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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Several Dead In Russian Strikes On Ukraine; Kyiv Launches Counterattacks RFE/RL 21 Jun 2024 -- At least six people were killed in Russian shelling and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets as Moscow claimed Kyiv had launched a "mass" drone attack on occupied Crimea and several regions inside Russia.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 21 Jun 2024 -- At around 6.10 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using a fixed-wing UAV against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian Military Hits Raduga Substation, Transformer Damaged Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces targeted the Raduga substation on Friday and damaged a the substation's transformer, the administration of the Energodar city in the Zaporozhye Region said.
• Kiev Loses Over 4,200 Soldiers in Battle With Russian Yug Battlegroup in Past Week Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 4,290 soldiers in battles with Russia's Yug group of forces over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Russia's Vostok Group Foils Ukraine's Attempts to Strengthen Positions - Defense Ministry Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- Russian servicemen of the Vostok (East) battlegroup of troops disrupted attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strengthen forward positions, group spokesman Alexander Gordeyev told Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin Announces Plans for Further Development of Nuclear Triad Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday plans to further develop the Russian nuclear triad.
• Putin says Russia ramping up nuclear arsenal to preserve global balance of power Press TV 21 Jun 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia says Moscow will continue to develop its nuclear weapons to preserve the balance of power in the world.
• Meeting with graduates of higher military schools President of Russia 21 Jun 2024 -- In the Grand Kremlin Palace's St George Hall, Vladimir Putin met with top graduates of Russia's higher military schools under the Defence Ministry, Emergencies Ministry, Federal Security Service, Federal Guard Service and National Guard, as well as the higher education institutions under the Interior Ministry, Investigative Committee and Federal Penitentiary Service.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov congratulates best graduates of military universities in Kremlin Russia MoD 21 Jun 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov spoke at a ceremony honoring the best graduates of military universities in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
• Eurasian security framework faces threats from NATO, warns Russia FM Press TV 21 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says NATO is intervening in efforts to create a Eurasian security framework that would rival the US-led military alliance.
• Russia-North Korea defense pact moves military cooperation out of shadows VOA 21 Jun 2024 -- A new defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea this week publicly laid out Moscow's willingness to engage in full-fledged military cooperation with Pyongyang, in contrast to their denials prior to the summit, analysts said.
• Statement by the foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation member states on the current issues related to the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2024

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following the meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council, Almaty, June 21, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2024
• Kremlin Calls West's Reaction to Putin's Visits to North Korea, Vietnam Predictable Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- The reaction of the West to the state visits of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and Vietnam was predictable, as any foreign policy activity of Russia is perceived by the West with hostility, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2024
• Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation member states in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2024
• Vietnam, Russia pledge to deepen bilateral ties People's Daily 21 Jun 2024 -- Vietnam and Russia signed multiple cooperation documents and agreed to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership on Thursday during Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency reported.
• Putin warns South Korea sending weapons to Ukraine would be 'big mistake' Radio Free Asia 21 Jun 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned South Korea that sending weapons to Ukraine would be a "very big mistake" after South Korea said it would consider doing so in response to a pact between Russia and North Korea to come to each other's aid if attacked.
• Seoul reconsiders arming Ukraine as Russia, North Korea align VOA 21 Jun 2024 -- For more than two years, Western countries have urged South Korea to directly arm Ukraine, insisting that South Korean weapons could play a pivotal role in helping Kyiv fight off Russia's invasion.
• South Korea Summons Russian Envoy Over Defense Deal With Pyongyang RFE/RL 21 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Ambassador to Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, was summoned to the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 21 to protest a defense deal signed earlier this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

News Reports

• US sanctions 12 Kaspersky Lab leaders VOA 21 Jun 2024 -- The United States sanctioned 12 people Friday in executive and leadership positions at the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, a major international vendor of antivirus software.
• Designating Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury is designating 12 executives or senior leaders of AO Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus company.
• Treasury Sanctions Kaspersky Lab Leadership in Response to Continued Cybersecurity Risks US Treasury 21 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated twelve individuals in executive and senior leadership roles at AO Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky Lab).
• Commerce Department Prohibits Russian Kaspersky Software for U.S. Customers US Dept. of Commerce 21 Jun 2024 -- Today, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a Final Determination prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Russia-based anti-virus software and cybersecurity company, from directly or indirectly providing anti-virus software and cybersecurity products or services in the United States or to U.S. persons.
• Analysts see Putin's visit to North Korea as a problem for China VOA 21 Jun 2024 -- Analysts say China has been placed in an awkward position by the warming ties between Russia and North Korea, which signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit this week to Pyongyang.
• Russian Citizen Detained In Montenegro At U.S. Request Over Alleged Election Interference RFE/RL 21 Jun 2024 -- A Russian citizen has been detained in Montenegro at the request of U.S. authorities on suspicions of having illegally interfered in the 2020 U.S. election, according to Russian and Montenegrin media on June 21. The person detained was identified only as "A.M." Montenegro's Justice Ministry declined to comment on the matter when contacted by RFE/RL. The DAN media portal of Montenegro reported that Justice Minister Andrej Milovic approved the "temporary detention" of the Russian citizen for alleged illegal interference in the U.S. election and unlawful financing in the United States.
• The Week In Russia: A Performance In Pyongyang RFE/RL 21 Jun 2024 -- Full of over-the-top pomp and propaganda, Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to North Korea was a strange but predictable spectacle - emblematic of his trajectory over a quarter-century in power, his focus on the war in Ukraine, and his pursuit of confrontation with the West.
• Philippines Gets 1st Batch of BrahMos Cruise Missiles Sputnik 21 Jun 2024 -- The first batch of Russian-Indian cruise missiles BrahMos have already been delivered to the Philippines, the co-director of the BrahMos Aerospace missile maker, Alexander Maksichev, told Sputnik on Friday.