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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Renews Offensive In South As Russian Missiles Hit Historic Central City RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have struck at least three Russian military sites in southern Ukraine as they intensified their counteroffensive in the region, while Russia maintained its shelling of towns and cities in the east, south, and center of the country.
• Ukraine: Russian Airstrikes Hit Vinnytsia, Killing 22 VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding about 100 others.
• Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports: Zelensky People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
• Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, UN start talks on grain exports in Istanbul People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Military delegations from Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine met with a United Nations delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday to find ways to deliver Ukrainian grain to global markets.
• Ukraine, Russia near deal on grain exports Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Russia and Ukraine have made substantive progress on a deal to resume grain exports from the latter country's Black Sea ports, raising hopes of an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.
• Russian Diplomat Responds to Ukraine Accusations About Vinnytsa Strike at UN Forum Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- The recent strike by Russian forces on a target in the city of Vinnytsa was directed against Ukrainian military officers, Russian diplomat from the country's mission at the United Nations, Evgeny Varganov, said during a UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday.
• Ukraine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on Russian attacks against civilian targets European Commission 14 Jul 2022-- Today, the Russian invading forces in Ukraine attacked a civilian building and a cultural centre in the city of Vinnytsia, killing more than 20 people and injuring scores of others, many of them critically.
• Moscow Mechanism experts present findings to OSCE Permanent Council on Ukraine OSCE 14 Jul 2022 -- The OSCE Moscow Mechanism mission of experts undertaken by Professor Veronika Bílková, Professor Laura Guercio and Professor Vasilka Sancin presented their findings to the OSCE Permanent Council on 14 July 2022, collected in the report entitled 'Report on Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Ukraine (1 April - 25 June 2022)'.
• OSCE Expresses 'Grave Concerns' Over Alleged Russian Mistreatment Of Ukrainians RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- A report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) expresses "grave concerns" of alleged mistreatment by the Russian authorities of tens of thousands of Ukrainians who had been forcibly deported from their country and sent to so-called "filtration centers."
• Russia's war in Ukraine: UK statement on OSCE's second Moscow Mechanism expert report UK FCDO 14 Jul 2022 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown welcomes the publication of the second independent OSCE report, and highlights two new alarming phenomena in Russia's war.
• Russia's war in Ukraine: Joint statement on OSCE's second independent Moscow Mechanism report UK FCDO 14 Jul 2022 -- On behalf of 46 OSCE states, Albanian Ambassador Gjermeni thanks the three experts for a second independent OSCE report on Russia's war in Ukraine.
• Turkey Notes Progress in Talks on Stalled Ukrainian Wheat Exports VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Turkish officials say there is a potential breakthrough in efforts to release Ukrainian grain to world markets as global food prices soar amid Russia's war with Ukraine. Turkey's defense minister, Hulusi Akar, said an agreement is likely to be announced soon following four-way talks Wednesday among Russian, Ukrainian, United Nations, and Turkish officials in Istanbul.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Could 'Take Advantage' Of Iranian-Made Combat Drones In Ukraine Conflict RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Iran has supplied unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its proxies in the Middle East and employed them during reconnaissance, sabotage, and attack missions in the region.
• 'The Orchestra Needs Musicians': Behind The Covert Mobilization To Reinforce Russian Troops In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- The flyer appeared earlier this month, pasted to the walls of apartment building entryways in the Moscow suburb of Odintsovo -- and hard to miss above the announcement for when the building's hot water would be shut off for maintenance.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, July 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jul 2022
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss' anti-Russia rhetoric Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jul 2022
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Blasts Russia Ahead Of G20 Finance Ministers Summit RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said Russia's war in Ukraine represents the "greatest challenge" to the global economy.
• EU Guidelines Lifted Over 80% of Restrictions on Transit to Kaliningrad, Governor Says Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission's guidelines have lifted significant amount of transit restrictions to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, accounting for over 80%, Governor Anton Alikhanov said on Thursday.

News Reports

• Many countries increased imports of Russian oil despite Western sanctions: Report Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Many countries have increased imports of Russian oil, despite mounting Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine, a report says.
• Putin Signs Law on Foreign Agents, Creating Unified Register of Affiliated Individuals Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on foreign agents on Thursday that stipulates the creation of a unified register of individuals affiliated with them, according to the official legal information portal.
• Putin Signs Off On Harsher 'Foreign Agent' Law RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill expanding the definition of so-called foreign agents to include anyone who is "under foreign influence," a change that critics say will make it even easier for the state to target its domestic critics.