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POLITICSSep 15EU demands answers as France pushes for billionaire’s Russia sanctions releaseParis has joined Slovakia in calling for Alisher Usmanov to be removed from the bloc's blacklist.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 15A former political prisoner tried to leave Russia. After Belarus sent him back, he believes security officers tore pages from his passport so he ‘wouldn’t escape again.’Security officers tore pages from former political prisoner Ivan Lyubshin’s passport, he told RusNews. Lyubshin faces another prison sentence after trying to leave Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15EU fear of escalation only encourages Russia to test new limits — MEPEurope's restraint has not stopped Russia's escalation, instead, it has encouraged the Kremlin to test how far it can go. The EU therefore needs to move from responding to hybrid attacks to deterring them.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 15U.S. confirms it has weapons in space. China and Russia have responded.China warned against turning outer space into a "battlefield" after the U.S. confirmed that it has weapons deployed in space.CBS News
POLITICSSep 15St. Petersburg election officials from Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party were ordered to report to military offices at 9 a.m. on the first day of voting — exactly when polls are scheduled to openSeveral Yabloko representatives serving on precinct election commissions in St. Petersburg’s Krasnogvardeysky District have received summonses ordering them to report to military enlistment offices, city election commission member Pavel Shapchits told Fontanka.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Ukrainian Defense Forces destroy Russian 'Solntsepyok'Soldiers of Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower system.Ukrinform [en]
BUSINESSSep 15Former race car driver Nikita Mazepin may become the owner of the Russian game developer behind ‘World of Tanks’ and ‘World of Ships’Nikita Mazepin, a former race car driver and the son of Uralchem principal shareholder Dmitry Mazepin, could become the owner of Lesta Games, Russia’s largest video game company, which was seized from its previous owners, sources told Forbes Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15Axios: U.S. House Democrats launch investigation into Russian boxing official Umar Kremlev’s spending on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrationU.S. Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has opened an investigation into Umar Kremlev’s possible role in organizing Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, Axios reports.Meduza [en]
DISASTERSep 15Russia’s Irkutsk region is culling livestock over what officials call lumpy skin disease, but local farmers suspect foot-and-mouth diseaseMeduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Trump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol stationFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 15Russia slams France's nuclear umbrella plan as 'reckless'After Finland became the 10th country to join a French security plan to bring other European countries under its nuclear umbrella, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the French initiative was 'creating risks' for Moscow.Le Monde [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 15Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than ten times, two injuredUkrinform [en]
WORLDSep 15Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia paymentThe Association of Amateur Football Clubs of Cameroon (ACFAC) has called for a probe into the Cameroonian Football Federation and its chief Samuel Eto'o over media reports of alleged graft. The post Eto’o could face Cameroon probe over alleged Russia payment appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTSep 15Will Russia and Ukraine halt attacks on energy infrastructure?Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 15A youth festival in Russia reportedly gives foreign visitors unfiltered Wi-Fi — while keeping Russian participants behind state censorshipOrganizers of the International Youth Festival underway at Yekaterinburg Expo have given foreign participants access to websites blocked in Russia, according to the local outlet Signal Ural.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 15US Democrats demand answers on Trump Jr.’s ties with Russian oligarchThe request follows a recent report that Umar Kremlev bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations.Politico Europe
CONFLICTSep 15Russians attack agricultural enterprise with drones in Mykolaiv region, man injuredRussian drones attacked an agricultural enterprise in Mykolaiv district, injuring a man.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYSep 15Italian NATO jet downs drone in Lithuania, minister says it probably came from RussiaAn Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday that “most probably” came from Russia, Italy's defense minister said.Defense News
CONFLICTSep 15Trump claimed that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy truce. Neither side stopped the strikes.Russia and Ukraine kept trading strikes just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the two countries had agreed to an energy ceasefire.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 15A Quiet Ukrainian Counteroffensive, A 'Rout' For Russian ForcesRFE/RL
POLITICSSep 15Russian businessman paid for Trump Jr. wedding after-party: Five things to knowNew reports of Russia-tied financial backing for the after-party events at the May wedding of President Trump’s eldest son have sparked concerns about potential influences from foreign adversaries in the U.S. government ahead of the midterm elections.  Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev funded lavish wedding celebrations for Donald Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the…The Hill
MILITARYSep 15Russian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopterA Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter sent to photograph it in international waters off Denmark on Monday.Defense News
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 15Russian attacks on Kyiv leave one killed, 12 injured since morningUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 15Russia: Trump's Ukraine ceasefire proposal is 'good idea'The Kremlin has hailed an "energy ceasefire" proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent. Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on the ground and in the air.DW News [en]