Slovak PM Fico says some in West seek war between Russia and NATO

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Some Western politicians are seeking conflict between NATO and Russia after a "failed" strategy to defeat Moscow in its war with Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday.

UN Report Finds Widespread Sexual Violence In Ukraine War, Most Cases Tied To Russia

Of the 1,004 verified cases against civilians and prisoners of war, 89% were attributed to the Russian side, the report said.

Russia struck train near Poland border shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials passed through

The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".

House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition

The bill was championed by GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly just one day after announcing a deal had been reached with the White House to move forward.
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Russia-backed South Ossetia elects leader close to Moscow

TBILISI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A former Russian federal official has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russia-backed breakaway region of Georgia, in a vote Moscow hailed on Saturday as a sign of the territory's desire for closer ties with Moscow.

Vladimir Putin’s Approval Rating Shifts Before Russia’s Duma Election

In May, Russia's state-controlled polling agency VTsIOM (Russian Public Opinion Research Center) changed its methodology after Putin’s approval rating dropped to 65.5 percent, a slump of 12.2 percentage points since December and the lowest level since the start of the war.

Le Pen condemns Russia over seizure of European companies’ assets

The statement followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place the Russian operations of Nestle and Auchan under temporary administration.

Russia-Iran plan builds ‘redundancy’ against Western pressure

Keti Korkiya says the roadmap’s significance lies not in any single project, but in the state-backed architecture tying Moscow and Tehran closer together.