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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• US Expects Terms for Ukraine Ceasefire From Russia This Week - Rubio Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The United States hopes that Russia will present its terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine this week or in the coming days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.
• No breakthrough during Trump phone calls about Ukraine peace People's Daily 21 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Russia and Ukraine make a deal directly with each other and that both countries could get enormous economic benefits from ending the war, which has now dragged on for three years.
• Explainer: What to know about Trump's calls with Putin, Zelensky? People's Daily 21 May 2025 -- Ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine "will begin immediately," said U.S. President Donald Trump after his two-hour call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, noting that "the tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent."
• Putin Makes Surprise Visit To Russia's Kursk Region Amid Accusations of Stalling Peace Talks RFE/RL 21 May 2025 -- President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia's Kursk region, his first since Russian troops pushed out Ukrainian troops who had been occupying parts of the region since launching an incursion last year.
• Putin's Trip to Kursk Sends Clear Power Message to Western Elites - Experts Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin's visit to Russia's border region shows that the country has restored the status quo and is ready for any scenario, Ali Baydoun, a Lebanese expert on international relations, tells Sputnik.
• Ukraine Loses Over 445 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Center Group Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr (Center) group of forces has eliminated over 445 Ukrainian soldiers over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Putin Visits Russia's Kursk Region Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Prior to this, the Russian president visited the Kursk Region on March 12. At the time, he held a meeting at one of the command posts of the Kursk troop grouping.
• Peskov Comments on Who Will Sign Documents With Russia on Behalf of Ukraine Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The issue of who will sign peace treaty documents on the part of Ukraine if an agreement with Russia is reached will be discussed one way or another, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on May 12-18, 2025 Lithuania MND 21 May 2025
• Russian Nuclear Shield at Full Readiness, No One Dares Attack - Rosatom Chief Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Rosatom accounts for about 90% of the world's export nuclear power plant construction abroad.
• Rubio on US, Russia: Absence of Dialogue Between Biggest Nuclear Powers 'Irresponsible' Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- The absence of dialogue between the two largest nuclear powers, the United States and Russia, would be "irresponsible," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
• Russia, US Need to Resume Contacts on Strategic Stability - Kremlin Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the foreign policy issues, including the stategic dialogue with the US and the Ukrainian crisis, including the ongoing prisoner exchange talks.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for Zvezda Channel documentary marking Sergey Shoigu's 70th birthday, Moscow, May 21, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 May 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, Yerevan, May 21, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 May 2025
• Russia Invites US to International Security Forum in Moscow - Security Council Sputnik 21 May 2025 -- Russia has sent invitations to the US and a number of unfriendly states to the 13th international forum on security issues, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May, Deputy Secretary of Russia's Security Council Alexander Venediktov told Sputnik.
• MFA statement on devastation of Polish monument at War Cemetery in Miednoje Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 May 2025 -- It has been with concern that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received information from the Polish Embassy in Moscow about the devastation of a Polish monument at the War Cemetery in Miednoje.
• Iran Parliament approves strategic partnership agreement with Russia Press TV 21 May 2025 -- Iran's Parliament has approved a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia by consensus, signaling a significant step towards deepening bilateral ties between the two countries.

News Reports

• NSA and Others Publish Advisory Warning of Russian State-sponsored Cyber Campaign Targeting Western Logistics and Technology Entities NSA Central Security Service 21 May 2025 -- The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining several United States and foreign entities to release the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), "Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies," to call attention to a Russia state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting Western government organizations and commercial logistics entities, transportation services, and technology companies, including those involved in providing assistance to Ukraine.
• In Italian Court, Another Verdict Looms In Saga Of Artyom Uss's Great Escape RFE/RL 21 May 2025 -- After Artyom Uss, a Russian businessman and son of a powerful Kremlin-connected governor, escaped from Italian house arrest two years ago, investigators spent months honing in on a motley Balkan crime gang that smuggled him home to Russia.