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- 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”
- “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 …”
- “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 …”
- 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”
- 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”
- #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”
- “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”
- #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”
- 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)
- 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)
- 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”
Category: What's Canada Buying?
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 5, 2020
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- 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)
- 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)
- #PS752
- “Stung by Iran tragedy, Canada leading bid to better protect airliners” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
- #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)
- #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)
- #Afghanistan
- “David J. Bercuson: Why will the Taliban settle for peace in Afghanistan now?”
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 4, 2020
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- Internal Security
- “Justin Trudeau rebuffs request from Quebec police union for army help in Kahnawake” (CBC News)
- “Trudeau rules out military intervention at blockades as Quebec police union head requests help” (Globalnews.ca)
- “Groups linked to oil companies funded Facebook ads denouncing the rail blockades”
- “L’armée devrait aider les policiers advenant une intervention, croit l’APPQ”
- “Kahnawake: les policiers recommandent le renfort de l’armée”
- “Kahnawake: l’armée devrait aider les policiers advenant une intervention, croit l’APPQ”
- “La barricade de Kahnawake maintenue jusqu’à nouvel ordre”
- “Kahnawake residents weigh in on whether to maintain rail barricade”
- “Demonstration at Sault Ste. Marie’s International Bridge over”
- “Protestors lift International Bridge blockade in Sault Ste. Marie”
- “From pepper spray to profiling: A look at how protests have been policed in Canada”
- “Via Rail resumes eastern Ontario routes following Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades”
- “Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau’s handling of blockade crisis: poll”
- “Federal Politics – March 4th, 2020” (Leger Marketing)
- “MPs call for parliamentary investigation as Canadian military and police forces confirm they’ve tried facial-recognition technology “
- “RCMP denied using facial recognition technology – then said it had been using it for months”
- #coronavirus
- “Canadian military starts initial preparations for responding to pandemic” (Ottawa Citizen)
- “Canada’s military ordered to begin ‘pre-pandemic planning’ ” (CBC News)
- “Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq” (The Canadian Press via TimminsToday.com)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Canada and the West are at war with Russia whether they want it or not: military experts”
- #Afghanistan
- “U.S., Taliban deal a ‘peace opportunity,’ former Afghan ambassador to Canada says”
- Way Up North
- “Rangers visit Cold War radar site on (James Bay) Coast”
- “Canadian Rangers Complete Challenging Northern Training Exercise” (DND info-machine)
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Access to health care for veterans’ families can be ‘disjointed and irregular’: government documents”
- “$4 million upgrade at Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt nears completion” (VAC info-machine)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “IMP is hoping Canadian fighter fleet will be assembled in Nova Scotia”
- “Trade unionists organizing against the Canadian arms industry” (rabble.ca)
- Other Military News
- “Military judges rule they can’t be disciplined by chain of command, only by military appeal court”
- “Military judge’s court martial paused again over issues finding judge to hear it”
- “Federal Court slams prosecution’s bid to force military judges to preside over Dutil court martial”
- “L’affaire contre le juge militaire en chef du Canada, Mario Dutil, est de nouveau dans les limbes après que le juge Luc Martineau de la Cour fédérale a rejeté la demande de révision judiciaire déposée par le Directeur des poursuites militaires qui tenait mordicus à un procès dans le système de justice militaire. La Cour fédérale a refusé le 3 mars d’ordonner de nommer un autre juge militaire pour présider la cour martiale du juge Dutil, qui avait commencé dans sa propre Cour et qui avait vite avorté quand le magistrat devant présider le procès, le second du juge Dutil, s’est récusé …”
- “Analysis: After racist incidents spanning decades, Canadian Forces still can’t define ‘hateful conduct’ “
- “Curling club says DND rent increase will force it to close”
- “The terrorists are winning the ‘War on Terror’ “
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 3, 2020
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- 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)
- #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”
- 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)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea’s Illicit Cyber Operations: What Can Be Done?” (38 North)
- #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”
- 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”
- 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”
- 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)
- 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”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 26, 2020
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- Internal Security
- “Bolder actions, words from protesters behind Quebec and Ontario rail blockades”
- “Blockade protests show signs of falling into cycle of crackdown and escalation”
- “Liberals still ‘open for dialogue’ with Indigenous protesters as police dismantle blockades”
- “François Legault indique qu’il y aurait des AK-47 à Kahnawake”
- “Des AK-47 à Kahnawake, dit Legault”
- “Blocus ferroviaire: des AK-47 à Kahnawake, dit Legault”
- “Mohawks blast Quebec premier for false, ‘dangerous’ claims that Kahnawake protesters are armed with AK-47s”
- “Indigenous authorities blast Premier Legault for ‘reckless’ rhetoric”
- “Kahnawake Peacekeepers call ‘irresponsible’ Quebec premier’s claim that Mohawks have AK-47s at blockade”
- “Armes à Kahnawake : la déclaration de Legault jugée « irresponsable » “
- “Canadian Pacific obtains injunction to end Mohawk rail blockade in Kahnawake”
- “Tyendinaga protesters stand on tracks attempting to block oncoming CN freight train”
- “(Soo) Bridge blockers oppose gas line project”
- “Trudeau says tire fire on CN Rail line near Tyendinaga ‘extremely concerning’ “
- “Freight trains moving through burning tire protest near Belleville, Ont.”
