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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 31.01.23 Ukraine MOD 31 Jan 2023
• Russia says captured village near Ukraine's Bakhmut Press TV 31 Jan 2023 -- Russia says its forces have captured a village on the northern outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
• Russia lists Dalai Lama's envoy on foreign-agent list after he criticizes Ukraine war Radio Free Asia 31 Jan 2023 -- Russia's Justice Ministry has included the spiritual head of Russia's Kalmyk Buddhists and envoy of the Dalai Lama to Russia on a list of foreign agents after he criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Special Operation Will Definitely End in Russia's Victory, Acting DPR Head Says Sputnik 31 Jan 2023 -- Acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin told Sputnik he would not predict when the republic could be liberated, but that Russia's special military operation would definitely end in victory.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Contends Russia Violating Nuclear Arms Treaty VOA 31 Jan 2023 -- The U.S. accused Russia on Tuesday of violating the nuclear arms control START treaty, contending that Moscow was refusing to allow inspection activities inside Russia.
• Putin Instructs Gov't to Sign Agreement With Belarus on Creation of Joint Combat Centers Sputnik 31 Jan 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an instruction on Tuesday to negotiate and sign an agreement with Belarus on the creation of combat training centers for joint military training.
• Working meeting with Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov President of Russia 31 Jan 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov. They discussed focus areas of the supervising agency's work.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 31 Jan 2023 -- At the initiative of the Armenian side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
• Telephone conversation with President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune President of Russia 31 Jan 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Moscow, January 31, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jan 2023
• New sanctions against Russia incorporated into Norwegian law Government of Norway 31 Jan 2023 -- Norway has introduced a new set of sanctions against President Putin and the Russian regime. These sanctions mirror the EU's ninth package of sanctions, which was adopted by the EU on 16 December 2022.
• Russia stresses need for resuming talks to revive JCPOA IRNA 31 Jan 2023 -- Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov urged the necessity for all parties to resume negotiations on reviving a multilateral accord reached in 2015 with Iran known as JCPOA and a subsequent removal of all the sanctions on Tehran.
• US blacklists seven Iranian entities over alleged help to Russia IRNA 31 Jan 2023 -- The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted seven Iranian entities for what it says to be aiding Russia in the war with Ukraine.
• US imposes sanctions on Iranian drone manufacturers Press TV 31 Jan 2023 -- The United States has slapped fresh sanctions against Iran, this time targeting drone manufacturers accusing them of producing drones that Russian forces used to attack Ukrainian targets.

News Reports

• Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group's alleged crimes UN News 31 Jan 2023 -- Top UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday called on the authorities in Mali to launch an immediate probe into the mass execution of civilians last year, allegedly by Government forces and the Russia-based private military contractor, the Wagner Group.