👦👧 A letter written by 46 #Nobel Prize laureates, in which they call upon the planet’s richest to help refugee #children, was unveiled during the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit in Stockholm on Thursday. Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov was the one to speak on behalf of the signees.

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/09/28/over-40-nobel-prize-laureates-call-upon-planets-richest-people-to-provide-shelter-and-food-to-refugee-children-en-news

#russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes #nobelprize


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 House Republicans are making another run at yanking #Ukraine aid from a #Pentagon spending bill, even after an identical proposal was resoundingly defeated a day earlier.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/28/kevin-mccarthy-ukraine-aid-pentagon-bill-00118723

#usa #russiaukrainewar


🇰🇿 🇷🇺 Kazakhstan's leader said Thursday his country would not help #Russia circumvent Western #sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, amid suspicions that Moscow is still receiving vital goods via Central #Asian nations.

https://www.barrons.com/news/kazakhstan-won-t-help-russia-to-bust-sanctions-president-50c61f16

#kazakhstan


🇺🇦 Western-made armor is failing in #Ukraine because it was not designed to sustain a conflict of this intensity, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal.

https://www.businessinsider.com/western-armor-not-designed-for-intense-conflict-like-ukraine-analyst-2023-9

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 #Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas firm Naftogaz, aiming to cover the country's needs with domestic production, has brought five new gas wells into operation, the company said on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ukraines-naftogaz-starts-gas-production-five-new-wells-2023-09-28/

#ukraine #oilandgas


🇷🇺 #Russian oil is continuing to rise, defying an increasingly redundant price cap put in place by the Group of Seven and its allies.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/russian-oil-is-trading-closer-to-100-than-the-g-7-s-price-cap

#russia #europe #g7 #sanctions #oilandgas


🇺🇦 #NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on an unannounced visit to #Kyiv, said on Thursday that #Ukrainian forces were "gradually gaining ground" in their counteroffensive against #Russian forces.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-forces-are-gradually-gaining-ground-nato-chief-says-2023-09-28/

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 A mass #cyberattack on Russia’s air booking system Leonardo sparked flight delays among major carriers on Thursday.

Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot said the denial-of-service attack resulted in delays of up to an hour for departures at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/28/cyberattack-on-russian-air-booking-system-sparks-flight-delays-a82588

#russia #aviation #hacking #cybersecurity


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 When #Kherson was liberated in November 2022, people came out on the streets to celebrate. It was the most significant city to be recaptured by #Ukraine

But Sky News has uncovered some of the horrors revealed by liberation from the #Russian occupation 👇

https://news.sky.com/story/torture-24-hours-a-day-survivors-reveal-the-dark-cruelty-of-russias-detention-centres-in-occupied-ukraine-12970745

#russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇧🇬 🇷🇺 #Bulgarian lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on ending imports of #Russian crude, bringing the country in line with other #European Union members.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/bulgaria-set-to-ban-russian-oil-in-blow-to-lukoil-refinery

#europe #bulgaria #russia #oilandgas #sanctions


🇷🇺 #Russia is set to hike defense spending by almost 70% in 2024, a Finance Ministry document published Thursday showed, as Moscow pours resources into its full-scale offensive in #Ukraine

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/28/russia-to-hike-defense-spending-by-almost-70-in-2024-ministry-a82589

#russiaukrainewar


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 An unscheduled #Russian military VIP plane touched down in #Pyongyang this week, days after Kim Jong Un met with #Putin, fueling speculation of further weapons negotiations.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/mystery-russian-plane-in-pyongyang-stokes-concerns-of-arms-deals

#northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇬🇧 🇺🇦 #British defence minister Grant Shapps discussed how to bolster Ukraine's air defences during talks in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president's office said on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britains-shapps-meets-zelenskiy-first-visit-kyiv-defence-minister-2023-09-28/

#britain #ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 Gazprombank Group said on Thursday it had bought #IKEA owner Ingka Group's 14 MEGA shopping centres in #Russia

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/gazprombank-buys-ikea-stores-owner-ingkas-russian-shopping-centres-2023-09-28/


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Thursday Briefing:

- EU seeks to boost defense to counter Russia

- Russian hackers hit Ukraine more but get less as cyberwar shifts

- Bulgarian parliament approves additional weapons to Ukraine

- Germany probing possible war crime in Ukraine

- UBS, Credit Suisse face wider US probe over Russia sanctions

- Germany stalls delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine

- Several EU countries to boycott UEFA matches involving Russia

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...aaand some #twitter news 🙂

🇺🇸 Elon Musk, the owner of X, said Wednesday he has made cuts to X’s election integrity team, which seeks to prevent election interference and manipulation on the platform.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4226784-elon-musk-makes-cuts-to-xs-election-integrity-team/

#elonmusk #putin #usa #russia #elections #propaganda #disinformation


🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:

🇷🇺 The #Russian Aerospace Forces have lost approximately 90 fixed-wing aircraft in combat since February 2022.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1707277098677629239

#russia #russianarmy #RussiaUkraineWar

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Ukraine's Air Force said on Thursday its air defence systems shot down 34 of 44 Shahed drones that #Russia launched overnight, while a regional official said no casualties were caused by the attack.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-34-44-drones-launched-by-russia-2023-09-28/

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes


🇺🇸 ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The situation near #Verbove remains unclear as prominent #Russian milbloggers have become noticeably less inclined to report in detail on Russian activity on this frontline or present bad news about Russian failures.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-27-2023

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇸🇦 🛢 🇷🇺 #Saudi Arabia and #Russia have raked in billions of dollars in extra #oil revenues in recent months, despite pumping fewer barrels, after their production cuts sent crude prices soaring.

https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/saudi-arabia-and-russia-win-big-in-gamble-on-oil-cuts-9a1834c6

#oilandgas


🇨🇳 🇷🇺 #Chinese and #Russian aluminum industry associations hope to expand cooperation across the supply chain as the two nations deepen ties in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/chinese-and-russian-aluminum-groups-sign-deal-to-deepen-ties

#china #russia


The #NATO military alliance is racing to develop technologies to allow real-time detection of suspicious activity near underwater critical infrastructure, after the Nord Stream pipeline blasts one year ago laid bare the difficulty of monitoring.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/nato-turns-to-underwater-drones-and-ai-in-bid-to-deter-russia

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 International regulators are incapable of properly monitoring safety at the Russian-occupied #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, according to a critical dossier compiled by #Greenpeace that is being sent to western governments on Thursday.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/greenpeace-safety-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-regulators-russia

#ukraine #nuclear #russia #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes


🇪🇺 🇷🇺 The #European Union will seek to boost its defense capabilities in response to a more hostile global environment as the bloc’s 27 governments start to define the political direction for the coming years.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-27/eu-seeks-to-boost-defense-to-counter-russia-rising-global-risks

#europe #europeanunion #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russian hackers are striking #Ukraine more but the attacks aren't as ambitious as they were at start of war, #Ukrainian officials say.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-27/russian-hackers-hit-ukraine-more-but-get-less-as-cyberwar-shifts

#russia #hacking #cyberattacks #russiaukrainewar


🇨🇦 🇺🇦 #Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country is “deeply sorry” for putting #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the position of unknowingly applauding a veteran who served in a Nazi unit.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-pm-apologises-after-parliamentary-speaker-publicly-praised-nazi-2023-09-27/

#canada #ukraine


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🇵🇱 🇺🇦 Poland's agriculture minister said on Wednesday that his country remained open to a #Ukrainian proposal for a grain import licensing system, adding that the thorny issue would be discussed in the coming weeks.

https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20230927-poland-says-open-to-ukraine-grain-proposals-ahead-of-talks

#poland #ukraine


🇦🇿 🇷🇺 Vardanyan, a billionaire businessman who made his fortune in #Russia where he owned a major investment bank, moved to Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and served as the head the regional government for several months before stepping down earlier this year.

https://apnews.com/article/nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan-armenia-troops-killed-offensive-1d13668014fac4e44a76c04b54378268

#azerbaijan


🇷🇺 #Russian tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov, jailed at home in #Russia, has launched a London lawsuit seeking nearly $14 billion over his holdings in valuable port operators, which he says were seized as part of a state-backed conspiracy.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-tycoon-magomedov-launches-14-bln-lawsuit-uk-over-port-holdings-2023-09-27/


🇨🇭 🇷🇺 UBS shares plunged on Wednesday after a report the U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its scrutiny into suspected compliance failures that helped #Russian clients evade #sanctions

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ubs-credit-suisse-face-wider-us-probe-over-russia-sanctions-bloomberg-news-2023-09-27/

#switzerland #russia


🇹🇷 🇷🇺 #Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS, among a group of airlines still servicing destinations in #Russia, is “very closely” monitoring drone strikes that have become more frequent in recent weeks as #Ukraine increases its cross-border counter-attacks on its neighbor.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-27/turkey-s-pegasus-still-servicing-russia-sees-drone-disruptions

#turkey #russiaukrainewar


⚡ #Germany is holding off sending #Taurus long-range precision missiles to #Ukraine because of concerns Berlin could be dragged closer to a direct confrontation with #Russia 🇩🇪🇷🇺

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-stalling-long-range-cruise-missile-delivery-to-ukraine-66354f53

#russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦⚽ #Ukraine to boycott all #UEFA competitions featuring #Russian sides, federation says, after ban lifted on youth teams - AFP

#russia #sports #football #sanctions


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Moscow claimed on Wednesday that Washington and London helped #Ukraine orchestrate an unprecedented strike on the headquarters of the #Russian Black Sea Fleet in annexed #Crimea last week 🇺🇲 🇬🇧

https://www.barrons.com/news/moscow-alleges-us-uk-aided-ukraine-missile-strike-on-crimea-naval-hq-4885420e

#russia #usa #britain #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 #Binance has entered into an agreement to sell the entirety of its #Russia business to CommEX.

