Xi skips Brics dinner as summit struggles to reach deal on Ukraine, Middle East conflicts. India hosted the Brics summit at a geopolitically divisive time in the world. Two members of the BRICS – Iran and Russia – are embroiled in major wars, while several of their allies have faced attacks, instability and serious disruption as a result of the conflicts. But the contradictions at the heart of the Brics were laid bare in Delhi this weekend.Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 1:30 PM NATO chief says Russian attack on train shows how desperate Putin is Fears European leaders met on Monday to discuss growing competition in the Arctic, where global warming is opening up new sea routes, governments compete for vast natural resources and a Russian military buildup is raising security concerns. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen were among the leaders expected for the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, a city perhaps best known for its Santa Claus village. remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard at the request of Ukraine, prompting condemnation from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read the full story below Maira Butt September 14, 2026 13:00 Kremlin says ban on Russian diesel exports should help domestic situation amid problems in global energy market The Kremlin said on Monday that a ban on diesel exports should help boost the domestic market in Russia and blamed instability in the Middle East for worsening global energy markets. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question about President Donald Trump’s request to Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure. Moscow welcomed the request and Peskov told reporters that Russia would resume diesel exports once domestic fuel supplies stabilized. Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 12:30Sam Kiley: Kremlin will celebrate Russia’s attack near Boris Johnson’s trainSam Kiley: Kremlin will celebrate Russia’s attack near Boris Johnson’s trainMaira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 12:00Sam Kiley’s analysis: Russia will celebrate almost killing Boris Johnson: This is Putin’s plan for chaosIf blowing up a gas station and a railway car near A train carrying two former European prime ministers and the man who used to run the US war in Afghanistan, the CIA – and rewrote US military doctrine – was an accident, something the Russians do not admit in the Kremlin. Johnson, especially, is a national hero in Ukraine. His record in Britain, where he improved Russia’s strategic position by helping push the UK out of Europe, does not worry frontline soldiers in a country that is grateful for their stentorian support from the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022. Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 11:30 Kremlin responds after Boris Johnson’s train nearly collides with a Russian drone. Speaking on Monday, a Kremlin spokesman did not deny that Russia was responsible for the attack, saying its forces would continue to operate throughout Ukrainian territory. In a post on X, Johnson wrote: “I don’t know what twisted logic led Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning.” Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 11:15 A Russian attack on an agricultural warehouse in northern Ukraine kills three, police say. A Russian attack on a warehouse facility belonging to an agricultural company in the town of Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, killed three people, regional police said.Preliminary information indicated that another seven people were injured in the attack, police said on the Telegram messaging app.Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 11:00Watch: Trump asks Zelensky not to target Russian diesel fuelTrump asks Zelensky not to target Russian diesel fuelMaira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 10:30Russian attack on a train on Ukraine-Poland border was aimed at scaring Western states, says EU KallasA Russian drone attack on a train on Ukraine’s border with NATO member Poland on Sunday was aimed at scaring Western countries that support Ukraine, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja said on Monday Kallas. “I think we should act the other way around. We should show that we are there for Ukraine and that we are not afraid,” he told reporters in Rovaniemi, Finland, where he attended a summit on Arctic strategy. Maira ButtSeptember 14, 2026 10:00
