Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing the international community for not taking a tougher stance against Russia's attacks on civilian areas.

In December 2023, Finland closed its 1,340 km (832 mile) border with Russia— the longest frontier with Russia of any EU or NATO country—after more than 1,300 migrants arrived there without visas. Helsinki accused Moscow of weaponizing asylum seekers by sending them to the frontier to destabilize the Nordic country—accusations the Kremlin denied.

One of the three grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port was damaged in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, adding to concerns over export disruptions from the Black Sea region.

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The Nordic country shares a border of more than 800 miles with Russia, making its growing F-35 capability significant for NATO's northern flank. Newsweek contacted Patria and the Finnish Ministry of Defense via email Sunday for comment.

Russia posted its biggest monthly budget surplus in a year in August after major state companies paid dividends on last year’s profits.

MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and where such talks might take place.