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☆ U.S. has not yet delivered NASAMS air defenses to Ukraine -Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States will not start delivering sophisticated NASAMS air defenses to Ukraine for another two months or so, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, disputing reports suggesting Ukraine had already received them. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had been misquoted over the weekend in an English-language television interview transcript suggesting the weapons systems have been delivered. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"The U.S. has not delivered NASAMS to Ukraine at this stage. We expect the first two to be delivered within the next two months or so," Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told a news briefing. The United States has approved sending Ukraine a total of eight NASAMS so far, and Ryder said the remaining six would be "longer term" deliveries.

☆ UK says Russia struck dam this week on Siverskyi Donets river
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA view shows a destroyed bridge over the Siverskyi Donets river near the town of Balakliia, recently liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a counteroffensive operation, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia GatilovaSept 24 (Reuters) - Russia struck the Pechenihy dam on the Siverskyi Donets River in northeast Ukraine this week using short-range ballistic missiles or similar weapons, the British military said on Saturday. Russian commanders may be attempting to strike sluice gates of the dams in order to flood Ukrainian military crossing points, the ministry said in its bulletin released on Twitter. The attacks are unlikely to have caused significant disruption to Ukrainian operations due to distance between damaged dams and combat zones, according to the ministry. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russia's Positive Technologies sticks to share placement plan despite market slump
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Russia's Positive Technologies still plans to go ahead with its secondary public offering (SPO), despite a sell-off in Russian share market this week, executives of the cybersecurity firm said on Thursday. The company launched a placement of up to 2.6 million existing shares on Monday in an SPO, the first share sale by a Russian company since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe rouble-based MOEX Russian share index (.IMOEX) picked up slightly on Thursday and was 2.5% higher as of 0939 GMT. "We are confident that the current market situation amid the fall of the Moscow Exchange index is temporary," Positive Technologies' Investor Relations director Yury Marinichev said during a video call organised by brokerage ITI Capital. The company, which gets 98% of its revenue from Russia, plans to expand overseas possibly in the Middle East and Latin America, Vladimir Zapolyanskiy, another Positive Technologies' executive, said on the call.

Three EU diplomats in Brussels said new sanctions would centre around an oil price cap to match that agreed by the G7 most industrialised global powers - a gathering where EU states France, Germany and Italy also sit. The person added the oil cap should take effect from December, along with the EU's embargo on Russian coal, while tighter export restrictions for high-tech products are meant to hamstring Russia's battlefield capabilities. Further curbs on luxury goods exports to Russia were also on the table. Others, however, warned the latter was unlikely to get the unanimous backing of all EU countries necessary to introduce sanctions. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West over nuclear blackmail
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Guy Faulconbridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The blunt warning from Russia's paramount leader, whose country has more nuclear warheads than even the United States, marks the biggest escalation of the war in Ukraine since Moscow's Feb. 24 invasion. Putin said he had signed a decree on a partial mobilisation. The mobilisation, which affects anyone who has served as a professional soldier in Russia rather than a conscript, begins immediately. Putin said his aim was to "liberate" east Ukraine's Donbas region, and that most people living in regions under Russian control did not want to be ruled by Kyiv anymore. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Andrew OsbornOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

"The speech of President Putin demonstrates that the war is not going according to President Putin's plans. 1/6 Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni interviews NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Reuters office in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. That will mean more suffering, more loss of lives - Ukrainian lives, but also Russian lives," Stoltenberg added. "The only way to end this war is to prove that President Putin will not win on the battlefield. When he realizes that, he has to sit down and negotiate a reasonable agreement with Ukraine," said Stoltenberg, the former Norwegian prime minister.

☆ Putin's behavior sign of failing Ukraine invasion, says Canada's Trudeau
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Ismail Shakil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Patrick DoyleSept 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order and threats to use nuclear weapons show that the Ukraine invasion is failing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, condemning Moscow's announcement as unacceptable. "Putin's behavior only goes to show that his invasion is failing," Trudeau said. He also threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia, declaring: "It's not a bluff". Trudeau said the threats of nuclear weapons need to be taken seriously and Western allies need to "stand very firmly against" them. Canada would continue to support Kyiv by strengthening its sanctions on Russia and sending military aid to Ukraine, he said.

☆ Pope says it is 'madness' to think of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pope Francis addresses the audience as he arrives for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneVATICAN CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West he was not bluffing about possibly using nuclear weapons, said on Wednesday that thinking of such an act was "madness". The pope, discussing his trip to Kazakhstan last week to a crowd for his general audience in St. Peter's Square, praised the central Asian country for giving up nuclear weapons after its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. At a time in this tragic war where some are thinking of nuclear weapons - which is madness - this country said 'no' to nuclear weapons from the start," Francis said. "He (Krajewski) told me of the pain of these people, the savage acts, the monstrosity, the tortured bodies they find.

☆ Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

When Russian troops withdrew from the town on Sept. 9 and 10, he wept with joy as he and other detainees were suddenly set free. Russia has consistently denied its troops have committed war crimes since its troops invaded Ukraine in February. On Monday, the Kremlin rejected allegations of such abuses in Kharkiv region, where Izium is located, as a "lie". A grave of 17 Ukrainian soldiers was also found. One of the Russian soldiers did surreptitiously give him water without the others seeing, he said, and he was eventually released by his jailors - and found by passers-by.

☆ Volodymyr Zelenskyy embodies resilience. It's one of multiple traits business leaders can mimic in tough times.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The Ukrainian leader's speaking style is characterized by short sentences, vivid imagery, and empathy, all of which make him effective. A 2021 research paper published in the Academy of Management Journal found business leaders who led by example boosted productivity in their businesses. Some of the most convincing business leaders of our time have leaned into emotion when making key arguments. Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesThough the pandemic has bent the rules of formality, starched suits are still the go-to for world leaders. "President Zelenskyy remains focused on his core assignment.

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