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POLITICSSep 18Russian pro-peace parliamentary candidate Yulia Kuznetsova resurfaces after going missing, saying a ‘difficult conversation’ left her needing psychological and medical helpYulia Kuznetsova, a State Duma candidate from the Greens party who disappeared a day earlier after a meeting with voters, has posted a video.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia labels Cannes-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’Acclaimed Russian film director who won 2026 Grand Prix award at Cannes, ⁠has been critical of the war in Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBERSep 18Moscow’s electronic voting system reportedly checks users for active VPNs. The check doesn’t block voting, and the site’s code doesn’t reveal why the data is collected.Moscow’s online voting system checks whether a voter is using a VPN, according to programmer Pyotr Zhizhin, who analyzed and documented in detail the scheme used to falsify electronic voting in the 2021 State Duma elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18‘Who washes Putin’s underpants?’ Pet Shop Boys revisit Navalny’s poisoning in a new song released as Russia votes in parliamentary elections.The British pop group Pet Shop Boys has released a new song, “A Top Secret Washing Machine,” on its YouTube channel. The track was timed to coincide with Russia’s State Duma elections.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 18Time to stop suggesting AI is conscious?, Riyadh Calling: Saudi’s Hour of News, Russian electionsThis week, Saudi Arabia has turned to its allies for military support as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tighten their grip on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab el Mandeb shipping choke point, while drone attacks on the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure deepen an emerging energy crisis. In Russia, voters head to the polls for a tightly controlled parliamentary election with little meaningful opposition, as Putin insists there will be no new mobilisation. Meanwhile, warnings about the risks of AI are coming from inside the industry itself, with Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warning against treating France 24 [en]
CONFLICTSep 18Two killed, two injured in Russian attack on BalakliiaUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Will Russia Ever Be ‘Normal’?Empires inevitably decline, and Putin’s project will be no exception.Foreign Policy
BUSINESSSep 18Carpathian Economic Forum unveils 95 investment projects worth EUR 40BAt the Carpathian Economic Forum, representatives of the C8 countries presented a joint investment portfolio of 95 projects worth approximately €40 billion.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 18France says Russian hybrid attacks are intensifyingIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 18Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill today, source saysPresident Trump will sign the recently passed Russia sanctions bill Friday, a White House official tells CBS News. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more on that and the rest of the news coming out of the White House.CBS News
POLITICSSep 18Do elections in Russia make a difference?Millions of people are choosing a new lower house of Parliament.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18Carpathian Summit participants sign declarationFollowing the first Carpathian Summit, held in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk region, the heads of state and government and representatives of Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia adopted a final declaration.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 18UN report: widespread sexual violence in Ukraine, especially by Russian troopsNOS Buitenland
MILITARYSep 18Russia announces chilling expansion of army across 6 African countriesRussia's defense ministry is expanding the presence of troops in Africa, while its allies across the continent continue to fight off insurgent rebel groups.express · united states of america
CONFLICTSep 18Europe not to accept recognition of Russia’s occupation of Ukraine, Landsbergis saysThe European Union will not accept an imposed deal on Ukraine that would, among other things, entail recognition of territories occupied by Russia.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 18Russia’s drones threaten Kyiv-bound Western officials as war effort stallsAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTSep 18As Russia strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv, Russian cooling tower hit by droneEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 18Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump likely to sign Russia Sanctions Bill today, says White House officialIndia and China are among the major purchasers of Russian crude, making their continued energy trade with Moscow a significant element of the debate surrounding the legislation.moneycontrol · india
CONFLICTSep 18Injury toll in Russian attack on Odesa rises to 10, including two rescuersUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Macron orders France to prepare its critical infrastructure for drone and cyberattacks amid a growing ‘Russian hybrid threat’Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine beganRussia is holding the country's first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine began. NBC News' Matt Bodner has details on the elections and what critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin had to say about the process.NBC News
CONFLICTSep 18“We have one common enemy”: Zelensky stresses unity after meeting TuskUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Poland for another aid package and noted that the two countries have one common enemy and need unity to confront it.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Zelenskyy holds inaugural 'Carpathian Eight' regional summitZelenskyy said the summit was a "significant beginning" of a movement to strengthen ties with its neighboring countries.DW News [en]