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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 02.09 Ukraine MOD 02 Sep 2022
• There Are No Russian Heavy Weapons Near Zaporozhye NPP, Shoigu Says Sputnik 02 Sep 2022 -- The nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye, one of the biggest operating in Europe, has been suffering shelling from the Ukrainian forces over the past few weeks, despite the threat of damaging one of its reactors or the radioactive nuclear material storage. The IAEA mission arrived at the NPP on September 1 to monitor the situation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin Associate Prigozhin Reportedly Recruiting Hundreds Of Inmates To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 02 Sep 2022 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has reportedly recruited almost 1,000 inmates from two penal colonies in the southwestern Rostov region, promising them early release if they fight in Moscow's war against Ukraine.
• Chinese, Russian vessels join drills to uphold post-WWII global order Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- Flotillas of Chinese and Russian naval vessels participating in the ongoing Vostok 2022 (East 2022) joint drills met in the northern part of the Sea of Japan on Friday, which was the 77th anniversary of Japanese representatives signing the official Instrument of Surrender after Japan's unjust war brought tremendous injuries and pain to people across Asia.
• Russia's 2008 military invasion of Georgia: Joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 02 Sep 2022 -- Norwegian Ambassador Karlsen delivers a statement on behalf of OSCE's Group of Friends of Georgia, marking 14 years since Russia's invasion of Georgia.

Foreign Policy

• Moscow says it will halt selling oil to states imposing price cap on Russian energy Press TV 02 Sep 2022 -- The Russian government has warned that it will suspend oil exports to states that impose a price cap on Russian energy resources, after Western powers announced that they are intending to take such a measure.
• G7 Says It Will Move Forward On Price Cap On Russian Oil Imports RFE/RL 02 Sep 2022 -- The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations vowed to "urgently" move forward on implementation of a price cap on Russian oil imports as part of its "united" response to Moscow's brutal invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
• Kremlin: G7's Russia Oil Price Cap Will Destabilize Market, But Moscow Has 'Alternative Scenarios' Sputnik 02 Sep 2022 -- Earlier on Friday, the Russian Embassy in the US warned of far-reaching consequences from "manifestly harmful ideas of introducing a 'price cap' on Russian oil which are actively promoted" by Washington.
• Battle Over Energy Supplies Between Russia, West Heats Up VOA 02 Sep 2022 -- An energy battle between Russia and the West over the war in Ukraine revved up Friday with Moscow delaying the reopening of its main gas pipeline to Germany and G-7 nations announcing a price cap on Russian oil exports.

News Reports

• Russia mulls buying $70bn in yuan, other 'friendly' FX to stem ruble's surge Press TV 02 Sep 2022 -- Russia is reportedly weighing a plan to buy up to $70 billion in the Chinese yuan and other "friendly" currencies this year to stem the ruble's sharp surge amid Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
• Federal Agents Search U.S. Properties Of Russian Tycoon Vekselberg RFE/RL 02 Sep 2022 -- Federal agents in the United States have searched several properties linked to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, whose superyacht was seized in Spain earlier this year at the request of the United States.