.
• D. Šakalienė to discuss situation in Ukraine with K. Kellogg at the Munich Security Conference Lithuania MND 14 Feb 2025 -- On February 14-15 Minister of National Defence attends the Munich Security Conference. D. Šakalienė will meet with senior political, military and defence industry y representatives and will join a side event on the security situation of Lithuania and the whole region, collective defence, war in Ukraine, importance of strengthening defence industry, and other topics.
• The President discussed the European security situation at the Munich Security Conference President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Feb 2025 -- President Gitanas Nausėda joined German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Secretary of the French National Assembly's National Defense and Armed Forces Committee, Natalia Pouzyreff, at the Munich Security Conference to discuss Europe's security situation and strategies for strengthening NATO.
• Gitanas Nausėda at the Munich Security Conference: We need to be ready to deter and if necessary to defeat Russian aggression President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Feb 2025 -- President Gitanas Nausėda is attending the Munich Security Conference. On Friday, he participated in the discussion "Fortifying the East: A Dive into NATO Strategy."
• Three New Barracks Opened at Ämari Air Base Estonia CDI 14 Feb 2025 -- Today, three new barracks were opened at Ämari Air Base. In addition to accommodation for conscripts, the buildings also provide workspaces for active-duty personnel, as well as utility and storage rooms. The barracks, with a total area of approximately 15,000 square meters, also increase accommodation capacity for allied forces.
• Philippines increases defense efforts amid ongoing tension with China VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- The Philippines is increasing efforts to strengthen defense cooperation with several like-minded democracies amid ongoing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea.
• Philippines brings in Typhon to hold a candle to the devil, play the jackal to the tiger: Chinese defense ministry Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine side brought in the Typhon system to cater to the US side would only place its national security and defense in the hands of others, and lead to geopolitical confrontation and risks of arms race in the region. It's like holding a candle to the devil and playing the jackal to the tiger, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on Friday.
• Security exec to China: Upgrading defense system within PH rights Philippine News Agency 14 Feb 2025 -- The Philippines has the sovereign and inherent right to upgrade its defense capabilities whenever it deems appropriate
• PH, French militaries eye expanded defense cooperation Philippine News Agency 14 Feb 2025 -- The Philippines and France militaries are planning to expand their defense ties and bilateral cooperation.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2025

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• 14 February 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 14 Feb 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Three Israeli hostages set to be released Saturday VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- Hamas is expected to release three more hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners as a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding despite recent tensions.
• Hamas names three captives set for release on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has named three Israeli captives who are set to be released on Saturday as part of the sixth round of exchange under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
• Islamic Jihad: Palestinians will not allow Gaza displacement plan to materialize IRNA 14 Feb 2025 -- Nasser Abu Sharif, the representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Tehran, says Palestinians will not allow a scheme by the United States to forcibly displace the population of Gaza to materialize.
• Hamas says to implement Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel as agreed People's Daily 14 Feb 2025 -- Hamas confirmed on Thursday that it would continue implementing the ceasefire agreement with Israel as signed, including the exchange of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages according to the agreed timetable.
• Israeli settlers injure 15 Palestinians in West Bank attack as violence escalates Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians east of Bethlehem, leaving at least 15 people injured, amid escalating violence in the occupied West Bank.
• Israel bombs homes in Jenin as Palestine urges intl. action against West Bank aggression Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Israel has conducted a fresh drone attack on the Jenin refugee camp, as the Palestinian foreign ministry urges the international community to take a serious action to stop the regime's intensified aggression on the occupied West Bank.
• Lebanon blocks Iranian passenger flight to Beirut; analysts cite Israeli pressure VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- Lebanon blocked an Iranian airliner from flying into Beirut Thursday after Israel accused Iran a day earlier of using civilian flights to deliver cash to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
• Lebanon rejects Israeli request to remain in five southern locations after deadline IRNA 14 Feb 2025 -- Lebanon's parliament speaker says Beirut has rejected Israel's appeal to continue occupying several Lebanese locations beyond a deadline for the full implementation of a ceasefire deal.
• Lebanon rejects Israeli plan to stay in country's south beyond withdrawal deadline Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says Lebanon has categorically dismissed Israel's plan to remain in five locations in the country's south beyond the next week's withdrawal deadline under a ceasefire deal.
• Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes against southern Lebanon in violation of ceasefire Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Israeli military aircraft have carried out a series of airstrikes, targeting several areas in the southern side of Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UN Secretary-General 14 Feb 2025
• UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank UN News 14 Feb 2025 -- The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an "alarming wave" of violence and destruction.
