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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Mar 2023
• Ukraine: 38 prisoner swaps with Russia since March 2022 People's Daily 03 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine said there have been 38 prisoner swaps with Russia since March 2022.
• Russian Mercenary Group Claims Bakhmut Nearly Surrounded As Ukrainian Fighters Maintain Battle RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- The head of Russia's notorious Wagner mercenary group claims that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut - the scene of devastating shelling and fighting over the past several months - is nearly surrounded with only one final escape route remaining open.
• Press release on Ukraine crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2023
• Putin condemns "terrorist attack" in Russia's Bryansk region People's Daily 03 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident that happened earlier in Russia's southern Bryansk region a "terrorist attack," adding that the perpetrators had targeted civilians, the Kremlin said Thursday.
• Terrorist Attack in Russia's Bryansk Region to Be Investigated: Kremlin Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- The terrorist attack in Russia's border region of Bryansk will be investigated, measures will be taken to prevent such incidents in the future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Ukrainian Forces Shell ZNPP Security Staff: Russia's Nuclear Energy Corp. Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- Security staff at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) was shelled by the Ukrainian side, Renat Karchaa, a spokesman for Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, said on Friday.

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Foreign Policy

• Russia will no longer rely on West for trading energy as Moscow pivots to China, India: Lavrov Press TV 03 Mar 2023 -- The Russian government has said that it will no longer rely on partners in the West for its energy trade and its new energy policy will be oriented toward the East, where it has more reliable customers such as India and China.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions during the Raisina Dialogue conference, New Delhi, March 3, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2023
• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's remarks at the High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council's 52nd Session, Geneva, March 2, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the plenary session of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on countering terrorism, digital transformation, humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction, New Delhi, March 2, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2023
• Designating Russian Nationals Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuses against Vladimir Kara-Murza US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2023 -- Today, we are designating six individuals in connection with the arbitrary detention of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian pro-democracy activist, human rights defender, and critic of the Kremlin who has been imprisoned in Moscow since April 2022 for speaking out against Russia's war against Ukraine.
• Treasury Sanctions People Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse Against Vladimir Kara-Murza US Treasury 03 Mar 2023 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Elena Anatolievna Lenskaya, Andrei Andreevich Zadachin, and Danila Yurievich Mikheev for their involvement in serious human rights abuse against human rights defender, prominent opposition leader, author, and historian Vladimir Kara-Murza (Kara-Murza). These individuals are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world.
• U.S. Sanctions Six Russians For Rights Abuses Against Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- The United States has sanctioned six Russian nationals - including judges and government officials - for what it calls the "arbitrary detention" and "serious human rights abuses" against jailed Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was imprisoned in April 2022 after speaking out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart after release of peace proposals Global Times 03 Mar 2023 -- China supports a political solution to the Ukraine crisis and opposes fanning the flames and sabotaging peace talks with double standards, sanctions and pressure, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Boris Nemtsov And An 'Unjust War Of Aggression' RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- Nine years ago, Boris Nemtsov spoke out against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Then he was killed -- and now, a year after Moscow launched its large-scale invasion, some of his closest allies are being jailed for their criticism of what one called a "criminal, unprovoked, and aggressive war."
• Russia Test-Fires Satellite Thruster Powered by Krypton Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- Russian rocket engine makers have tested an innovative type of satellite thruster powered by krypton, a noble gas that is up to 10 times cheaper than the standard xenon, Roscosmos said Friday.
• Vulnerable, Volatile Moldova Could Be The Kremlin's Next Target. It Could Also Be Just Another Distraction. RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- A few people huddled together rip up readily available posters of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, scatter the shreds to the ground, and stomp on them, all to the delight of onlookers in the Moldovan capital on February 28.
• Moldova's Parliament Approves Turbulent First Reading Of Romanian Language Bill RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- Moldovan lawmakers have approved the first reading of a bill that will introduce the syntagma "Romanian language" in all official pieces of legislation during a stormy session that led to scuffles between the parliamentary majority and the opposition pro-Russian bloc.