• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
News Reports

Ukraine Invasion

• Battle for Ukraine's Eastern City of Sievierodonetsk Rages On VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- The bloody Ukrainian-Russian fight for control of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine raged anew Thursday.
• Ukrainian Forces Hold Back Russian Advance In Zaporizhzhya Region, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported "positive" news from the southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, where he said Ukraine's forces were managing to thwart Russian troops who have been trying to resume their offensive to completely capture the region.
• UK, Moroccan Fighters Sentenced to Death in Ukraine's Pro-Russian Donetsk VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Three foreign men have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine who say the men fought for Ukrainian forces.
• Three Foreign Mercenaries Who Fought for Ukraine Condemned to Death by DPR's Supreme Court Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- All three earlier pleaded guilty to acts aimed at seizing power by force, with one of them additionally pleading guilty to undergoing training for carrying out terrorist activities. According to DPR laws, the highest punishment for attempting to seize power by force is a death sentence.
• U.K. Condemns Death Sentence Handed To Foreign Fighters By Separatist Court In Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has slammed the death sentences that Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine say their top court handed down to two British nationals and a Moroccan for being "mercenaries" and fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces.
• Interview: Why Russia's 'Underperforming' Military Is Still Making Gains In Ukraine RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian forces are finding it hard to stave off Russian attacks in the center of the key battleground of Syevyerodonetsk, but Moscow still does not control the eastern city, regional officials say.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin says no sanction can put any Iron Curtain over Russia's economy Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says no Iron Curtain will fall over Russia's economy despite the West's sanctions over his military operation in Ukraine because his country will not detach itself from the world like the Soviet Union did.
• Russia warns West: Cyberattacks could lead to 'direct military clash' Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- Russia has warned the West that cyberattacks against its infrastructures could lead to "direct military" confrontation between the two sides.
• Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries DoD 09 Jun 2022

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan following talks, Yerevan, June 9, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Jun 2022
• Russia says will not cut gas to more European customers as ruble scheme working Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- The Russian government says it has no intention to cut gas supplies to any more European countries as Moscow's scheme of receiving gas payments in rubles is working as planned.
• At UN, China and Russia say US fueling tensions over North Korea Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- China and Russia say the United States is fueling tensions over North Korea, as Pyongyang has recently increased its missile tests.
• Blocking the Security Council's efforts sends a dangerous signal to states seeking to undermine international peace and security UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN General Assembly debate triggered after China and Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution on North Korea
• Swiss National Council Approves Revision of Law to Allow Imposing Sanctions Independently Sputnik 09 Jun 2022 -- Switzerland's National Council, the lower house of the parliament, approved on Thursday the revision of a law, which will remove bureaucratic barriers for introducing sanctions against Russia.
• Ukraine Imposes Sanctions On Putin, More Than 30 Other Russian Government Officials RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and dozens of other top Russian officials.

News Reports

• Lawyer For Russian Defendant In MH17 Case Cites 'Holes' In Prosecution Case As Trial Wraps Up RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- A Dutch lawyer for a Russian suspect on trial in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014 says prosecutors failed to prove a Russian-made missile brought down the jetliner.