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Bloomberg: North Korea has sent containers to Russia that could hold nearly 5 million artillery shells and Putin will likely seek even more when he soon visits Pyongyang, South Korea’s defense minister said (archive).
Reuters: A possible impending visit by Putin to North Korea could deepen military ties between the two countries in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, officials of South Korea and the United States warned on Friday.
ISW: Sustained Ukrainian strikes against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea appear to be forcing the Russian military to commit additional air defense assets to Crimea in order to defend existing bases and logistics infrastructure, and further Ukrainian strikes against such air defense assets may render the peninsula untenable as a staging ground for the Russian military.
RFI: Switzerland is undertaking a major security operation around this weekend's summit on Ukraine, aiming to ward off not only physical threats but also cyberattacks and misinformation.
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POLITICO: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s arch enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a Russian-led international defense pact, according to leaked documents seen by POLITICO.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine will receive a 152 mm shell supply worth 350 million euros from the International Fund For Ukraine, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on June 13.
POLITICO: A growing number of President Joe Biden’s allies in Congress, including the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are urging the administration to permit Ukraine to strike even deeper inside Russian territory using U.S.-supplied weapons.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia suffered "astronomical" losses while attempting to advance in Kharkiv Oblast, European Pravda reported on June 13, citing a NATO official who spoke on condition of anonymity during a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
POLITICO: NATO countries are set to sign off on a new plan for the alliance to take over from the U.S. in coordinating military aid to Ukraine. The shift is broadly perceived as a move by European allies to "Trump-proof" the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
Reuters: U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine's defense against Russian invaders and getting Ukraine closer to NATO membership.
The Moscow Times: Major banks in the Central Asia republic of Kyrgyzstan have suspended money transfers to and from Russia amid exchange rate volatility and issues with payment systems.
Reuters: Ukraine will receive around $1 billion from allies and G7 countries to support its energy sector, which has been damaged by a series of Russian missile attacks, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Thursday.
Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelensky and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy on June 13.
AFP: Ukraine said Thursday its forces were fighting fierce battles near Chasiv Yar, a strategic hilltop settlement whose capture would give Moscow a powerful foothold in the eastern Donetsk region.
Reuters: The United States, Britain and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of carrying out a plot to sway the outcome of the Moldovan presidential election in October and incite protests if a pro-Moscow candidate should lose.
CBC: Canada will contribute $5 billion to a new plan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia as G7 leaders meet in Italy, according to a government official.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces attacked Russia's newest R-416GM digital radio relay communication station for the first time since the beginning of the all-out war, the military reported on June 13.
Reuters: China, skipping a weekend summit on a peace plan for Ukraine, has been lobbying governments for its alternative plan, 10 diplomats said, with one calling Beijing's campaign a "subtle boycott" of the global meeting in Switzerland.
The UK has announced 50 new sanctions against Russia, aimed at degrading Moscow's war machine. New targets include ships in Putin's shadow fleet, institutions at the heart of Russia’s financial system and suppliers supporting Moscow's military production.
Reuters: Eight European Union foreign ministers called on the EU to ban Russian diplomats from moving freely around the bloc and restrict them to countries where they are accredited, in a letter to EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
Reuters: Leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies agreed an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbour in 2022.
Reuters: Canada soon plans to start sending a total of about 2,000 surplus unarmed rockets to Ukraine as well as a selection of other weapons, Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Thursday.
Reuters: NATO members are set to take tougher action against Russian spies across the alliance in response to a campaign of hostile activities by Moscow that includes acts of sabotage and cyber attacks, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
FT: A US company has signed the first significant deal to supply liquefied natural gas to Ukraine, in a move designed to bolster its energy security and reduce Moscow’s energy dominance in eastern Europe (archive).
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