To ensure a smooth process for existing #Russian users, the off-boarding process will take up to one year.

All assets of existing Russian users are safe and securely protected.

https://www.binance.com/en/blog/all/binance-fully-exits-russia-with-sale-to-commex-8578760889994024403

#crypto #cryptocurrency #sanctions


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian forces continue offensive operations in the #Bakhmut direction in the east and in the #Melitopol direction in the south, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Sept. 27.

https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-ukraine-advances-in-bakhmut-melitopol-directions-2/

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Wednesday Briefing:

- Russian drone strikes on #Odesa region hit port area and cut ferry service to #Romania

- #Russia dismantles monuments to Polish, Lithuanian, Finnish victims of #Soviet Terror

- England will oppose playing #Russian sides after #UEFA lifts blanket ban

- #Glencore traded thousands of tonnes of Russian copper through #Turkey

- Residents in annexed #Crimea turned away from bomb shelter during air raid alert

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🇳🇱 The delivery of the promised F-16 fighter jets from the #Netherlands to #Ukraine will start sometime in the next year, #Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in an interview with MSNBC.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-receive-first-dutch-f-16-jets-in-2024/

#f16 #RussiaUkraineWar


🇸🇰 #Slovak voters are being flooded with #disinformation from home and abroad ahead of Saturday's #elections set to determine whether the country will change its foreign policy in Russia's favour.

https://www.barrons.com/news/disinformation-swamps-slovaks-ahead-of-crunch-vote-4df67832

#slovakia #russia


🇷🇺 🇨🇳 Russia’s rising trade in the yuan in the wake of the war in Ukraine and western #sanctions may end up undermining the US #dollar, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 🇺🇸

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-27/ebrd-sees-challenge-to-dollar-from-russia-s-trade-in-yuan

#russia #china #usa


🇺🇸 ISW:

🇷🇺 #Russian and Western sources largely claimed that Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov is alive after the Russian MoD posted footage of Sokolov allegedly attending a meeting on September 26, although the situation remains unclear at this time.

ISW is unprepared at this time to make an assessment about the authenticity of the Russian MoD’s footage of Sokolov.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-26-2023

#russia #russianarmy #RussiaUkraineWar


🇮🇷 🇪🇺 #Iranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attacks on #Ukrainian cities are filled with #European components, according to a secret document sent by Kyiv to its western allies in which it appeals for long-range missiles to attack production sites in #Russia, Iran and Syria.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/27/revealed-europes-role-in-the-making-of-russia-killer-drones

#europe #ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 CNN Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s offensive in the East

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/27/europe/ukraine-eastern-offensive-cotovio-intl

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


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The North Atlantic Treaty does not have any options to suspend or expel members 😒
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm


⚽ #England will oppose playing matches against #Russian football teams after #UEFA lifted its blanket ban on the country taking part in its competitions to allow under-17s fixtures.

https://news.sky.com/story/england-will-oppose-playing-russian-sides-after-uefa-lifts-blanket-ban-12970544

#russia #sports #football #sanctions


🇨🇭 #Glencore bought at least 5K metric tons of #Russian copper routed through Turkey to Italy in July, Financial Times reported Tuesday, highlighting how shipments through third countries obscure Europe's true reliance on Russian commodities.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4015533-glencore-bought-at-least-5k-tons-of-russian-copper-through-turkey-ft

#europe #switzerland #russia #sanctions


🇱🇾 🇷🇺 Libya's eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar travelled to #Russia on Tuesday for talks on the situation in the war- and flood-ravaged North African country, his self-styled army said.

https://www.barrons.com/news/east-libya-strongman-is-visiting-russia-his-forces-say-20026f48

#africa #libya


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🇬🇧 🇷🇺 The Everton Football Club owner, Farhad Moshiri, received more than £400m from Alisher Usmanov companies in the run-up to the #Russian billionaire being placed under #sanctions, documents suggest, raising fresh questions about the financial ties between the two men.

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#britain #russia


⚽ #Uefa has decided to end its blanket ban on #Russian teams by allowing the country’s under-17 sides into its competitions from this season.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/26/uefa-ends-blanket-ban-on-russian-teams-by-allowing-under-17-teams-football-compete

#russia #sports #football #sanctions


🇷🇺 Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei #Navalny, lost his appeal on Tuesday against a new 19-year prison term that extends his total sentence to more than 30 years.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-navalny-loses-appeal-against-new-19-year-jail-term-2023-09-26/

#russia #repression #humanrights


🇷🇺 🇯🇵 #Russia is considering joining #China in banning #Japanese seafood imports after Japan released treated #radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima #nuclear power plant into the sea and is seeking talks with #Japan over the matter, a #Russian regulator said on Tuesday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-mulls-joining-china-banning-japanese-seafood-imports-2023-09-26/


🇧🇬 🇺🇦 Members of the #Bulgarian parliament have tabled a draft decision to give unserviceable S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to #Ukraine, for the Ukrainians to render them fit for use in air defence.

https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/09/26/proposal-for-bulgaria-to-give-unserviceable-s-300-missile-systems-to-ukraine-for-spare-parts/

#bulgaria #s300 #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Residents in Russia-annexed #Crimea were turned away from a bomb shelter during an air raid alert Monday evening, video shared on social media showed.

The woman who filmed the video, which was shared by the Baza news channel on Telegram, said several families were barred from entering the bomb shelter located inside a community center in the port city of #Sevastopol

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/26/residents-in-annexed-crimea-turned-away-from-bomb-shelter-during-air-raid-alert-a82571

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, has told the Spanish outlet ABC that #Ukraine has moved some of its #missile production facilities abroad, after a #Russian strike on an assembly plant.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/09/26/ukraine-admits-moving-long-range-missile-production-abroad-and-taking-missile-warfare-to-russia-s-home-territory

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇪🇬 🇷🇺 #Egypt is in talks to buy 1 million tons of #Russian wheat through a government-to-government deal, people familiar with the matter said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/egypt-is-in-talks-to-buy-1-million-tons-of-wheat-from-russia

#russia


🇷🇺 #Russian producers of liquefied petroleum gas have restarted regular exports of propane and butane via the port of Kerch in #Crimea after an eight-year hiatus, industry sources said, despite security threats.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-restarts-propane-butane-exports-via-crimeas-kerch-port-traders-2023-09-26/

#russia #ukraine #oilandgas


🇷🇺 A #Russian soldier from the republic of North Ossetia has accused military police officers of violently beating him and other servicemen during deployment in occupied #Ukraine, media reported Tuesday.

“I thought the Nazis were on the other side. Turns out they’re among us,” Arsen Temirayev said of his attackers.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/26/russian-soldier-accuses-military-police-of-racially-charged-beating-a82566

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇪🇺 🇷🇺 #European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova on Tuesday urged Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and TikTok to do more to tackle what she called Russia's "multi-million euro weapon of mass manipulation" ahead of elections in #Europe

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/resist-russian-disinformation-elections-loom-eu-tells-big-tech-2023-09-26/

#russia #disinformation #technology #socialmedia


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s Defence Forces targeted the temporary command post of the Russians in #Kherson Oblast, following a tip-off from the Security Service of #Ukraine

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/26/7421432/

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


According to the investigation, the leader of the group, Orlin Roussev, was recruited by none other than Jan Marsalek — one of the world's most wanted fugitive fraudsters, who had previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of the German payment company Wirecard.

https://theins.press/en/news/265371

#russia #spying #espionage


🇷🇺 U.S. tech company Meta will not launch its #WhatsApp Channels service in #Russia following threats that it could be blocked for allowing the public dissemination of information, The Moscow Times’ #Russian service reported Monday.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/26/whatsapp-drops-channels-launch-in-russia-over-ban-threat-a82564

#censorship #technology


🇷🇺 The Open Minds Insitute, a research hub focused on disinformation and propaganda, found in a recent poll that around 80% of #Russians were worried about their financial wellbeing.

This figure was a noticeable 30-point jump since the question was last asked in May.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/26/bursts-of-anxiety-impact-of-ukraine-war-on-russians-laid-bare-in-poll

#russia #economy #russiaukrainewar


🇬🇧 🇷🇺 Three men and two women, all citizens of #Bulgaria, will appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with conspiracy to conduct #espionage

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/world/europe/bulgarian-spying-charges-uk-russia.html

#russia #spying #britain


🇪🇺 🇷🇺 Elon Musk’s X was cited as the biggest outlet for peddlers of #disinformation as the #European Union urged Silicon Valley platforms to step up their vigilance to combat Russia’s “war of ideas.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/eu-faults-musk-s-x-in-fight-against-russia-s-war-of-ideas

#elonmusk #twitter #russia #propaganda #europe


🇺🇦 🇷🇴 #Ukraine said it suspended operations of the Orlivka ferry border checkpoint with #Romania across the #Danube River after #Russia launched a drone attack on the surrounding region overnight.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/ukraine-halts-danube-checkpoint-with-romania-after-russia-attack

#russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇺🇦 A cargo vessel set off from a #Ukrainian Black Sea port on Tuesday after loading but remained close to the port, an industry source said, without giving any further details.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-vessel-sets-off-ukrainian-black-sea-port-tuesday-source-2023-09-26/

#ukraine


🇪🇺 🇨🇳 The #European Union’s top trade negotiator blasted Beijing’s failure to condemn Russia’s war in #Ukraine, making it clear the bloc won’t separate economics from key political issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/eu-trade-chief-warns-china-s-stance-on-ukraine-is-hurting-trade#xj4y7vzkg

#europe #china #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Tuesday Briefing:

- Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing: rights experts

- Ukraine says Russia Black Sea Fleet commander killed

- Russia downs Ukrainian drones over Belgorod, Kursk, missile over Crimea

- US hits Chinese, Russian firms over Moscow mil aid

- US-made Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine

- Ukraine says drone hit Russian Interior Ministry building in Kursk

- US to provide up to $522m for Ukraine's energy system

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia attacked #Ukraine with 38 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said Tuesday, saying it had destroyed 26 of them, but that the grain-exporting #Danube river port of Izmail was hit again.

