Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
31 March 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on March 31, 2022 Ukraine MOD 31 Mar 2022
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 12.00 on March 31, 2022 Ukraine MOD 31 Mar 2022
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on March 31, 2022 Ukraine MOD 31 Mar 2022
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 24.00 on March 30, 2022 Ukraine MOD 31 Mar 2022
- Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 31 Mar 2022
- Russia Possibly Repositioning Forces to Donbas DoD News 31 Mar 2022 -- About 20 percent of the Russian forces to the north of Kyiv are repositioning, and while American officials do not know where they are going, they don't think they are going home.
- Some Russian Forces Disengage From Kyiv, but Airstrikes Continue DoD News 31 Mar 2022 -- Although some Russian forces continue to disengage from positions north and east of the Ukrainian capital, airstrikes continue, and Kyiv is still in danger, a senior defense official said today.
- Statement by Foreign Minister Baerbock on the situation in Mariupol Germany Federal Foreign Office 31 Mar 2022 -- Far in excess of 100,000 civilians are still trapped in Mariupol - including children, women, men and the elderly.
- Russia announces ceasefire in Ukrainian city of Mariupol to allow civilian evacuation Press TV 31 Mar 2022 -- Russia has announced a local ceasefire to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol, calling on Kiev to respect the truce, as the conflict between the neighbors rages on.
- Ukraine Nuclear Power Operator Says Most Russian Forces Have Left Chernobyl RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- All Russian troops who occupied the Chernobyl nuclear power station after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine have left the decommissioned plant, Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom said on March 31.
- Bus Convoy Headed To Mariupol In New Attempt To Evacuate Ukrainian Civilians RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says a convoy of 45 buses is headed to the besieged city of Mariupol in an attempt to evacuate civilians trapped by weeks of heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
- Ukraine sets up three humanitarian corridors People's Daily 31 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine established three humanitarian corridors on Wednesday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.
- Ukraine confirms partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Kiev, Chernihiv directions People's Daily 31 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk on Wednesday confirmed that Russia has been withdrawing some troops from Kiev and Chernihiv directions, in central and northern Ukraine respectively, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
- Russia redeploys troops from Kiev, Chernihiv directions to east: Ukraine's security chief People's Daily 31 Mar 2022 -- Russia is redeploying its troops from Kiev and Chernihiv directions, in the central and northern Ukraine respectively, to Ukraine's eastern regions, Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said Wednesday.
- DPR: Republic Cannot Be Part of Ukraine After Number of Countries Recognised It Sputnik 31 Mar 2022 -- On 21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognising the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.
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Foreign Policy
- Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store President of Russia 31 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Jonas Gahr Store.
- Telephone conversations with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 31 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions from the Xinhua News Agency, Tunxi, March 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2022
- Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in response to EU sanctions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2022
- Russia Blacklists EU's Leadership Sputnik 31 Mar 2022 -- In recent weeks, the European Union has joined US allies in introducing wave after wave of sanctions against Russian officials, businesses, tycoons and economic sectors over the crisis in Ukraine, turning Russia into the world's most sanctioned nation.
- Executive order on special procedure to allow foreign buyers to meet their commitments to Russian natural gas suppliers President of Russia 31 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Special Procedure to Allow Foreign Buyers to Meet their Commitments to Russian Natural Gas Suppliers.
- Putin Confronts Europe With Gas Ultimatum As Ukraine, Russia Due To Hold More Talks RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to halt contracts supplying Europe with gas unless the countries pay in rubles, a demand several European countries rejected on March 31 as Russia continued shelling areas around Kyiv despite pledging to scale back operations in the north of the country.
- Putin: Russia to halt gas flow to Europe if payment conditions not met Press TV 31 Mar 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will halt its gas contracts with European buyers if they do not pay in rubles.
- Putin Signs Decree Creating Ruble Payment System For Russian Gas To Bolster Currency RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree forcing some purchasers of Russian gas to set up a special account to pay for their supplies as the country tries to cope with the impact of Western sanctions imposed because of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last month.
- Putin Demands Western Countries Pay for Gas in Rubles VOA 31 Mar 2022 -- Foreign buyers of Russian gas could have to pay in rubles starting April 1, according to a decree signed Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Putin, Scholz in telephone call discuss gas payment issues, Russia-Ukraine talks People's Daily 31 Mar 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed gas payment issues and Russia-Ukraine talks during a telephone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday.
- US blacklists Russian entities for 'evasion of international sanctions' Press TV 31 Mar 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals and entities it says are working to evade US-led sanctions aimed at imposing severe costs on Moscow and bankrupting the country's military, ratcheting up Washington's offensive against Moscow over the military campaign in Ukraine.
