Archived Antiwar.com News from June 27, 2023

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Updated June 27, 2023 - 8:42 PM EDT

Putin Vows To Uphold Deal With Wagner

		*Russia Investigating if West Played a Role in Prigozhin Mutiny*
		*NATO Head: Wagner Insurrection Shows 'Weakness' and Fragility*

US Official: Ukraine Has Lost 15% of Bradleys

		*Lavrov Says Claims Russia Plans Attack on Nuclear Plant 'Nonsense'*
		*Denmark Says Starting Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s*

Blinken Backs Biden Calling Xi a Dictator

Germany Announces Troop Buildup in Lithuania

US Intel Report Says N. Korea Won't Use Nukes

UN Investigator: Gitmo Detainees Face 'Inhuman' Treatment

Antiwar.com Receives Serena Shim Journalism Award

Viewpoints

	Who Is National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the Man Running US Foreign Policy by Rick Sterling
	Democratic Backsliding: Washington Policies Accelerate Decline by Col. Douglas Macgregor

	Washington's Resurgent Military Presence in the Philippines Provokes China by Ted Galen Carpenter
	The Abraham Accords Are Starting to Fall Apart by Mitchell Plitnick
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Spotlight

The Godfather of Whistleblowers
by John Kiriakou

Frontline

	Over 85 Settler Attacks Recorded Under One Week in West Bank
	Erdogan Tells NATO Chief Sweden Must Stop Kurdish Protests
	Wagner Will Continue Mali, Central African Republic Operations: Lavrov

4 Years Later, Remembering Antiwar.com Co-Founder Justin Raimondo

Palestine/Israel

	'Palestinian Authority Does the Job for Us': Netanyahu
	Israel Approved Plans to Build Over 12,000 Settlement Units in the First Half of 2023
	Two Elderly Palestinian Citizens of Israel Shot Dead in Crime Wave
	US To Test Its Palestinian Dual-Nationals' Israeli Access in July
	Israeli Minister Likens Security Chiefs to Wagner After They Condemn Settler Violence
	Hamas to File Complaint Against Israel to ICC
	US Congressional Committee Proposes Eliminating Special Representative for Palestine
	Biden to Halt Funding for Research in Israeli Settlements

Iran

	Iran Says Willing to Swap Prisoners With United States
	EU Adds Seven Individuals to Iran Sanctions List
	Iran: Iraq Settles Gas Debt; Turkey Looks to Extend Supply Deal

Syria/Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Eight Killed
	Armed Groups Sow Chaos in Southern Syria
	Netherlands and Belgium Join International Probe Into Crimes Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq

Saudi Arabia

	Saudi Arabia Could Slash Oil Supply to the US
	Saudi Aramco, French Total Sign $11 Billion in New Oil Contracts

Turkey

	Turkey's Erdogan, Greece's Mitsotakis to Meet at July NATO Summit
	US, Swedish Prosecutors Study Graft Complaint Naming Son of Turkey's Erdogan

Middle East

	Hezbollah Says Shot Down Israel Drone in South Lebanon
	He Went to Jordan to Find a School for His Son. Then He Vanished on Emirati Warrant

Sudan

	In Khartoum, Deadly Battle for the Police Headquarters
	RSF Commander Announces a Unilateral Truce Over Eid

Africa

	Five Civilians Killed, Some Beheaded, in Shabaab Attack in East Kenya
	Rival Libya Administration Threatens to Block Oil Exports
	Outrage Erupts After Man Accused of Blasphemy Is Stoned to Death in Latest Mob Killing in Nigeria
	Sierra Leone's President Bio Leading in Provisional Vote Result
	DR Congo Hopes to Inspire Peace Through Fashion

Latin America

	Guatemala Voters Send Two Presidential Candidates on Opposite Sides of Political Spectrum to a Runoff
	Honduras Military Takes Over Prisons After Dozens Die in Riot

Ukraine

	'You Can't Win War With Antibiotics': Israel-Ukraine Relations Deteriorates
	Australia Announces New $74 Million Assistance Package to Ukraine
	Ukraine Says It Retakes Another Village From Russian Forces
	EU Agrees 3.5 Billion Euro Boost to Ukraine Military Aid Fund
	Senators Call on Israel to Allow Iron Dome Batteries to Be Sent to Ukraine
	Rheinmetall Sending 20 Additional Marder Infantry Vehicles to Ukraine

Russia

	Russia Defense Chief Shoigu Appears in Video After Wagner Revolt
	Russia's Prigozhin in His Own Words on the 'Mutiny'
	Russia Says Intercepted British Warplanes Over Black Sea
	Putin Extends Ban on Companies Sticking to Price Cap Till End of 2023
	Swiss Claim Dozens of Russian Spies Disguised as Diplomats Are Active in the Alpine Nation

Europe

	Cyprus to Replace Russian Weapons With Modern, Western Equipment
	Europe's LNG Imports Surpass Pipeline Natural Gas Imports for First Time Ever
	Germany Pushes Back Against EU Plan to Raid Frozen Russian Assets
	Serbia Releases Three Kosovo Police Officers After Arrests Fueled Tensions Between Balkan Foes
	Lockheed Delivers Two New F-35B Fighter Jets to Royal Air Force

Afghanistan

	Educated but Unemployed Youth Say They Will Need to Leave Afghanistan
	Afghanistan Accounts for 80% of Global Illicit Opium Production in 2022: UN

Pakistan

	Pakistan Allowing Refugees Holding E-Ids to Return to Afghanistan: Official
	Pakistan Army Fires Three Officers for Failing to Stop Khan Supporters From Attacking Installations
	Pakistan Summons US Deputy Mission Chief Over US-India Statement

Taiwan

	Taiwan to Equip Close-Range Spy Drones With Ammunition System, Report Says
	Taiwan Elections a Big Topic During Blinken's Talks in China

Australia

	Squatting Russian Diplomat Leaves Contested Site After Australian Court Ruling
	US Says Does Not Underestimate AUKUS Task, Confident It Will Be Sustained Politically