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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Forces Report Downing 8 Russian Drones VOA 29 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine said Monday its air defenses downed eight drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 29 Jan 2024 -- At around 9.50 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 29 Jan 2024 -- At around 8.30 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by Uragan MLRS projectiles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Russian Troops Liberate Tabayevka Settlement Near Kharkov - MoD Sputnik 29 Jan 2024 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) shared incoming reports on the liberation of the village of Tabayevka near Kupyansk in the Kharkov region and the advance of Russian troops in other areas of the special operation zone.
• Russian Defence Minister inspects development of central research institutions of Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow region Russia MoD 29 Jan 2024 -- During a working visit to the Western MD's units, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the progress of modernisation of the experimental bases of the Russian Defence Ministry's research institutes deployed in the Moscow region.
• Putin has no plans to meet IAEA chief: Kremlin IRNA 29 Jan 2024 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin will not meet Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency during his upcoming visit to Moscow.

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Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Aleinik Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Jan 2024
• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 28 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Constantine Palace.
• Meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State President of Russia 29 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko chaired a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the Konstantin Palace.
• Russia, Belarus to Work Together to Ensure Equal, Indivisible Security - Putin Sputnik 29 Jan 2024 -- Russia and Belarus will work jointly to ensure that there is equal and invisible security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months EC/CEU 29 Jan 2024 -- The Council today renewed for a further 6 months its restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, until 31 July 2024.
• Russian Federation flouts international commitments once again with decision not to invite OSCE observers to presidential election OSCE 29 Jan 2024 -- The decision of the Russian Federation not to invite OSCE observers to the upcoming presidential election is deeply regrettable, leaders of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) said today.

News Reports

• Putin Officially Registered For Russian Presidential Election Amid Suppression Of Opposition RFE/RL 29 Jan 2024 -- Incumbent Vladimir Putin has been officially registered as a candidate in Russia's upcoming presidential election, a vote he is expected to easily win with most of his main opponents in jail or outside the country, having fled for security concerns.