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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 May 2023
• Russia Claims Group Crossed Border From Ukraine In Attack; Nuclear Plant Back Online RFE/RL 22 May 2023 -- Violent clashes erupted on the Russian-Ukrainian border with Moscow accusing a Ukrainian "sabotage group" of trying to make an incursion into the country, an allegation Kyiv rejected.
• Kremlin: Putin Briefed on Ukraine's Attempt to Infiltrate Into Russia's Belgorod Region Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- Earlier, two civilians were killed and another one was injured as a result of a Ukrainian shelling of a village in Russia's Belgorod region.
• Ukrainian 'sabotage group' mounted attack across border: Russian regional governor Press TV 22 May 2023 -- A Ukrainian "sabotage group" has carried out a cross-border attack in Russia's southwestern region of Belgorod, according to the governor of the Russian region.
• Three Key Goals Russia Achieved by Liberating Artemovsk Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- The Russian military confirmed Sunday that operations by assault detachments supported by artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Forces had led to the total liberation of the DPR city of Artemovsk. Alexey Leonkov, one of Russia's top military observers, told Sputnik what this means tactically, strategically, and politically.
• Russian Ambassador Warns Against Strikes on Crimea, Raises F-16 Issue Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- The United States must understand that Ukrainian strikes on Crimea would be viewed as an attack on any other region of Russia, while the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev raises the question of NATO's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Supreme Court President Vyacheslav Lebedev President of Russia 22 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Supreme Court President Vyacheslav Lebedev. The discussion focused on measures aimed at humanising law enforcement practice, as well as on efforts to create courts in the new regions of the Russian Federation.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, Moscow,May 22, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 May 2023
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on threats against the International Criminal Court European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 May 2023 -- The European Union deplores the criminal proceedings initiated by Russian authorities against the Prosecutor and three Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• Russia Denies Consular Access to American Journalist for Second Time VOA 22 May 2023 -- The U.S. State Department and media analysts have criticized Russia over its refusal to allow regular consular access to a U.S. journalist who has been detained in Moscow since his arrest in late March.
• Edgars Rinkēvičs: The EU must send a clear signal to third countries that circumvention of sanctions will not be tolerated Latvia MFA 22 May 2023 -- On 22 May 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels, at which the Member States exchanged views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, on the Horn of Africa, as well as Western Balkans.
• Georgia's Diplomatic Balancing Act Is Getting Harder To Pull Off RFE/RL 22 May 2023 -- Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, Georgia's government has tried to walk a thin line: to maintain its strong ties to the West while at the same time avoiding the wrath of a Russia on the warpath.
• Turkiye Reportedly in Talks With West on Eliminating Obstacles to Paying for Russian Products Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- Turkiye, together with the United Nations (UN), is negotiating with the United States and the United Kingdom to remove obstacles to paying for Russian products, the export of which is planned as part of the grain deal, a source familiar with the talks told Sputnik.
• China, Russia maintain frequent high-level interactions, resilient against external discord-sowing Global Times 22 May 2023 -- Senior Chinese and Russian officials met in Moscow to discuss security affairs on Monday, which will be followed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's scheduled visit to China on Tuesday and Wednesday.

News Reports

• What is Northern Sea Route and How Can It Turn Russia Into Arctic Superpower? Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- Russia plans to increase the tonnage of cargo shipped through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to 80 million tons by 2024, and to ship up to 270 million tons through the artery annually by 2035. What is the economic and geostrategic significance of the NSR? And why has Moscow invested so much political and material capital into it? Sputnik explores.