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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 07.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 07 Dec 2023
• Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Hits Odesa Port VOA 07 Dec 2023 -- A Russian drone attack killed one person and damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, the regional governor said Thursday.
• Ukrainian Troops Shelled Donetsk People's Republic 19 Times in 24 Hours Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was shelled by Ukrainian soldiers 19 times over the past day, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes said in a statement.
• US Risks Organizing 'Second Vietnam' in Ukraine - Russia's Top Foreign Intel Chief Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The United States is in danger of a "second Vietnam" in Ukraine, which every new US administration will have to deal with until a sensible person heads the White House, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin wrote in an article for the magazine Razvedchik.
• Donetsk People's Republic Shelled by Ukraine 39 Times in Past Day Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes said Ukrainian troops shelled the DPR territory 39 times over the past day.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Commander-in-Chief of Navy Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov addresses International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg Russia MoD 07 Dec 2023 -- Today the 13th International Forum Arctic: Present and Future began its work in St. Petersburg, bringing together more than 2,000 participants from Russia and abroad.
• Russia and Saudi Arabia Agree to Boost Defense Cooperation Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a working visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.
• Russia Calling! Investment Forum President of Russia 07 Dec 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Russia Calling! forum.

Foreign Policy

• G7 Leaders Agree To Restrictions On Imports Of Russian Diamonds RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed to restrict imports of Russian diamonds in another tightening of sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
• While Russia is isolated the international community is united: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 07 Dec 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Holland says that the UK and partners will stand alongside Ukraine to protect its future, as well as protecting the OSCE.
• Tsahkna: Estonia is terminating its legal assistance agreement with Russia Estonia MFA 07 Dec 2023 -- The government decided to terminate the legal assistance agreement with Russia and tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with drafting a relevant bill and submitting it to the Riigikogu.
• Russian-Iranian talks President of Russia 07 Dec 2023 -- The Kremlin hosted talks between Vladimir Putin and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, who arrived in Russia on a working visit.
• Russia-Iran Relations Developing Very Well - Putin Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- Relations between Russia and Iran are developing very well, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated.
• Raisi says visits Russia to pursue immediate halt to Gaza bombardment IRNA 07 Dec 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said here on Thursday that he is to be in Moscow, Russia, today to follow up efforts to immediate halt to bombardment of Gaza and the siege of the people in the Strip.
• President Raeisi urges 'immediate' stop to Israeli genocide on Russia visit Press TV 07 Dec 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has called for an immediate stop to the Israeli "genocide and crimes against humanity" in the besieged Gaza Strip as he met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
• Pariahs in arms: Russia finds an ally in military-run Myanmar Radio Free Asia 07 Dec 2023 -- A month after the February 2021 coup that plunged Myanmar into a bloody civil war, military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing gave a rare interview with a Russian newspaper. In it, he declared his countrymen's Buddhist appreciation for "tranquility and peace." He also spoke of his love for "old and true friends" like Russia.

News Reports

• Russian Presidential Election Set For March 17; Navalny Says Putin Victory Could 'Destroy' Country RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has set March 17 for a presidential election in which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run for another term, paving the way for him to stay in power until at least 2030.
• Russian Upper House Schedules Presidential Election For March 17, 2024 Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- According to Article 102 of the Russian Constitution, the Russian Federation Council has the exclusive right to determine the date of presidential elections.
• With Wagner In Disarray, A Russian Diplomat With Spy Links Surfaces In The Central African Republic RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- A former Kremlin envoy to the EU whom European diplomats link to Russian intelligence has been dispatched to the Central African Republic (CAR) to oversee coordination between the Wagner mercenary group and local security forces, a new RFE/RL investigation has found.
• Moscow Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of Nationalist Putin Critic Girkin RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- The Moscow City Court on December 7 extended the pretrial detention of Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov), once a leader of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's east, who was arrested in July after he criticized President Vladimir Putin for "badly" handling the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
• World News in Brief: Russia's LGBT ban condemned, unprecedented Africa malnutrition crisis, health after childbirth UN News 07 Dec 2023 -- UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised concerns about the "dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences" of Russia's Supreme Court decision declaring the "international LGBT movement and its structural units" as "extremist".