Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
31 January 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 31 Jan 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had another telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
- Russia's UN Security Council presidency in February 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jan 2022
- High Alert: NATO Sends Troops, Warplanes East to Counter Russian Threat VOA 31 Jan 2022 -- NATO member states are sending thousands of troops, warplanes and ships to allies in eastern Europe as tensions with Russia escalate over Moscow's deployment of more than 100,000 troops to its border with Ukraine. The West fears an imminent Russian invasion, which the Kremlin denies.
- 'No alternative to diplomacy' in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears UN News 31 Jan 2022 -- Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its border, the United Nations' Security Council held its first meeting to discuss ways of de-escalating the crisis on Monday.
- At UN, US Demands Russia Explain Its Troop Buildup on Ukraine Border VOA 31 Jan 2022 -- The United States and Russia faced off Monday at the United Nations Security Council over Washington's accusations that Moscow is planning a large-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, which the Kremlin has denied.
- Statement from President Biden on United Nations Security Council Meeting The White House 31 Jan 2022
- We urge Russia to make clear it will stand down its troops UK FCDO 31 Jan 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine
- US Urges UN Security Council to Act on Ukraine Crisis as Russia Denies Invasion Claims Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- Washington has repeatedly alleged that Moscow could be planning to invade Ukraine, ignoring the Kremlin's many assurances that this was not so. Russia accused the US and other western countries of artificially magnifying the fears of war and urged them to cease this dangerous rhetoric.
- Russia's envoy: US trying to 'whip up hysteria' over Ukraine with UN meeting Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- Russia's envoy to the United Nations says the United States is trying to "whip up hysteria" by pushing for a UN Security Council meeting on the Ukrainian crisis as Washington is seeking to mislead the world community about the real state of things around Ukraine.
- Lavrov, Blinken To Speak By Phone Amid Continued Efforts To Ease Ukraine Crisis RFE/RL 31 Jan 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to speak by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on February 1 as tensions continue simmer over a Russian troop buildup near its borders with Ukraine.
- Biden: US Desires Diplomacy But 'Ready No Matter What Happens' if Ukraine Tensions Worsen Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- On Monday, US President Joe Biden reiterated the United States' commitment to diplomacy as tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and NATO worsened.
- UK PM Johnson Says He Will Tell Putin to 'Step Back From the Brink' in Ukraine Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday ahead of a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will tell him that "we really all need to step back from the brink," adding that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be an "absolute disaster for the world".
- US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine to impact global economies, says report Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- The sanctions that Americans are mulling against Russia over the Ukraine crisis could lead to high inflation and other forms of economic recession that would affect not only Russia but the entire global financial system, warns a report.
- Denmark Not Ruling Out Military Support to Ukraine After Granting Millions in Aid Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- Earlier, Denmark contributed a frigate to the combined NATO force in the Baltic Sea and fighter jets to the air police missions over the Baltic States, presenting both steps as surveillance, deterrence, and "sending a signal to Russia". Most recently, the Danish PM also threatened Russia with sanctions of "unprecedented dimensions".
- Britain Promises to Target Assets of 'Putin's Oligarchs' VOA 31 Jan 2022 -- President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have repeatedly warned they will impose swift and punitive economic sanctions against Moscow in the event Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. British ministers announced Sunday they plan new legislation to make it easier to impose sanctions on "Putin's oligarchs" and Russian officials who have investments and assets in Britain.
- US and UK say they're preparing sanctions on Russians with links to Putin government Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- The United States and the United Kingdom say they are preparing sanctions on Russians with links to the government of President Vladimir Putin to stop what they call Moscow's plan to invade Ukraine. Moscow has rejected the allegation.
- Moscow slams UK sanctions plan against Russian companies, vows retaliation if necessary Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- Moscow has denounced a plan by the United Kingdom to target Russian companies with sanctions in order to deter what London claims to be a potential invasion of Ukraine by Russia, vowing that the Kremlin will retaliate if necessary.
- UK threatens sanctions on Kremlin-linked companies, people over Ukraine Press TV 31 Jan 2022 -- Britain is set to sanction Kremlin-linked businesses and individuals if Russia moves ahead with any military action against Ukraine, according to a senior British government official.
- Russian Assets in UK May Be Frozen in Accordance With New Sanctions Bill, Foreign Secretary Says Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- Assets of Russian companies in the United Kingdom may be frozen in accordance with a new bill on anti-Moscow sanctions, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday.
- Foreign Secretary ramps up UK sanctions regime to leave Kremlin nowhere to hide UK FCDO 31 Jan 2022 -- The UK has announced a broadening of its sanctions regime in light of tensions on the Ukraine border.
- Carpenter: Russian Security Proposals Are Slippery Slope To World Where 'Might Makes Right' RFE/RL 31 Jan 2022 -- Russia's core European security proposals delivered to the West at the end of last year represent a slippery slope toward a new, dangerous world order, a senior U.S. official said.
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