MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 281415UTC Jan 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian or pro-rebel servers – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• “US requests UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on January 31” (RUS state media)
• “Putin’s Likely Course of Action in Ukraine: Updated Course of Action Assessment” (Institute for the Study of War)
• “Further armed conflict in Ukraine would have devastating consequences for the human rights of millions” (Amnesty International)
• “Canadian Defense Minister to Visit Ukraine as Canada Extends Military Training” (UKR media)
• “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš – Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Kariņš shared their concerns about Russia’s aggressive and destabilizing actions in and around Ukraine, and underlined the need for Russia to engage constructively in diplomacy …” (CAN PM info-machine)
• “Canada allocates $340 million for immediate support to Ukraine and for extension and expansion of Operation UNIFIER” (UKR MoD info-machine)
• “(UKR DefMin) Reznikov: No military actions noticeably different from what happened last spring being observed now” (UKR media)
• “Ministry of Defense reveals measures that would strengthen Ukraine’s defense in case of war – Deployment of territorial defense forces will be carried out in three conditional stages …” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine, Great Britain ratify agreement on armaments” (UKR media)
• Macron to speak to Putin, seek clarity over Ukraine, France says
• “NATO Not Planning to Deploy Combat Troops in Ukraine, Stoltenberg Says” (RUS state media)
• “Why is Turkey trying to mediate the Ukraine-Russia crisis?” (Al Jazeera)
• “Russia ready to receive Zelensky to discuss normalizing relations with Ukraine — Lavrov” (RUS state media)
• “Russian Foreign Ministry offers Zelensky to come to Russia for talks” (UKR media)
• “Lavrov admitted that there are forces ready to provoke military actions around Ukraine — According to the Russian top diplomat, Ukrainian authorities have no control over “an enormous number of servicemen” at the line of engagement in Donbass …” (RUS state media)
• “Russian invasion of Ukraine a ‘distinct possibility’ warns Joe Biden” (Associated Press via essexlive.news)
• “Biden did not warn Zelensky about imminent invasion of Russia, – White House” (UKR media)
• ” Zelenskyi, Biden discuss current diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Donbas conflict, agree on common actions” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky, Biden discuss current diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Donbas conflict, agree on common actions” (UKR media)
• “Media reports regarding the conflict that occurred during a telephone conversation between the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine, Joseph Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky, are unreliable, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stressed …” (UKR media)
• “Fueling Tensions? CNN Claims Biden Told Zelensky Russian Invasion ‘Imminent’, White House Denies It” (RUS state media)
• “LPR sees no critical increase in Ukrainian Forces’ numbers in Donbass” (RUS state media)
• “Kiev plans offensive in Donbass supervised by US advisors – Basurin” (Separatist rebel media)
• “DPR reports Academi US private company training Ukrainian forces” (Separatist rebel media)
• “Ukrainian military, US advisers draft plan for offensive in Donbass — Donetsk” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian airspace regularly patrolled by US, UK spy planes, LPR says” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian Armed Forces deploy vehicles in residential areas — LPR People’s Militia” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine is deploying heavy weapons in settlements in the temporarily controlled territories of the Donetsk region …” (Separatist rebel media, in Russian)
• “Are Ukrainians preparing for a Russian invasion?” (DEU govt funded media)
• “A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was not aware that United Russia’s proposal to provide military assistance to the DPR and LPR was under consideration by the head of state …” (Separatist rebel media, in Russian)
• “Ukraine crisis: Belarus ‘will fight alongside Russia’ if Putin goes to war, says Lukashenko” (Euronews)
• “Lukashenko explains when war may break out” (Belarus state media)
• “Belarus Strongman Says Will Go to War if Russia Attacked” (RUS independent media)
• “Lukashenko praises brotherhood of Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians” (Belarus state media)
• ” “Belarusian peacekeepers” from Kazakhstan – who was secretly redeployed in Belarus by Russia?” (InformNapalm.org (English), pro-UKR OSINT)
• ” ‘A very dark day’: What happens if Russia unleashes its cyber army on Ukraine” (Politico via yahoo.com)
• “Russia and NATO Locked in High-Risk Standoff in Mediterranean and Black Seas” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Georgians Support Ukraine, but Georgian Government Fears Irritating Russia” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Can Ukraine do without Russian gas transit fees?” (DEU govt funded media)
• “Navigating Russia/Ukraine Warmongering Disinformation” (naked capitalism)
• “What’s Actually Happening in Ukraine?” (Antiwar.com)
• “Since March 2016, the Migration Service has issued more than 900,000 DPR passports.” (Separatist rebel media, in Russian)

MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 10, 2020

• Way Up North
• “Canadian, U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft off Alaskan coast”
• “Canadian and U.S. jets intercept, escort Russian planes north of Alaska”
• “US, Canadian Fighters Intercept Russian Spy Planes North of Alaska”
• “US and Canadian air forces intercept and escort Russian planes off Alaska’s Arctic coast”
• North American Aerospace Defense Command on Twitter: “NORAD F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday, March 9th. https://t.co/39n3zqy8F8” / Twitter
• North American Aerospace Defense Command on Twitter: “Video of Russian Tu-142s intercept by NORAD F-22s and CF-18s received from @PacificSubs @COMSUBLANT ICEX 20 Camp Sea Dragon – located on the Arctic Ice off the Alaskan coastline. #WeHaveTheWatch @usairforce @RCAF_ARC @USNorthernCmd Video link: https://t.co/zQUCVQC6kd” / Twitter
• “NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone” (Pentagon info-machine)
• “Deux avions russes interceptés par des chasseurs canadiens et américains”
  

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• “Norway’s new F-35 scrambled for first time to meet Russian anti-sub aircraft”
• “Video: Norway’s new F-35 filmed from Russian anti-submarine plane”
• “A video posted by Russia’s Ministry of Defense shows a pair of Norwegian Air Force F-16s and F-35s that last Saturday were scrambled to follow the Tu-142 and MiG-31 off the coast of Norway. British Typhoon fighter jets can been seen in the video as the planes were in the skies further south over the North Sea …”
  

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• “U.S. Navy submarines surface near the North Pole as a major Arctic exercise gets underway”
• “Winter exercise underway in northern Finland with soldiers from seven nations”
• “La Russie renforce encore son armée dans l’Arctique”
• “Russia Unveils Arctic Ambitions With 2035 Strategy”
• “Two brand new (RUS) naval vessels training in Arctic waters”
• “Experts are discussing the framework for safe lifting of dumped reactors from four submarines and uranium fuel from one icebreaker reactor in the Kara Sea, in addition to one sunken nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea …”
• “At militarized Arctic archipelago Novaya Zemlya serves a trapped conscript from Aleksey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund — Ruslan Shaveddinov used to march the streets of Moscow in protests against the Kremlin. Now, he drives missile-carrying trucks in one of Russia’s remotest military bases …”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Estonia’s deputy defense chief: Defender Europe 20 brings together allied, partner states”
• “Canada “at war” with Russia, high-level Ottawa conference told” (World Socialist Web Site)
• “Russia’s Exotic Nuclear Weapons and Implications for the United States and NATO”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Ottawa to release unprecedented report into foreign espionage in Canada”
• “Canada’s cyber intelligence agency working on ‘Holy Grail’ of encryption”
• “Accused spy fights to overturn immigration ruling, saying she helped Canada”
• “Are We Saying ‘Hi’ to Skynet? Facial Recognition Technology and Surveillance”
• APTN National News on Twitter: “In Caledonia, Ontario, one of the lesser-known Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades has no end in sight yet. APTN’s Allana McDougall has this update from Six Nations territory. https://t.co/pQBwtg7BXB”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Canada’s military training mission was ready to resume in Iraq until COVID-19 outbreak”
• “Shia militias now a greater threat than ISIS in the Middle East, says Canadian commander”
  

