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27 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Government of Canada prohibits Russian aircraft to enter Canadian airspace Canada 27 Feb 2022-- In response to the Russian leadership's invasion of Ukraine, the Government of Canada continues to take strong and decisive action.
- Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett President of Russia 27 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the State of Israel Naftali Bennett at the initiative of the Israeli side.
- Meeting with Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov President of Russia 27 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov.
- State Duma Speaker: Spec Op in Ukraine Only Way to Stop Genocide of Russian People, Prevent Massacre Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- On February 24, Russia announced a special operation in Ukraine after the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics requested help in countering the aggression of Ukrainian forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier called the events in Donbas of the last 8 years a "genocide" of the Russian-speaking people.
- READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Call with Japan Finance Vice Minister Masato Kanda US Treasury 27 Feb 2022
- Putin Orders Nuclear Deterrent Forces on High Alert VOA 27 Feb 2022 -- Russian nuclear deterrent forces are on high alert ahead of an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday called to increase diplomatic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
- Putin Puts Russia's Nuclear Deterrent Forces On High Alert, Raising Tensions Further RFE/RL 27 Feb 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin has put Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert amid escalating tensions with the West over his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
- Putin puts Russia's nuclear forces on high alert after aggressive statements by NATO Press TV 27 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin puts the country's nuclear deterrence forces on "high alert," reacting to aggressive statements by NATO's leading members.
- Putin Puts Russian Nuclear Deterrence Forces on High Alert Over Aggressive Statements by NATO Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- The Western alliance promised to "hold Russia" and Belarus "accountable" for the "brutal and wholly unprovoked and unjustified" "invasion" of Ukraine on Friday, warning that Moscow would be made to pay "a severe price" for its actions.
- Moscow to re-examine relations with states imposing sanctions: Medvedev People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that the current sanctions against Russia could be a reason to review relations with all states that have imposed them.
- Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on Imposing Additional Severe Costs on Russia The White House 27 Feb 2022
- Russia Placed Its Reserves in Countries Where EU Can't Block Them, Borrell Says Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- On Saturday, Western leaders agreed on an extensive new package of sanctions in connection with Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, including disconnecting Russian banks already under sanctions from the SWIFT payment system, with the possibility of extending the measures to other Russian financial institutions.
- EU Closes Its Airspace To Russian Planes RFE/RL 27 Feb 2022 -- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union will close its airspace to Russian airlines and private jets due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- How Russia's SWIFT Ban Could Backfire on West & Pave Way for Alternative Payment Systems Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- All Russian banks already subjected to sanctions will be disconnected from SWIFT, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Saturday. The EU, the UK, Canada and the US agreed to implement the measure over Russia's "special operation" to "de-militarise and de-nazify" Ukraine.
- US, European allies move to exclude Russia from SWIFT Global Times 27 Feb 2022 -- As the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the US and its European allies have put forward another way of piling pressure on the Russian government by moving to exclude Russia from the SWIFT interbank communication system, a move which experts described as "unprecedentedly severe," but is unlikely to deal a fatal blow against Russia not only because of the latter's long preparation, but also its hard-to-replace economic value to the West, particularly Europe, experts said.
- The President inspected the progress of construction of a National Space Centre in Moscow President of Russia 27 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin visited the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre, which is currently undergoing massive reorganisation, involving, in particular, the construction of the National Space Centre complex.
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Japan's Announcement to Hold Russia Accountable The White House 27 Feb 2022
- Japan's Financial Sanctions Against Russia US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2022
- Taiwanese Semiconductor Producer Reportedly Suspends Supplies to Russia Due to Sanctions Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has ceased supplies to Russia due to sanctions over its military operation in Ukraine, Taiwanese media reported on Sunday, citing its sources.
- West sanctions on Russia opportunity for Iran IRNA 27 Feb 2022 -- The West's insistence on eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has led to Russia-Ukraine military conflict and the Western powers try to impose sanctions on Moscow; so, such a situation can pave the way for Iran to expand ties with Russia and speed up cooperation with regional organizations.
- US asks Americans to consider leaving Russia immediately Press TV 27 Feb 2022 -- The US State Department has advised American citizens to consider leaving Russia immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin put the country's nuclear deterrence forces on "high alert."
- Russian Space Facilities, Satellites Secured Against Cyberattacks, Roscosmos Says Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- The governance of the Russian space sector, satellites and Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are secured and isolated from cybercriminals, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
- Honoring Boris Nemtsov on the Seventh Anniversary of his Murder US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2022
- At Least 1,400 Detained At Anti-War Protests Across Russia As 100,000 Rally For Peace In Berlin RFE/RL 27 Feb 2022 -- Russians in several cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Samara, have taken to the streets again to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- 'Mama, I Didn't Want To Come': Ukraine Asks Russians To ID Their Killed, Captured Relatives RFE/RL 27 Feb 2022 -- As the Russian government remains silent about the number of losses it has incurred in its invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv is appealing directly to families of Russian soldiers to identify their relatives captured or killed in the four-day-old war.
- Russian Strategic Forces Reportedly on High Alert as Fighting in Ukraine Intensifies DoD News 27 Feb 2022 -- U.S. officials don't doubt reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed Russia's nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, a senior defense official said at a press briefing today.
- Putin Assures Israel's Bennett Russia Ready to Talk to Ukraine, Says Kiev Showing 'Inconsistency' Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- Russia summoned Israel's ambassador to Moscow on Friday to ask why Tel Aviv "supports neo-Nazis" in Kiev after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid blasted the Russian military operation in Ukraine as a 'grave violation of the international order'.
- Putin Thanks Russian Special Op Forces for Heroically Performing Their Military Duty in Ukraine Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- Earlier, Russia formally recognised the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) amid intensified shelling of their territory by Kiev's forces. Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from DPR and LPR, with the goal of neutralising Ukraine's military capacity with precision strikes.
- Russian MoD: Azov Battalion Used Grad Systems to Hit Residential Areas on Mariupol Outskirts Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- On 24 February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk requested assistance to defend themselves from attacks by Ukrainian forces.
- Kremlin says Kiev refuses to talk as Ukraine describes conditions as "unacceptable" People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The Kremlin said Saturday that Kiev has refused to hold talks with Moscow, causing Russian forces to resume operations in Ukraine.
- Has China Turned its Back on 'Best Friend' Russia? VOA 27 Feb 2022 -- China refused to join its close friend, Russia, in vetoing a U.S.-backed resolution in the U.N. Security Council deploring Russia's attack on Ukraine.
- U.S., Europe to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT, escalating economic sanctions People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The White House announced Saturday that the United States, joined by European nations and Canada, will remove some Russian banks from SWIFT, the payment system used for most international financial transactions.
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