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-26-of-38-russian-drones-downed-overnight-e869a29c

#RussiaUkraineWar


🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A dynamic, deep strike battle is underway in the Black Sea. This is likely forcing #Russia into a reactive posture whilst demonstrating that Ukraine’s military can undermine the Kremlin’s symbolic and strategic power projection from its warm water port in occupied #Sevastopol

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1706545023913701480?t=ZV50qrtL-A97_XUtZ5rGyQ&s=19

#ukraine #counteroffensive #RussiaUkraineWar

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🇺🇸 ISW:

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The tactical situation in #Verbove remains unclear amid continued #Ukrainian offensive operations in western #Zaporizhzhia Oblast on September 25.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-25-2023

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 #Russia is seeking to rejoin the United Nations human rights council in an election that will be seen as a key test of its international standing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66919358

#unitednations #humanrights #russianwarcrimes


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Thousands of adults and children may have survived #Russian sexual assaults but few have come forward and far fewer have seen any punishment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/26/i-just-want-justice-ukrainians-struggle-with-hidden-war-of-sexual-violence

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes


🇪🇺 🇺🇦 The #European Union must begin a major wave of change to prepare for the arrival of #Ukraine as a member state, the leader of its parliament has said, with “nothing off the table”, including removing trade tariffs and giving Kyiv access to internal markets before full membership.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/26/nothing-is-off-table-to-get-ukraine-into-eu-says-president-of-blocs-parliament

#europe #europeanunion


🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Moscow and Washington have accused each other of destabilising the South Caucuses region, as thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh over ethnic cleansing fears 🇦🇲 🇦🇿

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-us-trade-diplomatic-blame-over-instability-karabakh-crisis-2023-09-26/

#russia #usa #armenia #azerbaijan #karabakh


🇷🇸 🇷🇺 #Serbia has turned to its longtime ally #Russia after Kosovo accused it of orchestrating an attack in an ethnic Serbian-majority region of northern #Kosovo on Sunday 🇽🇰

https://www.politico.eu/article/serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-turns-to-russia-amid-rising-tensions-with-kosovo/


🇺🇲 US imposed trade restrictions on #Chinese and #Russian companies that supplied drone components to #Russia 🇷🇺🇨🇳

https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/25/us-cracks-down-on-chinese-and-russian-suppliers-of-drone-components-to-russia/

#usa #sanctions #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The Russian-installed 'head' of #Sevastopol in Russian-annexed #Crimea on Monday said air defence forces were fending off an aerial attack over the peninsula.

https://www.barrons.com/news/russian-air-defence-repelling-missile-attack-over-crimea-authorities-813f70be

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇲 🇵🇱 The Biden administration announced Monday that it is offering a $2 billion loan to #Poland, which has been a hub for weapons going into #Ukraine, to support the ally’s defense modernization.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-poland-billions-aid-ukraine-defense-russia-97997918fcd951ac4164862a1fc18098

#usa #nato #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 There is continuous evidence that #Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in #Ukraine, including unlawful attacks with explosive weapons, attacks harming civilians, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and attacks on energy infrastructure, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in its latest update today.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/09/un-commission-inquiry-ukraine-finds-continued-systematic-and-widespread-use

#russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇱🇻 Around 3,500 #Russian citizens in #Latvia will receive letters from the migration authority this week asking them to leave the country.

The government body said on September 21 that they were people who hadn't submitted documents to extend a permanent residence permit or hadn't registered for a #Latvian language test by September 1.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russians-leave-latvia-residence/32603686.html

#russia


🇺🇦 As Ukraine’s farmers labor through their second wartime harvest, they’re expecting a big one. They just don’t know how much of it will ever make it to market.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-20/ukraine-reaps-a-big-harvest-but-war-risks-trapping-it-at-home#xj4y7vzkg

#ukraine


🇪🇺 🇨🇳 #European Council President Charles Michel will ask #China directly at the United Nations Security Council to do more to push #Russia towards a "just peace" in #Ukraine, according to his draft speech seen by Reuters at the #UNGA

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-ask-china-un-push-russia-towards-just-peace-ukraine-2023-09-20/

#europe #europeanunion #russiaukrainewar


🇨🇳 🇷🇺 The Group of Seven on Tuesday called on #China to press #Russia to stop its aggression in #Ukraine after foreign ministers of the bloc met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and released a joint statement.

The statement, released by the foreign ministry of G7 chair Japan, said the members hoped China would push for the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of #Russian troops from Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/world/g7-ministers-call-china-press-russia-stop-aggression-ukraine-2023-09-19/

#RussiaUkraineWar


🇭🇺 🇸🇪 Pro-government media in #Hungary last week unearthed a 2019 #Swedish educational video that described Hungary as a country where democracy was eroding.

On Sunday, parliament speaker László Kövér, a close ally of prime minister Viktor Orbán, said that Hungary and #Sweden did not see eye to eye on issues of patriotism and therefore did not belong in the same alliance.

https://www.ft.com/content/ebb5522a-17a6-4e14-83ac-b913ad81214d

#nato #russia


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine said Monday its forces had broken through a #Russian line of defence near the eastern town of #Bakhmut amid fierce fighting in the area.

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-breaks-russian-defence-line-near-bakhmut-df0fdf6e

#counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The #Ukrainian marine corps is using its French-made AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicles as artillery, deploying them behind the front line and leisurely aiming their 105-millimeter guns at #Russian positions.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/17/ukraines-french-recon-vehicles-are-too-flimsy-for-frontal-assaults-so-the-marines-are-using-them-as-artillery/

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Crimean Telegram channels report on explosions in the area of Cape Fiolent in occupied #Sevastopol on Sunday evening, intelligence says it was a joint operation of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence and the #Ukrainian Navy.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/17/7420222/

#ukraine #crimea #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The United States' highest-ranking military officer said Sunday that while Ukraine's #counteroffensive has not "failed," the country's broader goal of ousting #Russian forces from its territory faces a "very high bar."

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-faces-very-high-bar-to-expel-all-russians-top-us-general-a100b9ed

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian authorities on Sunday announced that Kyiv's forces had retaken #Klishchiivka, a tactically important town south of the frontline city of #Bakhmut

"Klishchiivka was cleared of Russians," Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of the Ukrainian military's ground forces, said on social media.

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-its-forces-take-control-of-klishchiivka-near-bakhmut-80969b97

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇸 🇺🇦 Top US Senate leaders will host an all-members meeting with #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday, according to a Senate leadership aide, as House Republicans are preparing to block a Biden administration request for $24 billion in emergency #Ukraine war funds.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-17/us-senators-to-meet-zelenskiy-as-spending-blockade-threatens#xj4y7vzkg

#usa #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #NATO Secretary General Jens #Stoltenberg has warned that the war in #Ukraine could be long, as Kyiv’s #counteroffensive against #Russia continues to make only marginal gains.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/17/europe/nato-jens-stoltenberg-ukraine-war-intl/index.html

#RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇸 🇷🇺 US #oil and gas multinationals are facing fresh questions over their trade with #Russia after customs records revealed that more than $7.1m worth of equipment manufactured by Halliburton has been exported into the country since it announced the end of its #Russian operations.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/17/russia-trade-halliburton-equipment-export-us-oil

#usa #oilandgas #sanctions #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine’s ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-cargo-ships-grain-ace7685703cbc19f00d4107b97f84fef

#ukraine #blacksea


🇨🇦 Today, the Minister of National Defence announced that #Canada will contribute $33 million to the United Kingdom-led partnership that is delivering high priority air defence equipment to #Ukraine

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/09/canada-to-contribute-33-million-to-british-led-partnership-delivering-high-priority-air-defence-equipment-to-ukraine.html

#britain #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia has carried out a missile strike on a plant in the northeast #Ukrainian city of #Kharkiv where armoured vehicles for Ukraine's military are repaired, the #Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.

The ministry did not say when the strike had taken place or provide any other details.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-hit-armoured-vehicle-repair-plant-ukraines-kharkiv-2023-09-17/

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia has concentrated 52,000 troops in the area near #Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Eastern Force Grouping press officer Illia Yevlash said on Ukrainian TV on Sept. 17.

According to Yevlash, #Russia has also concentrated around 274 tanks, over 1,000 armored fighting vehicles, 150 artillery systems, and more than 120 multiple launch rocket systems in the area.

https://kyivindependent.com/eastern-grouping-russia-concentrates-over-50-000-troops-in-bakhmut-direction/

#ukraine #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 The Moscow Times spoke with Prof. McGynn about how #Russia — or indeed any state — uses and misuses memories of the past and why they are accepted, often eagerly, by their citizens.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/17/in-memory-makers-author-jade-mcglynn-investigates-the-politics-of-the-russian-past-a82489

#longread #putin


🇰🇷 South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between #Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week 🇰🇵🇷🇺

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-putin-kim-russia-8247223881457da191d069547e1cc762

#southkorea #unitednations #unga #northkorea


🇷🇺 Whatever his new biography says, by giving into Russia’s #nuclear blackmail the X boss can only encourage more threats from #Putin - Timothy Snyder

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/17/elon-musk-likes-to-think-he-saved-us-from-armageddon-hes-just-brought-it-closer

#elonmusk #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on #Ukraine early on Sunday, targeting chiefly the southern parts of the #Odesa region and hitting an agriculture facility there, Ukraine's Air Forces said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missiles-hit-agriculture-facility-odesa-ukraines-air-force-2023-09-17/

#russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇰🇵 #Russian media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way back home after concluding a trip to Russia’s Far East.

