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• Army approves Milestone C and awards LRIP contract for the Mobile Protected Firepower program US Army 28 Jun 2022 -- The Army announced today the award of a $1.14 billion contract to General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, for the production and fielding of up to 96 Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles. The award comes just days after the Army closed out the MPF middle-tier-acquisition rapid-prototyping phase and transitioned to a major capability acquisition program with a favorable Milestone C decision - an incremental step in the Department of Defense's acquisition process that moves into the production and deployment phase.
• Reports of Disinformation Campaign Against Rare Earth Processing Facilities DoD 28 Jun 2022 -- The Department of Defense is aware of the recent disinformation campaign, first reported by Mandiant, against Lynas Rare Earth Ltd., a rare earth element firm seeking to establish production capacity in the United States and partner nations, as well as other rare earth mining companies.
• National Guard Leader Emphasizes Partnerships During European Visit DoD News 28 Jun 2022 -- Three Baltic nations are laser-focused on one goal: defending their independence and territorial integrity.
• Air Force, DOD Plan to Create First Historically Black Colleges and Universities-led Affiliated Research Center DoD News 28 Jun 2022 -- The Air Force and the Defense Department have announced a plan to create a 15th university affiliated research center, or UARC. The new center will be the first to be associated with an historically Black college or university and will also be the first UARC associated with the Air Force.
• Military Offers Women Unique Challenges and Opportunities, Generals Say DoD News 28 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Transportation Command commander Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and U.S. Southern Command commander Army Gen. Laura Richardson spoke June 15 about their experiences in the military as women leaders during an interview with defense.gov and the newspaper "Miami Today."
• Digital Press Briefing on African Lion 22 US Dept. of State 28 Jun 2022 -- U.S. ARMY MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW M. ROHLING, COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE, AFRICA
• US Not Planning Exercises, Military Base in Western Sahara, Military Official Says Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- The United States is not planning to hold military exercises in Western Sahara or set up a military base there, Commander at the US Army Southern European Task Force, US Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, said on Tuesday.
• Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close US Air Force 28 Jun 2022 -- As Red Flag-Alaska 22-2 draws to a close after two weeks of non-stop operations, the visiting squadrons at Eielson Air Force Base have racked up thousands of combined flying hours for pilots and kept maintainers working around the clock to keep more than 40 fighter aircraft ready to fly day after day with limited facilities and supplies.
• AMC aligns strategic priorities with counterparts in Pacific theater US Air Force 28 Jun 2022 -- Air Mobility Command leaders continued operationalizing the new command strategy during staff-to-staff discussions at Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, June 22-23, where they discussed a road map for readying Mobility Air Forces for Agile Combat Employment in the Indo-Pacific theater.
• USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrives in Taranto, Italy US Navy 28 Jun 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Taranto, Italy for a scheduled port visit, June 27, 2022.
• CNO and Chief of the French Navy Hold Media Availability US Navy 28 Jun 2022
• CNO, Japanese Chief of Staff Meet to Discuss Maritime Security US Navy Press Release 28 Jun 2022 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday hosted the Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Adm. Ryo Sakai in Washington, D.C., for an office visit, June 28.
• DAF COVID-19 Statistics - June 28, 2022 US Air Force 28 Jun 2022 -- Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of the Air Force personnel. Due to the 4th of July holiday, the next update will be published July 12.
• Statement by President Biden on Trilateral Agreement Between Turkey, Finland, and Sweden The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden sign agreement paving the way for Finnish and Swedish NATO membership NATO 28 Jun 2022 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland and Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden met in Madrid on Tuesday (28 June 2022) under the auspices of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
• Turkey drops opposition to Sweden, Finland's NATO accession Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- Turkey has dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO, removing one of the last remaining obstacles to the Nordic countries' accession to the Western military alliance.
• Turkish president seeks more than 'empty words' from Sweden, Finland on NATO Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to see action from Finland and Sweden instead of "empty words" in order to agree to their accession to NATO.
