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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• As Weather Warms In Ukraine, Combatants Step Up Battlefield Tempo RFE/RL 11 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian forces tried to seize the battlefield initiative in multiple locations over the winter while struggling to avoid a rout as they pulled out of Kursk, the Russian region they invaded last summer to great fanfare.
• Team Trump Aware Ukraine Will Have to Accept Territorial Losses - Russia's Top Diplomat Sputnik 11 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump administration understands that Volodymyr Zelensky will have to accept territorial losses, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
• Trump Envoy Witkoff Holds Talks With Putin During Surprise Stop In Russia RFE/RL 11 Apr 2025 -- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a surprise visit on April 11 to St. Petersburg, their third meeting since US President Donald Trump took office in January pledging to repair ties with Moscow.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (11 April 2025) Russia MoD 11 Apr 2025
• Statement of Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 11 Apr 2025
• Statement of Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 11 Apr 2025
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects Zapad Group of Forces Russia MoD 11 Apr 2025 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held a meeting at the command post of the Zapad Group of Forces.
• Russian Forces Carry Out 8 Mass Strikes on Ukraine Military Facilities - Defense Ministry Sputnik 11 Apr 2025 -- The Russian military carried out eight group strikes in the past week on the infrastructure of the armed forces of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• This Is How Russia Recruits Chinese Citizens To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Apr 2025 -- In an ad posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, men are seen leaving their day jobs to go fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting on development strategy for the Navy President of Russia 11 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development strategy for the Navy until 2050.
• INDRA NAVY 2025: Russian Navy ships enter the Indian Ocean after naval manoeuvres Russia MoD 11 Apr 2025 -- The Russian Navy detachment completed a business call at the port of Chennai of the Republic of India and went to the Indian Ocean to carry out long-distance mission tasks.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff President of Russia 11 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development strategy for the Navy until 2050.
• Russian-American Ksenia Karelina Freed In Prisoner Swap Arrives Back In US RFE/RL 11 Apr 2025 -- Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina, who was imprisoned in Russia for donating $51 to a US-based Ukrainian aid charity, has arrived back in the United States after a prisoner swap for Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen who allegedly exported sensitive microelectronics.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna: deterrence for Russia's shadow fleet works and continues for as long as necessary Estonia MFA 11 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that the detention of the unregistered shadow fleet vessel Kiwala by the Estonian Navy in the Gulf of Finland proved that the coordinated steps taken by countries bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to tackle Russia's shadow fleet were working and helped to protect the environment and maritime safety.
• Press release on a meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asian states and Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2025
• Press release on CIS Foreign Ministers Council Meeting Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following a meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council, Almaty, April 11, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Apr 2025

News Reports

• Ecuador Discussing Construction of First Low-Capacity Nuclear Plant With Russia - Deputy Minister Sputnik 11 Apr 2025 -- Ecuador is discussing the construction of the country's first low-capacity nuclear power plant with Russia and some other states, Ecuadorian Deputy Energy Minister Fabian Calero told Sputnik.