• 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

• Zelensky: Ukrainian forces 'holding on' to key frontline cities in Donbas Press TV 10 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the country's forces have kept up resistance in the flashpoint eastern city of Severodonetsk and other cities in the breakaway Donbas region amid fierce fighting with Russian troops over the past few weeks.
• Ukraine Reports Intense Fighting In Donbas, Says Artillery Needed To Level Playing Field RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- Ukraine tried to push back Russian troops in the east and south on June 10 as France offered to help ensure access to the port of Odesa to ease fears of a global grain crisis.
• Lavrov: Death Penalty for Mercs in DPR Based on Republic's Laws, Shouldn't Be Interfered With Sputnik 10 Jun 2022 -- The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic condemned three foreign nationals - two Britons and a Moroccan - to death by firing squad for their activities as mercenaries in the armed conflict in Ukraine. Western officials and media have slammed the decision.
• Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office UN News 10 Jun 2022 -- The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. "Such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime," said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
• Britain Again Condemns Donbas Death Sentences As UN, Germany Say They Violate Geneva Conventions RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- Britain has again condemned the death sentences handed to two Britons by Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, while a United Nations spokesman and the German government have also issued strong reactions to the sentence.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin Draws Parallels Between War In Ukraine And 18th Century Conquests Of Peter The Great RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the war against Ukraine to Peter the Great's conquest during the 18th century as the Russian leader on June 9 paid tribute to the tsar on the 350th anniversary of his birth.
• Wanted: Contract Soldier. Good Pay. Bonus For Destroying Ukrainian Tanks. RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- There are plenty of job vacancy announcements on Russian employment websites and social media these days: drivers, dishwashers, cooks, programmers, grocery store cashiers.

Foreign Policy

• Russia‒Turkmenistan talks President of Russia 10 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is paying an official visit to Russia, held talks in the Kremlin.
• Statements for the press following Russia-Turkmenistan talks President of Russia 10 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov made press statements following Russia-Turkmenistan talks.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a news conference following a meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Yerevan, June 10, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jun 2022
• Ukrainian president signs sanction decrees on Russian president, officials People's Daily 10 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed two separate decrees imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and more than 200 Russian officials, the presidential press service reported.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: 'The Complete Collapse Of Everything' RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- As the war in Ukraine rages, Russian President Vladimir Putin likens himself to Tsar Peter the Great -- but critics find a glaring flaw in the comparison. Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev provides the poisonous voice-over for a terrible, troubled time.
• Bill Further Restricting Rights To Peaceful Protests Submitted By Russian Lawmakers RFE/RL 10 Jun 2022 -- A group of Russian lawmakers have submitted a new bill that would further restrict citizens' right to hold peaceful demonstrations and protest rallies.
• Finland, Estonia to Lease Floating LNG Terminal to Alleviate Lack of Russian Gas Sputnik 10 Jun 2022 -- Since the cutoff of Russian gas over refusal to pay in rubles, the liquefied natural gas project worth nearly half a billion dollars has been called "absolutely essential" for the security of supply of natural gas in the Baltic region and therefore "extremely urgent".