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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Danube Tanker Fire From Russian Drone Strike Extinguished, Romania Says RFE/RL 18 Nov 2025 -- Ukraine's president said he will head to Turkey for possible talks with the chief Romanian authorities said the fire on an LPG tanker on the Danube River that marks the border with Ukraine has been extinguished after a Russian strike on the vessel sparked the blaze and forced the evacuation of several towns in the area.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects Vostok Group of Forces Russia MoD 18 Nov 2025 -- Minister of Defenсe of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov checked the progress of missions conducted by formations and units of the Vostok Group of Forces in the special military operation zone.
• With Platonovka Secured, Russia Commands Vital Seversk-Liman Road Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- Capturing the village of Platonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) allows Russian troops to fully control the Seversk-Krasny Liman road, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia Defeats Ukrainian Forces in Forest Areas Near Kupyansk - MoD Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- An assault unit of Russia's Battlegroup Zapad is carrying out reconnaissance and wiping out Ukrainian armed forces in forests and wooded areas on the southwestern outskirts of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region, the commander of the assault unit of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment with the call sign Lavrik said on Tuesday.
• Russian Forces Liberate Tsegelnoye Settlement in Kharkov Region - MoD Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- Russian forces took control of the settlement of Tsegelnoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Keel-laying ceremony for Stalingrad nuclear icebreaker President of Russia 18 Nov 2025 -- The President took part, via videoconference, in a keel-laying ceremony for the sixth serial multipurpose nuclear-powered icebreaker Stalingrad. The ceremony was held at the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg.
• Putin: Russia Rapidly Expanding Its Unique Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- Russia is actively and steadily expanding its unique icebreaker fleet, President Vladimir Putin said.
• Russian Navy and Myanmar Navy conduct MARUMEX 2025 exercise in waters of Andaman Sea Russia MoD 18 Nov 2025 -- The practical phase of the MARUMEX 2025 Russian-Myanmar naval exercise has been completed in the waters of the Andaman Sea.
• Russia, Myanmar Complete Marumex 2025 Joint Naval Drills Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- The navies of Russia and Myanmar completed the Marumex 2025 joint military drills in the waters of the Andaman Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with SCO Heads of Government President of Russia 18 Nov 2025 -- In the Kremlin's St Catherine Hall, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of delegation attending the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting.
• Meeting with Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang President of Russia 18 Nov 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Ishaq Dar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Moscow, November 18, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2025
• Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, meets the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexei Overchuk Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexei Overchuk, today on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow.
• Meeting with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar President of Russia 18 Nov 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, co-chair of the Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
• Aide to the Russian President calls on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India PIB 18 Nov 2025 -- Aide to the President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.
• Iran says willing to consider Russia-China mediation efforts on reviving IAEA cooperation Press TV 18 Nov 2025 -- Iran is prepared to consider mediation efforts offered by Russia and China aimed at reviving Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says a senior official.
• Iran Ready to Consider Russia, China Mediation in Renewing IAEA Cooperation Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- Iran has expressed willingness to consider mediation efforts by Russia and China to restore its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kamal Kharrazi, adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, told Sputnik.
• Press release on the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on the situation in the Gaza Sector Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2025
• Trump's plan for Gaza 'reminiscent of colonial era practices,' Russia says Press TV 18 Nov 2025 -- Russia has slammed a controversial US-backed plan to deploy a so-called International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, saying it "is reminiscent of colonial practices," and risks sidelining the Palestinians.
• UN Security Council passes US-drafted resolution for Gaza with China and Russia abstaining: reports Global Times 18 Nov 2025 -- The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave. The 15-member council voted 13 to 0 in favor of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia and China, which declined to use their veto power to block the measure, according to media reports.

News Reports

• Poland Suspects Russian Sabotage Behind Railway Explosion RFE/RL 18 Nov 2025 -- Poland suspects Russian intelligence services were behind an explosion on a major Polish railway line used to transport military goods and aid to Ukraine, an act Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an "unprecedented act of sabotage."
• More States Show Interest in Northern Sea Route, Even Unfriendly Ones - Russia's Rosatom Sputnik 18 Nov 2025 -- Interest in the Northern Sea Route is increasing in many countries, including China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and even in unfriendly states, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Tuesday.