- “Fires set along railway tracks as protests continue in Tyendinaga”
- “Tyendinaga : des trains du CN passent malgré la pression des manifestants”
- “Pipeline opponents protest at Peterborough city hall”
- “Antifa Blockade Major Passenger Railway, Force Toronto Cancellations” (breitbart.com)
- “Far Right Vigilantes Attack Land Defenders and Organized Workers” (socialistproject.ca)
- #coronavirus
- “Royal Military College cadet tests negative for COVID-19 virus”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Diplomats warned federal government about getting too tight with China, committee hears”
- “Moves to Restrict Huawei Supplies Continue, Despite Trump Shift”
- “Chinese naval fleet wraps up far sea exercise deep in Pacific Ocean” (CHN state media)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 47/2020 issued on 26 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (26 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 26.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian serviceman killed in Donbas by unidentified explosive device – Defense ministry” (UKR media)
- “Donetsk, Gorlovka outskirts come under Ukrainian army fire – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian soldier killed in booby-trap blast in Donbas – Defense Ministry” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces deploy air defence missile system near Vrubovka – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian soldier killed in explosion, 4 enemy attacks recorded, – MoD” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian forces shell DPR areas on Donetsk, Gorlovka axes eight times over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “NATO to continue supporting Ukrainian Army development – deputy chief of representative office” (UKR media)
- “U.S. President extends anti-Russian sanctions imposed due to situation with Ukraine for a year” (UKR media)
- “Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in session in Minsk” (BLR state media)
- “Subgroups of trilateral contact group on situation in Ukraine’s east meeting in Minsk” (BLR state media)
- “Additional sites for separating forces in Ukraine’s Donbass ‘need more work’ ” (BLR state media)
- “Parties fail to agree on new disengagement areas due to Kiev’s position – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Normandy Four foreign ministers to meet in one month – Ukraine’s FM Prystaiko” (UKR media)
- “No Normandy Four meeting possible without “special status” for Donbas, – Lavrov” (UKR media)
- “Kiev acknowledges that documents on special status precede elections – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Russia seeks to facilitate implementation of Minsk Agreements — Kremlin spokesman” (RUS state media)
- “Another Normandy Four summit may take place once final document is signed — Lavrov” (RUS state media)
- “Former Russian presidential aide believes Donbass will never be part of Ukraine again” (RUS state media)
- “Former U.S. Ambassador: Retrieving Donbas and Crimea will be very hard” (UKR media)
- “Twenty percent of Ukrainians support restoration of peace in Donbas through use of force” (UKR media)
- “Over 60% of Ukrainians oppose Donbas “special status”, – Razumkov Centre survey” (UKR media)
- “MH17 case: Dutch prosecutors classify identities of 13 witnesses due to safety threats” (UKR media)
- “Zelenskiy Declares February 26 Memorial Day To Mark Annexation Of Crimea” (USA govt funded media)
- “Zelensky declares Feb 26 Day of resistance to Crimea, Sevastopol occupation” (UKR media)
- “President of Ukraine declares February 26 the Day of Resistance to Occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “A large hub will be opened on the administrative border with the occupied Crimea to serve the citizens, and ATR channel will continue broadcasting – Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Crimea won’t become price for peace in Donbas – Zelensky” (UKR media)
- “Kiev’s declaring ‘Crimea Occupation Day’ has nothing to do with real situation — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Russia Conducting Open Skies Observation Flights Over Turkey”
- “Russian Military Science Promotes Innovation in Future Warfare”
- “RIP GPS? Russia Is Testing How It Can Jam NATO’s Navigation Systems”
- “As NATO commemorates 70th anniversary, robotic accounts spread rumours of divorce” (NATO StratCom)
- “Blessing the Bomb? — The debate over the propriety of Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) priests blessing Russian bombs and weapons of mass destruction (OMP) is heating up …” (Russian Defense Policy blog)
- Way Up North
- “Why Is Russia Sending New Submarines to the Arctic Circle? “
- “Royal Marines hit Arctic coastline on commando raids” (UK Royal Navy info-machine)
- #Afghanistan
- “Canada needs its own Afghanistan Papers to unmask domestic propaganda”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “(Inuvik) Residents vote to name airport road in memory of veteran”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Financing Capital Assets: The Missing Link in Defence Procurement” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