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• “War or Peace? Erdogan Flies to Moscow for Syria Talks”
• “Additional Protocol to the Memorandum on Stabilization of the Situation in the Idlib De-Escalation Area” (RUS Foreign Ministry)
• “Despite Putin-Erdogan ceasefire agreement fighting continues in Idlib”
• “Turkey asks NATO for extra assistance on Syria”
• “Turkey Has Asked NATO for Additional Assistance on Syria – Erdogan”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite” (CHN military media)
• “China refutes report about Chinese ship firing laser at American aircraft” (CHN military media)
• “Boris Johnson facing Tory revolt over Huawei 5G decision”
• “Conservative MPs Set to Rebel Against Boris Johnson Over Huawei Having Its Fingers in UK’s 5G Pie” (RUS state media)
• “Opinion: Canadians cannot just nod politely as China lies about its treatment of Uyghurs”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Government doesn’t know when a defence procurement agency might be created”
• “A new defence procurement agency?” (Col. Ted)
• “More delays affect delivery of navy’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships”
• “The Story So Far…” (bestfighter4canada.blogspot.com)
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Retired soldier files human rights complaint against Veterans Affairs Canada”
• “Call for Nominations: Veterans Ombudsman Commendation” (Vets ‘Budman info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “A new Department of National Defence report says military search-and-rescue personnel were delayed and in some cases unable to provide emergency assistance on about one in 20 of the hundreds of calls they received last year …”
• “Navy’s aging warships getting harder to repair: Defence report”
• “The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is in the early stages of shedding its junior “seaman” ranks for gender-neutral alternatives …”
• “Convoi du 2R22eR entre Valcartier et Fort Drum, dans l’État de New-York”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 5, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Blockade on CP Rail tracks in Kahnawake comes down after more than three weeks”
• “Les Mohawks de Kahnawake libèrent les voies du CP”
• “L’armée n’interviendra pas à Kahnawake, martèle Trudeau”
• “Canada Paralyzed by Radical Climate Protesters” (theTrumpet.com)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russia poses most immediate military threat to Canada, top general says”
• “Advances in missile technology by both the Russians and the Chinese have the potential to paralyze leaders and decision-makers in a crisis, Canada’s top military commander warned in a speech Wednesday …”
• “Spring Storm military exercise to focus on Central Estonia this year”
• “A top U.S. Defense Department official says her country is working on cyber weaknesses in its vast array of military equipment — and will shut down anything that isn’t brought up to standards …”
• “Moscow Promotes Military Communications Systems for 21st Century Conflict”
• ” From Norway to North America: Differing Views On New Russian Weapon Systems”
• “Weapon drone crashes, explodes near Russian special forces base”
• “U.S. military inspect Belarusian army unit” (BLR state media)
• “Putin Proposed to Enshrine in the Constitution the Succession of Russia From the USSR” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #PS752
• “Stung by Iran tragedy, Canada leading bid to better protect airliners” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Turkey, Russia Agree Syria Ceasefire From Midnight – Erdogan”
• “Turkey, Russia Agree Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib”
• “Russia’s military base in Syria aims to create balance in the region — Assad” (RUS state media)
• “Russian Ministry of Defense: Western humanitarian aid to Syria is fake” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Chinese defense minister holds phone talk with US defense secretary” (CHN military media)
• “China’s newly commissioned destroyer, frigate achieve battle readiness” (CHN military media)
• “To combat the China threat, US Marine Corps declares ship-killing missile systems its top priority”
• “Chinese troops participate in HADR drill of Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 (in Thailand)” (CHN military media)
• “Vietnamese boats increasingly intruding into Chinese waters for espionage: report” (CHN military media)
• “China should take robust action against US cyber attacks” (CHN state media)
• “U.S. is the real ‘Hacker Empire'” (CHN military media)
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “David J. Bercuson: Why will the Taliban settle for peace in Afghanistan now?”
  

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• Way Up North
• “So Will the Canadian Government Put Some Big Bucks into Modernizing NORAD’s North Warning System?” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
• “Freezing cold as 16,000 NATO soldiers kickstart Arctic war game”
• “U.S. Military to Cooperate with SpaceX to Overcome Arctic Communication Blackout”
• “Arctic military force & coastal security system created as Putin approves state policy for key region” (RUS state media)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “New snow clearing equipment for the Royal Canadian Air Force” (DND info-machine via Skies Mag)
• “What’s next for the Carl G?” (Canadian Army Today)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadian military needs to be 30 per cent women for real culture change: vice-admiral”
• “Réaction Royale: près de 500 militaires des 34 et 35 GBC à l’entraînement sur la base de Valcartier”
• “Canadian Armed Forces challenge public to try mandatory fitness test”
• “Government of Canada unveils poster commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands” (VAC info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 3, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Agreement on Wet’suwet’en title hasn’t stopped protests”
• “Wet’suwet’en: Bearing witness on Toronto blockades”
• “Trudeau approval rating down as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades linger”
• “Trudeau: Wet’suwet’en People Need Time To Review Proposed Deal On Land, Title Rights”
• “Wet’suwet’en councillor has ‘high hopes’ that issues of governenance, pipeline can be resolved”
• “Wet’suwet’en prepare for clan meetings to discuss rights and title proposal”
• “CN Rail recalls employees laid off amid Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades”
• “Energy sector advocate wonders ‘who’s pulling the strings’ in opposing oil and gas projects in Canada”
• “CENSORED NEWS: Tyendinaga Mohawks Building Camp as Support for Wet’suwet’en Continues in Canada” (Indigenous news site)
• “Trudeau Refuses To Tell Canadians What’s In ‘Deal’ With Hereditary Chiefs” (Spencer Fernando blog)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Russia Sends 4th Warship to Syria Amid Turkey Tensions”
• “America Announces New Humanitarian Assistance for the Syria Crisis Response” (USA State Dep’t info-machine)
• “Lavrov: Russia will continue supporting Syria in its war against terrorism” (SYR state media)
• “Kurds Determined to Try IS Foreign Fighters in Syria”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “State Duma Committee supports amendment about Russia as USSR successor” (Essence of Time, pro-RUS site)
• “Belarusian defense minister, Russian ambassador discuss cooperation in military sphere” (BLR state media)
• “China in the Estonian Intelligence report” (Warsaw Institute)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea’s Illicit Cyber Operations: What Can Be Done?” (38 North)
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “Taliban Agreement Is Afghanistan’s Best Chance for Peace, Esper Says” (USA DoD info-machine)
• “Trump says he had a very good conversation with Taliban leader”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Establishing an Arctic Security Institution: Essentials from NORAD and NATO”
• “U.S. Forces to Hone Arctic Warfare Skills in Norway’s High North in Exercise Cold Response 20” (USMC info-machine)
• Exercise Arctic Edge: Interview with Brig. Gen Scott Clancy — Interview with Royal Canadian Air Force Brigadier General Scott Clancy, Deputy Commander, Alaskan NORAD Region, March 2, 2020.” (Pentagon info-machine)
• “Pentagon pressed on Russian, Chinese push in Arctic”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• Wanted: “Site Support Services- Canadian Forces military base, 5 Wing, Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador”
• Wanted: “The Government of Canada is seeking to procure Commercial Pattern Armoured Vehicle – Direct Action Pickup Trucks, integrated Logistics support and ancilliary items …”
• Wanted: “Precision Parachute Training”
• Wanted: “Cold Weather Gloves – MULTICAM®”
• Wanted: “The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for a range of communications analysis equipment and services in respect of articles of interest in order to support Government of Canada initiatives. DND’s objective is to provide its personnel with the ability to analyze articles of interest worldwide and transmit that information to a location of their choice …”
• Wanted: “Garrison Patches & Embroidered Badges for the Canadian Armed Forces”
• Wanted: “The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply and delivery of one (1) IONSCAN600 desktop explosives-narcotics detection instrument, or equivalent form, fit and function in accordance the provided Technical Specifications for 22 Wing North Bay. The instruments must be based on Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS), utilizing dual mode (simultaneous narcotics and explosives) analysis for a sample …”
• Wanted: “Target Mannequins”
• “Royal Canadian Navy Selects RaceRocks as Digital Training Technology Solution”
• “Elbit to supply on-the-move communications system to Canada”
• “Elbit Systems Selected to Supply SATCOM On-the-Move Systems to Canadian Armed Forces”
• “Elbit to supply SOTM comms to Canadian Armed Forces”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Veterans Affairs Canada announces new Office of Women and LGBTQ2 Veterans” (VAC info-machine)
• “Création du nouveau Bureau de la condition féminine et des vétérans LGBTQ2”
• “Minister MacAulay to highlight improvements and expansion at Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Feds short hundreds of million in repair, maintenance of defence infrastructure”
• “US Air Force not Exactly Highlighting Cooperation with RCAF in NORAD” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
• “Africom’s Exercise Flintlock 2020 Strengthens Partnerships, Security … Participating African nations include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal. Western partners include Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.” (USA DoD info-machine)
• “Military judges rule they can’t be disciplined by chain of command, only by military appeal court” (The Lawyer’s Daily)
• “Ex-Nazi Helmut Oberlander is too frail and mentally diminished to deport from Canada, his lawyers say”
• “Minister MacAulay to launch commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands with poster unveiling” (VAC info-machine)
• “Derek H. Burney: The ‘Devil’s Brigade’ and the Canadians who helped make it fearsome”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 2, 2020

