Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount
The French leader warned there was no quick fix to high energy prices, and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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politico.eu
18.09.2026
How Ukraine Scored Major Frontline Breakthrough by Fooling Russia
Operation Vivaldi has allowed Kyiv to thwart Russia's moves in the Donbas region, in part because of the element of surprise.
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newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Electronic Voting Machines Stop Working In Russia's Elections
Numerous electronic voting machines have malfunctioned on the first day of Russia's parliamentary elections.
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newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Putin's New Warrior Class Is Coming for Russia's Elections—and Maybe Him
The Kremlin is using the elections to fast-track Ukraine war veterans into parliament. Putin might get more than he bargained for.
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newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Tusk warns of ‘accidental’ Russian strikes against Ukraine’s allies in fall and winter
The Polish prime minister says a critical time lies ahead for Ukraine and its Eastern European allies as Russia steps up attacks.
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politico.eu
17.09.2026
Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program
The conflict underscored the distance between world powers over the United States’ pressure campaign on Iran.
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nytimes.com
17.09.2026
Russia’s global fuel customers push back against US sanctions bill
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politico.eu
17.09.2026
Trump's Next TACO Test Over Russia Comes With His Own Signature
Congress has handed Trump a sledgehammer to swing at Russia's economic lifelines. He might use it to tap in a few nails.
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newsweek.com
17.09.2026
Vladimir Putin’s Approval Rating Shifts Before Russia’s Duma Election
The ruling United Russia will certainly win but Putin faces war fatigue among the population.
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newsweek.com
17.09.2026
Russia launches massive overnight attack on Kyiv and southern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says tougher U.S. sanctions could force Moscow to end the war.
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politico.eu
17.09.2026
US House passes Russia sanctions bill, handing Trump more leverage against Moscow
The vote ends a nearly two-year pause in Ukraine assistance from Congress.
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politico.com
17.09.2026
Congress Clears Russia Sanctions Bill, Sending It to Trump
The bipartisan measure targets financing for Russia’s war against Ukraine as attacks intensify. It passed the House over the objections of Democrats who opposed handing President Trump new tariff powe
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nytimes.com
17.09.2026
House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk
The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican. It gives the president authority to impose tariffs on top importers of oil and natural gas from Russia, such as China and India.
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npr.org
17.09.2026
Russian spies orchestrated $40K murder plot in nation’s capital, US alleges
Five Russian intelligence operatives allegedly offered $40,000 to a U.S.-based recruit to kill a Kremlin critic believed to live in Washington, D.C.
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foxnews.com
16.09.2026
DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in US
The indictment says the defendants belong to a network that "is one arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus used to carry out external attacks" worldwide.
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npr.org
16.09.2026
Russian drone found off Poland’s coast carried explosive warhead, prosecutor says
Investigators have not yet established what mission the uncrewed aerial vehicle was carrying out.
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politico.eu
16.09.2026
US exposes alleged Russian terror network targeting Ukraine allies
Prosecutors say the group aimed at civilian and military infrastructure across Europe.
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politico.eu
16.09.2026
EU demands answers as France pushes for billionaire’s Russia sanctions release
Paris has joined Slovakia in calling for Alisher Usmanov to be removed from the bloc's blacklist.
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politico.eu
15.09.2026
US Confirms Weapon in Space: What We Know About Russia and China Programs
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the deployment was to protect U.S. forces against a hostile enemy.
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newsweek.com
15.09.2026
US Democrats demand answers on Trump Jr.’s ties with Russian oligarch
The request follows a recent report that Umar Kremlev bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations.
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politico.com
15.09.2026