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14 January 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference on Russia's foreign policy performance in 2021, Moscow, January 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jan 2022
- U.S. Deports Second Russian Hacker After Long Prison Term Ends RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- The United States has sent another Russian hacker back home after serving years in U.S. prison.
- Russia Says It Has Detained, Arrested Alleged REvil Ransomware Group Members RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- A Moscow court has ruled to arrest two men alleged to belong to the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group suspected of being behind last year's ransomware attack on the Florida-based software firm Kaseya that affected businesses around the world.
- Russia Delays New COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements VOA 14 Jan 2022 -- The Russian government on Friday delayed approving unpopular legislation that would have restricted access to public places without proof of COVID-19 vaccination, amid a surge in new infections.
- Russia Trying to Develop Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, DOD Official Says DoD News 14 Jan 2022 -- Russia has deployed "a group of operatives" into Ukraine to foment a pretext for another invasion of that country, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today.
- U.S. Accuses Russia Of Preparing 'False-Flag' Operation In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- The White House has accused Russia of sending saboteurs into eastern Ukraine in order to stage an incident that could provide a pretext for an invasion if Moscow's security demands are not met.
- White House Claims Russia Preparing False Flag Operation as Pretext for Ukraine Invasion Sputnik 14 Jan 2022 -- The US has information that Russia is planning to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine by using operatives to carry out a false flag event, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.
- Kremlin dismisses 'unfounded' US reports accusing Russia of invading Ukraine Press TV 14 Jan 2022 -- The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has dismissed as "unfounded" Western media reports accusing Russia of preparing a provocation to invade Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington.
- US intelligence accuses Russia of preparing a false-flag operation to invade Ukraine Press TV 14 Jan 2022 -- US intelligence agencies have reportedly accused Russia of preparing a false-flag operation to invade Ukraine.
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with OSCE Secretary General Schmid US Dept. of State 14 Jan 2022
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on cyber attacks against Ukraine NATO 14 Jan 2022
- White House Offers Support to Ukraine Following Cyberattack VOA 14 Jan 2022 -- The White House reached out to Ukraine on Friday to offer its support after several of Kyiv's government agencies suffered a cyberattack, as tensions simmered between Russia and Ukraine.
- U.S. Offers Support After Ukraine Hit By Massive Cyberattack RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- The United States has offered to provide Ukraine "whatever help it needs to recover" from a massive cyberattack that Kyiv has said appears to have links to hacker groups associated with Russian intelligence services.
- NATO Chief Slams Cyberattacks on Ukrainian Gov't, Pledges 'Strong Support' to Kiev Sputnik 14 Jan 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned on Friday cyberattacks on the Ukrainian government websites and announced the upcoming signing of an advanced NATO-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation agreement.
- Blinken Says U.S. Has Raised Mysterious Illness With Russia That Is Afflicting Diplomats RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has raised an illness with Russia that has afflicted American diplomats as it works to find out what the ailment is and what causes it.
- As Moscow Menaces And Washington Warns, Glimpses Of A Way Forward. Perhaps. RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- About three hours after the conclusion of the most important European security talks in years, Russia's deputy foreign minister sat before a thicket of news microphones and offered up a combative postmortem:
- Lavrov: Russia's patience with West 'running out', to 'make a decision' Press TV 14 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia's patience with the West has come to an end, warning that Moscow will not wait forever for the US and NATO to respond to its security demands.
- 'We Have Run Out Of Patience': Lavrov Calls For West To Respond Quickly To Kremlin Demands RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has "run out of patience" with the West and expects a written response to its demands for security guarantees within a week after diplomatic talks with NATO and the United States failed to make headway on the issue amid a buildup of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine.
- Navalny Associates Volkov, Zhdanov Placed On Russia's 'Terrorist' List RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- Ivan Zhdanov and Leonid Volkov, two of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's closest associates, have been placed on the country's list of "extremists and terrorists."
- Republican Bill To Impose Sanctions On Nord Stream 2 Businesses Fails In U.S. Senate RFE/RL 14 Jan 2022 -- Democrats in the U.S. Senate have defeated a bill that would have slapped sanctions on businesses involved in the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.
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