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The Kremlin intensifies direct and collateral damage in the middle of its invasion of Ukraine. On Friday, September 18, Moscow forces attacked four Ukrainian cargo ships in the Black Sea, according to the Russian state press. Meanwhile, the Vladimir Putin Administration announced that it confiscated the assets, which are in Russia, of the Swiss food giant Nestlé (NESN.S) and of the French retail chain Auchan.
The French President warns that the hybrid attacks in Moscow have been on the rise in the country and in Europe. And he claims that "they won't go without an answer."
The polling stations opened on Friday, September 18, in the Russian Far East at the beginning of a three-day vote for the parliamentary elections, the first since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main party of the Kremlin, United Russia, stands out to maintain its control of power along with other formations aligned with President Vladímir Putin, as the only party that criticized the war was excluded from the electoral ballot.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, stated on Friday, 18 September, that he ordered measures to protect the critical infrastructure and facilities of his country's defence industry from "Russian hybrid attacks." He also noted that the threat from Moscow has intensified in recent weeks.