• The United States Condemns Attack on UNIFIL Convoy in Beirut US Dept. of State 14 Feb 2025 -- The United States condemns the violent attack on a UNIFIL convoy in Beirut, Lebanon, reportedly by a group of Hizballah supporters.
• Iran condemns Israel threat against Iranian passenger plane, urges Beirut to remove obstacles Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Israeli regime's threat against a passenger plane transporting Lebanese citizens is a blatant violation of principles and rules of international law and Lebanon's sovereignty.

Other Conflicts

• Australia protests to China about 'unsafe' aircraft maneuver over Paracels Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- Australia and China traded blame over an incident above the disputed Paracel archipelago in the South China Sea, adding to an already volatile situation in the region.
• Chinese fighter jet incident with Aussie plane in SCS concerns PH Philippine News Agency 14 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Friday expressed concern over the recent flare deployment of a Chinese fighter jet in front of an Australian military aircraft on patrol in the South China Sea.
• PLA's expulsion of Australian warplane violating China's territorial airspace of Xisha Qundao 'justified, legitimate, professional' Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- In response to Australian defense ministry's claim on Thursday that an Australian air force patrol aircraft experienced an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction with a Chinese Air Force aircraft in the South China Sea on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Thursday that the Australian military aircraft deliberately intruded into China's territorial airspace of Xisha Qundao without China's permission, infringing on China's sovereignty and endangering China's national security, and China's measures to expel the aircraft were legitimate, professional and exercised with restraint.
• China urges Australia not to act as follower in stirring up trouble in South China Sea: defense spokesperson Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- In response to Australian defense department's recent claim that an Australian air force patrol aircraft experienced an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction with a Chinese Air Force aircraft in the South China Sea, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said that Australia deliberately provoked and infringed upon China's rights in the South China Sea on February 11, and then falsely accused China, spreading misleading narratives. China firmly opposes this and has lodged serious protests with Australia.
• WPS clearly defined by maritime zones law: NSC exec Philippine News Agency 14 Feb 2025 -- A ranking National Security Council (NSC) official on Friday disputed claims that the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is just a "figment of imagination" and stressed that this is clearly defined by Republic Act (RA) 12064 or the Philippine Maritime Zones Act.
• Joint statement on Syria Canada 14 Feb 2025 -- Statement by the Governments of France, Syria, Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States and the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
• Iran's UN mission rejects 'baseless' US claim of arming, funding Yemeni forces Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN has categorically dismissed as "baseless" the United States' accusations about the provision of arms and money to the Yemeni resistance forces, saying the Islamic Republic has always supported peace and stability in the Arabian Peninsula country.
• Iran supports peaceful resolution of Yemen crisis through diplomatic channels IRNA 14 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations says the Islamic Republic supports the peaceful resolution of the Yemen crisis through diplomatic channels, rejecting the allegation leveled by Washington that Tehran intensifies that crisis.
• UN envoy warns about US terror designation of Yemen's Ansarullah Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has warned about negative effects of the US designation of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement as a foreign terror organization over their retaliatory attacks on Israeli targets.
• Roadside bomb kills 11 coal miners in southwest Pakistan VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- Authorities in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province said Friday that at least 11 coal mine workers were killed and six injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
• At least 11 killed in roadside bombing in Pakistan's Balochistan Press TV 14 Feb 2025 -- At least 11 people have been killed and seven others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a vehicle transporting coal miners in Pakistan's Balochistan province, local officials say.
• Argentina court calls for arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar's self-appointed president and junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 22 other military officials for crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, the plaintiff and attorney in the case told Radio Free Asia on Friday.
• Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Myanmar military VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- A court in Argentina has issued an international arrest warrant for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar's military, for his role in the 2017 genocide against the Rohingya.
• Año says NPA leader's death further weakens insurgents Philippine News Agency 14 Feb 2025 -- National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Friday called the neutralization of ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Myrna Sularte a "decisive blow" against the weakening communist insurgents.
• UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter UNHCR 14 Feb 2025 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the continued lack of access to displaced people hampers the provision of urgently needed aid.
• DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access UN News 14 Feb 2025 -- A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
• Secretary-General's Remarks at High-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan UN Secretary-General 14 Feb 2025
• Sudan, 'the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world' UN News 14 Feb 2025 -- Sudan's ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devasting displacement, humanitarian and protection crisis in the world today.
