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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Officials Say Russian Shelling Kills 5 in Donetsk VOA 06 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian officials on Wednesday told the remaining residents in the eastern Donetsk province to flee to safer areas as Russia launched new attacks in an attempt to take full control of the industrialized Donbas region.
• Regional governor calls for evacuation of civilians in Sloviansk as Russia advances Press TV 06 Jul 2022 -- The local governor of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has called on civilians to urgently evacuate the city of Sloviansk, as Russian forces push ahead to capture the entire Donbass.
• Russia's war interferes with the education of Ukrainian children: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 06 Jul 2022 -- Justin Addison (UK delegation) speaks at an OSCE Economic and Environmental Committee meeting about the impact Russia's war against Ukraine has on education.
• For Ukrainians Forced Into Russia, Leaving Can Be Hard VOA 06 Jul 2022 -- As evacuees from Mariupol and other occupied Ukrainian cities make their way through Russia to third countries, they are beginning to tell stories of their harrowing journeys and of mixed treatment at the hands of Russian authorities.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Punishing' Moscow could trigger nuclear war, warns former Russian president Press TV 06 Jul 2022 -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has strongly warned the Western states against attempts at "punishing" the country over its ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
• Greetings to 80th Guard Red Banner Tank Regiment command and personnel President of Russia 06 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin congratulated the command and personnel of the 80th Guard Red Banner Tank Regiment on being awarded the honorary Guards title.
• Meeting with United Grain Company CEO Dmitry Sergeyev President of Russia 06 Jul 2022 -- The President had a meeting with United Grain Company Director-General Dmitry Sergeyev. They discussed the company's operations in Russia and abroad.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry Information and Press Department Alexey Zaitsev, Moscow, July 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jul 2022
• 'Diplomatic drama' possible over Russian attendance at G20 meeting in Bali Radio Free Asia 06 Jul 2022 -- Group of Twenty diplomats will gather in Bali this week for a meeting that analysts expect will turn into a "diplomatic drama" over the participation of Sergey Lavrov, foreign minister of Russia, which the West has ostracized for invading Ukraine.
• Russia's Lavrov enjoys warm relations with Vietnam ahead of frosty reception in Bali Radio Free Asia 06 Jul 2022 -- Sergey Lavrov is on a two-day visit to Russia's closest Southeast Asian ally, Vietnam, before heading to the G20 foreign ministers' meeting where the welcome won't be as warm.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son, Hanoi, July 6, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jul 2022
• Telephone conversation with President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa President of Russia 06 Jul 2022 -- At the initiative of the Sri Lankan side, President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 06 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the initiative of the Armenian side.
• U.S. To Seek G20 Pressure On Russia To Open Sea Lanes RFE/RL 06 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will call on Group of 20 members this week to put pressure on Russia to support UN efforts to reopen sea lanes blocked by the Ukraine conflict and repeat warnings to China not to support Moscow's war effort.
• EU's Von Der Leyen Warns Of Danger Of Complete Cut-Off Of Russian Gas RFE/RL 06 Jul 2022 -- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said that the European Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cutoff of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
• Bulgaria Freezes $890,000 in Russian Embassy's Assets Sputnik 06 Jul 2022 -- Bulgarian Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said Wednesday that $890,000 in assets of the Russian embassy had been frozen because their transfer was in "direct violation of EU sanctions."
• China aims to strengthen ties with Russia within multilateral frameworks Press TV 06 Jul 2022 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has announced Beijing's willingness to broaden relations with Russia within multilateral frameworks.
• Israeli regime agency told to quit operations in Russia as ties hit new low Press TV 06 Jul 2022 -- Russia's justice ministry has asked an Israeli agency affiliated with the regime to wind down its operations in the country, marking a new low in their bilateral ties that have dramatically soared in recent years.

News Reports

• No Gold Future? Struggling Russian Far East Port May Lose Investment Project As Sanctions Bite RFE/RL 06 Jul 2022 -- Sergei had for years been clinging to hope that his hometown of Sovetskaya Gavan, a once bustling port city in Russia's Far East, would soon see better days.
• Russia's War in Ukraine High on Agenda of G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting VOA 06 Jul 2022 -- Russia's aggression against Ukraine is high on the agenda as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with other foreign ministers from the Group of 20 largest economies, or G-20, this week in Bali, Indonesia.
• Russian Court Orders Caspian Pipeline Consortium To Suspend Operations RFE/RL 06 Jul 2022 -- A Russian court has ordered the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which brings oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea, to suspend activity for 30 days.
• China, India Binge Buy Russian Energy, Nearly Double Last Year's Purchases Amid West's Restrictions Sputnik 06 Jul 2022 -- The dramatic uptick in Chinese and Indian purchases of Russian energy comes amid Western nations' attempts to "punish" Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine by slapping it with sanctions and banning or "phasing out" Russian oil, coal and gas. So far, these measures' only impact has been to bring Europe and the US to the brink of recession.