🇩🇪 Protesters have targeted Berlin's State Opera for refusing to cancel #Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko's first performance there since the 2022 war. Chanting "shame", they accused the soprano of failing to condemn Putin for Russia's invasion of #Ukraine

Berlin protesters condemn Russian soprano Netrebko's opera performance

Anna Netrebko has been accused of failing to denounce Vladimir Putin for Russia's war in Ukraine.

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🇪🇺 🇺🇦 The #European Commission said on Friday that it would not extend a ban on imports of #Ukrainian grains into Ukraine's five EU neighbours due to expire on Friday.

European Commission - European Commission

Nach dem Auslaufen der restriktiven Maßnahmen in Bezug auf ukrainische Ausfuhren von Getreide und anderen Lebensmitteln in die EU stimmt die Ukraine zu, Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung eines erneuten Anstiegs der Einfuhren in die EU zu ergreifen

Die Europäische Kommission hat die Daten zu den Auswirkungen der Ausfuhren von vier Kategorien landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse auf den EU-Mar...

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine's Security Service used a sea surface drone nicknamed "Sea Baby" to strike a #Russian missile-carrying hovercraft, a corvette Samum, the #Ukrainian media outlet New Voice reported on Sept. 15, citing its sources in the SBU. https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-missile-carrying-ship-with-sea-drone/ #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar

🇷🇺 "There will be a new mobilization," one #Russian soldier said in an interview. "It's unavoidable."

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

A New Mobilization? It's The Last Thing The Kremlin Wants Ahead Of Next Year's Presidential Election

Nearly 19 months into its war on Ukraine, Russia is struggling to hold back a grinding Ukraine counteroffensive, with soldiers complaining openly o...

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🇷🇺 A shopping mall in the #Russian city of Izhevsk is set to be converted into a drone production facility, the third such repurposing in the city over the past year, local activists said Friday.

The Moscow Times

Shopping Malls in Central Russia Converted Into Drone Plants - The Moscow Times

A shopping mall in the Russian city of Izhevsk is set to be converted into a drone production facility, the third such repurposing in the city over...

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WP: 🇷🇺 A day before the airplane disaster that killed #Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy #Prigozhin, Gen. Sergei #Surovikin, a Prigozhin ally known as “General Armageddon,” was removed as head of Russia’s air force. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/15/wagner-prigozhin-military-commanders-russia/ #russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar

🇺🇲 🇺🇦 The U.S. is moving closer to providing #Ukraine with a ground-based missile Kyiv has long sought to conduct longer-range strikes at #Russian forces. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-closer-to-acquiring-atacms-long-range-missiles-from-u-s-this-fall-a2ea92b #atacms #usa #russiaukrainewar

🇷🇺 A top #Russian security official said in an article published on Friday that Moscow had "neutralised" hundreds of foreign spies in recent years 🤔 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-has-neutralised-hundreds-foreign-intelligence-agents-patrushev-2023-09-15/ #russia #spying #espionage

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Friday Briefing: - #Ukraine troops capture village south of #Bakhmut - Ukraine attacks #Russian warships in Black Sea, destroys air defences in #Crimea - US says will retaliate for Russia's 'unprovoked' expulsion of diplomats - #Bulgaria votes to lift its embargo on imports of grain from Ukraine - #Romania broadens flight restrictions after drone debris discovered - Sweeping new U.S. #sanctions target tech shipments to #Russia 📨 More news in a daily newsletter:

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🇺🇲 🇺🇦 US President Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Penny Pritzker, a billionaire businesswoman who served as commerce secretary, to encourage investment in #Ukraine, which is expected to need hundreds of billions of dollars to recover from Russia's invasion. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230914-us-taps-business-leader-to-bring-ukraine-investment #usa #russiaukrainewar

🇷🇺 #Russian tycoons have hauled at least $50 billion in assets out of #Europe since the start of the Ukraine war, moving money home amid Western #sanctions and pressure from the #Kremlin to repatriate their riches, Bloomberg reported.

Business Insider

Russian tycoons haul over $50 billion of assets back home under pressure from sanctions and the Kremlin

Europe has for decades been the preferred destination for offshore Russian companies to base their funds, but this tradition could soon end.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine's prosecutor general said Thursday the International Criminal Court had opened a field office in #Kyiv, as part of efforts to hold #Russian forces accountable for potential war crimes.

The Moscow Times

Ukraine Says ICC Opens Major Office in Kyiv - The Moscow Times

Ukraine's prosecutor general said Thursday the International Criminal Court (ICC) had opened a field office in Kyiv, as part of efforts to hol...

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🇦🇲 🇦🇿 The Kremlin expressed concern on Thursday that tensions between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh were increasing, as Armenia's prime minister described the situation in the blockaded territory as "critical". https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-karabakh-tensions-rising-armenia-warns-critical-humanitarian-2023-09-14/ #russia #karabakh #nagornokarabakh

🇷🇺 🇺🇲 Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday declared two US embassy staff 'persona non grata' and summoned Washington's ambassador in Moscow, the RIA news agency reported. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-declares-two-us-embassy-staff-persona-non-grata-ria-2023-09-14/ #russia #usa

🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence: 🇺🇦 With #nuclear energy supplying approximately half of Ukraine’s electricity, Energoatom’s success in sourcing and installing Western fuel is a major waypoint in Ukraine’s long-term decoupling from #Russia, whose influence over Ukraine’s energy supply is severely diminished.

X (formerly Twitter)

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) on X

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 14 September 2023. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: ...

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🇩🇪 🇺🇦 #Germany provided #Ukraine with 20 #Marder infantry fighting vehicles, reconnaissance and surveillance equipment, munitions, and other aid in the latest military assistance delivery, the #German government said on Sept. 13. https://kyivindependent.com/germany-hands-over-20-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/ #russia #russiaukrainewar

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 #Moldovan authorities have expelled the director of Russia's Sputnik state news agency in #Moldova, Vitaly Denisov, saying he poses a national security threat.

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Moldova Expels Director Of Russia's Sputnik State News Agency

Moldovan authorities have expelled the director of Russia's Sputnik state news agency in Moldova, Vitaly Denisov, saying he poses a national securi...

#russian #propaganda

🇸🇦 🇷🇺 Oil cuts by #Saudi Arabia and #Russia will cause a “significant” global supply shortfall through the end of the year, raising the risk of further market volatility, the International #Energy Agency said Wednesday.

Digital Journal

Saudi, Russian oil cuts to cause big supply shortfall: IEA

Oil cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia will cause a "significant" global supply shortfall through the end of the year, raising the risk of further market

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🇪🇺 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Wednesday to underscore just how fundamentally Russia’s war in #Ukraine has altered the #European Union when she delivers her state of the union address.

Bloomberg.com

EU Faces Tough Choices on Expansion as Russia Threat Looms

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Wednesday to underscore just how fundamentally Russia’s war in Ukraine has alte...

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🇺🇦 The #Ukrainian government has taken legal action against at least two Western military firms that have failed to fulfill equipment contracts, or offer a refund of fees paid by Kyiv to secure the deals, Newsweek can reveal.

Newsweek

Ukraine sues Western companies for failing to deliver on military equipment

The country's Defense Ministry told Newsweek that American firms are among foreign companies who have failed to deliver.

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