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Monday, January 24, 2022

News Updates From CLG 23 January 2022

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Biden Weighs Deploying Warships, Aircraft and Thousands of U.S. Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics | 23 Jan 2022 | Joe Biden is considering deploying several thousand U.S. troops, as well as warships and aircraft, to NATO allies in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, an expansion of American military involvement amid mounting fears of a Russian incursion into Ukraine, according to administration officials. The move would signal a major pivot for the Biden administration, which up until recently was taking a restrained stance on Ukraine, out of fear of provoking Russia into invading. In a meeting on Saturday at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, senior Pentagon officials presented Mr. Biden with several options that would shift American military assets much closer to Mr. Putin's doorstep, the administration officials said. The options include sending 1,000 to 5,000 troops to Eastern European countries, with the potential to increase that number tenfold if things deteriorate.

US orders families of embassy staff in Ukraine to leave country | 23 Jan 2022 | The State Department has ordered family members of government employees at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country, while also allowing non-essential staffers to depart amid growing worries of a Russian invasion. In an advisory, the agency authorized the voluntary departure of direct hire employees and ordered the departure of eligible family members due to "continued threat of Russian military action." "U.S. citizens in Ukraine should consider departing now using commercial or other privately available transportation options," it adds.

Russia Responds to UK's 'Very Dangerous' Coup Allegations | 23 Jan 2022 | Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed claims from the United Kingdom that Moscow wanted to install a pro-Russia leader in Kyiv while it considers whether to invade the beleaguered Eastern European nation. "We have information that indicates the Russian Government is looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine," the UK statement, published Saturday, began... The UK did not provide evidence for its claim. Over the weekend, Russian officials said the UK's Foreign Office should stop publishing "nonsense" and "disinformation." "We strongly urge London to stop foolish rhetorical provocations, which are very dangerous in the current overheated situation, and contribute to the real diplomatic efforts to ensure reliable guarantees for European security," the statement issued by the Russian Embassy in the UK said. Murayev, meanwhile, responded to the UK's statement by dismissing the claim. "This morning I already read in all the news publications this conspiracy theory: absolutely unproven, absolutely unfounded," Murayev told Reuters on Sunday, adding he was considering legal action.

German Navy chief resigns over Putin 'respect' comments | 22 Jan 2022 | The head of the German Navy, Vice-Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach, vacated his post on Saturday evening -- just a day after saying that Crimea "will never come back," and that Vladimir Putin and Russia "probably deserve respect." Schoenbach asked Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to "relieve me of my duties with immediate effect," with the minister accepting his resignation, according to a statement cited by Reuters. Speaking at an event organized by an Indian think tank in New Delhi on Friday, the vice-admiral dismissed as "nonsense" the notion that Russia was "interested in having a small and tiny strip of Ukraine soil and integrating it into their country." Schoenbach went on to claim that what President Putin wanted was the West to "respect" Russia, adding "it is easy to give him the respect he really demands -- and probably also deserves." Addressing the issue of Crimea, the German Navy commander opined that the "peninsula is gone" and "will never come back -- this is a fact."

University finds novel 1984 'offensive and upsetting' --Students are being warned of 'explicit material' awaiting them in a novel that ironically describes the dangers of censorship. | 23 Jan 2022 | The University of Northampton has issued a harsh warning over potentially "offensive and upsetting" material contained in the famous dystopia by George Orwell, 1984. The novel, which describes the dangers of totalitarian rule and censorship, is now red-flagged, as it addresses "challenging issues related to violence, gender, sexuality, class, race, abuses, sexual abuse, political ideas and offensive language." The warning, issued to students taking a module called "Identity Under Construction," became public following a Freedom of Information request by The Mail on Sunday.
 
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