There is "a low but growing risk" that Russia would launch a limited military attack against one or several NATO countries that border it, Denmark intelligence has warned
Such attacks could include isolated strikes with long-range weapons like drones or missiles on infrastructure supporting Ukraine, or false-flag operations using Ukrainian-made drones, intelligence service chief Thomas Ahrenkiel said at a press conference.
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Ahrenkiel → be → conference
He said Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops into a NATO border area, potentially under the pretext of protecting Russian minorities.
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Russia → say → minorities
"The aim is not to take over the country, but to divide NATO," he said.
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he → take → NATO
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is facing backlash after inviting Russian president Vladimir Putin to a December G20 meeting in Miami, for what would be his second US visit since the war began.
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war → face → Miami
"It's clearly, I think, the wrong path to normalise people who are starting wars, who are going against the UN charter, who are killing and giving orders to kill civilians," said the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, speaking to Sky News.
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diplomat → think → News
Eight killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv region as civilian sites hit
At least eight people were killed in Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, including strikes that damaged a maternity hospital in Kyiv and killed six people at an agricultural facility in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian officials said.
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officials → kill → region
Two people were killed in Kyiv, according to president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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people → kill → Zelensky
The overnight assault reportedly damaged homes and civilian infrastructure in the capital.
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assault → damage → capital
Police said nine houses, a post office, warehouses and dozens of vehicles were among the sites affected.
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houses → say → sites
A maternity hospital was also damaged, although reports indicated that patients were not harmed.
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patients → damage → ?
Zelensky, who was in New York for the UN General Assembly, said the attacks struck Kyiv while people were sleeping.
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people → say → Kyiv
The deadliest incident occurred in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, where six people were killed at a farm and 12 others were injured, according to prosecutors.
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others → occur → prosecutors
The attack hit a vegetable storage facility in the village of Stara Hnylytsia in the Chuhuiv district.
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attack → hit → district
Zelensky courts Wall Street as Ukraine seeks investment for reconstruction and winter
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks with senior American business executives in New York as Kyiv seeks private investment to help rebuild an economy battered by more than four years of war.
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Kyiv → court → war
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and brought together representatives of more than two dozen US companies.
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meeting → take → companies
It was facilitated by Citigroup and the US Chamber of Commerce.
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It → facilitate → Commerce
The discussions come at a difficult moment for Ukraine.
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discussions → come → Ukraine
Russian attacks have continued to damage infrastructure and key parts of the economy, while Kyiv faces enormous costs from maintaining its war effort.
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Kyiv → continue → effort
Ukrainian officials are also looking ahead to another winter in which attacks on energy infrastructure could put additional pressure on households and businesses.
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attacks → look → households
The government said the talks focused on helping Ukraine withstand the coming winter as well as supporting its economy and reconstruction.
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Ukraine → say → economy
Private companies could play a role in sectors ranging from infrastructure and energy to finance, technology and industrial production.
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companies → play → finance
Finland asks Musk to expand Starlink coverage for Ukraine
Finnish president Alexander Stubb said he has asked Elon Musk to extend Starlink coverage into Russian territory, arguing that it could help Ukraine locate Russian ballistic missile launchers.
Starlink has been a key part of Ukraine’s battlefield communications since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and is also used to support drone operations, but its coverage does not extend over Russia.
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coverage → ask → Russia
Ukraine faces a shortage of air defences against ballistic missiles and believes access to Starlink over Russian territory could improve its ability to identify launch sites.
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access → face → sites
Russia has invited Kim Jong Un to visit the country, the Tass news agency said
Russia has extended an official invitation to visit the country to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a deputy foreign minister has said according to the TASS state news agency.
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minister → invite → agency
Moscow and Pyongyang have drawn markedly closer in recent years, with North Korea sending troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 and deepening military cooperation under a mutual defence pact.
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Korea → draw → pact
US and Indian top diplomats discuss Russia sanctions bill signed by Trump
US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar discussed on Wednesday US measures that could be leveled against countries that engage economically with Russia and Iran.
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that → discuss → Russia
Last week, Trump signed the bill called "Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026," named after deceased South Carolina Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Trump → sign → Graham
Rubio and Jaishankar "discussed sanctions that could be leveled against states that engage economically with Russia and Iran," the State Department said in a statement after their meeting in New York.
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Jaishankar wrote on X he "reiterated India's interests and concerns with regard to SRIA."
India has previously told Washington that new measures to levy tariffs over the purchase of Russian oil could impact bilateral ties.
Don't weaken sanctions on Russian oligarchs, Zelensky pleads with world leaders -
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'Low but growing risk" that Russia would launch a limited military attack against one or several NATO countries, Denmark warns
Russia is likely to intensify its hybrid war against the West in the coming months, Denmark's defence intelligence service said in a new threat assessment on Thursday.
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service → grow → Thursday
Hybrid warfare and sabotage on European soil gained renewed attention after Germany recently blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at the Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting European Union members to call for new sanctions against Russia.
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Germany → gain → Russia
Moscow has repeatedly denied any involvement in hybrid warfare, sabotage operations in NATO countries, or plotting any confrontation.
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Moscow → deny → confrontation
The Russian embassy in Denmark rejected the assessment as unsupported by credible evidence and accused the West, led by Denmark, of driving up tensions over Ukraine.
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embassy → reject → Ukraine
"Our persistent warnings about the destructiveness of such an approach are being ignored," the embassy said in a written statement.
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embassy → ignore → statement
The defence intelligence service said Russia would carry out more frequent attacks against the West and NATO "with greater consequences for the countries targeted than in the past".
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Russia → say → past
It added that there was "a low but growing risk" that Russia would launch a limited military attack against one or several NATO countries that border it.
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that → add → it
"A limited military attack would be a desperate move on Russia’s part and, like the intensified hybrid attacks, could potentially take place in the coming months," it said.
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it → intensify → months
Such attacks could include isolated strikes with long-range weapons like drones or missiles on infrastructure supporting Ukraine, or false-flag operations using Ukrainian-made drones, intelligence service chief Thomas Ahrenkiel said at a press conference.
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Ahrenkiel → include → conference
He said Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops into a NATO border area, potentially under the pretext of protecting Russian minorities.
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Russia → say → minorities
Finnish leader pleads with Musk to help Ukraine hit Russian missile launchers
Alexander Stubb said on Thursday he pleaded with SpaceX owner Elon Musk to expand Starlink satellite internet coverage for Ukraine so it can strike Russian ballistic missile launchers located inside Russian territory.
With winter looming, Ukraine has an acute shortage of air defenses to repel Russian ballistic missiles, and Kyiv officials believe that turning on Starlink over Russian territory would help it target the Russian launchers that fire the missiles.
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