• Turkey Makes Deal With Sweden, Finland to Drop Opposition to Their NATO Applications Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- After weeks of political maneuvering, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan got everything he wanted from Sweden and Finland and announced on Tuesday he was dropping his opposition to their admission into the NATO alliance.
• NATO Secretary General says that Climate Change matters for NATO NATO 28 Jun 2022 -- Speaking at the NATO Public Forum on 28 June 2022, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that climate change is a crisis multiplier and it matters for NATO.
• NATO releases its Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment NATO 28 Jun 2022 -- In a 'sobering' assessment report released today (28 June 2022), NATO recognises climate change as an 'overarching challenge of our time' that will 'measurably' increase the risks to security and 'worsen as the world warms further'.
• Secretary General arrives in Madrid, thanks Spain for hosting historic NATO Summit NATO 28 Jun 2022 -- Arriving in Madrid on Tuesday (28 June 2022), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for hosting the historic NATO Summit that is taking place from 28 to 30 June.
• Joint press point by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez NATO 28 Jun 2022
• NATO gears up for Madrid Summit NATO 28 Jun 2022 -- NATO leaders meeting in Madrid over the next three days (28-30 June 2022) are set to sign off on key decisions, including a new Strategic Concept, a major strengthening of NATO's deterrence and defence and greater support to Ukraine.
• NATO's Door Open, Stoltenberg Says After Turkey Lifts Objection To Sweden, Finland Joining Alliance RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- Turkey has agreed to lift its opposition to NATO membership bids filed by Finland and Sweden in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• What To Expect From The NATO Summit In Madrid RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- NATO leaders will gather in Madrid on June 28-30 for one of the most anticipated meetings the military alliance has held in recent times.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 28 Jun 2022 -- This list provides an overview of Germany's lethal and non-lethal military support for Ukraine. It includes both transfers sourced from Bundeswehr stocks and deliveries sourced from the defence industry that have been purchased with funds from the Enable and Enhance Initiative of the Federal Government.
• Tsai urges promoted generals to show resolve to defend Taiwan CNA 28 Jun 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday called on the armed forces' newly promoted military generals to continue strengthening their ability to safeguard national security and to demonstrate their resolve to defend Taiwan.
• Gunners on target Australia DOD 28 Jun 2022 -- Gunners, forward observers and command post officers of the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (4 Regt) were put through their paces on one of the most explosive and dynamic artillery exercises.
• Relationship with South Korea reinforced Australia DOD 28 Jun 2022 -- Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta and its ship's company received a warm welcome to Busan, South Korea recently.
• Germany to Invest Up to $84Bln Annually in Armed Forces - Chancellor Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- Germany will annually invest an average of 70-80 billion euros ($73-84 billion) in the armed forces (Bundeswehr) in the coming years, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.
• Indigenously-developed Laser-Guided ATGM successfully tested by DRDO & Indian Army India PIB 28 Jun 2022 -- Indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on June 28, 2022. In the test, the ATGM hit the bull's eye with textbook precision and successfully defeated the target at minimum ranges. Telemetry systems recorded the satisfactory flight performance of the missile.
• INS SATPURA ARRIVES AT PEARL HARBOUR IN HAWAII TO PARTICIPATE IN RIMPAC-22 India PIB 28 Jun 2022 -- INS Satpura entered Pearl Harbour in Hawaii Islands on 27 Jun 22 to participate in RIMPAC-22. INS Satpura and one P8I maritime patrol aircraft from the Indian Navy are participating in one of the largest multilateral Naval Exercises, the US Navy led biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2022. The exercise spanning over six weeks of intense operations and training is aimed at enhancing interoperability and to build trust among Navies of friendly foreign countries. 27 countries are participating in the current edition of the multi-dimensional exercise.
