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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• 7 killed by Russian air attacks in Ukraine's Kyiv, Donetsk regions VOA 26 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russian aerial attacks in the Kyiv and Donetsk regions killed at least seven people.
• North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South confirms Radio Free Asia 26 Feb 2025 -- South Korea's main spy agency said North Korea had deployed more troops to Russia, with media reports estimating the number at more than 1,000.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (26 February 2025) Russia MoD 26 Feb 2025
• Russian Forces Take Control Over Orlovka, Pogrebki Settlements in Kursk Region Sputnik 26 Feb 2025 -- The Russian armed forces have control over the settlements of Orlovka and Pogrebki in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Lavrov Calls Out Europe's Peacekeeper Plan for Ukraine As Ploy to Rearm Kiev Sputnik 26 Feb 2025 -- For Russia, any course of action involving the deployment of European peacekeepers to Ukraine is out of the question, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

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Foreign Policy

• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's participation in the meeting of BRICS sherpas/sous-sherpas Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Feb 2025
• Russia, US diplomats to meet in Istanbul to discuss restoration of embassies: Lavrov Press TV 26 Feb 2025 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russian and US diplomats will hold a meeting in Istanbul to discuss issues related to the operation of the two countries' embassies.
• Russia's Lavrov: Trump's Gaza displacement plan 'time bomb' for region Press TV 26 Feb 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says US President Donald Trump's scheme to take over the besieged Gaza Strip would not resolve the long-standing Palestinian issue, but would rather be a "time bomb" in West Asia.
• Russian-Bissau talks President of Russia 26 Feb 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who is in Russia on a state visit.
• Press Release on Russian-Nicaraguan Consultations on Biological Security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Feb 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to the State of Qatar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Feb 2025
• Foreign Minister Baiba Braže on the EU's 16th package of sanctions against Russia Latvia MFA 26 Feb 2025 -- "With the 16th round of sanctions adopted today, we are precisely targeting the sectors that still generate the highest revenue for Russia."
• Russia slams unilateral US sanctions against Iran as illegitimate illegal Press TV 26 Feb 2025 -- Russia has reiterated that unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran are illegal, saying that Washington devised such punitive measures against Tehran to bypass the United Nations Security Council.
• US sanctions against Iran are illegal: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman IRNA 26 Feb 2025 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that the sanctions being imposed bypassing the UN Security Council are illegal, including those imposed on Iran, Russia, or any other country.
• Pezeshkian: Iran, Russia share common views on regional issues IRNA 26 Feb 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has highlighted the importance of continued constructive regional interactions between Iran and Russia, noting that the two nations share similar views on regional issues.

News Reports

• UK, allies sanction North Korean officials linked to Russia troop deployment Radio Free Asia 26 Feb 2025 -- Britain has imposed sanctions on senior North Korean officials linked to their country's support for Russia's war against Ukraine as part of what the United Kingdom said was its largest sanctions package against Russian individuals and institutions since the early days of the war.
• China urges Canada to stop wrongful sanctions on Chinese firms allegedly supporting Russia: MOFCOM Global Times 26 Feb 2025 -- In response to Canada's announcement that it had imposed sanctions on 76 foreign entities and individuals for providing dual-use items to Russia, including more than 20 Chinese entities, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday that China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposed the move of Canada.