Here’s what we are reading today:

177 #Ukrainian #POWs have died in #Russian captivity since 2022.

A #UAV operator held for 175 days in four Russian detention centers described widespread torture and mock executions, once being forced to choose between losing a finger or a leg.

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-death-toll-russia-captive-kremlin-defense-ministry/

Ukraine reveals death toll of prisoners in Russian captivity

Torture of Ukrainian POWs systematic and “encouraged,” says UN.

^{Eva Hartog (POLITICO)}

Here’s what we’re reading today:

Saudi Arabia's attempts to increase oil exports could lead to a fall in prices, putting the #Russian budget at risk.

A collapse in prices could severely limit Moscow's ability to continue the war, given its reliance on oil revenues.

https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-war-economy-pain-saudi-arabia-sink-global-oil-prices-energy-russia-opec/

Putin’s war economy faces pain if Saudis sink global oil prices

A Saudi move to grab market share will squeeze the Kremlin’s finances, experts argue.

^{Gabriel Gavin (POLITICO)}

Here is the official transcript of the speech that Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Poland Radosław Sikorski delivered at the #UN Security Council on Tuesday, 24 September 2024:
https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/minister-radoslaw-sikorski-delivers-speech-at-the-un-security-council

"Independent reports revealed that – and I quote – “officials have deported #Ukrainian #children to #Russia or Russian-held territories without consent, lied to them that they weren’t wanted by their parents, used them for #propaganda, & given them #Russian families”

#Genocide

Minister Radosław Sikorski delivers speech at the UN Security Council - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website

On Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski delivered a speech at the UN Security Council.

^{Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland}

#Ukraine will limit the use of #Telegram by government officials, it has been announced.

Despite its popularity in Ukraine, intelligence chiefs say #Russian special services may have access to user data.

Telegram founder Pavel #Durov was recently arrested in #France.

https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/v-ukrajini-obmezhat-vikoristannya-telegram-50452442.html

‘They want total control’: how Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity

#Sami people in Russia are being forced to hide their identity and live “outside the law” for fear of imprisonment and persecution, leading figures from the community have prevented, after the #Russian government labelled dozens of #Indigenous organizations #terrorists and #extremists.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/russia-forcing-indigenous-sami-people-to-hide-their-identity

#RussianTerrorism #oppression #fascism #racism #putin

‘They want total control’: how Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity

The ministry of justice has added 55 Indigenous organisations to a list of terrorists and extremists, leading many to leave for Nordic countries

^{Miranda Bryant (The Guardian)}

"Vladimir #Putin has ordered #Russians to have #sex at #work during lunch and coffee breaks because of a decline in the #birth rate in the country."

🤨

The #Fascism is in your pants

"Putin said: 'The preservation of the #Russian people is our highest national priority.'"

So stop sending them to die in meatwaves in #Ukraine, you moron

https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/15/vladimir-putin-demands-russians-sex-work-fall-birth-rate-21608541/

It gets more dystopian, it sounds like a joke, a comedy skit, but it's the grim reality for Russian's lives...

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#Russia

Vladimir Putin demands Russians have sex at work after fall in birth rate

The sex-at-work scheme has been ordered by the Kremlin because the current fertility rate is far too low at around 1.5 children per woman.

^{Jasper King (Metro)}

🇺🇸 Amid the recent crackdown on #Russian influence in American media, a group of former #Trump advisers and operatives have quietly helped build a pro-Russian website that frequently spreads debunked conspiracy theories about the war in #Ukraine, election fraud and vaccines.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/intelligencer-pro-russia-website-trump

#usa #russia #disinformation

Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation

George Papadopoulos and others involved in Intelligencer, increasingly popular source of news in rightwing circles

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

#Russia still continues to receive modern #Taiwanese chips to manufacture its deadly weapons.

We visited a forensic lab to find out how chips from Ukraine’s allies are found inside #Russian weapons.

Here’s what we are reading today:

#China has moved from giving chips to directly aiding the #Russian war machine with components for military manufacturing.

In exchange, #Russia has started giving China some of its secret submarine, missile and stealth technologies, Politico reports.

https://www.politico.eu/article/united-states-accuse-china-help-russia-war-kurt-campbell/

US accuses China of giving ‘very substantial’ help to Russia’s war machine

In exchange, China is getting top secret Russian military technology.

^{Stuart Lau (POLITICO)}

Here's what we are reading today:

A video from CNN shows an apparent execution by #Russian troops of #Ukrainian surrendered soldiers.

#Ukraine is investigating 28 executions of Ukrainian #pows in which 62 soldiers have died.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/europe/video-russia-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFHp9FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXu4Dz89SgEOSWW61e9YECO0kIyPSqvL4MKon82kzhuQ_JG-MA7m8ncyAw_aem_gIwygIMnVMkju9x1PkETuw