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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Hits Key Ukrainian Government Building For First Time Amid Record Drone Barrage In Kyiv RFE/RL 07 Sep 2025 -- Russian drone strikes have struck a key Ukrainian government building for the first time since Moscow's full-scale invasion began, Kyiv said.
• Information on the consequences of the attack on the Government building Ukraine Government 07 Sep 2025
• MoD: Russia Destroys Ukrainian Drone Hubs, Weapons Stockpiles, and Radar Stations Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- Russian forces have struck facilities of Ukraine's defense industry and transport infrastructure, as well as sites for assembly, storage and launch of long-range drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Ukrainian Armed Forces Exert Psychological Pressure on Zaporozhye Power Plant Staff Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- The shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces is exerting psychological pressure on the staff of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Yevgenia Yashina, the plant's communications director, told Sputnik.
• Ukrainian Drones Hit Staff Training Center at Zaporozhye NPP Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- Ukrainian drones have struck the roof of the personnel training center at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP), but failed to cause critical damage, the plant's press office said on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ivan Papanin: Combat Icebreaker That Will Ensure Russia's Arctic Supremacy Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- The Russian Navy has received a new and potent addition - the patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin.
• Russia Convinced Most Countries Oppose Unipolar World - Kremlin Spokesman Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- Russia is convinced that the vast majority of countries do not want a unipolar world or someone to dictate rules to them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Sputnik at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

Foreign Policy

• US, E3 politicized Iran's nuclear dossier: Russia IRNA 07 Sep 2025 -- Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has accused the United States and its European allies, Britain, France, and Germany—collectively known as the E3 or European Troika—of harming diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran's nuclear issue.
• E3 has no 'legal, moral right' to trigger snapback mechanism against Iran: Russia Press TV 07 Sep 2025 -- A senior Russian diplomat says Britain, France, and Germany— the E3— lacked "legal and moral" authority to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism against Iran since they failed to uphold their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal following the US withdrawal from the accord.
• Brazil Facing Tariff Wars, Economic Pressure From United States - Kremlin Spokesman Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- Brazil is facing tariff wars from the United States, which is taking very tough measures of economic pressure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Sputnik at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

News Reports

• Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman Reaffirm Commitment to Market Stability on Current Healthy Oil Market Fundamentals and Steady Global Economic Outlook and Adjust Production SPA 07 Sep 2025 -- The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, namely Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, met virtually on September 07, 2025, to review global market conditions and outlook
• BRICS Countries Interested in Buying Russian Helicopters Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- BRICS countries are interested in purchasing Russian helicopters, cooperation with the members of the association will significantly expand the scope of application of domestic civil aviation, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov told Sputnik within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum.
• Russia Boosts Gold Reserves by 43.8% in First Half of 2025 Sputnik 07 Sep 2025 -- The volume of gold added to Russia's reserves in the first half of 2025 was 450 tonnes, compared to 313 tonnes for the same period last year, representing a growth rate of 43.8%, Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov tells Sputnik.