Russian state news agency RIA says a farewell ceremony was held for Kim on Sunday.

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-kim-jong-un-putin-7f9fad83f4e56c684c11b9fffbd047e8

#russia #northkorea


🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Tokmak is preparing to become a lynchpin of Russia’s second main line of defences. Improvements to the town’s defences likely indicates Russia’s growing concern about #Ukrainian tactical penetrations of the first main defensive line to the north.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1703290559824011424?t=_xKcgXxRdambtWFG7QobHA&s=19

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar

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🇺🇲 ISW:

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian forces have likely made a significant tactical breach along a section of the current #Russian defense layer in the #Robotyne area over the past several weeks that they continue to widen.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-sept-16-2023

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Russia said it thwarted a coordinated #Ukrainian attack on #Crimea early on Sunday, while drones also targeted #Moscow, disrupting air traffic in the capital, and caused a fire at an oil depot in the southwest of the country.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-thwarted-ukraine-drone-attacks-crimea-2023-09-17/

#ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇲🇩 #Russian investigative news outlet The Insider reported that the head of Sputnik #Moldova, who was recently deported back to #Russia, is a Russian intelligence officer specializing in #disinformation

https://kyivindependent.com/the-insider-deported-sputnik-moldova-head-worked-for-russian-intelligence/

#spying


🇷🇺 The pro-Kremlin #Chechen leader Ramzan #Kadyrov is gravely ill, a spokesperson for Ukrainian Defense Intelligence claimed Saturday, citing "various sources in the medical and political circles."

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-16-23/h_3c5d8da1fad18b3a95fc9b02831aafa4

#russia #chechnya


🇳🇴 #Russian forces stationed in the #Arctic near #Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of #Ukraine, Norway's chief of defence said on Saturday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-near-norway-are-20-fewer-than-before-ukraine-war-norways-armed-2023-09-16/

#russia #russianarmy


🇷🇴 #Romanian farmers asked the government on Saturday to unilaterally ban the import of #Ukrainian grain and other food products after the #European Commission decided to lift restrictions.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-farmers-ask-government-ban-ukrainian-grain-2023-09-16/

#europe #romania #ukraine


🇨🇿 Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian #Czech opposition party gathered in #Prague on Saturday to protest against the country's centre-right government, criticising its economic management and military support for #Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-protesters-rally-against-governments-pro-western-policies-2023-09-16/

#czechia #russia


🇩🇪 🇺🇦 Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Sept. 16 that the #German company Quantum Systems would provide #Kyiv with 100 next-generation tactical drones which will be passed along to the front line.

https://kyivindependent.com/klitschko-kyiv-procures-100-tactical-drones-for-front-line/

#germany #ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 #Russian pharmacies appear to have run out of the antidepressant Prozac, Russian newspaper RBC reported on Saturday, citing pharmacy chain data and pharmaceutical comparison sites.

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/09/16/prozac-disappears-from-russian-pharmacies-en-news

#russia


🇲🇰 🇷🇺 North Macedonia has ordered expulsion of three more #Russian diplomats in the third such move since the start of the Russian invasion on #Ukraine last year, the foreign ministry confirmed on Saturday.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/north-macedonia-expels-three-russian-diplomats-5f0fd769

#northmacedonia #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Sept. 16 that at least five people had been injured after #Russian forces launched five S-300 missiles at the Kholodnohirskyi district in the city of #Kharkiv

https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russia-launches-s-300-missiles-at-kharkiv-injuring-5/

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇧🇻 🇺🇦 Together with other Allies, #Norway will stand firm in support of #Ukraine against #Russian armed aggression. The Russian invasion of Ukraine must fail, and this is important for #Ukrainian and #European security.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3762132-failure-of-russian-invasion-in-ukraine-important-for-european-security-norways-defence-minister.html

#europe #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇵🇱 🇷🇺 Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said on Saturday that #Poland would ban the entry of passenger cars registered in #Russia starting Sunday, state-run Polish news agency PAP reported.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-759364

#sanctions


🇺🇦 Two cargo vessels were headed to #Ukrainian ports on Saturday, the first to use a temporary corridor to sail into Black Sea ports and load grain for African and Asian markets, a senior Ukrainian government official told Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-ships-headed-ukraines-black-sea-ports-load-grain-official-2023-09-16/

#ukraine #blacksea


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence systems had destroyed a drone launched from #Ukraine over the border into the adjacent #Belgorod region.

Earlier, it said #Russian air defences had shot down two #Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga and Tver regions.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-downed-ukrainian-drones-over-three-regions-2023-09-16/

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia on Saturday denied a #Ukrainian claim to have recaptured the devastated eastern village of #Andriivka, a stepping stone on the way to the town of #Bakhmut

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-denies-ukraine-has-retaken-village-andriivka-near-bakhmut-2023-09-16/

#ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇬🇧 🇺🇦 Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by #Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body.

Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on 16 August, by family who had not heard from him and believed he had travelled to #Ukraine

https://news.sky.com/story/body-of-missing-manchester-man-found-in-ukraine-12962418

#britain #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian Telegram channels published a photograph which allegedly shows ships towing the #Russian Samum missile carrier, which #Ukraine reported hitting in an attack. The photo’s authenticity has not been confirmed.

Three open-source intelligence analysts (one, two, three) noticed that the ship’s stern was low, which they believe may indicate that the vessel was damaged, writes the independent news outlet iStories.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/09/16/ukrainian-media-posts-image-which-appears-to-show-russian-missile-carrier-being-towed-in-black-sea-following-naval-drone-attack

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 While Washington "does not encourage nor enable" #Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapon systems outside of the country, it is "fundamentally" Kyiv's decision how to use those weapons, U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said at a press conference.

https://kyivindependent.com/blinken-says-its-up-to-ukraine-how-to-use-us-provided-weapons/

#usa #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine will be able to conduct more attacks on #Russian ships, a #Ukrainian minister who has played a key role in building the country's drone industry told Reuters after a recent series of sea raids.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-minister-vows-more-drone-strikes-russian-ships-2023-09-16/

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar


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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Saturday Briefing:

- #Ukraine says bomber deployed British and French cruise missiles 'perfectly' in major attack on Russian navy

- #Russian lawmaker says draftees won’t be rotated out of Ukraine until war is done

- Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains

- Senators ask Pentagon for answers on SpaceX’s #Starlink service in Ukraine

- UK officially proscribes Russia's #Wagner as terrorist organisation

- #G7 to announce Russian diamonds ban in 2-3 weeks

#russia

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian-installed 'authorities' in #Crimea said on Saturday they planned to sell about 100 #Ukrainian properties, including one belonging to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-installed-crimea-authorities-sell-ukrainian-properties-2023-09-16/

#ukraine #russia #russianwarcrimes


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 The Biden administration at the moment does not plan to announce its decision on whether to ship longer-range missiles that Kyiv is seeking during #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington next week, according to a source familiar with the issue.

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/15/atacms-long-range-missiles-zelensky-ukraine-biden

#usa #ukraine #ATACMS #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇲 ISW:

🇷🇺 Russian State Duma Deputy Gurulev complained about lying within the #Russian military and highlighted the effectiveness of #Ukrainian air defenses against Russian helicopters.

Gurulev complained that the culture of lying in the Russian military is the main issue preventing a Russian victory in #Ukraine and claimed that false reports are leading to poor decision-making at many levels within the Russian military.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-15-2023

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 Russia’s second consecutive bumper wheat harvest is reinforcing its position as the No. 1 exporter, but it’s also easing price pressures stemming from Moscow’s invasion of #Ukraine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-16/flood-of-russian-wheat-halves-world-prices-from-wartime-high

#russia


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected #Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers and #hypersonic 'Kinzhal' missiles on Saturday, accompanied by Putin's defence minister.

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-shows-north-koreas-kim-hypersonic-missiles-strategic-bombers-2023-09-16/

#northkorea #russia #nuclear


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed admiration for Russia's aviation technology undergoing rapid development, outpacing the outside potential threats, during his visit on Friday to a #Russian fighter jet factory, KCNA reported on Saturday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/north-koreas-kim-praises-russian-warplanes-outpacing-potential-threats-2023-09-15/

#russia #northkorea


🇺🇦 #Ukraine has confirmed that British and French cruise missiles - fired from either wing of a #Ukrainian bomber - were used in a major attack against Russia's navy in occupied #Crimea and worked "perfectly".

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-says-bomber-deployed-british-and-french-cruise-missiles-perfectly-in-major-attack-on-russian-navy-12962116

#russia #russiaukrainewar #counteroffensive


🇱🇻 The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday issued an urgent call for authorities to investigate allegations that #journalists working in #Latvia were targeted by state-sponsored #hackers

https://cpj.org/2023/09/apple-warns-latvia-based-journalists-about-possible-hacker-attacks/

#russia #hacking #surveillance #privacy #cybersecurity


🇺🇦 🇺🇸 #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will pay his second wartime visit to Washington next week, the White House announced Friday, in a bid to solidify the support of his country's crucial backer which has shipped billions of dollars in aid to fight #Russian invaders.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230915-zelensky-to-make-second-wartime-white-house-visit-to-rally-support

#usa #ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇩🇪 Protesters have targeted Berlin's State Opera for refusing to cancel #Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko's first performance there since the 2022 war.