• Internal Security
• “VIA Rail Trains Between Montreal And Toronto Should Resume This Week”
• “Rail service in Montreal disrupted briefly by protest in support of Wet’suwet’en chiefs”
• “Montreal protesters set up new blockade in support of Wet’suwet’en despite proposed agreement”
• “Kahnawake rail blockade remains in place after draft agreement reached”
• “Wet’suwet’en chief says he’ll withdraw support for pipeline if his people turn against it”
• “Why the Wet’suwet’en are protesting”
• “The shifting lens through which Canadians see the Wet’suwet’en crisis”
• “Conrad Black: Canadians will tire of disruptions, and Indigenous people will suffer”
• “Can Native Women of the Wet’suwet’en Succeed Where Standing Rock Failed?”
  

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• “U.S. neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen targeted Canadian police forces for ‘swatting’ hoaxes, FBI says”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Saab announces Canadian firms on Gripen fighter jet team”
• “Saab Forms Industry Team For Canada Fighter Bid”
• “Saab bids for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project”
• “Saab announces Canadian firms on Gripen fighter jet team”
• “Saab partners for Canada’s FFCP bid”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Collateral damage: Families of soldiers with PTSD struggle after Veterans Affairs counselling cut”
• “Veterans Affairs Canada launches consultation to improve outreach to Veterans and families …” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• Africa
• “Op CROCODILE: les Casques bleus canadiens de la MONUSCO assistent les orphelins de guerre” – Op CROCODILE page (DND)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles after months: South Korea military”
• “North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea”
• “DPRK fires 2 unidentified projectiles into eastern waters: S.Korean military” (CHN state media)
• “North Korea fires two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan”
• “North Korea Marks Year of Failed Trump Talks With Missiles”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Iraq must ‘lead its own recovery’ from ISIS war: Canadian ambassador” (Rudaw.net, IRQ Kurdish media)
• “Iraq’s Allawi Fails to Form Government, Quits Nomination”
  

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• “Opposition Insurgents Begin Seizing Terrain in Southern Syria” (ISW Blog)
• “(TUR) Defense Minister: 2,557 Syrian regime elements neutralized in Operation Peace Shield” (TUR media)
• “Turkey is crushing Syria’s army after wiping out its heavy armor with superior tech” (Task & Purpose blog)
• “Turkey Destroys Scores of Syrian Army Targets, Says Turkeys Defense Minister”
  

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• “US officials in Turkey to discuss escalation in Syria” (TUR media)
• “US defense chief says discussed Syria with NATO head” (TUR media)
• “Russian Defense Ministry: Safety of Turkish planes can’t be guaranteed over Syria” (SYR state media)
• “Kremlin: Russia will continue to support Syria in its war against terrorism” (SYR state media)
• “‘We don’t plan to go to war with anyone,’ Putin says, amid Syria-Turkey tensions”
• “Germany calls for ‘protected zone’ in NW Syria” (TUR media)
  

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• “Russia and Turkey may have committed war crimes in Syria, UN says”
• “Security Council Briefing on the situation in Syria, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo” (UN info-machine)
• “Russia May Have Committed War Crimes in Syria – U.N.”
• “UN: Syrian regime committed war crimes”
• “Russia transports massive amount of equipment to Syria after Turkish attack: photos”
• “U.N. Panel Says Russia Bombed Syrian Civilian Targets, a War Crime”
• “Russia, Turkey may have committed war crimes in Syria, U.N. says”
• “U.N. report: Russia, Turkey have committed war crimes in Syria”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “The Navy is practicing escorting convoys across the Atlantic for the first time since the Cold War”
• “Russian anti-sub aircraft on combat training further south in the GIUK gap than normal”
• “U.S. Permanent Military Base in Poland: Favorable Solution For the NATO Alliance” (Warsaw Institute)
• “Russia to Conduct Open Skies Observation Fhttps://defpost.com/russia-to-conduct-open-skies-observation-flights-over-germany/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Defpost+%28DefPost%29lights Over Germany”
• “Belarus holds joint military drills with NATO to tease Russia” (Pravda)
• “Latvia Arrests Spy Working for Russia”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 51/2020 issued on 2 March 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (2 Mar)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 02.03.2020 (UKR NSDC)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (1 Mar)” (UKR MoD)
• “Weekly update of the situation in the operation area of the Joint Forces from 24 February to 01 March 2020” (UKR MoD)
• Essence of Time summary, 27 Feb-1 Mar 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
  

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• “Day in the Donbas: Militants nine times violated the ‘silence regime’” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces fire 16 mortar rounds at Donetsk in one hour” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian occupation troops have deliberately shelled peaceful settlement” (UKR MoD)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 90 times in a week, fire 11 ammo boxes” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian troops come under mortar fire near Orikhove and Krasnohorivka” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire 15 times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE records about 50 weapons outside storage sites in occupied Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “One KIA, seven WIA amid 12 enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
  

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• “Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 15 February – 1 March 2020 (Newsletter 71)” (Civicmonitoring.org, NGO)
• “TV channel for Ukraine’s occupied territories to cooperate with four media groups” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine launches TV channel for Russia-occupied areas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine met with the Director of the European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats” (UKR MoD)
• “Ukrainian Defense Ministry to cooperate with Hybrid CoE” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “US Department of Defense orders next batch of Javelin weapon systems for Ukraine, partner countries” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukroboronprom CEO: State defense order to hit record high in 2021” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s state defense order to reach UAH 30 bln in 2020 – Abromavicius” (UKR media)
  

