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Reuters: Britain said on Wednesday it would mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones to help Ukraine counter Russian missiles and one-way attack drones.
ISW: Russia is likely attempting to gauge both Poland’s and NATO’s capabilities and reactions in the hopes of applying lessons learned to future conflict scenarios with the NATO alliance.
Reuters: The incursion of Russian drones in Poland has reignited safety concerns over the vulnerability of civil air transport in Europe, aviation and insurance experts said, the latest upheaval facing airlines from escalating global conflict.
The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian military intelligence drone hit a multifunctional vessel of the Russian Black Sea Fleet off Novorossiysk on Sept. 10, inflicting costly damage, the agency reported.
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Politico: Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday that there is an “intensified interest” in passing Russia sanctions legislation in the wake of recent actions by Moscow.
Reuters: The European Commission is considering listing some independent Chinese refineries in its 19th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, EU officials who asked not to be named, said. The Commission may propose the new package as soon as Friday after an EU delegation returns from sanctions talks in Washington.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has received a 1 billion euro tranche of macro-financial assistance from the European Union under the ERA loans program, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced on Sept. 10.
Politico: Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday lost his decade-long court fight to lift sanctions imposed on him by the EU. Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich also lost his latest legal challenge Wednesday against EU sanctions.
Reuters: Russia is considering a moratorium on bankruptcies in the metals industry, a government document showed on Wednesday, in a sign of growing concern about a sector struggling with falling demand, high interest rates and a strong rouble.
The Kyiv Independent: Trump does not believe Russia should be cut off from the global economy beyond the context of its war against Ukraine, Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with One America News Network published on Sept. 10.
AFP: Russian drones that violated Polish airspace were "clearly set on this course" and "did not have to fly this route to reach Ukraine", German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday.
Reuters: The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions against Moscow, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after U.S. pressure to stop buying Russian oil.
RFE/RL: Satellite images show construction of a potential military facility in Belarus, possibly for Russian strategic missiles. The site near Minsk, previously used for Soviet nuclear weapons, is being redeveloped with extensive new structures and roads.
The Kyiv Independent: NATO has activated Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty following the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace, Polish government spokesperson Adam Szlapka told Polsat News on Sept. 10.
Reuters: The European Union should find a new way to finance Ukraine's defence against Russia using the cash balances associated with Russian assets frozen in Europe, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. She said the capital of the assets themselves would not be touched and the risk associated with the new financing would have to be shared collectively by EU countries.
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EU court annuls sanctions on Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky
Japan to close all business training centers in Russia
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