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27 January 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- US Aware of Allegations of Russian Links to Burkinabe Coup VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Reports that Russia is connected to this week's coup in Burkina Faso have made their way to the Pentagon, though U.S. defense officials decline to say whether the allegations have merit.
- Vienna talks underway: Iran's top negotiator meets EU, Russian representatives Press TV 27 Jan 2022 -- The eighth round of talks on removing anti-Iran sanctions is underway in the Austrian capital of Vienna, with the Islamic Republic's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani having met European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora to discuss draft texts on guarantees and verification of the removal of the entire US bans.
- Germany Arrests Russian For Allegedly Spying On European Space Program RFE/RL 27 Jan 2022 -- German prosecutors say they have arrested a Russian scientist accused of spying for Moscow, alleging he passed on classified information about Europe's Ariane rocket program while working at a German university.
- Australia Offers Gas to Europe as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Mount VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Australia has offered to provide additional liquefied natural gas to Europe, should Russia decide to cut off energy supplies as tensions rise over Ukraine.
- Russia: 'Little Optimism' on Easing Tensions After US Rejects Kremlin Demands VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Russia said Thursday there was "little ground for optimism" that tensions would ease in Eastern Europe after the United States rejected its demand that Ukraine be banned from NATO membership and that the West pull back its troop deployment and weaponry from countries bordering Russia.
- Moscow: US, NATO fail to address Russia's security concerns on Ukraine, more talks possible Press TV 27 Jan 2022 -- Russia says the United States is still failing to address Moscow's binding security demands to prevent NATO's eastward expansion and to bar Ukraine from the US-led military alliance, but it leaves the door open to further talks to defuse tensions.
- Moscow Faces 'Massive Consequences' If Russia Continues Aggression Toward Ukraine, Blinken Tells RFE/RL RFE/RL 27 Jan 2022 -- Russia faces "massive consequences" if it chooses "the path of aggression" with Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, as he called on Moscow to engage in diplomacy to end a crisis brewing with Ukraine and the West.
- Russia, U.S. Open For More Diplomacy Despite Wide Differences Over Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Jan 2022 -- Russia said on January 27 that it received "no positive response" from the United States over its main security concerns in a standoff over Ukraine, though room exists to continue dialogue over several issues.
- Nord Stream 2 Opens German Subsidiary To Get Regulatory Approval RFE/RL 27 Jan 2022 -- The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline running from Russia to Germany has created a German subsidiary company to bring the project in line with German law.
- Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project won't move forward if Russia invades Ukraine: US Press TV 27 Jan 2022 -- The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project between Russia and Germany will not proceed if Russia invades Ukraine, says the US State Department.
- Germany Warns Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Axed Over Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Jan 2022 -- Germany and the United States have warned they could target the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea should Russia invade Ukraine.
- Nuland: US to Work With Germany to Block Nord Stream 2 if Russia 'Invades' Ukraine Sputnik 27 Jan 2022 -- The United States is going to work with Germany to make sure that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline does not move forward should Russia decide to "invade" Ukraine, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.
- Australia Considering Provisional Sanctions Against Russia Sputnik 27 Jan 2022 -- Australia is contemplating imposing additional sanctions against Russian officials in the event of further escalation in Ukraine, Australian Senator from the Labor Party, Kimberley Kitching said Thursday.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a media question, Moscow, January 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jan 2022
- Continuing Human Rights Concerns Regarding the Russian Federation's Republic of Chechnya US Dept. of State 27 Jan 2022 -- The United States is troubled by continuing reports of abductions and arbitrary detentions carried out by authorities in Russia's Republic of Chechnya, including dozens of reported abductions and arbitrary detentions in recent weeks targeting the relatives of Chechen human rights defenders and dissidents.
- Is Russia's Putin a Rash Gambler or Calculating Risk-Taker? VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Russian officials have said they don't need peace at any cost, but what price are they prepared to pay for war?
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