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Ukrainian counteroffensive: Kyiv could ‘seize Kherson before the winter’

Ukrainian troops are currently conducting a counteroffensive in the southern Kherson region. There are no on-the-ground assessments of the fighting since journalists are barred from the frontlines. But General Dominique Trinquand, former head of the French military mission to the UN, says that barring unforeseen battlefront developments, the Ukrainians could…

France 24

Pavel Filatyev, ex-Russian soldier: 'I sense this threat but I don't want to lie'

Pavel Filatyev is a former Russian soldier who fought for two months in Ukraine. In an online journal, he denounced the invasion of Ukraine and the pitiful state of the Russian army. Out of fear of reprisals, he fled his country with the help of an NGO. The 34-year-old former…

France 24

Ukraine war: a dangerous time to be a Russian-installed official in occupied territory

Moscow has long used proxy leaders to provide a facade of independent legitimacy for territory it controls and it did so after occupying territory in the east of Ukraine in 2014.

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Ukraine calls for evacuation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant town

Ukraine on Wednesday called for the residents of Russian-occupied areas around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to evacuate for their own safety.

Reuters

Scholz offers German help with Ukraine reconstruction in call with Zelenskiy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged Germany's ongoing support for Ukraine during a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in which the leaders discussed further ways to help the war-torn country, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Swiss seek closer defence ties to EU, NATO; to stay neutral

Switzerland will seek closer defence and security ties to the European Union and NATO while preserving its traditional neutrality in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Wheat jumps as Russia questions Ukraine export deal

Chicago wheat futures rose around 4% on Wednesday to their highest in nearly two months as criticism by Russia of a war-time export deal for Ukrainian grain revived concerns about supply disruption.

Reuters

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Ukraine thanks EU for 5 billion euros aid, calls for full IMF program

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday thanked the European Union for confirming 5 billion euros ($4.97 billion) in macro-financial aid but said the country needed a "full-fledged" program of financing from the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

War in Ukraine: Wounded and shell-shocked soldiers treated for PTSD

The war in Ukraine has turned into an artillery battle that produces a continuous flow of injured and shell-shocked fighters. Our reporters James André, Virginie Herz, Wassim Daly and Oleksi Gordeev were granted rare access to a hospital in the suburbs of Kyiv, where nearly 200 wounded Ukrainian soldiers are…

France 24

Government moves to calm markets as pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985

New chancellor on charm offensive in Square Mile says Bank of England independence ‘is sacrosanct’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine launches surprise counterattack in Kharkiv region

Zelenskiy reports ‘good news’ from northern front as Donetsk People’s Republic says Balakliia ‘encircled’

The Guardian - UK

Truss election process ‘far from democratic’, claims Putin

Russian president Vladimir Putin made the comments as he mocked the West over its response to the Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

Grain exports from Ukraine helping to push prices down -U.N. spokesperson

A drop in global wheat prices in August was partly due to grain exports resuming from Ukraine and ensuring food and fertilizer supplies was critical to maintain a downtrend, a U.N. spokesperson for the Black Sea Grain Initiative said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Defiant Putin says his war in Ukraine will strengthen Russia

President Vladimir Putin said Russia will emerge stronger from his invasion of Ukraine as he lashed out at U.S. and European “sanctions fever” in response to the war.

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Ukraine celebrates counterattack, Russia retaliates

Russia appears to be on the defensive as Ukraine slowly but surely gains ground.

The Conversation

Zaporizhzhia: proposals for demilitarised zone around Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are unprecedented – expert reveals

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed an international proposal for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russia.

Reuters

Ukraine military chief claims responsibility for strikes in Crimea

Ukraine's top military chief claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a series of strikes on Russian air bases on the annexed peninsula of Crimea, including one that caused devastation at the Saky military facility last month.

Reuters

As conflict rages, Ukraine war documentary is rushed to Venice front line

While Venice was rolling out its red carpet for the opening of its Film Festival a week ago, director Evgeny Afineevsky was racing to finish his sobering documentary about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to meet at Uzbekistan summit next week

The presidents of Russia and China last met in Beijing in February, weeks before the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

Reuters

No tulips from Amsterdam? Gas crisis hits Dutch greenhouses

Greenhouse owner Pieter Wijnen would like to focus on growing vegetables, but since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, his life has revolved around gas and electricity prices rather than his red and yellow bell peppers or mini cucumbers.

Reuters

Ukraine sailor permits seen crucial for grain exports, global shipping

Ukraine's decision to allow its seafarers to leave the country despite wartime restrictions will free up vital manpower for both Ukrainian grain exports and the wider global shipping industry, industry figures told Reuters.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin warns West it's ‘impossible’ to isolate Russia in chilling threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the West again today, saying sanctions imposed on Russia are a 'danger' to the world, as Ukraine appears to have launched a counterattack in the Kharkiv region

The Guardian - UK

EU sets out plans for windfall taxes and power savings amid energy crisis

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen also plans cap on price of Russian gas

The Hindu

Ukraine medicos not enthused by NMC’s academic mobility move

Proposal lacks clarity, they say

Daily Mirror

Confused Vladimir Putin claims Russia 'have not started' military onslaught in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum that Russia hasn't lost - and will not lose anything - from the conflict in Ukraine, despite claims that around 75,000 soldiers have been killed or maimed

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