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Geopolitics & Economy
>>> European capitals fear Russia is preparing a new offensive near Pokrovsk even as they finalize Ukraine’s security guarantees, underscoring the race to harden air defense and long-range strike ecosystems before winter.
>>> Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said President Trump urged the U.S. and Europe to coordinate sanctions aimed squarely at Russian oil and gas, with follow-up talks scheduled between EU leaders and Trump’s advisers.
>>> OPEC+ is preparing another round of production cuts, while a major investment bank said a spike in gold toward $5,000 would require extreme macro shocks; energy and precious-metals markets moved with elevated volatility.
>>> China is set to buy more discounted Russian oil, cushioning Moscow’s war finances and complicating the sanctions regime that Europe and the U.S. seek to tighten.
>>> Ukraine’s international reserves rose strongly in August, and the National Bank strengthened the hryvnia, stabilizing expectations and improving buffers amid wartime financing pressures.