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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 Apr 2023
• Russia, Ukraine trade barbs over occupation of Bakhmut Press TV 13 Apr 2023 -- Russia and Ukraine have exchanged barbs over which country's forces have seized control of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
• Ukraine's Naftohaz Says Russia Ordered To Pay $5 Billion For Illegal Seizure Of Assets RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine's state energy company, Naftohaz, says a Hague-based tribunal has ordered Moscow to pay the company $5 billion for the illegal seizure of its assets in Crimea, which occurred after Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
• Russia Ran 'Torture Center,' Committed War Crimes During Kherson Occupation, HRW Says RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- The Russian forces who occupied Ukraine's southern city of Kherson from March until November 2022 ran a "torture center" and other similar facilities at which they unlawfully detained and tortured Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch asserted in a report issued on April 13.
• Press release on the Istanbul package agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: EU Sanctions Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group VOA 13 Apr 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Leaders Condemn Alleged Decapitation of Captive VOA 13 Apr 2023

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Jets Escort Norwegian Patrol Plane Over Barents Sea Near Russian Airspace Sputnik 13 Apr 2023 -- Russian MiG-31 fighter jet escorted a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea on Thursday to make sure it does not enter Russia's airspace, the National Defense Management Center part of the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Kremlin: Black Sea Will Never Be NATO's Sea Sputnik 13 Apr 2023 -- The Black Sea will never be NATO's sea, it is a common area, and there should be indivisible security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Article by Sergey Lavrov for print media in the Latin American countries (April 2023) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on positive trends in inter-state relations of the Gulf region countries Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's upcoming participation in the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Wagner Group and RIA FAN added to the EU's sanctions list EC/CEU 13 Apr 2023 -- The Council today decided to add the Wagner Group and RIA FAN to the list of those subject to EU restrictive measures for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
• JOINT READOUT: US- EU - UK Sanctions Evasion Meeting with Private Sector Participants US Treasury 13 Apr 2023 -- On the sidelines of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo; European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness; and HM Treasury Director General for International Finance Lindsey Whyte hosted representatives from financial institutions to discuss continued efforts to counter sanctions evasion and combat Russian military procurement in key jurisdictions. The government officials and bank representatives were also joined by Deputy Director of the CIA David Cohen and Deputy Director of National Intelligence Morgan Muir.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Samarkand, April 13, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Press release on the fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, Samarkand, April 13, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Press release on the second meeting of foreign ministers of the regional quartet on Afghanistan in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Joint Statement of the Second Informal Meeting on Afghanistan Between Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Taliban, China, Russia Foreign Ministers Attend Huddle on Afghanistan VOA 13 Apr 2023 -- Uzbekistan hosted a conference Thursday of foreign ministers of regional countries, including Russia and China, to review the situation and cooperation with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
• Taliban Foreign Minister Joins Regional Huddle on Afghanistan VOA 13 Apr 2023 -- Uzbekistan is hosting a conference Thursday of foreign ministers of regional countries, including Russia and China, to review the situation and cooperation with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
• Quartet neighboring states issue joint statement on formation of inclusive gov't in Afghanistan IRNA 13 Apr 2023 -- Foreign Ministers of four neighboring countries of Afghanistan, including Iran, have issued a joint statement in Uzbekistan necessitating the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with participation of all ethnic groups.
• Quartet meeting reviews situation of Afghanistan: Iran FM IRNA 13 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that the quartet meeting with participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China reviewed the concerns about the situation in Afghanistan.
• Statement by the Minister of State Ministerial Meeting of the Neighbours of Afghanistan (Samarkand, 13 April 2023) Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023
• Iran, China, Pakistan, and Russia urge US, allies to lift sanctions on Afghanistan Press TV 13 Apr 2023 -- Foreign ministers of Iran, China, Pakistan and Russia have urged the United States and its allies to accept their responsibility vis-à-vis the ongoing difficult situation in Afghanistan, immediately lift all unilateral sanctions against the war-ravaged country, and release its frozen assets.

News Reports

• Navalny Aide Says Jailed Politician Suffering Health Issues After 'Suspicious Treatment' RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's health has deteriorated dramatically following what a senior aide called the suspicious "treatment" he was given by prison medical personnel for acute stomach pains the politician suffered while in punitive solitary confinement.
• Russian Journalist Arrested, Accused of Spreading Fake News VOA 13 Apr 2023 -- A Russian court this week ordered that a Russian reporter with independent news website RusNews be detained until June 10 on three charges of spreading fake information about the Russian army.