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#EU drops sponsorship of #disinformation conference at #Trump officials’ request 🖊️ Aisha Down in London, Joseph Gedeon in Washington and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels #Lithuania and #Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-eu-disinformation-conference

#Google Is Closing Android: And Taking Your Freedom With It The #Android story is a warning: when you depend on a platform built by a company whose interests diverge from yours, you eventually lose. The solution is not a different Big Tech provider, it is infrastructure built on fundamentally different principles. https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/03/google-closing-android-ecosystem/

Block US sanctions on ICC, EU lawmakers tell Commission 🖊️ Giovanna Faggionato Automatically applying U.S. sanctions "stems from the time when we thought that the Americans were still our friends," said Dutch lawmaker Dirk Gotink. https://www.politico.eu/article/block-us-sanctions-on-the-icc-eu-lawmakers-tell-commission

Goodbye, Windows: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands Is Building Its Own Linux for Government The trigger was a case that caused a stir across Europe: after 🇺🇸 US/Trump sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague https://www.trendingtopics.eu/netherlands-dawo-linux-government/

russian journalist: “When are you coming to Moscow?” President #Zelenskyy: 💬 “On a missile!”

#Ukraine regains territory and captures POWs in frontline push 🖊️ Veronika Melkozerova Operation Vivaldi has seen Ukraine make progress against russian forces, which had been threatening a key fortress city. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-war-territory-pows-front-line-operation-vivaldi

Leaked documents reveal massive casualties and thousands of desertions within a single russian military division. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/thousands-lost-thousands-deserted-what-leaked-files-reveal-about-one-russian-division-22935

Over the past 24 hours, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces Group of #Ukraine have struck or destroyed 2,367 enemy targets. Among the targets struck were: ⚡️545 enemy personnel, of whom 236 were killed; 58 drone launch sites; 27 radar stations, electronic reconnaissance stations, electronic warfare systems and communications equipment; ⚡️197 vehicles; 16 artillery systems; 495 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles of the ‘copter’, ‘wing’, ‘Shahed’ and ‘Gerbera’ types;

putin Is “Patient Zero,” the One from Whom the Idea of War Keeps Spreading Further – President #Zelenskyy at the UN General Debate The world must stop the head of russia, deprive russia of any ability to wage war and spread evil, and force it to de-escalate. Full address https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/putin-nulovij-paciyent-toj-vid-kogo-ideya-vijni-prodovzhuye-106577

🧵President #Zelenskyy 💬 "I began my visit to New York with a meeting with US senators. I thanked them for their strong bipartisan support for #Ukraine and for voting in favour of Lindsey Graham’s sanctions bill. A very wise move. And once it is fully implemented, peace and guaranteed security will certainly be within reach. We agreed that our teams would work more closely together on sanctions. I briefed the senators on proposals for de-escalation, which we will discuss with the US President.

#EU countries fail to agree on additional interceptor missiles for #Ukraine – Kallas EU defense ministers on Monday made no new commitments to provide Ukraine with interceptor missiles - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1211017.html

President #Zelenskyy 💬 "This is the second successful deployment today by the Security Service of #Ukraine of the new Ukrainian interceptor drone. Members of the SBU’s military counter-intelligence unit have shot down a russian ‘Geran-5’ jet drone. Thank you to the SBU’s soldiers for their accuracy. Glory to Ukraine"

russia throws dying #Crimean #Tatar political prisoner into a punishment cell russia seems willing to do anything to prevent political prisoners like Tofik Abdulgaziev from being released - from flouting its own legislation to horrific forms of cynical torment https://khpg.org/en/1608816093

Why #Trump and putin Aren't Winning Like You Think Why authoritarian politics needs you powerless - and why you shouldn't give up! Vlad Vexler YouTube 📽️ https://youtu.be/OvcgZKmNdjw

The United States did not include interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense systems in the $400 million military aid package for #Ukraine. https://militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-no-patriot-missiles-400-million-ukraine/

The European Commission welcomes Member States' decision to endorse the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs). These projects will strengthen Europe's defence capabilities by developing key military systems together. Following today's decision, the defence projects can now move towards funding. Press release 📎 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1990

How a failed attack in Leipzig revealed a wider russian campaign 🖊️ Lennart Pfahler, Ibrahim Naber, Richard Holmes and Alexander Dinger Documents obtained by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network trace drone bombs, incendiary parcels and arson attacks to russian intelligence. https://www.politico.eu/article/failed-attack-leipzig-wider-russia-campaign-attacks

