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Ukraine Invasion

• EU's Borrell, IAEA's Grossi In Kyiv As Russian Strike On Kharkiv Kills 2-Month-Old Baby RFE/RL 06 Feb 2024 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi have arrived on separate visits to Kyiv as Russian missile strikes continued to claim victims among Ukrainian civilians, killing a 2-month old baby boy on February 6 in the Kharkiv region.
• Russia says foiled Ukrainian 'terrorist' drone attack Press TV 06 Feb 2024 -- Russia says it has foiled an overnight "terrorist" drone attack by Ukraine in the border region of Belgorod.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 06 Feb 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces foiled another attempt of the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack with the use of seven unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Coordinates HIMARS Targets With US Who Is Complicit in Lisichansk Strike - Russian UN Envoy Sputnik 06 Feb 2024 -- Kiev authorities coordinate strike targets via HIMARS systems with the US: it is obvious who is complicit in the strike on Lisichansk, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a UN Security Council meeting.
• Russian Troops Occupy Better Strategic Ground in Donetsk Region Sputnik 06 Feb 2024 -- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) shared the latest news on the Russian military's triumphs throughout the special operation zone.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Northern Fleet pilots undergo training Russia MoD 06 Feb 2024 -- Training flights were carried out over the Kola Peninsula and the Barents Sea by pilots of the Northern Fleet's carrier-based fighter aviation regiment.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the Business Council meeting, Moscow, February 6, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Feb 2024
• Russia Not Ruling Out Withdrawal From Arctic Council if Necessary Sputnik 06 Feb 2024 -- Russia is not ruling out withdrawing from the Arctic Council if its activities do not meet Moscow's interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large, Nikolay Korchunov, told Sputnik.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on anti-Serbian moves by the Kosovo authorities Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Feb 2024
• US threatens peace in the Middle East: Moscow ISNA 06 Feb 2024 -- Washington is fanning the flames of conflicts in the Middle East by conducting unlawful strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has said.

News Reports

• Anti-War Presidential Hopeful Nadezhdin Says Russia Needs To Stick To Its Constitution RFE/RL 06 Feb 2024 -- Anti-war presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin, whose official registration as a candidate for the March 15-17 presidential election in Russia is under question by authorities, says Russia should stick to its constitution and act like a real federation by giving more freedom to its regions and ethnic republics.
• Russia Briefly Detains Journalists at Anti-war Protest VOA 06 Feb 2024 -- A Reuters journalist was among 20 reporters briefly detained by Russian authorities Saturday.
• Kremlin Critic Navalny Placed In Solitary Confinement For 26th Time RFE/RL 06 Feb 2024 -- The press secretary of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny said on February 6 that the outspoken Kremlin critic had been placed in solitary confinement five days earlier for unspecified reasons.