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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 Dec 2023
• Bad Weather, Russian Strikes Leave More Than 500 Ukrainian Settlements Without Power RFE/RL 22 Dec 2023 -- Bad weather and ongoing Russian strikes have left an estimated 520 settlements in Ukraine without electricity as the capital, Kyiv, was targeted by more than two dozen drones launched by Russia on December 22.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 --At around 14.40 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 -- At about 14.00 Moscow time, two more Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted over the territory of Kaluga region.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 -- At around 14.00 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 -- At around 13.50 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 -- At around 11.45 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Dec 2023 -- At around 10 Moscow time, another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russia uses drones to deliver supplies, ammunition to frontlines People's Daily 22 Dec 2023 -- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used to deliver supplies and ammunition to the special military operation zone, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the General Meeting of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, December 22, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2023
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2023
• Tehran slams Arab-Russian statement on Iranian trio islands as interference in internal affairs Press TV 22 Dec 2023 -- Tehran has condemned a joint statement from several Arab countries and Russia about Iran's three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb as an interference in its internal affairs, stressing that it will not hesitate to preserve its territorial integrity.
• Tehran Appears To Criticize Moscow's Stance On Persian Gulf Islands RFE/RL 22 Dec 2023 -- Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has apparently criticized Russia's position on the long-standing dispute over Iran's sovereignty of three strategic islands in the Persian Gulf.
• Telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President of Russia 22 Dec 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.
• Russia warns US of breakdown in diplomatic relations Press TV 22 Dec 2023 -- Russia says it may decide to cut diplomatic relations with the United States "completely" if Washington confiscates the billions of dollars' worth of Russian foreign assets held in US financial institutions to assist Ukraine in the war.
• Issuance of a New Executive Order to Expand Russia Sanctions Authorities US Dept. of State 22 Dec 2023 -- The United States, alongside our allies and partners, is committed to curtailing Russia's use of the international financial system to advance its war in Ukraine.
• Statement from Secretary Yellen on President Biden's Executive Order Taking Additional Steps With Respect to Russia's Harmful Activities US Treasury 22 Dec 2023 -- Today, to further strengthen the U.S. Department of the Treasury's tools to disrupt and degrade Russia's war machine, President Biden issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) amending E.O. 14024 and E.O. 14068. This E.O. further targets Russian sanctions evasion and solidifies the U.S. commitment to the G7 Leaders' Statement, making clear to foreign financial institutions that facilitating significant transactions relating to Russia's military-industrial base may expose them to U.S. sanctions.
• Letters to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful Activities The White House 22 Dec 2023
• Executive Order on Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful Activities The White House 22 Dec 2023
• Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Expanding Sanctions Authorities Against Russia's Military Industrial Base The White House 22 Dec 2023
• Background Press Call on Upcoming Action to Continue Holding Russia Accountable The White House 22 Dec 2023
• Biden Signs Order Expanding U.S. Authority To Punish Banks For Facilitating Russian Defense Procurement RFE/RL 22 Dec 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on December 22 signed an executive order paving the way for Washington to impose sanctions on financial institutions that help Russia evade sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine.
• Biden Signs New US Sanctions Targeting Russia's Defense Industry VOA 22 Dec 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to bolster U.S. sanctions against financial institutions that aid Russia's defense industry in its war against Ukraine. The order allows the U.S. Treasury to target banks in countries like China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere that may be helping Russia evade sanctions.
• New US Sanctions Target Banks to Prevent Aiding Russia's Defense Industry VOA 22 Dec 2023 -- Most major financial institutions are adhering to U.S. sanctions aimed at preventing Russia from acquiring materials needed for its war effort, according to U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo in a TV interview Friday on CNBC.
• US, Europe plan to seize Russia's $300 billion in assets for Ukraine war: Report Press TV 22 Dec 2023 -- The United States and Europe have devised schemes to take possession of Russian assets for utilization of funds in the Ukraine war, according to a report in the US media.

News Reports

• 'Tens Of Millions Of Tragedies': Russian Woman Faces Psychiatric Confinement Over Uncompromising Anti-War Stance RFE/RL 22 Dec 2023 -- "This war is the destruction of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty," Viktoria Petrova said in her final courtroom speech on December 21, calling Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine "a crime against humanity."
• Putin Signs Decree On Temporary State Takeover Of Russia's Biggest Auto Dealer RFE/RL 22 Dec 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22 signed a decree on temporarily putting Rolf, the country's largest auto dealership, under state management.