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The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 18:27
⚡️UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions, Bloomberg reports.According to Bloomberg, Burnham also told Zelensky in their private meeting during the United Nations General Assembly that Ukraine's allies must keep sanctions in place against Russia to maintain pressure and help bring the war to an end.The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 17:46
⚡️More than 57,000 women serve as military personnel in Ukraine's Armed Forces, General Staff says.More than 76,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 57,000 military personnel, while the remainder hold civilian positions, the General Staff said in response to an inquiry from the Kyiv Independent.The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 17:09
Could Trump’s 100% tariffs crush Russia’s war machine?A new U.S. law gives the president the power to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, while also strengthening sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet.In this interview, the Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornusek speaks with Philip Luck, director of the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), about what the new legislation means for Russia, China, and India.
The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 16:37
French far-left presidential candidate Melenchon blames Ukraine's deep strikes for war escalationFrance's far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on Sept. 23 posted a video of himself speaking about Russia's war on Ukraine, with the accompanying message: "From the very first day we have condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine.""Who can imagine that a country would allow its own capital to be attacked and provide no response to such a situation?" Melenchon asked rhetorically, in what appeared to be a reference to Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow.Photo: Bertrand Guay / AFP via Getty Images
The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 16:06
⚡️Russian citizen who served as Ukrainian Supreme Court's deputy chief charged with corruptionLvov is one of Ukraine's most scandalous judges. He was fired from the Supreme Court in 2022 due to his concealed Russian citizenship.The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 15:35
⚡️Putin to be invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Rubio revealsThe U.S. will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 Summit in Miami this December, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sept. 23, following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 14:55
⚡️Polish foreign minister holds rare meeting with Belarusian counterpart, discusses 'improving relations'Sikorski said the meeting took place on "neutral territory" and that "when a neighbor wants to thaw and improve relations, Poland is always the first to agree."The Kyiv Independent
23 Sept, 14:53
⚡️Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland saysThe helicopter entered Polish airspace to a maximum depth of around 300 meters and remained there for 42 seconds, Poland's Armed Forces Operational Command said.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 19:12
How Russia used parliamentary elections to legitimize occupation of Ukrainian territoriesAs Russia held its parliamentary elections from Sept. 18 to 20, it also organized, for the first time, the vote in Ukrainian territories that Russia illegally claims as its own.The purpose of holding the sham election in occupied territories goes far beyond choosing Russian lawmakers. Russia uses the elections in Ukrainian territories under military occupation to project the image that residents accept Russian rule and are integrated into Russia's political system, according to Ukrainian officials and human rights organizations.Photo: AFP via Getty Images
The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 18:59
Latvia facing 'alarming' period amid rising Russian threat in Baltics, president saysLatvian President Edgars Rinkevics said his country sees no signs of an imminent conventional attack by Russia, but described the coming weeks as an "alarming" period in an interview with the Kyiv Independent.Rinkevics said his government is preparing for cyberattacks, information campaigns, and possible disruptions by Russia around Latvia's parliamentary elections on Oct. 3.Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 18:50
⚡️Update: 'Serious hit against the Russians' — Trump says meeting with Zelensky will address Ukraine's attacks on oil refineries.Ahead of his private meeting with Zelensky at the U.N. General Assembly, Trump characterized Ukraine's deep strike campaign against Russian oil refineries as "a serious hit against the Russians.""It's also a serious hit on the price of diesel," he claimed. "Diesel fuel has gone up quite a bit. ... We'll be talking about that."The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 18:24
⚡️Update: EU officially extends sanctions against Russia — at cost of delisting 2 oligarchs in Putin's inner circle.The European Union on Sept. 22 finalized a deal to extend its package of sanctions against Russia for another 36 months, after agreeing to lift sanctions against Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 18:22
⚡️Zelensky meets Trump at UN amid push for Russia-Ukraine energy truce.The two presidents are among the hundreds of world leaders and diplomats gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, the highest-level forum to discuss global crises and challenges. Zelensky said earlier he is bringing "concrete security proposals and de-escalation measures that could bring the end of the war closer."The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 17:35
⚡️Russian jet-powered drones strike Kyiv, injuring 8.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said three of the injured were hospitalized, while the others received medical assistance at the scene.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 16:41
⚡️Ukraine strikes Russian drone storage and launch site in Oryol Oblast, damages 5 launchers.The strike targeted a facility near the settlement of Tsymbulova in Oryol Oblast, roughly 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the Ukrainian border.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 16:16
⚡️Update: Ukraine calls for national sanctions against two oligarchs after EU faltersForeign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on all EU countries to add Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman to their own national sanctions lists after France and Slovakia forced their removal from a common EU-wide list.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 16:05
⚡️Trump says he'll use Graham bill's Russia sanctions 'if necessary'"Last week, in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, I signed a powerful new law passed by Congress, providing me with enormous new tariff authorities," Trump said in his address at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. "And, if necessary, I will have to use them. It's time to stop the killing."The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 15:51edited
⚡️Lukashenko dampens Trump's hopes for Belarusian potash“Even if we wanted to supply (potash) to Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes — everything is contracted," Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 15:45
⚡️Update: France to bolster Latvian defense as reward for allowing two Russian oligarchs to walk free.France has made new commitments to bolster its military footprint in Latvia, "especially in the field of air defense," according to a Latvian government press statement justifying the country's climbdown over an EU sanctions fight.In return for allowing the delisting of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman to go ahead, Latvia will also begin talks to participate in France's nuclear umbrella.The Kyiv Independent
22 Sept, 15:01
⚡️Latvia gives in to France's demands to lift EU sanctions on two Russian oligarchs, diplomats sayLatvia agreed to stop opposing a plan by Slovakia and France to remove two Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions on the afternoon of Sept. 22, three national diplomats told the Kyiv Independent.
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