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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia's UN Envoy Blasts Claims That Russian Military Attacked Zaporozhskaya NPP in Ukraine as Lie Sputnik 04 Mar 2022 -- A fire erupted outside the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, with Russian MoD spokesman Igor Konashenkov saying that it was the result of actions by Ukrainian saboteurs who had attacked Russian troops there. After Russian forces fired back, the saboteurs fled and set the building on fire when leaving.
• US Accuses Russia of 'Increasingly Using Brutal Methods' in Ukraine VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Russian forces "are increasingly using brutal methods in Ukraine, including going at civilian populations."
• Russia, Ukraine end second round of talks, agree to organize humanitarian corridors People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- Russia and Ukraine agreed to organize humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in the second round of talks in Belarus on Thursday, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak confirmed on Twitter.
• Russia captures building of Ukraine's Kherson regional administration People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- Russian forces captured the building of Kherson regional administration in southern Ukraine, Gennady Laguta, the head of the regional administration, said Thursday on Telegram.
• Russian operation in Ukraine goes as planned: Putin People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is proceeding in strict accordance with the schedule and plan, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Introducing administrative liability for public actions aimed at discrediting Russia's Armed Forces President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Code of on Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation.
• Introducing criminal liability for public dissemination of deliberately misleading information under the guise of credible reports on the use of Russia's Armed Forces President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 31 and 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.
• New US sanctions on Russia's defense industry 'won't have significant impact' Global Times 04 Mar 2022 -- In an attempt to impose significant costs on Russian weapons development and production companies as a mean to strike the Russian military amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the US recently announced new sanctions on Russia's defense industry that media said could also affect Russia's arms trade, a vital source of the country's income.
• U.S., Russia establish military hotline to prevent miscalculation People's Daily 04 Mar 2022 -- The United States and Russia have established a military hotline aimed at preventing miscalculation during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict, U.S. media outlets reported Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the declaration of the Western members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Mar 2022
• Flag-raising ceremony on Marshal Rokossovsky ferry President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- The President took part, via videoconference, in the ceremony to raise the national flag of the Russian Federation on the ferry Marshal Rokossovsky.
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Russia has no bad intention toward neighbors: Putin Press TV 04 Mar 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Russia's neighbors against escalating tensions amid an ongoing war with Ukraine, reassuring that the Kremlin has "no bad intention toward" the neighboring countries.
• Putin Says Russia Has No Ill Intentions Towards Its Neighbours Sputnik 04 Mar 2022 -- On 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a special military operation in Ukraine meant to demilitarise and "de-Nazify" the country.
• Commerce Takes Further Actions to Target Russian Strategic Industries and Punish Enablers of Aggression US Dept. of Commerce 04 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has taken two additional actions in response to Russia's brutal assault on the sovereignty of Ukraine.
• Further measures to move faster with sanctions and clamp down on Putin's regime UK FCDO 04 Mar 2022 -- The Government's amendments to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill aim to crack down on corrupt elites and ramp up pressure on Putin's regime.
• Resisting US Pressure, India Stays Neutral on Russia VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- Despite its growing strategic ties with the United States, India is resisting pressure from Washington to join the West and other countries in condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine for fear of alienating Moscow at a time when New Delhi views Beijing as its main threat, according to some analysts.
• Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz at the German side's initiative.

News Reports

• Press Release: Calling for the Creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown Ltd 04 Mar 2022 -- Gordon Brown today joined Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in a call to nations across Europe and beyond to support the creation of a special tribunal to punish President Putin for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
• The Week In Russia: 'The Worst Is To Come' RFE/RL 04 Mar 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin pushed ahead with a deadly, devastating offensive against Ukraine. His unprovoked war on the neighboring country and unprecedented crackdown on his own compatriots has put Russia in uncharted waters -- and clouded his own future like never before.
• Amendments introduced to legislation expanding the application of sanctions for violating Russian citizens' rights President of Russia 04 Mar 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Measures Against Individuals Complicit in Violation of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms of the Citizens of the Russian Federation, and to Article 27 of the Federal Law On the Procedure to Exit and Enter the Russian Federation.
• Russia blocks access to Western news organizations over 'fake' news on Ukraine war Press TV 04 Mar 2022 -- Russia has restricted access to the websites of several foreign news organizations, after the European Union (EU) and Britain blocked Russian media outlets in an unprecedented move over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
• Russian Lawmakers OK Bill On 'False News' About Military Operations, In Further Curb On Media RFE/RL 04 Mar 2022 -- Russian lawmakers have approved a draft law criminalizing the distribution of "false news" about military operations amid a crackdown on independent media outlets covering Moscow's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian Media Watchdog Blocks Facebook After Limiting Access To Multiple Other Sites RFE/RL 04 Mar 2022 -- Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked Facebook, the world's largest social-media platform by number of users, in the latest broadside against freedom of information in the country as the Kremlin seeks to control the narrative about its war in Ukraine.
• Russia Media Watchdog Limits Twitter Access as Booking.com Delists Russian Lodgings Amid Hostilities Sputnik 04 Mar 2022 -- Earlier Friday, Roskomnadzor, the Russian Service for Supervision of Communications, announced that it would begin prohibiting the country's access to Facebook due to the social media platform's discrimination against Russian outlets, including RIA Novosti, Sputnik, and Russia Today.
• Russian Media Watchdog to Block Facebook Sputnik 04 Mar 2022 -- Earlier, the watchdog issued numerous warnings to the social media platform over its voluntary decisions to block content, including content created by Russian media outlets, highlighting the events in Ukraine.
• Russia Blocks Facebook, Alleging 'Discrimination' Against Russian Media VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor on Friday said it had blocked access to Facebook in the country. It later restricted access to Twitter, according to news agencies.
• VOA, BBC Vow to Keep News Flowing Despite Russian Ban VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- Access to Western news outlets—including parts of Voice of America and the BBC—were blocked by Russia's media watchdog on Friday.
• Microsoft Suspends Sales, Services in Russia Over Ukraine Invasion VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- Software giant Microsoft announced Friday that it is suspending "all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia" over that country's invasion of Ukraine.
• Russian Space Agency Chief Threatens to End Cooperation Over Western Sanctions VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- The head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, is again threatening to end service to the International Space Station, saying Russia will stop supplying rocket engines to the United States and may curtail cooperation on the station in retaliation for Western sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. NASA says operations on the orbiting observatory are normal.
• Poland Arrests Spanish Journalist On Charges Of Spying For Russia RFE/RL 04 Mar 2022 -- Poland says it has detained a Spanish journalist it accuses of spying for Russia.
• Did China Know Russia Would Invade Ukraine? Answer Will Affect Beijing's Reputation VOA 04 Mar 2022 -- China has rejected a report that said its officials told their Russian counterparts to delay an invasion of Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics. Experts say the flap indicates Chinese leaders could have known an attack was coming and that such a discovery would taint China's reputation in the West.