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The United States has slammed Russia's planned deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus as "reckless" and said it will "continue to monitor" the move.

Vladimir Putin had a conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Bocharov Ruchei residence.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia's military will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus in July.

The destruction of a massive Dnieper River dam in occupied territory added another line to the list of calamities unleashed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow's propaganda machine let a trial balloon fly amid signs that Kyiv's counteroffensive has begun, while the clampdown continued at home.

Moscow has not only received hundreds of Iranian drones but is working with Iran to produce them from inside Russia, according to the White House -- a sign of the deepening military partnership between the two countries. a sign of the deepening military partnership between the two countries.

The Baltic Fleet's training vessel crew began taking exams during second course task (single ship operations according to its purpose).

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NATO has condemned Russia's decision to quit the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, saying it "further demonstrates Moscow's continued disregard for arms control."

"The NATO Invitee associates itself with this Statement. NATO Allies condemn Russia's decision to withdraw from the landmark Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a cornerstone of Europe's security architecture. The CFE Treaty establishes legally binding and verifiable limits on key categories of conventional military equipment of the States Parties."

In a single 24 hour period, Royal Air Force Typhoons scrambled twice to intercept several Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace.

The Labor Party, an opposition party on the Taiwan island, on Friday condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for preventing cross-Straits exchanges among the youth after media reported that related departments implied it will turn down an application from the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation on inviting 50 college students from the mainland to visit the island.

Taiwan's New Party has the courage to undertake the mission of the times and advance the peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait, the party's chief said Friday.

The rule of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) will not last forever, and people should not equate the Xi administration with China, Taiwan People's Party (TPP) founder and Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said in Tokyo Thursday.

The sixth European Union-Taiwan Human Rights Consultations were held on 9 June in Brussels.

Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive but has failed to accomplish its goals, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide vital assistance to Ukraine in coping with the devastating consequences of this week's dam disaster, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi announced today, as the level of the reservoir that supplies cooling water to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) continued to fall.

Vladimir Putin answered a journalist's question about the situation in the special military operation zone.

On 9 June 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision on the allocation of EUR 200 000 from funds for unseen events for assistance to Ukraine to address the ecological and humanitarian crisis. The crisis was caused by the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) by Russia on 6 June.

The following are the latest developments related to the Ukraine crisis:

From up close, the catastrophic destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine appears worse than how it's depicted in news reports and far off satellite imagery, according to U.N. officials who assessed conditions in the area on Friday.