- Other Military News
- Departmental Results Report 2018-19 – Department of National Defence/CAF
- Departmental Results Reports 2018-2019 – Veterans Affairs Canada
- “Gen. Vance is going nowhere, at least for now – top military leader to stay on”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 25, 2020
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- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian fighter jet replacement project hit with another delay”
- “Canada grants extension to the deadline for preliminary responses to the Future Fighter Capability Project Request for Proposals” (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
- “Canada extends deadline for fighter jet proposals”
- “Canada Extends Deadline for FFCP Proposals”
- “Canada’s protracted fighter jet procurement race hits new delay”
- “Canada’s quest to buy new fighter jets delayed another three months”
- “$1 billion and counting: Inside Canada’s troubled efforts to build new warships”
- Internal Security
- “Deadly Toronto hammer attack was terrorism, police allege”
- “Man Charged with First Degree Murder, Updated to First Degree Murder – Terrorist Activity, ” (Toronto Police Service)
- “New rail blockades in Canada emerge as talks continue”
- “Canada hit by new rail and road barricades in wake of indigenous arrests”
- “Three Gitxsan hereditary chiefs arrested as solidarity actions flare across the country”
- “Wet’suwet’en solidarity rail blockade setup in Toronto, Milton GO trains on detour”
- “Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief ‘optimistic,’ ready to talk with RCMP on blockades”
- “Autochtones : les manifestations et les blocages se multiplient au pays”
- ” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party announced a new bill in Tuesday’s throne speech that is designed to put a stop to what he calls “illegal blockades.” …”
- “Mamakwa, Rickford address Indigenous protests”
- “GO Train service resumes as Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrators disrupt commute home”
- “Behind CN, CP’s quiet deal to skirt railway blockades and keep Canada’s vital goods moving”
- “Growing Proportion of Canadians Have Unfavourable (60%, +11) View of Blockades” (Ipsos)
- “Liberal MPs defer call for immediate blockade debate at committee”
- “Another crisis of Canada’s own making” (Winnipeg Free Press)
- “Indigenous Communities Revolt Against Eco-Colonialists: Trudeau Crumbles Under His Own Liberalism” (Strategic Culture, conservative, pro-RUS site)
- “GUEST: Inside the Fake Wetsuwet’en Heriditary Chiefs Racket” (The Western Standard, conservative news/commentary)
- #coronavirus
- “4 Royal Military College cadets in precautionary COVID-19 isolation at CFB Kingston” (globalnews.ca)
- “Canadians evacuated from Wuhan and quarantined at CFB Trenton allowed to return home”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “U.S., Canada and Norway to Perform Observation Flight Over Russia Under Treaty on Open Skies”
- “NATO Dynamic Manta ASW Exercise Underway in Italy … Submarines from France, Greece, Italy and Turkey under NATO Submarine Command are to join surface ships from Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey …”
- “Russia Outraged by ‘Mini’ U.S. Nuclear Drill”
- “Ukraine’s security officials say Russian military invasion of Belarus can’t be ruled out” (UKR media)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 46/2020 issued on 25 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (25 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 25.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 25 February 2020”
- “Kiev forces fire more than 200 rounds at LPR over week – militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian forces shell seven DPR settlements with 100 rounds over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Enemy mounts five attacks on Ukraine’s positions in Donbas on Feb 24” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine reports five enemy attacks in Donbas on Feb 24” (UKR media)
- “DPR expects higher tensions in Gorlovka area ahead of Contact Group meeting” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Zolote residents in Donbas: We’re caught in-between warring sides: “Bang!” – a shell is flying over our heads. We constantly wonder which “bang” will eventually hit us” (UKR media)
- “Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Ukraine” (The White House)
- “… The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the misappropriation of its assets, and the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation, including its purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States …” (The White House)
- “MH17 case: Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of shooting Boeing 777 down – Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of MH17 downing” (UKR media)
