| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø The State Duma adopted a law abolishing preferential visas for European politicians and journalists https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5317439 Ø Russian Foreign Ministry no longer considers Switzerland a neutral country https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5317445 Ø Putin earned 10.2 million rubles in 2021 https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5315092 Ø Putin received an invitation to the G20 summit, said in Indonesia https://radiosputnik.ria.ru/20220421/sammit-1784811259.html Ø Russia has expanded the list of personal sanctions against the United States https://radiosputnik.ria.ru/20220421/sanktsii-1784769669.html Ø Britain demanded that India abandon friendship with Russia to its own detriment https://ria.ru/20220420/druzhba-1784606992.html Ø Turkish FM: Ukraine wants security guarantees, as in the NATO charter https://radiosputnik.ria.ru/20220420/garant-turtsiya-1784604624.html Ø “It’s your problems”. Britain proposes to punish Germany because of Russia https://ria.ru/20220420/germaniya-1784584026.html Ø Business Insider: China and India thwarted Western plans to “strangle” Russia https://ria.ru/20220420/plany-1784553003.html Ø Russian-Ukrainian negotiations continue https://ria.ru/20220420/peregovory-1784523038.html Ø In Germany, initiated a petition to stop the supply of weapons to Kiev https://radiosputnik.ria.ru/20220422/oruzhie-1784839821.html Ø Germany to allocate another 37 million euros to Ukraine, media reported https://ria.ru/20220422/germaniya-1784832607.html Ø Russia to secure nuclear-free, neutral status of Ukraine – Russian Diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1441381 Ø Russia imposes sanctions on 61 Canadian citizens – Foreign Ministry https://tass.com/politics/1441267 Ø Russia handed over draft agreement to Ukraine on April 15, still no response – diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1440599 Ø Some EU members say will veto any collective ban on Russian oil – official https://tass.com/economy/1441393 Ø Global food security issues caused by sanctions, protectionism – Russian diplomat https://tass.com/economy/1441385 Ø Ukraine to require hundreds of billions of dollars of aid, Zelensky tells World Bank https://tass.com/economy/1441355 Ø Euro drops to 79 rubles at Moscow Exchange – trading data https://tass.com/economy/1441079 Ø Department of State expects Ukrainian refugees to leave US territory as soon as possible https://tass.com/world/1441389 Ø Russia plans to retaliate to EU visa restrictions – MFA https://tass.com/politics/1440471 Ø Macron and Le Pen clash over Russia, hijabs in fractious debate https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/21/macron-and-le-pen-clash-over-russia-hijabs-in-fractious-debate Ø UN chief asks to meet Putin, Zelenskyy to negotiate end to war https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/21/un-chief-seeks-putin-zelenskyy-meetings-to-negotiate-end-to-war Ø France’s Le Pen backs ‘rapprochement’ between NATO and Russia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/13/frances-le-pen-backs-rapprochement-between-nato-russia Ø The British High Commissioner in Pakistan called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar https://mofa.gov.pk/the-british-high-commissioner-h-e-dr-christian-turner-called-on-minister-of-state-for-foreign-affairs-hina-rabbani-khar/ Ø Pakistan strongly condemns recent Islamophobic incidents in Sweden and the Netherlands https://mofa.gov.pk/pakistan-strongly-condemns-recent-islamophobic-incidents-in-sweden-and-the-netherlands/ |
| POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
