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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• At Least 15 Ukrainians Killed In Russian Rocket Attack On Apartment Building RFE/RL 10 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian rescuer workers have recovered 15 bodies after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-story apartment block, collapsing the building in the eastern Donetsk region, officials said.
• Ukraine: Russia Kills 15 in Attack on Apartment Building VOA 10 Jul 2022 -- At least 15 people were killed in a Russian rocket attack on a five-story apartment building in the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and perhaps another two dozen may be trapped in the rubble, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.
• Russian forces hit 2 Ukrainian hangars storing US-made artillery weapons in Donetsk region Press TV 10 Jul 2022 -- The Russian military says its forces have destroyed two Ukrainian army hangars storing US-made M777 howitzers in the Donetsk region, where heavy fighting is under way between Russian and Ukrainian troops.

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Foreign Policy

• US accuses Russia of causing turmoil in Sri Lanka Press TV 10 Jul 2022 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia has partly contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka, after launching a military campaign in its neighboring country, Ukraine.
• Europe Should Brace for 'Total Cut-Off of Russian Gas', French Minister Warns Sputnik 10 Jul 2022 -- Last month, the Russian energy giant Gazprom reduced natural gas deliveries to Europe by 60%, citing a delay to repairs on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that runs to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Russia remains under Western sanctions that were imposed by the US and its allies over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
• Iran will soon execute banking deals with Russia: Chief banker Press TV 10 Jul 2022 -- Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Salehabadi says a series of major banking agreements reached between Iran and Russia, including those concerning the use of mutual currencies for bilateral trade, will take effect soon.

News Reports

• Russia's Blockage Of Ukrainian Grain Exports Contributed To Sri Lanka Turmoil, Blinken Says RFE/RL 10 Jul 2022 -- Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, voicing concern that it could lead to other crises elsewhere in the world.
• Germany's Ex-Chancellor Refuses To Disassociate Himself From Putin RFE/RL 10 Jul 2022 -- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said he wants to maintain contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite pressure for him to break off their friendship because of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
• Ukraine 'Disappointed' By Canada's Decision To Grant Waiver To Allow Repair Of Russian Gas Pipeline RFE/RL 10 Jul 2022 -- The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is "deeply disappointed" by a Canadian government decision to return a repaired Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline turbine to Germany after completing maintenance on the equipment.
• Canada to return Russian gas turbine to Germany amid Europe energy crisis Press TV 10 Jul 2022 -- Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany necessary for maintenance on the key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline, despite objections from Ukraine.
• Canada to Return Nord Stream Turbines to Germany Sputnik 10 Jul 2022 -- Ottawa will return to Germany the Nord Stream 1 turbines that Siemens sent to Canada for maintenance, stranded in the country due to sanctions on Russia, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson said on Sunday.
• Russian Workers At Foreign Auto Plants Face Uncertain Road Ahead As Production Idles Indefinitely RFE/RL 10 Jul 2022 -- As Russia's economy surged during the 2000s, boosted by soaring commodity prices, foreign automakers jumped at the chance to open local production facilities in a country where car ownership had been rare just a decade earlier, before the Soviet collapse.