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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 01.03.23 Ukraine MOD 01 Mar 2023
• Zelenskiy Says Front Line 'Under Control' Despite Russian Assaults On Bakhmut RFE/RL 01 Mar 2023 -- In his nightly video address on March 1, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces have "every area of the front under control," but added that civilians continue to suffer from Moscow's "deliberate terror" in targeting civilian infrastructure.
• Ukrainian Official Says Kyiv had Nothing To Do With Drones Reported In Russia RFE/RL 01 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine has denied any involvement with a series of drones that flew into Russian territory -- including one that got to within 100 kilometers of Moscow, prompting the Kremlin to order the military to tighten up its air defenses.
• Ukraine Says It Has Defeated Russia's Attempt to Inflict Wintertime Pain VOA 01 Mar 2023 -- As the calendar turned to March, Ukraine contended Wednesday that it has dealt Russia a major defeat, overcoming Moscow's weeks-long barrage of attacks that targeted Ukrainian electrical and water systems to damage them and inflict maximum pain on Ukrainians during the depths of winter.
• Putin orders tightening of Ukraine border as drones hit Russia Press TV 01 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to tighten security on the border with Ukraine, after several drones targeted areas deep inside the Russian territory.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Handed Note to US on Suspension of Moscow's Participation in New START: Moscow Sputnik 01 Mar 2023 -- Moscow handed over the note on the suspension of Russia's participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) to the United States on February 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• Russia officially suspends participation in New START treaty People's Daily 01 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law officially suspending Russia's participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the United States.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Türkiye Mevlut Cavusoglu Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Mar 2023
• US warns China of consequences of arming Russia Press TV 01 Mar 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States believes that China is considering providing weaponry to support Russia in its war in Ukraine.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Mar 2023
• Turkish FM says Ankara won't back unilateral sanctions against Iran, Russia Press TV 01 Mar 2023 -- Turkish foreign minister says Ankara will not support Western sanctions that are unilaterally imposed on countries such as Iran and Russia without the endorsement of the United Nations nor will it succumb to external pressure on following the restrictive measures.
• There no evidence to prove accusations of Iran's military aid to Russia against Ukraine: Amir-Abdollahian ISNA 01 Mar 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Csaba Kőrösi, President of the United Nations General Assembly.

News Reports

• Ex-White House Official Says Putin's 'Fixation' On Empire Led To The War On Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Mar 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin himself provoked the events that led to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a former top White House official said in an interview, pushing back on a central Kremlin argument that NATO's eastward enlargement in the 2000s catalyzed the war.