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06 April 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, April 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- Meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Sergei Melikov President of Russia 06 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Dagestan Sergei Melikov to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region.
- Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban President of Russia 06 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban.
- Peskov Not Ruling Out Cutting Diplomatic Ties With West if Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Continues Sputnik 06 Apr 2022 -- Over the week, a handful of countries in the West have expelled Russian diplomats, including Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Spain. Furthermore, the European Union kicked 19 Russian employees out of Russia's permanent mission in the bloc.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about Finland's seizure of Russian artwork Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Greece Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Slovenian authorities' unfriendly actions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Romania's decision to declare Russian diplomats personae non gratae Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Apr 2022
- A Message to the Congress, on Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued Russian Federation Aggression The White House 06 Apr 2022
- Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued Russian Federation Aggression The White House 06 Apr 2022
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on New Economic Costs on Russia The White House 06 Apr 2022
- FACT SHEET: United States, G7 and EU Impose Severe and Immediate Costs on Russia The White House 06 Apr 2022
- US Slaps New Sanctions on Russian Banks & Politicians, Bans New Investments Sputnik 06 Apr 2022 -- The new round of sanctions comes on top of a spate of measures imposed on Moscow by the US and its European allies in response to the start of the special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. The Kremlin said that the operation was launched to defend the Donetsk and Lugansk People's republics (DPR and LPR) from Ukrainian aggression.
- Targeting Additional Russian Financial Institutions, Officials, and Other Individuals US Dept. of State 06 Apr 2022 -- "The United States is united with our allies and partners to ensure the Government of Russia pays a severe price for causing such death and destruction in Ukraine, and particularly for the horrors in Bucha and elsewhere."
- U.S. Treasury Escalates Sanctions on Russia for Its Atrocities in Ukraine US Treasury 06 Apr 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took major steps to degrade the economy of the Russian Federation in response to Russia's continued brutal war against Ukraine and atrocities against Ukrainian citizens. Treasury is imposing full blocking sanctions on Sberbank, Russia's largest state-owned bank, and Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank. Treasury is also targeting family members of President Vladimir Putin (Putin) and Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov (Lavrov), as well as Russian Security Council members who are complicit in the war against Ukraine.
- US bans all new investment in Russia, sanctions Putin's children Press TV 06 Apr 2022 -- As tensions heighten between the West and Russia over the latter's military operation in Ukraine, the US and its allies are set to impose fresh sanctions on Russian banks and ban investments in the country.
- Russian Oligarch Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions US Dept. of Justice 06 Apr 2022 -- Defendant Hired American Citizen Jack Hanick to Work for His Television Network in Russia and Illegally Transferred $10 Million U.S. Investment to Business Associate
- U.S. Indicts Russian Oligarch Tied To Financing Separatists In Crimea For Alleged Sanctions Violations RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- The United States has announced the indictment of Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev for sanctions violations as the U.S. Justice Department accelerates efforts to track down illicit Russian assets.
- US, Allies Impose New Sanctions on Russia, Including Targeting Putin's Children VOA 06 Apr 2022 -- The United States and its Western allies said they have imposed "new, severe and immediate economic sanctions" against Russia, banning American investment there, fully blocking the country's largest financial institutions and targeting assets held by President Vladimir Putin's adult children.
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary on the conclusions of the EUCO meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation European Commission 06 Apr 2022
- EU's Michel Says Sanctions On Russian Oil, Gas Will Be Needed 'Sooner Or Later' RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- European Council chief Charles Michel says the European Union will need to slap sanctions on Russian energy such as oil and gas "sooner or later," as the bloc looks to ramp up pressure on Moscow in the face of reports of war atrocities being committed in Ukraine by Russian troops.
- EU Adopts New Sanctions Against Russia VOA 06 Apr 2022 -- The European Union is expected to join the United States in imposing new sanctions against Russia as horrific reports of possible war crimes in Ukraine continue to surface. But critics, including some EU members, are calling the measures insufficient.
- New EU sanctions against Russia to include energy, says French minister People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Energy will be included in the new sanction package of the European Union against Russia, Bruno Le Maire, the French minister for economy, finance and recovery, said on Tuesday.
- EU targets Russian coal, ships in new sanctions People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- The EU is proposing the 5th round of sanctions against Moscow, which among others target coal imports from Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
- Greece Says It Is Expelling 12 Russian Diplomats RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- Greece has become the latest European country to expel Russian diplomats, saying 12 members of the country's diplomatic and consular missions had been designated as personae non gratae.
