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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Street-to-Street Fighting Reported in Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk VOA 06 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian and Russian forces engaged in intense street-to-street fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Monday as Ukraine's president said Russian troops were also intending to capture the key southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia.
• Battle Rages Around Syevyerodonetsk As Russians Turn To 'Scorched-Earth' Policy RFE/RL 06 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian forces are fighting a "fierce" battle for the control of the eastern city of Syevyerodonetsk, leaving thousands caught in the cross fire, with regional Governor Serhiy Hayday saying Russian forces have turned to "scorched-earth tactics."
• Luhansk Official Says Ukrainian Forces Lose Ground in Sievierodonetsk VOA 06 Jun 2022 -- After making gains in recent days, Ukrainian fighters fighting in the city of Sievierodonetsk have lost some ground back to Russian forces, the region's governor said.
• Meeting with Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova President of Russia 06 Jun 2022 -- Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova presented her annual performance report to the President and told him about the work to bring Russian military personnel back from captivity and to ensure the rights of the citizens who have arrived from the DPR, LPR and Ukraine.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow will "draw appropriate conclusions" if Washington supplies long-range missiles to Kiev -- Putin People's Daily 06 Jun 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• Moscow will "draw appropriate conclusions" if Washington supplies long-range missiles to Kiev: Putin People's Daily 06 Jun 2022 -- Moscow will "draw appropriate conclusions" and hit new targets if Washington delivers long-range missiles to Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
• Russia's UN Envoy Says Western Long-Range Artillery, Rocket Systems Hitting Donbass Civilians Sputnik 06 Jun 2022 -- Long-range artillery and rocket systems being delivered to Ukraine by the United States and United Kingdom are emboldening Ukraine to intensify strikes on civilian targets in the Donbas republics, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Monday during a Security Council meeting.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry statement on introducing personal sanctions against US citizens Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jun 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a news conference on current international issues, Moscow, June 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jun 2022
• Russia's foreign minister says decision by 3 European states to block his plane 'unprecedented' Press TV 06 Jun 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned as an "outrageous action" the decision by three eastern European countries to block his plane, saying the move was "unprecedented" and "unthinkable."
• Three Baltic countries ban Russian FM's flight to Serbia, visit cancelled Press TV 06 Jun 2022 -- Three Baltic countries have closed their airspace to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's plane, preventing him from traveling to Serbia, amid heightened tensions over the Ukraine war.
• Lavrov Cancels Serbia Trip After Balkan Neighbors Refuse Clearance For Plane RFE/RL 06 Jun 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been forced to cancel a trip to Serbia after some of its Balkan neighbors refused to open their airspace to the minister's plane over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
• United States Obtains Warrant For Seizure Of Two Airplanes Of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Worth Over $400 Million DOJ - US Attorney for the SDNY 06 Jun 2022 -- Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, Task Force KleptoCapture Director, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, announced today that the United States of America has been authorized to seize a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and a Gulfstream G650ER aircraft owned and/or controlled by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich
• United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of Two Airplanes of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Worth Over $400 Million US Dept. of Justice 06 Jun 2022 -- The United States of America has been authorized to seize a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and a Gulfstream G650ER aircraft owned and controlled by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, pursuant to a seizure warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which found that the airplanes are subject to seizure and forfeiture based on probable cause of violations of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and the recent sanctions issued against Russia.
• U.S. Charges Russian Oligarch Abramovich With Exporting Planes In Violation Of Sanctions RFE/RL 06 Jun 2022 -- U.S. authorities have charged Russian businessman Roman Abramovich with exporting two planes without a license as required under U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
• U.S. Ambassador To Moscow Sees Little Chance Of Improved Russia-U.S. Ties 'Anytime Soon' RFE/RL 06 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan says Washington and Moscow are unlikely to see their relationship become more productive "anytime soon."

News Reports

• Russia Warns of Retaliation Against US Media Over Sanctions VOA 06 Jun 2022 -- Moscow on Monday warned several U.S. media outlets of retaliatory measures in response to what it views as restrictions on Russian media.