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‘Putin will fail and Europe will prevail,’ EU chief tells MEPs

European Commission president also vows to speed Ukraine’s EU integration in wide-ranging speech

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy pays surprise visit to recaptured town of Izium in northeast Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy paid a surprise visit on Wednesday to the newly recaptured town of Izium, a key logistics hub in the northeastern Kharkiv region, and thanked his army for their success in retaking territory from Russian forces.

Reuters

EU nations told not to 'appease' Russia as desperate Putin 'uses kit from North Korea'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's alliance with Ukraine would be 'unshakeable' and 'this is the time for us to show resolve, not appeasement'

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Kremlin says Ukraine's NATO ambitions remain a threat to Russia

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukraine's ongoing ambitions to join the Western NATO military alliance presented a threat to Russia's security and highlighted the necessity for Russia to conduct what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian funding claims spice up Italian election

U.S. claims that Russia has given at least $300 million to political parties in more than two dozen countries sent a jolt through Italy's election campaign on Wednesday, with right-wing leaders denying they had received clandestine cash.

Reuters

China’s Xi Arrives in Kazakhstan on First Foreign Trip since Pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. Xi’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on ties with Russia…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyrgyzstan reports renewed clash on border with Tajikistan - agencies

Kyrgyzstan's border force reported another round of shooting on its border with Tajikistan on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported citing officials.

Reuters

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Russian war correspondent accidentally reveals huge losses on state TV

Russia has kept very quiet about the true number of its troop losses in Ukraine, but one Russian state TV correspondent may have accidentally let slip that the Kremlin has lost a "huge number of people"

Daily Mirror

Rubio balances Senate Intelligence leadership with defense of Trump in Mar-a-Lago case

After the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last month for classified material, Democrats and Republicans on the historically bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee responded with one voice.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Russian embassy confirms legal action over its expulsion from Canberra site

Planning authority says the embassy had left the site disused since approval to build new embassy was granted in 2011

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war - live: Zelensky praises troops on visit to newly liberated city

Russia ‘almost certainly’ buying weapons from Iran and North Korea, says MoD

The Independent UK

Russia calls on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to bring border situation under control - RIA

Russia called on its Central Asian allies Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to take urgent measures to bring the situation on the border between the two countries back under control after clashes erupted overnight, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a foreign ministry source.

Reuters

Editorial: Give Ukraine what it needs to win

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a gathering in Vladivostok last week that his country had “not lost anything and will not lose anything.” He may be less certain of decisive victory today.

Tribune News Service

EU Says Solidarity with Ukraine ‘Unshakeable’, Lays Out Energy Spike Solutions

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has hit Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while stressing that the bloc's solidarity with Kyiv would be "unshakeable." With Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska the guest of honor as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The National (Scotland)

Russia forced to import weaponry from other states due to sanctions, defence experts say

British defence intelligence analysts think Moscow is “increasingly sourcing weaponry from other heavily sanctioned states” as its own…

Reuters

"Putin will fail, Europe will prevail", says EU chief

The European Union's chief executive vowed on Wednesday resilience and resolve in facing consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine, which she said was also an assault on European economies and energy safety, as well as democratic values.

The Independent UK

EU chief Von der Leyen to visit Ukraine to stress support

European Union Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen has announced she will visit Kyiv later Wednesday to show the bloc’s support for Ukraine as it fights back against the Russian invasion

Reuters

EU lays out energy crisis plan, says solidarity with Ukraine unshakeable

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has rocked Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while stressing that the EU's solidarity with Kyiv would be "unshakeable."

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Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s army ‘sourcing’ weapons from North Korea and more rogue states, says UK

Vladimir Putin’s military is increasingly having to get weapons from North Korea and other heavily sanctioned states as its stocks run low, British defence chiefs said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Russia forced to import North Korean military kit, Ministry of Defence says

The impact of sanctions and military losses in Ukraine has forced Moscow to rely on equipment from Iran and North Korea.

France 24

Live: EU plans 'comprehensive reform' of electricity market, EU chief says in annual address

Europe's fears of a long winter with scarce energy supplies because of Russia's war in Ukraine topped an annual speech by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday.

Reuters

Exclusive-As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by his aide: sources

Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to three people close…

The Hindu

PM Modi may hold bilateral talks with Putin, Raisi

The Prime Minister will reach Samarkand on September 15 for the SCO summit

Reuters

God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a conference of faith leaders.

France 24

Russian media grapples with covering Ukrainian blitz – without earning the Kremlin’s ire

The embarrassing rout of Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine has sparked some embarrassing – and shocking – moments on Russian TV as the media grapples with covering battlefield losses without earning the Kremlin’s ire.

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