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POLITICSSep 23Kremlin welcomes U.S. invitation for Putin to attend December G20 summit in MiamiRussian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin welcomed the U.S. decision to invite Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23 Issue for the world : Albanese increases Ukraine aidPrime Minister Albanese has announced an increase in aid to Ukraine, framing it as a global issue. This signifies continued international support for Ukraine in its conflict.portnews.com.au · Australia
POLITICSSep 23Belgian DM: Belgium has substantial evidence of Russian involvement in series of incidents in countryUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 23Russian journalist and YouTuber Yury Dud is now on the state’s ‘terrorist and extremist’ registry. What does that mean legally for his audience?Yury Dud has been added to the Federal Financial Monitoring Service’s list, with an asterisk next to his name. The asterisk usually means authorities have opened a criminal investigation under a “terrorism” statute. The details of any such investigation remain unknown, but Dud is effectively barred from operating in Russia, and others could face prosecution for engaging with his content.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Zelensky lashes out at EUZelensky lashes out at EUThe Telegraph
POLITICSSep 23Russian state officials say ruling party United Russia won 58% in last weekend’s parliamentary election. Independent analysts estimate it was really 34–35% without manipulation.Judging by the reports presented to Vladimir Putin, the recent parliamentary election must have gone very well: turnout was the highest since 2011, United Russia secured the largest State Duma faction in its history, and there were almost no irregularities. But independent analyses paint a very different picture from the one presented by the Central Election Commission: reported turnout was inflated by ballot stuffing and the authorities’ heavy use of state resources; more than half the votes recorded for United Russia appear to have been fabricated; and widespread fraud benefiting the ruling Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Sybiha at UN Security Council: We are ready for complete ceasefire, but Russia is vetoing peaceUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 23Russia parliamentary election result underscores public support for Kremlin policies , Putin saysFollowing parliamentary election results, President Putin stated that they demonstrate public support for Kremlin policies. This reflects the official interpretation of recent electoral outcomes in Russia.wsls.com · United States
POLITICSSep 23Azerbaijan pardons French national jailed for spyingThe move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 23Russia’s Supreme Court proposes cutting juries to four members and allowing judges into jury deliberationsRussia’s Supreme Court has drafted a plan to reform jury trials, according to RBC, Kommersant, and Vedomosti.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Who is Martin Ryan, this Frenchman pardoned by Azerbaijan?PORTRAIT - Il était emprisonné depuis décembre 2023, soupçonné d’espionnage sur fond de dissensions entre Paris et Bakou.Le Figaro International
POLITICSSep 23Russian state adds journalist and mega-popular YouTuber Yury Dud to its terrorist and extremist registryRussia’s financial intelligence agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added journalist Yury Dud to its registry of terrorists and extremists.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Russia’s Ruling Party Again Benefits From Millions of Statistically Anomalous VotesThe Kremlin-linked ruling party, United Russia, just won big in the country's parliamentary elections. The data, however, tells a different story.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 23EU court overturns 2024 and 2025 sanctions decisions against former Russian senator Oleg Tkach (but he remains on the sanctions list)The General Court of the European Union annulled the Council of the EU’s September 2024 and September 2025 decisions to keep former Federation Council member Oleg Tkach on the sanctions list. An entry for the ruling is posted on the court’s website.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23‘I was literally in prison.’ Owner of Lady Gaga fan account with 480,000 followers returns as reports identify him as a Belarusian protest prisoner.The owner of a Lady Gaga fan account on X said he had been offline for two years because he was arrested in early 2024 “for protesting against the government” and sentenced to two years in prison.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Kosovo Court Orders MPs to Elect President by October 6Constitutional Court sets October 6 deadline for MPs to elect new head of state – if they want to avoid new snap parliamentary elections.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 23Putin says lines at polling stations ‘show that Russia cannot be intimidated.’ In Moscow, people waited hours for paper ballots due to a system glitch.Vladimir Putin commented on elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, held in Russia September 18–20, thanking Russians for their “active participation” in the campaign.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23‘A triumph of money, filth, and hypocrisy’: EU decision to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Fridman and Usmanov draws backlashThe European Union maintains a large sanctions list drawn up in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It includes more than 3,000 people and companies. EU countries used to review the list every six months. On September 22, they agreed to extend it for a full three years, but with an important caveat: two billionaires with close ties to Russia, Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov, were removed from the list. Both men had long sought to have the sanctions lifted, both through European courts and other means. The final decision on their cases was political rather than judicial: LuxembMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 23Jaishankar meets Rubio, conveys India’s concerns on Sanctioning ​Russia ‌and Iran ActThe External Affairs Minister and the Secretary of State are also understood to be preparing for high-level meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this yearThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 23Slovakia: PM Robert Fico's NATO Article 5 remarks spark criticism and raise questions about his country's NATO commitmentSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he fears war and will do everything he can to keep his country out of one. Critics say his remarks risk weakening NATO, the alliance that was designed to prevent such a war.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 23Kremlin accuses Andy Burnham of ‘stoking anti-Russian sentiment’ in UN speechBurnham unveiled plans for a new National Centre for Information Defence to tackle Russian information warfareThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 23Kwaśniewski says what could prompt Putin to seek ceasefireA shift in public sentiment in Russia could eventually prompt Putin to accelerate efforts to seek a ceasefire.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 23Petar Volgin Says Kostadinov Is Best Choice for President of Bulgaria - Novinite . comA public figure has expressed an opinion that a specific candidate is the optimal choice for the presidency of Bulgaria. This reflects political commentary within an election context.novinite.com · Bulgaria
POLITICSSep 23Bulgarian PM Pledges to Sharply Limit Gambling AdvertsNew laws will drastically reduce presence of gambling advertisements, as Prime Minister Rumen Radev complains Bulgaria's towns and villages 'look like Las Vegas'.Balkan Insight