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04:40 GMT 27.06.2022 (Updated: 20:59 GMT 19.10.2022)

In February, Russia began a military operation in Ukraine after calls for help from the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The Western countries have responded by imposing comprehensive sanctions against Russia while also ramping up military support for Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the G7 summit is being held in the Bavarian castle Schloss Elmau, with most of the agenda aimed at maintaining unity amid the background of the energy crisis caused by sanctions against Russia and the Ukrainian crisis.

Russian armed forces and Donbass troops are advancing amid the special operation, as they have liberated multiple cities in the republics over the past weeks.

At the same time, Ukrainian forces are still targeting the Donbass cities with artillery fire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Kiev's actions in the region amount to genocide and stressed that Ukraine should be demilitarized and de-Nazified.

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01:53 GMT 28.06.2022

Russia Has Supplied Over 37,000 Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine - Defense Ministry

Since March 2, Russia has delivered more than 37,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes to Ukraine, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

"Starting from March 2, 2022, the Russian Federation has already delivered 37,096.1 tonnes of essentials, food, medicines and medical supplies to Ukraine," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said at a briefing.

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 in response to calls by the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics for protection from Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said the goal of the operation, which targets Ukrainian military infrastructure, is to "demilitarize and denazify" Ukraine, and to completely liberate Donbas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the operation aims to "protect people subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." As of March 25, the Russian Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage, significantly reducing the combat potential of Ukraine. Western nations have imposed numerous sanctions on Russia and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine.

00:52 GMT 28.06.2022

Over 25,000 People Evacuated From Ukraine, Donbas to Russia in Past Day - Defense Ministry

More than 25,000 people have been evacuated to Russia over the past 24 hours from dangerous areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) and Ukraine, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

"Over the past day, without participation of the Ukrainian side, 25,286 people, including 3,190 children, were evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous areas of Ukraine and the Donbas republics," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said at a briefing.

He added that since the start of Russia's special military operation, more than 2.1 million people, including over 340,000 children, have been evacuated to Russia.

22:35 GMT 27.06.2022

Russia Is Fighting Nazis, Not Ukrainian People - Security Council Deputy Head Medvedev

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - By providing assistance to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), Russia is fighting not the Ukrainian people, but Nazis, who for many years terrorized the Donbas republics' population, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said.

"By providing assistance to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Russia is not fighting the Ukrainian people. The fight is against disgusting Nazis, extremist groups, notorious bandits and foreign mercenaries who have joined them," Medvedev said in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

18:42 GMT 27.06.2022

Russian Deputy Envoy to UN Suggests 'Strike' on Kremenchuk Shopping Centre is Bucha-Style Provocation

Russian First Deputy Representative to UN Dmitry Polyansky has taken to Twitter to comment on the claims of a "missile stike" on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, calling it an apparent Bucha-style provocation.

“We have to wait and see what our Defense Ministry has to say, but there are already too many obvious inconsistencies. This is exactly what the Kiev regime needs to keep the focus on Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit,” Polyansky tweeted.

18:34 GMT 27.06.2022

Kiev Ready to Blow Up Krivorozhskaya Thermal Power Plant to Blame Russian Forces, MoD Says

18:32 GMT 27.06.2022

Over 25,000 People Evacuated From Donbass and Ukraine to Russia Over the Past 24 Hours, Russian MoD Says

18:16 GMT 27.06.2022

Germany's Scholz Says 'No Way Back' to Business as Usual With Russia

BERLIN (Sputnik) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that G7 leaders had agreed there could be no business as usual with Russia after it launched a security operation in Ukraine.

"As G7, we agree that it has led to long-term changes that will mark international relations for a very long time," he said.

17:40 GMT 27.06.2022

Ex-Russian President Medvedev Vows Tough Response to Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Transit Ban

"Such an escalation is a bad choice. Ordinary Lithuanians, whose standard of living is already not the highest, and by European standards is simply beggarly, will be the one to suffer from it Lithuanian politicians are currying favors, and citizens are trying to somehow survive in this theater of the absurd," Dmitry Medvedev added.

According to Medvedev, Moscow's response will be of an economic nature and "is capable of cutting off the oxygen to our Baltic neighbors who have taken hostile actions." Moscow could also apply asymmetric measures, which would drastically escalate the conflict, he added.

