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Die Spannungen zwischen Nato und Russland sind seit dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine 2022 gestiegen, wobei vermehrt Vorfälle mit Drohnen im Luftraum der Nao-Mitglieder an der Ostflanke gemeldet wurden. Die USA haben seit 2022 Sanktionen gegen russische Finanzinstitute wie die VTB Bank verhängt, um deren Fähigkeit zur Kriegsfinanzierung zu schwächen.
Ein Nato-Kampfjet schießt eine Drohne im litauischen Luftraum ab. Zuvor waren die Jets wegen der Sichtung des unbemannten Flugkörpers nahe der Hauptstadt Vilnius aufgestiegen, teilt das nationale Krisenmanagementzentrum mit.
Die US-Regierung hat umfassende Sanktionen gegen die russische VTB Bank verhängt. Das Finanzministerium erklärte am Montag, die Maßnahme sei Teil der Bemühungen, verbliebene Finanzierungswege des Irans abzuschneiden.
Welche zusätzliche Wirkung die Sanktionen entfalten werden, ist unklar. Bereits die Regierung des damaligen US-Präsidenten Joe Biden hatte die staatliche VTB kurz nach dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine 2022 mit weitreichenden Sanktionen belegt.
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Die USA werden weitere Sanktionen gegen russische Finanzinstitute prüfen, um die Kriegsfinanzierung Russlands zu schwächen.
Likely · Within weeks
Litauen und andere Baltische Staaten werden ihre Luftraumüberwachung angesichts wiederholter Drohnenvorfälle verstärken.
Likely · Within days
In May, a drone alarm in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius triggered a protection order for the population and the head of state for the first time since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Two days earlier, a drone believed to have been Ukrainian crashed over Lithuania. Moscow accuses the Baltic states of using Ukrainian drones to attack Russian territory, while NATO has strengthened its eastern flank and Germany has stationed a brigade in Lithuania.
NATO says Lithuania has shot down a drone over its airspace, while the EU is pushing back the deadline for extending Russia sanctions by a week. The Ukrainian railway chief reports virtually non-stop attacks on railway infrastructure, with 40 locomotives hit in August alone. Zelensky expresses doubts about Russian compliance with a possible halt to attacks on energy facilities, while Poland and France warn of further escalation. Finland is joining the French nuclear deterrence initiative and Canadian negotiations are underway for a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. In the western Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops captured two villages, while Ukraine attacked Sochi with drones, injuring 28 people.

NATO warplanes shot down a drone over Lithuania after flying to report a sighting of an unmanned missile near Vilnius. President Gitanas Nauseda thanked the alliance forces for their quick response. The incident comes in the context of increasing Russian aggression against Ukraine and the deployment of a German armored brigade in Lithuania until 2027.
A Russian drone attack on a passenger train near the Polish border in Ukraine is interpreted by Austrian military expert Markus Reisner as a targeted message to Western supporters of Ukraine. The attack occurred shortly after the departure of a train carrying European politicians including Carl Bildt, Boris Johnson and David Petraeus.
Thousands of people fled within a day due to renewed fighting in Tais and neighboring provinces. According to the IOM, almost 94,000 people were forced to flee in September; the government reports numerous civilian casualties.
In Turkey, numerous accounts on Platform X were blocked following raids against queer clubs. Affected are LGBT+ organizations, journalists, lawyers and human rights groups such as Amnesty International. A court had ordered the lockdown while 26 activists were arrested.