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05 April 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 5, 2022 Ukraine MOD 05 Apr 2022
- The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 5, 2022 Ukraine MOD 05 Apr 2022
- Ukraine Says Seven Humanitarian Corridors Agreed, As Russian Forces Concentrate On Southeast RFE/RL 05 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says seven humanitarian corridors will be open on April 5 to evacuate civilians from several hard hit areas, including the southern port cities of Mariupol and Berdyansk.
- Russia, Ukraine continue efforts to ease tensions, defend interests People's Daily 05 Apr 2022 -- Moscow and Kiev have conducted several rounds of peace talks with the aim of searching for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, which has intensified over the past month.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Apr 2022
- West Tries to Sabotage Russia-Ukraine Talks With Bucha Hysteria, Lavrov Says Sputnik 05 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian and western media have accused Russia of committing mass killings of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Moscow, for its part, said that the Bucha situation is nothing short of provocation created by Ukraine specifically for the western media.
- Kremlin: Bucha Provocation Aimed at Slandering Russia Sputnik 05 Apr 2022 -- Earlier on Tuesday, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev slammed the Bucha provocation as "a fake that was made in the cynical imagination of Ukrainian propaganda".
- Medvedev Slams Bucha Provocation as Ukrainian Propaganda Fake Sputnik 05 Apr 2022 -- Over the weekend, the Ukrainian authorities and media circulated footage from Bucha near the capital Kiev appearing to show scores of corpses in the city's streets. The Russian Defence Ministry said that all of the photos and videos were a staged "provocation" as Russian forces had completely withdrawn from the town as early as 30 March.
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment on Ukraine, Moscow, April 5, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Apr 2022
- Putin: Western Partners Try to Blame Economic Policy Mistakes on Russia Sputnik 05 Apr 2022 -- Since the beginning of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine in late February, the Russian economy, among other sectors, has been hit by harsh Western sanctions that targeted not only the country's businesses and finances, but also media outlets, culture, sports, and other areas.
- Foreign Ministry statement regarding Twitter's act of censorship Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Apr 2022
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Apr 2022
- Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Apr 2022
- Press statement by President von der Leyen on the fifth round of sanctions against Russia European Commission 05 Apr 2022 -- "We all saw the gruesome pictures from Bucha and other areas from which Russian troops have recently left. Yesterday, I conveyed to President Zelenskyy my condolences and assured him of the European Commission's full support in these terrible times."
- U.S., Allies To Impose Harsh New Sanctions In Effort To Deplete Putin's 'War Chest' RFE/RL 05 Apr 2022 -- The United States and its European allies will impose harsh new sanctions on Russia on April 6 in a move aimed at increasing Russia's economic and technological isolation as a penalty for its attacks on civilians in Ukraine.
- US to sanction Russian officials, ban new investment in Russia Press TV 05 Apr 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden will impose new sanctions on Russia this week that include a ban on new investments and sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members, according to reports.
- EU proposes fresh wave of sanctions against Russia Press TV 05 Apr 2022 -- The European Union (EU) has proposed a fresh wave of sanctions against Russia over the military conflict in Ukraine, amid divisions among the bloc's leaders on whether to restrict Russia's energy imports into the continent.
- As Russia is forced into retreat, its brutality is laid bare: UK statement at UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Apr 2022 -- Ambassador Barbara Woodward gave a statement at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
- OSCE calls a Special Council meeting on Russian atrocities in Irpin and Bucha: UK statement, 5 April 2022 UK FCDO 05 Apr 2022 -- UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown calls out President Putin for his brutal war of choice in Ukraine and denounces reported appalling acts perpetrated by Russian invading forces in Irpin and Bucha.
- Poland and UK support for Ukraine: Foreign Secretary's statement to Warsaw press conference UK FCDO 05 Apr 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a press conference statement, during her visit to Poland, about UK and Polish support for Ukraine amid Putin's appalling war.
- Day 41: Europe expels diplomats; Russia warns of worsening ties Press TV 05 Apr 2022 -- Tensions between Russia and Europe over the Ukraine crisis take a new turn with Europe announcing the expulsion of Russian diplomats and Moscow warning the move will worsen ties.
- Moscow Reserves Right to Respond to Expulsion of Russian Diplomats From France Sputnik 05 Apr 2022 -- Paris previously announced it would expel a number of Russian diplomats from the country citing a "security threat" they allegedly pose - according to BFM TV, at least 35 dimplomats are on the list.
- European Countries Expel Dozens More Russian Diplomats After Ukraine Reports RFE/RL 05 Apr 2022 -- Several European countries have announced the expulsions of dozens of Russian diplomats amid reports of alleged atrocities being committed in Ukraine by Russian troops, including in the town of Bucha, where many civilians appear to have been executed.
- France to expel Russian diplomats People's Daily 05 Apr 2022 -- France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the country has decided to expel "many" Russian diplomats, "whose activities are contrary to our security interests."
News Reports
- Justice Department Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace US Dept. of Justice 05 Apr 2022 -- The Justice Department announced today the seizure of Hydra Market (Hydra), the world's largest and longest-running darknet market. In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions, and since 2015, the marketplace has received approximately $5.2 billion in cryptocurrency.
- Sanctions on Darknet Market and Ransomware-Enabling Virtual Currency Exchange US Dept. of State 05 Apr 2022 -- Following a coordinated German law enforcement action, the United States today took further action to combat Russian-related illicit finance and cybercrime by sanctioning the world's largest darknet market for Russian speakers, Hydra, and the virtual currency exchange Garantex.
- Treasury Sanctions Russia-Based Hydra, World's Largest Darknet Market, and Ransomware-Enabling Virtual Currency Exchange Garantex US Treasury 05 Apr 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the world's largest and most prominent darknet market, Hydra Market (Hydra), in a coordinated international effort to disrupt proliferation of malicious cybercrime services, dangerous drugs, and other illegal offerings available through the Russia-based site.
- U.S., Germany Shut Down, Sanction Russia-Based Dark Net Marketplace RFE/RL 05 Apr 2022 -- The United States and Germany on April 5 took steps to cut access to an illegal dark-net market site with millions of mostly Russian-speaking customers and a cryptocurrency exchange that the United States and Germany said operate out of Russia dealing mostly in illicit drugs.
- Longtime Putin Adviser Says Russian Leader Is Obsessed With Ukraine And Has 'Stepped Into A Trap' RFE/RL 05 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a grave miscalculation by invading Ukraine, triggering a conflict that could ultimately spill over its borders, possibly igniting a larger conflagration, a former presidential adviser and Kremlin spin doctor has said.
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