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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Operational information on 18.00, 24.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 24 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 12.00, 24.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 24 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 06.00, 24.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 24 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 24.00, 23.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 24 Mar 2022
• 'A Source Of Death': Air Bases In Russia, Belarus, And Crimea Used In Moscow's Assault On Ukraine RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- Russia may be using more than three dozen air bases to launch strikes against Ukraine, including some located in Belarus and Crimea, an examination of satellite imagery shows.
• Ukraine sets up nine humanitarian corridors People's Daily 24 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine established nine humanitarian corridors on Wednesday, enabling civilians to leave the conflict-torn areas and the delivery of humanitarian aid, the presidential press service reported, citing Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.
• Ukraine seeks to open new humanitarian corridors in four regions People's Daily 24 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian representatives are seeking to establish new humanitarian corridors in four regions in negotiations with Russia, the presidential press service said Wednesday.
• Battle in Eastern Ukraine Heats Up as Russians Are Driven Back East of Capital DoD News 24 Mar 2022 -- Ukrainian soldiers have forced Russian invaders back from the east side of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Russians to the northwest of the city have begun digging defensive positions, a senior defense official said yesterday.
• NATO Warns Of Possible Russian Pretext For Using Chemical Weapons RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Moscow may beseeking to create a false flag by accusing the United States of preparing a chemical-weapons attack on Russia that it could then use to justify its own use of such weapons.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 24 Mar 2022 -- The President held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.
• UK exposes Russian spy agency behind cyber incidents UK FCDO 24 Mar 2022 -- The UK, together with the US and other allies, has exposed historic malign cyber activity of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
• Statement from President Biden on the Extraordinary NATO Summit The White House 24 Mar 2022
• Background Press Call on President Biden's Meetings at NATO The White House 24 Mar 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg The White House 24 Mar 2022
• Biden Vows NATO Action If Russia Uses Chemical Weapons VOA 24 Mar 2022 -- There will be a Western military response if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday.
• Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government NATO 24 Mar 2022 -- "We, the Heads of State and Government of the 30 NATO Allies, have met today to address Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. Russia's war against Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe and is causing enormous human suffering and destruction."
• NATO Secretary General participates in G7 Leaders meeting NATO 24 Mar 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday (24 March 2022) participated in meeting of G7 leaders to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global response to President Putin's brutal and unjustified war. Organised by Germany, and hosted at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the meeting came on the back of the NATO Summit which took place earlier on Thursday.
• Allies stand strong together in NATO in the face of the biggest security threat in a generation NATO 24 Mar 2022 -- At an extraordinary Summit in Brussels today (24 March 2022), Allied leaders agreed to reset NATO's longer-term deterrence and defence posture across all domains, land, sea, air, cyber and space. This reflects the new security reality resulting from President Putin's brutal and unprovoked war on Ukraine.
• Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government NATO 24 Mar 2022
• The NATO leaders will address the need for a reset of Allied deterrence and defence NATO 24 Mar 2022 -- Arriving at the extraordinary NATO Summit on Thursday (24 March 2022), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO leaders will address the most serious security crisis in a generation as they meet today at NATO Headquarters.
• Biden Says Putin Didn't Expect 'Cohesion' Among Western Allies RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden says President Vladimir Putin miscalculated Western resolve before launching Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and didn't think Western countries would remain unified in their use of sanctions and support for arming Ukrainian forces.
• Comment by Ambassador Andrey Krutskikh, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security, Acting Director of the Department of International Information Security of the MFA of Russia "Cyberspace: war or peace?" to Newsweek, 22 March 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2022
• Generals Say China, Russia Persist in Western Hemisphere Meddling DoD News 24 Mar 2022 -- China and Russia are looking for opportunities to undermine U.S. partnerships in the Americas, generals said.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, Moscow, March 24, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following the meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, Moscow, March 24, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2022
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the results of the NATO summit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2022
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, March 24, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2022
• Sanctioning Additional Members of Russia's Duma, Russian Elites, Bank Board Members, and Defense Entities US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2022 -- President Putin's war continues to inflict horror and widespread suffering on the people of Ukraine. At the same time, in Russia, the State Duma continues to use its legislative power to target domestic dissenters and political opponents, disrupt the free flow of information, and restrict the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the citizens of Russia.
• Targeting Elites of the Russian Federation US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2022 -- Today, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury have taken additional sweeping actions as part of our response, together with our allies and partners, to the Russian Federation's premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine. We are steadfast in our commitment to ensuring Russia pays a severe economic and diplomatic price for its further invasion of Ukraine.
• U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO US Treasury 24 Mar 2022 -- Today, in its latest action to impose severe costs on the Russian Federation for its illegal, unwarranted, and baseless war against Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating key enablers of the invasion. This includes dozens of Russian defense companies, 328 members of the Russian State Duma, and the head of Russia's largest financial institution. This action aligns with similar actions taken by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and reflects continued unity to hold Putin accountable for his war of choice.
• Biden administration imposes sanctions on Russian lawmakers, defense companies Press TV 24 Mar 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden announced sanctions on more than 300 Russian lawmakers and dozens of state-owned companies saying that they are connected to the military campaign in Ukraine.
