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Ukrainian military: Ukraine attacked Russias Kirishi oil refinery.Ukrainian Navy: On the night of September 11, Ukrainian Navy forces attacked a communications node at the 184th Scientific and Experimental Base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. The communications node is responsible for command and control of the Russian Black Sea Fleets forces.On September 14th, the immigration issue continued to tear British society apart. On September 13th, local time, two opposing demonstrations broke out simultaneously in central London. Over 100,000 people participated in an anti-immigration rally organized by the far right, while approximately 5,000 people participated in an anti-racism demonstration. To maintain order and separate the two groups of protesters, London police deployed over 1,000 officers to create a "quarantine zone." At the scene, physical clashes broke out between the anti-immigration demonstrators and police.According to the Financial Times on September 14, Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm defended her decision to award Musk $1 trillion in stock options, calling him a "unique" CEO who must have exerted extraordinary effort and achieved "seemingly impossible goals" to earn this historic award. Denholm said in an interview: "To achieve the vision and goals weve set, hes going to have to invest an extraordinary amount of time, energy, and effort. This is by no means a walk in the park. This is an extremely ambitious project... If he can pull it off, hes entitled to an unprecedented reward." Denholm also defended the boards "hands-off" approach to Musks controversial political stances, emphasizing that he enjoys freedom of speech and possesses the unique qualities Tesla needs.On September 14th, Martin Kocher, the new president of the Austrian National Bank and a member of the ECBs governing council, said in an interview that the ECB could temporarily maintain interest rates at 2% unless there were major shocks. "At this point, this interest rate cycle is over, or very close to it," Kocher said. This Thursday, the ECB held interest rates at 2% for the second consecutive meeting. Kocher said that "if there are no major changes in the data," the rationale for this months decision will to some extent "continue to hold true in future ECB meetings." When asked about his personal stance, Kocher said that he currently "inclined to remain cautious on monetary policy" and advised against taking excessive risks on inflation.
