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Updated September 9, 2023 at 1:03 p.m. EDT|Published September 9, 2023 at 1:23 a.m. EDT

Romania found new drone fragments on its territory near the Ukrainian border, the Defense Ministry said Saturday, describing the pieces as similar to those used by the Russian army. Earlier this week, drone parts were recovered from the same area.

The discovery Saturday indicated an absolutely unacceptable violation of the sovereign airspace of Romania, a NATO ally, President Klaus Iohannis said in a statement. He said he spoke with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who called the strikes destabilizing and said he welcomes the U.S. decision to deploy more F-16s for NATO air policing.

At a Group of 20 economic summit in New Delhi, world leaders adopted a declaration that avoided openly condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine. But the document, which included language agreed on by all members, including the United States and Russia, also urged states to refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition.

Heres the latest on the war and its impact across the globe.

In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said there is no possibility of compromising with Putin to end the war. He said that he is willing to talk to the people who are ready to compromise but that Putin was not one of them. When you want to have a compromise or a dialogue with somebody, you cannot do it with a liar, Zelensky said.

Putin vowed Russia would continue to systematically build up bilateral communications in all directions with North Korea. The Kremlin published a letter from Putin to his counterpart Kim Jong Un on Saturday to mark the founding 75 years ago of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. Kim plans to visit Putin later this month, probably in the Russian port city of Vladivostok, to discuss possible weapons deals to bolster Russias fighting force in Ukraine, The Post previously reported.

Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak criticized SpaceX owner Elon Musk for cutting off Starlink satellite internet services to Ukrainian submarine drones last year. The drones were launching an attack on a Russian fleet based in Crimea. Musk has defended his decision, saying he did not want SpaceX to be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation.

In Ukraine, more than 800 educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed due to the war, the United Nations human rights office in the country said Saturday. During war, schools should be a sanctuary for children, the group said. Yet in Ukraine, far too often they have come under shelling and attacks by missiles, loitering munitions and airstrikes in the wake of Russias large-scale attack. It added that schools in the regions of Kherson, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv had been especially damaged.

Japans Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrived in Kyiv on Saturday, where he will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Hayashi is expected to reaffirm Tokyos support for Kyiv in the war against Russia while several Japanese business executives will accompany him to discuss Ukraines reconstruction, it added.

The CIA has published a video aimed at recruiting disaffected Russian officials. The video, titled Why I made contact with the CIA: For myself, shows a Russian government official walking through what appears to be the snowy streets of a Russian city before entering a secured facility, and appears aimed to entice recruits.

Cuba has arrested 17 people for allegedly recruiting Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. A Cuban prosecutor told local media that the suspects could face sentences of up to 30 years or life in prison, or even the death penalty. Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine, Cubas Foreign Ministry said in a news release, according to the AP.

Ukrainian troops rely on Starlink services for virtually any task requiring digital communication, The Washington Post reported. From communicating with loved ones back home to directing drones against enemy positions, Ukrainian troops are heavily dependent on the 42,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine.

A Russian missile strike hit Zelenskys hometown of Kryvyi Rih. The Friday attack left at least one person dead and more than 70 injured, Ukrainian officials said. The strike destroyed a police administration building.

Ukraine froze the assets of Ihor Kolomoisky, a tycoon facing graft allegations who is already under indictment and sanctions in the United States over accusations of bank fraud. Ukraines anti-graft office said it had frozen shares in more than 300 companies under his control, along with real estate and vehicles, amounting to a value of more than $80 million.

War in Ukraine halted adoptions. Now some orphans are stuck in limbo: After Ukrainian officials paused international adoptions until the wars end, about 200 American families seeking to adopt children from the war-torn country find themselves stuck, David L. Stern reports. Ukraine says adoptions will resume three months after the end of martial law.

Pavlo Shulha, the Ukrainian head of Kidsave, a U.S.-based international charity helping place orphans with families, said the childrens distress is being compounded since the main trauma is abandonment. By delaying their adoptions, authorities are repeating this trauma, he added.

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