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Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 15 Jul 2022
• U.S.-Provided HIMARS Effective in Ukraine DoD News 15 Jul 2022 -- American High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems being used in Ukraine are making an impact on the conflict there between Ukrainians fighting to preserve their national sovereignty and Russian forces who have illegally invaded that country.
• Ukrainian City Mourns Civilian Deaths Caused By Russian Air Strike As Attacks Pound Cities In East RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- Residents of the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsya on July 15 mourned the deaths of 23 people killed by a Russian missile strike the day before, while in the east of the country Russian forces pounded other sites in a push to grab more territory.
• Separatists In Ukraine Say Captive Briton Paul Urey Has Died In Custody RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- A representative of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said on July 15 that Briton Paul Urey, who was captured by forces fighting against pro-Kyiv troops in Ukraine, has died in detention.
• Ukraine, US Say Rocket Strikes Significantly Slowing Down Russia VOA 15 Jul 2022 -- U.S. and Ukrainian officials say U.S. rocket systems provided to Ukraine are having a large impact in the fight against Russia, helping Ukrainian forces to hold off Russia's military in the eastern Donbas region.
• Ukraine's Cultural Heritage Under Attack, Official Says VOA 15 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine's deputy minister of culture said Friday that her country's heritage is under attack by Russia and must be protected.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' statement on the situation in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jul 2022
• Russia sees progress of quadripartite talks on grain exports People's Daily 15 Jul 2022 -- Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations have reached consensus on some issues regarding grain exports and the negotiation will continue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with permanent members of Security Council President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference.
• New Russian space boss unveiled RT 15 Jul 2022 -- The top Russian official responsible for the defense industry has been reassigned to head up the space agency Roscosmos. This move was part of a reshuffle ordered by President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
• Putin Appoints Former Deputy PM Borisov Head of Russian Space Agency Sputnik 15 Jul 2022 -- Yuri Borisov has served as deputy prime minister in charge of the military-industrial complex since May 2018, and is a career military man as well as doctor of technical sciences.
• Yury Borisov appointed Roscosmos Director General President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- The President signed the Executive Order On the Director General of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation.
• Yury Borisov dismissed from post of Deputy Prime Minister President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- The President signed the Executive Order On Yury Borisov.
• Dmitry Rogozin dismissed from post of Roscosmos Director General President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Dmitry Rogozin.
• Controversial Director Of Russian Space Agency Dismissed By Kremlin RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- The Kremlin has dismissed the controversial head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, ending a term that was dogged by rampant allegations of corruption and major tensions with other space agencies, including NASA.
• Denis Manturov appointed Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
• Russian State Duma Approves Manturov As Deputy Prime Minister RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- The Russian parliament's lower chamber, the State Duma, approved at its extraordinary session on July 15 Denis Manturov, the minister of industry and trade, as a deputy prime minister in charge of weapons industries.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Transnistrian settlement process Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jul 2022
• Special Online Briefing with Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) US Dept. of State 15 Jul 2022
• OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces new legal restrictions in Russia as "deeply troubling for freedom of expression and media freedom" OSCE 15 Jul 2022 -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today denounced the continued shrinking space for freedom of expression and media freedom in Russia as the authorities enact more restrictive laws.
• Implementation of EU sanctions against Russia: Commission adopts proposal for "maintenance and alignment" package European Commission 15 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission has today adopted a joint (High Representative-Commission) proposal for a new package of measures to maintain and strengthen the effectiveness of the EU's six wide-ranging and unprecedented packages of sanctions against Russia.
• Yellen Pushes Plan to Cap Price of Russian Oil on Global Markets VOA 15 Jul 2022 -- The United States is pressing to implement a plan meant to force Russia to sell oil at artificially low prices on the global market, in order to deprive the Kremlin of funding for its war in Ukraine.
• U.S. Clarifies Russia-Related Licenses To Ease Businesses' Concerns Over Sanctions RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- The United States on July 14 sought to reassure businesses that facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports that their transactions would not breach sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
• Europe Warns of Russian Pressure From Africa VOA 15 Jul 2022 -- Across Europe, there is a growing uneasiness that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is serving to overshadow another critical, even existential threat that could do severe damage to the West while serving the Kremlin's interests.

News Reports

• Executive order on invalidating some executive orders by the President of the Russian Federation President of Russia 15 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Invalidating Some Executive Orders by the President of the Russian Federation.
• The Week In Russia: Civilian Deaths And 'A New, Dark Page Of Repression' RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- Civilian casualties mount as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities, some close to the front line and some far away. Moscow faces more war crimes accusations, this time over forced deportations and "filtration" centers. And at home, those who dare speak out against the war face prison terms.
• Russia Bans News Outlets Bellingcat, The Insider, Czech Group As 'Security Threats' RFE/RL 15 Jul 2022 -- Russian prosecutors have declared investigative news outlets Bellingcat and The Insider "a threat" to the country and banned them as "undesirables" from operating inside Russia.