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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Tightens Grip on Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk VOA 14 Jun 2022 -- Russia now controls about 80% of Ukraine's eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk and has destroyed all three bridges leading out of it, Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Haidai said Tuesday.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: 22 reportedly injured in rocket attack in west Ukraine People's Daily 14 Jun 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• At least six people injured in shelling of Russian town bordering Ukraine: Russian official Press TV 14 Jun 2022 -- A Russian official says at least six people have been injured in cross-border shelling in a Russian town, where several residential buildings were also damaged.
• Russia's Grand Strategy for Ukraine Takeover Unmet, Says DOD Official DoD News 14 Jun 2022 -- In the broadest sense, Russia has thus far failed to secure its strategic objectives in Ukraine, said the undersecretary of defense for policy.
• Kremlin Says Britain Should Address Separatist Leaders Regarding UK Nationals Sentenced To Death RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- The Kremlin says the United Kingdom should address the leaders of separatist-controlled parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region and not Moscow over two Britons sentenced to death last week for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Statement on personal sanctions on UK citizens in the media and the defence lobby Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jun 2022
• Russia Bans 49 U.K. Citizens, Including Prominent Journalists, From Entering Russia RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- Russia has banned 49 British journalists and defense figures from entering Russia, saying they have distributed false information about the war in Ukraine or been responsible for arms deliveries to the country.
• Russia Accuses 29 British Journalists of Spreading False Information, Bans them from Country VOA 14 Jun 2022 -- Alleging the "spreading of false information...," Russia on Tuesday banned 29 British journalists, media representatives and 20 defense figures from entering the country.
• Ethiopia to Continue Trade and Cooperation With Russia Despite Sanctions, Envoy Says Sputnik 14 Jun 2022 -- Addis Ababa will continue to trade and strengthen relations with Moscow despite possible US sanctions aimed at restricting cooperation between Russia and African countries, Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia Alemayehu Tegenu Aargau told Sputnik.
• Russia cannot be allowed to hold world's food supply to ransom: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 14 Jun 2022 -- Mr Justin Addison (UK delegation to the OSCE) calls on President Putin to allow the re-opening of the ports at Odesa in Ukraine and allow food to flow freely.
• Pope Francis Slams Russia For Its 'Brutality' In War Against Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- Pope Francis has chided Russia for the "brutality" shown by its troops in the war it launched against Ukraine, which has been "brave" in its fight to defend itself.

News Reports

• US Wall Street banks stop servicing Russian debt: Report Press TV 14 Jun 2022 -- Two US Wall Street banks are withdrawing from handling trades of Russian debt, as Washington ups the ante in its economic warfare against Moscow over the conflict with Ukraine.
• Russia made $98 bn in fuel exports in 100 days of Ukraine war despite sanctions Press TV 14 Jun 2022 -- Russia made $98 billion (93 billion euros) from fossil fuel exports during the first 100 days of its military operation in Ukraine, despite unprecedented sanctions, says a new report.
• European Court Rules Russia's Foreign Agents Law Violates Human Rights RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia's foreign agents law violates the rights of the groups and individuals designated as foreign agents and ordered Russia to issue compensation.
• Navalny Reportedly Transferred From Prison To Unknown Location RFE/RL 14 Jun 2022 -- An associate of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says the Kremlin critic has been transferred from his penal colony to an unknown location.