MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – July 21, 2019

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Families of Canadians trapped in Syria urge Liberals to bring relatives home … There are 33 Canadians stuck in northeastern Syria, including 18 children and nine women, according to Amarnath Amarasingam, an assistant professor at Queen’s University who researches extremism …”
• “Iran: Fate of Seized Ship Depends on Crew ‘Cooperation’ “
• “Britain Calls Ship Seizure ‘Hostile Act’ As Iran Releases Video of Capture”
• “Britain calls Stena Impero oil tanker seizure ′hostile act′ as Iran releases video of capture”
• “Statement by the NATO Spokesperson on the seizure of two ships in the Strait of Hormuz — We condemn the seizure of two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This represents a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation. We urge Iran to immediately release the ships and their crew …” (NATO info-machine)
• “Iraq: Preparations to Confine Families in Camp — Women, Children With Perceived ISIS Ties to Be Transferred from Syria …” (Human Rights Watch)
• “American Citizen who became an ISIS Sniper and Trained Other ISIS Members in the Use of Weapons Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIS” (US DoJ)

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “US Concerned over China’s ‘Interference’ in South China Sea”

• “US calls on China to stop ‘bullying behaviour’ in the South China Sea”
• “China is United States’ top security threat, defence official tells Aspen forum”
• “China’s neighbours bolster their coastguards as stand-off stokes tensions in disputed South China Sea”
• “China tested new anti-ballistic missile in South China Sea, U.S. admiral says”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: No Change in Status” (38 North)
• “Can South Korea and America Find a Common Position on China?”
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “Mali receives donated Casspir armoured personnel carriers (from DEU)”
• “Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border”
• “Mali: le célèbre griot Niappa a été tué par des jihadistes”
• “As Growing Militancy in the Sahel Encroaches, Can Niger Hold Strong?”
• “Concerns remain about Canadian aid to Ukraine and Zelenskyy following his official visit to Canada” (The Ukrainian Weekly, UKR diaspora media)
• “A way forward in Venezuela, Ukraine and Yemen — In Venezuela, Ukraine and Yemen, the government of Canada must decisively move to embrace new opportunities for diplomatic peacemaking …” (Ceasefire.ca, CAN disarmament NGO)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• UKR MoD summary, 210700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 21.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 200700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 20.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 19 July 2019”
• UKR MoD summary, 190700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 19.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 18 July 2019”
• UKR MoD summary, 180700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 17 July 2019”
• UKR MoD summary, 170700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• Essence of Time summary, 15-17 July 2019 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
  

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• “Ceasefire began in Donbas ” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian military confirms start of ceasefire in Donbass” (RUS state media)
• “Donbass republics ready to adhere to new ceasefire agreement” (RUS state media)
• “DPR People’s Militia willing to observe indefinite ceasefire” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR People’s Militia issues order to implement ceasefire on July 21” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “No attacks recorded in Donbas since start of ceasefire – Ukraine’s defense ministry” (UKR media)
• “LPR militia records no violations since start of new ceasefire” (RUS state media)
• “DPR records no violations following start of indefinite ceasefire in Donbass”
• “Belarus’ Defense Ministry has dismissed Ukrainian media reports that Russian troops had been deployed to the Belarusian section of the Chernobyl zone of exclusion, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on its Telegram channel …” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Ukrainian military attacks DPR settlement, violating ceasefire – agency” (RUS state media)
• “Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in IED blast in Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Two Ukraine’s servicemen die through explosive device detonation” (UKR media)
  

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• “NATO ships exercise in the Black Sea” (NATO info-machine)
  

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• “Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas intercepted Russian military drone Eleron-3” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT site)
  

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• “LPR, Ukraine agree on Stanitsa Luganskaya bridge repair plans – Deinego” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev refuses to talk political issues until all other issues in Donbass resolved – Deinego” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “RT Loses Plot on Italian Neo-Nazi Missile Bust … After a missile was seized in raids on Italian neo-Nazis, RT accused Western media of anti-Russian bias for reporting the extremists had fought with Russian-separatists in eastern Ukraine. But RT itself “skipped fact-checking” when denying that neo-Nazis are waging war on Russia’s behalf in Donbas …” (polygraph.info fact-checking site)
  

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• “Russian Journalist Punished for Telling Truth about MH17” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
  