After a summer respite, #Kyiv looks ahead to winter with dread 🖊️Charlotte Higgins in Kyiv. 📷 by Julia Kochetova Residents of Ukraine's capital prepare for power cuts, drones and bitter cold by stocking up on generators, food and 'dry showers' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/26/after-summer-respite-kyiv-winter-dread

#UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer 🖊️Fiona Harvey, Environment editor El Niño poses critical threat to nations' defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/uk-climate-crisis-national-security-report-suppressed-starmer-ed-miliband

#Ukraine forces have liberated Shandrygolove, Derilove, and established full control over Drobysheve in the Donetsk region, - according to the commander of the 3rd Army Corps, Andriy Biletsky Source: https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/20-september-08-ukrainian-forces-have-liberated-shandrygolove

President #Zelenskyy LIVE. Address to the UN General Assembly: https://youtu.be/IslVe_i2mxE

Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online 🖊️Aamna Mohdin Collection's 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/22/nearly-4m-records-of-enslaved-people-in-20-former-british-colonies-now-searchable-online

#Ukraine update, 28 Sept 2026: 229 clashes in 24h. russia launched 90 airstrikes (277 guided bombs), 8,845 attack drones and 2,918 shellings, plus artillery/airstrikes Hottest sectors: Kostiantynivka (25 assaults), Pokrovsk (20), Huliaipole (12), Lyman and Slobozhanshchyna (7 each). Fighting also in Kupiansk, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Oleksandrivka sectors; none on Orikhiv/Dnipro fronts.

Over 258,000 russian soldiers killed in #Ukraine identified by media investigation russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC russian service, has confirmed the identities of 258,989 russian military personnel killed in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/over-258-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation/

Day 1,670 of the full scale invasion has begun Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to September 20, 2026 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine 🔷 Yesterday 1,560 enemy, killed or wounded https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-september-20-2026

With the kremlin having eliminated even the possibility of voting against the war in #Ukraine and carefully curated who is allowed on the ballot, russia’s predetermined State duma elections begin today. Read more about russia’s sham elections 🖊️ EUvsDisinfo: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/moscow-cries-fraud-abroad-while-fixing-the-vote-at-home/

🧵 #US and #Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over #Greenland Statements from Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the leader of Greenland’s government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, posted online late on Friday, emphasized that the agreement would fall far short of Trump’s previously stated desire for “the acquisition of Greenland by the United States”. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/united-states-denmark-greenland-security

#German Foreign Minister Wadephul meets russian counterpart lavrov 🖊️ Rieke Havertz On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Wadephul met with his russian counterpart. Apparently, Germany initiated the appointment. https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-09/aussenminister-wadephul-trifft-russischen-amtskollegen-sergej-lawrow

#Ukraine has officially addressed the governments of all countries where networks of russian cultural centres known as "russian Houses" operate, calling on them to recognise the threat they pose to national security and take steps to restrict their activities and close them down entirely. Source: MFA Ukraine

1/2 President #Zelenskyy 💬 "I have just spoken with President #Trump. It was an important conversation, and we managed to discuss many issues. We have agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could bring about significant change. There is a diplomatic momentum. I thanked Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for their visit to Kyiv: we went through the key details in detail, and the lads saw the situation in #Ukraine for themselves. The peace process is the number one priority.

#EU set to maintain Arctic oil and gas moratorium despite pressure from Norway and industry 🖊️ Markus Lutteman https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/21c0af35-bafc-469e-bbd1-3819c0f5bcd8

1,669th day of the full scale invasion of #Ukraine, yesterday: 213 combat engagements, 89 air strikes, 312 bombs, 10,588 drones, 2,952 shelling attacks. Key assaults in Sumy, Southern Slobozhanskyi (12), Kupiansk (3), Lyman (5), Sloviansk (8), Kostiantynivka (18), Pokrovsk (29), Huliaipole (11), Orikhiv (1). #Ukraine forces repelled attacks, inflicted 1,520 enemy casualties.

On the night of 23 September (from 18:00 on 22 September), the enemy launched an attack using 161 Shahed-type strike UAVs (82 of which were jet-powered), Gerber UAVs, ‘Parody’-type decoy drones, as well as ‘Banderol’/‘Dan-T’ drones Preliminary data, as of 08:00, #Ukraine air defences had shot down or neutralised 119 enemy UAVs and 3 ‘Banderole’/‘Dan-T’ drones. Enemy air strikes were recorded at 18 locations, and debris from downed UAVs was found at 8 locations.

