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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russianin vasion on 18.00 on April 9, 2022 Ukraine MOD 09 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 9, 2022 Ukraine MOD 09 Apr 2022
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia hopes to end its operation "in foreseeable future" People's Daily 09 Apr 2022 -- Relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The following are the latest developments:
• Ukraine Says Third Prisoner Exchange Carried Out With Russia RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- The Ukrainian government has said it conducted a prisoner exchange with Moscow, with 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians returning home following their release by Russian forces.
• Government Leader Tells Eastern Ukraine Residents to Flee Immediately VOA 09 Apr 2022 -- Residents of eastern Ukraine were met Saturday by the sound of air raid sirens. The region's governor is warning civilians to evacuate immediately as Russia increases shelling in the area. Governor Serhiy Gaidai told a public television station that Russia is "amassing an offensive" on the one-third of the population that remains in Ukraine's Luhansk region.
• Top Russian Diplomat in US Urges West to Stop Funneling Weapons to Ukraine Sputnik 09 Apr 2022 -- Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has warned that a flow of weapons to the conflict zone in Ukraine from the West was adding fuel to the fire.
• US, allies' military aid to Ukraine will only worsen conflict: Russia Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- Russia has condemned a decision by the United States and its Western allies to step up military assistance to Ukraine, warning that it will only worsen the ongoing conflict and could potentially lead to a direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington.

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Foreign Policy

• Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban VOA 09 Apr 2022 -- Their government still unrecognized by any country in the world, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have found a way to beat international isolation: opening diplomatic ties with neighboring countries and others, with an eye to gaining formal recognition.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 09 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the latter's initiative.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 09 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side.

News Reports

• Interview: Ukraine, Bosnia, War Crimes, And International Tribunals RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Thirty years ago this week, Bosnian Serb forces began their siege of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, after the Balkan country declared independence from Yugoslavia.
• Nasty, Repressive, Aggressive -- Yes. But Is Russia Fascist? Experts Say 'No.' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Over the last few years, President Vladimir Putin's government has carried out an increasingly relentless crackdown on dissent at home that has seen most independent media shut down or exiled, opposition political movements declared "extremist," and tens of thousands of disaffected Russians fleeing a country in which fear is on the rise.
• S&P Downgrades Russian Foreign Debt, Signaling Likely Historic Default RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded its assessment of Russia's ability to repay external debt, an indication Moscow will soon default on its foreign loans for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution.
• Russia's Media Regulator Blocks Two More Independent Websites RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has blocked two more independent media websites amid a crackdown over coverage of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• YouTube Blocks Russian State Duma's TV Broadcasts RFE/RL 09 Apr 2022 -- YouTube has blocked Duma TV, which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictions in response.