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POLITICSSep 21Putin's United Russia party secures record score in tightly controlled electionElectoral chief Ella Pamfilova said preliminary results showed United Russia – which has dominated Russian politics for 25 years – won 355 of the Duma's 450 seats. The result handed Vladimir Putin's party an increased supermajority.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTSep 21The UN warns of risks to civilians from infrastructure attacks in Ukraine and RussiaClarín
CONFLICTSep 21Turkey submits proposals to Ukraine and Russia to halt attacks in Black Sea — FidanTurkey has submitted proposals to Ukraine and Russia aimed at ending hostilities and attacks in the Black Sea.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 21EU deadlocked over France’s bid to take Russian tycoon off sanctions listParis wants Alisher Usmanov removed from the bloc’s blacklist. Other capitals aren’t convinced.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 21‘The veneer of democracy is all that remains in Russia,’ EU foreign policy chief Kallas says. Brussels pledges new sanctions after State Duma elections.The European Union is preparing new sanctions against Russia over its recent elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The measures will target election organizers and candidates who ran in Ukraine’s occupied territories, as well as anyone Brussels considers responsible for undermining free elections inside Russia, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a declaration published on the Council of the EU’s website.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 21A Just Russia clears 5% threshold to enter State DumaA Just Russia won 5.00% of the party-list vote with 96.95% of ballots counted, Russia’s Central Election Commission reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 21Trump presses Zelenskiy to stop hitting Russian refineriesUS president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it is all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officialsIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 21Putin-affiliated party wins sham elections in RussiaDe Poetin-gezinde regeringspartij Verenigd Rusland is zoals verwacht de grootste geworden bij de verkiezingen voor de Doema, het Russische Lagerhuis. De voorlopige officiële uitslag is na drie dagen stemmen bekendgemaakt door de voorzitter van de centrale kiescommissie van het land. Bij voorgaande verkiezingen de voorbije decennia was er sprake van grootschalige fraude, stelden onafhankelijke waarnemers vast. Onafhankelijk toezicht op de stembusgang en het tellen van de stemmen is er in Rusland niet meer. Volgens de kiescommissie staat Verenigd Rusland na het tellen van 95 procent van de stemmNOS Buitenland
SCI & TECHSep 21Nvidia chip-use emissions match that of a Russian state coal producer, report saysThe AI boom has driven US chipmaker Nvidia’s supply chain emissions up by 725% since 2020, according to a new report by environmental and civil society groups.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 21Pro - Putin Party Wins Russian Election | NewsRadio 560 WHYNwhyn.iheart.com · United States
CONFLICTSep 21Russian infantry targeted by Ukrainian drones on Lyman frontPilots from the Signum unit struck Russian infantry on the Lyman front, some of whom were attempting to move on motorcycles.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 21Russia massively attacks civilian infrastructure in 10 Ukrainian regions overnight – PM KoretskyiUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 21Ventilation systems manufacturing facility destroyed in Russian attack on Kyiv regionIn Boiarka, Kyiv region, a Russian attack destroyed the main production and warehouse facilities of a company that manufactured Vents ventilation equipment.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 21Georgia denies granting international protection to Russian army deserternews.az · Azerbaijan
CONFLICTSep 21Ukrainian forces strike Russian Kasta radar, UAV control post in Donetsk regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 21Russia: Putin party retains majority in controlled parliamentary voteVladimir Putin's United Russia won just under 58% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Meanwhile, Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100% of the vote in elections in the Russian republic of Chechnya.DW News [en]
CONFLICTSep 21Russian drones slam southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrageEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 21Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv 1 , 000 - drone weekend barrage – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · Canada
POLITICSSep 21Russia Announces Election Results Cementing Putin's Power; EU Slams 'Veneer Of Democracy'RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 21Russian drone hits critical infrastructure facility in Poltava regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 21Putin’s party dominates in Russia’s sham electionsThe EU's top diplomat slammed the vote as "another major setback for Russian democracy."Politico Europe
CONFLICTSep 21Russian forces attack gas station in Zhytomyr regionRussian forces attacked a gas station on the M-06 highway on the outskirts of Zviahel in the Zhytomyr region.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 21Germany’s AfD held talks with Gazprom CEO on resuming Russian gas suppliesThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is already in talks with Russia about resuming gas supplies. The party’s foreign policy spokesperson, Markus Frohnmaier, discussed the matter with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 21Russia’s pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war’s growing reach into MoscowUkraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on the State Duma election’s final day, including hundreds targeting Moscow.CNBC