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Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Ukraine on Wednesday, where he will meet with senior government officials at what he said was a critical moment for supporting the country in its fight against Russia's invasion.
The Kyiv Independent: Former President Donald Trump twice declined to say if he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russia, instead telling Tuesday night’s debate he wanted the fighting to end and would have the two countries’ leaders meet and work out a deal.
Reuters: Russian forces have begun a significant counter offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into western Russia last month, and have taken some territory back, pro-Moscow war bloggers said.
Bloomberg: Ukraine’s top energy official warned that further Russian airstrikes against the country’s energy grid could trigger an emergency at one of the three operating nuclear power plants still under Kyiv’s control (archive).
ISW: US President Joe Biden stated on September 10 that the presidential administration is working on lifting restrictions on Ukraine's ability to use US-provided weapons to strike military objects within Russia.
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Reuters: The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine that would give the war-torn country access to about $1.1 billion in financial assistance.
The Kyiv Independent: At least 20 House Democrats and five House Republicans are calling on President Joe Biden to lift restrictions on Kyiv’s use of American long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russia, according to a letter sent to the president on Sept. 10.
AFP, Yahoo News: Western powers on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for imminent use against Ukraine, calling it a dangerous escalation of the conflict that threatened European security.
Reuters: Ukraine loses more than $11 billion annually in gross domestic product due to landmines laid since Russia's invasion, which create no-go areas and so reduce exports and taxes, according to a report that calls for new approaches to aid and demining.
The Kyiv Independent: Canada's publicly-funded broadcaster TVO announced on Sept. 10 that it will not be airing a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers, following protests from the Ukrainian-Canadian community against the film's inclusion in the Toronto International Film Festival.
RFE/RL: Foreign nationals serving terms in Russian prisons have been asked to write requests to serve the remainder of their terms in their homeland following two recent hostage-taking crises at Russian penitentiaries, IStories said on September 10.
Reuters: Russia's Lukoil is set to resume oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary in October after Hungary's MOL said it had struck deals to transport crude through Belarus and Ukraine via the pipeline, two sources said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ahead of the coming winter, Ukraine has protected 85% of its energy infrastructure in anticipation of further Russian attacks, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
POLITICO: Beijing is giving Moscow "very substantial" help to beef up its war machine, and in return Russia is handing over its closely guarded military tech on submarines and missiles, the United States' Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Tuesday.
Reuters: Russia has received ballistic missiles from Iran for its war in Ukraine, the United States said on Tuesday as it imposed fresh sanctions on ships and companies it said were involved in supplying Moscow with Iranian weapons.
Reuters: Ukraine's prosecutor general said on Tuesday that Kyiv suspected a senior Russian air force commander of ordering a missile strike on a children's hospital in central Kyiv in July that killed two people and caused extensive damage.
Reuters: The head of Norway's foreign intelligence service believes Russia has become more likely to try and sabotage its infrastructure, such as oil and gas, than a year ago as it becomes bolder in countering Western support for Ukraine.
AFP: Ukraine has increased its production of weapons this year, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Tuesday as outgunned Ukrainian troops are trying to fend off invading Russian soldiers.
Bloomberg: Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor plans to spend 59 billion rubles ($644 million) over the next five years to upgrade its internet traffic-filtering capabilities, the Russian edition of Forbes reported on Tuesday (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces have become considerably more active in the Kupiansk sector in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast over the past month, a National Guard spokesperson said on air on Sept. 10.
Reuters: Russian and Chinese navy ships met in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday to take part in joint drills, the RIA news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying.
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