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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 25.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 25 Apr 2023
• Deadly Russian Strike Hits Museum In Kupyansk As Battle For Bakhmut Picks Up RFE/RL 25 Apr 2023 -- A Russian missile strike on a museum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk killed at least one person and wounded 10 others, an attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as "barbaric," as heavy fighting for the control of Bakhmut intensified over the past day, the military reported.
• Ukraine in talks with Russia over "all-for-all" prisoner exchange: intelligence chief People's Daily 25 Apr 2023 -- Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an "all-for-all" prisoner exchange, local media reported Monday.
• Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv Says Russian Missile Hit Kupiansk Museum VOA 25 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian officials said a Russian missile struck a museum in the city of Kupiasnk on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others.
• Investigative Report Says Putin Made Decision To Invade Ukraine In March 2021 RFE/RL 25 Apr 2023 -- An investigative report by the Vyorstka online newspaper says Russian President Vladimir Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine in early March 2021.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia considers abandoning missile moratorium amid US threats Press TV 25 Apr 2023 -- Russia says it might abandon the moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter-range missiles, as a result of the destabilizing military programs of the United States in the region.
• Russia: Risks of direct nuclear confrontation with US keep growing Press TV 25 Apr 2023 -- Russia has warned that risks of direct nuclear confrontation with the United States are constantly increasing as a result of Washington's hostile attitude towards Moscow since the beginning of the Ukraine war.
• Director of the Foreign Ministry Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Vladimir Yermakov's interview with TASS News Agency, April 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Apr 2023
• Meeting with Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov President of Russia 25 Apr 2023 -- The President met with Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov to discuss the region's current socioeconomic performance and its further development.
• Quadrilateral talks in Moscow focus on lasting peace, security: Iran's Defense min. IRNA 25 Apr 2023 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has said that the quadrilateral talks among Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkiye were held in Moscow with the aim of achieving lasting peace and security in the region.
• Fighting terrorism stressed in Moscow quadrilateral confab IRNA 25 Apr 2023 -- The Quadrilateral Moscow Conference attended by defense ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkiye emphasized the need for a joint combat against terrorism.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Apr 2023
• Lavrov and Guterres Touch on Ukraine, Mideast & Grain Deal at UNSC Meeting Sputnik 25 Apr 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed, at a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the situation in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, as well as cooperation between Russia and the UN and the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry has detailed.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine Riyad al-Maliki, New York, April 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Apr 2023
• Five officials at the Russian Embassy expelled Government Offices of Sweden 25 Apr 2023
• Russia Expels Moldovan Diplomat, Bans Entry Of Moldovan Officials RFE/RL 25 Apr 2023 -- Moscow is expelling a Moldovan diplomat and banning the entry of several Moldovan officials in retaliation after Chisinau declared a Russian Embassy staffer persona non grata.
• Over 70% trade between China, Russia is settled in local currencies: Russian finance minister Global Times 25 Apr 2023 -- The trade between China and Russia using yuan or rubles has climbed up quickly to account for more than 70 percent of their trade, as more countries are calling for trade to be carried out in their own currencies, and using the yuan as an alternative to the US dollar.
• Lasting peace, security among goals pursued in four-party talks in Moscow: Iran defense min. Press TV 25 Apr 2023 -- The Iranian defense minister says achieving lasting peace and security topped the agenda of the four-party talks in Moscow between the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran.
• Shoigu Holds Bilateral Talks With Iran, Syria, Turkiye Counterparts Sputnik 25 Apr 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held several bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of Syria, Iran and Turkiye in Moscow, and discussed ensuring global and regional security, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Withdrawal of Turkish troops discussed at four-party meeting in Moscow: Syria Press TV 25 Apr 2023 -- Damascus says defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran have discussed the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Arab country, as efforts continue to mend ties between Ankara and Damascus.

News Reports

• New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering to Promote Sanctions Violations by Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch US Dept. of Justice 25 Apr 2023 -- A New York attorney pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to make approximately $3.8 million in U.S. dollar payments to maintain six real properties in the United States that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch.
• Global Public Perception of Russia's Leadership Eroded Sharply in 2022 VOA 25 Apr 2023 -- In the aftermath of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last year, global attitudes toward Russia's leadership have shifted dramatically, with large majorities of the population in dozens of countries reporting disapproval of the Kremlin.
• More Assets Under Name Of Wife Of Pro-Russian Politician Medvedchuk Frozen In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Apr 2023 -- A court in Ukraine has frozen more assets belonging to Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.