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'We have to settle it up' — Trump calls for Zelensky-Putin meeting again
"The only way we can do that is through strength," U.S. President Donald Trump said. "If we were weak, they wouldn't even take my phone call. … Zelensky's got to get them together and get it done."
Ukraine evacuates 57 people from Gaza, ministry says
The evacuation, carried out Sept. 29-30 in coordination with Ukraine's military intelligence, included 48 Ukrainian citizens, as well as nine Palestinian nationals.
Czechia bans entry for unaccredited Russian diplomats
"Sabotage operations are on the rise and we will not risk agents operating under diplomatic cover," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky wrote on X.
At least 1 killed, 28 injured in Russian drone attack on Dnipro
According to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak, 28 people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl.
Kremlin plans record spending hike on law enforcement and security agencies
According to Russian budget documents, federal spending on police, the National Guard, and other law enforcement and intelligence services is set to rise 13% year-on-year to a record 3.91 trillion rubles ($47 billion).
Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, media reports
The suspect, identified as Volodymyr Z., was apprehended in the town of Pruszkow in central-eastern Poland. He is wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by a German court in 2024.
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Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers are being used to "launch and control" Russian drones over European cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 28, citing intelligence reports.
