President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to Ukraine's parliament a bill to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention. Ukraine signed the convention in 2011, but failed to ratify it in 2016 after a majority in parliament voted against it. According to the majority, the main issue at the time was the word "gender" in the text, thought to be supportive of same-sex marriage. Some EU members have said ratifying the convention is a precondition for approving Ukraine's candidacy for EU membership.
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Friday, September 18
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President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 18 welcomed European leaders to the Carpathian 8 Summit, the inaugural event for a forum of eight countries across the Carpathian region.
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Due to delays in processing Ukrainian receipts, the upcoming tranche is smaller than the 4.7 billion euros ($5.5 billion) previously promised by EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius on Sept. 11.
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Two An-26 transport aircraft, one An-12 transport aircraft, and three helicopters were hit, according to the General Staff.
Russia on Sept. 18 began its three-day elections for the 450-member State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's legislature, for the first time since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Speaking before his visit to Ukraine, the Slovak leader said that the Russia-Ukraine war is "out of control," and that the risk of a Europe-wide conflict has never been as serious as it is now.
The figure includes at 1,420 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan.
"The thing about (the) video, I'm Russian. As soon as I'm done playing hockey, I'm probably going to stay there. I'm going to live there. My kids are going to live there," Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin said.
Major General Viktor Nikoliuk announced on Sept. 17 that he is leaving his post as commander of Ukraine's Eastern Operational Command.
Germany will soon transfer 10 MIM–104E GEM–T Patriot interceptor missiles, valued at $29.6 million, to Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said in a notification to Congress.
Thursday, September 17
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The serviceman, who works at the Stryi district recruitment center, was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
The survey was taken between Aug. 21 and Sept. 10, during a large-scale anti-corruption probe that implicated senior officials from the Presidential Office, including former deputy head Iryna Mudra.
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