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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Steps Up Attacks In Donetsk Region During Peace Conference In Switzerland RFE/RL 16 Jun 2024 -- Russia stepped up its military attacks on Ukraine, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said in its evening assessment on June 16 as the leaders of Ukraine and its supporters wrapped up a two-day peace conference in Switzerland.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the murder of Russian war correspondent Nikita Tsisagi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Jun 2024
• Work on Kharkov Buffer Zone to Continue Until Russian Regions Safe From Shelling Sputnik 16 Jun 2024 -- Work on establishing a buffer zone in the Kharkov region will continue until Russia ensures the safety of its regions from shelling by Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
• Russian Troops Take Zagornoye Village in Zaporozhye Region Under Control - MoD Sputnik 16 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Vostok has taken control of the village of Zagornoye in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Zelensky Not Person to Sign Agreements on Ukraine With, It Would Be Illegitimate - Kremlin Sputnik 16 Jun 2024 -- On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would immediately cease fire and declare its readiness for negotiations with Ukraine after Kiev withdraws troops from the territory of new regions of Russia.
• Russia tells Ukraine to 'reflect' on its call to withdraw troops Press TV 16 Jun 2024 -- Moscow has told Kiev to "reflect" on its call to withdraw its forces from Russian-speaking areas separated from Ukraine in referendums.
• BRICS Members Reject Joint Declaration at Swiss Ukraine Conference Sputnik 16 Jun 2024 -- The BRICS countries, as well as several other states that attended the Swiss-hosted summit on Ukraine did not sign a joint declaration on the results of the talks on Sunday, according to the signatory list.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Why New Stealthy Russian Nuclear Submarine Scares West So Much Sputnik 16 Jun 2024 -- A British newspaper made a startling discovery this week: it turns out that Russia has weapons capable of wreaking untold devastation upon its enemies.

Foreign Policy

• Iran, Russia need to strengthen strategic coordination, constant consultation on Caucasus: Interim FM Press TV 16 Jun 2024 -- Interim Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Iran and Russia should strengthen strategic coordination on the developments in the Caucasus region.

News Reports

• As Ukraine War Persists, Many Russians See Their Hopes Of Gas Heating Going Up In Smoke RFE/RL 16 Jun 2024 -- "We live like in olden times," a resident of the small city of Minusinsk, some 450 kilometers south of the capital of Siberia's sprawling Krasnoyarsk Krai, said while describing how he heats his home with buckets of coal. "It's awful running out in the freezing cold to fetch it, but what can I do? We are helpless."
• Thailand takes next steps to join BRICS VOA 16 Jun 2024 -- Thailand is pushing ahead with its application to join BRICS, the group of developing countries that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but experts say they are skeptical about whether it is the right move.