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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy: Russian Losses Teach 'Aggression Does Not and Cannot Yield Results' VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine's military said Tuesday it shot down 11 Russian drones and two guided missiles that Russia launched in overnight attacks.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Feb 2024 -- Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have foiled an attempt of the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs targeting the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Feb 2024 -- At around 8.20 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by six Grad MLRS projectiles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Loses 2 Tanks and 3 IFVs, Including Abrams and Bradley, Near Avdeyevka Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 485 soldiers, two tanks, and three infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine Suffers Over 444,000 Losses in Manpower Since Special Op's Launch - Shoigu Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has been losing more than 800 soldiers and 120 units of various weapon on average per day since the beginning of the year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the G7 statement Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Russia Warns Of Direct Conflict With NATO If Troops From Alliance Members Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- The Kremlin has warned Kyiv's European allies that sending troops to fight in Ukraine would lead to the "inevitability" of war between Russia and NATO after France said that, despite a current lack of consensus, "nothing," including sending Western forces to fight on the Ukrainians' side, should be ruled out in terms of preventing a Russian victory in Ukraine.
• Russia: Conflict with Europe 'inevitable' if NATO deploys troops in Ukraine Press TV 27 Feb 2024 -- Russia has warned NATO's European member states of a potential conflict if the West realizes a debated plan of deploying troops to Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Greetings to the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces President of Russia 27 Feb 2024
• Opening statement by Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at Defence Ministry Board Session Russia MoD 27 Feb 2024
• North Korean Missiles Used by Russia Against Ukraine Are Products of Sanction Loopholes VOA 27 Feb 2024 -- The discovery of a North Korean missile in Ukraine that had more than 200 components from U.S. and European companies revealed loopholes that North Korea uses to evade sanctions, said analysts.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2nd International Russophile Movement Congress, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Yemeni Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the talks with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Yemen Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, Moscow, February 27, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs of Yemen Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the 2nd Congress of the International Russophile Movement Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024
• READOUT: Regional Banking Roundtable on Countering Russian Sanctions Evasion US Treasury 27 Feb 2024 -- Today, as part of Treasury's efforts to combat Russian sanctions and export controls circumvention both domestically and abroad, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing Anna Morris chaired a roundtable with U.S. regional financial institutions who may have higher exposure to financing and payments for U.S. exports of sensitive goods. Treasury has conducted extensive private sector engagement to combat Russian evasion of sanctions and export controls, including previous alerts and guidance issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and others, domestic and international travel, and a FinCEN Exchange hosted in November 2023 with small- to mid-size financial institutions on this topic.
• Russia Not Justifying Houthi Strikes on Ships or UK-US Actions in Yemen, Says Lavrov Sputnik 27 Feb 2024 -- Russia does not justify either strikes by the Houthis' on commercial ships in the Red Sea, or actions by the UK and the US in Yemen, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on the conviction of human rights defender Oleg Orlov European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Feb 2024 -- The European Union is appalled by the sentencing of Oleg Orlov, a prominent human rights defender and co-chair of renowned human rights organisation Memorial, to two and a half years in prison on politically motivated charges.
• The Cabinet extends the period of restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into Latvia Latvia MFA 27 Feb 2024 -- With Russia's military aggression against Ukraine under way and still posing threat to the internal security of Latvia, on 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to extend restrictions on the entry of the citizens of the Russian Federation into Latvia until 4 March 2025.
• Iran, Russia can cooperate despite energy rivalry: Envoy IRNA 27 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says the Islamic Republic and Russia can cooperate despite the rivalry in the energy sector between the two countries.

News Reports

• Investigative Journalist Says Deal On Swap Involving Navalny Was Close Just Before Kremlin Critic's Death RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Investigative journalist Christo Grozev told RFE/RL that there was a plan in the works to exchange Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny for convicted murderer and former colonel in Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Vadim Krasikov.
• Navalny Associates Face Problems Finding Location To Bid Farewell To Kremlin Critic RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Associates of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny say they can't find a location in the Russian capital that will allow them to organize a public farewell ceremony for the Kremlin critic after his mother said she was being blackmailed by officials to hold a secret commemoration.
• Hard Time: Navalny Not The Only Russian Dissident For Whom A Prison Term Could Be A Death Sentence RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- When prison authorities in the Russian Arctic announced the sudden death of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny on February 16, they said the preliminary cause of death was "sudden death syndrome." The next day, state-run RT television quoted an unnamed source as saying the 47-year-old Navalny died of thrombosis.
• Russian Metals Tycoon's Assets Nationalized Days After Putin Criticized Operations At Chelyabinsk Plant RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- A Russian metals tycoon's assets in a company that produces a key component in making steel have reportedly been nationalized days after President Vladimir Putin criticized his management of his company.
• Protesters Boo 'Putin Envoy' Dodik As Montenegro Pro-Russian Party Welcomes Him RFE/RL 27 Feb 2024 -- Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia president of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, on February 27 visited Montenegro, where he was greeted by hundreds of protesters who booed him as he entered the parliament building.