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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 09.12 Ukraine MOD 09 Dec 2022
• Russia Presses Offensive In Eastern Ukraine As U.S. Readies More Military Aid For Kyiv RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- Russian forces pounded the entire front line in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk and Luhansk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on December 9, as U.S. officials said that Washington was preparing to send Ukraine a $275 million military aid package containing new capabilities to defeat drones and strengthen air defenses.
• Russia Has Rocket Launcher at Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, Utility Says VOA 09 Dec 2022 -- Russia has placed several Grad rocket launchers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to Ukraine's state-owned nuclear power utility.
• Ukraine war: Attacks against civilians and infrastructure must stop, disarmament chief tells Security Council UN News 09 Dec 2022 -- The only way to end the suffering and devastation in Ukraine, "is by ending the war", the UN's top disarmament official told the Security Council on Friday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on a report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Dec 2022
• Putin: Attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure a response to Kiev's strikes on Russia's power lines Press TV 09 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure were a response to Kiev's strikes on Russia's power lines.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Video address to the participants of the joint meeting of SCO and CIS defence ministers President of Russia 09 Dec 2022
• Meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council President of Russia 09 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek.
• Putin: Russia Won't Suffer Losses After West Imposes Oil Price Cap - No Matter What Sputnik 09 Dec 2022 -- The Russian president noted that the adoption of the oil price cap would inevitably reduce global investments to zero, subsequently resulting in another price hike.
• The United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Entities Involved in UAV Deal With Iran US Dept. of State 09 Dec 2022 -- "Today, we are imposing sanctions on three Russian entities connected to Moscow's growing military relationship with Tehran - a relationship that includes the transfer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Iran. The Kremlin is deploying these UAVs against Ukraine, including in large-scale attacks on civilian infrastructure."
• US shocked that sanctions produce 'defense partnership' between Russia and Iran Press TV 09 Dec 2022 -- The White House has expressed shock over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Russia and Iran, both targets of illegal US sanctions.
• Iran and Russia's 'sordid deals' threaten global security: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 09 Dec 2022 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has called out 'sordid deals' between Russia and Iran as threats to global security.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry statement on imposing personal sanctions on a number of Canadian nationals Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Dec 2022
• Conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 09 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Bishkek.
• News conference following the visit to Kyrgyzstan President of Russia 09 Dec 2022 -- Concluding his working visit to Kyrgyzstan, the President answered journalists' questions.
• Russia finds new source of catalysts in Iran as West stops trade Press TV 09 Dec 2022 -- Iran's deputy minister of petroleum and the CEO of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) says Russia has used nearly one ton of Iranian-made petrochemical catalysts in its petrochemical complexes, noting that their demand for new purchases is rising despite the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
• Canada and G7-plus partners impose price cap on Russian crude oil Canada 09 Dec 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further measures in response to the Russian regime's illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory.
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of politician Ilya Yashin European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Dec 2022 -- A Moscow court today sentenced the Russian politician Ilya Yashin to 8,5 years in prison for his reporting about atrocities committed by Russia's armed forces against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha.
• Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian, Iranian and Myanmar regimes Canada 09 Dec 2022 -- Today, on the eve of Human Rights Day, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing measures on those complicit in gross and systematic human rights violations in Russia, Iran and Myanmar.

News Reports

• Griner Arrives In U.S. As Biden Continues Fight To Free Whelan, Others From Russian Prisons RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- American basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in the United States on December 9 after being freed from a Russian jail in a high-profile prisoner exchange.
• The Week In Russia: A 'Monstrous' War, A 'Vindictive Will To Spread Terror' RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- Joy over the homecoming of a U.S. basketball star freed from Russian custody in a swap with an arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" was clouded by concern for the Americans still being held.
• Russian Officer Who Fled To Kazakhstan To Avoid Mobilization To Ukraine War Faces Deportation RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- An officer with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) who fled to Kazakhstan to avoid Moscow's military mobilization for the war in Ukraine is in custody and faces deportation from the Central Asian nation.
• Russian Opposition Politician Ilya Yashin Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- A Moscow court has sentenced opposition politician Ilya Yashin to 8 1/2 years in prison on a charge of spreading false information about the Russian military amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
• 15 oil vessels blocked at Turkish Straits amid EU sanctions on Russian oil People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- Fifteen oil tankers were banned from passing through the Turkish Straits due to a lack of proper insurance amid the European sanctions on Russian oil, Türkiye's maritime authority said on Thursday.
• Russia, U.S. conduct prisoners swap People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner on Thursday at the Abu Dhabi airport, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.