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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 16.11.2023 Ukraine MOD 16 Nov 2023
• In Kyiv, Zelenskiy, Cameron Hold Talks Focused On Continued Military Support For Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Nov 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks in Kyiv focused on further British military support for Ukraine with U.K.'s new foreign secretary, David Cameron, Zelenskiy's office said in a message posted on social media on November 16.
• Russia Repels 14 Attacks in Donetsk, Ukraine Loses Up to 310 Soldiers Sputnik 16 Nov 2023 -- The Russian military repelled the attacks in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia loads nuclear-capable ICBM into launch silo: Ministry Press TV 16 Nov 2023 -- Russia has loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo, the defense ministry says, two weeks after Moscow quit a global pact banning nuclear weapons tests.
• Russian Deputy Defence Minister Aleksandr Fomin takes part in ADMM-Plus Russia MoD 16 Nov 2023 -- Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin took part in the 10th ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers and Dialogue Partners), which was held on 16 November 2023 in Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia).
• Corvette Rezkiy of Pacific Fleet conduct anti-submarine exercise in Peter the Great Bay Russia MoD 16 Nov 2023 -- The crew of the corvette Rezkiy of the Pacific Fleet held a training exercise on detection and destruction of the mock enemy submarine in Peter the Great Bay.
• Chief of CSTO Joint Staff holds briefing on results of Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint exercise in Moscow Russia MoD 16 Nov 2023 -- International Multimedia Press Centre of the Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group hosted a briefing by Chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, in the format of a video bridge between Moscow-Yerevan-Minsk-Astana-Bishkek, on the main results of the Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint operational-strategic exercise.
• Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces Oleg Salyukov holds briefing with military attaches from 54 countries Russia MoD 16 Nov 2023 -- Today in Moscow, Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces General of the Army Oleg Salyukov held a briefing with representatives of the military-diplomatic corps of foreign states. The event was attended by 80 military attaches from 54 countries.
• Boeing E-7A: How Can Russia Counter NATO's New AWACS Aircraft? Sputnik 16 Nov 2023 -- NATO has recently announced its intent to upgrade the military bloc's aging fleet of E-3A AWACS early warning and control aircraft.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on the 90th anniversary of restoring diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2023
• Russia says relations with U.S. could be severed at any moment People's Daily 16 Nov 2023 -- Relations between Russia and the United States are currently undergoing a great crisis, and ties between the two countries could be severed at any moment, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil, Moscow, November 16, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions during a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil Pinto following their talks, Moscow, November 16, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2023
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On U.A.E.-Based Maritime Companies, Vessels For Violating Price Cap On Russian Oil RFE/RL 16 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on three maritime companies based in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and three vessels owned by the companies for shipping Russian oil sold above a price cap imposed by the world's major economies to reduce the amount of oil revenue Moscow has to fund its war in Ukraine.
• Sanctioning Entities and Vessels Transporting Russian Oil Sold Above the Price Cap US Dept. of State 16 Nov 2023 -- Today, the United States is designating three entities and identifying as blocked property three vessels that used Price Cap Coalition services while carrying Russian crude oil traded above the price cap.
• Treasury Sanctions Additional Maritime Companies, Vessels Transporting Oil Sold Above the Coalition Price Cap US Treasury 16 Nov 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing sanctions on three entities and identifying as blocked property three vessels that used Price Cap Coalition service providers while carrying Russian crude oil above the Coalition-agreed price cap. This action underscores Treasury's commitment, alongside its international partners, to responsibly reducing oil revenues that the Russian government can use to bankroll its brutal invasion of Ukraine.
• New U.S. Sanctions Take Aim At 'Russia's Malign Influence' In Balkans RFE/RL 16 Nov 2023 -- The U.S. Treasury on November 16 imposed a broad set of sanctions on eight people and six entities across the Balkans accused of "perpetuating corruption and enabling Russian malign influence" in the region.
• Countering Corruption and Russian Malign Influence in the Western Balkans US Dept. of State 16 Nov 2023 -- Today, the Department of State is designating two individuals and 12 entities from the Western Balkans connected to Russia's malign influence in the region and the corruption that enables it.
• The U.S. Government Designates Individuals and Entities in the Western Balkans for Corruption and Malign Activities US Treasury 16 Nov 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals and six entities pursuant to Western Balkans-related Executive Order (E.O.) 14033 and Russia-related E.O. 14024. In a coordinated action, the U.S. Department of State also designated two individuals and 12 entities pursuant to E.O. 14024.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from RT, Moscow, November 16, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Nov 2023
• Talks between Chairmen of DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee KCNA 16 Nov 2023 -- Talks between Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations who is chairman of the DPRK side to the DPRK-Russia inter-governmental committee for cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology, and Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side, took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall here on Wednesday.
• 10th Meeting of DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee Held KCNA 16 Nov 2023 -- The 10th meeting of the DPRK-Russia inter-governmental committee for cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology took place at the People's Palace of Culture here on Wednesday.

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