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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 08 Jul 2022
• Ukraine Holding Its Own Against Major World Military Power, U.S. Official Says DoD News 08 Jul 2022 -- The Russians are making "slow and uneven advances" through northern Donetsk, a senior military official said speaking on background today.
• Ukrainian Cities Hit By Deadly Air Strikes As Russian Forces Continue Push To Seize Donbas RFE/RL 08 Jul 2022 -- Russian forces used more air strikes to push ahead with their effort to take control of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine amid a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia has not yet started its campaign in earnest.
• Russian forces hit ammunition depots, Ukrainian troops in Donetsk People's Daily 08 Jul 2022 -- Russia's aerospace forces have destroyed temporary deployment points and ammunition depots near the city of Artemovsk in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
• Peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine to get more difficult with time: Putin People's Daily 08 Jul 2022 -- Russia is open to peace talks, and the negotiations with Ukraine will get more difficult with time passing by, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Vladimir Putin: Anti-Russian Sanctions Have Backfired on Those Imposing Them Sputnik 08 Jul 2022 -- After Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine, western countries imposed harsh sanctions targeting Russia's economy, finances, media and culture. However, the measures have had a significant impact on the West's economy as well, triggering record-high inflation and soaring gas prices.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Denpasar, July 8, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Jul 2022
• Russian FM rebukes 'frenzied' criticism of Russia at G20 meeting Press TV 08 Jul 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rebuked his Western counterparts after they harshly criticized Moscow during a meeting of G20 foreign ministers over its military campaign in Ukraine.
• G20 Diplomats Find No Common Ground As Western Countries Press Russia Over War In Ukraine RFE/RL 08 Jul 2022 -- Diplomats from the world's major industrialized nations failed on July 8 to find common ground over Russia's war in Ukraine and how to deal with its impact on grain shipments and energy markets.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question in connection with the situation regarding Kaliningrad transit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Jul 2022
• Russian Foreign Ministry: EU, Vilnius Say Kaliningrad Transit Issue Will Be Solved Soon Sputnik 08 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission and Lithuania make assurances that the issue with transit to the Kaliningrad region will be solved in the near future, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• UN Aid to Millions of Syrians in Jeopardy VOA 08 Jul 2022 -- Humanitarian assistance for more than 4 million Syrians living in opposition-held areas appeared in jeopardy Friday, after Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have extended the mission for another year.
• Russia vetoes Western resolution on Syria aid for bypassing Damascus Press TV 08 Jul 2022 -- Russia has vetoed a West-backed draft resolution that called for an extension of aid deliveries from the United Nations to Syria through Turkey without the consent of Damascus.
• Russia Vetoes UN Resolution to Extend Cross-Border Mechanism in Syria Sputnik 08 Jul 2022 -- Russia has vetoed the UN Security Council resolution drafted by Norway and Ireland to extend the cross-border mechanism for delivering aid to Syria, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Friday.
• Russia's deeply irresponsible veto will have a tragic impact on 4.1 million Syrians UK FCDO 08 Jul 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward after Russia vetoes on Syria humanitarian resolution

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Blood And Bluster In Ukraine RFE/RL 08 Jul 2022 -- Despite battlefield setbacks, heavy losses, and slow going during weeks of fierce fighting in the Donbas, politicians and pundits in Moscow are sounding self-assured about the outcome of the war in Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin taunted Kyiv and the West with a warning that Russia is just getting started. Is it confidence born of calculation or a bully's bluff?
• 'The FSB Murdered My Father': Lawyers, Family Want Answers After Ailing Russian Scientist Dies In Custody RFE/RL 08 Jul 2022 -- On July 2, the brother of Siberian scientist Dmitry Kolker filed a complaint with the Federal Security Service (FSB) protesting his brother's arrest two days earlier at a Novosibirsk cancer clinic where he was being treated for late-stage pancreatic cancer. In his appeal, he wrote that Kolker's transfer to Moscow could be fatal.
• Russian Court Sentences Lawmaker To Seven Years In Prison For Anti-War Statements RFE/RL 08 Jul 2022 -- A Russian court has sentenced a Moscow city lawmaker to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of "knowingly distributing false information" about Russia's military.