17:25 GMT 27.06.2022

UN Chief Briefs G7 Leaders on Ongoing Grain Export Negotiations

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has briefed the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on the ongoing negotiations to broker a deal on grain and fertilizers exports from Ukraine and Russia, United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.

"He did give them an update," Dujarric said during a press briefing. "The talks are ongoing to reach that goal of that goal of the package deal."

The UN Secretary-General also pointed out the impact of the situation of scarcity of grains and fertilizer on the developing countries, he said.

"He focused his remarks on underscoring the continuing global impact on developing countries, especially on developing countries and the food crisis because of the war in Ukraine," Dujarric said.

The United Nations continues its efforts to bring together Russia and Ukraine and help them place their food products back on the world markets, Dujarric added.

According to the United Nations, the food crisis has aggravated hunger in the world and the developing countries are suffering the most.

16:28 GMT 27.06.2022

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16:06 GMT 27.06.2022

Biden Signs Proclamation to Increase Duties on Certain Articles From Russia

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Monday to increase duties on certain items of imports from Russia, the White House announced.

"NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., ....do hereby proclaim as follows: To increase the column 2 rates of duty on imports of certain articles of the Russian Federation as set forth in paragraph 5 of this proclamation, HTSUS heading 9903.90.08 and new U.S. Note 30 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS are provided for in Annex A to this proclamation," the statement said.

Earlier in the day, G7 countries agreed to explore options for using revenues collected by new tariffs on Russian goods to help Ukraine.

US exports to Russia have decreased by approximately 97% over the past several months, while Russia’s imports of goods from across the world could have fallen by 40%.

The new measures will further limit Russia’s ability to "benefit economically from sales to the US market and are carefully calibrated to impose costs on Russia, while minimizing costs to US consumers," the statement said.

Earlier on Monday, the G7 leaders announced their intention to continue to impose individual sanctions against Russia because of its special military operation in Ukraine. The G7 countries said will cut off Russia from participating in world markets, as well as limit its revenues, including from gold exports, the statement also said.

The G7 said that it also plans to further limit Russia’s access to key industrial inputs, services and technologies produced by our economies, particularly those supporting the country’s armament industrial base and technology sector, the statement added.

16:05 GMT 27.06.2022

Canada Imposes Sanctions on Six Individuals, 46 Entities Linked to Russian Defence Sector

Canada is also banning export of certain advanced technologies to Russia, including quantum computers and advanced manufacturing equipment.

15:11 GMT 27.06.2022

US Defense Official: Pentagon Believes Russia Did Not Target Residential Building in Kiev and That it Was Damaged While Russia 'Was Trying to Hit' Ammunition Factory

The Pentagon believes that Russia did not target a residential building in Kiev, and the building was damaged while Russia was striking a nearby ammunition factory, a senior US defense official said on Monday.

"We are seeing that they are trying to hit targets. As an example, that target that resulted in the civilian casualties over the weekend, that target, those apartments were adjacent to or near a factory that we know constructs munitions for the Ukrainians," the official told a briefing. "So, it does give an indication that in that case, in particular, they were trying to hit a military target."

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said Russia struck the Artem plant in Kiev, which produced ammunition for Ukrainian multiple rocket launchers. The Russian military said that one of Ukraine's anti-aircraft missiles fell on a nearby apartment building, while trying to repel the attack.

14:47 GMT 27.06.2022

Moscow Declares Eight Greek Diplomats Personae Non Gratae, Greek Ambassador Summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Nassika because of the confrontational course of her country's authorities towards Moscow and informed the official about eight Greek diplomats being declared personae non gratae in Russia.

"On June 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Greek Ambassador to Russia E. Nassika, to whom it expressed a strong protest against the confrontational course of the Greek authorities towards Russia, including supplies of weapons and military equipment to the Kiev regime and the declaration of a group of Russian diplomats in Greece personae non gratae," the ministry said in a statement.

The ambassador was given a note informing that eight Greek diplomats in Russia were declared personae non gratae and had, therefore, to leave the country within eight days, the ministry added.

"It's about direct consequences of the unfriendly actions initiated by the Greek authorities. Full responsibility for this lies solely with Athens. It is indicated that if the anti-Russian policy continues, we reserve the right to respond," the statement read.

The Greek Foreign Ministry said it deeply regretted the "unprovoked" expulsion of its diplomats from Russia and described them as professionals who acted in line with the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.

