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POLITICSSep 18Trump signs late Senator Lindsey Graham’s ‘sanctions from hell’ law against RussiaU.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a new sanctions law against Russia — the “sanctions from hell,” as the American press calls them — according to a statement on the White House website.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’ - AP NewsTrump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’ apnews.comAP News
POLITICSSep 18Trump says son told him he’ll repay Russian oligarch for wedding partiesUS President Donald Trump ⁠said on Friday that his son Donald Trump Jnr has told him he would pay back a Russian oligarch who bankrolled wedding celebrations for him in the Bahamas in May. Democrats in ‌the US Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that Umar Kremlev, a wealthy Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the wedding festivities. ProPublica, which first reported Kremlev’s involvement, said...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 18Donald Trump claims son repaid Russian boxing chief Umar Kremlev for Bahamas wedding expensesU.S. President Donald Trump said his son has repaid Umar Kremlev, head of the International Boxing Association, who covered part of the cost of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions billThe bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.BBC World
POLITICSSep 18Trump signs Russia sanctions bill championed by GrahamThe new law lets the president impose tariffs on the largest purchases of Russian oil and natural gas.CBS News
POLITICSSep 18PM Koretskyi orders action to eliminate delays in identifying repatriated bodiesPrime Minister of Ukraine Sergii Koretskyi has instructed officials to prepare a plan to improve the process of identifying the bodies of repatriated Ukrainians.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18'The 'Z' bloggers have begun accusing not Putin, but everyone else around him: The military hierarchy, the government, and the media propagandists'Ivan Philippov, expert on the Z blogosphere – a term for pro-war Russian internet users who have relayed ultranationalist propaganda since the Ukraine war began – explains in an interview with Le Monde why these voices are increasingly expressing anger toward the Kremlin as Russia's parliamentary elections approach, September 18-20.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump says son paid back Russian oligarch for wedding giftPresident Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. paid back the Russian oligarch who funded some of his lavish wedding celebrations after concerns flared over ethics violations and potential influences from foreign adversaries. President Trump was asked in the Oval Office whether it was appropriate that his son accepted the gift from Umar…The Hill
POLITICSSep 18Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence FindsNYT US
POLITICSSep 18Russia labels director of Cannes Grand Prix winner a 'foreign agent'Russia on Friday said it had added the director of the Cannes Grand Prix winner "Minotaur", a grim oeuvre set against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, to…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 18Russia’s Parliamentary Elections Offer Rituals, Not ResultsPolling shows that United Russia is all but certain to maintain its power.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 18Zelensky: Ukraine expects major investment in the CarpathiansPresident Volodymyr Zelensky believes the Carpathian region has significant potential for the development of tourism, logistics and miltech.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russian pro-peace parliamentary candidate Yulia Kuznetsova resurfaces after going missing, saying a ‘difficult conversation’ left her needing psychological and medical helpYulia Kuznetsova, a State Duma candidate from the Greens party who disappeared a day earlier after a meeting with voters, has posted a video.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia labels Cannes-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’Acclaimed Russian film director who won 2026 Grand Prix award at Cannes, ⁠has been critical of the war in Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18‘Who washes Putin’s underpants?’ Pet Shop Boys revisit Navalny’s poisoning in a new song released as Russia votes in parliamentary elections.The British pop group Pet Shop Boys has released a new song, “A Top Secret Washing Machine,” on its YouTube channel. The track was timed to coincide with Russia’s State Duma elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Will Russia Ever Be ‘Normal’?Empires inevitably decline, and Putin’s project will be no exception.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 18Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill today, source saysPresident Trump will sign the recently passed Russia sanctions bill Friday, a White House official tells CBS News. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more on that and the rest of the news coming out of the White House.CBS News
POLITICSSep 18Do elections in Russia make a difference?Millions of people are choosing a new lower house of Parliament.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18Carpathian Summit participants sign declarationFollowing the first Carpathian Summit, held in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk region, the heads of state and government and representatives of Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia adopted a final declaration.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump likely to sign Russia Sanctions Bill today, says White House officialIndia and China are among the major purchasers of Russian crude, making their continued energy trade with Moscow a significant element of the debate surrounding the legislation.moneycontrol · india
POLITICSSep 18Macron orders France to prepare its critical infrastructure for drone and cyberattacks amid a growing ‘Russian hybrid threat’Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine beganRussia is holding the country's first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine began. NBC News' Matt Bodner has details on the elections and what critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin had to say about the process.NBC News
POLITICSSep 18Zelenskyy holds inaugural 'Carpathian Eight' regional summitZelenskyy said the summit was a "significant beginning" of a movement to strengthen ties with its neighboring countries.DW News [en]