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Wednesday briefing: What Russia wants with Nato airspace – and what options it leaves the west

In today’s newsletter: Intentional or not, recent incursions by drones and fighters jets are testament to Moscow’s increasingly cavalier attitude, and pose difficult questions of the alliance

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s disinformation toolbox in Moldova: Bot networks, Moscow church propaganda and vote-buying

Russia intensified its “hybrid war” against Moldova as the country is heading to the parliamentary elections on Sunday, Moldovan authorities say. What tools is Moscow using in Moldova this time, and are they different from the disinformation campaign during the 2024 presidential election?

Euronews

Europe urgently needs to solve its Russian drone problem, Baltic officials say

Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow

The Independent UK

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns ‘Ukraine is only the first’ after Trump turns on Moscow

The US president described the Russian army as a ‘paper tiger’ in a striking shift in his position on the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Donald Trump lashes out at Putin’s ‘bad leadership’ and U-turns on Ukraine position

The US president criticised Putin after the Danish prime minister considered the possibility of Russian involvement in recent drone activity at Copenhagen airport

The Independent UK

Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow

The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with the Soviet Union during the second world war and Ukraine’s current struggle against Russian aggression. The analogy has gained considerable traction.

The Conversation

Russian incursions into Nato airspace show Ukraine’s allied coalition needs to be ready as well as willing

While the air and ground war in Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is increasing pressure on Kyiv’s western allies. Russian drone incursions into Poland in the early hours of September 10, and Romania a few days later, were followed by three Russian fighter jets breaching Estonian airspace on September 19.

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Poland warns Russia not to 'whine' if its jets are shot down in NATO airspace

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski issued the warning to Moscow at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday.

Euronews

Russia and Ukraine fire drones, missiles and bombs as Zelenskyy seeks help at UN

Russia says it shot down three dozen Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow

The Independent UK

In Ukraine’s Sloviansk, some are abandoning long-held sympathies for Russia

Locals who sided with pro-Russian separatists become ideologically closer to Ukraine as the war rumbles on.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Kyiv can ‘fight and win all of Ukraine back’ in major U-turn

The US president accused Vladimir Putin of ‘bad leadership’ during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York

The Independent UK

Over 1,000 Cubans Recruited to Fight for Russia in Ukraine, Ukrainian Officials Say

Ukrainian intelligence officials revealed that more than 1,000 Cubans have signed contracts with the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, with at least 39 confirmed dead. The disclosure was made during a briefing organized in Washington by Cuban American Republican lawmakers, highlighting growing concerns about Havana's alleged complicity in Moscow's…

Latin Times

UK and Poland vow to confront Russian aircraft violating Nato airspace

Russia shrugs off criticism as Poland and Estonia speak about incursions at emergency meeting of UN security council

The Guardian - UK

Russia to respect nuclear arms limits with US for one more year, Putin says

The New START deal, signed by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers.

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The Guardian - UK

‘These killings will go on for years’: murder of Ukrainian MP highlights shadow war of assassinations

Death of Andriy Parubiy in Lviv seen as part of a covert campaign of hits and car bombs waged by Moscow and Kyiv

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK tells UN it will confront Putin’s planes if they violate Nato airspace

Putin’s airspace incursions risk ‘direct armed confrontation’ with Nato, Yvette Cooper says

International Business Times

Moldova's Powerful Diaspora Courted In Battle Between Moscow And West

Seven years after moving to Ireland, Natalia Stirbu still goes home to Moldova to vote -- part of a powerful diaspora whose ballots could prove decisive in the small country's battle between Moscow and the West.

International Business Times

Moldovan Voters Face Crossroads Between Russia And EU

Moldovans will vote this week in tense parliamentary elections which its president has called the "most consequential" in the small country's history, as it teeters between its powerful neighbour Russia and the West.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says US would defend Poland and Baltic states from Russian attack

It comes as the UK sent fighter jets to Poland in a warning to Putin to stay out of Nato territory after repeated incursions

Benzinga

iPhone 17 Sales, Design Team Exodus, Foldable iPhone Production And More: This Week In Appleverse

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had an eventful week, with major developments in its design team, iPhone 17 series sales, and the emergence of the iPhone 17 in Moscow despite a sales ban.

Benzinga

Apple's iPhone 17 Surfaces In Moscow Stores Despite Official Sales Ban

Even though Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) officially stopped selling in Russia after the 2022 Ukraine invasion, the tech giant’s iPhone 17 models are now available in Moscow stores. These new smartphones have reached Russian buyers through the government's parallel imports initiative.

The Independent UK

Photos from Russia's Intervision song contest created after exclusion from Eurovision

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision song contest in Moscow taking home 30 million rubles, approximately $360,000 U.S. dollars.

International Business Times

Russia's USSR-era Rival To 'Decadent' Eurovision Born Anew

With artists from more than 20 countries and ambitions for a billion-plus viewers, Russia on Saturday revived its Intervision song contest, which Moscow hopes will compete with a "decadent" Eurovision.

The Independent UK

European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president

The Finnish leader said new security guarantees being discussed could see European countries engage militarily with Russia

The Independent UK

Russian jets over Estonia ‘ignored signals from NATO pilots’

Margus Tsahkna, Estonia's Foreign Minister, said the incident was ‘a very serious violation of NATO airspace’

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