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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 27.12 Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 27 Dec 2022
• Russians Pound Bakhmut, Avdiyivka In East As Millions Of Ukrainians Struggle Without Electricity RFE/RL 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian forces have unleashed fresh attacks on the eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka, backed by formidable artillery fire, Ukraine's General Staff reported in its morning briefing, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said millions of civilians remained in the dark and cold following Moscow's destruction of power and civilian infrastructure.
• Lavrov to Ukraine: Fulfill our proposals or Russian army will decide issue Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- Russia's foreign minister has warned Ukraine that in order to end the ongoing war between the two neighbors, Kiev must fulfill Moscow's proposals, or the issue would be settled by the Russian army.
• US-led NATO, Ukraine hell-bent on destroying Russia, says Lavrov Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- The United States and its allies in the NATO military alliance together with Ukraine are bent on defeating Russia "on the battlefield" in order to destroy it, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says.

Defense Policy / Programs

• China, Russia conclude week-long naval drills in East China Sea Global Times 27 Dec 2022 -- Chinese and Russian naval forces successfully concluded their week-long routine joint drills in the East China Sea on Tuesday, with Chinese navy commanders revealing to the Global Times that actual combat performances and innovation were highlights during the exercise, which focused on joint maintenance of maritime security.
• China, Russia conclude joint naval exercise PLA Daily 27 Dec 2022 -- Chinese and Russian navies concluded a seven-day joint naval exercise Tuesday in the East China Sea.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 27 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a meeting on the sidelines of the informal CIS summit.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Russia's readiness to continue delivering domestic defence industry products to partner countries including uninterrupted maintenance and repairs despite the sanctions pressure by the United States and its allies Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Dec 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's year-end interview with TASS news agency, December 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Dec 2022
• Russia says no more business as usual with EU Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will no longer engage in joint projects with the European Union as the West has been waging a hybrid war against Russia over Ukraine.
• Russia bans oil export to countries using price cap Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree banning oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a Western-backed price cap on Russian oil.
• Putin Signs Decree Banning Russian Oil Exports To Countries That Impose Price Cap RFE/RL 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning the supply of crude oil to foreign companies and citizens that abide by a $60-per-barrel price cap set by Western allies as a means to squeeze Russian revenue used to fund the war in Ukraine.
• Putin Approves Decree Banning Supply of Oil, Petroleum Products Under Price Cap Sputnik 27 Dec 2022 -- The Kremlin has repeatedly blasted the price cap introduced by Western countries as unacceptable for Russia, underlining that the country will never agree to such destruction of market pricing.
• Russia Retaliates Against Oil Price Cap by Banning Sales VOA 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that the country would ban any oil exports to countries that agreed to an oil price cap imposed by Western nations that took effect earlier this month.
• U.S. not to succeed in suppressing multipolar world order: Russian FM People's Daily 27 Dec 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Washington's attempts to preserve its complete ideological hegemony, stop the course of history, and suppress the formation of multipolar world order will fail.
• Conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 27 Dec 2022 -- The President of Russia met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the informal summit of the CIS heads of state.
• Iran, Russia fast-track new corridor beyond West's intervention Press TV 27 Dec 2022 -- Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route that is beyond the reach of any foreign intervention.

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