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• “Russia’s Strategic Considerations on the Sea of Azov” (Warsaw Institute)
  

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• “Russia, Ukraine May Swap Prisoners For Third Time In March” (USA govt funded media)
• “Kiev is not ready for a new POW exchange – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev Says Russia and Ukraine in Talks for Next Prisoner Swap in March” (RUS independent media)
• “Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak discussed a prisoner swap with Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Russia Dmitry Kozak at a meeting in Minsk …” (UKR media)
• “Andriy Yermak had a meeting with Dmitry Kozak in Minsk — Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak had a meeting with Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak …” (UKR Pres info-machine)
  

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• “Ukraine doesn’t want to delay next Normandy-format meeting” (UKR media)
  

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• “U.S. Calls On Russia To Hand Over MH17 Evidence, Let Whelan Go” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Ukrainian Who Led Volunteer Battalion Detained At Greek Border” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirms detention of ex-volunteer battalion commander in Greece” (UKR media)
• “Interpol to review Russia’s request to put on wanted list, arrest Aidar battalion first commander Melnychuk in Greece” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirms detention of ex-commander of Aidar Battalion in Greece” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Ukrainian President Calls Extraordinary Parliamentary Session To Discuss Corruption” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• #PS752
• “UIA plane crash: Prystaiko announces visit of Iranian delegation to Kyiv” (UKR media)
• “The downing of Flight PS752: Iran may have kept airspace open due to lucrative overflight fees” (CBC News)
• ” ‘I’m not a terrorist’: Iranian Canadian who lost wife in Iran plane crash denied entry to U.S.”
  

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• Way Up North
• “New Canadian Rangers Play Key Role in Exercise Norex20 with Canadian Army” (DND info-machine)
• “Freezing cold as 16,000 NATO soldiers kickstart Arctic war game”
• “The Northern Fleet’s separate motorized rifle brigade in the Pechenga valley near Russia’s border to Norway has started to use UAVs to position targets during live-firing drills …”
  

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• Afghanistan
• “US Starts Afghan Withdraw Amid Mixed Messages”
• “Will US-Taliban peace deal bring lasting peace to Afghanistan?” (CHN state media)
• “Ukraine to keep participating in NATO Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan – (UKR ForMin) Prystaiko”
• “Prystaiko says Ukraine continues to take part in NATO mission in Afghanistan”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Explosive mortar round found outside Lethbridge supervised consumption site”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 1, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks”
• “Federal government and Wet’suwet’en chiefs reach tentative pipeline deal”
• “Wet’suwet’en chiefs, government ministers draft rights and title arrangement”
• “Wet’suwet’en chiefs, ministers reach draft arrangement in pipeline dispute”
• “Wet’suwet’en who support pipeline say they aren’t invited to meetings”
• “How Trudeau’s patience with rail blockades came to an end”
• “Rail blockade showdown emboldens indigenous protests” (CHN state media)
• “WARMINGTON: Attacking trains in Canada punishable by life in prison”
  

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• “Canadians are coming home after being imprisoned abroad for terrorism-related crimes”
  

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• “Police Are Treating a Fatal Hammer Attack as Terrorism, But Not Mass Killings”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Turkey Declares Major Offensive Against Syrian Government”
• “Turkey launches ′fresh′ military operation in Idlib as tensions mount”
• “Syrians express condemnation of Erdogan regime’s aggression on Syria” (SYR state media)
• “Trump Discusses With Erdogan Turkey’s Request For Deployment of Patriot Missile Systems” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Turkish Air Force Shot down two Syrian Su-24 Jets after Turkish Drone was shot down over Idlib Region, Syria” (The Aviation Geek Club)
• “Russian defense ministry denies report on Su-24 jet’s downing in Idlib” (RUS state media)
• “Turkish regime’s air force targets two Syrian aircrafts in Idleb” (SYR state media)
• “Russia accuses Turkish troops of firing at Russian aircraft in Syria”
• “US Demands Russia ‘Immediately Ground Warplanes’ Over Syria” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Thirty-three Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian air raid in Idlib”
• “33 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrikes by Syrian Air Forces”
• “Putin refuses to negotiate with Erdogan and attacks Turkish forces in Syria”
• “The Strike: Did Russia Knowingly Target Turkish Troops?” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)
• “Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War”
• “Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Idlib Show Limits of Turkey’s Options” (International Crisis Group)
  

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• “Russia Sends Warships as Turkish Troops Killed in Syria”
• “Turkey considers closing Bosporus strait to Russian ships”
  

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• “Putin, Erdogan to meet next week”
• “Russia, Turkey confirm goal to reduce tension in Syria’s Idlib” (RUS state media)
• “Erdogan, Putin to meet on March 5 or 6 – Turkish foreign minister” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Russia should stay out of Turkey’s fight against Assad regime, Erdoğan tells Putin – media”
• “Erdogan asks Putin to step aside in Syria”
  

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• “Russia, China Blocks UN Resolution for Idlib Ceasefire”
• “Remarks at a UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on the Situation in Idlib, Syria” (United States Mission to the United Nations)
  

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• “Erdogan: Turkey has opened its border with EU to Syrian refugees”
• “Turkey Raises Migrant Pressure on Europe Over Syria Conflict”
• “Greece on the defensive as Turkey opens border to refugees”
  

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• “Could Russia Go to War With Turkey in Syria?”
• “NATO shouldn’t intervene in situation in Idlib – Luxembourgish FM”
• “Turkey Asks NATO to Join Its War Against Syria and Russia” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “US-Taliban Sign Agreement in Doha”
• “Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war”
• “Deal With Taliban Paves Way for Start of US Pullout From Afghanistan”
• “U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban conditions met”
• “United States-Taliban deal: UN welcomes efforts to reach political settlement in Afghanistan” (UN News)
• “US withdraws from anti-terrorism front with Taliban peace deal” (CHN state media)
• “Peace deal signed by US and Taliban has direct significance for Russia, diplomat says” (RUS state media)
• “US-Taliban Deal Hits First Speedbump”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Canada and the Indo-Pacific Century: A Military/Naval Role?” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
• “Top US Navy official expresses concerns about growing threat from China”
• “PLA conducts largest ever procurement of individual protective equipment” (CHN state media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Lithuanian Foreign Minister asks for Canada’s help in combatting Russian disinformation”
• “U.S. Army displays model of new hypersonic weapon”
• “Lukashenko: Belarus ready to integrate with Russia, but without coercion”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Russian Arctic Shipping Up 430% in 3 Years”
  

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• #PS752
• “Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadians …”
• “Vol 752 : Champagne rencontrera les dirigeants d’Ukraine International pour les indemnités”
• “Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims – media” (UKR media)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Pushing fighter jet deadline raises questions on which jets can do the work: experts”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Minister MacAulay meets with US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie” (VAC info-machine)
• “Federal governments, one after another, fail to properly support Canadian Forces veterans”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Royal Canadian Navy, coast guard short hundreds of sailors”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 27, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Half of Canadians call for patience; half support use of force to remove anti-CGL blockades” (Angus Reid Institute)
• “The ugly side of the blockades”
• “OPP gave intelligence, identities of Tyendinaga Mohawks to CN Rail without legal challenge”
• “Canada’s terrorism offenders are coming out of prison still radicalized”
• “Do Tyendinaga Mohawk protests amount to ‘terrorism’? Experts say no”
• “Blockades are not terrorism, says Blair following exchange with Conservative MP”
• “Quebec premier won’t apologize over claims of dangerous assault rifles in Kahnawake”
• “Trudeau says tire fire on CN Rail line near Tyendinaga ‘extremely concerning’ “
• “Canada to stop paying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle security costs in ‘coming weeks’ “
• “Canada will not pay for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security after March”
• “À Kanesatake, personne ne veut d’une nouvelle crise d’Oka”
• “Les policiers sécurisent le périmètre à Belleville”
• “Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority”
  