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• “Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections: Poll stations opened in Ukraine”
• “Ukrainians Vote, Leader Seeks Support to Fight Corruption” (USA govt funded media)
• “Election Update: Ukraine’s Next Parliament” (ISW Blog)
• “Parliamentary election voting begins in Ukraine” (RUS state media)
• “Over 1,000 international observers and 11 representatives of international media are now in Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Pro-Russia Loyalists Try to Ramp up Their Activities Ahead of Ukrainian Elections” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Over 800 irregularities reported in Ukrainian parliamentary election” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections: Large-scale violations recorded in Donetsk region” (UKR media)
• “Police open 21 cases related to breaking law on Election Day, situation across Ukraine is calm – Interior ministry” (UKR media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Ukraine to reform citizenship process following Russian passport move” (Baltic News Network)
• “Georgia to hold multinational military exercise”
• “Royal Navy flagship, sailors and Marines return home from Russia mission with love”
• “Military units from the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, and Jordan will converge at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and across northern Michigan for training from July 22-Aug. 2 during Exercise Northern Strike 19 …”
• “Oliver Stone Asks Vladimir Putin to Be Godfather to His Daughter, Gets Attacked Online”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Wargames: How Russia Practices Invading Iceland in War Games”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• Col. Ted on Big Honkin’ Ships: “The federal government does the right thing …”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Why China is so focused on Canada’s election”
• “A federal labour board has upheld the 2015 firing of a Canada Revenue Agency employee who worked next to the Calgary airport and wrote frequent Twitter and Facebook posts that “appeared to glorify the Boston Marathon terror bombing, celebrate the deaths of NATO military personnel, and cheer the downing of aircraft.” …” – “A.B. v. Canada Revenue Agency” (Federal Public Sector Labour Relations & Employment Board)
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Victoria veteran receives French Legion of Honour, becoming knight of France”
• “Minister MacAulay to make important announcement regarding the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund (Monday in Montreal)” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
• “Plaintiff in military sexual misconduct lawsuit pleased with settlement”
• “Military sexual assault victims gain new rights”
• “Canadian victims gain new rights in military courts, they just can’t use them yet”
• “Canada offers C$900 million settlement to victims of sexual misconduct in military”
• “Le fédéral entend verser 900 M$ aux victimes d’inconduites sexuelles dans l’armée”
• “Proposed class action settlement on sexual misconduct in military includes ‘structural changes,’ says co-lead counsel”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadian Armed Forces teams complete the 2019 International Four Days Marches Nijmegen” (DND info-machine)
• “Change of command at 8 Operations Support Squadron” (RCAF info-machine)
• “New commander for unit at 8 Wing Trenton”
• “La mort du militaire de Valcartier dans la rivière Batiscan était purement accidentelle”
• “Canadian Forces explain how they destroyed explosive found on Jasper glacier”
• “Carleton University researcher receives funding for Canadian security and defence project”
• ” ‘A period of great upheaval’: What’s going on with Canada’s military leaders?”
• “Canada’s Footprint: How Canada’s loss of the Avro Arrow was NASA’s gain”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – July 18, 2019

• New Vice-CDS Take Over
• “Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier assumes responsibilities of the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff” (DND info-machine)
• “Le lieutenant‑général Jean‑Marc Lanthier assume ses nouvelles fonctions de vice‑chef d’état‑major de la défense”

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• Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
• “Ottawa to pay nearly $1B to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed Forces”
• “Today, the Government of Canada announced that a settlement has been reached between the Canadian Armed Forces/Department of National Defence/Staff of the Non-Public Funds and the plaintiffs in class action lawsuits initiated by seven former members of the CAF …” (DND info-machine)
• “Feds agree to $900M settlement over military sexual misconduct class action”

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Iran seizes ‘fuel-smuggling’ tanker in Gulf” “Iran releases footage of seized ‘fuel-smuggling’ tanker”
• “Iran says it doesn’t want to blockade the Strait of Hormuz”
• “Iran seizes foreign oil tanker and crew in the Gulf, state media says”
• “US shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, says Trump”
• “US Navy warship downs Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz – Trump”
• “US Shot Down Iranian Drone, Trump Says”
• “U.S. warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz”
• More on Iranian seizure of ship (Google News)

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Two-thirds of Canadians reject closer ties to China and want Huawei banned from 5G networks, as attitudes rapidly harden, poll finds”
• “Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang to take over US and Canada affairs office”
• “Chinese scientists hail ‘incredible’ stealth breakthrough that may blind military radar systems”
• “China’s engineers in race to build best stealth jet for nation’s aircraft carriers”
• “Mainland sea bridge built with hope of linking Taiwan” (CHN Communist Party media)

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea threatens to call off talks if U.S.-South Korea military drills go on”

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “Malian al Qaeda affiliate leaders on US terror list”
• “Terrorism in Africa: A pressing issue that’s not going anywhere”
• “Five terrorists killed after ambush targets Malian soldier”
• “Russia in Review: Africa Campaign Update” (ISW Blog)

