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02 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Ministry statement regarding response measures following the German Commission for Licensing and Supervision's decision to ban RT DE Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Feb 2022
- Erdogan Goes to Ukraine in Bid to Avert Conflict VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Ukraine Thursday to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow amid rising tensions. Despite having close ties with both the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, analysts warn Erdogan faces a challenge on several fronts.
- Ukraine Says Russian Buildup 'Not Sufficient' For Invasion, Urges West To Finalize Sanctions RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine says Russian forces near its border are not yet large enough to conduct a full-scale invasion, even as the United States continues to insist an attack could be "imminent."
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Rejects Special Status For Areas Controlled By Separatists RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says his country will never give special status to parts of eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, commonly known as the Donbas, which have been under the control of Moscow-backed separatists since April 2014.
- French FM says no sign of Russia action in Ukraine Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has spoken against US insistence that Russia is set to invade neighboring Ukraine, saying there are no current indications to that effect, as more Europeans move to avert another US-led row with Moscow.
- London Again Warns Moscow Against Invading Ukraine As U.S. Sends Troops To Europe RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that any incursion into Ukraine would be a tragic miscalculation as the United States prepares to send thousands of troops to Europe to bolster NATO allies.
- Putin says US trying to draw Russia into war over Ukraine Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of deliberately designing a scenario to lure Russia into a war over Ukraine.
- Putin To Consult With Johnson Over Ukraine After Accusing West Of Ignoring Russia's Concerns RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are due to talk by phone on February 2 amid a flurry of diplomacy meant to try to ease tensions over Moscow's troop build-up at the border with Ukraine that have raised fears of a possible invasion.
- Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, 2 February 2022 UK FCDO 02 Feb 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss spoke to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the UK's ongoing support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
- UK Navy Ship Tracking Two Russian Vessels in English Channel, Defence Ministry Says Sputnik 02 Feb 2022 -- A UK warship has been tracking two Russian naval vessels passing through the English Channel amid increasing tensions in Russia-West relations over Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
- Iran to modernize airports with Russian, Chinese help Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- An official says Iran plans to expand and refurbish its airports according to international standards with the help of China and Russia.
- Russia Ramping Up Disinformation Regarding Ukraine, Say Western Officials VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- The Kremlin is ramping up a disinformation offensive aimed at demoralizing Ukraine and Western powers, using Russian state-owned broadcasters and trolls on social media platforms to portray the West as the aggressor and the government in Kyiv as a puppet of NATO, say Western officials and information war experts.
- U.S. Told Russia It Is Willing To Discuss Troop And Missile Limits, Spanish Paper Reports RFE/RL 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States is prepared to hold talks with Russia on a reciprocal agreement over the deployment of ground-launched missiles or combat forces in Ukraine, documents published by the Spanish newspaper El Pais revealed as the Kremlin urged Washington to stop "whipping up tensions" in Europe.
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