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Ukraine Invasion

• 8 Killed In Russian Attack As U.S. Pledges To Send Ukraine Patriot Missile System RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- A Russian ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih on June 12 killed at least eight people and injured at least 21, including children, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.
• Ukraine Peace Summit Draft Calls On 'All Parties' To Work On Future Talks RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- A draft of a communiqué being worked on for the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this weekend says future peace negotiations should involve "representatives of all parties" in the conflict and follow agreements on nuclear security, food security, the return of prisoners of war and kidnapped children.
• Russian officials report deadly Ukrainian attack on Belgorod, while Russia attacks Kyiv VOA 12 Jun 2024 -- Officials in Russia's Belgorod region said Wednesday that Ukrainian shelling killed at least one person and wounded three others.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 600 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Southern Troops Sputnik 12 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of the special military operation and the key achievements of the Russian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia's Non-Strategic Nuclear Arms Drills Involve Obtaining Ammo for Iskander-M - Statement Sputnik 12 Jun 2024 -- Formations of Russia's Leningrad Military District are practicing obtaining ammunition for the Iskander-M as part of the second stage of drills on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 12 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Denies Reports on Reestablishing Diplomatic Relations With Georgia Sputnik 12 Jun 2024 -- Since Russia and Georgia broke off diplomatic relations, dialogue between the countries has been maintained through the Geneva discussions.
• 'Iran, Russia determined to strengthen ties' IRNA 12 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Islamic Republic and Russia are determined to further expand their mutual cooperation in the wake of what he called common threats.
• Lavrov: Russia and Iran fully agree on text of state treaty ISNA 12 Jun 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country and Iran have reached full agreement on the text of a major cooperation deal that is expected to elevate relations between the two allied countries to a new level.
• No logic behind E3 anti-Iran resolution at IAEA: Russia IRNA 12 Jun 2024 -- Russia's ambassador and permanent representative to Vienna-based International Organizations calls unnecessary and illogical a resolution at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under the pretext of increasing Iran's cooperation with the agency.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement during a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Moscow, June 12, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Moscow, June 12, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2024
• G7 Takes Aim At Small Chinese Banks To Combat Russian War Economy RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- With Western officials looking to hamper Beijing's support for a Russian economy reoriented around the war in Ukraine, China's smaller banks have emerged as a new target.
• Austria Says Security Concern Was Behind Decision To Pull TASS Accreditation RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- Austria annulled the accreditation of two correspondents working for Russia's TASS news agency in April "due to a negative security assessment by the security authorities," the Interior Ministry said.
• Russia vows to respond to new wave of 'aggressive' sanctions by US Press TV 12 Jun 2024 -- Russia has vowed to respond to a new raft of "aggressive" sanctions imposed by the United States mainly aimed at weakening the Russian military.
• US expands sanctions against Russia VOA 12 Jun 2024 -- The United States widened sanctions on Russia Wednesday, targeting more than 300 new entities and people "whose products and services enable Russia to sustain its war effort and evade sanctions."
• Taking Additional Measures to Degrade Russia's Wartime Economy US Dept. of State 12 Jun 2024 -- As President Biden and Group of Seven (G7) Leaders prepare to meet this week in Italy, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is issuing sweeping new measures guided by G7 commitments to intensify the pressure on Russia for its continued cruel and unprovoked war against Ukraine. Today's actions ratchet up the risk of secondary sanctions for foreign financial institutions that deal with Russia's war economy; restrict the ability of Russian military-industrial base to take advantage of certain U.S. software and information technology (IT) services; and, together with the Department of State, target more than 300 individuals and entities both in Russia and outside its borders—including in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Caribbean—whose products and services enable Russia to sustain its war effort and evade sanctions.
• As Russia Completes Transition to a Full War Economy, Treasury Takes Sweeping Aim at Foundational Financial Infrastructure and Access to Third Country Support US Treasury 12 Jun 2024 -- As President Biden and Group of Seven (G7) Leaders prepare to meet this week in Italy, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is issuing sweeping new measures guided by G7 commitments to intensify the pressure on Russia for its continued cruel and unprovoked war against Ukraine. Today's actions ratchet up the risk of secondary sanctions for foreign financial institutions that deal with Russia's war economy; restrict the ability of Russian military-industrial base to take advantage of certain U.S. software and information technology (IT) services; and, together with the Department of State, target more than 300 individuals and entities both in Russia and outside its borders—including in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Caribbean—whose products and services enable Russia to sustain its war effort and evade sanctions.

News Reports

• Imprisoned Kremlin Critic Yashin Says He Will Reject Swap With Russians Jailed In West RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who is serving an 8 1/2-year prison term for his criticism of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says he will not agree to get exchanged for Russian citizens jailed in the Western countries if such a proposal occurs.
• Microsoft Says Russia 'More Aggressive' In Cyberspace RFE/RL 12 Jun 2024 -- U.S. tech giant Microsoft said Russian cyberattacks are becoming even "more aggressive" and warned that Moscow could deepen collaboration with U.S. adversaries in cyberspace, making it much harder to prevent intrusions.
• Two Russia-Born U.S. Citizens Arrested for Conspiring to Send $500,000 Worth of Luxury Goods to Russia US Dept. of Justice 12 Jun 2024 -- An indictment was returned yesterday in the District of Alaska charging Sergey Nefedov, 40, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mark Shumovich, 35, of Bellevue, Washington, with allegedly operating a scheme to illegally export nearly half a million dollars' worth of snowmachines and associated parts from the United States to Russia without the required licenses and approvals, in violation of U.S. export laws.