• U.S. Broadens Russian Sanctions List RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- The United States has slapped sanctions on more than 400 Russian politicians, oligarchs, and companies over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• US Announces More Sanctions on Russia VOA 24 Mar 2022 -- As NATO and the G-7 met in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration announced a wave of new sanctions on Russia Thursday.
• FACT SHEET: United States and Allies and Partners Impose Additional Costs on Russia The White House 24 Mar 2022
• Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh on Russia's Plans to Partially Re-Open Stock Market The White House 24 Mar 2022
• Russia to ditch dollar in gas trade with 'unfriendly' countries Press TV 24 Mar 2022 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the country will accept roubles instead of the dollar in its gas trade with "unfriendly countries," referring to the countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
• Foreign Secretary announces 65 new Russian sanctions to cut off vital industries fuelling Putin's war machine UK FCDO 24 Mar 2022 -- New sanctions target strategic industries, banks and business elites.
• Russia warns Britain after Johnson said Putin 'crossed the red line into barbarism' Press TV 24 Mar 2022 -- Russia has warned Britain's foreign policy approach would lead to a dead-end after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "crossed the red line into barbarism," ratcheting up the US-led propaganda offensive against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
• U.K. Broadens Russian Sanctions List To Include More Oligarchs, Gazprombank, Sberbank Chief RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- The United Kingdom has added several high-profile Russian individuals and companies to its sanctions list as Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to tighten the "economic vice" around President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• How Has The Ukraine War Changed The Chinese-Russian Partnership? RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- Since the first shots were fired in the early hours of February 24, China has walked an awkward line of supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine while attempting to distance itself from the destruction Russia's military has inflicted.
• Chinese Companies in Dilemma Over Russia VOA 24 Mar 2022 -- Chinese enterprises are caught between the high reputational risk of remaining in Russia during its war on Ukraine and the pro-Moscow sentiment that dominates China's state-controlled media. So far, most have chosen to remain silent.
• West ramps up pressure on Russia; China, India non-committal Press TV 24 Mar 2022 -- The US and its Western allies have stepped up pressure on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, agreeing to strengthen their forces in eastern Europe, increase military aid to Kiev and tighten their sanctions on Moscow.
• Russia Expels Montenegrin Diplomat In Tit-For-Tat Move RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry says it has officially informed Montenegro that it is expelling one of the country's diplomats in Moscow.
• Sofia Recalls Ambassador To Russia For Consultations RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- NATO and EU member Bulgaria says it is recalling its ambassador to Russia for consultations in response to "undiplomatic, sharp, and rude" comments from the Russian ambassador to Sofia.
• Bulgaria to Recall Its Ambassador to Russia for Consultations Sputnik 24 Mar 2022 -- Bulgaria will recall its ambassador to Russia, Atanas Krastin, for consultations in the wake of Russian Ambassador to Sofia Eleonora Mitrofanova's remarks on bilateral relations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Thursday.

News Reports

• Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide US Dept. of Justice 24 Mar 2022 -- The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting and conducting computer intrusions that together, in two separate conspiracies, targeted the global energy sector between 2012 and 2018. In total, these hacking campaigns targeted thousands of computers, at hundreds of companies and organizations, in approximately 135 countries.
• CISA, FBI and DOE Publish Advisory With Historical Cyber Activity Used by Indicted Russian State-Sponsored Actors CISA 24 Mar 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Energy (DOE) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory today with information on multiple intrusion campaigns targeting U.S. and international energy sector organizations conducted by indicted Russian state-sponsored cyber actors from 2011 to 2018.
• Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Russian FSB Officers Conducting Malicious Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Between 2012-2017 US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is now offering a reward for information on Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Marat Valeryevich Tyukov for their alleged involvement in computer intrusions, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and damage to the property of an energy facility offenses.
• Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Russian Government Cyber Actor for Conducting Malicious Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure in 2017 and 2018 US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward for information on Russia-based hacker Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh.
• New Sanctions Under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) US Dept. of State 24 Mar 2022 -- The United States today announced sanctions on five entities and individuals located in Russia and the DPRK and one entity in the People's Republic of China (PRC) for proliferation activities under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA).
• EU Leaders Call Putin's Rubles-For-Gas Plan Breach Of Contract RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- Several leaders from European Union members have scoffed at Russia's demand that some "unfriendly" countries will be forced to pay for its natural gas and oil in rubles, saying the move is a breach of contract.
• Russia, Iran discuss recognition of Mir cards, bypassing SWIFT Press TV 24 Mar 2022 -- Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says Tehran and Moscow are discussing the possibility of recognizing cards using Russian Mir payment system.
• 'No Room For Journalism': Russia's Independent Regional Press Fights To Survive Under Wartime Conditions RFE/RL 24 Mar 2022 -- Funerals are being held for soldiers. Shopping malls have more and more vacant storefronts. Prices are rising, and goods are disappearing from store shelves.
• Journalists at Russia's Channel One 'Scared' Says Marina Ovsyannikova VOA 24 Mar 2022 -- Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine by bursting onto the set of a flagship television news show, says her colleagues at Kremlin-controlled TV Channel One are scared and she doesn't regret for one moment her action.