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03 July 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- 5 Killed In Russian Attack On Dnipro; Zelenskiy Renews Call For Air-Defense Systems RFE/RL 03 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has renewed his plea to the West for advanced air-defense systems and long-range weapons after at least five people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack on Dnipro on July 3.
- Russian attacks kill at least 4, Ukrainian officials say VOA 03 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian officials said Wednesday at least four people were killed in Russian missile and aerial drone attacks.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 03 Jul 2024 -- Over the past night, several attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed surface vehicles of the Ukrainian Navy against the facilities in the Russian Federation have been foiled. The alerted air defence units shot down five UAVs over Belgorod region, four UAVs over Bryansk region, and one UAV over Moscow region. Moreover, two uncrewed surface vehicles moving towards Novorossiysk were destroyed in the Black Sea waters.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's response to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme, Astana, July 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jul 2024
- Ukrainian Drone Attack on Energodar Disrupts Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant's Facilities Sputnik 03 Jul 2024 -- Three drone strikes hit the Raduga substation, which is part of the infrastructure of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, eight people were injured, they are receiving the necessary assistance, said Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Russia Is 'Entitled' to Start Manufacturing Medium- and Short-Range Missiles Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- Following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference, where he spoke about Russia's next steps regarding the country's medium- and short-range missile systems.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov participates in meeting of CIS Council of Defence Ministers in Minsk Russia MoD 03 Jul 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has been elected the Chairman of the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS member states. This decision was unanimously adopted at the regular meeting of the CIS Council of Ministers of Defence, held in Minsk on Wednesday. Opening the meeting, Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin said that during the reporting period there were changes in the composition of the Council: Andrei Belousov was appointed head of the Russian military department.
- CIS defence ministers adopt decisions on joint military systems Russia MoD 03 Jul 2024 -- 'Decisions have been taken to improve joint military-use systems,' said Andrei Belousov, summing up the results of the meeting of the CIS Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS member states.
Foreign Policy
- SCO Heads of State Council Meeting President of Russia 04 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in Astana.
- Meeting in the SCO Plus format President of Russia 04 Jul 2024 -- A meeting in the SCO Plus format was held in Astana.
- Xi, Putin Kick Off SCO Summit In Kazakhstan With Belarus Set To Join RFE/RL 03 Jul 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on July 3 in Kazakhstan as part of a two-day summit for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which is poised to admit Belarus as a member.
- Russia Ready to Discuss Strategic Stability With US, Waits for New Administration - Putin Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- Russia is ready to discuss the issues of strategic stability with the United States but it is necessary to wait for the new administration in Washington to understand their stance, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
- Meeting with President of China Xi Jinping President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana.
- Putin, Xi meet at Central Asian summit in show of deepening cooperation Press TV 03 Jul 2024 -- In their second meeting this year and in a show of deepening cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have met at a Central Asian summit in Kazakhstan.
- China's Xi, Russia's Putin hold talks at Central Asian summit VOA 03 Jul 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held talks in Kazakhstan Wednesday at a security summit aimed at countering what they describe as U.S.-led "hegemony" on the world stage.
- North Korea and Russia to build road bridge over Tumen River Radio Free Asia 03 Jul 2024 -- North Korea and Russia plan to build a new road bridge connecting their countries over the Tumen River, which separates them in North Korea's northeast.
- Meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who will chair the 24th meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in Astana on July 4.
- Meeting with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
- Meeting with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- The President of Russia began a series of his bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit with a conversation with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme, Astana, July 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jul 2024
- Meeting with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 03 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Astana.
- President Erdoğan meets with President Putin of Russia Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 03 Jul 2024 -- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Astana for the 24th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, met with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
- Russia's world-view will not succeed: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 03 Jul 2024 -- UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia's violations of international law damage global security. Their approach is rooted in chaos, the rule of force, and is accepted only by a few hostile states.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Russian Federal Assembly's decision to suspend OSCE Parliamentary Assembly participation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2024
- Meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani President of Russia 04 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
- Putin, Xi call for unity among Eurasian nations to challenge US Press TV 04 Jul 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have called for cooperation among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to resist the US-dominated order.
- Norway aligns itself with new sanctions against Russia Government of Norway 04 Jul 2024 -- Norway is aligning itself with the EU's 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The work to incorporate the sanctions into Norwegian law is under way. Norway is also aligning itself with the EU legislation that allows for profits generated by frozen Central Bank of Russia assets to be used to support Ukraine.
- Press release on summoning the Ambassador of Romania to the Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jul 2024
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