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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Putin says Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is threatened VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened.
• Putin warns Germany on arms supplies to Ukraine VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Germany has received a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin after joining the United States last week and authorizing Ukraine to hit targets on Russian soil along Ukraine's Kharkiv region border using long-range weapons supplied by Germany.
• Putin Threatens To Send Arms To Countries That Could Attack Kyiv's Allies RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on June 5 that Russia could provide advanced long-range weapons to Western adversaries in an "asymmetric" response to Ukrainian missile strikes deep into Russian territory.
• Russian Forces Destroy Foreign Legion Weapon Depots in Ukraine Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Aviation, drones, missiles, and artillery all targeted the Hortitsa operational-strategic grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Foreign Legion militants.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 545 Soldiers in Fights With Russia's Battlegroup Zapad - MoD Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Zapad gained better ground over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine lost up to 545 soldiers in clashes, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• War in Ukraine Began After the 2014 Coup, Not Because of Russia - Putin Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The war in Ukraine began after the coup d'état in 2014, not because of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his conversation with the heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the 27th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Helicopters of Northern Fleet's Joint Aircraft Corps perform undergo firing drills at Alluaive training ground Russia MoD 05 Jun 2024 -- The crews of the Northern Fleet's separate anti-submarine helicopter regiment carried out a series of combat-use measures at the Alluaive training ground on the Kolskoye Peninsula.
• Pacific Fleet's Ka-27PS helicopters of Naval Aviation conduct exercise at sea in difficult weather conditions Russia MoD 05 Jun 2024 -- In the Bay of the Peter the Great, the Ka-27PS helicopters of the Pacific Fleet's Naval Aviation in support of the corvettes Rezkiy and Sovershenniy carried out the exercise in difficult hydrometeorological conditions.
• Russia Plans to Start Retraining CAR Military Pilots, Troops This Year Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Moscow intends to launch the professional retraining of the Central African Republic's (CAR) military pilots and ground personnel to operate aircraft this year, Russian Ambassador to Bangui Alexander Bikantov has told Sputnik.
• Russia's Ties With Burkina Faso in Military-Technical Area Developing - Lavrov Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- Russia and Burkina Faso are developing cooperation in the military-technical sphere, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
• Meeting with heads of international news agencies President of Russia 05 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of the world's leading news agencies.

Foreign Policy

• President Putin congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election India MEA 05 Jun 2024
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 05 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions during a joint news conference following talks with Abderaman Koulamallah, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chadians Abroad of the Republic of Chad, N'Djamena, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Overseas Citizens of Chad and International Cooperation Abderaman Koulamallah, N'Djamena, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to the Republic of Chad Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to Burkina Faso Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinese Affairs Abroad K.J.M. Traoré following talks, Ouagadougou, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment for the media following his talks with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré, Ouagadougou, June 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2024
• Chad, Sahel states receive Russia's foreign and defense ministers VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected in Chad's capital N'djamena Wednesday, continuing an African tour that has taken him to Guinea and Congo. Russian Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov has also been on the move in Africa, visiting Libya and Niger. The visits are seen by civil society and analysts as Russia's attempt to establish its troops in the Sahel region after military leaders seized power, sparking ideological differences over the presence of American and French troops in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Chad.
• Russia, CAR May Discuss Supplies of 30,000 Tonnes of Russian Fuel at SPIEF - Ambassador Sputnik 05 Jun 2024 -- The delegation of the Central African Republic (CAR) might discuss supplies of 30,000 tonnes of Russian fuel in the course of the working meetings on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian Ambassador to Bangui Alexander Bikantov told Sputnik.
• Poland launches investigation into Russian, Belarusian political influence VOA 05 Jun 2024 -- Poland launched a special commission Wednesday to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, amid growing fears of alleged sabotage and cyberattacks along the Poland-Belarus border.
• Russia welcomes Iran's bid to gain observer status in EAEU ISNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has welcomed Iran's application to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as an observer member.
• Iran, China, Russia urge West to pave way for restoring JCPOA IRNA 05 Jun 2024 -- Iran, China, and Russia have called on the Western states to show their political will and take necessary steps to pave the ground for resuming the implementation of the Iran 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

News Reports

• Kremlin Spokesman's Daughter Reportedly Registered In Kazakhstan Amid Western Sanctions RFE/RL 05 Jun 2024 -- Systema, RFE/RL's Russian investigative unit, said on June 4 that it had discovered the name and details of a person who it believes is Yelizaveta Peskova, the daughter of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in the national taxpayer registry of Kazakhstan.