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31 March 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- The Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2023
- Press release on the publication of the Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2023
- Executive Order approving Russia's Foreign Policy Concept President of Russia 31 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Approving the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation.
- Putin approves new foreign policy to confront West's 'hybrid war' Press TV 31 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new foreign policy in a bid to confront the Western "hybrid war" against Russia.
- Russia's New Foreign Policy Concept Marks Global South Renaissance & End of West-Centered Order Sputnik 31 Mar 2023 -- On March 31, the Kremlin issued an updated foreign policy doctrine which revises Russia's international role and sets a priority of facilitating the establishment of a multipolar and equitable system of international relations that would guarantee security and equal opportunities for the development for all states.
- Why Russia's New Foreign Policy Concept is Fully Consistent With Global Political Reality Sputnik 31 Mar 2023 -- Moscow's foreign policy recalibration has been caused by realistic adjustment to the world that's in front of Russia and the Washington establishment's leading role in instigating anti-Russia policies across the world, Professor Joe Siracusa, US political expert and Dean of Global Futures, Curtin University, told Sputnik.
- Russia Set to Take Helm of UN Security Council, to Critics' Dismay VOA 31 Mar 2023 -- On Saturday, in what some critics say sounds more like an April Fools' joke than reality, Russia will take over the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council for the month, and no one can prevent it.
- Russia's Presidency in UN Security Council Will Be Eventful, Kremlin Says Sputnik 31 Mar 2023 -- Russia's presidency in the UN Security Council will be eventful, and Moscow will exercise all its rights, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
- Indonesia, Russia Sign Extradition Agreement VOA 31 Mar 2023 -- Indonesia and Russia signed an extradition agreement Friday to strengthen cooperation against transnational crimes. It is the first extradition agreement Indonesia has reached with a European country.
- No other country has raised the prospect of nuclear use, no one is threatening Russia's sovereignty: UK Statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 31 Mar 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on President Putin's announcement of basing nuclear weapons in Belarus
News Reports
- Russian National "Illegal" Charged with Acting as Agent of a Russian Intelligence Service in the United States DoJ -US Attorney - DC 31 Mar 2023 -- Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov ("Cherkasov"), 37, a national of the Russian Federation who operated as an "Illegal" agent for a Russian Intelligence Service ("RIS") under the Brazilian alias of Victor Muller Ferreira, was charged today for acting as an agent of a foreign power, visa fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and other charges stemming from his illegal activities in the United States. Cherkasov started acting as an Illegal agent in 2012 in Brazil using the Ferreira name, and he moved to the United States in 2018 after obtaining admission to a graduate school program at a University 1, a university located in the District of Columbia.
- The Week In Russia: Tough Talk, Tactical Weapons, And An Unprecedented Arrest RFE/RL 31 Mar 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin threatens to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. An American journalist is arrested on spy charges, a post-Soviet first. A father is separated from his daughter and sentenced to prison after the child is reported for drawings lamenting Russia's war against Ukraine.
- 'Let Him Go,' Biden Says as Russia Orders American Journalist Held Until May VOA 31 Mar 2023 -- President Joe Biden on Friday urged Russia to release American journalist Evan Gershkovich from custody.
- 'Sending A Signal': Russian Spy Accusation Against U.S. Journalist Further Escalates Soaring Tensions RFE/RL 31 Mar 2023 -- A Moscow court on March 30 authorized the detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal for two months on suspicion of espionage. The Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed he had been seeking information about Russia's military-industrial complex at the behest of the U.S. government -- accusations The Wall Street Journal and the United States firmly rejected.
- Former Putin Speechwriter Gallyamov Accused Of Discrediting Russian Armed Forces RFE/RL 31 Mar 2023 -- A self-exiled former speechwriter of Vladimir Putin, Abbas Gallyamov, whose name appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry's online registry of wanted persons last week, is suspected of discrediting Russia's armed forces, a charge Russian authorities have been using to stifle any criticism of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
- How Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa Differ From Russia's VOA 31 Mar 2023 -- The killing of nine Chinese gold mine workers in conflict-ridden Central African Republic this month highlighted the risks some Belt and Road development projects face in volatile areas.
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