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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 18.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 18 Mar 2023
• Russia Launches Fresh Wave Of Drone Strikes In Ukraine After ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Putin RFE/RL 18 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine said Russia launched drone strikes in several areas of the country overnight after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes.
• Vladimir Putin visited Sevastopol President of Russia 18 Mar 2023 -- On the Day of Crimea and Sevastopol's Reunification with Russia, Vladimir Putin visited Tauric Chersonesos historical archaeological park.
• Putin visits Crimea on annexation anniversary after ICC arrest warrant Press TV 18 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unannounced visit to Crimea, which joined Russia in a 2014 referendum, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula's declared independence from Ukraine.
• Putin Visits Crimea On Anniversary Of Annexation As Ukraine's Allies Condemn Action RFE/RL 18 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea on March 18 to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine as allies of Kyiv in the fight against the Russian invasion issued statements condemning the annexation.
• Putin Visits Crimea to Mark 9th Anniversary of Its Reunification With Russia Sputnik 18 Mar 2023 -- A nationwide referendum was held in Crimea and Sevastopol nine years ago, on March 16, 2014. At the time, over 95% of the voters were in favor of reunification with Russia, rejoining the homeland after decades of severance.
• Russia Agreed to Extend Grain Deal Only for 60 Days, Moscow Stresses Sputnik 18 Mar 2023 -- Russia has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for 60 days instead of 120, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Saturday, adding that all parties to the grain deal have been notified.
• Black Sea Grain Deal Should Run At Its Full Potential, Russia Says Sanctions Need Lifting Sputnik 18 Mar 2023 -- The Black Sea Grain deal should run at its full potential, Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the UN said on Friday.
• Black Sea Grain Deal Extended, Russia Says for 60 Days VOA 18 Mar 2023 -- The United Nations confirmed that the deal to export Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports, which was due to expire Saturday, has been extended, but it did not say for how long.
• UN Says Black Sea Grain Export Deal Extended, But Ukraine, Russia Disagree Over How Long RFE/RL 18 Mar 2023 -- The Black Sea Grain Initiative - a deal allowing the safe passage of grain exports through Ukraine's ports on the Black Sea - has been extended following days of talks, but Ukraine and Russia disagree over the length of the extension.
• Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day UN News 18 Mar 2023 -- The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered deal aimed at supplying markets with food and fertilizer amid global shortages and rising prices, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, was extended on Saturday, the day it was due to expire.

Defense Policy / Programs

• British Defense Ministry: Russia Likely Preparing for Wider Conscription VOA 18 Mar 2023 -- Russia is "likely" gearing up to cast a wider net to increase its military forces, according to the British Defense Ministry's daily Intelligence update on Ukraine.
• Iran, China, Russia are now in same league to ensure maritime security: Cmdr. Press TV 18 Mar 2023 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the joint exercises by naval forces of Iran, China and Russia in the Sea of Oman sent a clear message to external forces that the three powerhouses are in the same league when it comes to maritime security in the region.

Foreign Policy

• Xi's Russia trip to advance friendship, cooperation, peace: spokesperson People's Daily 18 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Russia will be a trip of friendship, cooperation and peace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
• The more turbulent the world is, the more China-Russia relations should move forward steadily: Chinese Ambassador to Russia Global Times 18 Mar 2023
• China-Russia ties should "move forward steadily" in turbulent world, says Chinese ambassador People's Daily 18 Mar 2023 -- "The more turbulent the world is, the more important it is for China-Russia relations to move forward steadily," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said in a recent joint interview with Chinese media.

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