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “NATO Spending Increase Is an ‘Aggressive Anti-Russian’ Move ‘Without Any Justification,’ Russia Claims”
• “Turkey-Russia ties: Romance between two nations betrayed by Western Europe”
•  “Russia’s top brass launches new airfield in westernmost Kaliningrad Region”
• “US Is Not Looking At Sanctions On Turkey Over S-400 Systems Purchase – Trump”
• “US removes Turkey from F-35 fighter jet programme”
• “Turkey Calls U.S. Action To Exclude Ankara From F-35 Program ‘Unfair’ “
• “British Air Force charts a rise in Russian activity around Baltic states”
• “The United States will take over the top NATO intelligence post at the end of the year, alliance officials said, a move that some American officials hope could bolster a critical alliance capacity that President Trump has praised. But the appointment runs the risk of putting an American stamp on an office whose strength has been in building consensus among North Atlantic Treaty Organization members over controversial intelligence matters …”

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• Way Up North
• “World’s largest nuclear-powered sub takes part in Russia’s Northern Fleet drills”
• “New Arctic anti-aircraft missiles tested at Novaya Zemlya”
• “Russian aircraft suspected of airspace violation in Finland”
• “Ice free Arctic: cooperation or competition?”
• “US Needs New Icebreaker Fast To Face Russia, China Arctic Presence – Coast Guard Admiral”

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• Internal Security
• “The government has appointed Canada’s first-ever intelligence commissioner — the person who will help keep an eye on some of this country’s most secretive operations. It will be up to Jean-Pierre Plouffe to offer an independent, quasi-judicial review before the spy and signals intelligence agencies can perform certain espionage activities, according to a government statement released Wednesday …”
• “Canada’s Complicated Repatriation Position” (The Aspen Institute)
• “Amnesty International wants Canada to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.”

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “PAL Aerospace Awarded Maintenance Contract for Royal Canadian Air Force CT-142 Dash-8 Fleet”

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• Other Military News
• “Road to High Readiness ends: 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group ready to deploy” (Army info-machine)
• “Blame Canada: Senator accidentally revealed American nuclear sites in Europe”
• “Prosecutors are going to court to try to force Canada’s No. 2 military judge to name another military judge to preside over the trial of the No. 1 military judge …”
• “Pay for Canada’s Reserve Force going up to match Regular Force”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 181755UTC July 2019

• ‘Reforms and defence policy first, weapons later, Canada tells Ukraine … “I’ve been there and seen other nations’ donated equipment but they’re sitting in sea containers,” Sajjan said …” (CAN govt funded media)
• “Military equipment obtained from international allies is sometimes idle in Ukraine in warehouses. This was in an interview with Radio Canada International, told by the Minister of Defense of Canada Harjit Sajan …” (UKR media, in Ukrainian)
• “A bit wrong: Minister Sajan spoke about the problems of using military equipment in other countries; As clarified with @NationalDefence, nothing like it in Ukraine has not observed. Troops-TECHN cooperation coordinated with needs @DefenceU ” (CAN Ambassador to UKR, in Ukrainian)
• “The Ambassador of Canada explained the alleged inappropriate use of foreign aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Canadian short-term election observers arrive in Ukraine” (CAN govt funded media)

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• JFO: МAP – 18.07.2019 (UKD NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 180700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “US-supplied radar disappears in Ukrainian army brigade – LPR militia — A joint commission checking a Ukrainian army brigade in the zone of the so-called Joint Forces Operation found that it lacked a counter-battery radar which Washington had supplied to Kiev under a military cooperation programme, Lugansk People’s Republic People’s Militia spokesman Yakov Osadchiy told a press briefing …” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Zolotoye residents complain to Zelensky about military hardware in residential areas” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces mine road south of Schastye bridge – LPR militia” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian forces shell DPR with more than 100 rounds over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine reports 15 enemy attacks in Donbas in past day” (UKR media)
• “Russian-led troops violate ceasefire in Donbas 15 times” (UKR media)

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• “OSCE Chair Lajčák welcomes new recommitment to ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and plans for urgently needed repairs to Stanystia Luhanska bridge; urges sides to honour and implement them”
• “Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chair in Ukraine and in the TCG Sajdik after Meeting of TCG and working groups on 17 July 2019”
• “STATEMENT OF THE TRILATERAL CONTACT GROUP” (OSCE)
• “Parties in Minsk agree on new ceasefire in Donbas from midnight on July 21” (UKR media)
• “As Soldiers Disengage, ‘Fragile Hope’ For Peace Appears In One Front-Line Ukrainian Town” (USA govt funded media)
• “Efforts to be made on disengagement of forces in three sectors on contact line – Bezsmertnyi” (UKR media)
• “Normandy Four summit possible if previous agreements are met — Russia’s top diplomat” (RUS state media)

