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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 07.02.23 Ukraine MOD 07 Feb 2023
• Russia: US Embassy in Moscow spreading fake news about Ukraine war Press TV 07 Feb 2023 -- Russia says US diplomats at the embassy in Moscow are spreading fake news about the Russian war with Ukraine.
• Russia says probing Ukraine use of chemical weapons near eastern cities Press TV 07 Feb 2023 -- Russia says it is probing the alleged use of chemical weapons by Ukraine near Soledar and Bakhmut, citing symptoms of ill health and poisoning among its troops, who were stationed close to the two eastern Ukrainian cities.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia to help Mali improve military capabilities: Lavrov Press TV 07 Feb 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has paid a visit to Mali, where he reassured the country's rulers that Moscow would continue to help the South African nation improve its military capabilities.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions during a joint news conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop, Bamako, February 7, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Feb 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment for the media on the results of his meeting with Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta, Bamako, February 7, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Feb 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop, Bamako, February 7, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Feb 2023
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits Mali VOA 07 Feb 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday vowed that Russia will continue helping Mali improve its military capabilities in a joint press conference aired live on state television.
• Moscow Hands Note to US Embassy Demanding to Stop Interfering in Russia's Affairs, Source Says Sputnik 07 Feb 2023 -- The US Embassy was handed a note on Tuesday demanding to stop interfering in Russia's internal affairs, a source close to the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
• Associate of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted for Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering US Dept. of Justice 07 Feb 2023 -- A federal court in New York unsealed an indictment today charging a citizen of the Russian Federation and legal permanent resident of the United States with participating in a scheme to make over $4 million in U.S. dollar payments to maintain four real properties in the United States that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch, as well as to attempt to sell two of those properties.
• US Indicts Another Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Vekselberg VOA 07 Feb 2023 -- The Justice Department is putting associates of Russian oligarchs on notice.
• Iran-Russia relations deep, fundamental: Shamkhani ISNA 07 Feb 2023 -- Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani stressed that relations between Iran and Russia are developing more fundamentally than before in various dimensions.
• Japan Seeking to Reach Peace Treaty With Russia on South Kurils: Prime Minister Sputnik 07 Feb 2023 -- The Japanese government regards the situation with Moscow and Tokyo not signing the peace agreement on the South Kuril Islands as regrettable, and Japan is committed to the resolution of territorial issues and concluding a peace treaty, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.

News Reports

• 'I Couldn't Just Stand By': Russian Fighters Explain Why They Took Up Arms Against The Kremlin RFE/RL 07 Feb 2023 -- For weeks, some of the most intense fighting in the war in Ukraine has centered on the Donetsk region city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces seem determined to capture even at enormous cost. The nearly deserted city is being held by Ukrainian forces, including Russian volunteers serving in the Free Russia legion and fighting against the invading forces of their own country.
• Russian Government Rejects Bloomberg Report About Alleged Pressure on Central Bank Sputnik 07 Feb 2023 -- A Bloomberg article about alleged pressure from the Russian government on the Bank of Russia to lower the key rate is not true, Boris Belyakov, the prime minister's press secretary, detailed on Tuesday.