• KEEL LAYING - SEVENTH PROJECT 17A (P17A) SHIP India PIB 28 Jun 2022 -- The keel for the seventh ship (Y- 12654) of the prestigious P17A of Indian Navy was ceremoniously laid on 28 Jun 22 by Rear Admiral GK Harish, Director General Naval Design (Surface Ship Group) at M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Mumbai. The ceremony was performed in the presence of senior officials of the Indian Navy and MDL. Keel Laying is a major milestone activity in the construction of ships, symbolising formal commencement of the erection process of warships on the building berth.
• Indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter MK III squadron commissioned into Indian Coast Guard in Porbandar, Gujarat India PIB 28 Jun 2022 -- 835 Squadron (CG), an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III squadron, was commissioned into Indian Coast Guard at its Air Enclave in Porbandar, Gujarat on June 28, 2022. DG, Coast Guard Shri VS Pathania presided over the commissioning ceremony which was attended by various military & civil dignitaries based at Porbandar and Gujarat area. The commissioning of this squadron marks a tremendous leap towards self-reliance in the field of Search and Rescue (SAR) and maritime surveillance, in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.
• Iran's IRGC to unveil 'Martyr Soleimani' helicopter carrier soon: General Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says the force will soon unveil a new homegrown helicopter carrier named after top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the Pentagon more than two years ago.
• IRGC to unveil warship named after Gen Soleimani IRNA 28 Jun 2022 -- The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corps' navy commander has announced that a warship that is named after General Qassem Soleimani will join the IRGC.
• PM Bennett Holds Security Assessments with the Mossad and the ISA Israel - Prime Minister 28 Jun 2022 -- Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held detailed security assessments with the Mossad and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), today , which included reviews of operations in the past year. The Prime Minister also summarized the foundations for the continuation of vital activity by the security services in the foreseeable future on all fronts.
• Key to future of Slovak Armed Forces and Slovakia's defences, SVK Government signs off on decision to procure CV90s Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 28 Jun 2022 -- At today's meeting, the Slovak Government has signed off on the decision to procure 152 BAE Systems Hägglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Mark IV (CV90 MkIV) armed with a 35mm cannon as its preferred tracked infantry fighting vehicle through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden.
• Vietnam orders media to promote its ocean strategy Radio Free Asia 28 Jun 2022 -- The Vietnamese government has launched a national campaign to promote its maritime policies as the ruling party pledges to explore "all available legal tools" to defend its interests amid China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
• Defence Secretary Speech at RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022 UK MOD 28 Jun 2022 -- The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022.
• Chief of the General Staff Speech at RUSI Land Warfare Conference UK MOD 28 Jun 2022 -- The Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders' speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2022.
• G7 Leaders' Communiqué - Executive summary EC/CEU 28 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain Before Bilateral Meeting | Madrid, Spain The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Pedro Sánchez of the Kingdom of Spain Before Bilateral Meeting | Madrid, Spain The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Bilateral Meeting between President Joe Biden and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Joint Declaration Between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Macky Sall of Senegal The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on President Biden's Third Day in Europe The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Madrid, Spain The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Erdogan of Turkey The White House 28 Jun 2022

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 28 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Jun 2022
• Geneva Palais briefing note on the launch of UNICEF's report '25 years of children and armed conflict: Taking action to protect children in war' UNICEF 28 Jun 2022 -- This is a summary of what was said by Tasha Gill, UNICEF's Senior Advisor, Child Protection in Emergencies - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
• More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF UN News 28 Jun 2022 -- A "staggering" average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties to conflict in more than 30 settings across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
• Children in Armed Conflict Subjected to Unspeakable Horrors: UNICEF VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- The U.N. children's fund says more than 266,000 violations were committed against children in armed conflict between 2005 and 2020.
• UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought UNHCR 28 Jun 2022 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host communities affected by the catastrophic drought in the Horn of Africa.
• UN Says It Urgently Needs $110 Million For Afghanistan Quake Victims RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jun 2022 -- The United Nations' humanitarian coordination organization, the OCHA, has launched an emergency appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people in areas of Afghanistan devastated by last week's deadly earthquake.