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• “Canada to stop footing Sussexes’ security bill from next month”
• “Canada to stop providing security for Harry and Meghan”
• “Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Will Lose Canadian Police Protection When They Step Down as Working Royals”
• “Canada refuses to pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Vancouver security once they step down as full-time Royals (so WHO will?)”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Op IMPACT: achèvement du projet de réfection d’une route transfrontalière en Jordanie”
• “The Government of Canada, represented by Canadian Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie and Brigadier-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, Commander Joint Task Force-Impact, were joined by members of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the ceremony marking the completion of the Canadian Border Road Rehabilitation project …” (DND info-machine)
• “Iraq parliament postpones confidence vote over quorum”
• “Iraq fails to form new government, prolonging crisis”
• “How ISIS operates in Iraq’s disputed territories”
• “When canals run dry: Displacement triggered by water stress in the south of Iraq” ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre)
  

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• “Finding Amira: Canadian meets orphaned niece in Syria but forced to leave her behind”
• “Turkey discusses with Russia steps toward ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib”
• “Russia and Turkey Drift Toward War”
• “Are Russia and Turkey on a Collision Course?”
• “Number of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Idlib grows to 33 — authorities”
• “Airstrike in Syria’s Idlib killed 22 Turkish soldiers: Hatay governor”
• “Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib” (SYR Kurd media)
• “A military source said on Thursday that terrorists in Idleb, and with a Turkish direct support, use US-made Shoulder-fired missiles to target the Syrian and Russian warplanes during operations carried out against them on Saraqeb axis …” (SYR state media)
• “Opinion: NATO must stand with Turkey against Russia to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria”
• “US Senator Graham Calls for No-Fly Zone in Syria’s Idlib”
• “US-backed Forces Welcome Idlib Civilians Fleeing Russia-backed Syria Offensive”
• ” Any violation of Syrian airspace will be dealt as foreign aggression: General Command ” (IRN state media)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Champagne heads to Ukraine to discuss Iran crash, meet troops in Latvia” (The Canadian Press)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 48/2020 issued on 27 February 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (27 Feb)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 27.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “One Ukrainian serviceman killed, one injured, one with combat wound amid 10 enemy attacks in Donbas – JFO” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces preparing to shell Donetsk, Gorlovka, DPR militia warns” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian officer posts update on enemy death toll in Donbas on Feb 26” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian army invites reporters to video provocative strikes in “JFO” zone – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian forces shell eight DPR settlements with 60 rounds over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Report: Ukrainian Snipers Find Themselves Outgunned, Outmatched By Enemy” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba has said that he believes that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is possible even taking into account that a part of its territories are temporarily occupied …” (UKR media)
  

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• “Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after Regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 26 February 2020” (OSCE)
• “OSCE: Issues related to new disengagement sites in Donbas “require further elaboration” ” (UKR media)
• “OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama calls on Russia to implement Minsk accords” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine’s defense chief explains pros of Minsk Agreements” (UKR media)
  

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• “Some 70% Ukrainians see no success in government actions on situation in Donbas – poll” (UKR media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russia subs getting busier and harder to track in Atlantic”
• “Russia stages first ship-launched ‘Tsirkon’ hypersonic missile test”
• “Russian Defense Industry Struggles to Deliver Putin’s Promised New Weapons”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Philippine Military: Can ‘Survive’ Without US Support Via Pact”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Norway bans video-drones during Cold Response military exercise” (Independent Barents Observer)
• “More than 20 bulldozers, one aircraft, and tons of other gear spread around the Arctic seafloor by Russia’s ice base” (Independent Barents Observer)
• “Finland to Take Part in NATO Drills in Norway in March – Defence Ministry”
• “Joint Exercise to Test Tactical Forces in Cold-Weather Environment” (USA DoD)
• “In joint operation, Murmansk commandos trained anti-terrorism onboard nuclear icebreakers”
• “Military drone pilots show off skills on Barents Sea coast”
• “Alaska National Guard’s exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 begins” (USA Army info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Disposal of RCAF Buffalo aircraft still undecided – questions remain about how many will be sent to museums”
• “Canadian Army Exercises in Greenstone (ON)”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 24, 2020

• Internal Security
• “OPP arrest 10 demonstrators at Tyendinaga blockade site, charges pending”
• “OPP arrest multiple protesters at Tyendinaga Mohawk rail blockade”
• “Reprise du service de Via Rail lundi entre Ottawa, Montréal et Québec”
• “Ontario police move on Mohawk blockade, protests flare elsewhere”
• “Wet’suwet’en supporters blocking West Coast Express, Vancouver port, B.C. Legislature”
• “More blockades, protests in Quebec as First Nations respond to Tyendinaga arrests”
• “Rail blockades add to existing backlog at B.C. ports”
• “Solidarity rail blockade launched in Hamilton after OPP arrests in Tyendinaga”
• “GO trains halted between Aldershot and Hamilton due to Wet’suwet’en protest on tracks”
• “Main entrance to Sault Ste. Marie’s International Bridge shut down by demonstrators”
• “Indigenous solidarity protests block Highway 6 in Caledonia, delay Hamilton GO trains”
• “Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockade returns to Port of Vancouver in violation of injunction”
• ” ‘Reconciliation Is Dead,’ Says (Ontario NDP) MPP Sol Mamakwa After Tyendinaga Arrests”
• “Far-Right Groups Engaging in Vigilantism” (Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective)
• “Was Trudeau dragging his heels on the blockades, or giving himself room to manoeuvre?”
• “Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt government”
• “Canada: solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en – revolution, not reconciliation!” (marxist.com)
  

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• “Federal officials lost or possibly destroyed sensitive records about the case of a naval officer convicted of selling secrets to Russia, an investigation by Canada’s information commissioner has found …”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “HMCS Fredericton latest ship to deploy on Op REASSURANCE” (RCN info-machine)
• “Brother of jailed US national Whelan grateful for eased access to lawyers” (RUS state media)
• “Russian Embassy slams Canada’s statement on Georgia cyberattacks” (RUS state media)
• “Russia invites US to discuss rules in cyberspace — diplomat” (RUS state media)
• ” U.S. conducts military exercises preparing for Russian nuclear strike on NATO countries”
• “Estonia has no territorial claims to its neighbors, including Russia, President Kersti Kaljulaid said on Monday during celebrations to mark the country’s Independence Day …” (RUS state media)
• “The Politics around NATO’s 2% Defense Spending Requirement”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 45/2020 issued on 24 February 2020”
• “Weekly update of the situation in the operation area of the Joint Forces from 17 to 23 February 2020” (UKR MoD)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (24 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• Essence of Time summary, 20-23 Feb 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
• JFO: МAP – 24.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “Day in Donbas: Militants once violated ‘silence regime’ ” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire five times over past 24 hours, damage recorded – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas: Russian mercenaries shell their own positions to discredit Ukrainian troops” (UKR media)
• “Russia-led forces mount attacks on Ukrainian army positions – JFO HQ” (UKR Media)
• “Russian occupiers in Donbas equipping new firing positions for self-propelled guns, tanks – intel” (UKR media)
• “Russia continues to violate Minsk Agreements – Lithuanian formin” (The Baltic Times)
  

