President Vladimir Putin has drawn a "red line" for the United States and its allies by signalling that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range Western missiles.
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defense official said on Thursday (26 September), a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
The Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson demanded on Wednesday (25 September) that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "immediately fire" his ambassador to the United States.
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday (25 September) that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack.
The European Union and 12 partner countries have met in Brussels to discuss the effectiveness of Western sanctions on Russia and ways to strengthen the G7 price cap on Russian oil, the EU Commission said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (24 September) that the war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be calmed by talks alone, but that Moscow must be forced into peace.
Nearly two-thirds of foreign-made components in Russian weapons are produced in or re-exported from China, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday (24 September).
The government that takes power in Austria after next Sunday's (29 September) general election will face growing pressure to diversify its energy supply away from dependence on Russian gas, just as the economy is stuck in reverse gear.
US Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll that found that respondents have come to see her more favorably since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for president.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States on Sunday (22 September) to attend sessions at the UN General Assembly and urged his partners to help achieve "a shared victory for a truly just peace."
Pro-European President Maia Sandu staged a city centre rally on Friday (20 September) to kick off her bid for re-election in a month-long campaign held alongside a referendum to cement her drive to join the European Union.
Ukraine's "victory plan" in the war against Russia depends on quick decisions being taken by allies this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (20 September) during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (19 September) that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year in a bid to ensure the Russian armed forces win in Ukraine.
A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday (19 September) that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.
On Thursday 19 September 2024, the International Energy Agency, together with Ursula von der Leyen, presented a report on the immediate measures to be taken to strengthen Ukraine's energy security and help it cope with the coming winter.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday (18 September), forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported.
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow.
Hungary's energy security chief on Wednesday (18 September) slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, landlocked countries move away from Russian natural gas.
The International Monetary Fund has postponed its planned consultation mission with Russia indefinitely because of technical issues, TASS agency cited Alexei Mozhin, Russia's director at the IMF, as saying on Wednesday (18 September).
The head of Russia's nuclear testing site said on Tuesday (17 September) his secretive facility was ready to resume nuclear tests "at any moment" if Moscow gave the order.
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralysed after an alleged hit-and-run is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to Microsoft.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was briefed last week during his trip to Kyiv on elements of a Ukrainian plan to push Russia to end the war, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday (17 September).
Meta late Monday (16 September) said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity."
The outgoing head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday (16 September) he welcomed talks on Ukraine's use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, but any decision on the issue would have to be made by individual allies.
