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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Quiet Night In Ukraine As Zelenskyy Jokes US Envoy Protects Kyiv RFE/RL 13 Sep 2025 -- Ukraine experienced a relatively calm night compared with recent days but Russian forces still carried out limited attacks with drones and guided bombs, Ukrainian officials said on September 13.
• Russian Forces Liberate of Novonikolayevka in Dnepropetrovsk Region Sputnik 13 Sep 2025 -- Russia's Vostok Battlegroup took control of the settlement of Novonikolayevka in Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Zaporozhye NPP Targeted Again: Ukrainian Drone Neutralized Mid-Air Sputnik 13 Sep 2025 -- A Ukrainian drone was shot down while attempting to attack the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• NATO Launches 'Eastern Sentry' To Bolster Defenses Near Russia RFE/RL 13 Sep 2025 -- The NATO military alliance, led by European members, said it was bolstering defenses on its eastern flank following a tension-raising Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace.
• Russia's Northern Fleet Practices Arctic Missile Battle in Zapad-2025 Drills Sputnik 13 Sep 2025 -- Russia's Northern Fleet has practiced a missile battle against a landing force of a simulated enemy on the Northern Sea Route, as part of the Russian-Belarusian joint strategic exercise Zapad-2025, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Foreign Policy

• Trump Urges NATO To Stop Buying Russian Oil, Impose Tariffs On China RFE/RL 13 Sep 2025 -- US President Donald Trump issued a forceful call for all NATO members to halt their purchases of Russian oil, saying such a move would help end the deadly conflict in Ukraine.
• Joint Statement From Fitzpatrick & Graham: Bipartisan, Bicameral Sanctioning Russia Act Office of U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) 13 Sep 2025 -- U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) and US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), the lead House and Senate sponsors of the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, today made this statement on President Trump's letter to NATO nations and the world.
• China opposes UK's unilateral sanctions against Chinese entities over alleged involvement with Russia-Ukraine issue: Embassy Global Times 13 Sep 2025 -- In response to the UK government's announcement on Friday of sanctions against entities and individuals from several countries, including three Chinese entities, on the grounds of supplying key equipment to the Russian military, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said these sanctions are unilateral, without any basis in international law, and undermine the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. China firmly opposes this and has lodged stern representations with the UK, the spokesperson said in a statement issued on its website.

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