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20 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Readout of President Biden's Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France The White House 20 Feb 2022
- The President of the Republic spoke with the President of the United States, Mr. Joe BIDEN and the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir PUTIN. Élysée - President of France 20 Feb 2022 -- "The President of the Republic spoke with the President of the United States, Mr. Joe BIDEN and the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir PUTIN. (...) Presidents BIDEN and PUTIN have both accepted the principle of such a summit."
- France says Macron, Putin agree to work for ceasefire in eastern Ukraine Press TV 20 Feb 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office says, amid growing tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
- Macron Holds Second Phone Conversation With Putin on Sunday - Reports Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron held a second phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, BFMTV reports.
- Putin Points to NATO Effort to Push Kiev Into Military Solution in Donbass During Call With Macron Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- The Donbass has seen a dramatic escalation of military activity in recent days, with local militias and Kiev forces accusing one another of back-and-forth mortar and artillery attacks. On Friday, the breakaways announced a general mobilisation and organized the evacuation of civilians to neighbouring Russia amid fears of an all-out assault by Kiev.
- US, Russia Go Toe-to-Toe in Information War Over Ukraine VOA 20 Feb 2022 -- Has U.S. President Joe Biden been boxing in his Russian counterpart, making it awkward for Vladimir Putin to order a "shock and awe" invasion of Ukraine?
- Putin Ready for Diplomatic Solution to Ukraine Crisis, Johnson Tells Macron - Downing Street Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has discussed the situation in Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron, with Johnson telling his French counterpart that Russian President Vladimir Putin's "commitments" suggest openness for dialogue, Downing Street says.
- Blinken Says Russia Looks 'On Brink' Of Ukraine Invasion, Says Biden Ready To Meet 'At Any Time' RFE/RL 20 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on February 20 that current developments look like Russia is "on the brink" of invading Ukraine and an extension of joint Russia-Belarus military exercises nearby increases concerns.
- Diplomatic Push Gives Way To Dire Predictions As Ukraine Tensions Remain High RFE/RL 20 Feb 2022 -- A flurry of diplomacy furthered hopes for a diplomatic push to avert the threat of large-scale war in Europe late on February 20, but Western warnings sounded more dire over spiraling tensions around Ukraine.
- Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 20 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron at the French side's initiative.
- West Could Cut Off Russian Companies' Access To U.S. Dollar, British PM Says RFE/RL 20 Feb 2022 -- The United States and Britain would seek to cut off Russian companies' access to U.S. dollars and British pounds if Russia attacks Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on February 20.
- US Had 'Serious Proposals' on Security for Russia, Wants Response in Kind, Pentagon Says Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- The United States had some "serious proposals" on security for Russia and would like Russia to respond in kind on that, Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defenсe John Kirby said.
- Nuclear Ukraine: What Kiev's threats to acquire world's deadliest weapons mean RT 20 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his nation will have every right to become a nuclear power, citing a document signed by leading world states back when Kiev agreed to get rid of Soviet nuclear weapons in exchange for security assurances.
- Russian expert dismisses Ukrainian nuclear plans RT 20 Feb 2022 -- No single nuclear state will support Ukraine in acquiring its own nukes, an international relations expert told RT
- Going Nuclear Would Be Ukraine's Quickest Path to Pariah State Status, But Can Kiev Actually Do It? Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implicitly threatened to revise Ukraine's non-nuclear weapons state status, telling attendees of the Munich Security Conference that Kiev could pull out of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum - which committed the country to give up its massive Soviet-era arsenal of nukes.
- Russia Extends Troop Drills in Belarus Amid Sustained Shelling in Eastern Ukraine VOA 20 Feb 2022 -- Russia on Sunday extended its military drills in Belarus, along Ukraine's northern border, after two days of sustained shelling in eastern Ukraine between Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.
- Russia, Belarus Extend Joint Military Exercises, Minsk Says RFE/RL 20 Feb 2022 -- Russia and Belarus are extending joint military exercises that were due to end on February 20, the Belarus defense minister said, in a move that further intensifies pressure on Ukraine as the West warns of an imminent Russian incursion.
- Belarusian MoD: Minsk, Moscow Have Decided to Continue Drills Due to Escalation in Eastern Ukraine Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- The security situation in the Ukrainian breakaways of Donetsk and Lugansk deteriorated significantly in the second part of the past week, with OSCE observers reporting hundreds of violations of the Minsk ceasefire. Donbass authorities responded by starting an evacuation of their civilian populations to Russia, and by mobilizing reserves.
- Kiev Forces Fire Mortars Prohibited Under Minsk Deal at Donetsk Suburbs, DPR Says Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- On 18 February, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics announced the evacuation of their citizens to Russia over an escalation of tensions along the line of contact and the possibility of a full-fledged offensive by the Ukrainian army.
- Stoltenberg Warns of Alleged 'Full-Scale Attack' on Ukraine Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has accused Russia of planning an attack on Ukraine under a fabricated pretext, at the same time denying the validity of the alliance's commitment in 1991 not to expand eastward.
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