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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Officials Hold a Background Briefing, June 24, 2022 DoD 24 Jun 2022
• Ukrainian forces to withdraw from Severodonetsk: regional governor People's Daily 24 Jun 2022 -- Ukrainian forces were ordered to withdraw from Severodonetsk, the administrative center of the Ukraine-controlled part of the eastern Lugansk region, a regional governor said on Friday.
• Moscow-Imposed Official In Russian-Occupied Ukrainian City Killed By Car Bomb RFE/RL 24 Jun 2022 -- A car bomb has killed a Moscow-imposed official in Ukraine's southeastern city of Kherson, which is occupied by Russian troops.
• Ukraine Forces Leaving Battered City of Sievierodonetsk VOA 24 Jun 2022 -- After weeks of fierce fighting with Russian forces, Ukrainian troops are withdrawing from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, according to a regional official.
• Ukraine Urges U.S. To Provide 'Fire Parity' With Russia As Struggle In East Worsens RFE/RL 24 Jun 2022 -- Ukraine's top general has told his U.S. counterpart that his country desperately needs "fire parity" with Russia to "stabilize" the difficult situation in the east, where Kyiv's forces have suffered setbacks against Moscow's troops backed by powerful artillery bombardments.
• Russia says US, UK prevent Ukraine from resuming peace talks Press TV 24 Jun 2022 -- Moscow has accused Western powers of not allowing Ukraine to resume peace negotiations with Russia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the completion of the First Meeting of the States Parties (MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jun 2022
• 4 killed in Russian military plane crash People's Daily 24 Jun 2022 -- The death toll rose to four after an Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in Russia's western region of Ryazan early Friday, TASS news agency reported.
• Four People Killed In Russian Military Plane Crash Southeast Of Moscow RFE/RL 24 Jun 2022 -- Four people are dead after a Russian military cargo plane crashed when it was forced into an emergency landing in a field near the city of Ryazan, southeast of Moscow.
• Plane Crashes Near Russia's Ryazan, Several People Left Injured Sputnik 24 Jun 2022 -- A plane crashed on Friday near the Russian city of Ryazan, leaving several people injured, a spokesperson for the city hospital told Sputnik.
• Russian Military Plane Crashes in Western Russia Killing Four VOA 24 Jun 2022 -- Russian news agencies say a Russian military cargo plane crashed near the western city of Ryazan late Thursday, killing four people and injuring five others.
• Lavrov: EU & NATO Seem To Be Forming Bloc for War With Russia Sputnik 24 Jun 2022 -- Countries from both organizations imposed sanctions against Russia, criticizing its special military operation in Ukraine. In addition, NATO started redeploying more troops towards its eastern fringes bordering Russia, while EU nations resurrected talks of a European army.

Foreign Policy

• BRICS+ meeting President of Russia 24 Jun 2022 -- Vladimir Putin attended a BRICS+ meeting involving the leaders of several invited states, held via videoconference.
• G7's irresponsible actions responsible for inflation in West, not Russia's military operation: Putin Press TV 24 Jun 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to deflect blame for the skyrocketing inflation in Europe and the United States, saying the crisis is a direct result of "irresponsible actions" by the G7 countries, not Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Baku, June 24, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jun 2022
• Russia, Afghanistan Seek to Enhance Trade Amid Sanctions VOA 24 Jun 2022 -- A new agreement signed by commerce officials from Afghanistan and Russia calls for expanding trade relations between the countries at a time when both face severe economic sanctions from the U.S. and Europe.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Behind The Facade RFE/RL 24 Jun 2022 -- At an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin sought to justify the invasion of Ukraine and portray Russia as a constructive force in the world. But the destruction and death continued, Moscow faced accusations of exacerbating world hunger, and Ukraine took a step toward joining the European Union.