Cover photo: A Russian patch on a soldier’s sleeve, during the opening ceremony of the monument to Russian soldiers killed in the conflict with Ukraine, in Leningrad, Russia, September 22, 2023. ANTON VAGANOV / Portal
- Conscription into Russian military service, which begins on October 1st, also includes the territories illegally annexed to Ukraine for the first time. These are the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts.
- Russians and Belarusians can take part in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris under a neutral bannerwhich will take place from August 28th to September 8th, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided on Friday. Ukraine believes that this approval “encourages Russia” to continue its aggression against the country.
- Switzerland has announced that it will provide 100 million francs, the equivalent of 103 million euros, for mine clearance in Ukraine in the period 2024-2027.. This amount will enable the provision of equipment and training of Ukrainian deminers for humanitarian purposes. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude.
- The Russian President, Vladimir Putin estimated on Friday that convicts recruited into prisons and dying in their thousands on the front lines in Ukraine had “paid off” their debt to society.
- Norway announced on Friday that it would close its border to vehicles registered in Russia, with a few exceptionsand thereby tightened sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. It follows in the footsteps of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hesitated to welcome Ukraine to the European Union, warning Brussels on Friday against starting accession negotiations due to the many uncertainties surrounding the Russian invasion. Hungary has strained relations with Kiev. Although Budapest is a member of NATO, it refuses to make military contributions to Ukraine and maintains ties with the Kremlin.
- Moscow is celebrating the anniversary of the alleged annexation of Ukrainian territories. At the end of September 2022, Vladimir Putin signed the documents ratifying the annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in the east and Zaporizhia and Kherson in the south. These annexations are considered “illegal” by the international community.
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