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BUSINESSSep 17Russia’s Digital Development Ministry in talks with Apple on enabling 5G accessRussia’s Digital Development Ministry is in talks with Apple about enabling 5G for iPhone users in the country, ministry head Maksut Shadayev told the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. He declined to elaborate.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17US House passes bill imposing ‘sanctions from hell’ on RussiaThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, with 262 lawmakers voting in favor and 159 against.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Russian attack on Ukraine's capital injures at least 16ABC News
POLITICSSep 17India warns new US tariffs over Russian oil could impact tiesNew Delhi says it has 'made clear' its determination to 'protect its trade and economic interests'.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17US Congress approves Russia sanctions that impact China and IndiaEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil refinery on fire, cuts power to part of Russian cityMeduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 17War in Ukraine: Odesa and Sumy suffer fires and casualties in new Russian attacksAfricanews [en]
CONFLICTSep 17War in Ukraine: Odesa and Sumy suffer fires and casualties in new Russian attacksEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Russian strike in Kyiv injures 16, including two children. Drone damages residential building in Odesa.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Drones attack oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl, military airfield in Rostov-on-Don – mediaUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Russia employs North Koreans to build drones for Ukraine war: reportSouth China Morning Post
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Injury toll in Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 16, including two childrenUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 17Meduza found Russia’s unpublished anti-extremism plan on a school website. It calls for identifying ‘Russophobes’ in the military and using AI for propaganda.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Ukrainian air defenses down seven Banderol missiles, 124 drones in overnight Russian attackUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine begins tomorrow, with its only anti-war party barred and genuine competition all but eliminatedVoting for a new Russian parliament begins tomorrow. The State Duma elections will run for three days, from September 18 to 20. This will be the first Duma election since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. But the candidates are largely the same: More than 70% of current lawmakers are seeking another term. Voters will elect 450 State Duma members: 225 through party-list voting and 225 from single-member districts, where they choose a specific candidate. As Meduza reported several months ago, the authorities intend to ensure there is no genuine competition in these elections.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Russia loses nearly 2,000 troops in Ukraine war in one dayUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 17MEA ‘monitoring developments’ of Russia sanctions bill in U.S. CongressThe Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives authorises the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries for buying oil and gas from RussiaThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 17US Congress Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill, Sends It To TrumpThe US Congress on September 16 passed sweeping legislation targeting Russia and Iran, sending to President Donald Trump a sanctions package supporters say will increase pressure on Moscow and countries that help finance its war against Ukraine.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 17Injury toll in Russian attack on Odesa rises to six, homes damaged and destroyedUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 17Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matterThere is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.BBC World
POLITICSSep 17Putin braces for election stress test as Russians ‘feel the pain’ of struggling economyRussia’s upcoming election is expected to cement United Russia’s dominance, but voter turnout and its margin of victory could offer clues to public discontent.CNBC
CONFLICTSep 17Canada warns Russia: NATO will not be intimidated by “provocations”Russia regularly tests the resolve of NATO members, but these attempts will fail.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 17EU should have established mechanism to counter Russian threats back in 2014 – Czech security expertThe European Union should have developed its own mechanism for responding to hybrid threats from Russia following the annexation of Crimea, or at the latest after the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Ukraine-Russia war latest: General decorated by Putin for false victory claim killed in Ukrainian drone strikeThe Independent World