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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Gaining 'Useful' Intel From Captured North Korean Soldiers, Kyiv Says RFE/RL 13 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) says two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia continue to be interrogated with Kyiv ready to swap them for Ukrainian troops held by Moscow if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un can arrange such an exchange.
• South Korea says 300 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine VOA 13 Jan 2025 -- Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 others injured in Russia's war in Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers in a closed briefing Monday.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (13 January 2025) Russia MoD 13 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Jan 2025 -- On 11 January 2025, in an attempt to disrupt gas supplies to European countries, the Kiev's regime launched an attack by nine fixed-wing UAVs at the Russkaya Compressor Station near Gay-Kodzor (Krasnodar region), which ensures gas supply over the TurkStream pipeline.
• Russia says Ukraine attacked its infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey Press TV 13 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian forces have targeted the infrastructure of Russia's gas pipeline to Turkey.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev President of Russia 13 Jan 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev to discuss the RDIF's ongoing projects across various sectors, including industry, energy, transportation, pharmaceuticals, and artificial intelligence.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on Russian Press Day Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jan 2025
• Biden Says U.S. Stronger Versus Russia, China As He Prepares To Depart RFE/RL 13 Jan 2025 -- President Joe Biden told the nation that the United States is stronger economically and militarily and has more allies today compared with four years ago as he prepares to leave office later this month.
• Sweden pushes EU initiative on oil price cap Government Offices of Sweden 13 Jan 2025 -- Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, along with her Nordic and Baltic colleagues, has written a letter urging the EU Commission proposing to lower the oil price cap within the G7.

News Reports

• Russia's 'Year Of The Family' Has Meant A War On Abortion And Divorce RFE/RL 13 Jan 2025 -- With Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring 2024 the Year of the Family, the pressure was on lawmakers and local governments to go the extra mile.
• Exclusive: Dogged By Debts, Disputes, And Divorce, A Russian Oligarch Also Draws FBI Scrutiny RFE/RL 13 Jan 2025 -- Just after 8 a.m., on December 12, 2022, two FBI agents pulled their car through wrought-iron gates into a circular driveway in a leafy neighborhood in Greenwich, Connecticut, the ultra-wealthy New York City suburb that's home to Wall Street tycoons as well as foreign elite. After knocking, they were ushered into a $7 million, 14,000-square-foot mansion belonging to a man who used to be one of the most powerful figures in Russia: Vladimir Gusinsky.