- “MH17 Investigators Have an Eyewitness, Dutch Prosecutor Says” (RUS independent media)
- “Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of MH17 downing” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine’s NSDC: Impossible to supply water to Crimea amid Russian occupation” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine’s National Security Secretary excludes water supply to occupied Crimea” (UKR media)
- “NSDC Secretary Danilov: 50% probability that elections will be held in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “National Security Secretary believes in holding Donbas elections for 50%” (UKR media)
- “NSDC has lists of all Ukrainians who received Russian passports in Donbas – Danilov” (UKR media)
- “Russia to build two helicopter carriers in Crimea” (UKR media)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Continuing to do nothing will not deter China: Charles Burton” (MacDonald-Laurier Institute)
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Doctor who signed off on Lionel Desmond’s firearms licence says he didn’t pose risk”
- Other Military News
- “Undersea Warfare Center and Canadian Forces Ready Marine Mammal Monitoring System” (Pentagon info-machine)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 24, 2020
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- 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)
- “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 …”
- 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”
- #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)
- “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)
- “Stark warning that Russia could use military force to get water for occupied Crimea” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
- “Deadly DIY Drones In The Donbas” (USA govt funded media)
- “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)
- “Looming Confrontation in President Zelenskyy’s Entourage Could Lead to Reset of Ukrainian Government” (Jamestown Foundation)
- “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)
- “Ukroboronprom boosts exports of arms, services by 19% in 2019, to nearly US$1 bln – CEO Abromaviсius”
- “Dutch-led investigation has eyewitness to Russian missile launch – media” (UKR media)
- “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)
- “Ukrainians, recently relesed from Donbas militants’ captivity, don’t receive promised compensation” (UKR media)
- 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)
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Kuwait Embassy honors Canadian veterans of 1991 ‘Liberation War’ “
- “Al-Qaida Confirms Death of AQAP Leader, Names Sucessor”
- #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)
- 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”
- 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)
- 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”
- 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)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 22, 2020
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- Internal Security
- “Send in the army? Why one expert says that would be a ‘ludicrous’ response to rail blockades”
- “Trudeau says rail barricades ‘need to come down now,’ rules out sending in soldiers to restore rail service”
- “PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti-pipeline blockades”
- “Blocages ferroviaires : « Les barricades doivent être démantelées », dit Trudeau”
- “Was Trudeau dragging his heels on the blockades, or giving himself room to manoeuvre?”
- “Fin de siège à Saint-Lambert (QC)”
- “Gitxsan man resigns from military after RCMP enforces pipeline order”
- “Canadian PM proclaims indigenous “barricades must now come down” ” (World Socialist Web Site)
- “Why do authorities hesitate to do the right thing?”
- “Who and What’s Behind the Blockades Disrupting Canada’s Rails”
- “Reconciliation at the End of a Gun: The Wet’suwet’en and the RCMP”
- “Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal in Via Rail terror case”
- Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Chiheb Esseghaier, et al. – SCC Cases (Lexum)
- Supreme Court of Canada – SCC Case Information – Summary – 38861
- “Case of alleged RCMP secret-leaker, Cameron Ortis, could head behind closed doors”
- “Alleged Canadian neo-Nazi pleads not guilty to weapons charges in U.S. court”
- “Patrik Mathews, accused neo-Nazi, pleads not guilty to U.S. weapons charges”
- Former CAF member: “‘These groups are real and cannot be ignored’: Vigilance key to fighting hate, says former white supremacist”
- “U.S. government analyst with Canadian ties pleads guilty to leaking weapons systems intel to journalists”
- “Defense Intelligence Agency Employee Arrested for Leaking Classified Information to Journalists” (USA Department of Justice)
- “Why Canada can’t let Huawei build a 5G network”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canada’s CP-140 Aurora MPA Upgraded to Block IV Takes First Flight”
- “Canada Needs New Aircraft, Could The F-35 Fit The Bill?”