• World must not turn its back on Sudan's deepening crisis: Guterres UN News 14 Feb 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action to ease the suffering of millions of Sudanese facing hunger and displacement as rival militaries continue battling each other for control.

News Reports

• Trump's 'reciprocal' tariff plan draws opposition as move intensifies trade uncertainty Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday (US time) announced his "reciprocal" tariff plan targeting US' trading partners in the latest move of his "tariff stick" since taking office, adding further uncertainty to global trade.
• Trump signs plan to impose "reciprocal" tariffs on trading partners Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum directing his administration to determine "the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff with respect to each foreign trading partner."
• For The EU, A Trump White House Is A Lurch Into New Territory RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- The day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to slap 25-percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, the European Union's chief executive hit back.
• Intelligence agencies close in on Islamic State caliph VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- A growing number of countries think they have unmasked the man running the Islamic State terror group's global operations.
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prohibits Federal Funding for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools The White House 14 Feb 2025
• 2nd meeting of the India - Tanzania Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism (February 12 - 13, 2025) India MEA 14 Feb 2025 -- India and Tanzania held the 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism on 12-13 February 2025 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 14, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2025
• Meeting with Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev President of Russia 14 Feb 2025 -- The President held a working meeting, via videoconference, with Governor of the city of federal importance Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2025
• UK targets Putin's inner circle with new sanctions UK FCDO 14 Feb 2025 -- New British sanctions target high profile figures working in the Russian Government and supporters of Russian state-owned business.
• Estonia's legal assistance agreement with Russia expires in a month Estonia MFA 14 Feb 2025 -- In March last year, the Riigikogu decided that the agreement on legal assistance between Estonia and Russia would be terminated. The decision denunciated the agreement on legal assistance between Estonia and Russia, which was signed in 1993 in Moscow and entered into force in 1995, and the agreement will become void on 18 March.
• Spain Uncovers Tons Of Chemicals Destined For Russia, RFE/RL Learns RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- A supply chain to Russia for sanctioned chemicals, including compounds that could be used to make chemical weapons and nerve-agent poisons, has been uncovered by Spanish authorities.
• Convicted Russian Cybercriminal Returns To Russia After Release Of American RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- Confessed Russian cybercriminal Aleksandr Vinnik, who was released by the United States in a swap for an American citizen held by Russia for more than three years, has arrived in Moscow.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on February 14, 2025 PRC MofA 14 Feb 2025
• China: High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Feb 2025 -- EU High Representative/Vice President Kaja Kallas met today with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. They discussed the state of EU-China bilateral relations and the broader geopolitical situation. The HR/VP reiterated the EU's readiness to continue with dialogue and cooperate in selected areas, such as trade, economic affairs, and climate change.
• China-Russia cooperation targets no third party, unaffected by external factors: Chinese FM Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- When asked to comment on the development of China-Russia cooperation and recent signs of a possible improvement in bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington in the future, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China and Russia enjoys a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Russia relations have remained unaffected by external interference, maintained healthy and stable development, and are at their best period in history. China-Russia cooperation is neither targeted any third party, nor influenced by any third-party factors.
• Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu Has a Group Meeting with Diplomatic Envoys of Latin American and Caribbean States to China PRC MofA 14 Feb 2025 -- On February 12, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu had a group meeting with diplomatic Envoys of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) states to China.
• China denies Swiss allegations of surveillance on Uyghur, Tibetan diaspora Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- China dismissed a report alleging that it pressures Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland to spy on their communities, calling it "misleading information."
• Thai court considers petition to free detained Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- A Thai court opened a hearing on Friday into the fate of 43 Uyghurs who have spent more than a decade in detention and whom rights groups fear could be deported to China where they would be at risk of torture.
• Australian lawmakers form parliament group to raise awareness of Uyghur persecution Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- Lawmakers in Australia have established a parliamentary group they say will give ethnic Uyghurs a platform from which to air concerns about attempts by Beijing to infiltrate their local community, as well as the persecution they face back home in western China's Xinjiang region.
• China ready to work with Britain to consolidate bilateral ties: FM People's Daily 14 Feb 2025 -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that China is willing to collaborate with Britain to consolidate the positive momentum towards stabilizing and improving bilateral relations.
• China ready to work with Britain to consolidate bilateral ties: FM People's Daily 14 Feb 2025 -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that China is willing to collaborate with Britain to consolidate the positive momentum towards stabilizing and improving bilateral relations.