• Assistance for Afghanistan to Respond to June 22 Earthquake US Dept. of State 28 Jun 2022 -- The devastating June 22 earthquake that struck in eastern Afghanistan intensified the ongoing humanitarian crisis the Afghan people have endured for too long.
• US Pledges $55 Million to Afghan Quake Response VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- The United States will give nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people impacted by a recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.
• Syria warns of dire situation in northern areas, says Turkey after ethnic cleansing there Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad has deplored the situation in the occupied northern flank of the war-ravaged country, stating that the situation is "on the verge of a catastrophe" in the region.
• Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead UN News 28 Jun 2022 -- Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria - the highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths in the country, according to a new report published by the UN rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday.
• UN: More Than 300,000 Civilians Killed in 10 Years of Syrian War VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- More than 300,000 civilians were killed in Syria between March 1, 2011, when that country's civil war began, and the end of March 2021, the U.N. Human Rights office reports.
• Two Police, One Health Worker Shot Dead In Northwest Pakistan During Polio-Vaccination Drive RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jun 2022 -- A member of a polio-vaccination team and two police officers who were escorting it were shot dead in northwestern Pakistan, police told RFE/RL.
• Attack on Pakistan Anti-Polio Team Kills 3 People VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan killed three members of a polio vaccination team and injured another Tuesday, even as the country experiences a fresh outbreak of the infectious, crippling disease.
• OSCE launches its latest report on processing of war crimes in BiH OSCE 28 Jun 2022 -- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today presented, in Sarajevo, the report A Race Against Time: Successes and Challenges in the Implementation of the National War Crimes Processing Strategy of BiH.
• Chinese authorities sentence Tibetan student to 3 years for contacting exiles Radio Free Asia 28 Jun 2022 -- Chinese authorities this month sentenced a university student to three years in prison for contacting Tibetan exiles, the latest in a series of arbitrary arrests of Tibetan intellectuals, artists and other community leaders, activists told RFA.
• Cameroon Separatists-for-Hire Suspected in Intercommunal Killings VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Villagers in a western Cameroon town bordering Nigeria say armed men carried out a series of attacks from June 25 to 27, killing at least 30 people, including five Nigerians, and forcing hundreds to flee.
• Lone Referral Hospital in Ethiopia's Afar Region Struggles as Malnutrition Soars VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Record-breaking drought in Ethiopia has caused child malnutrition rates to soar in the northern Afar region, where the only referral hospital says babies are dying within hours of arrival. Ethiopia's war with Tigrayan forces has left less than 10 percent of the region's clinics functioning and hospitals struggling to cope.
• Sudanese Ambassador Recalled to Khartoum After Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Executions VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Sudan's army claimed Ethiopian troops executed seven Sudanese soldiers.

News Reports

• Trump Knew of Weapons in January 6 Crowds, Urged March on Capitol Anyway, Former Aide Says Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- Former President Donald Trump knew about the presence of armed individuals in crowds gathered in Washington on January 6, 2021, but urged them to march on the US Capitol anyway, Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, said during congressional testimony on Tuesday.
• Former White House Aide: Trump Angry, Volatile as 2020 Defeat Became Obvious VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that then-President Donald Trump became increasingly angry and volatile about his 2020 reelection loss, testifying that he agreed with rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year when they called for the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to block the election outcome.
• As Key French Terror Trial Ends, Europe Faces New Security Landscape VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- One of France's most high-profile trials in history wraps up this week amid a sharply changing security landscape across Europe, where the war in Ukraine and far-right violence have reshaped threat perceptions once dominated by Islamist extremism.
• FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration's Monkeypox Outbreak Response The White House 28 Jun 2022
• European Health Union: Start of delivery of vaccines in response to the monkeypox outbreak European Commission 28 Jun 2022 -- Today, the delivery of the first vaccine doses purchased by the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) in response to the current monkeypox outbreak is starting, with an initial 5,300 doses arriving in Spain, out of the total 109,090 doses procured.