- “The Canadian military is investigating potential problems with brakes on its new armoured vehicle fleet which may have contributed to a number of incidents, including where one of the 18-tonne vehicles hit a car near Petawawa …”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans”
- “Government needs a plan for backlog of veterans’ aid applications: ombudsman”
- “Inquiry judge tackles bureaucracy that prevented officials from sharing veteran’s history”
- Other Military News
- Supp (B) budget adjustments: Mo’ DND money sought for capital investments, Heyder/Beattie class action settlements, Op REASSURANCE/Op PRESENCE – The Parliamentary Financial Cycle (Library of Parliament)
- “Canada nearly lost 2018 UN mission because it didn’t have enough women in uniform”
- “Nova Scotia could see limited internet voting for military with proposed changes”
- “Minister of National Defence to attend 2020 Allied Winter Sports Camp for Ill and Injured Military Members and Veterans” (DND info-machine)
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)
- “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”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “China appreciates NATO’s remarks of not seeing China as an adversary: spokesperson” (CHN state media)
- “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”
- 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”
- 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)
- #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)
- “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)
- “Russia’s MFA Lavrov: NATO “has nothing to do with Ukraine,” shouldn’t interfere in Donbas talks” (UKR media)
- “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)
- “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)
- “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)
- “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)
- “LPR State Security Ministry officers detain Ukrainian “Right Sector” spy” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “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)
- “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)
- “Zelensky, Putin held a telephone conversation – Zelensky, Putin talked on the phone. Press services showed different outcome of this conversation” (UKR media)
- “The threat to civilian life five years after Minsk II” (@AtlanticCouncil’s Digital Forensic Research Lab)
- #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)
- #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)
- “Canadian cruise ship evacuees frustrated with additional quarantine period” (CTV News)
- “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)
- “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)
- “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)
- “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)
- “Coronavirus is significant uncertainty factor for oil prices in 2020 — Bank of Russia” (RUS state media)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Works Starts on New Rolls-Royce Peterborough (Ontario) Facility to Support Canadian Surface Combatant Program”
- Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
- “CAF-DND Sexual misconduct class action lawsuit settlement approved by Federal Court” (DND info-machine)
- 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)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 13, 2020
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “New NATO mission won’t mean a net increase in Canadian troops in Iraq: Sajjan”
- “Sajjan applauds Iraq for agreeing to NATO mission expansion”
- “La Mission de l’OTAN en Irak continuera et reprendra des activités d’entraînement de la Coalition”
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- “Ukrainian Army to join NATO mission in Iraq – (UKR) defense chief”
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- “Russia Says It Prevented ‘Escalation’ of U.S.-Syria Clash”
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- “Senate acts to restrain Trump’s military powers against Iran”
- “U.S. Senate passes resolution limiting Trump’s power to launch military operations against Iran”
- “US Navy seizes illegal weapons in Arabian Sea” (USA CENTCOM info-machine)
- “VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea”
- “U.S. Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons Cache In Arabian Sea”
- “US warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons”
- “VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Conservatives press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data”
- “Letter from Canada’s Conservatives to the Prime Minister regarding the alleged involvement of the Chinese PLA in the 2017 Hack of Equifax” (Conservative Party of Canada info-machine)
- “5G Technology: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks” (HillNotes, Library of Parliament)
- “U.S. accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, dealing with North Korea”
- “China threatens Pacific stability, US commander warns, citing ‘military intimidation and outright corruption’ “
- “Senior Huawei Official Acknowledges Ability to Clandestinely Access Mobile Networks”
- “Chinese military never engages in cyber espionage：Defense Spokesperson” (CHN military media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “US Commander: N. Korea’s Engine Test Shows its Readiness to Test Launch ICBM”
- #coronavirus
- “Canada to spend $6.5 million on research to stop COVID-19 spread” (The Canadian Press via CTV News)
- “A New “People’s War”: How China is politicizing the coronavirus” (NATO Association of Canada)
- “Coronavirus: Beijing’s purge over virus takes down top Communist Party officials in Hubei” (South China Morning Post)
