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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• West's secret cell of commandos, spies backing up Ukraine against Russia: NY Times Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- The United States and its allies run a secret cell of commandos and spies, coordinating the flow of weapons and intelligence to shore up the Ukrainian army against Russia, The New York Times reports.
• 'Stealthy Logistics & Training': US Special Ops Cell Reportedly Coordinates Weapons Flow to Ukraine Sputnik 26 Jun 2022 -- Moscow has advised western countries against funneling weapons to Ukraine, where it is carrying out a special military operation. The Kremlin warned that the shipments unnecessarily prolong the conflict and suggested that Kiev might not exercise control over where the weaponry might end up, possibly including in the hands of third-party terrorists.
• Moscow says strikes pound training centers in northern, western Ukraine, denies targeting civilians Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- Moscow says strikes by Russian forces have pounded military training centers in northern and western Ukraine, denying that its forces are targeting civilians.
• Russian missiles hit Kiev as G7 leaders announce Russia gold ban Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- Russian missiles have struck at least two residential buildings in the Ukrainian capital, as G7 leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.
• Deadly Strikes On Kyiv, Cherkasy Residents Prompt Fresh Ukrainian Pleas For G7 Help RFE/RL 26 Jun 2022 -- Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital and the central city of Cherkasy on June 26 killed at least two people and injured 11 others, including a 7-year-old girl pulled from the rubble, with more blasts reported later, in the first major strikes against either city in weeks.
• Russia Attacks Ukraine's Two Biggest Cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv VOA 26 Jun 2022 -- Russia launched new missile attacks Sunday on Ukraine's two biggest cities, the capital of Kyiv and Kharkiv, even as leaders of the Group of Seven nations from the world's leading democracies held talks in the Bavarian Alps to determine new ways to isolate Moscow.
• Russia Attacks Ukraine Capital VOA 26 Jun 2022 -- Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian president promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin has pledged to arm its neighbor Belarus with nuclear-capable missiles in the face of the Western military alliance of NATO's muscle-flexing in Minsk's backyard.
• Russia's 'Shadow Mobilization' Accelerates With New Ethnic Units From The North Caucasus RFE/RL 26 Jun 2022 -- Faced with a deepening personnel crisis within its military, Russia is scrambling to find fighters for its war in Ukraine and recruiting heavily from its North Caucasus region to form new units along ethnic lines who are then deployed with minimal training.

Foreign Policy

• Biden urges NATO, G7 to 'stay together' against Russia Press TV 26 Jun 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has urged NATO allies and the world's wealthiest nations (G7) to "stay together" against Russia while visiting Germany for a three-day summit of G7 countries.
• G7 To Ban Russian Gold In A 'Strike At The Heart' Of Putin's War Effort RFE/RL 26 Jun 2022 -- Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized democracies gathering for a two-day summit in the German Alps on June 26 will announce a ban on new imports of Russian gold to boost sanctions, according to British and U.S. officials.
• Joe Biden: G7 Will Ban Gold Imports From Russia Over Ukraine Op Sputnik 26 Jun 2022 -- Earlier, US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the German-hosted summit of G7 leaders will discuss ways of tightening economic sanctions on Russia while shielding their own economies from the fallout of surging energy prices.
• UK sanctions Russian gold exports Gov.UK 26 Jun 2022 -- New exports of Russian gold will no longer be allowed to be enter the UK, Canada, US and Japan thanks to tough new measures to be announced at the G7 Summit.
• Lithuania's President Vows To Stick To Kaliningrad Restrictions RFE/RL 26 Jun 2022 -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has stressed that his Baltic country "must" and "will" enforce EU sanctions on Russian goods amid harsh rhetoric from Moscow over Vilnius's recent restrictions affecting the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

News Reports

• Interview: How Much Is China Helping Russia Finance Its War In Ukraine? RFE/RL 26 Jun 2022 -- China's growing appetite for discounted Russian oil has made it the leading financier of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine by giving Moscow a reliable revenue source that blunts the impact of tough Western sanctions against its economy.