Chanting "shame", they accused the soprano of failing to condemn Putin for Russia's invasion of #Ukraine

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66824691

#germany #berlin #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 A bulk carrier has left Ukraine's #Odesa port, deputy prime minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Friday - the fifth to sail since #Russia withdrew from a safe-passage deal for grain ships.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-fifth-ship-leaves-odesa-port-under-temporary-corridor-2023-09-15/

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar


🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇸🇰 #Poland, #Slovakia and #Hungary will implement their own restrictions on #Ukrainian grain imports, the governments said on Friday, after the #European Commission decided not to extend a ban affecting Ukraine's five EU neighbours.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-does-not-extend-ban-ukraine-grains-imports-neighbouring-eu-countries-2023-09-15/

#europe #ukraine


🇪🇺 🇺🇦 The #European Commission said on Friday that it would not extend a ban on imports of #Ukrainian grains into Ukraine's five EU neighbours due to expire on Friday.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/ip_23_4497

#europe #ukraine


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine's Security Service used a sea surface drone nicknamed "Sea Baby" to strike a #Russian missile-carrying hovercraft, a corvette Samum, the #Ukrainian media outlet New Voice reported on Sept. 15, citing its sources in the SBU.

https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-missile-carrying-ship-with-sea-drone/

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 "There will be a new mobilization," one #Russian soldier said in an interview. "It's unavoidable."

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-new-mobilization-putin-election-ukraine-war/32594669.html

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 A shopping mall in the #Russian city of Izhevsk is set to be converted into a drone production facility, the third such repurposing in the city over the past year, local activists said Friday.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/15/shopping-malls-in-central-russia-converted-into-drone-plants-a82477

#russia #russiaukrainewar


WP:

🇷🇺 A day before the airplane disaster that killed #Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy #Prigozhin, Gen. Sergei #Surovikin, a Prigozhin ally known as “General Armageddon,” was removed as head of Russia’s air force.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/15/wagner-prigozhin-military-commanders-russia/

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 The U.S. is moving closer to providing #Ukraine with a ground-based missile Kyiv has long sought to conduct longer-range strikes at #Russian forces.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-closer-to-acquiring-atacms-long-range-missiles-from-u-s-this-fall-a2ea92b

#atacms #usa #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇰🇵 The #Kremlin said Friday that no agreements had been signed during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's ongoing visit to #Russia, amid Western concern that the two isolated countries could be preparing an arms deal.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/kim-visits-military-aviation-plant-014822049.html

#northkorea


🇰🇷 Since the #Russian invasion last year, the Hanwha Aerospace factory in the southern city of Changwon has expanded production capacity three times, workers told AFP, as South Korea ramps up arms exports while traditional behemoths like the United States struggle with production shortages.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230915-inside-the-s-korean-factory-that-could-be-key-for-ukraine

#southkorea #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇬🇧 Britain’s National Crime Agency dropped its investigation into alleged #sanctions evasion by #Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman after dramatically raiding his London home late last year.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/uk-drops-probe-into-sanctioned-russian-billionaire-mikhail-fridman

#britain #russia


🇷🇺 🇧🇾 #Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his #Belarusian ally, who suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang after this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 🇰🇵

https://apnews.com/article/russia-belarus-north-korea-putin-lukashenko-kim-82a192e032d1cda8bbbb68ddc9751c38

#russia #belarus #lukashenko #northkorea


🇬🇧 #Britain on Friday officially proscribed the #Russian mercenary #Wagner Group as a #terrorist organisation, after announcing the move last week, which will make it illegal to be a member or to support it.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-officially-proscribes-russias-wagner-terrorist-organisation-2023-09-15/

#russia #terrorism


🇷🇺 Russia’s central bank raises interest rates for a third straight time, adding to an emergency hike a month ago that’s so far done little to take pressure off the #ruble

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/russian-central-bank-hikes-key-interest-rate-13-2023-09-15/

#russia #currency #ROUBLE


🇪🇪 In an exclusive exit interview, Col. Margo Grosberg, the outgoing head of #Estonian military intelligence, discusses his service’s role in helping #Ukraine fight a war of survival against #Russia

https://theins.press/en/politics/265092

#estonia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 Inflation in the West has passed its peak. But in #Russia, price rises have gained a second wind, bedeviled authorities and brought the consequences of Moscow’s war in Ukraine closer to home.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-struggles-to-contain-resurgent-inflation-b87dee3e

#russiaukrainewar #sanctions


🇪🇺 EU authorities must decide Friday whether to extend a ban preventing #Ukrainian grain from being sold in neighboring EU countries, an issue that has sparked a rift between Kyiv and #Poland, one of the Ukrainian government’s strongest backers in the war. The temporary ban, aimed at keeping out cheaper exports, expires at midnight Friday 🇵🇱🇺🇦

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/tension-between-ukraine-and-ally-poland-over-grain-exports-vexes-eu-b350a479

#europe #ukraine


🇧🇪 🇷🇺 A #Belgian government official said on Friday it expects the Group of Seven countries to announced an indirect ban on #Russian diamonds in the next 2-3 weeks.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N3AR1RY

#g7 #europe #belgium #russia #sanctions


🇫🇮 🇷🇺 #Finland is planning to ban the entry of cars with #Russian number plates, as the #Baltic States have previously done.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/15/7419914/

#russia


🇷🇺 The head of Russia's legendary Bolshoi Theatre has acknowledged removing from the repertoire performances and artists linked to opposition to the invasion of #Ukraine

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bolshoi-war-opposition-purge/32594032.html

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar #censorship


🇷🇺 A top #Russian security official said in an article published on Friday that Moscow had "neutralised" hundreds of foreign spies in recent years 🤔

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-has-neutralised-hundreds-foreign-intelligence-agents-patrushev-2023-09-15/

#russia #spying #espionage


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Friday Briefing:

- #Ukraine troops capture village south of #Bakhmut
- Ukraine attacks #Russian warships in Black Sea, destroys air defences in #Crimea

- US says will retaliate for Russia's 'unprovoked' expulsion of diplomats
- #Bulgaria votes to lift its embargo on imports of grain from Ukraine
- #Romania broadens flight restrictions after drone debris discovered
- Sweeping new U.S. #sanctions target tech shipments to #Russia

📨 More news in a daily newsletter: https://russia-ukraine-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine's military said on Friday that its troops have captured a village near #Bakhmut, the eastern city that fell into #Russian hands in May after being besieged for many months.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-troops-capture-eastern-village-andriivka-military-says-2023-09-15/

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #RussiaUkraineWar #Andriivka


🇺🇸 ISW:

🇷🇺 Russian State Duma and Federation Council members proposed blocking #WhatsApp likely as part of the Kremlin’s broader initiative to establish central control over the #Russian information space.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-14-2023

#russia #censorship #propaganda


🇷🇺 🇱🇾 As the U.S. and #Russia vie for greater influence in #Africa, Moscow is seeking access for its warships to a Mediterranean port in #Libya that could expand its naval footprint in NATO’s backyard.

https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/russia-seeks-to-expand-naval-presence-in-the-mediterranean-b8da4db

#usa #nato


🇺🇦 Detained Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky, already facing fraud charges, has been served with notice of a third set of allegations, a #Ukrainian official said on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/new-allegation-against-detained-ukrainian-magnate-kolomoisky-official-says-2023-09-15/

#ukraine


🇺🇦 🇺🇸 #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly.

Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide as much as $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid for #Ukraine as it fights the #Russian invasion.

https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-ukraine-congress-funding-war-8690dc44d00aa297c75cf514aeb5c63b

#usa #RussiaUkraineWar


🇨🇺 🇷🇺 #Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday his country rejects the participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war, contradicting a statement by Cuba's ambassador in Moscow hours earlier saying his government did not oppose the legal participation of its citizens in Russia´s war in #Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-is-not-against-its-citizens-fighting-russias-side-ukraine-ria-cites-envoy-2023-09-14/

#cuba #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine on Thursday pressed on with a gruelling campaign to regain ground near the shattered Russian-held city of #Bakhmut and inflicted heavy casualties on #Russian forces on the southern front, senior military officials said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-forces-press-east-inflict-casualties-south-officials-2023-09-14/

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a sanctioned fighter jet plant in #Russia on Friday as part of a rare visit that the United States and its allies fear could strengthen Russia's military in #Ukraine and bolster Pyongyang's missile program.

https://www.reuters.com/world/north-korean-leader-arrives-russia-far-east-heads-aviation-plant-2023-09-14/

#northkorea #RussiaUkraineWar #sanctions


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 'More than three months since the start of Ukraine’s much hyped #counteroffensive, the slow progress of the #Ukrainian military is fueling a new round of calls for a return to the negotiating table.

But while many in the West are now arguing that some kind of compromise agreement with the #Kremlin is inevitable, it would be both premature and dangerous to offer #Putin any concessions at this point.'

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/it-is-still-far-too-early-to-write-off-ukraines-counteroffensive/

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The #Ukrainian military, in a post on Telegram messenger, said it hit two #Russian patrol boats in the southwest of the Black Sea, causing "certain damage" in a morning attack.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-destroys-russian-air-defence-system-near-crimeas-yevpatoriya-source-2023-09-14/

#ukraine #blacksea #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in February 2022, more than 1,000 foreign companies have curtailed their activities in #Russia or announced their intentions to do so.

Yet an #investigation by The Insider reveals that in spite of this general #boycott, brand-name Western goods such as luxury cars, alcohol, soft drinks, and clothes are still readily available for purchase.

https://theins.press/en/society/265084

#russiaukrainewar


🇺🇸 The combined efforts from the two departments target more than 150 individuals and companies in #Russia, including mining magnate and oligarch Andrei Bokarev and his family.

