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CONFLICTSep 16Moscow court frees four truck drivers unwittingly used by Ukraine in 2025 ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone attack on Russian military airfieldsThe Moscow City Court released four drivers whose trucks Ukrainian security services used to launch drones at Russian military airfields during Operation Spiderweb, Kommersant reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16Kallas urges European Parliament to “open its eyes”: Russia is the only obstacle to peaceIt is Russia, not Ukraine, that is standing in the way of peace, and those who fail to see this must finally acknowledge this fact.It is Russia, not Ukraine, that is standing in the way of peace, and those who fail to see this must finally acknowledge this fact.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Denmark says a signal flare from a Russian warship passed close to one of its military helicopters over the Baltic Sea. Russia decorated the ship’s commander.Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov awarded the Medal for Distinction in Combat to the commander of the corvette Soobrazitelny after the ship’s crew fired signal flares toward a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian attack damages warehouses in Brovary district, Kyiv regionWarehouses and a vehicle were damaged in Brovary District, Kyiv region, as a result of a Russian attack on the afternoon of September 16.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russian attack damages warehouses in Brovary district, Kyiv regionWarehouses and a vehicle were damaged in Brovary District, Kyiv region, as a result of a Russian attack on the afternoon of September 16.ukrinform · ukraine
WORLDSep 16From Classmate to ‘Headache’: How Yerevan’s School System Failed a Ten-Year-OldWhat began as a typical classroom altercation escalated over the months into hostility between the parents. Ultimately, the school was unable to resolve the issue on its own.hetq_am · armenia
POLITICSSep 16Anger among Kosovo Albanians over prison sentence for former president ThaciKosovo-Albanezen reageren met teleurstelling, ongeloof en ook woede op de celstraf van 25 jaar voor oud-president Hashim Thaci. Het Kosovotribunaal in Den Haag veroordeelde hem en nog drie andere voormalige leiders van het Kosovo Bevrijdingsleger (UCK) vanochtend vanwege oorlogsmisdaden, waaronder vrijheidsberoving, mishandeling en marteling van honderden mensen, en de dood van 96 van hen. Het ging daarbij om Serviërs en andere tegenstanders van de Kosovaarse onafhankelijkheidstrijd eind jaren negentig. Het UCK nam het daarbij op tegen de Servische strijdmacht, die hardhandig probeerde de overNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTSep 16Ukrainian electronic warfare apparently knocked a Russian attack drone off course and into Lithuanian airspace, the country’s president saysMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protestsEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Kyiv says Belarus reactivated relays that helped Russian drones strike a gas station and passenger train near Ukraine’s border with PolandMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16European Parliament allows defense testing in Ukraine to be funded from special fundThe European Parliament has approved changes under the Omnibus V package that will allow expenses for testing defense projects in Ukraine to be financed from the European Defence Fund, while also accelerating defense investment and procurement in the EU.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia sentences Ukrainian man to 8.5 years in prison in first known case under new ‘aiding the enemy’ lawMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus Releases 25 Political Prisoners in Exchange for U.S. Easing of SanctionsThe deal is part of the Trump administration’s more transactional approach to a close Russian ally that Europe has tried to isolate.NYT World
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 othersFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16Russians strike central Kropyvnytskyi, damaging homes and kindergarten, injuring fourUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Georgia’s Government Is Using Civility as an Excuse to Crush CriticsNew policies against online “vulgarity” target free speech.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 16Shock and anger in Kosovo as former president convictedThe conviction in The Hague of former President Hashim Thaci and three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders has caused consternation in Kosovo — both among political leaders and on the streets. DW reports from Pristina.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 16Shock in Kosovo as Hague convicts former President ThaciThe conviction in The Hague of former President Hashim Thaci and three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders has caused consternation in Kosovo — both among political leaders and on the streets. DW reports from Pristina.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 16Ukraine, US teams working on Zelensky-Trump meeting in New York — MFAThe Ukrainian and US teams are working to arrange a meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in New York and to make it as substantive as possible.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYSep 16Serbia Reveals Armed Robot Dogs Days After Chinese Humanoid Factory OpeningA military training exercise in Serbia featured Chinese-designed quadruped robots firing weapons, as concerns mount over Beijing-linked technology facilities being set up in the Balkan country.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16War between Russia and Europe would be ‘very short’, Putin’s foreign minister warnsVeteran Putin ally Sergei Lavrov suggested a fight with Europe would not prove difficult for MoscowThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 16Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimesHashim Thaci and three other former senior commanders were convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detentionIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 16House set to pass sweeping Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey GrahamThe Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions bill is on a path to become law after the House votes in favor.CNBC
WORLDSep 16Russia-Africa ties: Moscow's growing influence in AfricaThe third Russia-Africa Summit is due to bring African leaders to Moscow at the end of October, as ties between Russia and the continent continue to grow. The Kremlin has sought to expand its influence in Africa amid its isolation from the US and Europe, while African governments have pursued closer economic, diplomatic and security ties with Moscow. Russia has also sought to draw African recruits into its war in Ukraine. Four years after the invasion, Kyiv estimates that around 3,000 Africans have ended up fighting for Moscow on the front lines. We discuss Russia's growing ties with Africa anFrance 24 [en]