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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 08.11 Ukraine MOD 08 Nov 2022
• Russia Suffering Heavy Losses In East, Kyiv Says, As Kherson Battle Looms In South RFE/RL 08 Nov 2022 -- Kyiv's forces have repelled several waves of Russian attacks in the Donbas, the Ukrainian military says, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the heavy losses sustained by the Russians on a daily basis highlighted the "madness" of Moscow's strategy of attack.
• Ukraine Willing to Consider 'Genuine' Negotiations With Russia VOA 08 Nov 2022 -- Ahead of his address to world leaders at a global climate summit on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was willing to consider "genuine" negotiations with Russia.
• Ukraine Wants Extension Of Grain Export Deal, Zelenskiy Tells Visiting U.S. Ambassador To UN RFE/RL 08 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for an extension of the Black Sea grain export deal that has allowed exports from three major Ukrainian ports, easing a global food crisis.
• Ukraine rules out peace talks unless Russia returns captured land Press TV 08 Nov 2022 -- Kiev has called for the restoration of Ukraine's borders as a precondition for the resumption of peace talks with Russia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Satellite Images Show A Russian Buildup In Belarus. Experts Say It May Be A Bluff. RFE/RL 08 Nov 2022 -- When Russia held large-scale military exercises in Belarus in February, the two countries described them as defensive in nature, aimed at repelling outside aggression, namely from Ukraine and NATO.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Moscow, November 8, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Nov 2022
• Indonesia: Putin likely won't attend G20 Bali summit in person Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin likely won't attend next week's G20 summit in Bali in person, an Indonesian presidential aide said Tuesday, while the American and Chinese presidents are expected to be there.
• Maintaining Contact With Kremlin 'In The Interests' Of U.S., Sullivan Says RFE/RL 08 Nov 2022 -- U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed that communication channels between the United States and Russia remain open despite the war in Ukraine, the BBC reports.
• Sullivan Says US Engaged in Talks With Russia to Reduce Risk, Warn Against Use of Nukes Sputnik 08 Nov 2022 -- US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said during a think-tank event that US officials recently had an opportunity to engage with the Russian government at senior levels to reduce risk and convey the consequences of the potential use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

News Reports

• German Police Impound Paintings Belonging To Russian Tycoon Usmanov Worth Millions RFE/RL 08 Nov 2022 -- Police in Germany have impounded 30 paintings - include works by French modernist Marc Chagall - from a yacht belonging to one of Russia's richest people, Alisher Usmanov, who has been slapped with Western sanctions over his close ties to President Vladimir Putin.