• Bulgaria Expels 70 Russian Embassy Staff Accused Of Working Against Sofia's Interests RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- Bulgaria has ordered 70 Russian diplomatic staff out of the country, claiming that they have been working against Sofia's interests.
• Bulgaria Expels 70 Russian Diplomats Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- Bulgaria will expel 70 Russian diplomats who were engaged in "espionage," Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Tuesday.
• Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomats: PM People's Daily 29 Jun 2022 -- Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has announced Tuesday that his country has decided to expel 70 Russian diplomats as special services have identified the diplomats as people who work against Bulgaria's interests.
• Meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 28 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin arrived in Dushanbe where he met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
• Putin Arrives In Tajikistan For First Stop On Trip To Central Asia RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has started a one-day visit to Tajikistan, where he is holding talks with his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, as Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues to raise concerns in Central Asia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following a ministerial meeting of the Caspian littoral states, Ashgabat, June 28, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jun 2022
• Foreign Ministry statement on introducing personal sanctions as regards American citizens Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Jun 2022
• Russia Places Sanctions On Biden's Wife, Daughter, Several Senators In Latest List RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- Russia has added U.S. President Joe Biden's wife, Jill, and daughter, Ashley, to its list of Americans under sanctions in retaliation for Washington's moves against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
• FACT SHEET: President Biden and G7 Leaders Announce Further Efforts to Counter Putin's Attack on Food Security The White House 28 Jun 2022
• US sanctions over 100 Russian entities, bans gold import Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on over 100 targets and banned the import of new Russian gold, in a further ratcheting up of Washington's offensive against Moscow over its military action against the Kiev government.
• New U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Defense Industry, Gold Imports RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- The United States on June 28 imposed sanctions on 70 entities, including Russian defense firm Rostec, and 29 individuals in a move that it said aimed to "strike at the heart of Russia's ability to develop and deploy weapons."
• US Bans Importation of Gold of Russian Origin in Latest Round of Sanctions Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- The US government has banned the importation of gold of Russian origin in the United States as part of its latest round of anti-Russia sanctions, the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) said in a press release on Tuesday.
• Targeting Russia's War Machine, Sanctions Evaders, Military Units Implicated in Human Rights Abuses, and Officials Involved in Suppression of Dissent US Dept. of State 28 Jun 2022 -- The United States reaffirms our commitment to working alongside our allies and partners to further impose severe consequences on President Putin and his supporters for Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war against the government and people of Ukraine.
• Targeting Russia's War Machine, Sanctions Evaders, Military Units Credibly Implicated in Human Rights Abuses, and Russian Federation Officials Involved in Suppression of Dissent US Dept. of State 28 Jun 2022 -- The Department of State is taking additional steps to impose severe costs on the Government of the Russian Federation and promote accountability for its war of aggression against Ukraine.
• U.S. Treasury Sanctions Nearly 100 Targets in Putin's War Machine, Prohibits Russian Gold Imports US Treasury 28 Jun 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 70 entities, many of which are critical to the Russian Federation's defense industrial base, including State Corporation Rostec, the cornerstone of Russia's defense, industrial, technology, and manufacturing sectors, as well as 29 Russian individuals. Today's actions, taken pursuant to Executive Orders (E.O.s) 14024 and 14065, strike at the heart of Russia's ability to develop and deploy weapons and technology used for Vladimir Putin's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.
• OSCE has been an important platform to hold Russia to account: UK statement to OSCE UK FCDO 28 Jun 2022 -- At the Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC), Neil Holland condemns Russia for trampling on OSCE's core principles.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 28, 2022 PRC MofA 28 Jun 2022
• G-7 Countries Offer Alternative to China's Development Juggernaut VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- The world's wealthiest liberal democracies say they're offering developing nations $600 billion in infrastructure funding by 2027, providing what they say is a superior alternative to China's massive, multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
• FACT SHEET: The United States Continues to Strengthen Cooperation with G7 on 21st Century Challenges, including those Posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) The White House 28 Jun 2022
• Drop 'Cold War mindset': China warns NATO against destabilizing Asia Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- Beijing warns the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against attempts to destabilize Asia and spread false information about China, as the Western alliance is preparing a new strategic concept to designate the Asian country as a challenge to its interests.