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• ” “Agreement was reached on the start of the procedure for the exchange of prisoners in the ratio of 208 to 69” – Bessmertny about the results of negotiations in Minsk” (pro-UKR media)
• “TCG in Minsk agrees to start procedure for POWs swap – Bezsmertnyi” (UKR media)
• “Updated Russian lawyer lists three options how captive Ukrainian sailors may be freed” (UKR media)
• “Volker: Russia’s move to extend remand of Ukrainian sailors attempt to pressure Zelensky ahead of election” (UKR media)

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• “LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik records video message to Zelensky” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR, LPR Heads record video messages to Zelensky” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Ukrainian Security Service arrests DPR militant who transported Buk missile system used to shoot down MH17” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian Security Service classifies former DPR anti-air commander case” (UKR media)

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• “Ukraine opens new corruption inquiry in defense industry – Zelensky” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky says another corruption scheme in defense industry exposed” (UKR media)

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• “Kremlin comments on prospects for Zelensky-Putin meeting” (UKR media)
• “Team Zelensky intend to get into “normal negotiation process” with Russia” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky’s advisor says team in “no contact” with Medvedchuk” (UKR media)

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• “U.S. Field artillery back to learning manual methods after Russian intervention in Ukraine” (Defence Blog)

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• “Ukrainian Security Service unmasks Russian special ops soldier who killed LPR ringleader and got rid of Plotnitsky” (UKR media)

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• “Response to Putin: Zelensky mulls dual citizenship for Ukrainian diaspora” (UKR media)
• “MFA Ukraine condemns Putin’s decree on expedited naturalization of Ukrainians in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “Europe’s Eastern Neighbourhood: Ukraine and Moldova” (Mark Leonard’s World in 30 Minutes podcast)

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 180130UTC July 2019

• UKR MoD summary, 170700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 17.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 16 July 2019”

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• “Ukrainian forces fire 51.5 tons of rounds since previous Contact Group meeting – JCCC” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian-led forces fire banned mortars on Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 10 times in 24 hours, fire 213 rounds” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas Conflict: Militants violate ceasefire regime six times” (UKR media)

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• “Trilateral Contact Group agrees ceasefire in Donbas starting from July 21” (UKR media)
• “New ceasefire in Donbas may begin at midnight on July 22 – TCG talks in Minsk” (UKR media)
• “Contact Group agrees on ceasefire from July 21” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev confirms commitment to indefinite ceasefire in Donbass from July 21” (RUS state media)
• “Nikonorova reports breakthrough in talks over indefinite and stable ceasefire” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Russian Court Extends Arrest of Detained Ukrainian Sailors” (RUS independent media)
• “Moscow court extends arrest of all 24 Ukrainian sailors detained in Kerch Strait” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: Russia’s extension of Ukrainian sailors’ custody further aggravates dispute” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s ombudsman expects release of Ukrainian sailors on her personal recognizance” (UKR media)
• “Russian human rights defender calls for changing preventive measures for Ukrainian sailors” (RUS state media)
• “Decision to extend arrest of Ukrainian sailors exacerbates dispute between Russia, Ukraine, – MFA” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin says Moscow, Kiev not in talks on exchange of Ukrainian sailors” (RUS state media)

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• “Location of 69 Ukrainians in Donbas, 208 detainees in Ukraine confirmed” (UKR media)
• “New Minsk talks round ends with agreement on preparing POWs for swap: 69 for 208” (UKR media)
• “Normandy Four approves prisoners exchange between Russia and Ukraine” (Essence of Time, pro-RUS)
• “LPR ready for “19 for 107” prisoner exchange” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev ready to arrange “69 for 208″ prisoner swap at short notice” (RUS state media)
• “DPR suggests new procedure for POW exchange” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Lavrov hopes Ukrainian leader to implement Minsk deal after parliamentary polls” (RUS state media)
• “Bridge reconstruction in Stanytsia Luhanska to start soon, – Olifer” (UKR media)
• “LPR and Kiev reach “certain agreements” on Stanitsa Luganskaya bridge” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Zelensky predicts time frame of Normandy Format summit” (UKR media)

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• “Ukrainian opposition politician unveils Donbass peace plan in European parliament … According to Medvedchuk, the peace plan stipulates that “it is necessary to return people, not the territories.” “Today a situation has emerged, in which we can return people through their awareness, their understanding that we all must live in one country. Our party is the supporter of territorial integrity and we are providing possibilities to people to believe that their return will be successful and that efforts will be made to protect their rights and freedoms in Ukraine,” …” (RUS state media)

