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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 21.12 Ukraine MOD 21 Dec 2022
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 21 Dec 2022
• Ukrainian Forces Under Relentless Pressure As Fighting Rages In East RFE/RL 21 Dec 2022 -- Heavy fighting continued unabated in the east as Ukrainian forces repelled dozens of Russian attacks over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on December 21, as a regional official said one person was killed by shelling in the recently liberated city of Kherson in the south.
• Ukrainian president visits frontline city of Bakhmut People's Daily 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited the frontline city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the presidential press service reported.
• More Than 500 US, NATO Satellites, Alliance Officers Working for Kiev: Shoigu Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- NATO officers, artillerymen and other specialists are in the combat zone in Ukraine, more than 500 US and NATO satellites are working for Kiev, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.
• West Seeks to Prolong Conflict in Ukraine as Much as Possible to Weaken Russia: Shoigu Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- The West seeks to prolong military operations in Ukraine as much as possible in order to weaken Russia, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of Defence Ministry Board President of Russia 21 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Defence Ministry, which was held at the National Defence Control Centre.
• Putin says NATO using all its potential against Russia, vows to fulfill military goals Press TV 21 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed to fulfill the objectives of the country's "special military operation" in Ukraine even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left for the US to lobby for more arms.
• Putin: Almost Entirety of NATO's Military Potential Being Actively Used Against Russia Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Russian officials and some Western media and pundits have characterized the conflict in Ukraine as a proxy war between the West and Russia. The US and its allies have poured tens of billions of dollars' worth of military aid into Ukraine, trained tens of thousands of troops, and provided Kiev with intelligence and strategic level planning support.
• Launch ceremony of Kovykta gas field President of Russia 21 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in ceremony to launch Kovykta field and Kovykta-Chayanda section of Power of Siberia gas pipeline.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the 45th BSEC Ministerial Meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Dec 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 45th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers' Council of the Black Sea Cooperation Organisation, Moscow, December 21, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Dec 2022
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on efforts to shut down Moscow Helsinki Group European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Dec 2022 -- The Russian Justice Ministry has filed for a court order to shut down one of the country's most respected human rights organisations, the Moscow Helsinki Group. This initiative is clearly politically motivated.
• Meeting with State Secretary of Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev President of Russia 21 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.
• Xi Jinping Meets with Chairman of the United Russia Party of Russia Dmitry Medvedev PRC MofA 21 Dec 2022 -- On December 21, 2022, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping met with Chairman of the United Russia Party of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
• Xi meets United Russia party chairman Medvedev PLA Daily 21 Dec 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Wednesday met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC.
• Xi-Medvedev meeting highlights bilateral ties; could promote 'more profound and actual progress of peace talks' Global Times 21 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC.
• Xi Holds Meeting With Medvedev at State Residence in Beijing on Wednesday Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev in the state residence in Beijing on Wednesday.
• Negative decision on real estate transaction in Kankaanpää Finnish MoD 21 Dec 2022 -- On 21 December 2022, the Ministry of Defence took a negative decision on a real estate transaction of the former Lohikko residential home for older people in Kankaanpää, South-West Finland. The buyers of the property are Russian citizens.

News Reports

• Russia's VTB bank starts transfer services to Iran: Report Press TV 21 Dec 2022 -- Russia's second largest bank the VTB has launched a first transaction service involving the Russian rouble and Iranian rial, according to reports published in the Russian media.
• Interview: NYT White House Correspondent On What Every President Gets Wrong About Vladimir Putin RFE/RL 21 Dec 2022 -- A bestselling author who is now covering his fifth administration as the White House correspondent for The New York Times, Peter Baker was a reporter in Moscow in the early days of the presidency of Vladimir Putin, who came to power in 2000. In an interview with RFE/RL, Baker discusses the response of the Biden administration to the war in Ukraine -- and the many miscalculations U.S. presidents have made about Putin.
• Russia Delivers 100,000 Doses of Vaccine Against COVID-19 to Djibouti Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Russia has delivered 100,000 doses of a domestically produced vaccine against the coronavirus to Djibouti, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Wednesday.
• Russia to Remain at International Space Station for Maximum Possible Term: Roscosmos Head Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Russia will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) for as long as possible, Yury Borisov, the head of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Wednesday.