Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 18th MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. The European Union unveils a proposal to suspend the free trade agreement with Israel amid its offensive in Gaza City, and the Russian military is providing drone expertise to their CSTO counterparts as the Rubezh 2025 exercises kick off in Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is weighing sending a team of its experts to Russia. These stories topped Thursday's