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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Warns of Russia's Use of Chemical Weapons VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he fears Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine and urged the West to impose more severe sanctions against Russia to prevent it from using such weapons.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 11, 2022 Ukraine MOD 11 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 11 Apr 2022
• Russians Shifting Their Fighting Focus to Eastern Ukraine, Says DOD Official DoD News 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russians are now concentrating their combat activity, resupply and reinforcement mostly in the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine, a senior Defense Department official said at a press briefing today.
• In Russia's War On Ukraine, Effective Satellites Are Few And Far Between RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- By all accounts, Russia's war on Ukraine isn't going well.
• Interview: What Strategic Choices Are Ukrainian, Russian Military Leaders Facing In The Donbas? RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- With the war in Ukraine in its seventh week and Moscow pressing its campaign more forcefully in the east and south, fighting could become more brutal as the guerrilla-style tactics Ukrainians used around Kyiv to repel Russian forces shift to a more conventional battle of military might.
• Russia says US, UK helping Ukraine prepare 'false evidence' of war crimes to smear Moscow Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says the United States and Britain are helping Ukraine prepare fake claims about rights violations against civilians in the former Soviet state as part of attempts to tarnish Russia's image.
• Lavrov: Russia not to halt military operation in Ukraine for peace talks Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has no plans to pause the military operation in Ukraine for subsequent rounds of peace talks and that the halt will take place so long as a final agreement is reached.
• Russia warns of 'direct military confrontation' with US; Ukraine set to join EU Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Russia has warned of a direct military confrontation with the US over its support to Ukraine, even as the former Soviet republic is set to become part of the European Union.
• Russian MoD: Kiev Prepares New Provocations to Accuse Russia of Violence Against Ukrainian Civilians Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier slammed the provocations in Ukraine's Bucha and Kramatorsk as outrageous, saying they were staged by Ukraine specifically for western media.
• Lavrov: Russian Special Operation in Ukraine Aims to Put End to US Course for World Domination Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian top diplomat has lambasted both American and European policies, as Western nations pledged to send more weapons for Kiev.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on statements by the Swiss Confederation on Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2022
• Press release on the extraordinary session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council over the situation in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Rossiya television network, Moscow, April 11, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2022
• 'Hard' Talks Between Austrian Leader And Putin End After An Hour RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he held "direct, open, and hard" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Canada imposes additional sanctions on Russian defence sector Canada 11 Apr 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the Russian regime's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
• Aviation safety: 20 Russian airlines added to EU Air Safety List European Commission 11 Apr 2022
• Divisions rife as EU mulls ban on imports of Russian oil Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- The European Union is drafting proposals to impose a ban on the import of Russian oil, the top diplomats of Ireland, Lithuania, and the Netherlands said Monday, despite a lack of consensus on the issue between member nations.
• EU Made No Decisions on Sanctioning Russian Oil, Gas, But Will Continue Discussions, Borrell Says Sputnik 11 Apr 2022 -- Earlier, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney called on the EU countries to consider slapping sanctions on Russian oil sales as a response to Moscow's decision to launch the special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February.

News Reports

• Russia Defaults on Bond Payments After US Blocks Funds VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian government has defaulted on its sovereign debt for the first time in more than a century, according to S&P Global, the ratings firm that tracks the creditworthiness of governments and major businesses around the world.
• Russian Ruble Falls Sharply As Moscow Scraps Some Capital Controls RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- The Russian ruble has weakened sharply after the country's central bank decided to relax some of the temporary capital control measures aimed at limiting a drop in the currency brought on by crippling sanctions imposed by the international community on Moscow for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• French Bank Societe Generale To End Its Activities In Russia RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- French banking group Societe Generale has said it is ending its activities in Russia and selling its stake in Russia's Rosbank and the Russian lender's insurance subsidiaries.
• Biden Urges Modi Not to Accelerate Russian Energy Imports VOA 11 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest, as the United States pushes New Delhi to take a harder line against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Commission Repeats Claim That Russian Plot Caused 2010 Crash That Killed Top Polish Officials RFE/RL 11 Apr 2022 -- A Polish government special commission has again claimed that a Russian assassination plan was behind the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and senior members of his administration in 2010.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine bans all imports from Russia People's Daily 11 Apr 2022 -- Relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, whose latest developments are as follows: