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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• North Korean troops may enter Ukraine soon, Kyiv warns Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2025 -- North Korean forces deployed in Russia's Kursk region may soon be sent into annexed regions of Ukraine that remain fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces, a senior Ukrainian official said.
• Russian Attack On Dnipropetrovsk Kills At Least 5, Including Child, Injures Dozens RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- Russian drone and artillery attacks killed at least five people, including a child and an elderly woman, and injured dozens of others in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
• Russian Attack On Dnipro Kills 2 Women, Injures At Least 16 RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- A Russian drone attack killed young woman and an elderly woman and injured at least 16 others on April 16 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the regional governor said.
• Russia: Europe trying to 'derail' talks with US, continue war Press TV 17 Apr 2025 -- Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Europe wants to continue "war" in Ukraine as US and EU officials met in Paris for talks on the conflict.

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov US Dept. of State 17 Apr 2025
• Russia-Qatar talks President of Russia 17 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is on an official visit in Russia.
• Talks Between Putin and Al Thani Mark Significant Step Forward in Russian-Qatari Relations - Kremlin Sputnik 17 Apr 2025 -- The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani are an important step forward in the development of relations between Russia and Qatar, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• Qatar Сould Become a Venue for Russia-US Talks, Says Kremlin Aide Sputnik 17 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff discussed the situation in Ukraine during a recent meeting in St. Petersburg, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
• Highlights of Putin's Talks With Emir of Qatar Sputnik 17 Apr 2025 -- Qatar is Russia's key partner in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during talks with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Imangali Tasmagambetov Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2025
• Press release on the upcoming Moscow talks between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2025
• Trump Nixed Israel's Iran Strike, Pushed For Deal Instead Sputnik 17 Apr 2025 -- Iran and the US are set to hold the second round of indirect negotiations on Saturday.
• Iran's FM in Russia to 'consult on matters of common concern' Press TV 17 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is visiting Moscow to "consult on matters of common interest and concern" with Russian officials, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says.
• Iran says relations between Tehran and Moscow are built on 'solid grounds' IRNA 17 Apr 2025 -- The spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the relations between Tehran and Moscow are based on strong foundations of mutual respect and shared interests between the two nations.
• Araqchi: Leader's message to President Putin focuses on regional and international developments IRNA 17 Apr 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi says that he is in Moscow to deliver a message from Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, adding that the message pertains to international and regional developments, as well as bilateral issues.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 17 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
• Press release on the 15th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2025
• Russia Removes Afghanistan's Taliban From Terror List In Step Toward Recognition RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- Russia's Supreme Court removed Afghanistan's militant Taliban rulers from its list of banned terrorist groups in a step toward recognizing the group that seized power in 2021 as international forces withdrew from the war-torn country.
• Lifting Terrorist Status From Taliban Opens Way to Full Partnership With Afghanistan - Moscow Sputnik 17 Apr 2025 -- The lifting of the terrorist status from the Taliban movement opens way to establishing full-fledged partnership with Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

News Reports

• Prime Minister Fiala: The Czech Republic Has Definitively Freed Itself from Dependence on Russian Oil Government of the Czech Republic 17 Apr 2025 -- The Czech Republic is for the first time in history being supplied exclusively with non-Russian oil, via the western route through the TAL and IKL pipelines. The first increased deliveries of non-Russian oil have already arrived from the Italian tanker terminal in Trieste to the Central Oil Tank Farm in Nelahozeves, from where it will be transported to the Litvínov refinery.