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15 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at the joint news conference with following talks OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau, Moscow, February 15, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Feb 2022
- News conference following Russian-German talks President of Russia 15 Feb 2022 -- Following Russian-German talks, Vladimir Putin and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz made statements for the press and answered journalists' questions.
- Talks with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz President of Russia 15 Feb 2022 -- The President of Russia held talks with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz in the Kremlin.
- Remarks by President Biden Providing an Update on Russia and Ukraine The White House 15 Feb 2022
- Biden Says Attack On Ukraine Still Possible, As West Looks To Verify Russian Troop Pullback RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden says a Russian attack on Ukraine is still "very much a possibility," but high-level diplomacy to resolve the crisis over Russia's military buildup will continue in consultation with allies.
- Biden says Russian attack on Ukraine still possible Press TV 15 Feb 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has said that a renewed invasion of Ukraine is "still very much a possibility" hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is not after a war.
- Biden: Ukraine Invasion 'Still Very Much a Possibility,' Urges Diplomacy VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Washington believes a Russian invasion of Ukraine is "still very much a possibility," and he appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue talks — or risk severe consequences.
- Russia Keeps West Guessing on Its Ukraine Intentions VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- Russia says it is withdrawing some of its forces from areas close to the Ukrainian border after completing military drills, mocking Western intelligence agencies for naming February 16 as the date a Russian invasion of its neighbor would start.
- Stoltenberg Says No Signs Yet On Ground To Confirm Russian Troop Pullback RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance has yet to see signs on the ground to back up Russian claims that it has pulled back some troops from border areas with Ukraine, though there are signs from Moscow that it is willing to continue dialogue to give some room for hope that a crisis in the region can be averted.
- Stoltenberg: Moscow's Signals About Continuation of Diplomatic Efforts Are Encouraging Sputnik 15 Feb 2022 -- Signs from Moscow regarding the need to continue diplomatic efforts are encouraging, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
- Some Russian troops return from Ukraine border in a sign of de-escalation Press TV 15 Feb 2022 -- Some Russian troops deployed in areas bordering Ukraine are returning to their bases following the completion of drills, Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday, in a major step toward de-escalation.
- U.K. Ambassador To Ukraine Warns Cost Of Russian Invasion Will Be 'High' For Both Sides RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- The British ambassador to Ukraine says the international community must make it clear to Russia that the cost of an invasion would be "high" for both sides as the crisis over the Kremlin's buildup of troops near the border reaches a "critical phase."
- Kremlin: US talk of imminent Ukraine invasion 'baseless hysteria' Press TV 15 Feb 2022 -- The Kremlin has denounced as "baseless hysteria" weeks-long US claims that Russia is about to invade Ukraine, as some Russian troops deployed near the Ukrainian border are returning to their permanent bases following the completion of drills.
- Russian Lawmakers Approve Resolution To Recognize Separatist Regions In Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- The Russian parliament's lower chamber, the State Duma, has voted in favor of sending a resolution to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognize two territories in eastern Ukraine held by separatists as independent states.
- Russian State Duma Approves Draft Bill on Recognition of DPR and LPR Sputnik 15 Feb 2022 -- According to speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, parliament will send a formal address to President Vladimir Putin, calling for the recognition of the republics in Donbass.
- Could Moldova's Breakaway Transdniester Play A Role In Russian Attack On Ukraine? RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine is on edge as it faces what analysts call the greatest buildup of military forces in Europe in decades.
- Foreign Secretary statement on Russia's failure to turn up to OSCE military build-up meeting UK FCDO 15 Feb 2022 -- Liz Truss statement on Russia's failure to send a representative to an OSCE meeting about its military build-up on the border with Ukraine.
- Russia Fine-Tuning Info Ops as Tensions With Ukraine Rise VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- Russia's effort to encircle Ukraine with more than 150,000 troops has been accompanied by a shift in its information operations, including a noted increase in ongoing campaigns targeting audiences in the United States, according to a senior U.S. Homeland Security official.
- Israel Suspends US-Ukraine Iron Dome Deal Fearing Moscow Backlash, Reports Say Sputnik 15 Feb 2022 -- Israel has suspended participation in a deal on the transfer of Iron Dome missile defense system to Kiev signed between the United States and Ukraine fearing damaging bilateral relations with Russia amid tensions on the Ukrainian border, Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Eyeing Ukraine, Putin Huddles In A Tight, Hawkish Circle RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- In March 2014, shortly after Russian troops seized Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the first land grab in Europe since the end of World War II.
- Putin: Russia does not want war, ready to continue security talks with West Press TV 15 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is not after a war in Europe, as Moscow proposed holding negotiations on security across the continent and amid tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.
- US, NATO Positively Responded to Russian Initiatives They Have Been Rejecting for Years, Lavrov Says Sputnik 15 Feb 2022 -- The alliance and the US both rejected key security proposals forwarded by Moscow in December of last year to soothe the tensions around Ukraine. These proposals included the non-inclusion of Ukraine in NATO and withdrawal of the alliance's troops, which Moscow views as a security threat, to their 1997 boundaries.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 15 Feb 2022
- Press release on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Feb 2022
- Kremlin Faces New Charges in Trial Outside of Moscow VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny went on trial Tuesday in a penal colony outside of Moscow, accused of embezzlement and contempt of court. If convicted, he could face up to 15 more years in prison.
- Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny Begins New Trial, Faces Sentence Of More Than 10 Years RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- The trial of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has started inside a penal colony on new charges of embezzlement - which he calls politically motivated - that could see as many as 10 more years tacked on to his prison time.
- Swiss Trading Giant Sells Stake In Russian Oil Firm After EU Sanctions RFE/RL 15 Feb 2022 -- Switzerland-based mining and commodities trading giant Glencore has said it recently sold its stake in a Russian oil company after its founder was placed under sanctions by the European Union.
- UN chief calls for diplomacy to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for diplomacy to defuse the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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