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 · Sep 22, 2025
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. Euronews · Sep 22, 2025
‘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 Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025
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 · Sep 22, 2025
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. International Business Times · Sep 22, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
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 · Sep 21, 2025
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. Benzinga · Sep 21, 2025
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. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025
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. International Business Times · Sep 20, 2025
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 · Sep 20, 2025
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’ The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025
UK flies fighter jets over Poland in warning shot to Putin to stay out of Nato territory Moscow claims incursion into Estonia was ‘scheduled flight’ after Donald Trump warns the breach could lead to ‘big trouble’ The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025
Euronews · Sep 20, 2025 Russia launches large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing three Russia launched over 600 drones and missiles towards nine regions across Ukraine. Meanwhile, Kyiv struck two Russian oil refineries, as part of its wider campaign against Russian oil and gas.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2025 Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened Poland said it had scrambled aircraft to protect its airspace as Ukraine reported a Russian attack featuring more than 600 drones and missiles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025 Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspace Russia denies what EU calls ‘dangerous provocation’ after Italian air force heads off three MiG-31s over Gulf of Finland
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Orthodox patriarch defends recognition of an independent Ukrainian church The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians has defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025 Estonia And Allies Denounce 'Reckless' Russian Air Incursion Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO. Italian F-35 fighters attached to NATO's air defence support mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets and…
Euronews · Sep 19, 2025 Estonia triggers NATO Article 4 after Russian fighter jet airspace violation Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets lingered in NATO-member Estonia's airspace for several minutes on Friday, according to Estonian authorities. Italian F-35s responded.
The Conversation · Sep 19, 2025 Intervision: Russia’s bid to rival Eurovision song contest – but with more conservative values If you were to read this: “Unity through music: top artists from across the globe come together on one stage to inspire and unite millions” you could be forgiven for thinking it’s an advertising blurb for next year’s Eurovision. But it isn’t. On the contrary, it’s the slogan for this…
Latin Times · Sep 19, 2025 Venezuela Advances Cooperation Pact With Russia While Denouncing 'Imperialist Policies' of U.S. The measure outlines a "multipolar order based on sovereignty and equality of states" and calls for high-level political dialogue between Caracas and Moscow
Euronews · Sep 19, 2025 'Absolutely no evidence' Putin will negotiate peace in Ukraine, outgoing MI6 chief says Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025 China, India and Belarus line up for Russia’s rival version of Eurovision Intervision promises to be lighter on sequins and heavier on patriotic ballads than its European counterpart
Euronews · Sep 19, 2025 Ukraine has 'hit the nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil industry, economist says Kyiv’s strategy to strike the Russian oil industry is “the most efficient thing Ukraine can do” to hurt Moscow's war machine. Still, it will not break the army and will not stop Moscow’s war, Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev told Euronews.