Contested waters in Crimea: How Russia used water as a weapon of war following the invasion of Ukraine --- (podcast, 28 min) ( www.bbc.co.uk )
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Putin is ready to launch invasion of Nato nations to test West, warns Polish spy boss ( www.lbc.co.uk )
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected ( www.politico.eu )
Zelenskyy challenges Trump to reveal plans for quick end to war ( www.seattletimes.com )
NATO gives Ukraine the go-ahead to cross Putin's red line and striking targets within Russia's borders ( www.newsweek.com )
"This is Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of international law," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said....
Fact checking: Social media users are claiming the West broke a 1990 treaty undertaking not to expand the NATO security alliance closer to Russia’s borders. It's false. ( www.aap.com.au )
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A Ukrainian Sport Plane Drone Just Flew 800 Miles Into Russia To Blow Up An Oil Refinery ( www.forbes.com )
Sidestepping Congress, White House Announces Ukraine Aid ( www.barrons.com )
The future commander of the Estonian Defense Forces: The war must be able to be taken to Russian territory ( yle.fi )
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China to open drone production plant in Russia ( uawire.org )
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Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it ( apnews.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to...
Shooting Down 11 Jets In 11 Days, Ukraine Nudges The Russian Air Force Closer To Organizational Death-Spiral ( www.forbes.com )
An overview of the recent losses by the Russian air force and overall situation for their readiness. Kind of a follow-up on some questions I asked on other posts here.
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine ( www.politico.eu )
The Belarusian authorities are preparing children for war with EU countries ( texty.org.ua )
Russia violates NATO-member Poland's air space in attack on Ukraine, Poland's armed forces say ( www.reuters.com )
Russia violated Poland's airspace early on Sunday with a cruise missile launched at targets in western Ukraine, Poland's armed forces said....
Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles ( www.reuters.com )
Iran's provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said. This road-mobile missile is capable of striking targets at a distance of between 300 and 700 km (186 and 435 miles), experts say....
Signal’s founder warns Ukrainians about using Telegram. Here’s why ( www.fastcompany.com )
New evidence US blocked Ukraine-Russia peace deal, and a new Ukrainian excuse for walking away ( www.aaronmate.net )
The moment the Russian A-50 was shot down. ( i.imgur.com )
US Senate approves $95bn aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan ( www.theguardian.com )
Nato’s failure to save Ukraine raises an existential question: what on earth is it for? ( www.theguardian.com )
Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Original source: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html
Nearly 5,000 Ukrainian Inmates Volunteer to Fight ( www.kyivpost.com )
Russian student jailed for naming his wi-fi network "Slava Ukraini!" which means "Glory to Ukraine!" ( www.bbc.com )
A Moscow court found him guilty of displaying "symbols of extremist organisations" on Thursday....
Russian media: Moscow to consider Transnistria's 'protection' appeal ( kyivindependent.com )
