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22 February 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Russia withdraws from fishing deal with Britain after UK's new sanctions Press TV 22 Feb 2024 -- Russia has withdrawn from a decades-old fishing deal with the UK, following an announcement by Britain of new sanctions against Moscow.
- U.K. Announces New Russia Sanctions To Mark Ukraine Invasion Anniversary RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- Britain has expanded its sanctions against Russian companies and individuals and entities outside Russia that are suspected of aiding in the circumvention of existing sanctions, the U.K. government said on February 22.
- Britain Targets Russia in New Sanctions Package VOA 22 Feb 2024 -- Britain Thursday imposed sanctions on more than 50 individuals and entities connected to Russia, a move that targets what British officials say are "key sources of Russian revenue," such as diamonds, metals and energy trade.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Feb 2024
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on reforming global governance, Rio de Janeiro, February 22, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Feb 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Feb 2024
- Lavrov Says No Serious Proposals on Strategic Stability Dialogue From US Sputnik 22 Feb 2024 -- The United States has not made any serious proposals regarding the dialogue on strategic stability to Russia, and Moscow is ready for such talks with Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
- Putin Calls Biden's Statement About Him 'Rude' Sputnik 22 Feb 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described US President Joe Biden's statement addressed to him as "rude."
- Task Force KleptoCapture Announces Array of New Charges, Arrests, and Forfeiture Proceedings in Advance of Second Anniversary of Illegal Invasion of Ukraine US Dept. of Justice 22 Feb 2024 -- United States seeks forfeiture of $2.5 million in luxury properties, makes two arrests, charges two sanctioned oligarchs, and secures guilty plea in significant money laundering case
- US Unveils New Actions Aimed at Denting 'Russian War Machine' VOA 22 Feb 2024 -- The United States is rolling out new charges and actions aimed at hampering what U.S. officials describe as the "Russian war machine" just days before the world marks the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
- U.S. Charges Russian Oligarchs, State-Owned Bank CEO, And U.S.-Based 'Facilitators' RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Justice Department on February 22 announced enforcement actions in five separate federal cases against sanctioned Russian oligarchs and networks supporting Russia.
- Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Yulia Navalnaya and Dasha Navalnaya The White House 22 Feb 2024
- New EU Ambassador To U.S. Says Unity, Strength Are Most Important To Stop Russia's Aggression RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- The new EU ambassador to the United States has arrived in Washington at a time when tough issues related to the war in Ukraine are at the top of the international agenda as the conflict grinds toward its two-year anniversary on February 24.
- Comment by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on the joint statement of three Baltic States on elections in Russia Estonia MFA 22 Feb 2024 -- Today, the three Baltic States simultaneously summoned the chargés d'affaires of Russia to present a joint statement on Russia's upcoming 'elections' and express strong condemnation about the killing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
- EU sanctions against Chinese, Indian firms over trade with Russia 'can't help Ukraine win war' Global Times 22 Feb 2024 -- Ahead of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which falls on Saturday, the EU has reportedly agreed a new package of sanctions against Russia that targets Chinese and Indian companies accused of "supporting Moscow's war effort." The relevant Chinese firms are yet to respond to the sanctions.
News Reports
- Navalny's Mother Says Allowed To See Body, Russian Officials Pressing For Secret Burial RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, said on February 22 that investigators allowed her to see her son's body late on February 21 in the Arctic city of Salekhard.
- Navalny's Mother Sees His Body, But Says Authorities Demanded 'Secret' Burial VOA 22 Feb 2024 -- The mother of Russia's late opposition leader Alexey Navalny said Thursday that she has finally seen his body and that she is resisting intense pressure from authorities to agree to a secret burial away from public attention.
- Newspaper Honoring Navalny Withdrawn From Moscow Newsstands As Authorities Withhold His Body RFE/RL 22 Feb 2024 -- An issue of Russian weekly Sobesednik dedicated partially to the memory of Aleksei Navalny has been withdrawn from newsstands in Moscow, the newspaper's editorial board says, as authorities continue to clamp down on any public manifestation of respect for the late Kremlin opponent.
- NASA Calls for Peaceful Space Cooperation Amid Rising Tensions Sputnik 22 Feb 2024 -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, commenting on allegations that Russia is developing space nuclear weapons, said on Thursday that the US hopes space cooperation with Moscow will continue.
- N Korea attempts to hack Russian foreign ministry: report Radio Free Asia 22 Feb 2024 -- North Korea's cyber-espionage efforts have been directed at infiltrating the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to a German cybersecurity firm, which has discovered a malware sample concealed within a backdoored software installer for Moscow.
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