Trump presses Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineries
US president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it’s all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials
Finance
ft.com
21.09.2026
Russia’s new air campaign seeks to destroy Ukrainian economy
Drone and missile strikes hit warehouses, steel plants, ports and railways, depriving Kyiv of more than $1.5bn in tax revenue
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ft.com
20.09.2026
Nestlé Loses the Keys to Its Russian Business
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finance.yahoo.com
19.09.2026
Trump says son paid back Russian businessman for wedding weekend gift
Umar Kremlev reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Trump Jr’s wedding after-party in the Bahamas
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ft.com
18.09.2026
Russia seizes control of Nestlé and Auchan operations
Move is first crackdown on western-owned assets since 2023
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ft.com
18.09.2026
Raiffeisen Denies Allegations in Short-Seller’s Report on Russia Ties
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wsj.com
17.09.2026
US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
Indictment marks a rare accusation of Kremlin-backed plots on American soil
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ft.com
16.09.2026
Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter over Baltic Sea
Denmark says one of the flares passed the aircraft at close range, branding the action as ‘reckless’
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ft.com
15.09.2026
Russian businessman bankrolls Donald Trump Jr’s Bahamas wedding after-party
President’s son and his wife confirm Umar Kremlev, who is reportedly close to Vladimir Putin, paid for part of celebration
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ft.com
15.09.2026
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed energy truce
Kyiv was caught off guard by the US president’s announcement after previous attempts to halt strikes on power plants and refineries failed
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ft.com
14.09.2026
France in ‘astonishing’ push to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarch
Paris replicates Viktor Orbán’s tactics in bid to free French nationals from Azerbaijan
Finance
ft.com
14.09.2026
Trump calls on Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel refineries
US president says the attacks and not his war in Iran are responsible for the fuel hitting record highs
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ft.com
13.09.2026
Russia hits evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train on line used by foreign leaders
Engine carriage struck on route used minutes earlier by ex-Swedish PM Carl Bildt and other officials returning from summit
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ft.com
13.09.2026
Russia hits evacuated Kyiv-Warsaw train on line used by foreign leaders
Engine carriage struck on route used minutes earlier by ex-Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt and other officials returning from summit
Finance
ft.com
13.09.2026
How Russia’s new drones are changing the air war
Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation
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ft.com
13.09.2026
EU looks for new path to tap Russian assets for Ukraine
European Commission resumes work on finding legally sound ways to access Moscow bank funds as Kyiv spending crunch deepens
Finance
ft.com
11.09.2026
US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talks
CIA director John Ratcliffe will be involved in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv
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ft.com
09.09.2026
Russia launches missile strikes against Kyiv as pause in raids ends
Overnight attacks come after Ukraine visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner fails to deliver breakthrough
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ft.com
08.09.2026
Europe failing to deter Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war, warn defence officials
Foiled drone attack at German airport seen as sign of Nato’s weak response and Moscow’s impunity
Finance
ft.com
06.09.2026
Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctions
Shipments hit record high with almost 100 tonnes imported from Russia in first seven months of this year
Finance
ft.com
06.09.2026