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CONFLICTSep 22Ukrainian 'disposable spies' in court, 'no doubt about Russia's role'NOS Buitenland
MILITARYBREAKINGSep 22Trump says talks in NYC with Zelensky will cover Russia–Ukraine negotiations and Patriot interceptor production in UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump have begun their meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Before their closed-door talks, they spoke to the press.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions listAlisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.BBC World
WORLDSep 22Can all Russians be held responsible for the war in Ukraine? A heated online debate runs up against international law’s principle of individual responsibility.An episode of “The Breakfast Show” featuring sociologist Konstantin Gaaze has prompted fierce debate on social media — particularly over his claim that Russians bear collective responsibility for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22EU to lift sanctions on two Russian oligarchsMikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov removed from bloc’s list under deal to extend curbs for three yearsFinancial Times
POLITICSSep 22Trump says at UNGA that peace between Ukraine and Russia to be reached soonThe United States hopes to achieve peace between Ukraine and Russia “sooner than expected.”Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 22Trump begs Ukraine and Russia to stop the war, save dieselPresident Trump is to be commended for everything he has done to try and bring about peace. But the reality is that there’s only one person who can truly end this pointless, destructive war. That person is Vladimir Putin.The Hill
POLITICSSep 22Czech police order Russians who filmed in Europe for the pro-war Telegram channel Rybar to leave the countryAccording to Seznam Zprávy, Czech police detained and questioned Russian nationals Vitaly Chashchukhin and Igor Dolmatov, whom the outlet’s journalists identified as working for Rybar, a Telegram channel with ties to the Russian Defense Ministry. The two were ordered to leave the country within three days.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail FridmanEU member states’ permanent representatives have agreed to remove two Russian billionaires — USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov and Alfa Group co-founder Mikhail Fridman — from the sanctions list, according to Reuters and Euronews.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 22While Putin escalates, EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions listTerwijl Vladimir Poetin steeds verder escaleert met hybride aanvallen op Europese landen, haalt de EU twee oligarchen uit de omgeving van de Russische president van de sanctielijst. Dat gebeurt op initiatief van Frankrijk en Luxemburg. In Brussel wordt schande gesproken van de opstelling van de twee landen. Om sancties tegen Moskou te verlengen, is goedkeuring van alle 27 EU-landen nodig. Maar Frankrijk en Luxemburg wilden die alleen geven als de Oezbeeks-Russische zakenman Alisher Usmanov en de Russische oligarch Michail Friedman van de lijst verdwenen. De deadline voor het verlengen van het NOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 22EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's requestFrance succeeded in its push to remove Alisher Usmanov from the EU sanctions list as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan. A second high-profile businessman, Mikhail Fridman, was also removed.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 22Ukraine open to grain truce with Russia, deputy PM saysVsevolod Chentsov tells POLITICO "now is a good moment to sit and talk."Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 22A GOP senator wants Trump Jr. subpoenaed after Russian oligarch-funded weddingSen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is urging Senate Judiciary leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to investigate whether presidential family ties have been used for private family gain.Why it matters: The Republican Curtis is pressing a Republican-led Senate committee to scrutinize President Trump's eldest son, arguing the same congressional oversight applied to Hunter Biden should apply to presidential families of both parties.Driving the news: The Monday letter to Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asks for an investigation into "pAxios
CONFLICTSep 22Butcher Of Bucha: Ballistics Tie Russian Sniper To Killings Of Ukrainian CiviliansRFE/RL
POLITICSSep 22Macron pushes for energy truce between Ukraine and RussiaPolitico Europe
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 224 dead in Ukraine after Russian missile and drone attacks on industrial citiesSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22EU fails to reach deal to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchsEU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. France 24's Dave Keating has more from Brussels.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 22Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all RussiansRussia said on Tuesday that the European Union should remove all Russians from its sanctions list, as EU nations discuss ending measures against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. The post Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all Russians appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTSep 22Ukraine’s USF have struck 300 vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet as of todayUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 22Russia, Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy attends UNGADW News [en]
POLITICSSep 22Wider Europe Briefing: EU To Sanction Russian Military With New FocusIn this week's Wider Europe, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: sanctioning Russia's military industry and Canada’s "associate membership" of the EU.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 22Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump at UNEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 22Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy prepares to meet TrumpThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 22Trump to press Zelenskyy for energy truce, says Russia has ‘lost control’ of oil due to Ukraine warU.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has “lost control” of its diesel oil industry due to the Ukraine war, as he presses Kyiv to agree to an energy truce.CNBC