23 September 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News |
Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
News Reports
Ukraine Invasion
- Russia Launches Overnight Missile And Drone Barrage Against Ukraine RFE/RL 23 Sep 2025 -- Ukraine's Air Force reported on September 23 that Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 115 drones, around 60 of which were Shahed types.
- In Abrupt Change, Trump Says Ukraine In 'Position To Win' War With Russia RFE/RL 23 Sep 2025 -- In an abrupt change showing his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump said Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia with the help of its European allies.
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
- Europe 'Has To Step Up' And Stop Russian Oil Purchases, Trump Tells UN RFE/RL 23 Sep 2025 -- US President Donald Trump called on European allies to immediately stop buying oil from Russia and accused China and India of funding Moscow's war against Ukraine through their purchases.
- Russia - Australia lowers price cap on Russian crude oil Australia DFAT 23 Sep 2025 -- On 18 September 2025 the Foreign Minister announced Australia had lowered the Oil Price Cap (OPC) applicable to Russian-origin crude oil from USD60 to USD47.60 per barrel.
- Statement by the North Atlantic Council on recent airspace violations by Russia NATO 23 Sep 2025 -- The North Atlantic Council met this morning at the request of Estonia, under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty, to consult and strongly condemn Russia's dangerous violation of Estonian airspace on 19 September.
- Allies: responsibility for endangering peace and security lies with Russia Estonia MFA 23 Sep 2025 -- Today, 23 September, the North Atlantic Council met at NATO Headquarters in Brussels for Article 4 consultations, initiated by Estonia following the violation of Estonian and NATO airspace by Russian fighter jets on 19 September.
- Speech by Foreign Minister Wadephul at the UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Russia's Violation of Estonian Airspace Germany Federal Foreign Office 23 Sep 2025
- Norway joins NATO in condemning Russia's violation of Allied airspace Government of Norway 23 Sep 2025 -- Today, NATO stands united in issuing a clear condemnation of Russia's violation of Allied airspace. It has also been made known that multiple countries have recently experienced violations of their airspace by Russia. Three such incidents have taken place in Norway.
- Protest expressed to Russia over its violation of Estonian airspace Lithuania MFA 23 Sep 2025 -- On 21 September, the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and issued a strong protest regarding the violation of the airspace of the Republic of Estonia by the fighter jets of the Russian Air Force on 19 September, as well as dangerous flights over an oil platform located in the Baltic Sea in the exclusive economic zone of Poland on the same day.
News Reports
- Civilian detainees subjected to troubling patterns of torture and ill-treatment since Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine - UN report OHCHR 23 Sep 2025 -- A UN Human Rights report released today details the dire situation of thousands of civilians detained since Russia's full-scale armed attack on Ukraine in 2022.
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