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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 29 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 29, 2022 Ukraine MOD 29 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 29.04 Ukraine MOD 29 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 29, 2022 Ukraine MOD 29 Apr 2022
• No Sign Of Evacuation Of Civilians From Mariupol As 'Brutal' Fighting Intensifies RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Hopes for an evacuation of civilians holed up the besieged port city of Mariupol faded on April 29, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy indicated there also was little hope for broader peace talks with Moscow.
• Blasts, Bombs, And Drones: Amid Carnage In Ukraine, A Shadow War On The Russian Side Of The Border RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Early in the morning on April 27, a drone crashed in a muddy field southwest of the Russian city of Kursk, around 100 kilometers northeast of the border with Ukraine. Locals tracked down the destroyed device not long after, and posted photographs to Telegram and other social media.
• Day 65: Russia confirms Kiev airstrike during UN chief's visit Press TV 29 Apr 2022 -- Russia's defense ministry has confirmed that it had carried out a "high-precision" airstrike on Kiev during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
• Ukraine, Russia conduct fresh prisoner exchange People's Daily 29 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine and Russia on Thursday conducted their seventh prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on Ukraine's case in the International Criminal Court Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2022

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian-Led CSTO To Hold Military Maneuvers In Central Asia In October RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold wide-scale military maneuvers in Central Asia in October.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 29 Apr 2022 -- The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.
• Lavrov: Russia Not Threatening Anyone With Nuclear War Sputnik 29 Apr 2022 -- The Russian foreign minister has called on all big five nuclear powers to commit to ruling out nuclear war.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 29 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart-Tokayev.
• Foreign Ministry Statement on measures in response to Iceland, Norway and the Danish autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands joining the EU sanctions against Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2022
• Kremlin: US Bill Allowing Transfer of Seized Assets to Ukraine is 'Flagrant' Distortion of Int'l Law Sputnik 29 Apr 2022 -- On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington was considering the possibility of seizing the sanctioned assets of the Russian government and using them in projects to help Ukraine.
• Norway Closes Access For Russian Trucks And Ships, Joins EU's Sanctions Regime Against Moscow RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Norway says it will close its borders and ports to Russian trucks and ships, joining sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Zelenskyy's Invite to G20 Not Enough for Biden VOA 29 Apr 2022 -- The White House is signaling that a decision by Indonesia — who holds this year's Group of 20 presidency — to invite Ukraine to the November summit in Bali is not enough to ensure the attendance of U.S. President Joe Biden — unless Russian President Vladimir Putin is excluded from the gathering.
• Indonesia Invites Zelenskiy To G20 Summit In November That Putin Plans To Attend RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been invited to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in November by host nation Indonesia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's update on the events around Afghanistan, Moscow, April 29, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2022

News Reports

• Russian Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate To 14 Percent, Predicts Economy Will Shrink By Up To 10 Percent RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Russia's central bank has announced another cut in its key interest rate beginning next week, saying the risk of price increases and financial instability was no longer increasing.
• Russia Reportedly Offers Dual Payment Mechanism as India Aims to Buy 16 Mln Barrels of Oil Per Month Sputnik 29 Apr 2022 -- India and Russia are working to finalise a trade payment mechanism in their national currencies. New Delhi has rejected Western calls to join in sanctioning Moscow in response to the special military operation in Ukraine.
• Russian Tycoon Tinkov, Who Criticized War In Ukraine, Sells Company Stake To Putin Ally Potanin RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, who has called Moscow's war against Ukraine "crazy," has sold his stake in the company he founded to a firm controlled by Vladimir Potanin, a tycoon close to President Vladimir Putin.
• Former Russian Minister Ulyukayev Granted Early Release RFE/RL 29 Apr 2022 -- A court in Russia has ruled that former Russian Economy Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev, who is serving an eight-year prison term on corruption charges, can be granted an early release.
• Sweden Plans to Spend $163 Million to Reinforce Military on Island Near Russian Exclave Sputnik 29 Apr 2022 -- The move comes as part of a broader effort by Stockholm to boost its military capabilities, which have been increasing ever since the West's relations with Russia started deteriorating in 2014. More recently, Sweden has been considering joining the NATO alliance alongside its neighbour Finland, although a final decision is yet to be made.
• Moldova: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the recent security incidents in the Transnistrian region European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Apr 2022 -- The reported incidents in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova that have taken place over the last days are detrimental to the security and stability of the Republic of Moldova. The European Union calls on the responsible actors to avoid the destabilisation of the situation. We strongly welcome the restrained reactions from the authorities of the Republic of Moldova, which help maintain calm in the country.
• Joint Statement between the United States and the European Commission on European Energy Security The White House 29 Apr 2022
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on EPA Issuing Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 The White House 29 Apr 2022