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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 24.02.23 Ukraine MOD 24 Feb 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Feb 2023
• Comment by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution entitled, Principles of the Charter of the United Nations Underlying a Comprehensive, Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Feb 2023

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Sees Evidence That China Is Considering Sending Lethal Aid to Russia VOA 24 Feb 2023 -- The United States has seen evidence that the People's Republic of China is considering sending lethal weapons to Russia for its use in the war in Ukraine, and has directly warned China of consequences, according to a senior State Department official.
• Iran-Russia defense cooperation not against any third party: FM spokesman Press TV 24 Feb 2023 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says defense cooperation between Tehran and Moscow dates back to years before the start of the war in Ukraine, stressing that this cooperation is not against any third country.
• Russia warns US, NATO, and Ukraine over 'reckless steps' in Transnistria Press TV 24 Feb 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that any action by Ukraine or its Western allies that poses a threat to Russian peacekeepers or Russian nationals in the region separated from Moldova in Transnistria will be considered an attack on Russia.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 24 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Putin, Erdogan Discuss Situation in Ukraine, Istanbul Agreements Sputnik 24 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine, and the implementation of Istanbul agreements on the export of grain from Ukraine and the supply of food and fertilizers from Russia, the Kremlin said on Friday.
• US Claims Russia's 'Strategic Failure' Extends Beyond the Battlefield VOA 24 Feb 2023 -- Russia's blunders on the battlefield in Ukraine are scaring away longtime partners and other countries that have come to depend on Moscow for weapons systems, munitions and maintenance, according to a key State Department official.
• US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch's Properties VOA 24 Feb 2023 -- U.S. prosecutors went to federal court in New York on Friday to seek forfeiture of about $75 million in luxury real estate owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, saying the assets are proceeds from sanctions violations.
• Task Force KleptoCapture Unseals Two Cases Charging Evasion of Russian Economic Countermeasures US Dept. of Justice 24 Feb 2023 -- 1 Year to Date of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, US Seeks Forfeiture of $75M in Luxury Properties Owned by Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg; Separately Charges Russian National with Illegally Exporting Counterintelligence Equipment to Benefit Russian Government
• With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine VOA 24 Feb 2023 -- Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland used a Justice Department appearance to herald the work of a law enforcement task force he launched last March in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• US announces fresh sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war enters second year Press TV 24 Feb 2023 -- The United States has announced sweeping sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Russia and reducing Moscow's access to critical technologies such as semiconductors, as the war in Ukraine enters its second year.
• FACT SHEET: On One Year Anniversary of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Biden Administration Announces Actions to Support Ukraine and Hold Russia Accountable The White House 24 Feb 2023
• A Proclamation on Increasing Duties on Certain Articles from the Russian Federation The White House 24 Feb 2023
• The United States Imposes Additional Sweeping Costs on Russia US Dept. of State 24 Feb 2023 -- One year ago today, Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked full-scale war against Ukraine. We remain committed to supporting the people of Ukraine and are redoubling our efforts to promote accountability for the Kremlin's war.
• The United States Takes Sweeping Actions on the One Year Anniversary of Russia's War Against Ukraine US Dept. of State 24 Feb 2023 -- The United States will continue to take actions against Russia until it ends its brutal war against Ukraine. Today, the Department of State is taking actions to increase the costs on President Putin's regime. All targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, which authorizes sanctions with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation.
• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen During Press Pool Spray with UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt US Treasury 24 Feb 2023
• Targeting Key Sectors, Evasion Efforts, and Military Supplies, Treasury Expands and Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia US Treasury 24 Feb 2023 -- Today, one year after the Russian Federation launched its unprovoked war against Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking significant action to diminish Russia's ability to continue its brutal war and to procure the resources used to support it.
• FACT SHEET: Disrupting and Degrading - One Year of U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Its Enablers US Treasury 24 Feb 2023 -- The United States, along with an international coalition of over 30 allies and partners, has imposed sweeping sanctions, export controls, and other economic measures since the start of Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine.
• White House Announces New Sanctions Against Russia Over Military Operation Sputnik 24 Feb 2023 -- The White House announced a new set of additional sanctions against Russia on Friday that marks the one-year anniversary of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
• New U.S. Sanctions Target Banks, Companies Supplying Russian Military RFE/RL 24 Feb 2023 -- The United States has imposed new sweeping sanctions on dozens of Russian banks, companies, and individuals, saying they were being targeted to further restrict the flow of materials to manufacturers that supply the Russian military and to punish companies and individuals that have helped Moscow evade sanctions.
• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Suspension of Russia from the Financial Action Task Force US Treasury 24 Feb 2023 -- Today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international standard-setting body on illicit finance, suspended the Russian Federation from its membership. This is the first time in the FATF's 34-year history that the body has taken such unprecedented action, a step warranted by Russia's unlawful, immoral, and unprovoked war against Ukraine.
• Financial watchdog FATF suspends Russia's membership over Ukraine war Press TV 24 Feb 2023 -- The Western-oriented financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says it has suspended Russia's membership over the war in Ukraine.
• New sanctions ban every item Russia is using on the battlefield UK FCDO 24 Feb 2023 -- The Foreign Secretary announced a new package of sanctions, including export bans on every item Ukraine has found Russia using on the battlefield to date.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: 'Lies, Darkness, And Isolation' RFE/RL 24 Feb 2023 -- As Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, U.S. President Joe Biden visited Kyiv and promised that Western backing will not flag. Russian President Vladmir Putin turned to his go-to topic -- his country's nuclear arsenal -- in a bid undermine that support.
• Kazakh Energy Firm Suggests Russia's Gazprom Build Gas Pipeline to China Via Kazakhstan Sputnik 24 Feb 2023 -- Kazakh energy company Qazaq Gaz has pitched an initiative to Gazprom for the Russian energy giant consider an establishment of a new gas pipeline from Russia to China that would run through Kazakhstan's east and contribute to bringing gas to it, Qazaq Gaz deputy board chairman Arman Kasenov said on Friday.
• Spacecraft Safely In Orbit After Launch From Kazakhstan On Rescue Mission To ISS RFE/RL 24 Feb 2023 -- A Soyuz spacecraft is safely in orbit en route to the International Space Station (ISS) on a mission to retrieve three crew members whose return to Earth has been delayed by several months because of a leak in the original vessel due to bring them home.