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• “First Bout With Putin Puts Ukraine’s New Leader Under Spotlight” (RUS independent media)

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• “Russia Accuses the Netherlands of ‘Exploiting’ MH17 Tragedy” (RUS independent media)
• “Russia must be punished for downing MH17: Ukraine’s envoy to EU” (UKR media)
• “SBU identifies over 150 persons involved in transporting Buk missile launcher from Russia to Donbas” (UKR media)
• “SBU detains driver of truck transporting Buk involved in MH17 – SBU investigator” (UKR media)
• “MH17: SBU says truck driver who transported Russian Buk now serving sentence in Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Russia constantly interferes with JIT team in investigation of downing Malaysian Boeing MH17 over Donbas 5 years ago – Zerkal” (UKR media)
• “Joint Investigation Team: New witnesses appear in MH17 crash case” (UKR media)
• “Russia has done its best to hide truth: Families of MH17 victims” (UKR media)
• “Int’l inquiry into MH17 crash not objective – Peskov” (UKR media)
• “Malaysia disappointed in Flight MH17 disaster investigation” (pravdareport.com, RUS media)
• “Kiev’s allegations over MH17 crash groundless – Pushilin” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR commemorates memory of MH17 crash victims” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “The truth about Flight MH17 disaster over Ukraine will never be unveiled” (pravdarerport.com, RUS media)
• “US, Ukraine Fail to Provide Investigators With Data on MH17 Crash – Russian Diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Families of MH17 victims call for honesty and justice from Russia as the lies continue” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
• “JIT Indictments and Reactions: Analyzing New Evidence Linking Separatists and Russian Officials to MH17” (bellingcat OSINT site)
• “Bellingcat Podcast: MH17, Episode 1 Guide: The People Who Fell From the Sky” (bellingcat)
• “UK to allocate $124.300 for trial in MH17 case” (UKR media)
• “UK to contribute 100,000 pounds to establishment of criminal court in Hague to deal with MH17 case” (UKR media)
• “Malaysian Investigator Contradicts Nation’s PM on MH17 Findings” (video, polygraph.info fact checking site)

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• “US forces have much to learn from Ukraine’s fight with Russia, says State Department official” (Military Times, USA based media)

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• “Putin Widens Citizenship Offer To All Residents Of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk Regions” (USA govt funded media)
• “Updated Putin extends simplified Russian citizenship rules to all residents of Donetsk, Luhansk regions” (UKR media)
• “Opportunities to receive Russian citizenship for Ukrainians expanded” (kremlin.ru)
• “Expanded opportunities for citizenship of Russia residents of Ukraine” (kremlin.ru, in Russian)
• “More than 10,000 DPR, LPR residents receive Russian passports – State Duma” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Security and Defense Council classifies data on retaliatory measures to passportization of Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “Belarus: Springboard or Casus Belli for Russian Aggression Against Ukraine?” (Jamestown Foundation)

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• “Lavrov to meet with OSCE high commissioner on national minorities on July 23 in Moscow” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine’s Constitutional Court Upholds Law Equating Communism To Nazism” (USA govt funded media)
• “UNSC discusses Ukraine’s law on language, no decision taken” (UKR media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – July 17, 2019

• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Secret locations of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe accidentally included in report from NATO parliament”
• “(Canadian) Senator says report’s inclusion of U.S. nuclear weapons locations in Europe ‘not an accident’ “
• “Belgian Politicians Insist US Secret Nukes Should Be Out as Report on NATO Disclosed Their Location”
• “NATO reveals the Netherlands’ worst kept secret: nuclear bombs in Volkel” (in Dutch)
• “Russia calls on US to store nuclear weapons only on its own territory — diplomat”
• “Finally black on white: there are American nuclear weapons in Belgium” (in Dutch)
• “Bolton touts NATO allies’ $100B military spending spree after Trump push: ‘Unequaled triumph’ “
• “L’OTAN incite le Canada à augmenter ses dépenses militaires”
• “Op REASSURANCE: des militaires de Valcartier de retour d’Europe”
• “Memorial Builit at Camp Adazi for Fallen (Albanian) AF Members”
• “US led air defense exercise “Rapid Forge” starts in Baltics” (LTU MoD)
• “Unhappy anniversary: Turkey’s failed coup and the S-400” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
• “Outgoing Estonian air chief: NATO needs to improve its response time”
• “Meet the Elves, Lithuania’s digital citizen army confronting Russian trolls”

