The European Union and Armenia formally began discussions on Sept. 9 on a visa-free regime between the two parties. EU ambassadors in July approved the launch of a visa-free dialogue with Armenia to begin talks on a visa-free regime between the two.”Th…
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.Ukraine launched a “massive drone attack” on Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, Governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed on Telegram overnight on Sept. 10.The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the claim, and …
Romania’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Sept. 9 that it had found Russian drone fragments near the village of Periprava, situated directly across the Danube River from the Ukrainian border. Officials from Romania’s Intelligence Service, Internal Affair…
Maxwell Kushnir is a research analyst at the IMF. The contents of this article do not represent the views of any entity associated with the IMF, including staff, management or members of the Executive Board. Only publicly available data is used.Russia’…
French billionaire Xavier Niel’s investment company NJJ Capital has closed the deal on acquiring Lifecell, one of Ukraine’s largest mobile operators, and Datagroup-Volia, one of Ukraine’s largest fixed telecom and pay-TV providers.The merger represents…
David Knowles, the founder and co-host of the Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast has passed away aged 32, the Telegraph said on Sept. 9.Knowles died while in Gibraltar on Sept. 8 “following what was believed to be a cardiac arrest,” the Telegraph …
Latvia summoned the Russian Embassy’s charge d’affaires to express protest after a Russian drone armed with explosives crashed in Latvia for the first time, the Latvian Foreign Ministry announced on Sept. 9.The charge d’affaires “was requested to provi…
Sweden has included combat boats, anti-tank weapons, ammunition, and Gripen jet spare parts in its latest military aid package of Ukraine, valued at 4.6 billion Swedish krona ($443 million), the Swedish Defense Ministry announced on Sept. 9. With its 1…
Russia’s sham elections held in occupied Crimea over the weekend represent “another act of violation of international law,” the European External Action Service said in a statement on Sept. 9. Russia carried out so-called elections at a local and regio…
Soldiers of Ukraine’s 3rd Tank Brigade shot down a Russian Orlan reconnaissance drone at a record altitude of 3,620 meters, the Ukrainian military said.The Orlan is a Russian-developed reconnaissance drone widely used by Russia in Ukraine. Feared by Uk…