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Russian businesses often ask not to let foreign companies that have left return — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President asked the government to speed up the transfer of domestic business assets to Russian jurisdiction https://tass.com/economy/1634121

DoD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Manufacturing to Strengthen U.S. Missiles and Munitions Supply Chains

Defense.gov The Department of Defense’s Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy has entered into an agreement with Arconic Corporation to increase production of missiles and munitions. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3431173/dod-enters-agreement-to-expand-domestic-manufacturing-to-strengthen-us-missiles/

Putin Promotes Russian Economy, Hints at Using Nuclear Weapons

Wall Street Journal The Russian leader said Moscow is on a firm footing and well-placed to withstand long-term sanctions, as he railed again at the West in a speech on Friday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-promotes-russias-economy-and-hints-again-at-using-nuclear-weapons-6c4368c1

Russia, US maintain ‘irregular’ contact, says Kremlin aide

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. When asked if Russian-US communication could be intensified after the election in the United States, Yury Ushakov noted that the chances of that happening were remote https://tass.com/politics/1634129

Russian private space company SR Space starts making UAVs

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the company’s CEO Oleg Mansurov, the company plans to produce thousands of such devices per month after the transition to full-scale serial production of drones https://tass.com/economy/1634131

Sanctions backfire on those imposing them — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President stressed that Russia’s trade is growing and its macroeconomy is stable https://tass.com/politics/1634123

Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, Occupied by Russia, Faces a New Risk

New York Times The destruction of a dam endangered the main source of water used for the critical task of cooling Zaporizhzhia’s reactors and spent fuel rods. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/europe/ukraine-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-dam.html

Most of 108 drowning victims in Nigeria boat accident were women and children

Fox News Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke apart in north-central Nigeria were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told The Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts ended. The wooden boat was carrying more than 250 people across the Niger River in Kwara state as they returned…

US Congress proposed to approve financing for the supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine For the first time, the draft defence budget for fiscal year 2024, prepared by the US House of Representatives, provides funding for the supply of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda with reference to Defense News. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/16/7407218/

Russia ready for long-term, mutually beneficial supplies of hydrocarbons to China — envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Chinese partners’ purchases of both oil and natural and liquified, as well as coal, are on the rise, Igor Morgulov noted https://tass.com/politics/1634117