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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Intensifies Attacks in South and East Ukraine VOA 09 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine reported heavy Russian missile and rocket strikes in the east and south on Saturday. A missile strike on the northeastern city of Kharkiv wounded three civilians, its governor said, though Russia's main attacks appeared focused on the eastern industrial region of Donbas.
• Ukraine Says It's Pushing Back Against Russian Forces Trying To Advance West RFE/RL 09 Jul 2022 -- A regional governor said Ukrainian forces were pushing back against Russian efforts to advance into the eastern Donetsk region, as Ukraine officials urged Western allies to send more weapons.
• Russia to liberate entire Donbas, unlikely to leave southern Ukraine: Ambssador to London Press TV 09 Jul 2022 -- Russia's ambassador to London says his country is going to liberate the entirety of Ukraine's breakaway Donbas region and is also unlikely to pull out of the vast expanses of Ukraine's south, which it has captured since the launch of its military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian navy receives 1st submarine carrying nuclear-powered drones People's Daily 09 Jul 2022 -- The Russian navy on Friday received the first submarine Belgorod which is designed to carry Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drones.

Foreign Policy

• Blinken: 'No Signs' Russia Sought 'Meaningful Diplomacy' At G20 Summit RFE/RL 09 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he saw no indications that Russia was seeking to engage with diplomats at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Indonesia over its invasion of Ukraine.
• Blinken asks China to stand up against Russia's war in Ukraine Press TV 09 Jul 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to stand up against Russia's war in Ukraine when they met at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday.
• Blinken Assails China's 'Alignment With Russia' Over Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 09 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that Beijing's political support for Russia's war with Ukraine is complicating the relationship with Washington.
• Blinken Raises Concerns about Ukraine with Chinese Counterpart VOA 09 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart Saturday that China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset by rifts and enmity over numerous other issues. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blamed the U.S. for the downturn in relations and said American policy has been derailed by what he called a misperception of China as a threat.
• Russia Vetoes Extension Of UN Aid Route For Syria RFE/RL 09 Jul 2022 -- Russia vetoed an extension to a vitally needed United Nations humanitarian aid program for Syria, as aid groups and diplomats warned of potential catastrophe.

News Reports

• Russia to Launch Proton-M Heavy Rocket for Foreign Customer in Fall 2022 Sputnik 09 Jul 2022 -- The next launch of a Proton-M heavy spacecraft will be conducted by Russia in the fall of 2022 for a foreign customer, Alexey Varochko, the director general of the Moscow-based Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, has told Sputnik.
• Canada to Broaden Scope of Sanctions Introduced Against Russia - Global Affairs Sputnik 09 Jul 2022 -- Canada intends to expand the sanctions it has imposed against Russia, targeting the Russian industrial manufacturing sector, among others, Canada's Department of Global Affairs has announced.
• 'Teaching Children To Hate': Russian Occupation Officials Preparing To 'Russify' Ukrainian Schools RFE/RL 09 Jul 2022 -- Parents and educators in the Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine say the occupation authorities are using blackmail to compel them to cooperate with pro-Moscow schools being created for the coming academic year.