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards to Perform Docking Maintenance Work on Royal Canadian Navy’s West Coast-Based Halifax-Class Frigates”
• “Davie a bon espoir d’être confirmé 3e acteur de la stratégie navale”
• “Choisissez le nom du futur avion de recherche et de sauvetage du Canada”
• “The Rubik’s Cube of fighter procurement — Purchasing a fleet of fighter aircraft is a complex process with many variables and the Canadian government has a duty to ensure the billions of procurement dollars are properly spent. The interplay between the four dimensions involved in military procurement — military, technological, economic, and political — defies simple analysis …”
• “PAL Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance services for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CT-142 Dash-8 Fleet. The contract covers an initial four-year period and includes opportunities for PAL Aerospace to earn contract extensions that increase the life of the agreement to seven years …” (company news release)
• Wanted:  “Tactical Emergency Medical Training … DND has a requirement for Tactical Emergency Medical Training (TEMT), including Training Facility; Certified Professional Instructors and Training Resources; and Training Equipment and Supplies …”
• Wanted:  “Maritime Terminal Operators Course … The objective of this contract is to have a qualified contractor deliver the Maritime Terminal Operations Controller Course. The Contractor must conduct all training delivery for the course within one, 4-day work week; Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday inclusive; Computer-based access to the internet (World Wide Web) may not be available at the training location. The Contractor must be prepared for this contingency if their course normally requires internet access …”
• Wanted:  “… The Department of National Defence (DND), Garrison Petawawa, Food Services requires a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for the supply and delivery of prepared Boxed Lunches and/or Individual Sandwich products …”

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Former marine linked to North Korea embassy break-in released on bail”

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “U.S. Expands Mediating Role in S.Korea-Japan Dispute”

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• Way Up North
• “Liberals fail to send government representatives to defend Canada’s Arctic claims”

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• Internal Security
• “Disinformation and the Upcoming Federal Election: An Interview” (NATO Association of Canada)
• “Spy agency warns foreign states with nefarious aims are hiding their presence in Canada”
• “University suggests faculty avoid trips to China amid RCMP probe into lab researchers”
• “NATO secretary-general cautions on security threats to 5G network”

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• Other Military News
• ” ‘The world is changing’: Andrew Coyne talks to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about Trump, Russia and the future of the alliance”
• “Opposition MPs skirt top soldier, place blame for DND ‘chaos’ on Trudeau, Sajjan”
• “Deux pilotes de l’Aviation royale canadienne lauréates des prix Elsie”
• “Northern Lights Aero Foundation announces 2019 award winners” (RCAF info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 170035UTC July 2019

• ”Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 16 July 2019”
• UKR MoD summary, 160700 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO МAP – 15.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• ”Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 1930, 15 July 2019”

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• ”One Ukrainian soldier killed, another three wounded in Donbas on July 15” (UKR media)
• ”Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• ”Donbas warzone update One KIA, three WIA’s amid 17 enemy attacks on July 15” (UKR media)
• ”Biletsky ignores superiors, orders to shell Dolomitnoye – DPR intelligence” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• ”Invaders violate ceasefire in Donbas 17 times, one Ukrainian soldier killed” (UKR media)
• “Donbas: No casualties among Ukrainian forces over day” (UKR media)
• ”Two residents of Donetsk region who worked for illegal armed groups in eastern Ukraine have surrendered to police in the Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk …” (UKR media)
• ”OSCE spots train moving from occupied Donbas to Russia” (UKR media)

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• ”Fifth anniversary of MH17 tragedy EU calls on Russia to accept responsibility” (UKR media)
• “Flight MH17, five years on: What happens next?” (DEU media)
• “MH17 downing and probe: What you need to know” (DEU media)
• ”How A Hunch, A Farmer, And A Scorched Field Led Me To The MH17 Missile-Launch Site” (USA govt funded media)

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• ”Ukrainian Official Says Agreement Reached On Prisoner Swap With Separatists” (USA govt funded media)
• ”Russia Hints At Swap of Jailed Sailors as Ukraine Nears Key Poll” (RUS independent media)
• ”Moscow considering exchange of Ukrainian sailors before Ukraine election” (Baltic News Network)
• “List of 35 Russians detained in Ukraine handed over to Ukraine ombudsperson” (RUS state media)
• ”Russian, Ukrainian human rights commissioners discuss pardon applications for detainees” (RUS state media)
• ”Advisers to Normandy Four leaders agree on prisoner swaps within 30 days” (RUS state media)
• ” ‘Normandy meeting’ participants agree to release captives within a month” (UKR media)
• “Russian, Ukrainian human rights commissioners discuss pardon applications for detainees” (RUS state media)

