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Once the world had Gorbachev and Mandela. Now we have Trump, Johnson and Truss

The Soviet leader’s death is a reminder that the ‘great man theory’ of history is truer than we might like to think, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

France vows to restart stricken nuclear reactors before winter

France's Energy Transition Minister on Friday called for "collective responsibility" to avoid energy rationing this winter as she announced that France's fleet of nuclear reactors would be fully operational by the winter. The news comes as G7 countries agreed to "urgently" implement Russian oil price cap.

Radio France Internationale

Push to retake Kherson is symbol of Ukraine’s cautious confidence

Fact that counterattack is happening at all brings hope that Russia can be held back in some areas before winter sets in

The Guardian - UK

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Putin’s army ‘struggling to adapt to Ukraine’s precision strike capability’ as southern counterattack begins

Vladimir Putin’s army is “struggling to adapt” to Ukraine’s precision missile strike capability as the Russian army faces a counterattack in the south of the country.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian Forces Destroy Russian Self-Propelled Gun And Crew In Kharkiv Region

The footage was obtained from the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday, August 31.

Zenger

G-7 pledges to move forward with Russia oil price cap system

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers have pledged to put in place a system designed to cap Russia’s income from oil sales, an idea the nations’ leaders had promised to explore in June

The Independent UK

What is energy rationing and will the UK ration energy this winter?

There are concerns the UK could face blackouts this winter if Russian president Vladimir Putin limits the supply of gas to Europe, with worse-case scenario planning predicting a need for energy rationing

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Russia delays reopening of Nord Stream in blow to gas-starved Europe

Russia has scrapped a Saturday deadline to resume gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, one of the main supply routes to Europe, after saying it discovered a fault during maintenance, deepening Europe's difficulties in securing fuel for winter.

Reuters

Fertilizer scarcity may hamper crop cycle, cautions scientist

Bram Govaerts says the big challenge is how to feed the world, which arose because of climate change, COVID-19 and Ukraine and Russia conflict.

The Hindu

EU's top executive backs price cap on Russian pipeline gas

The European Union’s top executive says the bloc’s electricity market is no longer working and has proposed a price cap on Russian pipeline gas

The Independent UK

How Europe Can Avoid a Deep Freeze

Only energy independence from Russia can stave off disaster.

Foreign Affairs

G7 agree price cap on Russian oil to stop Putin’s ‘ability to fund war of aggression’

The cap is expected to be introduced in December for crude oil and for petroleum products in February

Evening Standard

G-7 backs price-cap plan for Russian oil to limit revenue

The Group of Seven most industrialized countries said they plan to implement a price cap for global purchases of Russian oil — a measure the U.S. hopes will ease energy market pressures and slash Moscow’s overall revenues.

Tribune News Service

G7 countries back plan to cap price of Russian oil over Ukraine invasion

It's aimed at limiting the invasion's effect on energy prices and preventing Russian profits from oil exports.

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Daily Mirror

Russia accuses Ukraine of 'nuclear terrorism' over shelling at Europe's biggest power plant

The Russian defence minister warned that Ukraine risked a Chernobyl-style catastrophe after accusing it of using Western-supplied weapons to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s legs visibly twitch as he baffles schoolkids with comment about 'bums'

The President was visiting a group of pre-selected high-IQ students in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after they spent two weeks in isolation when Covid-19 returned to the area

The Conversation

Unexpected Ukrainian resistance continues to thwart Russia's initial plans for quick, decisive victories

As Ukrainian forces fight a late-summer counterattack to wrest the southern province of Kherson from Russian control, Russian President Vladimir Putin is learning a lesson that many political leaders have learned before: War is often much longer and costlier than anticipated.

Reuters

Putin no-show at Gorbachev funeral sends deliberate message - veteran journalist

Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to stay away from the funeral on Saturday of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, sends a deliberate message that underlines his differing view of the world, one of Russia's most prominent journalists has said.

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Hackers gridlock Moscow by sending group of taxis to same location in 'anti-Putin protest'

A street in the Russian capital of Moscow became jammed up as mischievous hackers sent hundreds of taxis to the same location. The incident is thought to be part of an anti-Putin protest

Daily Mirror

Mikhail Gorbachev died 'bewildered and psychologically crushed' by Ukraine war

Mikhail Gorbachev died devastated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his long-term friend and interpreter claims

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Finance Chiefs Agree on Russian Oil Price Cap but Level Not Yet Set

Group of Seven finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oil aimed at slashing revenues for Moscow's war in Ukraine while avoiding price spikes, but Russia said it would halt oil sales to countries imposing it. The ministers from the G7 wealthy democracies confirmed their…

Daily Mirror

Putin accused of brainwashing Russian children as he spouts Ukraine propaganda at school

Vladimir Putin continues to insist the war in Ukraine is justified. As the country ramps up its effort to make schools more patriotic, the Russian president visited pupils in Kaliningrad and repeated claims Ukraine should be part of Russia

Reuters

Russia reports most daily COVID-19 cases since March

Russia recorded 50,952 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, the government's coronavirus task force said on Friday, the highest daily tally in almost six months.

Reuters

IAEA chief Grossi plans news conference at Vienna airport around 1800 GMT

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold a news conference on Friday around 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) upon his return from Ukraine, where he led a mission to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the watchdog said.

The Independent UK

Fighting goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant; IAEA on site

Heavy fighting and shelling is continuing near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine

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