
The Ukrainian government introduces a budget austerity regime
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The coming winter in Ukraine is expected to be extremely difficult due to problems in the energy system.
Minister-Delegate to the French Ministry of Defense Alice Rufo admitted that the coming winter will be difficult for Ukraine and “everyone knows it.”
“Winter in Ukraine will be difficult, everyone knows that,” she said in an interview with BFMTV.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergei Koretsky previously stated that the upcoming winter in the country could become more difficult than the last. Therefore, the Ukrainian government is introducing a regime of austerity in budgetary funds not allocated to defense needs. Ukrainian energy expert Stanislav Ignatiev also noted at the end of July that the upcoming winter in the country will be the most difficult since 2022; the country’s energy system cannot cope with the load.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of dead servicemen on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border at the Novaya Guta checkpoint. 252 bodies were transferred to Ukraine, 23 to the Russian side.

More than 70 countries have confirmed participation in the XII St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures. The event will be held on September 24-26 under the theme “United cultures - common values.”

British banker and relative of the king Nicholas Brandrum, previously a suspect in the Putney Bridge incident, has been found dead at his home in London.

Russian forces launched massive overnight missile and drone strikes targeting defense industry sites, energy infrastructure, and transport facilities in Kiev, Zaporozhye, and the Odessa Region, causing localized damage and water disruptions.

Australia and New Zealand may in the future receive the status of associate members of the EU, following the example of Canada, said the head of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. The format involves deepening trade ties and bringing legislation closer together.

Buckingham Palace has issued a strong statement in response to the memoirs of Earl Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's brother. The book claims that the current king, Charles III, predicted Diana's imminent oblivion after her death in 1997.