- EU expels "a number of" Russian diplomats People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- The European Union (EU) has declared a number of Russian diplomats working in Brussels "persona non grata" and ordered them to leave host nation Belgium, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
- Denmark expels 15 Russian diplomats on espionage accusation People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod announced the expulsion of 15 Russian diplomatic staff members during a Foreign Policy Board meeting on Tuesday, accusing them as "intelligence officers" for espionage.
- Latvia closes Russia's consulates, expels staff People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Latvia on Tuesday ordered the closure of Russia's two consular posts and declared the diplomatic staff there personae non grata. They must leave the country by April 30.
- Italy, Romania expel 40 Russian diplomats People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Italy's foreign ministry announced the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats on Tuesday for what it called "reasons related to national security."
- Portugal expels 10 Russian embassy employees People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Portugal on Tuesday announced its decision to expel 10 employees of the Russian Embassy in Lisbon, the country's Lusa News Agency has reported.
- Spain to expel 27 Russian diplomats People's Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- Spain will expel 27 Russian diplomats and embassy staff in the next few days, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said here on Tuesday.
- The West must show Putin its collective strength: article by Liz Truss UK FCDO 06 Apr 2022 -- Writing in the Telegraph, the Foreign Secretary says that to secure a safer, more peaceful world, we need to double down in supporting Ukraine so that it prevails.
- UK imposes sweeping new sanctions to starve Putin's war machine UK FCDO 06 Apr 2022 -- The Foreign Secretary has today (Wednesday 6 April) announced a significant ratcheting up of UK sanctions on Russia.
- Hungary Breaks With EU, Will Pay For Russian Gas In Rubles RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- Hungary has broken ranks with the European Union, saying it will accept Moscow's demand that gas supplies be paid for in rubles.
- EU Member Hungary Weighs Buying Russian Gas in Rubles, Orban Says Sputnik 06 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced late last month that Russia would transfer payments for gas exports into rubles for "unfriendly" countries after Western nations froze Russian assets in US dollars and Euros, sparking talk of a "petro-ruble" to rival the mighty petrodollar.
- Taiwan steps up sanctions, bans select high-tech exports to Russia CNA 06 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan on Wednesday listed 57 strategic high-tech goods which can be used for both civil and military purposes it will not allow to be exported to Russia as it steps up economic sanctions against the country over its invasion of Ukraine.
- President Says Kazakhstan 'Respects' Ukraine's Territorial Integrity RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says his country respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which has come under attack from Russia.
News Reports
- Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) US Dept. of Justice 06 Apr 2022 -- Operation Copied and Removed Malware Known as "Cyclops Blink" from the Botnet's Command-And-Control Devices, Disrupting the GRU's Control Over Thousands of Infected Devices Worldwide. Victims Must Take Additional Steps to Remediate the Vulnerability and Prevent Malicious Actors From Further Exploiting Unpatched Devices.
- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Enforcement Actions to Disrupt and Prosecute Russian Criminal Activity US Dept. of Justice 06 Apr 2022
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Enforcement Actions to Disrupt and Prosecute Russian Criminal Activity US Dept. of Justice 06 Apr 2022
- Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Transnational Criminal to Justice US Dept. of State 06 Apr 2022 -- The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Semion Mogilevich, a longtime transnational criminal currently living in Russia.
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Firebrand Politician Whose Career Spanned Yeltsin And Putin Eras, Dies At 75 RFE/RL 06 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the rabid Russian nationalist lawmaker whose political rise in the early 1990s frightened the West and underscored the fragility of democracy in the immediate post-Soviet period, has died. He was 75.
- Ruble's Strength in Face of Sanctions May Be Illusory VOA 06 Apr 2022 -- After a sharp plunge in value at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian ruble has recovered much of its value against other world currencies, a change made possible by aggressive capital controls put in place by the government in Moscow and a continual stream of payments for the country's oil and gas exports.
- Mali: UN expert calls for independent probe into Moura massacre UN News 06 Apr 2022 -- A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali's Mopti region late last month, and pleaded with all parties to ensure the "absolute protection" of civilians and an end to the current vicious cycle of violence.
- Rights Groups Call for Investigation into Mali Killings VOA 06 Apr 2022 -- Human Rights Watch and Mali's National Commission on Human Rights have called for an independent investigation into an alleged massacre of hundreds of civilians by government troops and suspected Russian mercenaries. After reports surfaced of the killings last month in the central village of Moura, Mali's military government said their forces there had killed 203 "terrorists." But witness accounts contradict the official version of those killed and offer some of the clearest evidence that Mali's military is working with Russian mercenaries, despite the military's denial.
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