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Biden pledges more support for Ukraine’s defence as he announces new arms package

Zelensky is meeting with the US president after a trip to Capitol Hill

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

The U.N. system is 'sclerotic and hobbled' and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says

A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision making at the United Nations

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Wavering support? Ukraine's Zelensky back in Washington as critics grow louder

Does Volodymyr Zelensky still have that magic touch? The plucky leader who emerged on the world stage as the face of Ukraine’s David-versus-Goliath struggle against Russia is back in Washington to lobby for support after a showdown with the invader at the UN in New York. But this time, the…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: How Azerbaijan forced Armenia to back down

The Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday agreed to lay down their weapons following Azerbaijan's lightning offensive in the Armenian-majority enclave. Between Moscow's weakening position in the Caucasus and the West's dependence on hydrocarbons, Azerbaijan has taken advantage of a favourable international context to complete a decades-long mission to…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2023

Ukrainians aghast as Poland stops sending weapons to fight Russia

Warsaw, one of Kyiv’s top allies since the Russian invasion began, took the surprise decision amid a row over grain.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2023

Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest

The Russian bullet struck the sergeant just above the ear

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

‘Need to breed’ fear of Nato conflict risk among Russian military, peers told

Former Nato secretary general Lord Robertson of Port Ellen warned against the West feeling nervous of Russian escalation over Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Poland’s ruling party pivots away from Ukraine in attempt to shore up votes

PiS party is hoping to gain traction before 15 October election despite strong anti-Russian sentiment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Zelenskyy and the tale of two chambers - Roll Call

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy got broad but not unanimous bipartisan Senate support Thursday, but the House treated him differently.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2023

G20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South's potential to address world's biggest problems

Skepticism was running high ahead of the 2023 summit of the Group of 20, or G20, held in New Delhi in early September. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that they would not attend. At one moment, it was touch and go whether U.S. President Joe…

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023