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Ukraine Invasion

• Romanian Village Evacuated After Russian Drone Strikes LPG Ship In Danube RFE/RL 17 Nov 2025 -- Romanian authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents in the village of Plauru on the Danube River that forms the border with Ukraine after a drone reportedly struck an LPG-carrying ship on the Ukrainian side of the river.
• Drone strike in Ukraine, in the proximity of the border with Romania Romania - Ministry of National Defence 17 Nov 2025 -- The Russian Federation's forces attacked areas in Ukraine located in the vicinity of the river border with Romania on the night of Sunday, November 16th, to Monday, November 17th.
• Russian Forces Liberate Dvurechanskoye Settlement in Kharkov Region Sputnik 17 Nov 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Sever have taken control of the settlement of Dvurechanskoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian Forces Expand Zone of Control Near Krasnoarmeysk Sputnik 17 Nov 2025 -- Russian troops have expanded their zone of control in the vicinity of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian 5th-Generation Su-57E Fighter Jet Unveiled at Dubai Airshow Sputnik 17 Nov 2025 -- The Russian fifth-generation Su-57E fighter jet was unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2025 international air show, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday.
• Russian Arms Deals With Arab Nations Reach Tens of Billions, Official Reveals Sputnik 17 Nov 2025 -- Russia's portfolio of arms export contracts with countries in the Middle East, and North Africa amounts to tens of billions of dollars, Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation chief Dmitry Shugaev told Sputnik.

Foreign Policy

• Statement by Grigory Lukiyantsev, Director of the Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, during the vote on amendment (A/C.3/80/L.56) to the draft resolution of the Third Committee of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly "Combatting the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" (A/C.3/80/L.2), New York, November 14, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Statement by Grigory Lukiyantsev, Director of the Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, during the vote on the draft resolution of the Third Committee of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly "Combatting the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" (A/C.3/80/L.2), New York, November 14, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's meeting with Israeli Ambassador to Russia Oded Joseph Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Lavrov and Araghchi confer ahead of IAEA Board of Governors session IRNA 17 Nov 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reiterated the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program as the IAEA Board of Governors prepares to discuss an anti-Iran resolution submitted by Britain, France, and Germany, emphasizing that Tehran and Moscow share similar views on the issue and remain in close coordination.
• Iran determined to strengthen ties with Russia: Vice president IRNA 17 Nov 2025 -- First Vice-President, Mohammad-Reza Aref, has emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran's determination to strengthen relations with Russia.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone call with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Moscow, November 17, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding the signing of the framework peace agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance of the Congo River / March 23 Movement coalition Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Nov 2025
• Chinese premier arrives in Russia for SCO meeting PRC MND 17 Nov 2025 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived here on Monday for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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