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Reuters: Ukrainian forces on Thursday claimed success on the southeastern front where they liberated one settlement the previous day.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine will not be able to defend its airspace with U.S. F-16 fighter jets by the coming fall or winter, spokesperson for the Air Force Yurii Ihnat said on Aug. 16.
ISW: Russian ultranationalists are increasingly criticizing Russian military command for failing to recruit and train effective middle-level military officers to lead Russian forces on the frontlines in Ukraine.
UK Ministry of Defence: Despite the consistent pressures of war, Ukrainian efforts to build up fuel stockpiles will likely be successful in ensuring that it will have sufficient fuel reserves during the approaching winter period.
AFP: South Africa's hosting of a BRICS summit next week has turned a spotlight on ties between Pretoria and the Kremlin that are cosy and, for some, a puzzle.
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POLITICO: Moscow risks sparking a direct war with NATO by intercepting ships in international waters and seeking to impose an economic stranglehold on Ukraine, NATO's former Supreme Allied Commander Europe is warning.
IStories found military officers who fled Russia — they told the journalists about the war crimes they have witnessed and why it is almost impossible to leave the Russian army.
The Insider: Czech Republic imposes sanctions on Russian rocket manufacturing executive Boris Obnosov and his relatives living in Prague.
swissinfo: Switzerland’s government has lined up with the European Union’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Ukrainska Pravda: The Bulgarian government has confirmed that Bulgaria will join the G7 declaration on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine on 16 August.
POLITICO: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says “diplomacy, discussions and talks” are “the only ways” to resolve Russia’s war on Ukraine. In an interview published in French daily Le Figaro on Wednesday, Sarkozy argued that Europe needs to “clarify its strategy” and seek a compromise with Russia rather than pursue its “strange idea” of funding a war without waging it.
European Commission: €135 million initially planned for programmes with Russia and Belarus will be transferred to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova.
The Guardian: A senior Nato official has apologised and clarified his comments a day after he said publicly that Ukraine could give up territory to Russia in exchange for Nato membership and an end to the war.
Reuters: Ukraine announced the recapture of the village of Urozhaine from Russian troops in the southeast on Wednesday, but warned the situation on the northeastern front was deteriorating amid Russian counter-attacks.
The Insider: Bulgarian citizen Orlin Roussev, recently arrested in the UK for espionage, has been confirmed as the owner of a signal interception company that provided surveillance equipment to former Wirecard top manager Jan Marsalek, who fled to Russia after an embezzlement scandal surrounding the payment system and was later revealed as an informant for Russian and Austrian intelligence services.
Reuters: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North Korea and Russia as Washington cracked down on those seeking to support Russia's war in Ukraine.
The Moscow Times: Military enlistment offices across Russia have begun sending out summonses, sparking fears that the Kremlin may be preparing for a new wave of mobilization, media outlets have reported.
Meduza: A new LLC with the name “Wagner Group” has been registered as an “educational” organization in Belarus. Its address is in the village of Tsel, where Wagner mercenaries set up a training camp in the days after Prigozhin’s aborted rebellion.
The Guardian: Putin is reportedly planning to hold a meeting with Russian policymakers in order to discuss reintroducing some capital controls to help prop up the struggling rouble. Citing a Russian finance ministry proposal, the Financial Times said large exporters could be forced to convert up to 80% of their foreign currency into roubles in order to raise demand for the currency.
Meduza: Estonia’s Justice Minister Kalle Laanet argues that Russian and Belarusian citizens should be stripped of their right to vote in Estonia’s local elections while Russia is engaged in aggression abroad.
Bloomberg: A court in Denmark sentenced a Russian citizen to three years in prison and deportation for attempted gross fraud and forgery in a $3.5 billion scam attempt against the Danish central bank.
AP News: Lithuania on Wednesday decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus later this week amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbor, an ally of Russia.
Reuters: Carlsberg was "shocked" by Russia's seizure of its business in the country last month and the brewer is no closer to knowing what might happen next, its CEO said on Wednesday. Russia took control of the Danish group's eight breweries and 8,400 employees in the country last month, shortly after Carlsberg had agreed to sell the unit to an undisclosed buyer.
Reuters: A container ship left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Wednesday morning, the government said, using what it has described as a new temporary corridor for merchant ships to and from its ports, which are blockaded by Russia.
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