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Where Things Stand on China-US Trade After Trump and Xi Talk
The detente - reached at last week’s meeting between Trump and Xi in South Korea - marks a new phase in a fierce standoff that has rumbled since 2018.
Nov. 5, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Pokrovsk and Kupyansk – a Turning Point for Russia or ‘Last-Minute Panic Before Winter’?
Mykola Bielieskov of the National Institute for Strategic Studies analyzes the war whose kinetic frontline is just one of many – and the outcome may depend on political will.
Nov. 5, 2025
Russia
Ukraine’s Drones Hit Lukoil Refinery Inside Russia
In Kyiv’s continuing assault on Russian energy infrastructure, drones operated by HUR, the Armed Forces and the SSO hit the Lukoil refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
Nov. 5, 2025
Energy
Ukraine Strikes Orel Power Plant, Vladimir Substation Again as Energy War Deepens
Ukraine launched new drone attacks on Russia’s Orel power plant and Vladimir substation - both hit for the second time in a week - amid escalating strikes on Moscow’s energy infrastructure.
Nov. 5, 2025
Putin
Putin Signs Laws to Guard Refineries With Reservists, Allow Year-Round Conscription
Putin authorizes reservists to guard oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones and signs a law enabling year-round conscription as war and spending pressure mount.
Nov. 5, 2025
Ukraine
Poland Slams Fake Narratives of Ukrainian Soldiers Jumping Hospital Waiting Lists
The false claims originated from a video published on X and Facebook last Friday, showing a group of Ukrainian soldiers outside a hospital in the southeastern Polish city of Stalowa Wola.
Nov. 5, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on November 4, 2025
Nov. 5, 2025
Ukraine
Trump Urged to Use Orbán Visit to Break Ukraine-EU Deadlock
Analysts say the US President must press Hungary’s “outlier” PM on frozen funds and sanctions relief in exchange for lifting the veto on accession to the EU.
Nov. 5, 2025
Ukraine
Pentagon Concedes Russian Threat as Trump-Era Policy Shop Faces Revolt in Senate Hearing
US Senators lash out after quiet decisions to pause military aid to Kyiv and pull a US brigade from Romania baffle lawmakers and allies on NATO’s eastern flank.
Nov. 5, 2025
Russia
Belgium Halts Flights at Brussels Airport After Drone Sighting
Belgium has also seen repeated airspace violations at the Kleine Brogel airbase, where unknown drones were spotted for three consecutive nights between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, as well as Nov. 4.
Nov. 5, 2025
Russia
Russia’s Crude Shipments Fall as Global Buyers Step Back After US Sanctions
India, China and Turkey sweep up some 95% of Russia’s seaborne crude exports, so any significant or long-term pull-back in their purchases could devastate Moscow’s economy.
Nov. 4, 2025
Belarus
Washington Softens Sanctions on Belarusian Airline, Presidential Aircraft
The step marks the latest sign of warming ties between Washington and Minsk after Belarus freed successive rounds of political prisoners in exchange for an easing of sanctions on Belavia.
Nov. 4, 2025
EU
EU Calls Georgia ‘Candidate in Name Only’ Amid Democratic Backsliding
“Georgia is not on the trajectory to become an EU member state, neither in 2030 nor later,” Pawel Herczynski, EU ambassador to Georgia, told reporters in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Nov. 4, 2025
Europe
Italy Summons Russian Ambassador After Zakharova Blames Ukraine for Rome Tower Collapse
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reaffirmed his country’s support for Ukraine, calling Zakharova’s comments “shameful and unacceptable in a civilized country.”
Nov. 4, 2025
Europe
EU Approves 5th Ukraine Facility Payment of €1.8 Billion to Kyiv
The EU has approved a fifth €1.8 billion ($2.1 billion) payment to Ukraine under its €50 billion Ukraine Facility, releasing previously withheld funds after Kyiv met key reform benchmarks.
Nov. 4, 2025
Russia
Mazda Becomes First Foreign Carmaker to Lose Control of Its Russian Joint Venture
Mazda has lost the right to buy back its 50% stake in a Russian joint venture after missing the option deadline, according to the company that acquired the shares.
Nov. 4, 2025
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