- Biden Announces Move To Ease Pain Of Rising Oil Prices In U.S., Says Putin Appears To Be Self-Isolating RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to control energy prices for U.S. consumers.
- U.S. Imposes New Round Of Sanctions Targeting Russian Technology Companies RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- The United States has slapped sanctions on several Russian technology firms, including its largest chipmaker, and people associated with them over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Additional Sanctions on Russia's Technology Companies and Cyber Actors US Dept. of State 31 Mar 2022 -- The United States will continue to impose severe costs on the Russian Federation in response to President Putin's illegal war. Today, we are targeting entities and individuals in our efforts to shut down the Kremlin's sanctions evasion networks, which play an important role in the Russian Federation's ability to continue its unconscionable war on the citizens of Ukraine. This follows our March 15 and March 24 designations of individuals and companies in Russia's defense-industrial base that are directly supporting Putin's war machine.
- Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Networks and Russian Technology Companies Enabling Putin's War US Treasury 31 Mar 2022 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is continuing to impose severe costs on the Russian Federation for its unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine by targeting operators in the Russian technology sector to prevent it from evading unprecedented multilateral sanctions and procure critical western technology.
- UK announces new sanctions targeting Russian state media Press TV 31 Mar 2022 -- The United Kingdom has announced a new set of sanctions targeting Russian state media, ratcheting up the US-led offensive against Moscow over the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.
- Britain Slaps Sanctions On Putin's 'Shameless Propagandists,' Russian General RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- The British government has announced sanctions on more than a dozen Russian media personalities and organizations that it accuses of spreading propaganda and disinformation about Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
- EU Antitrust Investigators Raided Gazprom's German Offices -- Reports RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- EU antitrust investigators have raided the German offices of Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom on suspicion that it had illegally pushed up prices in Europe, according to several news reports.
- Turkey Will Not Join Sanctions Against Russia - Erdogan Sputnik 31 Mar 2022 -- Previously, Erdogan explained that Turkey receives about half of its natural gas from Russia, and that Russia helps Turkey build the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
- Australia to impose tariff increases on all imports from Russia Prime Minister of Australia 31 Mar 2022-- The Australian Government is taking further action to increase the economic costs to Russia following its illegal invasion of Ukraine, supported by Belarus, by applying an additional tariff of 35 per cent for all imports from Russia and Belarus.
- China hosts Russian, US officials at same table, urges Washington to return Afghan assets, lift sanctions Global Times 31 Mar 2022 -- Two key meetings on the Afghan situation convened in China's Anhui Province on Thursday, with one, the Troika Plus meeting, the first occasion where representatives from Russia and the US sat together since the start of the Ukraine crisis. Observers said that while global attention has been diverted to Eastern Europe, China, with diplomatic efforts, pushed crucial parties to help solve the problems of Afghans and offered a platform for major powers to seek cooperation in certain fields despite frictions in others.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's address at a plenary session of a meeting between Afghanistan's neighbouring countries (Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Tunxi, March 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2022
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Tunxi, March 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2022
News Reports
- Could Russia Get Away With War Crimes in Ukraine? VOA 31 Mar 2022 -- War crimes happen whenever there is war, but seldom have they been investigated in real time and within weeks of the outbreak of hostilities, as is happening with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Official Says U.S., Allies Concerned That Putin Is Misinformed About Ukraine War DoD News 31 Mar 2022 -- Russian military leaders have not been honest with Russia's President Vladimir Putin about the realities on the ground in Ukraine, and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Wednesday that the lack of honesty between Putin and his generals is a concern to the United States and allies.
- South Ossetian Leader Says Breakaway Georgian Region Seeks Vote To Join Russia RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- The leader of Georgia's Moscow-backed separatist region of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, says the de facto independent territory is looking to hold a referendum on joining Russia, a move Tbilisi called "unacceptable."
- Credit Card Tourism: Russians Avoid Sanctions By Flying To Uzbekistan For VISA, Mastercards RFE/RL 31 Mar 2022 -- Russian visits to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent are in high demand, travel agencies say, since they started offering "debit-card" tours with the aim of obtaining Mastercard and VISA cards from Uzbek banks.
- Norwegian Intelligence Sees 'No Alternatives' to Putin Sputnik 31 Mar 2022 -- According to the head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, Vladimir Putin, the second-longest serving European leader, may be under pressure under current circumstances, but has no real challengers.
- US Will 'Allow' India to Buy Russian Oil, Threatens Sanctions If New Delhi Buys Too Much: Report Sputnik 31 Mar 2022 -- The position taken by India regarding Russia's military operation in Ukraine has provoked disappointment from its former western colonial masters, with New Delhi calling for a cessation of hostilities, but refusing to join the West in condemning Moscow and declining to halt trade.
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