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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 15.06 Ukraine MOD 15 Jun 2022
• Senior Defense Officials Hold a Background Briefing, June 15, 2022 DoD 15 Jun 2022
• Ukraine Ignores Russia's Syevyerodonetsk Ultimatum As U.S. Announces Weapons Aid RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- Kyiv has defied a Moscow ultimatum to surrender Syevyerodonetsk despite the Russians controlling most of the key eastern city as Western defense ministers gather in Brussels to decide on sending more heavy weapons to the outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainian forces.
• Is Ukraine Losing The War? Depends On How You Look At It. RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- The last bridges over the Siverskiy Donets River have been blown at Syevyerodonetsk, cutting off the Donbas city from the right bank and trapping hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and troops.
• Russia urges Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk to surrender Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- Russia has urged the Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the strategic city of Severodonetsk in the Donbass to lay down their arms by early Wednesday, as it pushes ahead to completely bring the eastern region under its control.
• Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation in Azot plant People's Daily 15 Jun 2022 -- A humanitarian corridor will be opened on Wednesday to evacuate civilians in the Azot chemical plant in the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
• Russia seizes 80% of Severodonetsk, will open humanitarian corridor Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- Russian forces have seized the greatest part of a strategic city in eastern Ukraine, a move that would mark an important step towards overrunning the heavily-contested Donbas region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Nicaragua renews Russian training exercise approval, irking Washington Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- In a move that has irked the United States, Nicaragua on Tuesday renewed a decade-long decree allowing Russian forces to train in the Central American country, causing further strains in relations between Managua and Washington.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, St Petersburg, June 15, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Jun 2022
• Telephone conversation with President of China Xi Jinping President of Russia 15 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping during which the two leaders had an in-depth exchange of views on a wide range of issues on the bilateral and international agendas.
• Xi talks with Putin over phone PRC MofA 15 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday afternoon held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
• China's Xi reaffirms support for Russia's 'sovereignty, security' amid Ukraine war Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reaffirmed his country's support for Russia's "sovereignty and security" amid tensions between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine.
• China Ready to Back Russia on Sovereignty, Security Issues, Xi Jinping Says After Talking to Putin Sputnik 15 Jun 2022 -- The Russian president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier confirmed reports that the presidents of Russia and China held a phone conversation, promising that additional details would be released later.
• Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa President of Russia 15 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at the South African side's initiative.
• Russia imposes personal sanctions against British media representatives, defense figures People's Daily 15 Jun 2022 -- Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 29 media representatives and 20 defense figures of the United Kingdom in a retaliatory move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
• Russia Says 'Inclusive' Afghan Government Key to Recognizing Taliban VOA 15 Jun 2022 -- Russia said Wednesday it was not considering granting legitimacy to Afghanistan's Taliban authorities but maintained that humanitarian problems facing the conflict-torn nation oblige many countries to "enter into contacts" with the new rulers in Kabul.
• Russia hints it may recognize Taliban's caretaker govt. in Afghanistan Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan has said that Moscow may recognize the caretaker Taliban government in Kabul regardless of the views that United States or other countries may hold.
• U.S. Sanctions Members of Russian Violent Extremist Group US Treasury 15 Jun 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating two key supporters of the ethnically motivated violent extremist group known as the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended. RIM was previously designated by the U.S. Department of State as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organization on April 7, 2020 for having provided training for acts of terrorism. Concurrent with OFAC's action today, the U.S. Department of State also designated an individual for posing a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.
• Designation of Anton Thulin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist US Dept. of State 15 Jun 2022 -- The U.S. government remains deeply concerned about the evolving racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide.
• Germany Says Russian Gas Cut Is Attempt To Drive Up Price RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- Russian gas giant Gazprom says it will further reduce daily gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, a move that Germany's economy minister slammed as a pretext to sow uncertainty and drive up prices.
• Kazakh President Vows Not To Violate Sanctions Against Russia RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has vowed that Kazakhstan won't break international sanctions imposed against Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Astana Talks: Iranian diplomat says Tehran, Moscow on the same page on Syria Press TV 15 Jun 2022 -- On day one of the 18th round of Astana talks on Syria that kicked off in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan on Wednesday, Iran's representative stressed uniformity of views on Syria between Moscow and Tehran.
• Russia, Ukraine turn Indonesia into diplomatic battlefield Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2022 -- The Russian and Ukrainian ambassadors have turned Indonesia - this year's G20 chair - into a diplomatic battlefield by holding tit-for-tat press briefings, becoming regulars at local newsrooms and giving interviews to present their versions of what's happening in the actual warzone.

News Reports

• The Rosatom Exemption: How Russia's State-Run Nuclear Giant Has Escaped Sanctions RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- Europe has grappled with how to end its Russian energy addiction more than ever since Vladimir Putin launched his country's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
• Navalny Transferred To Russian Prison With Harsher Conditions RFE/RL 15 Jun 2022 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has been transferred to a prison with harsher conditions.