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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Says Ready To Resume Talks With Ukraine As It Battles For Pokrovsk RFE/RL 12 Nov 2025 -- Russia said its forces continue to make gains around Pokrovsk as Moscow intensifies efforts to penetrate the battered Ukrainian city with local officials calling the situation difficult.
• Robot Soldiers: Ground Drones On The Ukrainian Front Lines RFE/RL 12 Nov 2025 -- As Russian forces continue their assault on Pokrovsk, some Ukrainian units are using ground drones to help defend the embattled frontline city in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
• Ukrainian civilian casualties rise 27 per cent compared to last year UN News 12 Nov 2025 -- Civilian casualties in Ukraine were 27 per cent higher from January to October 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UN human rights report on the situation in the eastern European country.
• Russia Hopes Trump Still Willing to Contribute to Settlement in Ukraine Sputnik 12 Nov 2025 -- Russia hopes that US President Donald Trump is still willing to contribute to a diplomatic and political settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
• Russian Forces Conducting Offensive in Western Part of Pokrovsk Sputnik 12 Nov 2025 -- The Russian armed forces are conducting active offensive operations in the western part of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), the northwestern and eastern quarters of the central district, as well as in the western industrial zone, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Establishes Unmanned Systems Forces Sputnik 12 Nov 2025 -- Unmanned systems forces have been officially established in Russia, with regular regiments now formed, the unmanned systems forces deputy chief, Col. Sergei Ishtuganov, said.
• Russian Defence Ministry holds regular meeting of Russian-Indonesian working group on military cooperation Russia MoD 12 Nov 2025 -- The Russian Defence Ministry held a regular meeting of the Russian-Indonesian working group on military cooperation.
• Russian Navy and Myanmar Navy launch MARUMEX 2025 exercise Russia MoD 12 Nov 2025 -- A ship detachment of the Pacific Fleet as part of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchiy, and tanker Boris Butoma left the territorial waters of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for the Andaman Sea to participate in the maritime phase of the MARUMEX 2025 exercise.

Foreign Policy

• Russia-Kazakhstan talks President of Russia 12 Nov 2025 -- On the second day of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's state visit to Russia, Vladimir Putin held talks with the President of Kazakhstan at the Kremlin.
• Toqaev Balances Relations With Putin After Landmark US-Central Asia Summit RFE/RL 12 Nov 2025 -- Following a high-profile summit in Washington with all five Central Asian leaders that saw new US deals worth billions of dollars, Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to reaffirm ties and chart Russia's future economic role in the Central Asian country.
• Russia Seeks to Further Develop Relations With Kazakhstan - Putin Sputnik 12 Nov 2025 -- Russia is striving to further develop relations with Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2025
• E3 unable to play a positive role regarding Iran's nuclear program: Russian diplomat IRNA 12 Nov 2025 -- Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna says he doubts Britain, France, and Germany—collectively known as the E3 or European Troika— have the ability to play a positive role concerning Iran's nuclear program.
• Iranian, Russian FMs hold phone call ahead of IAEA Board of Governors meeting IRNA 12 Nov 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have discussed the latest regional and international developments, as well as the upcoming meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Iran, Russia foreign ministers discuss regional conflicts, Palestine Press TV 12 Nov 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, focusing on recent regional and international developments.
• Iranian, Russian, Chinese envoys meet with IAEA chief ahead of Board of Governors meeting IRNA 12 Nov 2025 -- The permanent representatives of Iran, China, and Russia to Vienna have met with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ahead of the agency's upcoming Board of Governors session.
• Minister Anand announces additional sanctions against Russia Canada 12 Nov 2025 -- The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
• Andrii Sybiha starts work in Canada: Anita Anand announces new Canadian sanctions targeting Russia's energy and cyber infrastructure. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 12 Nov 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on Islamabad terror attack Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on New Delhi car explosion Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Nov 2025

News Reports

• Russia's 1st Soyuz-5 Rocket Arrives at Baikonur Cosmodrome Sputnik 12 Nov 2025 -- The first medium-class Soyuz-5 launch vehicle has been delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said.