• FM urges politicians refrain from making irresponsible remarks after Aussie PM warns China to learn from Putin's 'strategic failure' Global Times 28 Jun 2022 -- In response to a question over Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese' warning against China to learn from Russian President Vladimir Putin's "strategic failure," a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry at a regular press briefing on Tuesday urged certain politicians to refrain from making irresponsible remarks, reiterating there is no comparison between Ukraine and the island of Taiwan given that the latter is not a sovereign state.
• Leaked documents show China's careful coordination of Uyghur repression Radio Free Asia 28 Jun 2022 -- Classified speeches given by high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials describe Uyghurs and other Muslims as an "enemy class" whose traditions must be wiped away for China to survive, startling new evidence of the coordinated brutality authorities have deployed to force restive minority groups to assimilate.
• China launches new satellite for Earth observation PLA Daily 28 Jun 2022 -- China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.
• U.S. should be held responsible for creating "debt trap": FM spokesperson People's Daily 28 Jun 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said that, to call China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) a debt trap is a false narrative, and it is the United States that should be held responsible for creating the "debt trap."
• China Evergrande opposes winding-up petition filed by Top Shine Global as offshore debt restructuring plan underway Global Times 28 Jun 2022 -- Debt-trapped China Evergrande said in a filing at HK stock exchange on Tuesday that it opposes the winding-up lawsuit filed by Top Shine Global, as the company has been actively communicating with creditors to push forward with its offshore debt restructuring plan.
• Taiwan eyes cooperation with G7 on US$600 billion infrastructure plan CNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday said it looked forward to cooperating with the Group of Seven leading industrial nations (G7) on plans to raise US$600 billion over five years for infrastructure projects in developing countries.
• Taiwan thanks G7 leaders for continued support CNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan's government on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, after they released a communique that stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait for the second consecutive year.
• Beijing Asks US to 'Stop All Forms of Official Interaction With Taiwan' Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- China-US tensions over Taiwan have gone up dramatically over the past year-and-a-half amid repeated pledges by US President Joe Biden that Washington would come to Taipei's assistance in the event of Chinese "aggression," and reports that the US has maintained small numbers of troops on the island, which Beijing considers an integral part of China.
• Why Has China Increased Military Flights off Taiwan Coast? VOA 28 Jun 2022 -- China has increased the number of military flights into Taiwan's air defense identification zone at sea. Analysts believe the move is designed to send a message to the U.S. rather than to threaten the island itself, analysts say.
• In North Korea, a sack of flour separates haves from have-nots Radio Free Asia 28 Jun 2022 -- A loaf of bread has become a status symbol in North Korea as prices for flour have increased so sharply that only the wealthiest citizens can afford it, sources in the country told RFA.
• Visual Aids Encouraging Implementation of Party Decisions Displayed in DPRK KCNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Visual aids inspiring all the people to implement the decisions of the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea have been intensively displayed across the country to inject vitality in the general onward march.
• Efforts Directed to Preventing Flood Damage in DPRK KCNA 28 Jun 2022 -- The State Emergency Disaster Committee of the DPRK is focusing its efforts on the work to protect the lives and safety of the people and the land of the country from flood damage in the rainy season.
• Campaign for Preventing Damage from Flood and Typhoon in DPRK KCNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Officials and working people in North and South Hwanghae and North and South Phyongan provinces and Nampho and Kaesong cities of the DPRK have concentrated all forces and means on the work to cope with possible flood and typhoon damage after an alert for downpour and rainstorm was issued.
• Struggle against Possible Flooding in DPRK KCNA 28 Jun 2022 -- The Taedong River flooding control team in the DPRK does its best to keep the residential districts, public establishments and farmlands in the river basin from being flooded by downpour.
