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Trump claims Ukraine, Russia agree to halt strikes on energy targets, Kyiv unaware of deal
"Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy Targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!" Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sept. 14.
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Belarus holds 'defensive' military drills near borders with Poland, Lithuania
The Belarusian Defense Ministry described the drills as defensive and said they are aimed at improving the military's ability to "protect the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
There's one massive problem with Trump's Ukraine diesel price theory
U.S. President Donald Trump has a very simple solution to the very real problem of rising diesel prices. "(President Volodymyr) Zelensky has to do one thing — he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” he told reporters on Sept. 13. "Let him go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel fuel… that’s hurting the world." Trump's implication was clear — halting Ukraine's long-running, long-range drone strike campaign against Russian oil refineries would
US could hit Putin's Arctic gas empire by sanctioning 14 LNG tankers
"Sanctions offer Washington a way to support Western security in the High North without putting American troops in harm's way," Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at Urgewald, said.
Ukraine has 'successfully tested' new interceptor against Russian jet-powered drones, Zelensky says
"A 'shahed' was hit successfully, but some aspects of controlling the interceptor still need to be refined. The work continues – it will take some more time," Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X.
Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least 1, injuring 12
One man died in the hospital after being critically injured in a Russian attack on a gas station in Kyiv on Sept. 15, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Partner of Kolomoisky charged in $65 million theft scheme at Ukrnafta
The alleged ringleader is Mykhailo Kiperman, a co-owner of Kolomoisky’s Privat Group, according to the law enforcement source.
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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