Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
25 January 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- China-Russia border city escalates anti-epidemic measures after reporting 3 new COVID-19 cases Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- Suifenhe, a major China-Russia border port city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, reported three new COVID-19 cases and nine asymptomatic cases on Tuesday. The infected individuals have all been transferred into designated hospitals for further treatment.
- Kremlin says U.S. actions escalate tensions around Ukraine People's Daily 26 Jan 2022 -- Russia is deeply concerned about recent U.S. actions that are fueling tensions around Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia Ukraine Economic Deterrence Measures The White House 25 Jan 2022
- Biden Warns of 'Severe' Actions if Russia Invades Ukraine VOA 25 Jan 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned of "severe" and "enormous" consequences for Russian President Vladimir Putin — including personal sanctions against Putin himself — if the Russian leader mobilizes the estimated 127,000 troops who stand ready to strike along the Ukrainian border.
- Biden says considering imposing direct sanctions on Putin Press TV 25 Jan 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has said he would consider imposing direct economic sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he orders an invasion of Ukraine.
- Biden Confirms 'No Intention' to Move American, NATO Forces Into Ukraine Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- US President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that there is no intention to deploy American or NATO forces into Ukraine.
- Kremlin: US escalating tensions over Ukraine, Russia eyes actions with great concern Press TV 25 Jan 2022 -- The Kremlin says the United States is fueling tensions over Ukraine, stressing that Moscow is watching with great concern, after Washington put thousands of troops on alert for deployment in Eastern Europe.
- West Ups Sanctions Pressure On Moscow As Russia Launches Military Drills Near Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Jan 2022 -- The United States and its allies are stepping up pressure on Moscow as Russia kicked off military drills near Ukraine involving thousands of troops and dozens of warplanes amid persisting fears that Moscow would invade its neighbor.
- Johnson: UK to Look Into Contributing to NATO Deployments in Event of Ukraine Escalation Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- The United Kingdom will look into contributing to new NATO deployments in eastern Europe in the event of escalation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
- LPR Defense Ministry Says Detected Armoured Vehicles of Ukrainian Forces Near Contact Line Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- The intelligence services of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) detected armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian security forces in a residential area of the town of Schastia, controlled by Kiev, near the line of contact in Donbass, the LPR defence ministry said on Tuesday.
- Putin 'Playing Poker Rather Than Chess,' Says Former UK Spy Chief VOA 25 Jan 2022 -- Why won't Russia's Vladimir Putin let Ukraine go? He might not be able to, according to a former head of Britain's MI6 external intelligence agency, Alex Younger.
- Russia Adds Navalny To 'Terrorists' List As Civil-Society Crackdown Continues RFE/RL 25 Jan 2022 -- Russia has added jailed Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny and several of his allies to its list of "terrorists and extremists" in the latest in a series of moves by the authorities to stamp out opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
- US Studying Alternatives to Russian Gas in North Africa Amid Ukraine Spat, White House Says Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- Russian natural gas accounts for roughly 40 percent of Europe's consumption, including nearly half of the gas purchased by regional economic and industrial powerhouse Germany.
- CIA Reportedly Creates Plan to Slap Russian Raw Materials, Arms Exports With Sanctions Worth $50 Bln Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- Last week, President Biden warned that Russia would face sanctions unlike any ever seen before if it invaded Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied any intention of doing so, accusing the West of hyping up the "Russian threat" to justify NATO's expansion, and calling the claims a cover for Kiev's own plans to resolve the war in the Donbass by force.
- India Gets First Batch of AK-203 Assault Rifles from Russia to Meet 'Urgent Operational Requirement' Sputnik 25 Jan 2022 -- In December, Moscow agreed to give Delhi the means to produce 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles to replace the India-developed INSAS rifles used by its army.
- China, Russia hold joint anti-piracy drills in Arabian Sea Global Times 25 Jan 2022 -- The navies of China and Russia on Monday conducted joint anti-piracy drills in the northern part of the Arabian Sea with the aim of enhancing the capabilities of the two countries' militaries in safeguarding strategic maritime routes, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- China and Russia hold joint naval anti-piracy drills in Arabian Sea PLA Daily 25 Jan 2022 -- On January 24, 2022, the Chinese and Russian naval forces held a joint maritime anti-piracy exercise in the northern waters of the Arabian Sea. A total of five naval vessels, ship-borne helicopters and marines from the two sides participated in the joint exercise.
- U.S. Warns Belarus Against Helping Potential Russian Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Jan 2022 -- The United States has warned the regime of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka it would also face a "decisive response" if it assists ally Russia in invading their neighbor Ukraine.
- Shamkhani: Moscow, Beijing, Vienna complementary in securing Iran's interests Press TV 25 Jan 2022 -- Iran's top security official says the Islamic Republic powerfully pursues the strategy of balancing its foreign relations, adding the country's dealings with Russia and China and its talks in Vienna to remove sanctions are complementary in securing Tehran's national interests.
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