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BUSINESSSep 17Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International fell 9% after a short seller accused the lender of helping Russia evade sanctions. The bank called the report misleading and factually wrong.Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International fell 9% during trading on September 17 after the short seller Grizzly Research published a report accusing the bank of helping Russia evade sanctions.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17‘I’m Russian’: NHL star Ovechkin defends Putin ad appearanceWashington Capitals captain under fire for appearing in an election campaign video for Putin's United Russia party.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17In 2024, people across Russia poured brilliant green antiseptic into ballot boxes. This weekend, pharmacies in the city of Tyumen have been advised not to sell it in bulk during the elections.In 2024, people across Russia poured brilliant green antiseptic into ballot boxes. This weekend, police in the city of Tyumen have told pharmacies not to sell it or iodine in bulk during the elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Inherited property from a corrupt official in Russia? The country’s prosecutor general says the state can still seize any assets acquired through crime.Seizing the assets of people implicated in corruption from their heirs is “fully consistent with the spirit of the law and with justice,” Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan said in a speech at the 11th meeting of the Interstate Council for Countering Corruption in Minsk.Meduza [en]
MILITARYSep 17Poland scrambles aircraft for second time in a day due to Russian attacks on Ukrainepravda_uk · ukraine
BUSINESSSep 17Russia's Big Arctic Oil Bet: Who Benefits?A web of contractors, suppliers, and others with links to Russian state giant Rosneft’s big Arctic oil project includes a billionaire associate of Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and the father of President Vladimir Putin’s purported partner, Alina Kabayeva, among others. Systema investigates.RFE/RL
MILITARYSep 17Up to 25,000 North Koreans may be making military drones in Russia. Sanctions monitors say they enter on student visas.As many as 25,000 North Korean citizens may be working in military drone production in Russia, including at the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, according to a report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), which includes the United States, South Korea, Japan, and eight other countries.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia’s International Youth Festival reportedly drew representatives from 191 countries. Foreign attendees got unrestricted internet access. Russian attendees did not.The International Youth Festival has wrapped up in Yekaterinburg after running from September 11 to 17. Rosmolodezh, the festival’s organizer, had said 10,000 people would attend: 5,000 from Russia and another 5,000 from other countries. Representatives from 191 countries reportedly took part — nearly the entire world. The United Nations has 193 member states.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSSep 17Russia’s global fuel customers push back against US sanctions billButt out, China says.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 17A war-fatigued and anxious Russia picks a new parliamentFuel shortages, drone strikes and mobilization rumors are fueling anxiety and war fatigue in Russia. As support for peace talks grows among Russians, the Kremlin is watching closely ahead of parliamentary elections.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russian academics signed an anti-war letter four years ago. Now the FSB is questioning them again, and universities are refusing to renew some of their contracts.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Masked police detained an election observer from Russia’s anti-war Yabloko party at a polling station in the Rostov regionPolice officers wearing balaclavas detained Boris Miklyukov, an election observer for the Yabloko party, in Russia’s Rostov region, where early voting has begun, according to the party’s press service.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia places Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, on its international wanted listRussia has placed Zhanna Nemtsova — the daughter of politician Boris Nemtsov and founder of his namesake foundation — on its international wanted list.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Congress says U.S. law on Russian oil purchase is an ‘affront’ to India’s sovereigntyThe government is projecting the recently concluded BRICS Summit’s joint declaration as a symbol of the world’s trust in India, but is now facing ‘aggressive bullying from a strategic partner’, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal saysThe Hindu
CONFLICTSep 17Greenpeace exposes Russian disinformation over strikes on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plantpravda_uk · ukraine
CYBERSep 17Russia upgraded the system that tabulates its election results. Experts found vulnerabilities that could be exploited to manipulate the vote.Hackers have breached Tsifrotek, the company behind GAS Vybory 2.0, Russia’s upgraded vote-tabulation system, which is being used in a federal election for the first time this year. The hackers gave the files to the investigative outlet iStories, which analyzed them with the help of technical and election experts. Meduza summarizes iStories’ investigation into how GAS Vybory 2.0 works and what vulnerabilities it has.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Moscow turns to Africa as "Russian Houses" close in EuropeCette annonce intervient une semaine après que l'Allemagne a annoncé la fermeture de la Maison russe de Berlin, reprochant à Moscou un incident impliquant un drone à l'aéroport de Leipzig/Halle.BBC Afrique
POLITICSSep 17New Russia sanctions amid war risk even higher gas pricesThe House voted Thursday to pass legislation that would place a new set of sanctions on Russia, drawing significant Democratic support despite opposition from party leadership.The bill, first introduced by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2025, was previously approved by the Senate in an overwhelming vote, meaning that the legislation now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill also extends sanctions against Iran. Democratic leaders raised concerns about the bill, specifically the provision that would allow Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on any country that is among Responsible Statecraft
CONFLICTSep 17Russia is escalating its hybrid attacks on the West. Moscow will make Europe’s life ‘hell’ for supporting Ukraine, Kremlin insider tells Bloomberg.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17‘I’m really afraid’: Russia election candidate runs risky campaign opposing Ukraine warPolina Lermant is one of some dozen candidates in Moscow from liberal party Yabloko contesting the election to the State DumaIrish Times World
CONFLICTSep 17Part of Polish airspace closed for hours due to Russian attacks on UkraineNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 17New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global SouthThe latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines the themes and methods that Russia uses to target audiences in the Global South. The post New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
BUSINESSSep 17US tariffs against Russian oil buyers pass: What it means for China, IndiaUS sanctions aim to weaken Russian oil exports, heavily targeting China and India as Moscow's largest energy buyers.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Russian Military Airfield, Major Oil Refinery Targeted In Massive Ukrainian Drone AttackRFE/RL
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