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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 01 Jul 2022
• Russians Retreat From Snake Island, Says DOD Official DoD News 01 Jul 2022 -- The Defense Department does not believe there is any credence to Russia saying its retreat from Snake Island (in the Black Sea area of Ukraine) was a gesture of goodwill, said a senior DOD official today, who took questions from the Pentagon press regarding Russia and Ukraine.
• Russian Missile Strikes Kill at Least 21 in Odesa VOA 01 Jul 2022 -- At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured early Friday in Russian missile strikes in Ukraine's Odesa region. At least one of the sites hit was a residential building. Ukrainian military officials said two children were among the dead, and the search for survivors was ongoing.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on July 01, 2022 Ukraine MOD 01 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 01.07 Ukraine MOD 01 Jul 2022
• Airstrikes kill 19 in Ukraine's Odessa as NATO vows war on Russia Press TV 01 Jul 2022 -- At least 19 people have been killed and dozens wounded in missile strikes in Ukraine's Odessa region following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the area and the US-led military alliance's threat of full-scale war against Moscow.
• At Least 21 Killed By Missile Attack On Apartments, Recreational Center Near Odesa RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- At least 21 people have been killed, including two children, in Russian missile attacks on a village near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, authorities said, a day after Russian invading forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island.
• Indonesian Leader 'Conveyed Message' From Zelenskiy To Putin RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he delivered a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his meeting with the Kremlin leader on June 30, one day after a stopover in Kyiv.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Ridiculous': Russia dismisses claims of NATO being 'defensive alliance' Press TV 01 Jul 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the claim of NATO being an exclusively defensive alliance is "ridiculous and disgraceful."

Foreign Policy

• Will Southeast Asia support Russia's war with semiconductor exports? Radio Free Asia 01 Jul 2022 -- Despite the efforts of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the war in Ukraine continues. Whether governments in Southeast Asia are willing to admit it or not, the war matters, as it threatens the liberal international order, creates a dangerous precedent for other aggressor states, and harms the fragile post-pandemic economic recovery by causing inflationary pressures in energy and food.
• Putin Tells Modi Russia Remains Reliable Grain and Fertilizers Producer, Supplier Sputnik 01 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a phone conversation that Russia remains a reliable producer and supplier of grain, fertilizers and energy, the Kremlin said on Friday.
• Acting Bulgarian PM Refuses to Change Decision to Expel 70 Russian Diplomats Sputnik 01 Jul 2022 -- Acting Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday that he will not change his decision to order 70 Russian diplomats out of the country.
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on Russia's threat to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria European External Action Service (EEAS) 01 Jul 2022 -- The European Union regrets the unjustified threat of the Russian Federation to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to Bulgaria's decision, fully in line with international law, to expel 70 Russian Embassy staff who were acting in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
• U.S. Blocks More Than $1 Billion In Trust Fund Linked To Russian Oligarch Kerimov RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- The United States says it has blocked a U.S.-based trust worth more than $1 billion linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
• Tokyo Scrambles After Putin Orders Transfer Of Joint Oil And Gas Project RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- Japan's government warned on July 1 that its "interests must not be undermined" after a Moscow decree ordered a transfer of the operations of a multibillion-dollar joint oil and gas project to a new Russian entity.
• Russian, Indonesian presidents discuss Ukraine, food supplies People's Daily 01 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday discussed the current situation in Ukraine and the supplies of grain and fertilizers amid a global food shortage.

News Reports

• Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding UNESCO 01 Jul 2022 -- Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking was today inscribed on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, composed of representatives of the States Parties to the UNESCO Convention.
• The Beet Goes On: UNESCO Sides With Ukraine Over Russia In 'Borscht War' RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- UNESCO, the UN's cultural agency, has weighed in on the brouhaha over borscht, officially recognizing the cooking of the beetroot soup as part of Ukraine's cultural heritage, despite similar claims by Russia.
• Russia Ends All Public Anti-COVID Restrictions RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- Russian officials have announced the end of all anti-COVID restrictions on the public, including mask requirements.
• The Week In Russia: Putin's 'Grim' War Grinds On In Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Jul 2022 -- Historic developments mounted as Sweden and Finland prepared to join NATO and Russia defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918. Meanwhile, Ukraine drove Russian forces off Snake Island in the Black Sea, while Russian missile strikes hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk and an apartment building in the Odesa region, killing numerous civilians far from the front lines.