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• ”Ukraine names condition for Zelensky-Putin summit in Normandy format” (UKR media)
• ”Advisers to Normandy Four leaders agree on ‘harvest ceasefire’ in Donbas” (UKR media)
• ”Advisers to Normandy Four leaders to meet late in summer” (UKR media)
• ”Vadym Prystaiko reported the results of the meeting of the advisors to the leaders of state and government of the Normandy format” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• ”Ukrainian presidential official dubs Normandy Four meeting of advisers as pragmatic” (RUS state media)

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• ”Kiev says Zelensky-Trump summit might be in the cards before summer’s end” (RUS state media)
• ”Klimkin to Zelensky – Team effort needed in negotiations with Putin” (UKR media)
• ”New Ukrainian authorities can resolve Donbass conflict , says UN Under-Secretary-General” (RUS state media)

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• ”Russia’s Black Sea Fleet confirms missile corvette’s passage into Mediterranean Sea” (RUS state media)

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• ”Vitaliy Markiv’s case in Italy revealed issues of dual citizenship, legal status of troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
• ”Ukraine’s envoy to Italy says trial of National Guardsman Markiv result of Kremlin’s special operation” (UKR media)
• ”Italian Deputy PM says he received threats from Ukrainians” (RUS state media)
• ”Ukraine carries out diplomatic work in the case of Vitaly Markiv – Deputy Head of the Office of the President” (UKR Pres info-machine)

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• ”Rebels without a Cause – Russia’s Proxies in Eastern Ukraine” (International Crisis Group)
• ”The Surkov Leaks – The Inner Workings of Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine” (RUSI think tank)
• ”Ukrainian Far-Right Extremists Receive State Funds to Teach Patriotism” (bellingcat, OSINT site)

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• ”Netherlands to give Ukraine $5 mln to strengthen security in Donbas” (UKR media)
• ”Ukraine to demand from Russia compensation for cost of destroyed houses in Donbas” (UKR media)
• ”Holos Party suggests 13–15 years prison sentences for ‘separate negotiations’ with representatives of aggressor country” (UKR media)
• ”Russian MP says Ukraine’s threats to destroy Crimean Bridge are unrealistic” (RUS state media)
• ”Thousands gather in Donetsk to mark one mln signatures in support of Zelensky petition” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• ”Klimkin Ukraine had to negotiate on legal, not political security guarantees while giving up nuclear weapons” (UKR media)

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• ”Chinese company in bid to buy Ukrainian aeroengine giant” (CHN Communist Party media)

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• ”SBU has no data on Russia’s interference in electoral process – Bakanov” (UKR media)
• ”Russian made no attempts to interfere in Ukrainian elections, says security service” (RUS state media)

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• ”Law On Ukraine State Language Comes Into Force” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukraine’s envoy to UN: “Russia not in position to tell us what language we should speak” ” (UKR media)
• ”Suppressing Russian language in Ukraine to deepen divisions — Russian envoy to UN” (RUS state media)
• ”Russia initiates discussion of Ukraine’s language law at UNSC to deflect attention from MH17 case – MFA” (UKR media)
• “Briefing Security Council on Ukraine, Under-Secretary-General Expresses Concern over Language Law, Ceasefire Violations” (UN info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – July 16, 2019

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “… The government is investing more than $7.5 billion in the Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 Halifax-class frigates to provide necessary ongoing maintenance until they are retired in the early 2040s. Today, the Government of Canada awarded contracts to Chantier Davie and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Limited, initially totalling $1 billion to carry out maintenance work on the first group of Canada’s Halifax-class frigates. A similar contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is currently being finalized …” (Public Services & Procurement Canada info-machine)
• “Canada Invests More than $7.5 Billion in Halifax-Class Frigates” ”$1.5 billion in frigate repair contracts split between yards in three provinces”
• ”Contrat d’entretien des frégates d’un demi milliard $ pour la Davie”
• “Davie obtient un « contrat majeur » de 500 M$ pour moderniser 3 frégates”
• ”Liberals to reveal new spending plans as ministers head to Davie, Seaspan shipyards”
• Wanted:  ”… (CAF) will be holding Third Location Decompression (TLD) in Cologne or Frankfurt Germany for CAF personnel who are undergoing Decompression prior to continuation of their travel to Canada …”
• ”The Canadian Government’s Public Services and Procurement department has awarded a contract to Canadian Maritime Engineering to deliver four steel barges …”
• ”Royal Canadian Air Force Shortlists Five Possible Names for Its CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft”
• ”RCAF relaunches air squadron, asks public to help name new planes”
• ”418 Squadron flies again”
• ”Canadian maker of military vehicles for Sudan operates beyond reach of Ottawa’s rules”  – Armored Personnel Carriers- MRAPs (STREIT Group)

