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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (2 November 2024) Russia MoD 02 Nov 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Russian Defence Minister congratulates servicemen of 114th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade on liberation of Kurakhovka of Donetsk People's Republic Russia MoD 02 Nov 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated command and personnel of the 114th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade on the liberation of Kurakhovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
• Kiev Loses Over 250 Soldiers in Kursk Region in Past Day - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 250 soldiers in the western Russian region of Kursk over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• West's Goal in Ukrainian Conflict to Weaken Russia as Much as Possible - Russia's Medvedev Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- The goal pursued by Western countries in the Ukrainian conflict is to weaken Russia to the greatest extent possible, so that it could not "raise its head," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
• Ukraine Sabotaging POW Exchange With Russia for Political Reasons - Moscow Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Ukraine is sabotaging the exchange of prisoners of war with Russia by making a "political performance" out of it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
• Ukraine Agreed to Take Back 279 POWs Out of 935 Proposed for Exchange - Russian Ombudswoman Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Ukraine has been refusing to take back hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers for over a year now, having so far agreed to only accept 279 prisoners out of the 935 proposed by Russia for an exchange, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Saturday.
• Russian Troops Free Kurakhovka in Donbas - Defense Ministry Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Russian troops freed the settlements of Kurakhovka, in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 02 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 16th Assembly of the Russian World, Moscow, November 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's strategic consultations with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Nov 2024
• Condemning Russia's Conviction of Robert Shonov US Dept. of State 02 Nov 2024 -- "The United States strongly condemns Russia's conviction and sentencing of Robert Shonov, a former employee of U.S. Mission Russia."
• U.S. Slams Prison Sentence Against Ex-Consulate Worker In Vladivostok RFE/RL 02 Nov 2024 -- The United States has blasted a decision by Russian authorities to sentence a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok to a lengthy prison term on charges Washington has called baseless.
• Russia, N.Korea Committed to Implement Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Russia and North Korea have confirmed their commitment to implement the agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership.

News Reports

• VOA Interview: UN special rapporteur details Russia's state-sanctioned torture VOA 02 Nov 2024 -- Mariana Katzarova, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Russia, reported Tuesday on the human rights situation in Russia at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, describing torture as Moscow's main tool of repression. In an interview with VOA, Katzarova detailed how the Russian government has turned brutality into the new norm and how Russians are persecuted for their anti-war views.