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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.05 Ukraine MOD 12 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 May 2022
• Ukraine, Russia In 'Very Difficult' Talks To Evacuate Wounded Azovstal Fighters From Mariupol RFE/RL 12 May 2022 -- Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says authorities are negotiating with the Russian side on a possible evacuation of dozens of seriously wounded Ukrainian fighters trapped inside the Azovstal metals plant in the devastated southern city of Mariupol.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia vows 'retaliatory steps of military-technical nature' if Finland joins NATO Press TV 12 May 2022 -- Moscow has denounced Finland's bid to join US-led NATO as a hostile move, warning that the drive would "definitely" pose a threat to Russia.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 12 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic issues via videoconference, with a report by Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov.
• Putin: Anti-Moscow sanctions over Ukraine hurting West more than Russia Press TV 12 May 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says anti-Moscow sanctions imposed by the West over Russia's military operation in Ukraine have backfired and that Western countries have been hit worse by the bans.
• No gas supply for entities under Russian sanctions, says Kremlin Press TV 12 May 2022 -- Foreign energy companies subject to Moscow's retaliatory sanctions will no longer be able to receive gas supplies from Russia, a top official has said.
• Finland's Accession to NATO Would 'Certainly' Threaten Russia's Security, Kremlin Says Sputnik 12 May 2022 -- Finland and Sweden are expected to formally announce their decision to join the North Atlantic Alliance at the upcoming NATO summit in June. On Thursday, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint statement that they support Helsinki's accession to the Western bloc.
• Finland Takes Step Toward NATO Despite Threats From Moscow RFE/RL 12 May 2022 -- Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin have come out in support of dropping the country's long-held stance of neutrality, saying the Nordic nation should join the NATO military alliance in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Will Finland's 1,300-Kilometer Border Become NATO-Russia Frontier? VOA 12 May 2022 -- Colored marker stones placed on either side of a small river - blue and white for Finland, red and green for Russia - are all that separate the two countries in the windswept fields of the South Karelia region. The border stretches 1,340 kilometers from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic, much of it sparsely populated, frozen wilderness.

Foreign Policy

• Russia compares alleged US messaging to Nazi Germany propaganda machine Press TV 12 May 2022 -- Russia has accused the United States of launching an anti-Russian messaging campaign across social media over the war in Ukraine, saying the move resembles the World War Two Nazi propaganda machine run by Joseph Goebbels.
• China, Russia oppose further UN sanctions on North Korea over missile tests Press TV 12 May 2022 -- China and Russia have voiced opposition to further sanctions by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against North Korea over its missile tests, as the United States urges the council to impose such measures on Pyongyang.

News Reports

• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian gas delivery to Europe via Ukraine drops 25 pct People's Daily 12 May 2022 -- The following are the latest developments regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• Germany's Siemens Exiting Russian Market Completely Over War In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 May 2022 -- The German industrial and technology group Siemens AG says it will fully stop operations and leave the Russian market over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the latest blow to an economy already ravaged by international sanctions and the exodus of hundreds of firms.
• Former Russian Minister Ulyukayev Released From Prison RFE/RL 12 May 2022 -- Former Russian Economy Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2017 for bribery, has been released from prison after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court ruling last month that accepted his request for early parole.