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• “Stark warning that Russia could use military force to get water for occupied Crimea” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
  

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• “Deadly​ DIY Drones In The Donbas” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Disengagement of armed forces in the conflict zone in Donbas” (Civicmonitoring, NGO)
• “Russia in Review: The Kremlin’s Fake De-escalation in Donbas” (ISW Blog)
• “Attack in Donbass, Conference in Munich: Bad Signals for Ukraine” (Warsaw Institute)
  

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• “Looming Confrontation in President Zelenskyy’s Entourage Could Lead to Reset of Ukrainian Government” (Jamestown Foundation)
  

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• “Units of a separate mechanized brigade undergo NATO-led collective training at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center … Representatives of US and Canadian contingents — Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Walsh and Major John-Paul Wright also took a floor with welcoming speeches … ” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Ukroboronprom boosts exports of arms, services by 19% in 2019, to nearly US$1 bln – CEO Abromaviсius”
  

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• “Dutch-led investigation has eyewitness to Russian missile launch – media” (UKR media)
  

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• “Checkpoints in Donbas to work longer from March 1” (UKR media)
• “All checkpoints in Donbas to switch to spring working mode since March 1” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukrainians, recently relesed from Donbas militants’ captivity, don’t receive promised compensation” (UKR media)
  

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• Way Up North
• “This week, approximately 350 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel will deploy to Resolute Bay and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut as part of Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 2020 (Op NA-NU 20) …” (DND info-machine)
• “Opération NANOOK‑NUNALIVUT 2020: les militaires canadiens démontrent leurs compétences dans le domaine arctique”
• “US troops heading north for Cold Response 2020 exercise in Arctic”
• “Russia Steps up Efforts to Dominate Arctic Region” (Jamestown Foundation)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Kuwait Embassy honors Canadian veterans of 1991 ‘Liberation War’ “
• “Al-Qaida Confirms Death of AQAP Leader, Names Sucessor”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “US Still Eyeing Ways to Curb Sales to Huawei, Sources Say”
• “Ties that Bind: Huawei and the Chinese Party-State”
• “Chinese Army to procure 1.4 million body armor units in 2 years” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Pentagon Has ‘No Plans to Redeploy THAAD’ in South Korea – Defense Secretary Esper” (RUS state media)
• “North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard: Low-Level Activity” (38 North)
• “US, ROK Militaries May Scale Back Exercises Amid Outbreak”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Ottawa could face four class-action lawsuits over $165M error at Veterans Affairs”
• “Veterans Affairs taking a harder line on therapy for families of former soldiers, ombudsman says”
• “Income Replacement Benefit Calculation For Reserve Force Veterans … We have determined based on our investigation of complaints, that the IRB calculation can result in unfair outcomes for Reserve Force Veterans. The result is often inequitable for survivors and orphans of deceased Reserve Force Members and Veterans as well, for their IRB is calculated in the same manner …” (Veterans Ombudsman)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Upgraded RCAF Aurora aircraft conducts initial flight test”
• “Canada’s CP-140 Aurora MPA Upgraded to Block IV Takes First Flight”
• “Upgraded RCAF Aurora aircraft conducts initial flight test”
• “Works Starts on New Rolls-Royce Facility in Peterborough”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadian submarines will return to sea in 2020: Navy”
• “Soldiers engage in simulated emergency drills in London – and prepare for real thing”
• “Canadian military stands up for women troops after viral tweet questioned ‘how men could be attracted to women dressed as men’ “
• “Fanshawe College commits to support military personnel”
• “CADPAT: A uniquely Canadian development” (CAF Army info-machine)
• “A digital call for fires” (Canadian Army Today)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights (including #coronavirus, #PS752, #UKR) – February 17, 2020

• Internal Security
• “B.C., federal ministers call for meeting with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs at ‘earliest opportunity’ “
• Carolyn Bennett on Twitter: “Today I sat down with Min @ScottfraserNDP to talk about finding a peaceful resolution to the blockades across the country and other issues arising from the concerns of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. See our statement below. https://t.co/AT2R7SVbsE” / Twitter
• “lndigenous relations ministers request meeting with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to end rail blockades”
• “Trudeau tightlipped on plan to end protests ‘quickly and peacefully’ “
• “Fin du blocage d’une gare de triage du CN près de Toronto”
• “Protest that blocked Canada-U.S. bridge ends”
• “Anti-pipeline protesters shut down eastern Ontario border”
• “Protesters march on Queen’s Park in support of Wet’suwet’en”
• “Anti-pipeline protesters march to Queen’s Park in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs”
• “Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs’ supporters hold highway protest at Blind River (Ontario)”
• “How ongoing, year-old talks between Wet’suwet’en and B.C. government could help solve pipeline impasse”
• “The difference between Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and band councils”
• “Opinion: The rule of law cuts both ways. Some Coastal GasLink protesters are ignoring that”
• “Canada: Native protests continue to cripple rail network” (World Socialist Web Site)
• “Canadian Opposition, Business Concerned by Economic Impact of Indigenous Protests” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Canadian military works to define ‘hateful conduct’ to help it detect and discipline extremists”
• “What former skinheads say about why they joined hate groups and why they left”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “China appreciates NATO’s remarks of not seeing China as an adversary: spokesperson” (CHN state media)
  

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• “US defines friends, enemies by support for Huawei 5G” (CHN state media)
• “US considers blocking Huawei’s access to domestic chip technology”
• “US mulls cutting China’s Huawei off from global chip suppliers like Taiwan’s TSMC”
• “US Envoy to Germany Warns of Threats to Sharing Intel ‘at Highest Level’ as Huawei Row Flares Up”
• “US Ambassador to Germany starts making intel sharing threats”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Russian Embassy denies accusations of influence operations in Norway”
• “Norway’s intelligence chief fears more accidents with Russia’s reactor-powered weapons systems”
• “New radars to protect (RUS) Northern Fleet against supersonic attack”
• “Murmansk Commandos Conduct Anti-Terrorism Drills Onboard Nuclear Icebreakers”
• “Arctic ‘security vacuum’ increases risk of regional conflict, EU ambassador warns”
• “China’s ambassador brushes off allegations his country is threat in Arctic”
• “China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic”
• “Trouble for world’s most powerful icebreaker: the «Arktika» could face more delays”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “US, UK, Canadian Representatives To Inspect Belarus Military Unit – (BLR) Defense Ministry”
• “USA, Estonia and Lithuania to Perform Open Skies Observation Flight Over Belarus and Russia”
• “Russia Should Drop ‘Terrorist’ Soviet Legacy, Constitutional Court Judge Says”
• “Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Prystaiko says there’s threat of war between Belarus and Russia”
• “Belarusian, Russian paratroopers in army exercise near Pskov” (BLR state media)
• “Russia, Belarus begin joint military exercise” (RUS state media)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 39/2020 issued on 17 February 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (17 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 17.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (16 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• “Weekly update of the situation in the operation area of the Joint Forces from 10 to 16 February 2020” (UKR MoD)
• Essence of Time summary, 13-16 Feb 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
  

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• “Ukrainian forces expend 12 ammo boxes over week to shell DPR territory – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in Donbas: militants 7 times fired at positions of Ukrainian military” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces shell DPR six times over 24 hours, damage house in western Donetsk – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Russia’s MFA Lavrov: NATO “has nothing to do with Ukraine,” shouldn’t interfere in Donbas talks” (UKR media)
  

