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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 27 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 27.05 Ukraine MOD 27 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 27 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 May 2022
• Battles In Ukraine's East 'Very Difficult;' Governor Says Troops May Have To Retreat To Defend Themselves RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called the current situation in the Donbas region "very difficult" as Russian forces and Moscow-backed separatists attacked the last Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Luhansk region.
• Russians Close To Encircling Key Town, Zelenskiy Urges Talks With Putin RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- Russian forces have further intensified their shelling of the last Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Luhansk region, making their biggest gains in weeks and closing in on capturing the key cities of Syeveyerodonetsk and Lysychansk.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council President of Russia 27 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin attended, via videoconference, a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
• In Rare Display Of Dissent, Lawmakers In Russia's Far East Urge Putin To Stop Ukraine War RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- In a rare display of political protest in Russia, a group of lawmakers representing the Communist Party in the Far Eastern region of Primorye have called on President Vladimir Putin to stop military operations in Ukraine and withdraw all troops from the country.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer President of Russia 27 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 38th meeting of the Foreign Ministry's Council of the Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation, Moscow, May 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 May 2022
• Russia Expels Five Croatian Diplomats Over 'Unfriendly Actions' RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- Russia says it is expelling five Croatian diplomats over "unfriendly actions" taken by Zagreb against Moscow, including the expulsion of 24 Russian diplomats from Croatia in April.
• Ukraine Calls On Germany To Cut Natural Gas Flows Through Nord Stream 1 Pipeline RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- Ukraine has demanded that Germany either halt or severely curtail natural gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the head of Ukraine's gas system operator said on May 27.
• Russia, China rebuke fresh US sanctions on Iran amid Vienna talks Press TV 27 May 2022 -- Russia and China have criticized the United States' fresh round of sanctions on Iran, urging Washington to demonstrate a more constructive approach and to actively respond to the legitimate concerns of the Iranian side in the course of negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 deal.
• China, Russia veto US push for more UN sanctions on North Korea Press TV 27 May 2022 -- China and Russia have vetoed a US-led push at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Loyal To Russia Since 2019 Schism, Now Cuts Ties Over War RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- The leaders of Orthodox churches in Ukraine that have been affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church on May 27 adopted measures to sever ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in a significant move against the Russian Orthodox Church and its spiritual leader.
• Moscow Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of Cybersecurity Company Chief Charged With Treason RFE/RL 27 May 2022 -- A court in Moscow has extended the pretrial detention of the head of a leading Russian cybersecurity company who was arrested last September on charges of state treason.
• US Wins Legal Battle in Fiji, Allowing It to Seize $325 Mln Yacht With Contested Russian Ownership Sputnik 27 May 2022 -- The football-field-sized superyacht arrived in Fiji in April from Mexico. In April, the US set up a task force named KleptoCapture in March to seize yachts and other luxury assets of Russian oligarchs to pressure the Kremlin to stop its special military operation underway in Ukraine.
• PM call with Prime Minister of Hungary: 27 May 2022 Gov.UK 27 May 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to Viktor Orbán this evening following his re-election as Prime Minister of Hungary last month.