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• #CAN-#NATO Meet
• ”NATO Chief Says Canada Making Essential Contributions To International Peace And Security”
• ”En visite à Petawawa, le secrétaire général de l’OTAN salue la contribution canadienne à l’Alliance”
• ”NATO Secretary General Canada makes essential contributions to international peace and security” (NATO info-machine)
• ”Trudeau urged to increase military spending during NATO secretary-general visit to Ottawa”

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• ”Yesterday, Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Kevin Ramsay took over as the Canadian National Support Element (NSE) Commanding Officer from LCol Julien Simard at Camp Ādaži, Latvia …” (DND, via FB)
• “Trump: Turkey Will Be Out of F-35 Fighter Jet Program After S-400 Buy”
• ”U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of defense re-stated that Turkey cannot have the F-35 advanced stealth fighter jet and Russia’s S-400 air defense system …”
• ”Turkey Will Produce S-400 Systems With Russia, Erdogan Says”
• ”Russia’s S-400 Is ‘the Best Missile System All-Around,’ U.S. Firm Says”
• “Russian-Turkish Missile Deal Enacted by Weakening Autocrats”
• “Defense Secretary Nominee Slams Turkey’s S-400 Deal as ‘Wrong’ “
• “U.S. Air Force aircraft deploy to the Baltics and Poland for Operation Rapid Forge” (USAF info-machine)
• ”Caspian Flotilla missile corvette joins Russia’s Mediterranean taskforce — source”
• ” ‘Creeping Germanization of Kaliningrad’ Worries Moscow”

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• #CHN-Pacific Rim
• ”Canada set to postpone Huawei 5G decision to after the election – sources”
• ”US defence giant Honeywell distances itself from Taiwan under threat of China sanctions over arms deal”
• ”China tries to play down Taiwan Strait military exercises to avoid upsetting the US”
• ”Donald Trump says his friendship with Xi Jinping not as good”
• ”PLA drills off SE coast could involve all branches, a ‘warning’ to Taiwan secessionists insiders” (CHN Communist Party media)

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Remediation of Yongbyon: The First Step Towards Cooperative Threat Reduction?” (38 North)
• “The United States and south Korea are going to defiantly conduct a joint military exercise “Alliance 19-2″ targeting us in August. Outwardly, the U.S. is trumpeting that this exercise is a simulation to verify whether the south Korean army is capable of taking over wartime operational control. But, it is crystal clear that it is an actual drill and a rehearsal of war aimed at militarily occupying our Republic by surprise attack …” (PRK MFA info-machine)
• ”More N.Korean Ghost Ships Found in S.Korean Waters”

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• ”Mali govt rejects call for dialogue with jihadists”
• ”US sanctions leaders of al Qaeda in Mali”
• “(USA) Treasury Targets Al-Qa’ida in Mali”
• ”The U.S. Department of State (DOS), in concert with the U.S. Department of Treasury, took action today targeting Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) …” (USA State Dept info-machine)
• ”Two leaders of Malian al Qaeda affiliate put on U.S. terrorism list” ”Five Malian Men Sanctioned by U.N.”
• “Mali: deux hauts dirigeants d’Al-Qaïda mis sur la liste américaine du terrorisme mondial”
• ”U.S. Embassy Trains and Equips Chadian G5 Sahel Forces”
• ”IS jihadists kill seven Tuareg leaders in Sahel”

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• Way Up North
• ”Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site”
• ”Sweden wants to rebuild its “total defence” system”

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• Internal Security
• ”Military centre stabber to take college classes on his own court”
• “No one errs on side of caution in military stabber’s case”
• ”University severs ties with two researchers who were escorted out of National Microbiology Lab”
• ”Canadian police probe ‘possible policy breaches’ at lab after Chinese researcher removed”
• ”Canada probing data theft at military research center reports”
• ”Canadian Forces Very Sensitive Computer Data Theft in Valcartier”
• ”Conservatives say Illegal Border Crossings Are Increasing”
• ”Blocking or Aiding Asylum Seekers The U.S.-Canada “Safe Third Country” Agreement and Examples from Europe” (Just Security blog)
• ”Dear Justin Trudeau ISIS terrorists must be stripped of Canadian citizenship”

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• Other Military News
• ”Canada needs to back up its ideals with real power. Here are two ways it can do that … A second imperative … is that Canada augment its maritime assets, not only its Navy but its Coast Guard …”
• ”How countries are protecting themselves from attacks in space”
• ”Initiative to honour Indigenous veterans with new grave markers and their traditional names CBC News

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