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China Cuts Rates to Prop Up Flagging Recovery

Wall Street Journal The Chinese central bank’s latest interest-rate cut signals Beijing is increasingly uneasy about the economy’s prospects. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cuts-rates-to-prop-up-flagging-recovery-6fe3ec72

Over 90 people hospitalized in Kherson Region after Kakhovka dam breach

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Overnight to June 6, the Ukrainian military delivered a strike against the Kakhovka HPP, destroying the plant’s hydraulic valves and triggering an uncontrolled discharge of water https://tass.com/society/1632565

Russian FSB plans to fabricate “Russian citizenship” of chiefs of Ukrainian defence forces

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has reported that shortly, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is planning to fabricate “Russian citizenships” to claim that leaders of the Ukrainian defence and security forces, their families, and other Ukrainian officials had obtained it. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406947/

Russia Claims to Down 9 Drones Over Crimea

Moscow Times Drone attacks in annexed Crimea, have increased in recent weeks as Ukraine pursues a counteroffensive against Russian forces. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/15/russia-claims-to-down-9-drones-over-crimea-a81514

Stoltenberg named Ramstein’s priorities amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Pravda Ukraine Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, said that against the background of the start of counteroffensive actions by Ukraine, during the Ramstein meeting on Thursday, the allies would focus on ensuring the functioning of the delivered weapons systems. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/15/7406945/

Chechen unit deployed to Belgorod to prevent Ukraine infiltration

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746371

Putin lauds Xi’s efforts to strengthen relationship between Moscow, Beijing

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Chinese leader has called Putin his closest and trustworthy friend among his foreign counterparts. He has also underlined that he cherishes these friendly ties https://tass.com/politics/1632539

Israel welcomes sale of Arrow 3 to Germany

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746370

Nine drones shot down over Crimea

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746369

Putin Signs Secret Decree to Buy Discounted Western Companies – FT

Moscow Times Western businesspeople involved in corporate exits called Putin’s decree a “Pandora’s box” that would lead to eventual nationalization. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/15/putin-signs-secret-decree-to-buy-discounted-western-companies-ft-a81510