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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 01 Dec 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 01 Dec 2023 -- On 1 December at around 08.00 a.m., an uncrewed surface vehicle of Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula was located in the western part of the Black Sea waters.
• Ukraine Lost Over 125,000 People and 16,000 Weapons Over Six Months of Counteroffensive - Shoigu Sputnik 01 Dec 2023 -- The Ukrainian counteroffensive began on June 4. Kiev sent into battle brigades trained by NATO instructors and armed with Western equipment. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kiev's push had failed and that Ukraine had suffered heavy casualties.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Executive Order on establishing staffing levels of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation President of Russia 01 Dec 2023 -- Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Establishing the Staffing Levels of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
• Maximum Size of Russian Armed Forces Increased by 170,000 - MoD Sputnik 01 Dec 2023 -- A presidential decree established the strength of the armed forces at 2,209,130, including 1,320,000 military personnel, according to the Kremlin.
• Opening statement by Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at Defence Ministry Board Session Russia MoD 01 Dec 2023
• Russian Aerospace Forces to Train Pilots on Using 'Smart Bombs' in Special Op Zone Sputnik 01 Dec 2023 -- Guided bombs, also known as precision-guided munitions, are weapons that combine the accuracy of a missile with the destructive power of a bomb.
• Navy commander: Iran, Russia, China to hold joint naval exercise IRNA 01 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani announced the holding of a joint naval exercise between Iran, Russia and China.

Foreign Policy

• Article by Alexey Drobinin, Director, Foreign Policy Planning Department, Russia's Foreign Ministry "Why is the choice of traditional values so important?", the Journal "The International Affairs", December 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Dec 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting, Skopje, December 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Dec 2023
• FM Lavrov says Blinken, Borrell 'chickened out' of talking to Russia Press TV 01 Dec 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell "chickened out" of talking to Russia.
• Taking Additional Actions to Uphold Coalition Price Cap Policy US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2023 -- The United States imposed sanctions today on three entities and identified as blocked property three vessels that used Price Cap Coalition services while carrying Russian crude oil above the Coalition-agreed price cap.
• Treasury Imposes Additional Price Cap-Related Sanctions US Treasury 01 Dec 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 services while carrying Russian crude oil above the Coalition-agreed price cap. These sanctions build on Treasury's previous actions in October and November of this year and represent once again Treasury's commitment, alongside its Coalition partners, to responsibly reduce oil revenues that the Russian government uses to fund its war against Ukraine.
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Three Tankers And Their Owners For Shipping Russian Oil Above Price Cap RFE/RL 01 Dec 2023 -- The United States on December 1 imposed additional sanctions related to the price cap on Russian oil agreed by the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations, the European Union, and Australia to curtail Russia's revenue from seaborne oil shipments.
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on outlawing "international LGBT public movement" European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Dec 2023 -- The European Union strongly condemns the decision of the Russian Supreme Court to outlaw what it calls the "international LGBT public movement" as "extremist" and to ban its activity on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow VOA 01 Dec 2023 -- Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of "instrumentalizing" asylum-seekers by sending them across the frontier in a hybrid attack, in retaliation for Finland's joining of NATO. Russia denied the accusation and warned that the deployment of any military units at the border would be seen as a threat by Moscow.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: A 'Monstrous' Sign Of The Times RFE/RL 01 Dec 2023
• Imprisoned Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Fined For Failing To Follow 'Foreign Agent' Requirement RFE/RL 01 Dec 2023 -- A court in Moscow on December 1 fined imprisoned Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza for a "violation of the law on foreign agents" because while incarcerated he failed to report every three months to the Justice Ministry about his activities due to his designation as a "foreign agent."
• Navalny Says A New Criminal Case Has Been Opened Against Him RFE/RL 01 Dec 2023 -- Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, who is serving a total of 19 years in prison on extremism and other charges that he rejects as politically motivated, said a new criminal case has been brought against him.
• Russia's 15th Launch in One Year: Progress MS-25 Soars to ISS From Baikonur Sputnik 01 Dec 2023 -- This first winter launch of 2023 is the fourth Russian cargo ship to reach the ISS this year and the 15th Russian rocket launched this year.