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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• SSU uncovers GRU agent group that guided air strikes at Dnipropetrovsk region and spread enemy psyops Security Service of Ukraine 03 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained another two agents of russian military intelligence ('the GRU') in Dnipropetrovsk oblast. They were adjusting russian missile and drone attacks on the Defence Forces and enterprises in this region.
• SSU detains enemy agent who adjusted russian drone attacks on Ukraine's central regions Security Service of Ukraine 03 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained an enemy agent who was spying in Poltava, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts. The perpetrator was preparing new russian air attacks on these regions.
• SSU detains another two propagandists of ruscism in Ukraine's frontline regions Security Service of Ukraine 03 Sep 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has detained two pro-kremlin agitators who were operating in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. They justified russia's war crimes and were waiting for a complete occupation of Ukraine's eastern and southern regions.
• Trump Again Says 'Very Disappointed' In Putin, Vows To Do 'Something' Soon RFE/RL 03 Sep 2025 -- As Russian President Vladimir Putin takes in a parade in China and as his forces continue to batter Ukrainian cities, US President Donald Trump said he is "very disappointed" in the Kremlin leader and that he plans to do "something" in the coming days about it.

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Foreign Policy

• Putin calls result of China visit positive as he wraps up trip: media report Global Times 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up China visit on Wednesday with a press conference, calling results of his visit to China positive, according to media reports.
• Kim, Putin, Xi share world stage at China's military parade Radio Free Asia 03 Sep 2025 -- Enormous intercontinental ballistic missiles, new underwater drones, laser weapons and other military hardware paraded across Beijing's Tiananmen Square for 90 minutes on Wednesday — a commemoration of 80 years since the Japanese surrender that ended World War II and a showcase of modern Chinese military might.
• Xi, Putin, and Kim Give Show Of Unity At China's Military Parade RFE/RL 03 Sep 2025 -- China flexed its growing military might and its deepening ties with Russia with an extravagant military parade meant to showcase Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambition as the leader of an alternative, non-Western world order.
• Xi, Putin, and Kim Give Show Of Unity At China's Military Parade RFE/RL 03 Sep 2025 -- China flexed its growing military might and its deepening ties with Russia with an extravagant military parade meant to showcase Chinese President Xi Jinping's status as the leader for an alternative, non-Western world order.
• Meeting with Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un President of Russia 03 Sep 2025 -- Following a reception on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Vladimir Putin and Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un were driven in the Aurus vehicle to the President's Diaoyutai residence in Beijing, where they held bilateral talks.
• Putin, Kim hold bilateral meeting in Beijing: Russian media Global Times 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a bilateral meeting in Beijing, Russian media outlet TASS reported Wednesday.
• Russian, North Korean leaders conclude meeting with hugging; Kim Jong-un invited to visit Russia: report Global Times 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a bilateral meeting for more than an hour and a half in Beijing after attending China's V-day commemorations on Wednesday. After they concluded the meeting, the Russian and North Korean leaders shook hands, hugged and exchanged well-wishes, according to a video posted by Kremlin.
• North Korea Will Certainly Help Russia If Needed, Kim Tells Putin Sputnik 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a separate meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Beijing.
• Putin tells Lukashenko China's GGI is a 'good initiative' during meeting in Beijing: Kremlin Global Times 03 Sep 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced support for China's Global Governance Initiative during talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a Kremlin release on Tuesday.
• Meeting with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong President of Russia 03 Sep 2025 -- In Beijing, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong.
• Meeting with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso President of Russia 03 Sep 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on the sidelines of events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Indonesian newspaper Kompas, September 3, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Sep 2025
• Canada strengthens oil price cap measures to curb Russian war revenues Canada 03 Sep 2025 -- The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, today announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to further reduce revenues flowing to Russia from its oil exports.
• Hungary And Slovakia Keep Pressure On Brussels Over Russian Sanctions List RFE/RL 03 Sep 2025 -- Hungary and Slovakia are once again asking the European Union to remove asset freezes and visa bans on six Russian businessmen in order to secure the roll-over of the bloc's individual sanctions regime on the Kremlin, which has been in place since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

News Reports

• Understanding How GPS Jamming Works Amid Rise In Reported Cases RFE/RL 03 Sep 2025 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was flying into Bulgaria when her plane's GPS system was jammed in a suspected Russian operation, forcing pilots to rely on backup navigation and old-school paper maps to land safely.
• UN experts warn of grave risks to detainees as Russia moves to withdraw from European torture-prevention mechanism OHCHR 03 Sep 2025 -- Two UN Special Rapporteurs today sharply criticised the Russian Federation for announcing plans to end its cooperation with the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture.