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26 January 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko's meeting with US Ambassador to Russia John J. Sullivan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jan 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions following Government Hour at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Moscow, January 26, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jan 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions during the Government Hour in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly, Moscow, January 26, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jan 2022
- Russia Shortens Isolation For Contact With COVID-19, While Central, Eastern Europe Get Walloped RFE/RL 26 Jan 2022 -- Russian health authorities have shortened the required isolation period for people who come in contact with COVID-19 patients from 14 days to seven.
- Qatar Reportedly Has 'Little Spare Capacity' for EU Amid US Search for Alternatives to Russian Gas Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- On Tuesday, Biden press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the White House was "working to identify additional volumes of gas" for Europe from North Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the United States in the event of a drop in Russian supplies amid the Ukraine crisis.
- Energy Contingency Plan in Motion Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis VOA 26 Jan 2022 -- The Biden administration has been working with European countries and energy producers around the world on ways to supply fuel to Western European countries should Russian President Vladimir Putin slash oil and gas exports in retaliation for sanctions imposed for an invasion of Ukraine.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 26 Jan 2022
- NATO conveys written proposals to Russia NATO 26 Jan 2022 -- In view of Russia's continuing military build-up in and around Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed on Wednesday (26 January 2022) that NATO has conveyed its written proposals to Russia, in parallel with the United States.
- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg NATO 26 Jan 2022
- US Responds to Russia's Security Demands, Renewing Call for Diplomacy VOA 26 Jan 2022 -- The United States and NATO have provided written responses to Moscow, addressing Russia's renewed security demands, following consultations with various European partners as well as Ukraine — the latest moves in diplomatic maneuvering aimed at heading off armed conflict.
- NATO Has Delivered Written Responses to Russian Security Proposal, Stoltenberg Says Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, NATO's written responses will be delivered not long after Washington sent its own responses to Russia, which were transmitted earlier on Wednesday.
- U.S. Envoy Hands Over Written Responses To Russia's Security Demands RFE/RL 26 Jan 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan has handed over Washington's written responses to an array of security demands that Moscow has made of the West.
- U.S. Rejects Russian Demand On NATO Expansion, But Offers 'Path' Out Of Ukraine Crisis RFE/RL 26 Jan 2022 -- The United States has rejected Russia's demand to halt further NATO expansion eastward, but offered what it called a "serious diplomatic path" to resolve a heated confrontation between Moscow and the West amid a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.
- US-led 'Coalition of the Willing' Reportedly Mulls 'Thousands More Troops' for NATO's Eastern Flank Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- The crisis in Ukraine and months of claims by Western officials and media that Russia may be preparing to "invade" its neighbour have created divisions within NATO on the deployment of additional troops and military assistance to Kiev. Moscow, and now increasingly the Ukrainian government itself, have dismissed the "imminent invasion" claims.
- Russia's Northern Fleet holds military drills in Arctic region as tensions with West over Ukraine mount Press TV 26 Jan 2022 -- Russia's Northern Fleet starts military drills in the Arctic in a declared attempt to rehearse protecting a major shipping lane in the region as Moscow stages sweeping military exercises involving all of its fleets amid alarming tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.
- Videos: Russian Warships Take to Seas for Massive Drills Amid Seething Regional Tensions Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- NATO has been expanding its military footprint in Eastern Europe and delivering arms and trainers to Kiev after spending months accusing Russia of making preparations to "invade" Ukraine. Moscow has dismissed the claims, and accused the Western alliance of deliberately ramping up tensions to justify its eastward advance.
- Russia Receives US Written Response to Security Guarantees Proposal Amid Heightened Ukraine Tensions Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- In mid-December, the Russian Foreign Ministry presented draft security guarantee proposals for consideration by the United States and its allies, proposing that both sides significantly scale back activities which could be perceived as threatening to the other party, and demanding that Ukraine and other post-Soviet republics be kept out of NATO.
- US backs down, responds to Russia's demands, seeks dialogue Press TV 26 Jan 2022 -- After ratcheting up tensions with Russia, the United States now appears to be backing down. Washington has delivered written replies to sweeping Russian security demands and sought dialogue over Ukraine.
- Russia warns to take 'appropriate measures' if West ignores security demands Press TV 26 Jan 2022 -- Russia has warned of "appropriate measures" against the West if the Kremlin doesn't receive a constructive response from the United States on its security demands.
- Moscow Won't Sit Idly By, Will Take Necessary Measures if Security Proposals Rejected, Lavrov Says Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry laid out twin security proposals to the United States and NATO in December, recommending a series of measures aimed at dramatically easing tensions between Moscow and the Western bloc. Along with limits on the deployment of troops, missiles, ships and aircraft, Russia proposed that NATO halt its eastward expansion.
- Kremlin: US Calls for Anti-Putin Sanctions Are 'Politically Destructive' Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that President Putin would face "sanctions he has never seen" in the event that he decides to "invade" Ukraine.
- UK says not ruling out sanctions on Russia's Putin Press TV 26 Jan 2022 -- The UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says his country is not ruling out sanctions targeted at Russian President Vladimir Putin in person if Russia invades Ukraine.
- Nord Stream 2 Operator Says It Has Registered German Subsidiary, Opening Door to Certification Sputnik 26 Jan 2022 -- German regulators halted the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent pipeline operator in November, saying regulatory approval would be forthcoming only if and when the company was organized under German law.
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