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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Toll From Russian Strike on Ukraine's Dnipro Rises To 18 RFE/RL 25 Jun 2025 -- The death toll from a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Dnipro rose to 18, officials said, as rescuers picked through the rubble of several buildings and a passenger train as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks to meet US President Donald Trump to secure further guarantees of assistance to battle Russian troops.
• Zelenskyy Signs Accord With Council Of Europe To Create War Crimes Tribunal RFE/RL 25 Jun 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 25 signed an accord with the Council of Europe to establish a special tribunal to try top officials responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the Agreement on the Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 25 Jun 2025
• Ukraine and the Council of Europe sign Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine Council of Europe 25 Jun 2025 -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, have signed an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including the Statute of the Special Tribunal.
• President Zelenskyy hails Europe's commitment to justice in an address to PACE as aggression tribunal is signed into existence Council of Europe 25 Jun 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked Parliamentary Assembly for "real leadership" in its stand against Russian aggression and hailed Europe's commitment to justice in an address to the Assembly just after the signature of an agreement to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
• Lavrov: Russia Still Prefers Diplomacy on Ukraine, But Root Causes Must Be Addressed Sputnik 25 Jun 2025 -- Moscow prefers diplomatic methods regarding the resolution of the situation around Ukraine, but it is necessary to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
• Russia's FSB Foils Terror Plot Linked to Ukrainian Intelligence Near Moscow Sputnik 25 Jun 2025 -- Russian security forces have thwarted a terrorist attack planned by agents cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence services targeting a military serviceman in the Moscow Region, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday.

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Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's official visit to Turkmenistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment for media during his visit to Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, June 25, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Ashgabat, June 25, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's media comment following the meeting with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Ashgabat, June 25, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• Press release on the upcoming visit to Russia by Foreign Minister of Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• BRICS member states condemn Israeli-American aggression against Iran Press TV 25 Jun 2025 -- The BRICS member states have strongly condemned the Israeli-American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying they violated the UN Charter through illegal and unprovoked attacks.
• BRICS Joint Statement on the Escalation of the Security Situation in the Middle East Following the Military Strikes on the Territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jun 2025
• Russia says Europe shares blame for Israel's aggression on Iran, warns of IAEA info leak Press TV 25 Jun 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Western leaders pressured the UN nuclear agency chief, Rafael Grossi, to publish an accusatory report on Iran's nuclear program ahead of the Israeli regime's aggression against the country.
• Grossi demands to monitor Iran's uranium without guaranteeing its data will not leak: Russia IRNA 25 Jun 2025 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) Rafael Grossi has urged Iran to present information on the location its enriched uranium is being kept without guaranteeing such sensitive information will not leak.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Russian chargé d'affaires over airspace violation Estonia MFA 25 Jun 2025 -- Today, on 25 June, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to protest and deliver an official note regarding the violation of Estonia's airspace on 22 June.
• The President discussed the security situation and sanctions against Russia in a meeting with Prime Minister of Canada President of the Republic of Lithuania 25 Jun 2025 -- During the NATO Summit in The Hague, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss the security situation in Europe and sanctions against Russia.

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