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• “Donbass sees Zelensky’s border patrol scheme as ploy to bog down Minsk Agreements” (RUS state media)
• “Zelensky’s proposal for “joint patrols” aims to drag the Minsk process into the swamp, instead Ukraine should stop dodging and begin to implement step by step all points of the Package of measures, said Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, today …” (pro-RUS rebel leader info-machine, in Russian)
  

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• “Russia informs on condition for next Normandy Four meeting” (UKR media)
• “Normandy Format meeting to take place after fulfillment of decisions made earlier – Russian Foreign Minister announces condition for new Normandy Format meeting — Russia sees no progress in the fulfillment of the decisions of the Normandy Summit in Paris …” (UKR media)
• “New Normandy-format summit can be held only if Paris summit decisions implemented – Lavrov” (UKR media)
• “The decision to hold a new summit in the Normandy format will be made based on progress in implementing the existing arrangements, says Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko …” (UKR media)
  

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• “Zelensky hides lack of political will behind attempts to amend Minsk accords – opinion” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR Head reminds Zelensky about priority of Minsk accords’ political package” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Rotation of Ukrainian investigators on MH17 case is planned, won’t affect upcoming trial – Prystaiko” (UKR media)
• “MH17 case: Four Ukrainian prosecutors join investigation team” (UKR media)
• “Foreign minister Prystaiko: Rotation of Ukrainian prosecutors not to affect MH17 probe” (UKR media)
• “Netherlands Public Prosecutor’s Office not concerned over dismissal of Ukrainian prosecutors” (UKR media)
  

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• “LPR State Security Ministry officers detain Ukrainian “Right Sector” spy” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “LPR looking for 60 detainees in Ukraine – Kobtseva” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Zelensky’s prisoner exchange list not true to fact – Kobtseva” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “New prisoners’ exchange might happen before Normandy format meeting, – Ukraine’s MFA” (UKR media)
  

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• “Scandalous plan of ending war in Ukraine again appears on Munich Conference website” (UKR media)
• “Only Russia’s responsibility for consequences of aggression can secure peace – Ukrainian experts answer “12 steps” ” (Euromaidan Press)
  

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• “Zelensky, Putin held a telephone conversation – Zelensky, Putin talked on the phone. Press services showed different outcome of this conversation” (UKR media)
  

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• “The threat to civilian life five years after Minsk II” (@AtlanticCouncil’s Digital Forensic Research Lab)
  

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• #PS752
• “Ukrainian security chief in Iran to discuss January 8 crash probe” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine has all technical capabilities to decrypt ‘black boxes’ of UIA plane shot down by Iran – Danilov” (UKR media)
• “Prystaiko says terms of Iran’s steps for progress in inquiry of UIA plane crash expire” (UKR media)
• “Kyiv Airport Monument Unveiled In Memory Of Iran Plane Crash Victims” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• #coronavirus
• “Canada sends flight to Japan to evacuate citizens from cruise ship” (Reuters via The Jerusalem post)
• “Possible Coronavirus patients to be quarantined at Nav Centre”
• “First quarantined Canadians expected to leave Trenton on Friday” (Durham Radio News)
  

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• “Canadian cruise ship evacuees frustrated with additional quarantine period” (CTV News)
  

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• “The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will review its protocols for health-care workers after nurses’ unions denounced the national guidelines set out for dealing with the novel coronavirus earlier this month The agency says feedback from the nurses’ unions and other associations will be considered by a national advisory committee on infection prevention and control as it looks to update the guidance …” (The Canadian Press via mountainviewtoday.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 1,868 as epicentre reports 93 new fatalities” (South China Morning Post)
• “Death toll from COVID-19 rises to 1,868, according to latest figures from China” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)
• “China Reports Fewer New Cases of Coronavirus” (Voice of America)
  

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• “300+ Americans, 14 with coronavirus, flown to US military bases” (Task & Purpose)
• “Coronavirus: American cruise passengers quarantined at US bases” (Al Jazeera)
• “U.S. quarantining repatriated passengers of coronavirus-hit cruise ship” (Associated Press via CBC News)
• “At least 140 travelers denied entry to US over coronavirus and thousands more screened” (CNN via NBC2 News)
  

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• “Chinese Air Force’s strategic projection capability proven in epidemic” (CHN state media)
• “Annual ‘two sessions’ may be delayed due to epidemic” (CHN military media)
• “China Proposes Postponement of Its ‘Two Sessions’ in March” (Voice of America)
  

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• “Coronavirus is significant uncertainty factor for oil prices in 2020 — Bank of Russia” (RUS state media)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Works Starts on New Rolls-Royce Peterborough (Ontario) Facility to Support Canadian Surface Combatant Program”
  

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• Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
• “CAF-DND Sexual misconduct class action lawsuit settlement approved by Federal Court” (DND info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Special forces troops from Petawawa taking part in African training exercise”
• “Despite suggestion, shorter skirts not the way the military is trying to recruit more women”
• “Final Drive: A test of endurance on the Army Operations Course” (Canadian Army Today)
• “Canadian Rangers train Australian counterparts” (DND info-machine)
• “Sajjan à Munich: l’accent sur le maintien d’un ordre international fondé sur des règles”
• “Canada’s Justice Dept. Declines to Comment on Russian Request Regarding Ex-Nazi Probe”
• “Nazi criminals should be prosecuted regardless of circumstances including those who have found safe haven in Canada, a Russian Embassy spokesman said. On Friday, Russia’s Investigative Committee sent a request to Canadian authorities to provide legal materials related to Helmut Oberlander, a translator in a Nazi Einsatzgruppen death squad that Russia accuses of organizing a massacre of orphans in the Russian city of Yeysk during World War II …” (RUS state media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 12, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “NATO moves to expand Canadian-led military training mission in Iraq”
• “Defence Ministers to address NATO’s ongoing support for Iraq” (NATO info-machine)
• “NATO Agrees to Expand Anti-IS Training Mission in Iraq”
• “NATO to expand Iraq training mission in response to Trump”
• “NATO agrees to expand Iraq training mission, Stoltenberg says”
• “NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK”
  

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• “Iraqi forces launch anti-IS offensive in western Iraq”
• “US to renew Iraq sanctions waiver for 45 days — official”
• “Inside Iran’s push to get Hezbollah to take a role in Iraq”
• “Barzani: ‘All parties must be represented in new Iraqi government’ “
  

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• “Turkey sends additional troops to Syria — media”
• “Erdogan Threatens to Strike Assad Regime Forces ‘Everywhere’ if His Soldiers Are Harmed”
• “Turkey plans to drive Syrian forces beyond Idlib observation points”
• “Kremlin Accuses Turkey of Flouting Agreements Made on Syria”
• “Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Idlib in phone call”
• “Idlib chaos: The latest test for Turkish-Russian ties” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “US sends surveillance planes over Taiwan Strait after Chinese war games”
• “(USA) Navy May Cut Submarines In 2021 Plans While China Pumps Out Warships”
  

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• “China won’t join trilateral arms talks with the U.S. and Russia” (CHN mil media)
• “US attempt to rope China into New START negotiations won’t succeed” (CHN state media)
  

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• “US claims Huawei keeps ‘back door’ access to mobile networks”
• “Huawei has backdoor to comms networks, says White House”
• “Pentagon set to back Huawei restrictions”
• “China reiterated on Tuesday its position on cybersecurity, saying the Chinese government and the military never engage or participate in theft of trade secrets through the internet …” (CHN mil media)
  

