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Ukraine Invasion

• Where Things Stand After Ukrainian Drone Strikes Deep In Russia, Istanbul Talks, And A Trump-Putin Phone Call RFE/RL 05 Jun 2025 -- After a second round of face-to-face negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, it seemed like Russia and Ukraine were further from a cease-fire - let alone a deal to end the biggest war in Europe since 1945 - than they had been when they sat down to start the talks.
• SSU detains enemy informant who adjusted russian strikes on Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions Security Service of Ukraine 05 Jun 2025 -- The Security Service of Ukraine has detained another agent who adjusted russian air strikes on Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
• Ukrainian president says Russia's memorandum "ultimatum" People's Daily 05 Jun 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described Russia's memorandum on ceasefire as an "ultimatum" to Ukraine, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
• Putin, Trump hold phone talks; Moscow vows to respond to Spider's Web attack Global Times 05 Jun 2025 -- A nighttime Russian drone strike on Thursday hit the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, and six drones hit a residential area in the city at 5:30 am local time, according to Ukrainian authorities, per a report of AP. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly vowed to hit back against recent Ukraine's Operation "Spider's Web" drone attack in a call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 500 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Forces Sputnik 05 Jun 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr group of forces has eliminated up to 500 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Kremlin Confirms Putin Told Trump That Russia Will Retaliate to Ukraine's Attacks on Airfields Sputnik 05 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump that Russia will respond to Kiev's attacks on its airfields, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• Railway Track In Russia's Voronezh Region Damaged As A Result Of An Explosion Sputnik 05 Jun 2025 -- A railway track in the Voronezh Region of Russia was damaged as a result of the detonation of an explosive device immediately before the train passed, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday.
• Five Explosive Devices Were Used in Terrorist Attack on Bridge in Kursk Region Sputnik 05 Jun 2025 -- Five homemade explosive devices were used to blow up a bridge on June 1 near the town of Zheleznogorsk in Russia's Kursk Region, where a freight train derailed, acting regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said.
• Putin 'Strongly' Warns Trump Of Response To Ukraine's Drone Strikes On Russia's Air Bases RFE/RL 05 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, warned him "very strongly" of Russia's intention to respond to Ukraine's drone attack, which struck dozens of long-range bomber aircraft across Russian regions over the weekend.
• Putin vows to hit Ukraine back for attacks on Russia's strategic air bases: Trump People's Daily 05 Jun 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would "have to respond" to the massive Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's strategic air bases days ago.

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Foreign Policy

• Press Release on Russian-Cambodian Consultations on Biological Security Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2025
• Press release on Russia's re-election to UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2026-2028 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the designation of the British Council as undesirable organisation in the Russian Federation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jun 2025
• British Council Labeled as Undesirable in Russia Sputnik 05 Jun 2025 -- The Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday that it had recognized the activities of UK international organization British Council as undesirable in the country.
• EU Sanctions Score A Legal Win Over Russian Oligarchs RFE/RL 05 Jun 2025 -- The European Union scored an important legal victory over Russia with its sanctions policy on June 5 as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg issued an opinion stating that visa bans and asset freezes of five prominent Russian businessmen deemed closed to the Kremlin are not only lawful but also Brussels doesn't need to prove their ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime.
• Top DPRK leader meets visiting senior Russian official People's Daily 05 Jun 2025 -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Secretary of Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu KCNA 05 Jun 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met Sergei Shoigu on a visit to the DPRK leading a delegation of the Security Council of the Russian Federation upon authorization of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, at the headquarters building of the WPK Central Committee on June 4.

News Reports

• Why Are Ukrainians Accused Of Torching Kier Starmer's Properties? A Chat Group For Jobs May Hold Clues RFE/RL 05 Jun 2025 -- Early on the morning of May 12 at house in a northwestern district of London, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at the entrance to the property. The blaze was small, causing minor damage to the front door, and was unremarkable except for one thing.