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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Massive Russian Air Strike On Kyiv Kills At Least 6, Injures Dozens RFE/RL 14 Nov 2025 -- Russian air strikes pounded Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine overnight, killing several people and wounding dozens of others - including a pregnant woman - as Moscow continues to hit civilian infrastructure.
• Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv UN News 14 Nov 2025 -- Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine's capital and the wider Kyiv region early on Friday.
• Ukraine Used Talks to Buy Time Citing Ukrainian Diplomat's Interview - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- The recent interview of Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya has proved that Kiev's true intent was not genuine negotiations but to delay talks and gain time for military position redeployment and weapon supply, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
• Ukraine Preparing New Provocations to Force Its Citizens Back From Europe — Zakharova Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- On November 14, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is holding a briefing via video conference on current foreign policy issues.
• Russia Hits Ukraine's Defense and Energy With Massive Kinzhal Strike in Retaliation Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has provided the latest updates on this week's progress of the special military operation.
• Russian Forces Continue to Mop Up Ukrainian Militants in Western Kupyansk Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian forces that had been trapped in the pockets of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region and of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) in the Donetsk People's Republic were suffering heavy losses.
• Ukrainian Plot to Assassinate Senior Russian Official Thwarted Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had prevented a planned assassination by Ukrainian security services of a senior Russian official at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 14 Nov 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Russia Grateful to North Korea for Assistance in Kursk Region - Kremlin Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- Russia is grateful to and appreciative of its friends from North Korea for their selfless assistance, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the work of North Korean sappers in the Kursk Region.

Foreign Policy

• China, Russia, Arab nations reject US Gaza plan at UN Security Council Press TV 14 Nov 2025 -- Russia has proposed its own draft resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council after a US proposal failed for gain the support of Moscow, China and Arab nations.
• EU Faces Challenges In Crafting New Russia Sanctions Amid Focus On Ukraine Funding RFE/RL 14 Nov 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently hinted the European Union is working on another sanctions package on Russia, less than a month after agreeing on a new raft of measures aimed at hitting the Kremlin over the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
• Baiba Braže at the Sanctions Coordination Council: Sanctions are working, with a growing impact on Russia's economy. The next sanctions package to focus on Russian energy exports, the shadow fleet and its supporters Latvia MFA 14 Nov 2025 -- On 13 November 2025, the Sanctions Coordination Council held its 16 thmeeting chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže and with participation of representatives from more than 30 public and private sector institutions.
• Pevkur at the meeting of Nordic-Baltic ministers of defence: Russia's Achilles heel is its oil industry and shadow fleet Estonia MoD 14 Nov 2025 -- The meeting of Nordic-Baltic ministers of defence held in Helsinki on Wednesday and Thursday focused on the activities of Russia's shadow fleet and continued support for Ukraine.
• Hungary to Sue EU for Ban on Russian Gas Sputnik 14 Nov 2025 -- Hungary intends to file a lawsuit over the European Council's plan to gradually phase out imports of Russian gas, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

News Reports

• HTS strips Russia of Syria port deals; hands Tartus to UAE, Latakia to France Press TV 14 Nov 2025 -- Syria has formally handed over operations of Tartus port, the second largest port in the country, to the logistics company DP World from the United Arab Emirates under a 30-year, $800-million concession.