• Enlarged Meeting of Secretariat of WPK Central Committee Held KCNA 28 Jun 2022 -- An enlarged meeting of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held at the office building of the WPK Central Committee on Monday.
• U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran US Dept. of Justice 28 Jun 2022 -- A dual citizen of the United States and Iran pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology and services to end users in Iran, including the Government of Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
• Doha talks kick off IRNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Iran's Political Deputy for the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani, heading a delegation in Doha for talks met and held talks with Deputy EU foreign policy chief Enrique Mora in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
• Iran present draft document of comprehensive plan for long-term cooperation between Tehran, Ankara ISNA 28 Jun 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is in Ankara for his first bilateral meeting at the invitation of Mevlut Cavusoglu, met with his Turkish counterpart twice at the Turkish Foreign Ministry during which they discussed issues of mutual interest.
• Talks on removal of anti-Iran sanctions kick off in Qatari capital Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- A fresh round of negotiations over the removal of anti-Iran sanctions has started in the Qatari capital of Doha, in a high-stakes diplomatic process aimed at breaking the stalemate in the revival of the 2015 Iran deal.
• Iranian Inflation Rate Surges Amid Protests Over Economic Conditions RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- Iranian oil workers have struck for a second day over wages and the government's inability to tame price growth as official data showed the country's inflation rate jumped to 52.5 percent in June.
• Greece released Iranian tanker: Iranian official IRNA 28 Jun 2022 -- An Iranian oil tanker seized by Greece has been freed and started sailing towards a foreign ship to load its freight, an Iranian official said.
• Iran says "indirect" sanctions talks with U.S. to resume in days People's Daily 28 Jun 2022 -- "Indirect" talks between Iran and the United States aimed at removing U.S. sanctions will resume this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said here Monday.
• Belarus Adds Jailed Opposition Activist Tsikhanouski, RFE/RL Consultant Losik To Terrorist List RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- The Belarusian KGB has added 23 people to its terrorists list, including the jailed husband of opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Syarhey Tsikhanouski, and RFE/RL consultant Ihar Losik.
• NLD slams junta transfer of Suu Kyi to prison in Myanmar capital Radio Free Asia 28 Jun 2022 -- Myanmar's deposed National League for Democracy (NLD) on Tuesday condemned the junta's decision to move party leader Aung San Suu Kyi from detention to a prison in the nation's capital, citing poor conditions and lack of access to health care at the facility.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jun 2022 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, on the margins of the G7 Summit.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of France Emmanuel Macron Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jun 2022 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on the margins of the G7 Summit.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jun 2022 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on the margins of the G7 Summit.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jun 2022 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the margins of the G7 Summit.
• S.Korea warned over fraying China ties, losing 'diplomatic independence' in bloc's Asia push before NATO summit Global Times 28 Jun 2022 -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the NATO leaders' summit from Wednesday to Thursday in Madrid, which would become Yoon's in-person debut on a multilateral stage.
• Scottish First Minister Announces Plan to Hold Independence Referendum on 19 Oct 2023 Sputnik 28 Jun 2022 -- In 2014, Scotland held a referendum when its inhabitants were asked if the country should become independent from the UK. More than 2 million people voted against independence at the time, whereas a little more than 1.6 million voted 'Yes'.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: 28 June 2022 Gov.UK 28 Jun 2022 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G7 Summit in Germany today.
• US officials travel to Venezuela for discussions about 'bilateral agenda' Press TV 28 Jun 2022 -- A US delegation quietly arrived in Venezuela on Monday to discuss a "bilateral agenda" and to "maintain the conversations" that began in March, President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed.
• Jailed Kyrgyz Ex-President Atambaev Acquitted In 2020 Mass Disorder Case RFE/RL 28 Jun 2022 -- A court in Bishkek has acquitted former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev in a case related to mass protests that swept the Central Asian nation in 2020.