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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskiy Blasts Fico In Energy Feud As Fighting Intensifies On Battlefield RFE/RL 28 Dec 2024 -- Drone attacks and fighting intensified in Ukraine and Russia on December 28, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Slovakia's prime minister of taking "orders" from the Kremlin to harm Kyiv and his own people as an energy feud heightened as well.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (28 December 2024) Russia MoD 28 Dec 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service: US, UK special forces directing attacks on bases in Syria Press TV 28 Dec 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says US and British special services are plotting a series of terrorist attacks on Russian military bases in Syria, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad's government by militant groups earlier this month.

Foreign Policy

• Putin Apologizes, Tells Azerbaijan Russian Air Defenses Were Activated When Jet Crashed RFE/RL 28 Dec 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized over the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane this week, the Kremlin said, amid growing evidence that the jet was hit by a Russian air-defense missile in the Chechnya region before it went down in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 28 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the initiative of the Russian side.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 28 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Russian side's initiative.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2024
• Foreign Ministry Statement on measures in response to the European Union's 15th sanctions package against Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question on escalating tension on Pakistan-Afghanistan border Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Dec 2024

News Reports

• Germany Says Baltic Cable Damage A 'Wake-Up Call' As Report Describes 'Spy Ship' RFE/RL 28 Dec 2024 -- Germany's foreign minister described the suspected sabotage of a Baltic Sea power cable as a "wake-up call" for the West and urged the European Union to impose new sanctions targeting what is known as Russia's "shadow fleet."
• Eagle S tanker successfully transferred to Porvoo Police of Finland 28 Dec 2024 -- The police, in cooperation with the other authorities, have successfully transferred the Eagle S tanker to the Svartbeck inner anchorage near Porvoo.