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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• A Burst Of Diplomacy Brings No Breakthrough On Russia's War Against Ukraine. What's Next? RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- A flurry of intense diplomacy over Russia's war against Ukraine, centered around the first direct peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in three years and a long phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, ended earlier this week without a breakthrough.
• Russian Forces Detaining, Torturing Ukrainian Civilians In Moscow-Controlled Territories, Says Report RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- Tetyana Tipakova is still haunted by the memory of torture she endured in 2022 after the Russian military arrested her for expressing opposition to their occupation of Ukraine.
• Kremlin Says Russia, Ukraine 'Yet To Agree' On More Peace Talks As 2 Killed In Strikes On Donetsk RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- Despite talk of renewed diplomacy, Russia and Ukraine have not scheduled further peace negotiations, a Kremlin spokesman said - even as fresh Russian strikes in the Donetsk region killed two civilians and left others wounded in one of the war's most violent hotspots.
• Russian Army is Solving Task of Creating Buffer Zone - Putin Sputnik 22 May 2025 -- The Russian President said that his army is now solving the task of creating a buffer zone.
• Russian Forces Liberate Novaya Poltavka Settlement in DPR Sputnik 22 May 2025 -- Russian troops have taken control of the settlement of Novaya Poltavka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 22 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members, via videoconference.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the 4th meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for Caspian Cooperation, Moscow, May 22, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 May 2025
• EU Lawmakers Increase Pressure By Targeting Fertilizers From Russia And Belarus RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- The European Union has taken a major step toward ending imports of Russian and Belarusian nitrogen fertilizers, approving phased duties designed to make purchases economically unviable within three years.
• The Baltic on High Alert: Poland Takes Action Against "Shadow Fleet" Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 22 May 2025 -- Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk took part in an urgent briefing with the Navy command at the Maritime Operations Center in Gdynia.
• China adheres to peaceful use of outer space, says FM over US space chief's hype of 'threat' of China, Russia Global Times 22 May 2025 -- When asked to comment on the recent claims by US Space Operations Chief Gen. B. Chance Saltzman that surging technologies spearheaded by Chinese and Russian forces represent the "greatest threat" in space defense, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that China has always adhered to the peaceful use of outer space, and opposes the arms race in outer space, adding that China has no intention of engaging in a space race with any country, nor does it seek so-called superiority in space, according to the Beijing Daily.

News Reports

• Italian Court Gives Russian Lawyer 38-Month Prison Sentence For Role In Artyom Uss Escape RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- An Italian court sentenced a Geneva-based Russian lawyer to 38 months in prison for his role in helping politically connected Russian businessman Arytom Uss flee house arrest from a Milan suburb two years ago.
• Top Romanian Court Rejects 'Unfounded' Election Challenge By Pro-Russia Candidate Simion RFE/RL 22 May 2025 -- Romania's Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected a challenge to the results of last week's presidential election by the losing ultranationalist candidate George Simion, saying his request was "unfounded."
• Russia must immediately release election monitor Grigory Melkonyants: UN Special Rapporteur OHCHR 22 May 2025 -- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, today condemned the 12 May 2025 sentencing of Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the "Golos" movement which had been declared "foreign agent" in Russia.