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POLITICSSep 22A GOP senator wants Trump Jr. subpoenaed after Russian oligarch-funded weddingSen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is urging Senate Judiciary leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to investigate whether presidential family ties have been used for private family gain.Why it matters: The Republican Curtis is pressing a Republican-led Senate committee to scrutinize President Trump's eldest son, arguing the same congressional oversight applied to Hunter Biden should apply to presidential families of both parties.Driving the news: The Monday letter to Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asks for an investigation into "pAxios
POLITICSSep 22Actual turnout in Russia’s State Duma election was about 40%, experts say. Russia’s Central Election Commission put it at 59%.Turnout in the elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, held in Russia on September 18–20, was about 40%, according to mathematician Boris Ovchinnikov and election observation expert Roman Udot, the independent Russian broadcaster TV Rain reported. Russia’s Central Election Commission had put turnout at more than 59%.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22Macron pushes for energy truce between Ukraine and RussiaPolitico Europe
POLITICSSep 22EU fails to reach deal to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchsEU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. France 24's Dave Keating has more from Brussels.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 22Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all RussiansRussia said on Tuesday that the European Union should remove all Russians from its sanctions list, as EU nations discuss ending measures against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. The post Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all Russians appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSSep 22Trump to address U.N. General Assembly as he navigates Iran, Gaza, Ukraine conflictsPresident Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.CBS News
POLITICSSep 22Wider Europe Briefing: EU To Sanction Russian Military With New FocusIn this week's Wider Europe, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: sanctioning Russia's military industry and Canada’s "associate membership" of the EU.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 22Hungary and Ukraine clash over Zelenskyy's new regional forumUkraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha accused Magyar of echoing Orbán's "obstructionism and isolationism" after the Hungarian PM lambasted Kyiv for including Hungary in its new Carpathian Eight forum without consent.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 22Trump to press Zelenskyy for energy truce, says Russia has ‘lost control’ of oil due to Ukraine warU.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has “lost control” of its diesel oil industry due to the Ukraine war, as he presses Kyiv to agree to an energy truce.CNBC
POLITICSSep 22Macron and Trump discuss Ukraine and soaring oil prices at New York meetingThe French president presented his American counterpart on Monday with initiatives aimed at influencing the price of oil, including a 'moratorium' on Russian and Ukrainian strikes against energy infrastructure.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 22Germany wants to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to classified information on Russia after AfD election winGerman authorities are preparing to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to sensitive intelligence data after the AfD’s victory in the state election, fearing that classified information could reach Moscow, according to 17 German and foreign officials who spoke to The New York Times.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22‘One phone call, and they rewrote the number’: Election analyst says A Just Russia was handed some 60,000 votes as it risked missing State Duma thresholdA Just Russia gained roughly 60,000 votes around midday on September 21, during the count of ballots cast in Russia’s State Duma elections, electoral analyst Stanislav Andreychuk reported on Carnegie Politika.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22FM Sybiha criticizes Budapest’s stance on Ukraine, says Orbán has gone, but his policies thrivingMinister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha expressed surprise at what he called the Hungarian Prime Minister’s “unnecessarily confrontational” statements toward Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 22Hungary’s prime minister opposes plan to build oil storage facility for Ukraine on Hungarian soilHungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar called plans to build an oil storage facility for Ukraine on Hungarian territory a threat. Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Hungary’s MOL signed a memorandum on the project in September.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22Macron presses Trump on Hormuz and Ukraine as oil prices surgeFrench President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a series of measures to US President Donald Trump aimed at easing pressure on global energy markets, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, protecting Saudi oil infrastructure and pursuing an “energy truce” between Russia and Ukraine.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 22Europe Today: Trump, Zelenskyy to meet at UN as EU fails to agree on Russia sanctionsTrump and Zelenskyy are set to discuss ending the war on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. In Brussels, EU Ambassadors have failed to agree on extending Russia sanctions that are set to expire today. We also break down Macron and Trump's recent meeting in New York.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 22Albania to Adopt EU Disability Access Standards – But Will They Be Enforced?Albania is moving to bring its disabled access standards into line with the EU’s own, but activists warn that without funding and effective enforcement, the new law could once again fail to deliver meaningful change.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 22‘Our War is Being Judged’: In Kosovo, Outrage at Hague Verdict SimmersThousands gather twice a day in Pristina’s main square to protest against last week’s verdict convicting four Kosovo guerrilla leaders of war crimes - and some politicians are demanding legislative action to change the way the Hague court works.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 22Putin's United Russia party tightens control on parliament, early results showPresident Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has tightened its grip on parliament, winning a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma in a tightly orchestrated election.Africanews [en]
POLITICSSep 22Zelenskiy to meet Trump at UN in push for energy truce with RussiaTalks in New York come amid escalating Ukrainian and Russia air warIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 22Russians abroad voted eight to one against Putin's party, defying official resultsTwo independent exit polls covering 27 countries put New People first with around 45% and United Russia as low as 2.8%, the reverse of official results inside Russia, where Putin's party took nearly 58%. Exit poll organisers said the gap "destroys the image of supposed support for the authorities."EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 22Macron said meeting with Trump on Ukraine and the Middle East was 'very constructive'A French official said President Emmanuel Macron was prepared to speak with Trump in New York City with 'total candor' about the two conflicts, for the sake of 'peace in the world and for our security.'Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 22Pro - Putin party wins big , sweeps Russian electionsA pro-Putin party achieved a significant victory, sweeping Russian elections, indicating a consolidation of power and specific political direction for the country. This has major implications for Russian domestic and foreign policy.timesofindia.indiatimes.com · India
POLITICSSep 22EU fails to agree on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchsEU countries failed Monday to reach a final deal that would remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the bloc's sanctions list, with diplomats set to resume talks Tuesday.France 24 [en]
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