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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 28, 2022 Ukraine MOD 28 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 28.04 Ukraine MOD 28 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 28, 2022 Ukraine MOD 28 Apr 2022
• Explosions Shake Kyiv During Visit Of UN Chief, As Biden Seeks Boost In Funds To Back Ukraine's Fight RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine has condemned a Russian air strike on Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a "heinous act of barbarism," as U.S. President Joe Biden seeks tens of billions of dollars more in funding to help Ukraine defeat the Russian invasion.
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, April 28, 2022 DoD 28 Apr 2022
• Russia destroys warehouses storing foreign weapons in Ukraine: spokesperson People's Daily 28 Apr 2022 -- The Russian army has destroyed warehouses storing foreign weapons at Ukraine's Zaporozhye aluminum plant, Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
• Russia warns West not to test its patience, vows 'tough military response' Press TV 28 Apr 2022 -- Russia has warned the West that there would be a tough military response to any further attack on Russian territory, urging Western capitals to stop pumping weapons into Ukraine.

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Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, April 28, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2022
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 28 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the publication of the names of Canadian citizens added to the stop list Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2022
• Blinken: US Considering Possibility of Seizing Sanctioned Assets of Russian Government Sputnik 28 Apr 2022 -- The United States is considering the possibility of seizing sanctioned assets of the Russian government and putting them towards projects to help Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
• FACT SHEET: President Biden's Comprehensive Proposal to Hold Russian Oligarchs and Elites Accountable The White House 28 Apr 2022
• US, EU Warn Against Giving In to Russian 'Gas Blackmail' VOA 28 Apr 2022 -- The United States and the European Union have warned against giving in to what they called Russian "blackmail" over gas supplies to Europe.
• The expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe was inevitable, Di Maio tells PACE Council of Europe 28 Apr 2022
• EU prepared for Russian gas cut-off: von der Leyen People's Daily 28 Apr 2022 -- The European Union (EU) is ready to face the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to its member states, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday.
• Energy: Bulgaria to set up first regional platform as part of the EU's Energy Purchase Platform European Commission 28 Apr 2022 -- Following yesterday's announcement by Gazprom on the disruption of gas deliveries to Bulgaria, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev had a series of meetings in the Commission.
• Russia bans 287 British MPs in tit-for-tat move over Ukraine Press TV 28 Apr 2022 -- Russia has banned the entry of 287 members of the British parliament in response to the sanctions imposed on Russian lawmakers over Moscow's military offensive against Ukraine.
• France Impounds Villa Belonging To Putin's Former Son-In-Law RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- French authorities say they have impounded a villa in the city of Biarritz belonging to Kirill Shamalov, the former husband of Katerina Tikhonova, a daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Low interest in events hailing North Korea's warm relationship with Russia Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2022 -- While much of the Western world views Russia as a pariah state over its invasion of Ukraine, North Korea's autocratic government called on its people to focus on the Cold War comradeship it shared with its powerful neighbor and sponsor.

News Reports

• Former U.S., NATO Commander Says Putin's War In Ukraine Has Left Russia 'Vulnerable As A Nation' RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- The former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe has said Russia is "not in a good position" as the 2-month-old Ukraine war grinds on, but that its newer focus on the east of the country will make it "a different fight."
• Russia Nearly Doubled Its Income From Energy Sales To The EU During Wartime, Study Shows RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- Moscow continues to benefit from Europe's energy dependence on Russian oil despite a reduction in sales due to sanctions imposed to pressure it to end its war against Ukraine, according to experts with a Finland-based research organization.
• Jailed Former Sakhalin Governor Sentenced To 15 Years In Second Corruption Case RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- A Russian court has sentenced the former governor of the Sakhalin Oblast to 15 years in prison after convicting him on corruption charges for the second time in four years.
• Russia Fines Twitter 3 Million Rubles For Failure To Delete 'Banned Content' RFE/RL 28 Apr 2022 -- A court in Moscow has fined Twitter for failing to delete content the government deems illegal amid Russia's crackdown on social-media networks.
• Is it Possible to Make a Deal with Putin? VOA 28 Apr 2022 -- As Russia's war on Ukraine enters its third month, questions have swirled about whether a negotiated solution with Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible.