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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Putin Claims Ready For Talks, Even As Death Toll From Russia's Latest Attack On Kyiv Hits 28 RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed he is ready "to find a solution" to his war with Ukraine and to potentially meet with the Ukrainian leader, even as the death toll from Russia's latest attack on Kyiv rose to 28 people.
• Zelenskyy Says Russia 'Chooses To Kill' As Putin Repeats Hard-Line Demands RFE/RL 19 Jun 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, which claimed dozens of civilian lives, is a reminder that Russia is disregarding cease-fire efforts and "chooses to kill."
• Following SSU investigation, chief prison warden of russia, who created torture chambers network on Kherson region's left bank, sentenced in absentia Security Service of Ukraine 19 Jun 2025 -- Following an investigation by the Security Service of Ukraine, Arkady Gostev, director of russia's federal penitentiary service, has been convicted in absentia to 10 years in prison.
• SSU and National Police expose official who awarded rear battalion in Lviv region with UAH 35 mln of 'combat' pay Security Service of Ukraine 19 Jun 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence and the National Police, with the assistance of the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, have uncovered new facts of illegal payments for participation in combat operations.
• SSU detains mole preparing russia's attack on Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile systems Security Service of Ukraine 19 Jun 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, detained an enemy agent who was spying on the Defense Forces.
• More Russian Soldiers Returned From Kiev-Controlled Territories Under Istanbul Deal Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- A group of Russian soldiers has been returned from territory controlled by the Kiev regime, with Ukrainian prisoners of war exchanged in return, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Novonikolayevka Settlement in DPR - MoD Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr took control of the settlement of Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russia Gives Ukraine 6,000 Soldier Bodies, Receives 57 Bodies of Russian Soldiers in Return - Putin Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russia gave Ukraine 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian servicemen, and in return received 57 bodies of Russian soldiers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
• Putin Ready to Meet With Zelensky, But Question Remains Who Will Sign Documents Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is prepared to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, but the question remains who on the Ukrainian side will sign the documents.

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Xi Jinping Has a Phone Call with Russian President Vladimir Putin PRC MofA 19 Jun 2025 -- On the afternoon of June 19, 2025, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East.
• Comment by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following a telephone conversation with President of China Xi Jinping President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- "President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. The phone call took place in keeping with the mutual agreement of the two sides."
• Russian-Indonesian talks President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- On the sidelines of the 28th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, who is in Russia on an official visit.
• Foreign Ministry statement regarding Russia's intention to terminate the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Military-Technical Cooperation of June 14, 1996 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Jun 2025
• Putin, Indonesian President Adopt Declaration of Russia-Indonesia Strategic Partnership Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto adopted a declaration on strategic partnership between Russia and Indonesia, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
• Meeting with Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile President of Russia 19 Jun 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
• Putin Has High Potential to Mediate Israel-Iran Conflict, Sees Path to Resolution Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has the great potential to mediate the conflict between Israel and Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Rosatom Warns: Strike on Iran's Bushehr Plant Could Trigger Chernobyl-Style Disaster Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- A strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to a catastrophe comparable to the Chernobyl disaster, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Russia to Make Decision to Recognize Taliban 'in Due Time' - Zakharova Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- The decision on recognizing the current Afghan authorities by Russia will be made by the country's leadership "in due time", Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Sputnik at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
• Invincible Might of Alliance between DPRK and Russia Will Be More Powerfully Displayed: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 19 Jun 2025 -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday carries an article titled "The invincible might of the alliance between the DPRK and Russia will be more powerfully demonstrated".
• Joint Actions to Further Counter the Shadow Fleet Government Offices of Sweden 19 Jun 2025 -- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers and government representatives of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, on 19 June 2025.
• NB8++ countries discuss countering threat posed by Russia's shadow fleet Latvia MFA 19 Jun 2025
• New Russia sanctions target enablers of war, including Russia's 'shadow fleet' New Zealand Government 19 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced new sanctions on crucial enablers of Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.
• Estonia Begins Construction of Anti-Tank Ditches on the Southeastern Border Estonia CDI 19 Jun 2025 -- The Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) will begin constructing anti-tank ditches this week along Estonia's southeastern border. These ditches are part of the Baltic Defence Line initiative, designed to halt a potential enemy military attack right from the first meters of the national border.
• Hungary Completely Rejects EU Plan to Phase Out Russian Gas Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- Hungary completely rejects the European Commission's plan to abandon Russian gas, which would be a step back in diversifying energy sources, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.

News Reports

• RDIF Believes US Oil, Gas Companies Will Be Among First to Return to Russia Sputnik 19 Jun 2025 -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) believes that US oil and gas companies will be among the first to return to Russian projects and negotiations on this matter are already underway, the head of the RDIF and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said.