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Monday, September 15, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Ukraine says ‘small progress’, no major breakthrough, after 3rd round of talks with Russia

Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said the discussions continued on political and military aspects but concluded that it was 'too early to talk about something positive'.

Modi seeks to ‘mediate’ between Putin and Zelenskyy, urges ‘direct conversation’ to end war

New Delhi has been walking the tightrope in balancing its ties with Russia and Ukraine but has also been urging both sides to end the fighting.

Reality vs perception in Ukraine students’ rescue, and Warnie’s skills in demand in the heavens

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Your empty seats speak loudly,’ says Ukraine as Russia skips ICJ hearing on invasion

Ukraine has accused Russia of 'planning acts of genocide' and contends the aggressor was 'intentionally killing and inflicting serious injury on members of the Ukrainian nationality'.

‘Completely immoral,’ Ukraine on Russian plan to take its citizens to Russia, ally Belarus

These are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine, Zelensly aide said.

‘Plan in place’ to continue Ukraine govt if Zelensky killed, says US

Continuity of Ukraine government will be maintained ‘one way or the other’, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.

Russian banks turn to China after Visa, Mastercard suspend services

The banks are working on issuing cards with UnionPay — a state-owned provider of most card payments in China with operations in 180 countries and regions.

Aiding a Ukrainian insurgency would be painful and costly for the West

Waging insurgency would be a frightful business for the Ukrainians doing the fighting, and supporting it would require the US and its allies to brace themselves for escalation.

Modi appreciates ‘continuing dialogue’, but asks Putin to directly talk to Zelensky

Modi told both leaders to safely evacuate the remaining Indian citizens from Ukraine.

Oil shock risks becoming ‘nightmare’ for RBI, it could raise inflation forecast

The surge in edible and crude oil prices are bound to feed into headline inflation, which has already breached the upper tolerance limit of RBI's 2-6% target range.

On Camera

Indian cricket team and its half-hearted performative patriotism

India won the match against Pakistan. But when it came to upholding the spirit of the game, they dropped the ball.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

New Defence Procurement Manual out, first since 2009, with moves to cut red tape, ease pvt participation

The updated manual introduces reforms like guaranteed orders, lower financial penalties & simplified procurement for specialised equipment.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.