Ukraine strikes set Russian oil terminal ablaze and Putin warned economy risks going ‘berserk’

Ukraine strikes set Russian oil terminal ablaze and Putin warned economy risks going ‘berserk’

Author: The Telegraph September 9, 2026 Duration: 34:56

Day 1,655.

Today, no word from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about Putin’s so-called drive for peace as Russia resumes aerial attacks on Ukraine and hits Moldova…twice: first at a border crossing point, with dead and injured reported there, and then by a Russian drone that flew in via Romania. To further baffle those who believed Moscow’s line that the Kremlin poses no aggressive plans toward Europe, Romania has arrested a Russian spy and Hungary has kicked out Russian diplomats. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin for an “objective and thorough” overview of the situation in Ukraine. And later, we get the latest on the Russian economy via the cucumber index.


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Disabled Russians ‘unfit to serve’ – but Putin wants them to enlist (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/putin-wants-severely-disabled-russians-to-enlist/


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  • Russia at risk of economic disaster, Kremlin aide warns Putin 
  • Russian city of Novorossiysk ablaze after Ukraine strikes oil terminal

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