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Ukraine Invasion

• 'No Positive Signs From Russia,' Says Kallas As Cease-Fire Talks Drag On RFE/RL 02 Apr 2025 -- European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says there have been "no positive signs from Russia" in ongoing cease-fire negotiations over Ukraine, and that Moscow is "just playing games."
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (2 April 2025) Russia MoD 02 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 02 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 02 Apr 2025

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov President of Russia 02 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov. The discussion focused on the socioeconomic development of the region and assistance to participants in the special military operation and their families.

Foreign Policy

• Kremlin Says Putin's Key Investment Adviser May Visit Washington This Week RFE/RL 02 Apr 2025 -- Kirill Dmitriev, a senior Kremlin adviser and head of a major state-backed investment fund, was expected to visit Washington this week for talks with US officials on Ukraine and bilateral relations, the Kremlin said.
• FM lauds role of Beijing and Moscow in promoting multipolarity People's Daily 02 Apr 2025 -- If the United States persists in pressuring and blackmailing China over tariffs, "the Chinese side surely will be resolute in its countermeasures", Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
• Press Release on Russian-Uzbek Consultations on Biological Security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son, Moscow, April 2, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2025
• Sanctioning Iran-Backed Houthi Network Procuring Weapons and Commodities from Russia US Dept. of State 02 Apr 2025 -- "Today, the United States is sanctioning financial facilitators, procurement operatives, and companies operating as part of a global illicit finance network supporting the Houthis."
• Treasury Sanctions Houthi Network Procuring Weapons and Commodities from Russia US Treasury 02 Apr 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a network of Houthi financial facilitators and procurement operatives working in coordination with Sa'id al-Jamal, a senior Houthi financial official backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). This network has procured tens of millions of dollars' worth of commodities from Russia, including weapons and sensitive goods, as well as stolen Ukrainian grain, for onward shipment to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Additionally, OFAC has identified eight digital asset wallets used by the Houthis to transfer funds associated with their activities.

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