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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 16.09 Ukraine MOD 16 Sep 2022
• U.S., EU Express Shock Over Discovery Of Graves In Ukraine; Putin Vows To Press Ahead With War RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Western diplomats have reacted with shock to the discovery of a mass burial site and evidence of torture in Izyum days after the city was retaken from Russian forces during Ukraine's successful offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
• Deadly Explosions Hit Buildings Of Russian Occupation Officials In Ukraine's Kherson, Luhansk Regions RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Deadly explosions have rocked office buildings used by Russian-imposed authorities in the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Luhansk, killing two separatist prosecutors and other officials.
• Ukraine Says 'Torture Centers' Found in Recaptured Territory; UN Wants to Investigate Mass Graves VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Parts of northeastern Ukraine are starting to yield evidence of a brutal Russian occupation, according to investigators who have regained access following Kyiv’s recent successful counteroffensive.

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Foreign Policy

• Russia ceases to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights Council of Europe 16 Sep 2022 -- Six months after its exclusion from the Council of Europe, the Russian Federation ceases to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.
• Meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded-format meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in Samarkand.
• Meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Following the SCO summit in Samarkand, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
• Meeting with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in Samarkand with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Talks between Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
• News conference following visit to Uzbekistan President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- In conclusion of his visit to Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin answered journalists' questions.
• China's Xi Says 'Color Revolutions' Must Be Prevented VOA 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called Friday on members of a central Asian regional grouping, which includes Russia and Iran, to work together to prevent “external forces” from promoting what he called "color revolutions" — popular, pro-democracy uprisings in their countries.
• Taiwan suspends trial of visa-free entry for Russians CNA 16 Sep 2022 -- A trial program introduced in 2018 to offer Russian passport holders visa-free entry to Taiwan has not been extended after it expired on July 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) told CNA Friday.
• Germany Takes Over Rosneft Refineries In Move To Secure Energy Supplies RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- Germany says it has taken control of a major oil refinery owned by the German unit of Russia's Rosneft as a step to bolster energy security for the country amid oil and gas cuts by Moscow in retaliation for Western sanctions against it because of the invasion of Ukraine.
• SCO leaders urge full, effective implementation of Iran nuclear deal in final statement Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) say all parties to the Iran nuclear deal need to comply with their commitments as per the 2015 agreement.
• SCO summit: Putin, Xi call for new intl. order as Iran's full membership confirmed Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Russian and Chinese presidents have urged for re-shaping the international order at the latest Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which also saw the full-fledged accession of Iran to the organization signed by members.
• Russia, China presidents welcome Iran's full SCO membership Press TV 16 Sep 2022 -- Russia and China have welcomed Iran's imminent full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), expressing readiness to improve interactions with Tehran within the framework of the body.
• Britain's Snub Of Russia For Queen's Funeral 'Deeply Immoral,' Foreign Ministry Says RFE/RL 16 Sep 2022 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized a decision not to invite Russia to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral as "deeply immoral" and "blasphemous" toward the late monarch's memory.
• Prime Minister meets President of Russian Federation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of Russian Federation H.E Mr. Vladimir Putin today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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