Europe
Joint Expeditionary Force ministers meet in Iceland, advance Canada’s bid and deeper Ukraine ties
Defence ministers of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force met at Keflavik on 2 October, moving ahead on Canadian…
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Ukraine
Latest news and analysis on Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine war, military operations, diplomacy and international support.
Politics & Diplomacy
Sybiha: “Russia must be cornered” before real talks can happen; yes to a Zelensky-Putin meeting with Trump or Erdogan
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on October 12 that “appeasement never brings…
Politics & Diplomacy
FT: US threatens to freeze PURL and intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stops strikes on Russian energy infrastructure
The Trump administration has threatened to suspend the mechanism through which US weapons are bought for Ukraine unless…
Politics & Diplomacy
Ukraine sanctions 70 officials in Iskander-M and Zircon missile production: Vlasiuk, “The responsibility is personal”
On Sunday, October 11, Ukraine imposed new sanctions targeting Russian ballistic missile production, sanctions evasion and collaborators in…
Politics & Diplomacy
Zelensky on ABC: “60 days of total ceasefire, and we will organize elections”; the choice of leader is for Ukrainians, he tells Trump
Responding to Donald Trump’s call for a new president, Volodymyr Zelensky told ABC’s This Week on October 11…
Europe
Kremlin calls Zelensky “hysterical”; Medvedev says ballistic missiles and Gerans, not Trump’s words, bring victory
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Volodymyr Zelensky is in a state of “hysteria”, while Dmitry Medvedev answered Donald…
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…
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…