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10 February 2022 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- U.S. State Department Issues New Advisory Urging Americans To Leave Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. State Department has issued a new advisory urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest possibility, strengthening earlier warnings that urged U.S. citizens to "consider" such action.
- 'Too Old': Denmark Nixes Plan for Sending 'Obsolete' Arms to Ukraine Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- The man-portable Stinger missiles, previously intended to bolster Ukraine against the Russian "invasion", have been described as"both technically and operationally obsolete" and are slated for disposal.
- Ukraine Remains Defiant in Face of Russian Invasion Threat VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- A senior Ukrainian official says her country will not bow to threats of military action from Russia and is prepared to fight to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- NATO Secretary General addresses Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Johnson NATO 10 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, at NATO headquarters, today (10 February 2022). The two leaders addressed Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine.
- British PM: Next few days 'most dangerous' in Russia, Ukraine standoff Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the next few days could be the most dangerous moment and could be the "biggest security crisis that Europe has faced for decades," amid NATO's military buildup in eastern Europe and rising Russia and Ukraine tensions.
- British PM Says Europe In Most Serious Security Crisis In Decades Over Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, which the West suspects is a prelude to an invasion, has triggered Europe's most serious security crisis in decades, as Moscow began holding joint military exercises in Belarus involving more than 30,000 troops.
- Johnson Says UK Trained 22,000 Ukrainian Soldiers, Considers Further Military Cooperation Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that the United Kingdom has trained 22,000 Ukrainian soldiers since 2014, delivered thousands of units of lethal weaponry, and is considering further steps in military cooperation with Kiev.
- As Support for NATO Grows, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine? VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Visiting NATO headquarters Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Europe is facing its biggest security crisis in decades and pledged more military deployments in eastern Europe, in response to Russia's troop buildup on the border with Ukraine.
- Russia slams Western threats on Ukraine as 'road to nowhere' Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- US and European threats and ultimatums to Moscow would do nothing to ease tensions over Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister has said.
- U.S. State Department Issues New Advisory Urging Americans To Leave Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- The U.S. State Department has issued a new advisory urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest possibility, strengthening earlier warnings that urged U.S. citizens to "consider" such action.
- 'No evacuation of US citizens planned for Ukraine' Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden says it has no plan to evacuate the American citizens from Ukraine in the case of any invasion by Russia.
- Finlandization' For Ukraine? Macron's Reported Comment Hits A Nerve In Kyiv, Stirs Up Bad Memories In Helsinki RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Three years after the end of World War II, Finland, which had stunned the mighty Red Army at the opening of the war, signed a treaty with its eastern neighbor. With the cement hardening on a Cold War Europe divided between East and West, the deal fixed Helsinki's neutrality in place, kept it out of a nascent NATO, and affected Finnish politics for decades.
- Russia, Belarus Begin War Games Amid Outcry From Ukraine, West RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia and Belarus have launched major war games in an already tense region, intensifying concerns about Moscow's military intentions and sparking denunciation from the West and Ukraine.
- Russia Starts Military Drills in Belarus, Docks Ships at Crimean Port VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia opened 10 days of massive military drills in Belarus on Thursday and docked six of its ships at a strategic Black Sea port, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ukrainian officials who characterized Moscow's actions as further escalating tensions in the region.
- After tense meeting, Russian FM says facts 'bounce off' his British counterpart Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Russia's foreign minister says his British counterpart appeared ignorant and not listening to his proposals over the Ukraine crisis during their meeting in Moscow.
- Britain's Johnson Calls for Solidarity Against 'Russian Aggression' VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain on Thursday urged Russia to take a "diplomatic route that avoids conflict and bloodshed" while warning against any Russian moves that undermine Ukraine's sovereignty.
- Strengthened UK Russian sanctions legislation comes into force UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- Legislation has been laid in Parliament today to toughen and expand the UK's sanctions regime against Russia
- UK Unveils New Russia Sanctions Legislation Amid Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- London has spearheaded the effort by Washington's European NATO allies to ramp up tensions with Russia in recent months, accusing Moscow of planning to "invade" Ukraine and sending lethal weapons and trainers to Kiev. Moscow has slammed the UK over its activities and expressed fears that London may be planning some kind of provocation in Ukraine.
- Britain Details Sanctions Related To Possible Russian Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain has published a new set of laws that widen the scope of those linked to Russia who could be hit by sanctions should the Kremlin invade Ukraine, as Western allies move to outline the consequences that Moscow could face.
- Britain Threatens to Send More Troops to Eastern Europe as Foreign Secretary Holds Talks in Moscow Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- Britain has been at the forefront among NATO nations when it comes to deploying lethal weapons, trainers and the provision of "moral support" to Ukraine amid Western claims of a threat of a "Russian invasion" of the country. Moscow has dismissed the "invasion" claims as a pretext to beef up the Western bloc's military presence in Eastern Europe.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Moscow, February 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
- UK-Russia press conference, 10 February 2022: Foreign Secretary's opening remarks UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- The Foreign Secretary gave an opening statement at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
- Foreign Secretary's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, 10 February 2022 UK FCDO 10 Feb 2022 -- TheForeign Secretary Liz Truss met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during her visit to Moscow.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Elizabeth Truss, Moscow, February 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Feb 2022
- US Senate Mulls Sanctions Against Russia for Alleged Cyberattacks on Ukraine, Reports Say Sputnik 10 Feb 2022 -- The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is contemplating introducing sanctions against Russia for alleged cyberattacks against Ukraine amid a protracted debate on the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 in the US Congress, Politico reported on Thursday.
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