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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
CYBERSep 23Russia weighs charging heavy 5G users for international data as part of its VPN crackdown. For now, the country’s 5G is Android-only.The Russian government is once again considering a fee for international data traffic exceeding 50 GB on 5G networks, sources told the BBC Russian Service.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Russia's borders will end where it gets hit hard -- DzhemilevUkrinform [en]
MILITARYBREAKINGSep 23Russian helicopter flew for 42 seconds over Polish airspace, reports Polish armyNOS Buitenland
WORLDSep 23New fundraiser raises money for warm clothes for political prisoners in Russia’s frigid Far NorthAnyone sent to a Russian prison or penal colony faces harsh conditions, especially in the Far North.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Russia seeks new ways to terrorize civilians -- Sybiha on strikes on data centersUkrinform [en]
BUSINESSSep 23Russian units of Auchan, Nestlé, Lemana PRO (formerly Leroy Merlin), and FM Logistic get new executives under Putin-ordered temporary controlManagement has changed at the Russian operations of all four foreign companies whose assets Vladimir Putin placed under temporary control by decree.Meduza [en]
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]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 23Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace, fighter jets scrambledEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 23Russians drop guided glide bombs on Sumy, injuring sevenUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 2350+ countries at UN urge Russia to end aggression and agree to immediate ceasefireUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 23US says wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy sitesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to Russia’s war and Kyiv seeks to shape renewed diplomatic efforts after more than four and a half years of conflict. France 24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further details.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Russia strikes Kramatorsk with Uragan MLRS, injuring nineUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 23Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes KyivFrance 24 [en]
MILITARYSep 23Poland says Russian military helicopter violated its airspaceA Russian military Mi-8 helicopter entered Polish airspace on September 23 at 11:08 a.m., the operational command of the Polish army said.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Zelensky at Crimea Platform: Ukrainians under occupation must have hope Russia will face accountabilityPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said that a full return to life based on international law is possible only if Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty is fully restored, including over Crimea.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Russia’s attacks on Ukraine kill six after Zelenskyy-Trump talksAl Jazeera [en]
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]
CONFLICTSep 23Trump pushes Russia-Ukraine ‘energy truce’: Can it work?Talks of a possible halt in attacks on energy facilities come as strikes on such targets continue unabated.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTSep 23Zelensky defends attacks on Russian refineries: ‘Our lives are more important than the price of energy’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared “our lives are more important than the price of energy” in an interview while defending his strikes against Russian oil refineries. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal’s editor-in-chief Emma Tucker on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Zelensky responded when asked if President Trump pressed the Ukrainian President…The Hill
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]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 23Ukrainian border guards evacuate 15 crew members from vessel attacked by Russia in Black SeaUkrinform [en]
CYBERSep 23OpenAI grants Ukraine access to Daybreak to defend mounting Russian cyberattacksSeeking Alpha Tech
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