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• “Trump Downplays Duterte’s Termination of Military Pact”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Korea, U.S. Rename Joint Drills Again”
  

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• #coronavirus
• “50 people in Edmonton in self-imposed quarantine to prevent spreading COVID-19 coronavirus” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Regina travellers returning from China self-isolating as coronavirus precaution” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Hubei province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic criteria” (South China Morning Post)
• “China’s Hubei reports over 14,000 new cases of COVID-19 after method adjustment” (CHN state media)
• “COVID-19: China reports over 14,800 new cases, 242 deaths in highest single-day jump” (Reuters via Globalnews.ca)
• “Coronavirus live updates: China’s Hubei reports 14,840 new cases” (cnbc.com)
• “China’s Hubei reports over 14,000 new cases of COVID-19” (CHN state media)
• “New confirmed coronavirus infections drop by nearly half in China: spokesperson” (CHN state media)
• “Number of new coronavirus cases in China stabilizes — WHO chief” (RUS state media)
• “China’s Hubei province reports surge in daily coronavirus deaths, jump in new cases” (Reuters)
  

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• “Trump says COVID-19 will go away in April. Experts say it’s too soon to tell” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Outbreak may peak in mid or late-February: epidemiologist” (CHN state media)
• “Epidemic turning point unpredictable so far: top epidemiologist” (CHN state media)
• “Coronavirus: top Chinese expert says family isolation curbs outbreak, contradicting claims in Beijing” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “WHO Calls for Permission for Ship to Enter Port over Quarantined Japan Cruise Ship” (KBS WORLD Radio, KOR)
• “Cruiseliner Diamond Princess now has the largest cluster of covid-19 cases outside of China” (France 24)
• “Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia” (Reuters)
• “Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season” (NPR)
• “Coronavirus: Are cruise ships really ‘floating petri dishes’?” (BBC News)
  

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• “U.S. airlines extend China flight cancelations into late April” (Reuters)
• “China calls on countries to lift coronavirus travel restrictions” (CHN state media)
• “Time to resume suspended flights to China” (CHN state media)
  

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• “WHO to draft coordination plan for anti-coronavirus measures — head” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Xi says nation can win total victory in NCP fight” (CHN military media)
• “Xi chairs leadership meeting on epidemic control, noting “positive changes” ” (CHN state media)
  

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• “Coronavirus: US dependence on China for pharmaceutical ingredients will hinder outbreak response, lawmakers are told” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “Here’s How China Is Silencing Coronavirus Critics in the U.S.” (VICE)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 35/2020 issued on 12 February 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (12 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 12.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “Ukraine’s armored vehicles significantly damaged in first two years of Donbas war – media” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine reports five enemy attacks in Donbas on Feb 11” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire six times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “No casualties among Ukrainian forces in Donbas over day” (UKR media)
  

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• “DNR militant known as Black Lenin detained in Russia — Benes Ayo, the Latvian citizen is taken to custody and may be handed over to Ukraine that requested his arrest …” (UKR media)
• “Latvian office of the prosecutor will ask Russia to hand over the recently detained National Bolshevik Beness Aijo, who had fled Latvia several years ago to join Moscow-supported militants in Eastern Ukraine …” (Baltic News Network)
  

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• “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with Latvian Minister of Defense” (UKR MoD)
• “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with Polish Minister of National Defense in Brussels” (UKR MoD)
• “Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Raimundas Karoblis discussed important directions of Ukrainian-Lithuanian defense cooperation” (UKR MoD)
• “Turkey supports Ukraine’s initiative to set up commission on defense cooperation” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine’s Armored Vehicles Significantly Damaged In First 2 Years Of Donbas Conflict” (USA govt funded media)
• “Repairing Ukraine’s Gutted Gunboats” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in session in Minsk” (BLR state media)
• “Trilateral Contact Group begins meeting in Minsk – Olifer” (UKR media)
• “Political will of sides needed to resolve conflict in Ukraine’s east” (BLR state media)
• “Next disengagement area in Donbas agreed – Hnutove, Donetsk region” (UKR media)
• “Disengagement of forces near Hnutove agreed on at TCG meeting – Kuchma’s spokesperson” (UKR media)
• “Kobtseva: Kiev’s proposal to open new checkpoints without safety guarantees is absurd” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev should discuss border control issue with Donbass republics — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
• “Can the Minsk-2 peace deal between Ukraine and Russia be salvaged?” (Deutsche Welle)
• “Working groups of Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in talks in Minsk” (BLR state media)
• “Zelensky, Putin could meet before Normandy format, – Yermak” (UKR media)
• “DPR calls on Ukraine to reread Minsk Agreements” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR suggests remote discussion over new disengagement areas” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev keeps avoiding implementation of Minsk-2 – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Humanitarian subgroup discusses legal aspects of missing persons search” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Pasechnik: Kiev ignores Minsk Agreements for 5 years” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Minsk talks: Ukraine demands to return enterprises “nationalized” by the militants” (UKR media)
• “If there is no progress in implementation of provisions of Normandy meeting communique, there will be no next meeting in April, – Medvedchuk” (UKR media)
  

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• “Yermak excludes holding elections in Donbas without govt control over its territory” (UKR media)
• “Andriy Yermak outlined the priorities of his work as Head of the President’s Office” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Andriy Yermak will continue to address the issue of negotiations with the Russian Federation and the release of captives” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Andriy Yermak will continue to address the issue of negotiations with the Russian Federation and the release of captives” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Kremlin says will judge Zelensky’s new chief of staff by his actions on Donbass regulation” (RUS state media)
• “Donbas and investments: New head of President’s Office outlines priorities” (UKR media)
  

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• “Reading Posters in Donetsk – In separatist-controlled Donetsk, cultural life goes on, and there are even famous names on the advertising posters …” (Transitions Online)
• “Facebook Says It Dismantles Russian Intelligence Operation Targeting Ukraine” (Reuters via Voice of America)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “An elite apartment registered under Queen Elizabeth II’s name is up for sale in central Moscow, the online tabloid 7days.ru reported Tuesday. “Her Majesty the Queen, who rules over Canada” is listed as the owner of at least four low-rise block apartments overlooking Christ the Savior Cathedral, Russian media reported last year. The properties belong to the Canadian government, where Queen Elizabeth is the nominal head of state, Canada’s Embassy in Moscow told the Baza news outlet …”
• “(EST) Intelligence service’s annual report highlights Russian and Chinese threats”
• “Estonia: Russia Attack Not Likely but Baltics Under Threat”
• “Capability and Resolve: Deterrence, Security and Stability in the Baltic Region” (EST Int’l Ctr for Defence and Security)
• “NATO develops defense systems against new Russian missiles, – Stoltenberg”
• “Russian Submarine Officer Fired for Drunken Anti-Putin Tirade”
• “Kremlin: Putin did not offer Lukashenko to create “super state” of Russia and Belarus”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Canadian First Nation owned global armour provider, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a contract by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle …”
  

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• Omar Khadr, Continued …
• “University crowd gives Omar Khadr a standing ovation” (The Post Millenial)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates”
• “Greater Victoria MP seeks to remove self-harm as disciplinary offence for Canadian Armed Forces” – LEGISinfo – Private Member’s Bill C-203 (43-1)
• “Pour la première fois cette année l’ex UNIFIED RESOLVE implique les trois brigades de la Régulière”
• “Foreign troop deployment at traditionally low levels in Africa amid Security Council campaign — Canada currently has 120 Canadian Force members deployed to Africa, down from 427 members that were deployed to the continent during the Canada’s contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali …”

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