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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia: 1,400 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donetsk, Luhansk in 24 hours Press TV 14 May 2024 -- Russia's Defense Ministry says nearly 1,400 Ukrainian troopers were killed in battles with Russian soldiers in Ukraine's two eastern breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in 24 hours.
• Russian Armed Forces Take Full Control of Settlement of Bugrovatka in Kharkov Region - MoD Sputnik 14 May 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have taken full control of settlement of Bugrovatka in the Kharkov region and advanced into the territory of Ukraine's defense, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Vladimir Putin signed executive orders appointing the Presidential Executive Office President of Russia 14 May 2024
• Newest mine countermeasures ships train to destroy bottom and buoyant mines on Kamchatka Russia MoD 14 May 2024 -- The newest maritime trawlers of the 12,700 Yakov Balyaev, Petr Ilyichev, and Anatoly Shlemov project have practiced special tasks in the waters of the Avacha Bay. The ship's trawler group carried out joint reconnaissance control search and mine detection using modern automatic systems and hydroacoustic stations.
• Pacific Fleet ships put to sea from Vladivostok to participate in interdepartmental defence exercise Russia MoD 14 May 2024 -- More than 15 combat ships and boats of the Pacific Fleet put to sea from Vladivostok to participate in a planned interdepartmental exercise for the protection and defence of home and maritime communication points.
• Russia Detains Another Senior Defense Ministry Official In Corruption Case RFE/RL 14 May 2024 -- Lieutenant General Yury Kuznetsov, who heads the personnel directorate of Russia's Defense Ministry, has been arrested in a corruption case after more than $1 million in cash and valuables were found during a search at his residence amid an ongoing crackdown on top military officials in Russia.
• Russian Investigators Open Bribery Case Against Senior Defense Official Sputnik 14 May 2024 -- A criminal case for receiving a bribe on an especially large scale has been launched against Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, the head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said on Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Putin to pay state visit to China, 'bilateral strategic ties to be further improved' Global Times 14 May 2024 -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 16 to 17, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday, with analysts from the two countries saying that the visit will have strategic significance for not only the two major powers, but also the world amid turbulence and profound changes.
• Russia's Putin to visit China on President Xi's invitation Press TV 14 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week to underscore the deepening "no limits" partnership with his counterpart Xi Jinping.
• Statement of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Gennady Gatilov at the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 14 May 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 May 2024
• Acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers questions during a plenary session of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Moscow, May 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 May 2024
• Prohibiting Imports of Uranium Products from the Russian Federation US Dept. of State 14 May 2024 -- The President signed H.R. 1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, into law May 13, 2024. This bipartisan legislative action prohibits the import of Russian uranium products into the United States as of August 12, 2024, while enabling a waiver process with the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Departments of State and Commerce, through January 1, 2028, consistent with the law.
• Biden signs bill banning U.S. imports of Russian uranium People's Daily 14 May 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia.
• Iran: Council broadens EU restrictive measures in view of Iran military support of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and armed groups in the Middle East and Red Sea region EC/CEU 14 May 2024 -- The Council today decided to broaden the scope of the EU framework for restrictive measures in view of Iran's military support of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
• Russia is using Iranian-made weapons to target Ukraine's electricity infrastructure: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 14 May 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

News Reports

• Exposing a Sanctions Evasion Scheme Connected to a Designated Russian Oligarch US Dept. of State 14 May 2024 -- The United States is today designating one Russian individual and three Russia-based companies involved in an attempted sanctions evasion scheme connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, who was previously sanctioned by the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
• U.S. Exposes Attempted Sanctions Evasion Scheme Connected to Russian Oligarch US Treasury 14 May 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one Russian individual and three Russia-based companies involved in an attempted sanctions evasion scheme in which an opaque and complex supposed divestment could have unfrozen more than $1.5 billion worth of shares belonging to U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Deripaska).