Live: Russian election enters final day in shadow of war in Ukraine
A parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has framed as a test of public support for Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third and final day on Sunday. The ruling United Russia party is e
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20.09.2026
Footage Shows Ukraine's Latest Answer to Jet-Powered Shaheds Destroy Target
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv’s new defense capabilities.
Politics
newsweek.com
19.09.2026
Ukraine steps up measures to protect railways
As Russia increases its attacks on Ukraine's rail infrastructure, the Ukrainian government has called for help to replace destroyed locomotives and is making plans to keep passengers safe.
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19.09.2026
Lukashenko says Belarus could have faced Ukraine’s fate after 2020 vote
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that his country could have experienced a situation similar to Ukraine’s if attempts to distance Belarus from Russia had succeeded during the politic
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
19.09.2026
UN condemns 'shocking pattern' of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine
Russia was added in May to the UN Secretary-General's list of countries credibly suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict — codified into international law decades ago as war crimes and cri
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euronews.com
19.09.2026
Russia kills eight people in Ukraine, attacks two vessels in Black Sea
Ukraine's Air Force says Russia hit the country with dozens of drones and two antiship missiles overnight.
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aljazeera.com
19.09.2026
State Department approves $2.7 billion air defense sale to Ukraine
The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.
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19.09.2026
Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.
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npr.org
19.09.2026
Trump signs into law sweeping Russia sanctions package aiming to choke off revenues funding the war in Ukraine
The bill received widespread opposition from Democrat lawmakers, who favoured tougher sanctions on Russia, but opposed provisions in the draft which would enable Trump to impose tariffs freely on nati
Azerbaijan
euronews.com
19.09.2026
Meditating by the Dnipro: I’m an artist in Ukraine, searching for peace and a life between the missiles | Anna Ivanenko
Sometimes, you can remember what ordinary life was like before Russia’s invasion. Then reality comes screaming backSometimes, where I live in Kyiv, I hear people say: “This feels pre-war.” It refers t
Culture
theguardian.com
19.09.2026
Russian holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine’s regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago
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abcnews.com
19.09.2026
Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
New US law imposes harsh measures on Russia, aims to weaken the Kremlin's war funding and push for Ukraine negotiations.
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aljazeera.com
19.09.2026
Latvia’s president warns that Europe is not up to date with drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine
Edgars Rinkēvičs reveals that drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at ‘lightning speed’ and current efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next yearLatvia’s president has warned that
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theguardian.com
19.09.2026
Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine began
Russia is holding the country's first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine began. NBC News' Matt Bodner has details on the elections and what critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin ha
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nbcnews.com
18.09.2026
Trump's Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas
Trump wanted Moscow and Kyiv to hold fire. The drones and missiles just kept coming, and now he's got a bigger decision to make.
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newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Macron convenes French party leaders as soaring energy prices put focus on wars in Iran and Ukraine
Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University’s Management School in the UK. According to Foucart, France’s energy and economic crises
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france24.com
18.09.2026
Russia seizes assets of French firms, summons UK envoy over Ukraine support
Kremlin calls UK's support for Ukraine an endorsement of 'terrorism' after recent escalation in weapons supply.
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aljazeera.com
18.09.2026
Russia warns UK over military support for Ukraine
Britain’s chargé d’affaires in Russia, Daini Dolak, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, the ministry said.
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
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.
Politics
newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Ukraine’s NATO envoy calls for more air defense donations
Aid to Kyiv is “not a donation but a swap,” said Ukraine’s NATO Ambassador Alyona Getmanchuk.
Politics
politico.eu
18.09.2026