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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (9 February 2025) Russia MoD 09 Feb 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
• Trump Tells New York Post He's Spoken With Putin About Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he's spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, reportedly discussing ways to resolve Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is nearing its third anniversary.

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Foreign Policy

• North Korea's Kim Vows Continued Support For Russia's Military Amid Heavy Losses RFE/RL 09 Feb 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on February 8 vowed to maintain his country's support for Russia in its war against Ukraine and threatened to bolster his nuclear forces to counter U.S. military cooperation with Japan and South Korea in the region.
• North Korea's Kim Jong-un slams US for prolonging Ukraine war due to 'wild ambition' Press TV 09 Feb 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has slammed the United States for its blocking of international peace efforts aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Pays Congratulatory Visit to Ministry of National Defence on Day of KPA Founding KCNA 09 Feb 2025 -- The heroic Korean People's Army, which has remained faithful to its sacred mission of firmly defending the sovereignty and security of the state and safeguarding the well-being and happiness of the beloved people with the image of the dignified Workers' Party of Korea embroidered on the glorious colours, is now greeting its proud 77th founding anniversary along with its undying honor, while recording another year of victory and miracles in the history of army building.
• France Officially Backs Neo-Nazis in Ukraine - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 09 Feb 2025 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sat down with Sputnik to focus on a spate of pressing issues, including those related to the Ukraine conflict and the Moscow-Washington relations.

News Reports

• In Central African Republic, A Campaign Of Terror By Wagner's Successors RFE/RL 09 Feb 2025 -- Just after noon on January 17, 2023, Privat Damabakizi, 35, and his wife were working in their farm field in a tiny Central African Republic settlement near the border with Cameroon when his brother, Alvin, called him.
• The President: Synchronization with continental Europe - a triumph of regional cooperation President of the Republic of Lithuania 09 Feb 2025 -- On Sunday, in a speech marking Baltic Energy Independence Day, President Gitanas Nausėda emphasized that synchronization with continental Europe's electricity grid is a truly regional triumph born out of close cooperation.
• Address by Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, at the Baltic States' Energy Independence Day event President of the Republic of Lithuania 09 Feb 2025
• The President at a meeting with leaders of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, the European Commission: Only united action can ensure Europe's long-term security President of the Republic of Lithuania 09 Feb 2025 -- On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Estonian President Alar Karis, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to mark the start of the synchronization of the Baltic States' electricity systems with continental Europe.
• The President announces successful synchronization: The Baltic electricity systems now operate exclusively in Europe President of the Republic of Lithuania 09 Feb 2025 -- On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda, together with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Estonian President Alar Karis, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, announced the successful synchronization of the Baltic States' electricity systems with the continental European grid at a joint press conference.