Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 31.08 Ukraine MOD 31 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 31, 2022 Ukraine MOD 31 Aug 2022
• Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine Lost Over 1,700 Soldiers in 2 Days of Counterattack Sputnik 31 Aug 2022 -- Ukrainian troops lost 1,700 people in two days during attempts to resume counteroffensive on the Nikolayev-Kryvoi Rog and other directions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russia Has Resources for Victorious Outcome of Operation in Ukraine - Upper House Speaker Sputnik 31 Aug 2022 -- Russia has enough resources for the victorious outcome of its special military operation in Ukraine, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• India and China to Take Part in Joint Military Drills with Russia VOA 31 Aug 2022 -- India and China are among several countries taking part in Russia's weeklong joint military drills scheduled to get underway on Thursday in the east of the country, according to Russia's state-owned news agency Tass.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions at a meeting with participants in the Znaniye educational marathon, Moscow, August 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Aug 2022
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, August 31, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Aug 2022
• Hungary Says EU To Suspend Visa Deal With Russia, Hold Off On Total Ban RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says the European Union will suspend an accord with Russia on easier visa issuance for tourists, but avoid the outright ban some of the bloc's members have been pushing for at a meeting in Prague.
• Borrell Says EU Members Agree On Suspension Of Visa Deal For Russians RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, says the bloc's 27 members have agreed to suspend an agreement with Russia, which had made it easier for Russians to obtain tourist visas, as a sanction for Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Estonia Seeks Restricting Entry to Russians With Visas From Other Schengen States Sputnik 31 Aug 2022 -- Estonia is considering a ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens at the national level, as well as restrictions on crossing the border by Russian nationals with visas issued by other EU states, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Wednesday.
• Kremlin Says European Sanctions Led to Suspension of Nord Stream Sputnik 31 Aug 2022 -- The trans-Baltic pipeline, which delivers tens of billions of cubic meters of natural gas from Russia to Germany each year, was shut down for three days early Wednesday morning for scheduled maintenance works at the Portovaya compressor station. Gas deliveries are expected to resume at 1 am GMT on September 3.
• The President: EU's energy future lies in full independence from Russia President of the Republic of Lithuania 31 Aug 2022 -- On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda attended the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit in Copenhagen, where together with the leaders of Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, issues related to Europe's energy security and independence from Russia, as well as the Baltic Sea region's green energy transformation were addressed. The meeting focused on the transition to renewable energy sources and the promotion of secure, sustainable energy in Europe.
• Russia Halts Gas Flows Via Nord Stream 1 Amid Concerns Over Energy Supplies RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on August 31 amid concerns that Moscow is curbing supplies to pressure Western countries.
• Russia shuts down natural gas flow to Germany Press TV 31 Aug 2022 -- Russia's energy giant Gazprom has suspended gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, raising fears of a recession and energy rationing in one of the continent's richest countries this winter.
• Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to France's Engie Press TV 31 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Gazprom says it will halt all gas deliveries to French utility Engie from Thursday due to its failure to fully pay for deliveries made last month.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions during talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Aug 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Moscow, August 31, 2022 President of Russia 31 Aug 2022

News Reports

• Condolences to Mikhail Gorbachev's family President of Russia 31 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent condolences to Mikhail Gorbachev's family on his passing.
• Statement on the Passing of President Mikhail Gorbachev US Dept. of State 31 Aug 2022 -- "We join people around the world in mourning the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev. Perhaps no word is more closely associated with Mr. Gorbachev than glasnost, or openness. That's fitting for a man whose openness changed the course of human history."
• Council of Europe leaders pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev Council of Europe 31 Aug 2022 -- PACE President Tiny Kox and Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić have paid tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. In a joint statement, they said:
• A Legacy Overturned: Memories Of The Gorbachev Years And After RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- Near the dilapidated dormitory where I lived for a few months in 1989, close to the notorious Lefortovo jail in east-central Moscow, signs painted on the fence of a disused sports field, if memory serves, bore an upbeat slogan borrowed from the Olympics: "Faster, Higher, Stronger."
• Condolences Pour In As Last Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dead At 91 RFE/RL 31 Aug 2022 -- Dignitaries around the world are recalling the historical legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader whose reforms helped end the Cold War and free Eastern Europe from communism.