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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Two cargo vessels have left a port near #Odesa, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Friday - the third and fourth to transit from deep-water Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea since #Russia withdrew from a safe-passage deal for grain ships.

https://www.reuters.com/world/two-more-ships-leave-ukrainian-black-sea-port-under-temporary-corridor-2023-09-01/

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Putin will host his #Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip #Erdogan on Monday, the Kremlin said, amid hopes the two countries can restore a deal ensuring safe passage for Ukrainian grain shipments.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/01/erdogan-to-meet-with-putin-monday-amid-grain-deal-revival-hopes-a82330

#russia #turkey

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Sweden's prime minister said Friday he disagreed with the #Nobel Foundation inviting the #Russian ambassador to this year's Nobel banquet, adding to growing criticism of the decision.

https://www.barrons.com/news/russian-ambassador-invite-to-nobel-banquet-sparks-ire-802bfa57

#russia #sweden #nobelprize

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ The #Ukrainian grain industry is lobbying the governments of #Ukraine and #Romania to set up anchorage areas in the waters of both countries to help increase outbound grain shipments via the #Danube River.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-01/ukraine-seeks-to-boost-crop-exports-via-danube-despite-attacks

#foodsecurity

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Friday that a partnership between the #Russian and #Chinese leaders worried him, adding, β€œWe have never seen a threat this large scale to #Europe and the Pacific, I would argue, since World War II.”

https://apnews.com/article/mccaul-russia-china-sweden-foreign-affairs-house-ac68f132509c37a8f11a483ffb16e932

#usa #russia #china

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russia's share of #European Union trade fell below 2% in the second quarter, EU data released on Friday showed, with the bloc's trade deficit with the country hovering around record lows.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/russias-share-eu-trade-drops-below-2-2023-09-01/

#europe #russia #sanctions

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² When the #Ukraine war broke out, the U.S. moved to sanction several #Russian figures. But two #oligarchs with ties to the lobbying shop BGR were not among them.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/01/putin-oligarch-sanctions-petr-aven-00113678

#usa #sanctions #russia #putin #russiaukrainewar

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russia's failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the #moon when it crashed last month after a problem preparing for a soft landing on the south pole, according to images released by #NASA

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/crashed-russian-mission-left-crater-moon-nasa-images-show-2023-09-01/

#russia #space #Luna25

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί A Russian-German man arrested earlier this week in #Cyprus was charged Thursday by U.S. authorities with seeking to export American-made electronics to #Russia for military use.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/01/us-charges-man-with-smuggling-military-tech-to-russia-a82320

#usa #russia #sanctions #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ #Ukraine has opened more than 3,000 criminal cases over Russia’s alleged crimes against children in the country, including dozens of torture cases, #Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/01/europe/ukraine-russia-crimes-against-children-torture-intl-hnk/index.html

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar #russianwarcrimes

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Russian-led forces are staging joint military exercises in #Belarus near the border with #Poland, weeks after #Putin warned Warsaw that he would treat any β€œaggression” toward Minsk as an attack on his own country.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-01/russia-led-troops-hold-military-drills-near-poland-amid-tensions#xj4y7vzkg

#russia #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ #Russian forces struck a private enterprise with a long-range cruise missile overnight in the central #Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-hits-private-enterprise-central-ukraine-ukraine-2023-09-01/

#ukraine #russia #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί #Russian factory activity grew at the strongest rate in three months in August as new orders gained momentum, although the weak rouble added to the inflationary pressure facing manufacturers, a business survey showed on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-factory-activity-grows-fastest-rate-three-months-august-pmi-2023-09-01/

#russia

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Friday Briefing:

- Ukrainian drones attack #Moscow and town near nuclear plant

- Zelenskyy says #Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside #Russia

- UK arms giant BAE Systems sets up business in Ukraine

- US orders air-to-air missiles for Ukraine

- Ukrainians complete training on Abrams tanks

- #Ukrainian forces advance towards β€˜first line’ of #Russian defenses in southern #Zaporizhzhia region

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί A sharp rise in #drone attacks targeting #Russian territory is likely to intensify, analysts say, with Kyiv appearing increasingly determined to bring the destruction, instability and unpredictability of war β€” albeit a fraction of what it is experiencing itself β€” home to #Russia

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/01/ukraine-turns-the-tables-on-moscow-as-drone-attacks-increase.html

#ukraine #counteroffensive #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί A #Ukrainian drone attacked a town in western #Russia which is home to one of the country's biggest #nuclear power stations, though there was no damage reported to the plant, #Russian officials said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-drones-attack-russian-town-home-nuclear-plant-2023-09-01/

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί The #Ukrainian drone attacks, that destroyed #Russian Il-76s, came from inside #Russia and were aimed directly at the middle section of the aircraft, Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Intelligence Directorate, told The War Zone.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/moment-of-drone-attack-that-destroyed-il-76s-at-russian-base-seen-in-infrared-image

#ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ The US Department of Defense announced on Aug. 31 a contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) from the American company Raytheon for #Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com/us-orders-air-to-air-missiles-for-ukraine/

#usa #RussiaUkraineWar

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ ISW:

πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί #Russian authorities arrested a notable fringe ultranationalist Russian milblogger on accusations of discrediting the Russian military, likely as part of centralized efforts to silence some critical milblogger voices without prompting a general backlash.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-31-2023

#russia #russianarmy #RussiaUkraineWar #censorship