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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 21.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 21 Mar 2023
• 'I Don't Know How I Survived': An Inside Look Into Russia's Grinding Campaign In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- At the end of February, Ivan, who lives in the settlement of Volchikha in Siberia's Altai region, got a phone call from his best friend, a mobilized soldier named Andrei who was serving in Ukraine. Although the two had been in regular contact since Andrei was called up, it had been more than a week since they had last spoken.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Denies Russia Intercepted Bombers Over Baltic Sea, Flights Stayed in Estonia Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Russia did not intercept any US bombers over the Baltic Sea on Monday despite claims to the contrary by the Russian Defense Ministry, US Air Forces Europe said.

Foreign Policy

• Press statements by President of Russia and President of China President of Russia 21 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping made statements for the media following the Russian-Chinese talks.
• Putin, Xi touch on Ukraine in Moscow talks as Japan PM turns up in Kyiv Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held hours of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, vowing a deeper partnership between the two anti-western, nuclear-armed powers in meetings overshadowed by a surprise trip to Ukraine by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
• Putin, Xi Call for Ukraine Peace Talks as Russian Leader Says West Not Ready VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a new strategic partnership between their countries and called for a diplomatic solution to Moscow's war against Ukraine, but Putin said he sees no indication that the Kyiv government and its Western allies are ready for peace talks.
• Russian-Chinese talks President of Russia 21 Mar 2023 -- Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping are holding talks at the Kremlin.
• Agreements Signed By Putin, Xi Bring Partnership Into 'New Era' RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a series of documents on "strategic cooperation" between Beijing and Moscow after what Putin described as "successful and constructive" talks at the Kremlin.
• Putin Hosts Xi for Second Day of Talks After Welcoming China's Ukraine Peace Plan VOA 21 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a second day of talks Tuesday, after Putin welcomed Beijing's peace plan to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine and signaled to Western leaders the extent of what they call their "limitless" friendship.
• President Xi Jinping Holds Large-group Talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 21 Mar 2023 -- On the afternoon of 21 March local time, President Xi Jinping had large-group talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow.
• China, Russia to remain true to original aspiration of cooperation, maintain strategic focus People's Daily 21 Mar 2023 -- At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia.
• Chinese, Russian leaders vow stronger relations amid US, Western hostilities Press TV 21 Mar 2023 -- China and Russia have agreed to expand trade, energy and political relations amid the West's increasingly adversarial approach over the war in Ukraine.
• Joint Russo-Chinese Statement: US Biowarfare Activities, AUKUS Submarines & Prospects of Nuclear War Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Moscow and Beijing have issued a joint statement on a number of poignant geopolitical issues, making this move amid the ongoing visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia.
• President Xi Jinping Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 21 Mar 2023 -- On the afternoon of 20 March local time, President Xi Jinping, upon invitation, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow. 
• China, Russia to remain true to original aspiration of cooperation, maintain strategic focus Global Times 21 Mar 2023 -- At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia.
• Xi meets Putin in Moscow People's Daily 21 Mar 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow on Monday.
• Foreign Minister Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, March 21, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2023
• Press release on a diplomatic demarche to Canadian Charge d'affaires ad interim over Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly's "regime change" in Russia statement Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Mar 2023
• Russia-US Communication Channels Working, Moscow Says Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- Communications channels between Russia and the United States, even on the ministerial level, are still working but there has been no progress regarding this issue, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday.
• Russia's UN Envoy Slams ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin as 'Absolutely Null and Void' Sputnik 21 Mar 2023 -- The Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin is "absolutely null and void."
• PACE leadership meets representatives of Russian democratic forces Council of Europe 21 Mar 2023 -- The leadership of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has held an exchange of views with representatives of Russian democratic forces, to step up dialogue and to explore ways of co-operating with the Assembly in future.

News Reports

• Court In Italy Approves Decision To Extradite Son Of Russian Region's Governor To U.S. RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- A court of appeals in the Italian city of Milan has approved a motion to extradite Artyom Uss, the son of the governor of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region, to the United States, where he may face up to 30 years in prison on charges of sanctions evasion and money laundering.
• Head Of Disbanded Nobel Winner Memorial In Moscow Faces Possible Charges After Allegedly Discrediting Armed Forces RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- An investigation has been opened into the head of the disbanded Memorial Human Rights Center in Moscow, Oleg Orlov, over the alleged discrediting of Russian forces involved in the Kremlin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the group said on March 21.
• Bulgarian Blasts, Russian Agents, And The War On Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Mar 2023 -- Shortly after sunset on March 21, 2015, the skies above Bulgaria's biggest, and last remaining state-owned, armaments factory filled with the crackle and fury normally associated with a battlefield.