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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 17 Apr 2023
• Fresh Russian Strikes Cause Deaths, Destroy Churches, Hospitals, As Ukraine Grain Dispute Mounts RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- Fighting continued unabated in the eastern Donetsk region as Russian forces struck cities in two southern Ukrainian regions, causing deaths among civilians and damaging infrastructure, while a dispute within the European Union regarding Ukraine's grain exports continued to escalate.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu President of Russia 17 Apr 2023 -- The Defence Minister reported to the President on the military exercises of the Pacific Fleet.
• Kremlin: Turbulent Times Call for Russian Fleet's Full Combat Readiness Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- The full combat readiness of Russia's naval forces is needed due to turbulent times, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, adding that there is a threat of regional conflicts.
• Russia rejects Japan's criticism of Pacific naval drills, says faces threats beyond Ukraine Press TV 17 Apr 2023 -- Moscow has rejected Japan's protest against Russia's massive Pacific naval exercises that have involved the entire Russian Pacific Fleet.
• UK, German Air Force Escort 3 Russian Military Planes Over Baltic Sea Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- The air forces of the United Kingdom and Germany have escorted three Russian military planes transiting over the Baltic Sea, the UK air force said on Monday.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's replies to media questions on the statements by the British, US and Canadian ambassadors in connection with the verdict passed on Vladimir Kara-Murza Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira, Brasilia, April 17, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2023
• Russian, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Discuss Bilateral Ties, Mull Trade Talks Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira discussed on Monday bilateral relations and negotiated dates for meetings of intergovernmental commissions, including the commission on trade.
• US Ambassador Visits Journalist Held in Russian Jail VOA 17 Apr 2023 -- Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, said she visited jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Moscow Monday and that she found him in good spirits. Russia has accused Gershkovich of spying.
• U.S. Ambassador To Russia Says Detained Reporter 'In Good Health' After First Consular Visit RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. ambassador to Russia has visited American Evan Gershkovich in a prison in Moscow where the journalist is being held on charges of espionage.
• U.S. Warns Companies About Price-Cap Evasion On Russian Oil RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. Treasury Department has published a warning to U.S. companies about possible evasion of a price cap on exported Russian oil, pointing specifically to oil exported through the Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline and ports in eastern Russia.
• Putin meets Chinese defense minister, hails Moscow-Beijing military cooperation Press TV 17 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in the Kremlin, with both hailing the "strategic" nature of ties between the two countries and their growing military cooperation.
• China-Russia military ties to enhance amid Chinese defense chief's visit to Moscow, 'key to world peace, containing and deterring hegemony' Global Times 17 Apr 2023 -- The ongoing visit of Chinese defense chief Li Shangfu to Russia received high standard reception and also drew great attention globally, as Western media try to connect the China-Russia military ties with the ongoing Ukraine crisis, with Chinese analysts saying on Monday the strategic partnership between the two countries has no ill intention or conspiracy to hide and will never target any third party.
• Russia, China Believe US, Allies Responsible for Escalation on Korean Peninsula Sputnik 17 Apr 2023 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko discussed the situation around the Korean peninsula with Chinese special envoy on North Korea Liu Xiaoming in Moscow, and the parties agreed that Washington and its allies bear responsibility for the escalation of the situation around the peninsula.

News Reports

• International Outcry After Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Sentenced To 25 Years For Denouncing Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- Journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian-British dual national and one of the Kremlin's most vocal critics, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Moscow court after a closed-door trial for treason and other offenses, sparking an international outcry and calls for his immediate release.
• Who Is Vladimir Kara-Murza? RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- In a speech to lawmakers in the U.S. state of Arizona in March 2022, weeks after Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Kara-Murza accused the "dictatorial regime in the Kremlin" of committing "war crimes."
• Politically Motivated Conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza US Dept. of State 17 Apr 2023 -- "The United States condemns the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for speaking out against the Russian government's war of aggression against Ukraine."
• Secretary General condemns 25 year prison sentence for Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza Council of Europe 17 Apr 2023
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Apr 2023 -- The European Union strongly condemns the ruling by a Moscow court to sentence the opposition politician, democracy activist and outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on politically motivated charges.
• Canada deplores guilty verdict for Vladimir Kara-Murza Canada 17 Apr 2023
• Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on the politically motivated sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza Government of Norway 17 Apr 2023
• UK condemns sentencing of British-Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza UK FCDO 17 Apr 2023 -- The UK has summoned the Russian Ambassador after the politically-motivated conviction and sentencing of British dual-national Vladimir Kara-Murza in a Moscow court today.
• 'The State Will Eat You': Russia Enters The Era Of The Treason Verdict RFE/RL 17 Apr 2023 -- In a case that has attracted international condemnation, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison -- the harshest punishment ever handed down to a Kremlin opponent in the post-Soviet era -- on charges stemming mainly from his outspoken criticism of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.