A small number of companies and individuals in #Georgia, the United Arab Emirates and #Turkey were also sanctioned for assisting the #Russian war effort.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4204895-new-russia-sanctions-target-technology-money-used-to-fuel-ukraine-war/

#usa #sanctions #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 #Ukrainian officials Thursday ordered the evacuation of civilians from the southern #Kherson region, partly controlled by #Russian forces and regularly hit by shelling.

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukrainian-authorities-order-civilian-evacuation-in-kherson-region-4134e45b

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


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🇷🇴 NATO-member #Romania broadened Thursday a restricted flight zone following the discovery of drone debris on its territory near #Ukrainian ports on the #Danube river.

https://www.barrons.com/news/romania-broadens-flight-restrictions-after-drone-debris-discovered-f68abf7f

#nato #ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇧🇬 🇺🇦 Bulgaria’s parliament has voted to lift its ban on the import of #Ukrainian grain from Friday, September 15.

Poland has insisted it will extend the ban, while Romania, Hungary and Slovakia await a ruling by the EU on whether the embargo should continue.

https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/14/bulgaria-votes-to-lift-its-embargo-on-imports-of-grain-from-ukraine

#bulgaria #ukraine


🇺🇸 🇷🇺 The United States on Thursday denounced Russia's expulsion of two US diplomats for their work with an embassy contractor and promised to take countermeasures soon.

https://www.barrons.com/news/us-says-will-retaliate-for-russia-s-unprovoked-expulsion-of-diplomats-982add23

#usa #russia


🇧🇾 Satellite images of a military base southeast of the #Belarus capital #Minsk appear to show dismantling of tents in recent weeks, which may indicate the winding down of the base for Wagner, the #Russian mercenary company behind an abortive mutiny.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/satellite-images-appear-show-wagner-camp-belarus-being-dismantled-2023-09-14/

#russia


🇻🇦 🇨🇳 Pope Francis' envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, had "open and cordial" talks in Beijing with a #Chinese government official on the need to find ways to peace in Ukraine, the #Vatican said on Thursday 🇺🇦

Meeting with Li Hui, China's Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs, the Italian cardinal also addressed the issue of food security and blocked grain exports from #Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-envoy-had-cordial-talks-china-ukraine-vatican-says-2023-09-14/

#vatican #china #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 US President Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Penny Pritzker, a billionaire businesswoman who served as commerce secretary, to encourage investment in #Ukraine, which is expected to need hundreds of billions of dollars to recover from Russia's invasion.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230914-us-taps-business-leader-to-bring-ukraine-investment

#usa #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 #Russian tycoons have hauled at least $50 billion in assets out of #Europe since the start of the Ukraine war, moving money home amid Western #sanctions and pressure from the #Kremlin to repatriate their riches, Bloomberg reported.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarchs-repatriate-50-billion-of-assets-from-europe-putin-2023-9

#russia #russiaukrainewar


#update (more details)

🇺🇲 🇷🇺 The U.S. targeted a slew of foreign individuals and companies accused of aiding #Russia in a slate of new #sanctions announced by the State and Treasury Departments Thursday.

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/14/russia-sanctions-technology-shipments-ukraine-war

#usa


🇺🇦 Ukraine's prosecutor general said Thursday the International Criminal Court had opened a field office in #Kyiv, as part of efforts to hold #Russian forces accountable for potential war crimes.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/14/ukraine-says-icc-opens-major-office-in-kyiv-a82466

#ukraine #icc #russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇸🇰 🇷🇺 #Slovakia has expelled a diplomat based in Russia's embassy and summoned its ambassador over the matter, the #Slovak Foreign Ministry said on its website on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovakia-expels-russian-diplomat-foreign-ministry-2023-09-14/

#russia


🇺🇦 #Ukraine said on Thursday that any move by eastern #European states to extend restrictions on #Ukrainian food exports that are due to expire on Sept. 15 would be illegal and harm common economic interests.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-thanks-bulgaria-not-extending-food-export-restrictions-2023-09-14/

#europe


🇺🇲 🇷🇺 The United States has imposed fresh Russia-related #sanctions on dozens of entities, a notice posted to the Treasury Department website on Thursday showed.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-imposes-fresh-russia-related-sanctions-dozens-entities-2023-09-14/

#usa #russia


🇷🇺 🇮🇳 #Russia has stepped up imports of the #aluminium feedstock alumina from #India in recent months to supply its vast Siberian plants, a move that diversifies the sanctions-hit country's supply, helps reduce dependence on #China and cuts costs.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/cut-reliance-china-russia-turns-india-aluminium-feedstock-2023-09-14/

#sanctions


🇷🇺 🇨🇳 #Russian energy giant #Gazprom delivered its first cargo of liquefied natural gas via the Arctic Northern Sea Route to #China on Thursday, according to LSEG data, a month after it started the delivery.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/gazprom-delivers-its-first-lng-cargo-china-via-arctic-2023-09-14/

#russia #oilandgas #lng


🇺🇲 🇹🇷 The Biden administration is set to impose #sanctions on five #Turkish companies and a Turkish national on Thursday, accusing them of helping #Russia evade sanctions and supporting Moscow in its war against #Ukraine, a senior Treasury official said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sanction-five-turkey-based-firms-broad-russia-action-2023-09-14/

#usa #turkey #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 At least 60 #Russian soldiers are reported to have been killed or wounded by friendly fire as they made a hasty retreat from the village of Opytne, close to Donetsk’s Sergey Prokofiev International Airport in eastern #Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21606

#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar


🇰🇷 South Korea has long been aware that #Russia has used weapons provided by North Korea in its war in #Ukraine, the presidential office said Thursday 🇰🇵🇷🇺

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-09-14-23/h_77597dc480174c28260e0cc7752a4446

#southkorea #northkorea #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A #Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in occupied #Crimea has severely damaged and possibly destroyed a #Russian amphibious landing ship and a Kilo class submarine, new satellite footage has shown.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/14/ukraine-hits-russian-naval-vessels-and-an-air-defence-system-in-crimea-strikes

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇦🇲 🇦🇿 The Kremlin expressed concern on Thursday that tensions between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were increasing, as Armenia's prime minister described the situation in the blockaded territory as "critical".

https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-karabakh-tensions-rising-armenia-warns-critical-humanitarian-2023-09-14/

#russia #karabakh #nagornokarabakh


🇷🇺 🇺🇲 Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday declared two US embassy staff 'persona non grata' and summoned Washington's ambassador in Moscow, the RIA news agency reported.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-declares-two-us-embassy-staff-persona-non-grata-ria-2023-09-14/

#russia #usa


🇪🇺 🇷🇺 #European Union #Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson called for reducing imports of #Russian liquefied natural gas after shipments of the fuel to the bloc rose over the past seven months.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/eu-energy-chief-calls-for-curbs-on-rising-russian-lng-imports

#europe #russia #oilandgas #lng


🇺🇦 #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to show up in person at the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders next week.

And he has a mission: use one-on-one charm to convince hesitant countries to back Kyiv against #Russia

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/14/zelenskyy-heading-to-new-york-to-court-the-rest-of-the-world-00115760

#ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇬🇪 With elections in #Georgia scheduled for October 2024, opposition figures in the country warn that the country's long-sought integration with the West will depend largely on the result of a vote that is unlikely to be fully free and fair.

https://www.newsweek.com/like-ukraine-georgia-caught-between-russia-eu-1826733

#europe #russia


🇷🇺🛢 #Oil prices are surging again – and that's making #Russia a lot richer.

The Kremlin's crude export revenues jumped $1.8 billion last month, according to the International Energy Agency.

The surge comes with key benchmarks close to 10-month highs on recent OPEC+ production cuts.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-income-oil-price-outlook-commodities-2023-9


🇮🇱 The deputy secretary general of #NATO said on Wednesday that Russia’s defeat in #Ukraine would be in Israel’s interest, Haaretz has reported.

Mircea Geoana told the #Israeli newspaper that anything other than a #Ukrainian victory against #Russia will embolden Iran.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230914-nato-senior-official-says-russias-defeat-will-be-in-israels-interest/

#russiaukrainewar


🇮🇱 🇺🇦 Over 20,000 #Jewish pilgrims have arrived in Uman, #Ukraine, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, authorities said, despite warnings from Kyiv not to travel for the religious holiday due to the #Russian invasion.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/over-20-000-jews-arrive-in-ukraine-for-annual-pilgrimage-e8a5e444

#israel #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The #Ukrainian source told Reuters drones blinded a #Russian “Triumf” air defence system by attacking its radar and antenna. The navy then fired two Ukrainian-made Neptune cruise missiles at the system’s launch complexes.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-destroys-russian-air-defence-system-near-crimeas-yevpatoriya-source-2023-09-14/

#ukraine #counteroffensive #russiaukrainewar #russia


🇺🇦 Members of the Spartan brigade told Reuters in the southern region of #Zaporizhzhia that the #Russian troops have expert knowledge of the terrain where they are fighting because they have occupied the area for much of the 18-month-old war.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/danger-lurks-behind-every-bush-brigade-ukrainian-counteroffensive-2023-09-14/

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Military counterintelligence of the Security Service of #Ukraine and the #Ukrainian Navy destroyed a Triumf air defense system in Yevpatoria, temporarily occupied #Crimea, overnight into Thursday, SBU sources have told Ukrinform.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3761143-ukraines-navy-sbu-destroyed-triumf-air-defense-system-in-yevpatoria-sources.html

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇧🇾 🇷🇺 #Lukashenko has left for #Russia on a working visit on Sep.14, BelTA has learned. The #Belarusian dictator is expected to hold talks with #Putin tomorrow.

https://eng.belta.by/president/view/lukashenko-off-to-russia-on-working-visit-161712-2023/

#belarus


🇰🇷 South Korea on Thursday expressed “deep concern and regret” over a meeting between Kim Jong Un and #Putin that was apparently focused on expanding military cooperation as the two isolated, nuclear-armed leaders align over their escalating confrontations with the United States.

