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14 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via videoconference Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working meeting with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Moscow, February 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Feb 2022
- Ukraine: 'Do not fail the cause of peace' Guterres urges UN News 14 Feb 2022 -- Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that "there is no alternative to diplomacy."
- UN Chief on Russia-Ukraine: 'No Alternative to Diplomacy' VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia, Ukraine and the West on Monday to de-escalate tensions, saying "there is no alternative to diplomacy."
- Putin Adds Military Capabilities in Belarus, Russian Border With Ukraine, Kirby Says DoD News 14 Feb 2022 -- Over the last couple of days, Russian President Vladimir Putin has added additional military capability along his border with Ukraine, as well as in the Belarus area that borders Ukraine, said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby, who briefed the media today.
- 'An Explosive Situation': Open-Source Monitors Say Russia's Military Buildup Near Ukraine Is 'Unprecedented' RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- "My son didn't want to go to Ukraine," said the mother of a Russian soldier from the Buryatia region near Lake Baikal, speaking on condition of anonymity. "He signed a military contract because our family is in debt and his fiancée is on maternity leave with a baby. At the end of December, he was sent 'for exercises,' as they told him officially. But for some reason they sent him for three months, although they announced the exercises would only last 10 days."
- French Foreign Minister Says Nothing Points to Moscow's Decision to Invade Ukraine Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian on Monday said that while there is evidence for a possible Russian incursion into Ukraine, there is no indication that Moscow has made a decision of this sort.
- Kremlin Spokesman Tells US Media Putin 'Willing to Negotiate' on Security Guarantees, Ukraine Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold talks on security guarantees and the situation around Ukraine.
- Kremlin: Ukraine's Rejection of Idea of Joining NATO Would Be Step Towards Stability Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine's rejection of the idea of joining NATO would be a step towards stabilising the situation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
- Russia keeps door open for more dialog over Ukraine, Moscow suggests Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- Russia has suggested that it is ready to continue negotiations with the West in an attempt to settle growing security tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
- Moscow Signals Talks To Continue As Germany's Scholz Urges De-Escalation Over Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- Moscow has signaled it is willing to continue talks with the West to ease a crisis over Ukraine as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on another round of diplomacy with a visit to Kyiv, saying there was "no reasonable justification" for Russia's buildup of troops in border areas that many fear could be preparations to invade its neighbor.
- US Says Committed to De-Escalation With Russia, But Scales Up Efforts to Deter Moscow Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- The United States remains committed to keeping the path of de-escalation with Russia over Ukraine open, but at the same time intensifies its efforts to deter Moscow, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.
- Russia ready to strike foreign subs, ships intruding into territorial waters: Military Press TV 14 Feb 2022 -- A senior Russian military official has warned that the country is ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines illegally entering the country's territorial waters as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
- Germany's Scholz: West 'Ready for Serious Dialogue' with Russia Over European Security VOA 14 Feb 2022 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that Western countries "are ready for a serious dialogue with Russia on European security issues" but also are looking for Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate his threat of an imminent invasion of Ukraine.
- Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu President of Russia 14 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu.
- Meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov President of Russia 14 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
- Putin Conceptually Approves Russia Foreign Ministry's Responses on Security Guarantees With US, NATO Sputnik 14 Feb 2022 -- Russia put forth its proposals on regional security at the end of last year amid growing tensions around Ukraine. The West, which claims that Russia is planning an "invasion", rejected Moscow's key proposals for ensuring stability and security in the region.
- Putin, Lukashenka To Meet This Week As Russian-Belarusian Military Maneuvers Rile West RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet before the weekend as joint military maneuvers involving the two nations continue to stoke fears that Moscow may be planning to invade neighboring Ukraine.
- Russian Hackers Allegedly Tied To FSB And Hack Of U.S. Democratic Party Handed Lengthy Prison Terms RFE/RL 14 Feb 2022 -- A court in Russia has handed lengthy prison sentences to members of a hacker group whose leader claimed he was recruited by the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) to hack into the servers of the U.S. Democratic Party.
- North Koreans in Russia ordered to work in groups so they can't escape Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- North Korean construction workers in Russia are being prohibited by their government back home from taking on small-scale side jobs, a policy change designed to prevent them from escaping, sources in Russia told RFA.
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