US unveils new sanctions and approves transfer of American weapons from allies to Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out new sanctions on four individuals involved in Russia’s disinformation campaign in Ukraine and confirmed it approved the transfer of American weapons from allies in the region to the country, as concerns grow about a possible Russian invasion.
The US Treasury Department unveiled the sanctions on four current and former Ukrainian officials saying the disinformation campaign is backed by Russian intelligence services and those sanctioned include two current Ukrainian Members of Parliament.
The four individuals acted under the direction of Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), a Russian intelligence service sanctioned by the US, and have played “various roles in Russia’s global influence campaign to destabilize sovereign countries in support of the Kremlin’s political objectives,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.
It said that the action taken Thursday is “separate and distinct” from the “broad range of high impact measures” the US is prepared if Russia invades Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the action is “in line with other actions that we have taken to target Russian disinformation campaigns.”
US approves transfer of American weapons from Baltic states to Ukraine
The State Department told Congress that it has approved export licenses for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which will allow the countries to transfer US-origin weapons to Ukraine, according to an administration official, a State Department official and a congressional aide familiar with the matter.
The approvals — which occurred in recent days — are a signal that the US is looking to inflict a greater cost on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he goes forward with the invasion. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he expects Putin will “move in” to Ukraine and Blinken said this week that the Kremlin has plans for sending more troops to the Ukrainian border.
The weapons include highly sought after, American anti-aircraft weapons systems from Latvia and Lithuania that would help Ukraine fend off Russian aircraft that some officials and experts believe would lead the way in the early stages of a Russian invasion. Estonia was given approval to transfer anti-tank Javelin guided missile systems, which the US has provided Ukraine with in the past.
It’s unclear when the weapons will arrive in Ukraine, the senior administration official said the timing — as well as the price for Ukraine — would be up to the countries who were given the approval.
The Biden administration is also working on transferring five Russian-made helicopters into Ukrainian control, the same official said. A notification has been sent to Congress for the helicopters, Mi-17s, which are already in Ukraine for maintenance after being pulled out of Afghanistan during the withdrawal there.
https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2022/01/20/us-approves-transfer-of-american-weapons-from-allies-to-ukraine/
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/19/us-allies-ukraine-weapons-russia-invasion-527375
>The State Department told Congress that it has approved export licenses for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
US Army "Picture of the Day"
U.S. Army
@USArmy
#PicoftheDay
#Soldiers fire a 25mm tracer round from an M2A3 fighting vehicle during an integrated night live-fire exercise at Camp Adazi, Latvia.
https://twitter.com/USArmy/status/1483938341162782720
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Twitter diplomacy.
are you talking about this?
might be, but there are a ton of tweets that say this. It's like "twitter for iphone" or whatever. Just shows how the tweet was posted.
funny regardless though, the pic is very fiery
>the potato
M2A3 = :23?
not really a clockfag, just a simple graphicsfag.
You've also got the time stamp 6:04 which is mapped to Q604, or in mil time, 1804 which maps to the "autists present?" drop.
o7
Perhaps overlay these? again, not a clockfag lol just a thought
notable seconded
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Republican candidate for Georgia governor calls for election police unit
Jan 20 (Reuters) - David Perdue, a Republican candidate for Georgia governor, on Thursday called for the establishment of a police unit to investigate voter fraud, underscoring his campaign strategy of promoting falsehoods about wrongdoing in the 2020 election.
Perdue, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump in his bid to unseat fellow Republican Brian Kemp, said that he was proposing an "Election Law Enforcement Division" to investigate and enforce election laws in Georgia.
"This is about transparency and accountability. Georgians deserve confidence that only legal votes will be counted, and that anyone who tries to interfere with our elections will be arrested and prosecuted," Perdue wrote on Twitter.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-candidate-georgia-governor-calls-election-police-unit-2022-01-20/
Perdue's Twitter post:
https://twitter.com/DavidPerdueGA/status/1484138627261153280
>Simplified version. Tweet seems to be on the Clock via :04 minute of timestamp v. date being [:04] on Clock.
No shit this is the first clock I've ever followed the logic to. Well done, clockfag.
>Ron Paul