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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• 3 Killed, Several Wounded By Russian Shelling, Drone Strikes As Russia Steps Up Attacks On Ukraine RFE/RL 13 Feb 2024 -- Russian shelling and drone strikes killed at least three people and caused damage to critical energy infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions on February 13, regional officials and the military reported.
• Russian Attack Damages Dnipro Power Plant VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine said Tuesday that Russia attacked overnight with 23 drones, including targeting the eastern city of Dnipro where officials reported damage to a power plant.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Feb 2024 -- At around 12.30 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Loses Around 325 Soldiers Near Donetsk in Past Day - Russian MoD Sputnik 13 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 325 soldiers in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 13th Middle East Conference of the Valdai Club, Moscow, February 13, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Feb 2024
• Russia Puts Estonian PM And Dozens Of Baltic Officials On Wanted List For Removing Monuments RFE/RL 13 Feb 2024 -- Moscow has placed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on Russia's wanted list, the first time a foreign leader has been put on the Interior Ministry's list, for "destroying monuments to Soviet soldiers" as relations between the Kremlin and the West continue to show signs of deteriorating.
• Estonian PM on Russian Wanted List Over Efforts to Remove Soviet-Era War Memorials VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- Russia has declared Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and officials from other eastern European nations as "wanted" over their efforts to remove Soviet-era war memorials in their countries.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Russian Federation for explanations Latvia MFA 13 Feb 2024 -- On 14 February 2024, the Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., of the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Oleg Zykov, is being summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia in order to receive his explanations concerning a publicly accessible list of former and current public officials of Latvia against whom politically motivated charges had been brought by Russia.
• Will Disinformation Disrupt the 2024 US Elections? VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- When Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, it set off what appeared to be a reckoning with foreign disinformation campaigns in the United States.
• France, Allies Accuse Russia of Increased Disinformation Activities VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- France and several other Western countries allied with Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of developing a network of websites to promote pro-Russian propaganda and undermine their governments.
• Expansion of Kremlin-backed Media in Bosnia Is a Concern, Analysts Say VOA 13 Feb 2024 -- When Russia launched its full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union moved to suspend broadcasts by the Kremlin-backed outlets Sputnik and Russia Today, or RT, citing "systematic information manipulation and disinformation."
• US Pushing Israel and Palestine Towards Catastrophe - Russian FM Lavrov Sputnik 13 Feb 2024 -- Russia does not see any prospects for a quick stabilization of the situation around the Gaza Strip, especially against the backdrop of Israeli plans to expand the military operation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

News Reports

• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna's annual foreign policy speech Estonia MFA 13 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in the annual foreign policy speech: no one wants to live in a world where Putins roam Estonia MFA 13 Feb 2024 -- Today 13 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna presented a report on foreign policy at the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu), and outlined the main objectives and lines of action in Estonia's foreign policy. The minister focused on the ways we can achieve victory for Ukraine and ensure that the values we cherish endure.