Links to reports from Reuters and the Moscow Times; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN, and for UKRAINE 6-18-26.) — MCM

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Russia eyes diesel ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life. From Reuters. Russia is considering a diesel export ban, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said today, while a newspaper reported on possible fuel imports to tackle shortages, especially in Crimea, which tightened restrictions on public services and activities. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 22  Inside the Ukrainian deep-strike campaign that has Moscow on the back foot, by Brawley Benson | The Moscow Times  Seemingly more so than any other point during the war, Ukraine has been able to seriously incapacitate Russian energy infrastructure and factories contributing to the war effort. READ MORE . . .

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