Bloomberg: Next year Russia plans to invest 6% of GDP in defense

Russia sees surging oil and gas revenues helping to replenish its National Wellbeing Fund in the next three years, even as it plans massive hikes in defense spending for its war in Ukraine and wrestles with a price cap on crude sales imposed by Kyiv’s allies, Bloomberg reports.

Ukraine's attack on Russian Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol leaves several dead and wounded, including Russian generals

Following Ukraine's attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, at least 9 people were killed and 16 wounded, including Russian generals, said the head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate Kriilo Budanov. However, he did not specify whether Western-made missiles were used to attack.

EU calls for suspension of Russia from UN Security Council

The European Union has called for the suspension of Russia from the United Nations Security Council, where it has veto power.

Zelensky visits Canada to seek support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Canada on Friday, meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other officials.

Maia Sandu meets with US officials to discuss Moldova's democratic reforms

Moldovan President Maia Sandu met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Wednesday to discuss Moldova's democratic reforms.

Latvia to shut one of two Belarus border crossings to stop illegal migrants

Latvia’s government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as a “hybrid threat” to undermine the Baltic state’s security, Reuters reports.

Karabakh Armenians agree to ceasefire after Azerbaijan military operation

Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire on Wednesday, 24 hours after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the enclave that killed dozens and injured hundreds, Reuters reports.

Azerbaijan operation will end if separatists 'lay down arms': President

Azerbaijan's operation in Nagorno-Karabakh will end if Armenian separatists "lay down their arms", President Ilham Aliyev said in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to a presidency statement Wednesday, AFP reports.

Zelenski accuses Russia, from the UN platform, of having expansionist ambitions: Parts of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia remain occupied

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech to the UN General Assembly. “The goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our lands, our people, our resources into a weapon against you, against the international rules-based order,” he said, CNN reports.

Ukraine urgently needs air defenses -NATO head

Ukraine urgently needs air defenses, including ammunition, spare parts and maintenance for the systems the Ukrainian military already has, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters on Tuesday.

Protesters in Armenia’s Yerevan call on PM to resign over Karabakh crisis

Protesters in Armenia’s capital Yerevan called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign Tuesday, hours after he denounced calls for a “coup” as Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Armenian-populated Karabakh, AFP reports.

During his visit to New York, Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ukrainian soldiers undergoing treatment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The leader from Kiev visited the Ukrainian soldiers who are undergoing rehabilitation in the American metropolis. Zelenski, for the first time, will personally attend the UN General Assembly. The war in Ukraine is expected to be a very important issue on the agenda of the world leaders.