Over the past 24 hours, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces Group of #Ukraine have struck/destroyed 2,220 enemy targets. Among the targets struck were: ⚡️415 personnel, of whom 181 were neutralised; 63 drone launch sites; 27 radar stations, electronic reconnaissance stations, electronic warfare systems and communications equipment; 134 vehicles; 16 artillery systems; 575 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles of the ‘copter’, ‘wing’, ‘Shahed’ and ‘Gerbera’ types;

'There are no decent parties left': Sham elections underscore putin's grip on russia 🖊️ Daria Zakharova After a clampdown on anti-war candidates, the choices for russian voters are even more limited than usual in this weekend's parliamentary elections. https://www.politico.eu/article/there-are-no-decent-parties-left-sham-elections-underscore-putins-grip-on-russia

US House advances russia sanctions bill, paving way for final vote. The sanctions bill passed its final procedural vote in the House of Representatives on Sept. 15 by a narrow 214-211 margin. Additional debate and the final vote to approve the legislation will take place Sept. 16. https://kyivindependent.com/us-house-advances-russia-sanctions-bill-paving-way-for-final-vote/

#Ukraine has verified 20,651 cases of the deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children by russia, said Maksym Maksymov, head of the presidential initiative Bring Kids Back UA. 💬 "As of September 18, 2026, Ukraine has verified 20,651 cases of the deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children Each case has been checked by the Interagency Commission, and all have been entered into the Registry maintained by the Ministry of Justice" https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1209948.html

russia sentences #Yalta musician to 22 years for latest claim of a ‘Ukrainian terrorist plot’ Even were there any plans, with this not guaranteed, the actions which Vitaliy Chorny were claimed to have been made would have been in support of his country and hardly ‘terrorism’ https://khpg.org/en/1608816088

Yevhen Malik, a defender of #Mariupol who was released from russian captivity, is sure that the systematic abuse of Ukrainian detainees is a strategy dictated by the kremlin. This centralized mechanism controls every aspect of detention, including the methods of violence and torture. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in #Ukraine, more than 96% of released Ukrainian prisoners of war reported torture or ill-treatment during all stages of captivity and interrogations.

#Trump stated that his son, Donald Trump Jr., reimbursed umar kremlev (who maintains close ties to the russian state and has received state honours from putin) who funded hundreds of thousands of dollars in wedding celebrations, The Washington Post reported on September 18. https://united24media.com/world/donald-trump-jr-reimburses-putin-linked-businessman-for-wedding-expenses-22691

1/2 President #Zelenskyy 💬 "I spoke with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. It was a very productive discussion. I thanked Ursula for the attention she paid to #Ukraine and security issues in her annual address to the European Parliament. The initiative to use the remaining funds from the SAFE programme to support new defence projects by Ukraine and the European Union is very timely and genuinely needed. It is important to put this into practice.

We Are Preparing Meetings in the U.S. With Our Partners – Address by President #Zelenskyy 16 September 2026 Extract This concerns negotiations – bringing peace closer – and some other important issues, including energy, food security, and weapons. There will be new support packages for #Ukraine, air defense in particular. Full address 📎 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/gotuyemo-zustrichi-z-nashimi-partnerami-v-spoluchenih-shtata-106417

#Trump set to press #Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with russia 🖊️ Andrew Roth in Washington President to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as #Ukraine steps up attacks on russian energy sector https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/trump-zelenskyy-russia-united-nations

russian prosecutor demands 22-year death sentence against 77-year-old political prisoner Volodymyr Ananiev The prosecution has still not explained what Ananiev is supposed to have done, nor why he was, for so long accused only of explosives charges, and yet is now considered to deserve imprisonment until 92 https://khpg.org/en/1608816051

Oxygen Forensics, a U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from russia has worked on #EU backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies, according to documents seen by POLITICO. 🖊️ Antoaneta Roussi https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-tech-surveillance-company-infiltrated-europes-law-enforcement-agencies

Europe's divided conservatives launch 2029 plan to beat far right 🖊️ Max Griera As Manfred Weber launches a task force to shape the EPP's 2029 platform, internal records and interviews reveal the party's defining choice: hold the center or move further right. https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-divided-conservatives-launch-2029-plan-to-beat-far-right

The US has proposed a three-way technical meeting with #Ukraine and russia, potentially hosted in the UAE, according to President #Zelenskyy. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-us-proposed-technical-level-three-way-meeting-floats-uae-as-venue-22857