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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine's Military Claims Hits On Concentrated Russian Troops; Moscow Says 5 Dead In Belgorod RFE/RL 14 Jun 2024 -- Ukraine fired missiles and artillery at 15 areas where Russia troops were concentrated on June 14 as Russia tried to use its advantage in manpower, equipment, and air support to seize territory in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's General Staff said.
• US, Kyiv and NATO allies blast Putin's cease-fire conditions for Ukraine VOA 14 Jun 2024 -- The United States, Ukraine and NATO have dismissed conditions for a Ukraine cease-fire set Friday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said he would halt his offensive in Ukraine provided Kyiv withdraws from territories claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO.
• Putin Lays Out Already Rejected Conditions For Talks On Eve Of Ukraine Peace Summit RFE/RL 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered an immediate cease-fire with Ukraine, setting out conditions that Kyiv has already rejected just a day before a peace summit in Switzerland from which he was excluded.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 14 Jun 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Putin's Peace Proposal on Ukraine Not Ultimatum - Kremlin Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal on starting peace negotiations with Ukraine is not an ultimatum, but a peace initiative, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Ukrainians Deprived of Chance for Peace After Refusal of Putin's Proposal - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainians lost another chance to achieve peace after Kiev refused Russian President Vladimir Putin's peace proposal, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 3,700 Troops in One Week Clashing With Russia's Battlegroup Yug Sputnik 14 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 past week.
• Putin Calls US-Ukraine Security Agreement 'Bluff' Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the security agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States is insignificant.
• Putin Sets Conditions for Ukraine Peace Talks: Full Ukrainian Withdrawal From New Russian Regions Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- Russia is ready to begin negotiations with Ukraine at any moment, but on one condition, President Vladimir Putin has said.
• Ukraine Rejected Path to Peace on Western Orders, Putin Reveals Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- NATO has sought to turn Ukraine into a staging ground and has done everything it could to pit nation against nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
• Russian Court Labels Georgian National Legion Paramilitary Formation as Terrorist - FSB Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- The Southern District Military Court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don recognized the Georgian National Legion paramilitary formation as a terrorist organization, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
• Russia Downs 87 Ukrainian Drones Above Six Regions Overnight Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian air defense systems shot down 87 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Defense Policy / Programs

• West's arrogance pushing world to 'point of no return': Russian president Press TV 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the West's "selfishness and arrogance" are pushing the world closer to a dangerous "point of no return."
• No Country Immune From NATO Attack, Putin Warns Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- With the world rapidly changing, things will no longer be as they were before. Today, the global political landscape, the economy, and technological competition are all evolving at breakneck speed. President Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting with top officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
• Putin Proposes Creation of New Security System in Eurasia Sputnik 14 Jun 2024 -- The Russian president emphasized the need to start a broad discussion on a new system of bilateral and multilateral collective security guarantees.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects command post of Aerospace Forces Russia MoD 14 Jun 2024 -- Russian Minister of Defence Andrei Belousov inspected the command post of the Russian Aerospace Forces, where he received reports from the leadership of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the tasks of military branches of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
• Counter-terrorist drills take place in Central MD's motorised rifle formation Russia MoD 14 Jun 2024 -- Complex counter-terrorist drills took place in the Central MD's motorised rifle formation in Orenburg region.
• Andrei Belousov and Aleksei Dyumin hold joint meeting on supplying drones to military units of Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 14 Jun 2024 -- The National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation hosted a joint teleconference between adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Alexei Dyumin and Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov on the issues of cooperation with the country's constituent entities with regard to the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles and training in their use.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with Foreign Ministry senior officials President of Russia 14 Jun 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the senior officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers a question by the Moscow. Putin.Kremlin televised programme, Moscow, June 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jun 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following President Vladimir Putin's meeting with senior Foreign Ministry officials, Moscow, June 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jun 2024
• Putin's North Korea visit about 'more than pleasantries' VOA 14 Jun 2024 -- When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited eastern Russia in September, a big part of his mission seemed clear: look at as many Russian weapons as possible.
• Satellite pictures reveal North Korea is preparing for Putin visit Radio Free Asia 14 Jun 2024 -- Satellite imagery of Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital Pyongyang appears to show that preparations for a ceremony to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin are underway, a U.S. satellite expert told Radio Free Asia.
• Petroleum Min: Russia to invest in Iran's new oil fields IRNA 14 Jun 2024 -- Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji has said that the Russian Federation will invest in Iran's oil fields.
• Iran, Russia 'resolute' on deepening all-out ties, implementing all deals Press TV 14 Jun 2024 -- Top Iranian and Russian officials have reiterated their firm determination to strengthen bilateral relations and implement the agreements previously reached between the two countries in various fields.
• Iran: Russia ties strategic, founded on unchanging principles Press TV 14 Jun 2024 -- Interim Iranian President Mohammad Mokhber has described the country's relations with Russia as strategic and founded upon unchanging principles.
• US warns of 'pernicious' Russian efforts ahead of Moldovan elections VOA 14 Jun 2024 -- Russia's efforts to subvert the coming presidential elections in Moldova go beyond sowing disinformation, according to U.S. officials, who charge that the Kremlin is actively supporting political candidates and political parties willing to espouse pro-Russia policies.

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: Summits, Sanctions, And Double-Talk About Talks RFE/RL 14 Jun 2024 -- Washington and the West took a series of steps to shore up Ukraine's defenses and weaken Russia's war effort. Meanwhile, a confident-sounding Putin spoke about peace talks -- but signaled a strong appetite for more war.
  
  Here are some of the key developments in Russia over the past week and some of the takeaways going forward.
• Italian Police Reportedly Arrest Russian In Connection With 2023 Artyom Uss Escape RFE/RL 14 Jun 2024 -- Italian authorities say they have arrested a Russian businessman living in Switzerland in connection with the March 2023 escape of Artyom Uss, a Russian man who fled Italian house arrest just prior to extradition to the United States.