- “Chinese military sends in fresh medical crews to coronavirus-hit Wuhan” (South China Morning Post)
- “Chinese military sends additional 2,600 medical personnel to Wuhan” (CHN state media)
- “Homemade strategic cargo plane Y-20 joins battle against epidemic” (CHN military media)
- “China sends strongest medical force to battle virus in Wuhan” (CHN state media)
- “China deploys robots on front line to fight epidemic” (CHN state media)
- China’s environmental monitor refutes rumor claiming coronavirus cremations in Wuhan increase SO2″ (CHN state media)
- “U.S. economist says impact of COVID-19 on Chinese, world economy limited” (CHN state media)
- “Funding the coronavirus fight: Chinese companies sell US$4.1 billion in bonds to shore up finances as economy falters” (South China Morning Post)
- “US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic” (militarytimes.com)
- “Coronavirus: Australia extends ban on visitors from China another week” (South China Morning Post)
- “New Study Indicates How Long Coronaviruses Can Survive on a Surface — If the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV (now officially named COVID-19) is anything like its family members, a new study suggests it could survive on inanimate objects for well over a week …” (sciencealert.com)
- “World Health Organization says COVID-19 means ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ – not ‘China outbreak virus’ ” (AFP Fact Check)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and Canada have identified priorities for bilateral defense cooperation” (UKR MoD)
- “Speaker Razumkov cordially meets new Canadian ambassador L.Galadza” (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 36/2020 issued on 13 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (13 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 13.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- Essence of Time summary, 10-12 Feb 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
- “Ukrainian forces shell Donetsk’s western outskirts three times over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Day in Donbas: No casualties among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian Envoy Says Russian Helicopter Fired On Navy Vessel In Black Sea In 2018” (USA govt funded media)
- “Ukraine at OSCE: Berdyansk boat was hit from Russian helicopter” (UKR media)
- “Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 12 February 2020” (OSCE)
- ” ‘We’re not going to inscribe special status of certain areas in Donbas into Constitution’ – Servant of the People” (UKR media)
- “Satellite could be used to conduct census in occupied Donbas, – Cabinet Minister” (UKR media)
- “NATO allies express strong support to Ukraine’s territorial integrity, to its sovereignty” (UKR media)
- “Yermak to G7 envoys: Ukraine doing everything to end war, working 24/7” (UKR media)
- “Denis Pushilin: The task of the DPR is maximum integration into the Russian space” (pro-RUS rebel leader info-machine, in Russian)
- “Russia arrests DPR’s ‘Black Lenin’ at Ukraine’s request” (UKR media)
- “Dutch Refused Moscow’s Request to Try Russian MH17 Suspects There, Minister Says” (RUS independent media)
- “Netherlands Rejected Moscow’s Bid To Try MH17 Suspects In Russia” (USA govt funded media)
- “Moscow attempts to get trial of key Russian MH17 suspects moved to Russia” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
- “When Suicide Becomes Logical: Inside A Separatist-Run Prison In Ukraine’s Donetsk” (USA govt funded media)
- “How Russians And Ukrainians See Each Other” (USA govt funded media)
- Way Up North
- “Canada, U.S. have lost military edge over Russia in the Arctic: Norad commander”
- “Canada Unprepared for Military Aggression Via Arctic, Say Defence Experts”
- “Royal Marines and Navy hail NATO stealth ship after Arctic raid … Plymouth-based Royal Marines and the Royal Navy have hailed a NATO partner’s stealth ship after working alongside it during a raiding exercise in the Arctic …”
- “F-22 Stealth Fighters Make History with Extreme Cold-Weather Remote Refueling”
- Internal Security
- “CN shuts down eastern rail network, Via service due to anti-pipeline blockades”
- “Via Rail cancels most trains nationwide, CN closes Eastern Canadian network as Indigenous protests continue”
- “Federal Liberals and B.C. government move to meet Mohawks of Tyendinaga over rail protests”
- “Infiltrating the Base — What a Canadian journalist learned while going undercover into an international white supremacist network …”
- “IAEA Database Shows Continued Incidents of Trafficking and Loss of Control of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material” (IAEA)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian Commercial Corp. Awarded $225M U.S. Air Force Contract for F138 Engine Depot Repair Support”
- “The last medium logistics vehicle: Nearing the end of a major project” (DND info-machine)
- Mental Health in the CAF
- “A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the mentally ill veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder appeared to be getting worse during a period in 2016 when he wasn’t receiving any treatment …”
- “The Government of Canada releases Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” (Public Health Agency of Canada info-machine)
- “Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Recognition, collaboration and support” (PHAC)
- Other Military News
- “Military costs in northern Manitoba manhunt for B.C. fugitives pegged at $123K — B.C. RCMP said their costs added up to $750K, while Manitoba Mounties spent ‘well under’ $800K …”
- “Canadian military wants to attract women recruits by shortening, tightening its uniform skirts”
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