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FT: Putin has failed to attract western companies to an economic conference in St Petersburg this week. Even Russia’s allies sent lower-ranking officials and businessmen, with the exception of Indonesia, whose president is in attendance (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: The U.S. Senate is postponing action on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill until at least July, as other legislative and foreign policy priorities dominate the agenda, Semafor reported on June 18.
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Reuters: The United States' "confrontational" trade stance towards Europe is a consequence of U.S. efforts to give Russia a seat in international forums and weaken its ties with China, a top European Central Bank policymaker said on Wednesday.
Reuters: Raiffeisen Bank International said on Wednesday a Russian court had rejected its bid to lift an injunction banning the sale of its local subsidiary, frustrating efforts by the biggest Western bank still operating in Russia to exit the country.
Reuters: Suspected Russian hackers have deployed a new tactic to trick even wary targets into compromising their own accounts, a victim of the spy campaign and researchers said on Wednesday.
The Kyiv Independent: During a targeted operation, Ukraine's military intelligence killed Mykhailo Hrytsai, a senior collaborator with Russian occupation authorities in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Reuters: Slovak police have detained eight people, including defence ministry officials, in an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office into possible misuse of funds for military aid to Ukraine, the office said on Wednesday.
Politico: The EU has summoned Moscow’s ambassador to Brussels to explain an assault on a European diplomat in Russia.
Reuters: Serbia is working on a new gas deal with Russia and will get the best price in Europe, the head of its state gas company told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Trump said on June 18 that he had turned down Putin's offer to mediate the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Reuters: Sales of passenger cars in Russia are set to drop by 25% to 1.1 million units this year, the head of Avtovaz, the country's largest automaker, said on Wednesday.
The Guardian: Refusing to give a job to Chinese and Russian people in UK companies that deal with issues of national security and require security clearance is not racist, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Reuters: Senior Ukrainian officials spoke with their U.S. counterparts about the possibility of supporting defence projects in Ukraine under a joint investment fund set up last month, Kyiv's first deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Yahoo News: The German ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jäger, is to become the new president of the country's foreign intelligence service, dpa learnt on Wednesday.
Reuters: The Russian economy could cool down excessively due to high interest rates and may face difficulties returning to a growth path, Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy CEO of Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, said in an interview with Reuters.
The Moscow Times: Australia has for the first time imposed sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, the government said Wednesday. The new restrictions target 60 vessels, which have also been targeted by sanctions from the United Kingdom, Canada and EU.
Reuters: South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that two orders from Russia's Zvezda worth a total of 4.85 trillion won ($3.54 billion) for icebreaker ships were cancelled due to "illegal termination by the shipowner".
FIL: Russian luge athletes are excluded from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics even as individuals with neutral status, the sport’s governing body decided Wednesday.
Reuters: Ukrainians will be able to hold dual or multiple citzenship under a law approved by the parliament on Wednesday that aims to ease a demographic crisis exacerbated by the four-year war with Russia and to improve ties with the country's large diaspora.
worth mentioning
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Pro-war blogger Polynkov arrested in Moscow
Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in Michigan
US officials prepare for possible strike on Iran in coming days
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