• In the east, the Ukrainians have recaptured Andriivka, the military point.
• Ukrainians’ anger at deserters and stains.
• Sources: Kiev would have control over oil platforms in Crimea.
• The EU lifts export restrictions on Ukrainian wheat.
• Putin: “If Ukraine wants negotiations, say so.”
6:05 a.m. – Kim Jong Un visits Vladivostok
North Korean President Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, where he was greeted by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, state news agency Tass reported. Kim, making his first foreign trip to Russia since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, arrived from Komsomolsk-on-Amur at Knevichi station in Vladisvostok, where he visited aerospace factories.
4:30 a.m. – Zelensky in the White House on September 21st
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Thursday, September 21, when Joe Biden returns to Washington after his two days at the UN General Assembly. The Kiev leader is also expected to meet with members of Congress. Some US media reported on this, but the visit has not yet been officially confirmed.
02:43 a.m. – Kiev secret service: “Kadyrov is sick and in serious condition”
Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov is ill and in serious condition. This was stated by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andriy Yusov, as RBC Ukraine reported. “Ramzan Kadyrov is now in a serious condition. “This is not a violation,” said the representative of Gur, the Ukrainian service. According to some social channels, Kadyrov is in a coma.