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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 25.12 Ukraine MOD 25 Dec 2022
• Fierce Fighting Engulfs Bakhmut As Many Defiant Ukrainians Celebrate Christmas RFE/RL 25 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine's military said its forces have inflicted "heavy losses" on pro-Moscow troops in continued fierce fighting around the strategic eastern town of Bakhmut, with an official saying that dozens of Russian soldiers had been killed over the past 24 hours.
• Putin: West refuses to negotiate over Ukraine, aims to 'tear apart' Russia Press TV 25 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine, but Kiev and its Western allies refuse to engage in talks.
• Putin: Our Geopolitical Opponents Triggered Conflict in Ukraine Sputnik 25 Dec 2022 -- Russia is open to a dialogue with all stakeholders on peaceful conflict settlement in Ukraine, but they have so far refused to negotiate, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
• Russian Nuclear Corporation Rosatom Implements Measures to Improve Safety at ZNPP - CEO Sputnik 25 Dec 2022 -- Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has taken a number of measures to improve the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Nuclear deterrence only factor preventing West from waging full-fledged war on Russia: Medvedev Press TV 25 Dec 2022 -- Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, says the only thing that is preventing the West from seeking an all-out war with Russia is the country's nuclear arsenal.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, December 25, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Dec 2022
• Russia Rules Out Possibility of Supplying Oil at Forced Prices Set by West Sputnik 25 Dec 2022 -- Russia will look for new markets and logistics even at higher costs so as not to supply oil at prices set by the West, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Sunday.
• China-Russia relations 'strong as monolith': Chinese FM Press TV 25 Dec 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has praised Sino-Russia relations, saying ties between the two countries are "strong as a monolith" and do not change under the influence of the unstable international circumstances.

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