Europe
Burnham: “clear answer” that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, the first British prime minister to say so publicly
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he was given “the clear answer that yes, there was” Russian interference…
Desk
Russia & Eurasia
Russia, the war in Ukraine, Belarus, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
Politics & Diplomacy
Trump announces “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine; Moscow yet to confirm as new Russian strikes hit Ukrainian energy sites
Donald Trump said on October 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately,…
Balkans
Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia
Yandex Cloud reported power outages at its Vladimir data centre on October 11, the third near-consecutive day of…
Politics & Diplomacy
Russian diesel: Democrats and Republicans turn on the Trump-Putin deal: “It will only lead to more slaughter”
Lawmakers from both parties criticised Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Vladimir Putin on October 10, warning that it…
Politics & Diplomacy
Democrats urge FBI director Kash Patel to cancel a Russia trip hosted by the FSB
Two senior House Democrats, Jamie Raskin and Jim Himes, have asked FBI director Kash Patel to cancel a…
Land Forces
Donetsk: Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi has retaken 175 sq km around Lyman, while Russian sources say an assault on Sloviansk is receding
Ukraine’s counteroffensive around Lyman has reclaimed about 175 square kilometres, according to Al Jazeera, and even Russian channels…
Politics & Diplomacy
“It felt like a trap”: how Ukraine was blindsided by Trump’s turn on Russian diesel, and the threat to cut intelligence
According to the Kyiv Independent, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine’s delegation on October 9 that Trump…
Military & Defense
Zaporizhzhia: 20 dead in Russian glide-bomb strike, missiles hit Kyiv after US eases diesel sanctions
At least 20 people, three of them children, were killed in Zaporizhzhia on October 10, Ukraine’s emergency service…
Middle East & North Africa
Kremlin: Putin relayed Iran’s plan to end the war to Trump, in coordination with Pezeshkian
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 10 that Vladimir Putin conveyed the Iranian side’s vision for resolving…
Politics & Diplomacy
Trump on Zelensky: “It’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”, and he “better damn well stop” hitting Russian refineries
Speaking to reporters on October 10, Donald Trump said Volodymyr Zelensky “could have settled this war many times”…
Economy & Energy
Putin: Russia ready to supply oil to the US; Zelensky calls Trump’s diesel decision “weak”
After his phone call with Donald Trump on October 9, Vladimir Putin said in a written statement that…
Air Force
France to begin training Ukrainian pilots on the Rafale in November
French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin told the National Assembly on October 8 that the first training of…