Daily Memo: Russian Presence on the Ukraine Border and the Red Sea

Moscow is bolstering security on the western border.

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Security zone. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian military’s North Forces Group to create a security zone along the border with Ukraine during a visit on Sunday to a command post operated by the formation, which covers the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions. He also tasked troops with providing necessary support for combat operations […]

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