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The Kyiv Independent: At least 12 people were killed and 18 others injured in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast overnight on Sept. 1, as Russia launched a ballistic missile attack amid a days-long drone barrage against the capital.
Reuters: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made clear to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Monday that no economic relief for Russia or agreements on other issues were possible until its war in Ukraine ends.
Politico: Less than a month ago, a huge bipartisan Senate majority voted to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and pass legislation he pushed aimed at sanctioning Russia’s trading partners. Now the bill is at serious risk of languishing in the House.
Reuters: Britain on Monday ramped up pressure on shadow financial systems underpinning Russia's war economy, doubling penalties for sanctions breaches, the UK Treasury said.
The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast early on Sept. 1, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
Reuters: U.S. oil company North American Blue Energy Partners will take over some oilfields previously controlled by several Chinese companies and a Russian firm.
ISW: Russia’s second batch of Rassvet satellites appears to have failed to reach intended operational altitudes, marking another setback in Moscow’s efforts to rapidly develop a Russian analogue to Starlink.
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Reuters: European financial ministers and officials bristled on Monday over Russia's participation at the G20 finance meeting, with Germany's finance minister saying there could be no normalisation of relations with Moscow while its war against Ukraine continued.
The Kyiv Independent: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to discuss a Washington-backed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, Fox Business reported on Aug. 31.
Reuters: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity's sake and that New Delhi would support every peace effort to stop the fighting.
The Kyiv Independent: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains opposed to allowing Ukraine to use Starlink for strikes deep inside Russia, despite recent media reports suggesting otherwise, three sources familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.
Euronews: European countries that still hold significant stocks of interceptor missiles are expected to face pressure from the European Commission to transfer them to Ukraine, as Kyiv’s need for air-defence systems grows increasingly urgent.
The Insider has uncovered several signs indicating that the little-known “anti-war” group Global Citizens Against War 1984 is of Russian provenance. In late August, the group claimed responsibility for planning an arson attack on a plant in Slovakia belonging to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyeton.
The Moscow Times: An oil tanker suspected of belonging to a fleet of ships helping Moscow evade sanctions was intercepted by an EU naval mission on Aug. 30, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas confirmed the day after.
Reuters: Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Turkey has repeatedly expressed willingness to revive a U.N.-brokered deal that got grain out of Ukraine during wartime.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine targeted a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in Yekaterinburg, more than 1,600 kilometers (nearly 990 miles) from the Russian-Ukrainian border, on Aug. 31.
Reuters: Russian grain exporters are rerouting shipments to the Baltic Sea, including ports in the Baltic states, after Ukrainian drone attacks in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov forced them to seek alternative routes.
Ukrinform: Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of Russian military targets over the past day and overnight into August 31, including a radar station, a command-and-staff vehicle from an S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system, and several Russian supply depots.
The Moscow Times: Indonesian authorities are verifying Ukrainian claims that at least eight of its citizens have been recruited to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
Reuters: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement.
TVP World: Poland’s counterintelligence and counterterrorism agency is investigating whether an arsonist caused a fire that broke out overnight at a factory producing drone components for the Polish and Ukrainian militaries.
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