• Supreme Court upholds High Court decision in military espionage case CNA 14 Feb 2025 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the decision of the Taiwan High Court to hand eight people, including several active-duty military officers, sentences ranging from 18 months to 13 years for collecting intelligence for China.
• Taiwan reaffirms sailor's citizenship after self-reporting Chinese ID card CNA 14 Feb 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has said the Taiwanese citizenship of a member of the Republic of China (Taiwan's official name) Navy, who voluntarily reported to the military his possession of a Chinese ID card, has been reaffirmed due to "special consideration."
• Taiwan to boost U.S. investments amid Trump's tariff threats: Lai CNA 14 Feb 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Friday that the government will further encourage Taiwan's businesses to invest in the United States, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats on Taiwanese semiconductors.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Feb 2025
• EXPLAINED: North Korea is dismantling a family reunion facility. What's next? Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- North Korea began demolishing a building designed to host the reunions of separated families. The destruction is widely seen as a major setback for inter-Korean humanitarian efforts, particularly for elderly individuals who have long waited for a chance to see their loved ones before it is too late.
• KCNA Commentary Sneers at Puppet ROK and Its Master KCNA 14 Feb 2025 -- The confrontation hysteria against the DPRK is getting evermore pronounced in the puppet ROK amid the worsening political chaos.
• Iranian Government Shut Out Of Munich Security Conference RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- For the third consecutive year, the Iranian government has been excluded from the prestigious Munich Security Conference (MSC).
• The Farda Briefing: Energy-Rich Iran Can't Keep The Lights On RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025
• Belarus: Human rights violations remain rampant, some amounting to crimes against humanity, UN Group of Experts says OHCHR 14 Feb 2025 -- The Government of Belarus has committed widespread human rights violations against the country's civilian population, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a brutal effort to quash all opposition to the rule of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, the UN Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus warned in a new report today.
• Belarus: Violations remain 'widespread and systematic', says independent expert group UN News 14 Feb 2025 -- A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a systematic campaign to silence political opposition.
• Diplomacy in times of crisis - the world comes together at the Munich Security Conference Germany Federal Foreign Office 14 Feb 2025 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock is attending the 61st Munich Security Conference on 14 and 15 February. Read on to find out more about this year's motto "Multipolarization" and the topics that the Foreign Minister will focus on.
• As Germany election looms, far-right German party continues to gather support VOA 14 Feb 2025 -- German voters head to the polls this month for an election that will determine who the country's new chancellor will be. The Feb. 23 poll is a snap election, following the collapse of center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government last year.
• India - U.S. Joint Statement during the visit of Prime Minister of India to US India PIB 14 Feb 2025 -- The President of the United States of America, The Honorable Donald J. Trump hosted the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi for an Official Working Visit in Washington, DC on February 13, 2025.
• English translation of Press Statement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the India - USA Joint Press Conference India PIB 14 Feb 2025
• India's Modi, Trump discuss China border tensions and upcoming Quad summit Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump offered to act as a future mediator between China and India when asked about recent tensions on the border between the two countries.
• Statement by the Spokesperson Regarding Pakistan-Specific Reference in the India-U.S. Joint Statement of 13 February 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2025 -- We consider the Pakistan-specific reference in the 'India-U.S. Joint Statement of 13 February 2025 as one-sided, misleading and contrary to diplomatic norms.
• Transcript of the Media Briefing by the Spokesperson Friday, 14 February 2025 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2025
• Press conference - Lake Illawarra Prime Minister of Australia 14 Feb 2025
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 14 Feb 2025
• China ready to work with Britain to consolidate bilateral ties: FM Global Times 14 Feb 2025 -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that China is willing to collaborate with Britain to consolidate the positive momentum towards stabilizing and improving bilateral relations.
• PM meeting with President Trump's Special Envoy to the UK Mark Burnett: 13 February 2025 Gov.UK 14 Feb 2025
• Romanian Opposition Welcomes Vance Comments On Election Annulment RFE/RL 14 Feb 2025 -- Romanian opposition politicians have welcomed comments made by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in which he questioned the annulment of the country's presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling.
• Joint Statement by Chevron and the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry on the approval of the Aphrodite gas Field Development and Production Plan Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 14 Feb 2025 -- The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry and Chevron Cyprus Limited (CCL), together with the Joint Venture partners, Shell and NewMed, announce the approval of the modifications proposed to the Development and Production Plan (DPP) related to the Aphrodite Field (Offshore Cyprus - Exploration Block 12).