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AFP: Putin met Tuesday with his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar, a Russian video pool showed, on his first visit to an International Criminal Court member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year.
Reuters: An eight-year-old boy was among two people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, while a third died in a missile attack on the central city of Dnipro, regional governors said.
ISW: Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions southeast of Pokrovsk (in southwestern Novohrodivka) amid continued Russian tactical gains in the area.
Bloomberg: Nobody under 25 in Russia has known any other ruler than Putin. The Kremlin is spending millions to keep his values alive for the next generation (archive).
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Reuters: Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by Putin as "invincible."
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has not received all the weapons promised by the West, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 2 during a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
Reuters: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he will meet the head of the international nuclear agency in Kyiv after the official visits the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that has been in Russia's hands since early in the war.
Novaya-Europe: Numerous Russian research institutes received a letter from the Health Ministry in early June demanding they hand over details of the latest developments in the fight against ageing, a joint investigation by independent news outlets Meduza and Systema has revealed.
The Moscow Times: Russia imported more than $29 million in U.S. dollar and euro banknotes from Rwanda this year, despite Western sanctions on cash imports, the investigative outlet Vyorstka reported on Monday, citing confidential customs data.
The Kyiv Independent: New Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrived in Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Sept. 2 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 200 million euros.
Bloomberg: European officials expect Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia imminently, a move that could prompt a swift response from Ukraine’s allies, people familiar with the matter said (archive).
POLITICO: Ukrainian sanctions on Russian oil have not impeded energy flows to Hungary, Brussels said Monday, refuting Budapest's claims of an impending fuel shortage.
The Kyiv Independent: The situation in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast is "difficult," but Russian troops have not advanced over the past two days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 2, citing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Reuters: A Russian attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv on Monday hit a residential area and wounded at least 13 people, local officials said.
AFP: Russia has detained another senior military official on suspicion of bribery, authorities said Monday, the latest in a string of arrests linked to alleged corruption in the defence ministry.
Bloomberg: Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter (archive).
Reuters: Romania's coalition government approved a draft law on Monday enabling the donation of a Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine and sent it to parliament for a final vote.
POLITICO: European defense firms must not fear red tape as they ramp up weapons production, according to a new report seen exclusively by POLITICO.
The Kyiv Independent: Poland and neighboring countries to Ukraine are "responsible for protecting their own airspace," despite NATO's opposition, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sept. 2.
Reuters: Finnish utility Fortum said on Monday it has successfully started using nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric as it seeks to replace Russian supply.
Reuters: Finland's government is proposing to ban most Russian citizens from buying property in the Nordic country in a move to protect national security, Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Monday.
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