The expulsion is in response to a similar move by Greece. It ordered 12 Russian embassy and consulate general employees to leave in April over the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Russia said at the time it would retaliate.

14:35 GMT 27.06.2022

DPR: Morocco Requests Possibility to Communicate With Its National Who Was Sentenced to Death for Fighting as Merc in Ukraine

14:12 GMT 27.06.2022

Ankara: Turkey to Support Finland's, Sweden's NATO Bids If Concrete Steps Are Taken

Ankara cannot agree to Finland and Sweden joining NATO without "concrete steps" taken by Helsinki and Stockholm, Fahrettin Altun, the head of media and communications in the Turkish presidential office, said on Monday.

"They are sheltering the YPG [the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units], the Syrian branch of the PKK [the Kurdistan Workers' Party] and FETO [the Fethulla Terrorist Organization. We cannot agree to Sweden's and Finland's membership in NATO until we are sure that permanent and concrete steps have been taken on these issues," Altun said in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.

According to Altun, for Ankara to endorse Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the alliance, the latter should show their commitment to NATO’s goals and values.

"If these states, which have remained neutral for many years, are accepted into NATO, we are committed to protecting them under Article 5. Therefore, we need to see that these countries have grasped NATO's values and goals and... are firmly committed to the security of the Turkish people. One of our alliance's priorities is the fight against terrorism. Despite being on the EU's list of terrorist organizations, this does not prevent the PKK from raising money, recruiting fighters and carrying out propaganda in the countries mentioned," Altun added.

On May 18, three months since the onset of the Ukraine crisis, Finland and Sweden submitted their NATO membership applications, abandoning decades of neutrality. Turkey blocked the consideration of their applications, however, and President Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara could not consent as long as they continue to support Kurdish "terrorists."

13:49 GMT 27.06.2022

Morocco Requested Communication With Convicted Citizen in DPR, Donetsk Agreed - DPR Foreign Minister

Morocco has requested communication with its citizen sentenced to death in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), DPR Foreign Minister Natalya Nikonorova said on Monday.

"In particular, for example, there are certain signals, movements from Morocco... Relatives contacted the lawyers ... from the DPR, in particular, there was a request for communication, they also expressed a desire to provide their lawyer, to what extent I know that this request was granted, in terms of the fact that there was an opportunity to communicate with relatives and a lawyer," Nikonorova told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.

Earlier in June, the DPR Supreme Court sentenced three foreign mercenaries, Moroccan citizen Saadoun Brahim and two UK citizens Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, who fought for the Ukrainian side during the ongoing conflict, to death. The court later ruled that they will be executed by shooting.

13:38 GMT 27.06.2022

US to Target Russia’s Military Industrial Complex With New Sanctions on Tuesday, Official Says

The United States will unveil a new package of sanctions against Russia’s military industrial complex on Tuesday, a senior US administration official said.

"On Tuesday, the United States Departments of State and Treasury will aggressively target Russian defense supply chains by imposing blocking sanctions on major state-owned defense enterprises, in addition to defense research organizations, and dozens of other defense-related entities and individuals, and limit Russia’s ability to replace the military equipment it has already lost during its brutal war against Ukraine," the official said.

The US government will also impose visa restrictions on about 500 officials "for threatening or violating Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political independence, or suppressing dissent in Russia," they added.

13:33 GMT 27.06.2022

Moscow to Respond to Japan's Hostile Policy Toward Russia, Ambassador Says

Moscow will not leave unanswered the strengthening of Japan's hostile policy toward Russia, Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin said on Monday.

"The announcement by the Japanese government of another set of demonstrative, senseless, and doomed-to-fail sanctions against Russia testifies to the desire of official Tokyo to continue dismantling the large-scale positive in Russian-Japanese relations accumulated over many decades by the efforts of both sides. Such a policy is short-sighted and harms Japan itself, first of all, its business circles in the frames of difficult situation in the global economy. Of course, such an increase in a hostile policy toward Russia will be taken into account by us in our further approach to Japan and will not remain unanswered," Galuzin said in a statement published on social media.

The ambassador added that the current negative scenario is "the choice of the Japanese side, which will be held responsible for any consequences."

Japan has sanctioned more than 500 Russian individuals, 11 Russian banks, and over 200 Russian companies since the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine on February 24.