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Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.

The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.

Some hawks among Russia's military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to "sober up" Russia's enemies in the West.

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At the recent GLOBSEC 2024 Forum in Prague, political leaders from the Baltic Sea states unleashed a barrage of criticism against the U.S. government's handling of its Ukraine war strategy. The most revealing statement came from the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

“I am sorry that the deliveries of F-16s took so long. Personally, I was ready to hand them over to Ukraine from the very beginning of the war. However, there was a long debate about the correctness of this decision,” Frederiksen revealed.

"If we allow Russia to take 20% of Ukraine, [do you believe] Russia will say thank you? My guess is that they will say thank you and move on in Ukraine or other countries, including NATO countries. There is no alternative to Ukraine winning this war,” Frederiksen said. She also added, that “as Europeans, no matter what happens in the US, we should be able to do more on our own” and that “A Europe that is not willing to defend itself is not a Europe.”

This aligns with Estonia's Hanno Pevkur, who framed the issue as one of strategic clarity. 'The question for us is straightforward: Do we want Ukraine to fight, or do we want Ukraine to win? We want Ukraine to win, not just to fight,' Pevkur stated.

These sentiments capture a growing divide between the U.S. and some of its European allies, who feel that Washington’s reluctance to escalate its involvement is prolonging the war and risking Ukrainian lives.

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The frustration expressed by Baltic and Danish leaders is amplified by recent revelations [...] that the Biden administration had rejected a proposal to send American contractors to Ukraine to maintain Western military equipment, including the crucial F-16s. [as] the U.S. National Security Council had considered the deployment of specialists but ultimately declined, deeming it too risky.

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Previously, critics in the U.S., such as retired general and former commanding officer of the U.S. Army Europe Ben Hodges have criticized the U.S. procrastination with training Ukrainian pilots for the F16-s. "It is absurd how long it is taking us to get Ukrainian pilots trained in the F-16s. That is embarrassing to me, how long it has taken," Hodges lamented in a recent interview to The Baltic Sentinel.

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The moment of the Russian ballistic missile attack on the Sports Palace in Kharkiv.

The enemy fired two "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles at a shopping center in the Saltiv district of Kharkiv.

Three Iskander-M type missiles directly hit the Sports Palace building in the Nemyshlyan district, as well as three more S-300/400 type missiles hit the surrounding area

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A drone crashed in the village of Durnikha in the Ramensky urban district of the Moscow region, local residents report

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Photo from the site of the drone crash near a residential building in Ramenskoye urban district of Moscow region

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Podolsk, Moscow region

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158 drones shot down over Russian territory tonight , says Defense Ministry

“At night, 46 UAVs were destroyed and intercepted over the Kursk region, 34 over the Bryansk region, 28 over the Voronezh region, 14 over the Belgorod region, 8 over the Ryazan region, 2 over Moscow, 7 over the Moscow region, 5 over the Kaluga region, 4 over the Lipetsk region, 3 over the Tula region, 2 UAVs each over the Tambov and Smolensk regions, and one each over the Oryol, Tver and Ivanovo regions,” the department reports.

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Belgium will allocate 150 million euros ($165 million) to restore civilian and energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, the Ukrainian government announced on August 30.

As part of its reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, Brussels has taken on the responsibility for rebuilding two regions, including the cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv, which have endured numerous Russian attacks since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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The agreements outline plans for the reconstruction, renovation, and construction of education, healthcare, and energy infrastructure. Additionally, the two countries aim to build shelters in Ukraine and implement backup power and heating systems.

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