Eric Malinovsky

News Feed Editor | NV English

Eric Malinovsky, News Feed Editor ― Before joining the NV English team in 2021, Eric collaborated for several consecutive years with the NGO Donbas SOS on producing monthly English-language digests regarding the situation in the Russian-occupied territories from 2016–2020. This experience ultimately helped in covering the course of the full-scale Russian invasion for an international audience. 


Business as usual /
Russian official to attend G20 meeting in Texas

A Russian official will attend the G20 energy summit in Houston, Texas, next week, Reuters reported on Sept. 11, citing the White House.
11 September, 11:46 PM 126
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Watered-down /
U.S. House to vote on Graham’s Russia bill next week

After months of delays, the House of Representatives next week will vote on a Russia sanctions bill championed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 11, citing a source.
11 September, 10:54 PM 89
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Trump’s diplomacy /
U.S. no longer seen as honest broker on Russia–Ukraine

As U.S. President Donald Trump is making another attempt to quickly settle the Russo–Ukrainian war, Washington’s tendency to align with Moscow at Kyiv’s expense remains unchanged, CNN wrote on Sept. 11.
11 September, 09:23 PM 355
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Usmanov and Fridman /
France, Slovakia delay EU’s Russia sanctions renewal

The European Union has failed to agree on extending individual sanctions against Russia because of disagreements over changes to the list of sanctioned individuals, RFE/RL editor Rikard Jozwiak reported on Sept. 11, citing sources.
11 September, 08:35 PM 149
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Oil processing /
Ukraine strikes threaten 30% of Russia’s refining

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its baseline forecast for Russian oil refining over the next 18 months to approximately 4 million barrels per day, or 30% below pre-invasion levels in 2022, Bloomberg wrote on Sept. 11, citing the agency’s monthly oil market report.
11 September, 07:54 PM 325
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Middle East /
Houthis’ breakthrough in Yemen threatens Red Sea shipping

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have taken control of the strategic port city of Mocha on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, increasing their influence over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s key maritime routes for global trade, Reuters reported on Sept. 10, citing Yemeni officials.
11 September, 03:42 AM 150
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Imperial boomerang /
Russians rushing to insure homes against drone strikes

Demand for home insurance and blast-resistant window film is one the rise in Russia, Reuters reported on Sept. 10.
11 September, 02:57 AM 115
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Canadian rearmament /
Carney announces major drone manufacturing push

Canadian PM Mark Carney announced the creation of the Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace Supply Arrangement (DDIM), a national digital drone marketplace that will connect operators and end users with Canada’s defense industry.
11 September, 02:19 AM 133
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Fear is the point /
Intimidating Europe is part of Russia’s hybrid war

Russia is not preparing for a direct armed conflict with European countries. However, it is continuing a large-scale hybrid campaign aimed at scaring the West into abandoning Ukraine.
11 September, 01:36 AM 116
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Air defense /
Canada send Ukraine $255 million worth of interceptors

Canada and Ukraine have finalized an agreement to supply critical air defense interceptor missiles through the JUMPSTART program, worth CAD350 million ($255 million), Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Sept. 10.
11 September, 12:28 AM 151
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Arctic Circle /
Attack on Yamal threatens Russia’s gas revenues

The recent Ukrainian drone strike targeting Russian natural gas plants near the Arctic Circle “revealed new risks” for the Kremlin and global energy markets, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 10.
10 September, 11:46 PM 192
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Enduring Atlanticism /
Canada to join Europe’s Freyja air defense program

In addition to Ukraine military aid focused on air defense, Canada will join the pan-European Freyja ballistic missile defense program, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 10.
10 September, 10:50 PM 180
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Sophisticated tech /
Russian jet-powered drones rely on foreign components

Ukraine is recording every component recovered from the debris of Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, including their serial numbers, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s sanctions policy commissioner, said on Sept. 10.
10 September, 09:37 PM 184
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Limited instrument /
Ukraine cannot win through air strikes alone—Budanov

Long-range drone and missile strikes are means of coercion that work only in combination with other forms of military action and therefore cannot deliver victory on their own, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on Sept. 10.
10 September, 08:46 PM 207
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International shipping /
Tusk: Russia could attack Ukraine–Poland border crossings

Border crossings between Poland and Ukraine could become targets of Russian attacks, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Sept. 10.
10 September, 07:54 PM 146
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Executive castling /
Serbia’s Vucic calls snap parliamentary elections

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved the national parliament and called early parliamentary elections for Oct. 25, Reuters reported on Sept. 9. 
10 September, 03:41 AM 91
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Behind closed doors /
Core of U.S.–Russia talks remains unknown

Closed-door discussions between U.S. and Russian officials likely outweigh the publicly known part of the talks, Ukrainian diplomat and former ambassador to Turkey and Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, told NV Radio on Sept. 9.
10 September, 02:52 AM 129
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Untapped funding source /
MEPs urge Russian asset confiscation

Over 100 MEPs have sent a letter calling on the European Council and European Commission to revisit seizing more than EUR200 billion ($234 billion) in frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv, Ukrainian outlet LIGA.net reported on Sept. 9, citing a copy of the letter.
10 September, 02:23 AM 80
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Funding gap /
Ukraine’s $27 billion budget shortfall puzzles Brussels

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent statement that Ukraine faces an unexpectedly large $27 billion defense budget shortfall through the end of 2026 has surprised and alarmed Kyiv’s European allies, The New York Times reported on Sept. 9, citing European diplomats.
10 September, 01:15 AM 687
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Hostile waters /
Fire in Sochi after naval drone attack

Russia’s Sochi was attacked by unmanned surface vessels on the evening of Sept. 9, according to local officials and OSINT (open-source intelligence) Telegram channels Exilenova+ and Ateo.
10 September, 12:21 AM 276
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