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-kim-jong-un-putin-20aedd047c7112eeff2b8c77c7aa5e55

#southkorea #usa #northkorea #russia


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Ukraine said on Thursday it downed 17 out of 22 #Russian drones attacking its territory overnight, and that a child was killed in the country's south by artillery shelling.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-downed-17-drones-overnight-attack-2023-09-14/

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes


🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:

🇺🇦 With #nuclear energy supplying approximately half of Ukraine’s electricity, Energoatom’s success in sourcing and installing Western fuel is a major waypoint in Ukraine’s long-term decoupling from #Russia, whose influence over Ukraine’s energy supply is severely diminished.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1702198009365209559

#ukraine

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🇺🇸 ISW:

🇷🇺 #Putin is likely concerned that Russia’s growing relationship with North Korea may endanger Russia’s existing #sanctions evasion schemes.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-13-2023

#russia #northkorea


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russian troops have gunned down dozens of #Ukrainian children with small arms at close range.

The murders were perpetrated by different Russian units in different regions of #Ukraine, but they all seem to share the same purpose – to induce terror.

https://kyivindependent.com/deliberate-murders-of-ukrainian-children-by-russian-soldiers-reveal-culture-of-impunity/

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes


🇬🇧 🇷🇺 A #Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66798508

#britain #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 Ukraine’s central bank is expected to press ahead with interest rate cuts after it began easing war-time tightening this year in response to a rapid drop in inflation into single-digit territory.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/ukraine-poised-to-forge-ahead-with-rate-cuts-decision-day

#ukraine #banking


🇹🇷 🇪🇺 As #Turkey and the #European Union engaged in a new effort to revive the country’s stalled membership talks, Ankara criticized the European Parliament insistence on cooperation in enforcing #sanctions against #Russia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/turkey-slams-european-parliament-for-plea-on-russia-sanctions

#europe #RussiaUkraineWar


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 Kim Jong Un invited Kremlin chief #Putin to visit North Korea during a rare summit, stoking U.S. concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia's military in #Ukraine and provide Kim sensitive missile technology.

https://www.reuters.com/world/kim-russia-invites-putin-north-korea-kcna-2023-09-13/

#northkorea #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇪🇺 🇧🇾 The #European Parliament adopted a resolution on Sept. 13 officially recognizing #Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko as an accomplice to the crimes of #Russian dictator #Putin

#Lukashenko has enabled "Russia’s unjustified war of aggression against #Ukraine" and therefore carries direct responsibility "for the destruction and damage caused to Ukraine," according to the resolution.

https://kyivindependent.com/european-parliament-recognizes-lukashenko-as-accomplice-to-putins-crimes/

#belarus #russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with #Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the #European Union’s #sanctions against Moscow over its war on #Ukraine

https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/13/baltic-states-ban-vehicles-with-russian-license-plates-in-line-with-eu-sanctions-interpret

#europe #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 The situation is dire when you’re boasting of closer ties with North Korea, but #Putin in 2023 finds himself in just that situation with nothing left to lose.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/13/nothing-left-to-lose-putin-embraces-role-of-spoiler-with-kim-jong-un-summit

#russia #northkorea


🇺🇸 The Biden administration "won't hesitate" to impose more #sanctions on #Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deals, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-will-impose-sanctions-russia-north-korea-any-new-arms-deals-state-dept-2023-09-13/

#usa #northkorea


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🇷🇴 Romanians living close to the border with #Ukraine received emergency alerts early on Wednesday urging them to remain calm and take shelter as #Russia hit #Ukrainian ports across the #Danube

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66794880

#romania #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇴 NATO member #Romania found new fragments of a drone deemed similar to those used by the #Russian army near its border with war-torn #Ukraine on Wednesday, in the third such finding in a week, defense officials said.

https://apnews.com/article/romania-drone-fragments-russia-ukraine-3c9322b0e24a2128da84699a8a08910d

#nato #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇮🇳 🇷🇺 #India and #Russia will explore the possibility of using new transport corridors such as the Northern Sea Route and Eastern Maritime Corridor between Vladivostok and Chennai to widen maritime cooperation, the Indian government said on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india-russia-widen-maritime-cooperation-statement-2023-09-13/


🇰🇿 🇷🇺 Sought by law enforcement at home and unable to go to a third country, Kazakhstan's #Russian exiles are forced to live under the constant threat of repatriation.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/13/were-all-hostages-here-wanted-russian-activists-draft-dodgers-stuck-in-legal-limbo-in-kazakhstan-a82434

#kazakhstan #russia #russianarmy #mobilisation


🇺🇦 🇭🇷 #Ukraine has been exporting grain through a northern #Croatian port for more than a year, an official told AFP Wednesday, as Zagreb aims to increase exports of the war-wracked country's crops.

https://www.barrons.com/news/croatia-says-exporting-ukrainian-grain-via-port-49a2594d

#croatia


🇦🇲 🇷🇺 Russia’s catastrophic invasion of #Ukraine means #Armenia can no longer rely on Moscow as a guarantor of its security, even as fears grow of a return to open conflict with #Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told POLITICO in an interview.

https://www.politico.eu/article/we-cant-rely-russia-protect-us-anymore-nikol-pashinyan-armenia-pm/

#russia


🇩🇪 🇺🇦 #Germany provided #Ukraine with 20 #Marder infantry fighting vehicles, reconnaissance and surveillance equipment, munitions, and other aid in the latest military assistance delivery, the #German government said on Sept. 13.

https://kyivindependent.com/germany-hands-over-20-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇲🇩 🇷🇺 #Moldovan authorities have expelled the director of Russia's Sputnik state news agency in #Moldova, Vitaly Denisov, saying he poses a national security threat.

https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-expels-director-russia-sputnik-news-agency/32590818.html

#russian #propaganda


🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen invoked the “call of history” as she urged Europeans to bring #Ukraine into an EU of more than 30 countries, casting enlargement as an epoch-defining decision for the 27-nation bloc.

https://www.politico.eu/article/state-of-the-union-european-union-von-der-leyen-strasbourg-ukraine-eu-membership-zelenskyy/

#europe


🇪🇺 🇷🇺 #Russian steel billionaire Victor Rashnikov lost a #European Union court fight against his inclusion on the bloc’s #sanctions list following the invasion of #Ukraine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-13/russian-steel-tycoon-rashnikov-loses-fight-over-eu-sanctions

#europe #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇸🇦 🇷🇺 Oil cuts by #Saudi Arabia and #Russia will cause a “significant” global supply shortfall through the end of the year, raising the risk of further market volatility, the International #Energy Agency said Wednesday.
 https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/saudi-russian-oil-cuts-to-cause-big-supply-shortfall-iea/

#saudiarabia #oilandgas


🇰🇵 🇷🇺 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered #Putin on Wednesday his country’s “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in #Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” front 🤡

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-kim-putin-missile-0d70f5190df1088ebe53e8ca19f8e9c9

#northkorea #KimJongUn #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇭🇺 🇺🇦 #Hungary has agreed with Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria that the four countries would impose national bans on #Ukrainian grain imports to protect their markets if the EU does not extend a ban that expires on Sept. 15, Hungary's farm minister said on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/hungary-flags-national-ban-ukrainian-grains-imports-if-eu-does-not-extend-2023-09-13/

#ukraine


🇺🇦 #Ukraine, which has had to find different ways to export its grain since #Russia quit the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain export deal in mid-July, is stepping up road and rail shipments, brokers said on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ukraine-increases-farm-exports-by-rail-truck-black-sea-ports-blocked-brokers-2023-09-13/

#RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A #Russian drone attack early on Wednesday damaged port infrastructure in the #Izmail district of southern #Ukraine, an important grain exporting hub, #Ukrainian officials said.

The attack on Izmail, which is in the #Odesa region, was carried out in several waves, regional governor Oleh Kiper said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-attack-damages-port-infrastructure-ukraines-izmail-officials-2023-09-13/

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 #Ukraine has nearly completed repairs of its power systems following #Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure last winter, and is ready for the coming winter, a senior energy official said on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-ukrenergo/ukraine-ready-for-winter-loads-after-repairs-to-energy-system-idUSL8N3AP12Y

#russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇪🇪 🇷🇺 As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, #Estonia has banned motor vehicles with #Russian license plates from entering the country, as they are subject to EU #sanctions

https://news.err.ee/1609098554/estonia-s-russian-car-entry-ban-in-effect-from-10-am-wednesday

#europe #russia


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Wednesday Briefing:

❗ Russia says shipyard on fire, 2 ships damaged in #Ukraine attack
🇰🇵 Putin says #Russia will help North Korea build satellites

- Russia has become "a de facto dictatorship": PACE
- Ukrainian pilots could be flying F16s in 3 months
- Russia buys sanctioned aircraft parts through friendly countries
- Denmark to donate military aid package to Ukraine, $833m
- Sweden to consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine

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🇷🇺 Despite staff shortages, a lack of equipment and dwindling fabric supplies, Russia's #fashion industry is rushing to fill the gap left by the departure of major Western labels.

https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20230913-made-in-russia-fashion-struggles-to-fill-gap

#russia #economy #retail


🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Russia's VTB Bank said on Wednesday that it will launch money transfers in #Indian rupees by the end of September.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russias-vtb-launch-cross-border-money-transfers-india-2023-09-13/

#russia #india #banking #sanctions


🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Elements of Russia’s new 25th Combined Arms Army have highly likely deployed to #Ukraine for the first time. The formation is likely focused on #Luhansk Oblast in the north-east of the country.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1701834290508566971?t=doa3BnWlpe8unXiQcsXiSQ&s=19

