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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy Urges 'Biting' Sanctions On Moscow After Record Russian Air Attack RFE/RL 09 Jul 2025 -- Russia launched a record number of air attacks on Ukraine overnight and through the morning on July 9 prompting a renewed call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for "biting" sanctions against Russian oil and other measures to try and bring Moscow to the negotiating table for peace talks.
• European Court Rules Russia Responsible for MH17 Downing, War Crimes in Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Jul 2025 -- Judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) have ruled that Russia is responsible for several international law violations during its war in Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 that killed 298 passengers and crew.
• PACE President welcomes a historic ECHR judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia Council of Europe 09 Jul 2025 -- Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), today made the following statement:
• European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia's actions in Ukraine Estonia MFA 09 Jul 2025 -- Today, 9 July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, issued a judgment in a case brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia.
• European Court of Human Rights: Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 Government of the Netherlands 09 Jul 2025 -- On 9 July 2025 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that Russia is responsible for the downing of flight MH17 and for the deaths of everyone on board, including 196 Dutch nationals.
• British Court Sentences 3 For Arson Plot Linked To Russia's Wagner Group RFE/RL 09 Jul 2025 -- A British jury convicted three men of setting fire to a London warehouse where Ukrainian-bound equipment was being stored, a plot prosecutors said was orchestrated by operatives linked to the Russian mercenary company Wagner.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Tolstoy Settlement in DPR Sputnik 09 Jul 2025 -- The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Tolstoy in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russian Troops Moving Forward, Creating Buffer Zone to Ensure Security - Kremlin Sputnik 09 Jul 2025 -- On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Armed Forces were in the process of establishing a security buffer zone along the border with Ukraine.
• Three Victims of Ukraine's Attack on Kursk Seriously Injured - Acting Governor Sputnik 09 Jul 2025 -- Three of those injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk, remain in a serious condition after they were hospitalized and operated on, Kursk Region Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein said on Wednesday.

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Foreign Policy

• China-Russia cooperation should not be interfered with by any third party: FM responds to Von der Leyen's demand Global Times 09 Jul 2025 -- When asked for comments on reports that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made three demands to China on Tuesday, including one regarding cooperation with Russia, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning responded on Wednesday that the normal cooperation between China and Russia does not target any third party and should not be interfered with by any third party.
• Trump signals new sanctions on Russia People's Daily 09 Jul 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has approved sending additional weapons to Ukraine and is considering new sanctions on Russia.
• Ranking Member Shaheen on the Bipartisan Russia Sanctions Package: The Time for Action is Now US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 09 Jul 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since the war began and urged action on the bipartisan Russia sanctions package.

News Reports

• Oil Price Cap, Slovak Veto Stand In Way Of New EU Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 09 Jul 2025 -- The European Union is edging closer to finally adopting its latest sanctions package, the 18th since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine over three years ago. But two items still remain to be negotiated.
• British Court Sentences 3 For Arson Plot Linked To Russia's Wagner Group RFE/RL 09 Jul 2025 -- A British jury convicted three men of setting fire to a London warehouse where Ukrainian-bound equipment was being stored, a plot prosecutors said was orchestrated by operatives linked to the Russian mercenary company Wagner.