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February 22, 2022 (Tuesday)

International relations

Law and crime

Aftermath of the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings
- A public inquiry into the Nova Scotia shootings in Canada is opened. (CBC)
Persecution of Christians in North Korea, Religion in North Korea
- A state commission by South Korea confirms that retreating North Korean soldiers in the early stages of the Korean War murdered over 1150 South Korean Christian civilians due to a state anti-religion drive. (Korea Times)
In Amsterdam, Netherlands, a hostage situation is going on in an Apple Store at Leidseplein. (Associated Press)

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 ***[[Syria]] voices support for the Russian recognition of [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and [[Luhansk People's Republic]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-supports-putins-recognition-ukraine-breakaway-regions-fm-2022-02-22/ (Reuters)]
 ***Protesters in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] gather at the [[Embassy of Russia, Berlin|Russian Embassy]] to oppose [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]]'s decision to send troops to separatist regions in [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-crisis-updates-protesters-in-berlin-decry-russian-troop-move-1.5790895 (CTV News)]
-***The [[Federal Assembly (Russia)|Russian parliament]] ratifies the friendship and cooperation treaties with the DPR and LPR, following Putin's request made the previous day. [https://tass.com/politics/1408387 (TASS)]
 **[[Reactions to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis]]
 ***The [[United States]] calls the Russian troop deployments in eastern Ukraine "an invasion". [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/white-house-calls-russian-moves-on-ukraine-an-invasion-1.5790770 (CTV News)]