#russia #russianarmy #RussiaUkraineWar

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🇺🇸 ISW:

🇷🇺 #Russian insider sources claimed that the Kremlin’s inner circle is again actively disagreeing about the necessity of and preparations for a second wave of reserve mobilization ahead of the semi-annual fall conscription cycle, which starts on October 1.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-12-2023

#russia #russianarmy #mobilisation #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia has stalled despite sending 50,000 troops to retake the eastern city of #Kupyansk, where #Ukrainians are holding their ground and maintaining a semblance of normal life.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-stalls-in-offensive-to-reverse-ukraines-gains-in-east-a2d5fea8

#ukraine #russianarmy #RussiaUkraineWar


🍺 Most #Wagner businesses in #Africa center on natural resources like gold, diamonds and timber. But in 2022 the #Russian paramilitary group started a brewery in the Central #African Republic as a way to compete with the #French for influence on the continent.

https://www.wsj.com/video/how-wagner-used-beer-to-spread-russian-influence-in-africa/C9257E93-0074-4BBB-8F37-94EA63CAD82A.html

#russia #france


🇪🇺 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Wednesday to underscore just how fundamentally Russia’s war in #Ukraine has altered the #European Union when she delivers her state of the union address.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-13/eu-girds-for-tough-enlargement-debate-with-wary-eye-on-russia

#europe #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 More than 18 months into Russia's invasion of #Ukraine, documentary filmmakers who screened their latest work on the conflict at the Toronto film festival say it is more important than ever to keep the crisis in the public consciousness.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230913-ukraine-in-focus-at-toronto-film-festival

#RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 The #Sevastopol Shipyard on the #Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after #Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia's defence ministry said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-missile-attack-sevastopol-crimea-russian-installed-governor-2023-09-13/

#crimea #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇷🇺 🇰🇵 #Putin promised help to North Korea build satellites and showed Kim Jong Un around Russia's most modern space launch facility on Wednesday before talks that were expected to include military matters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-says-russia-help-north-korea-build-satellites-2023-09-13/

#russia #northkorea


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Putin on Tuesday indicated he was bracing for a long war in #Ukraine, saying that Kyiv could use any ceasefire to rearm and that Washington would continue to see #Russia as an enemy no matter who won the 2024 U.S. election.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-ukraine-is-only-likely-talk-peace-when-its-resources-are-exhausted-2023-09-12/

#usa #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 The #Ukrainian government has taken legal action against at least two Western military firms that have failed to fulfill equipment contracts, or offer a refund of fees paid by Kyiv to secure the deals, Newsweek can reveal.

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-sues-western-companies-failing-deliver-military-equipment-1826312

#ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Kyiv said Monday its forces had recaptured an oil and gas drilling platform in the Black Sea that had been controlled by Moscow since 2015.

The platform is roughly halfway between the Moscow-annexed #Crimean peninsula and the coast of Ukraine's southwestern #Odesa region.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/11/ukraine-says-regained-control-of-black-sea-oil-platform-a82421

#ukraine #crimea #blacksea #oilandgas #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇪🇺 #Russia said on Monday a #European Union ban on #Russians bringing their cars and some personal goods into the bloc was racist 🙄, and one ally of Putin suggested that all diplomatic relations should be severed in response.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ban-russians-bringing-cars-some-goods-into-eu-is-racist-2023-09-11/

#europe #sanctions


🇷🇺 🇰🇵 #Russia and North Korea have confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia.

A brief statement on the Kremlin’s website said Kim’s visit is at the invitation of #Putin and would take place “in the coming days."

https://www.reuters.com/world/north-koreas-kim-appears-have-departed-russia-summit-with-putin-ytn-2023-09-11/

#northkorea


🇺🇲 🇦🇲 As Washington seeks to exploit cracks in Russia’s traditional sphere of influence, U.S. forces began joint military exercises with troops from #Armenia, the small South Caucasus country that has been a close #Russian ally for nearly 200 years.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/u-s-military-exercises-in-russias-backyard-cause-alarm-at-the-kremlin-3e96b045

#usa #russia


🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern and southern fronts in its military #counteroffensive against #Russian forces.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-regains-more-territory-east-south-2023-09-11/

#russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today.

https://ukraine.un.org/en/245333-russia%E2%80%99s-war-ukraine-synonymous-torture-un-expert

#unitednations #humanrights #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes


🇦🇹 🇷🇺 #Austrian officials insist that the country’s continued reliance on #Russian gas is only temporary and that it will wean itself off by 2027.

Some experts question the viability of that plan, considering that OMV, the country’s dominant oil and gas company, signed a long-term supply deal with #Gazprom under former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz that company executives say is virtually impossible to withdraw from.

https://www.politico.eu/article/austria-martin-selmayr-blood-money-russia-row/

#austria #russia #oilandgas


🇭🇺 🇷🇺 The government of #Hungary plans to alter #Russian to French #nuclear fuel at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in the future.

This move aims to reduce Budapest's #energy dependence on #Russia, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban, Telex reports.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/end-of-partnership-hungary-aims-to-reduce-1694357875.html


🇹🇷 🇦🇲 #Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that he would hold talks with #Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as tensions mount between #Armenia and Ankara's ally #Azerbaijan

#Turkey has already condemned the election of a new president in Azerbaijan's separatist Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/erdogan-says-will-speak-with-armenian-pm-on-karabakh-election-768e6179

#karabakh #nagornokarabakh #russia


🇰🇷 🇺🇦 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Sunday to provide an additional US$2.3 billion in aid for #Ukraine to help the nation restore peace and rebuild following its war with #Russia

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230910000200315

#southkorea #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇴 🇷🇺 Romania's foreign ministry summoned the #Russian charge d'affaires after the discovery on #Romanian soil of new fragments of a drone similar to those used by the Russian military, the Agerpres website reported on Sunday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romania-summons-russian-charge-daffaires-over-drone-fragments-agerpres-2023-09-10/

#romania #russia #RussiaUkraineWar


🇺🇦 Kyiv’s military leaders say they could have #Ukrainian pilots flying F-16s in combat as early as this winter, a more optimistic timeline than previous estimates.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-expects-to-fly-f-16s-in-combat-this-winter-7c0e29f9

#ukraine #f16 #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇲 A #Russian hit man serving a life sentence in #Germany is central to a possible prisoner swap that could include U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

https://www.wsj.com/world/putin-wants-his-hit-man-back-5bd759f8

#russia #usa


🇺🇦 Kyiv on Saturday criticised the #G20 leaders' statement on the #Russian invasion, which denounced the use of force for territorial gain but refrained from direct criticism of #Russia by name.

https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-g20-statement-on-russian-war-nothing-to-be-proud-of-e4a3293d

#ukraine #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The Group of 20 nations adopted a consensus declaration on the opening day of a summit on Saturday that avoided condemnation of #Russia for the war in #Ukraine but called on all states to refrain from the use of force to seize territory 🤦♂

https://www.reuters.com/world/g20-leaders-begin-two-day-summit-overshadowed-by-divisions-over-ukraine-2023-09-09/

#g20 #RussiaUkraineWar


🇹🇷 #Turkish President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan is urging several Group of 20 leaders to meet some of Russia’s demands to revive a deal that had allowed #Ukrainian grain shipments and eased global food prices 🤬

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-09/erdogan-urges-g-20-leaders-to-meet-russian-demands-on-grain-deal#xj4y7vzkg

#turkey #g20 #russia #putin #ukraine


🇺🇲 ISW:

🇷🇺 #Russian forces have reportedly made notable changes to their command and control in #Ukraine to protect command infrastructure and improve info sharing.

🇺🇦 #Ukrainian forces reportedly continued to advance south of #Bakhmut and in western #Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-8-2023

#russia #russiaukrainewar


⚡Bloomberg: #G20 diplomats have reached a deal on describing Russia's war in #Ukraine, but leaders still need to agree.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2023-09-09/g-20-leaders-summit-2023-day-one

#russiaukrainewar


🇰🇵 North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un as well as #Russian diplomats and a high-ranking #Chinese delegation, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing 🇨🇳🇷🇺

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230909-russians-chinese-officials-attend-n-korea-anniversary-parade

#northkorea #china #russia


🇯🇵 🇺🇦 Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will meet his #Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv on Saturday, the #Japanese foreign ministry said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/japan-foreign-minister-hayashi-meet-ukraine-counterpart-ministry-2023-09-09/

#japan #ukraine


🇷🇺 #Russia may be able to increase production of artillery in the next couple years to about 2 million shells annually, about double some previous Western expectations but still far short of Moscow's #Ukraine war needs, a Western official said on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ramps-up-artillery-production-still-falling-short-western-official-says-2023-09-09/

#russiaukrainewar


🇺🇲 🇺🇦 According to U.S. officials, Washington will likely send long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or #ATACMS, to Ukraine in an upcoming security assistance package, ABC News reported on Sept. 8.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-send-long-range-atacms-missiles-ukraine-time/story?id=103031722

#usa #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar


🇷🇺 🇨🇳 The price for the #Russian pipeline gas for #China is expected to be steadily declining in next few years, and is seen much lower than Moscow is selling to Europe, a Russian government document, seen by Reuters on Friday, shows.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-gas-price-seen-much-lower-china-than-europe-document-2023-09-08/

#russia #oilandgas


🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Middle East Institute analyzes ways the international community can counter Russia's malign behavior in the Black Sea - an area key to the country's economy and war effort.

https://www.mei.edu/publications/russias-aggressive-behavior-black-sea-can-be-challenged

#ukraine #blacksea #russia #russiaukrainewar