Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Russia Blocks Thousands From Leaving as Digital Draft System Takes Full Effect
The move marks another step in Moscow’s effort to tighten control over potential conscripts ahead of the autumn call-up – the largest conscription since 2016.
Oct. 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
Moldova’s 10-Year Defense Plan Elicits Predictable Russian Response
As Moldova unveiled its Military Strategy for 2025–2035 on Wednesday, its Prime Minister said he expected “hysterical voices” to attack the plans – it didn’t take long for Moscow to prove his point.
Oct. 10, 2025
Ukraine
‘Major Win for Ukraine, Baltics’ – US Senate Defies Chaos to Pass Defense Bill
Amid political chaos, US Senators approve funds for the Baltic Security Initiative and mandate action on Ukraine children abducted during the conflict.
Oct. 10, 2025
Ukraine
Russian Drone Escalation Puts NATO to Test, Romania’s Top Diplomat Warns in Washington
Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu demands the Alliance extend its defense “until the Black Sea” and asserts Ukraine’s security is now a collective, front line responsibility.
Oct. 10, 2025
NATO
‘We’re All Stepping It Up’ – Trump and Finnish President Vow More Pressure on Moscow
A day after the Kremlin said that the “momentum” towards peace had vanished, new NATO partners meet in Washington to confirm commitment to bring a Gaza-like deal to end Moscow’s brutal invasion.
Oct. 10, 2025
Europe
Georgian Court Sentences Poet to 2 Years in Prison For ‘Resisting’ Police
Zviad Ratiani’s sentence was handed down amid protests against the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party that have continued for nearly a year.
Oct. 9, 2025
Hungary
EU to Investigate Alleged Hungarian Spy Network in Brussels
A media investigation alleges that Orban’s intelligence service operated covertly in Brussels throughout the 2010s – bringing already strained relations to a new low.
Oct. 9, 2025
Aviation
Russian Missile Didn’t Really Hit Airliner, Putin Tells Aliyev
The Kremlin leader told his Azeri counterpart that the Russian missile did not hit the civilian jet in December – it exploded a few meters away – which is exactly what the missile is designed to do.
Oct. 9, 2025
Ukraine
Czechia’s Babiš Eyes 2026 Ukraine Trip
The former Czech prime minister, whose ANO party recently won the elections and who previously opposed aid to Ukraine, said he spoke by phone with President Zelensky on Thursday.
Oct. 9, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Fields High-Tech Belgian Rockets to Beef Up Defenses Vs. Hated Russian Shahed Drones
A senior Kyiv official said most of the electronic components inside of the thousands of explosives-toting Shahed drones launched by Russia at Ukraine are from the US, China and Taiwan.
Oct. 9, 2025
Ukraine
New Normal? MAGA Lawmaker Claims ‘Personal’ Right to Conduct Moscow Diplomacy
A Republican Congressional member from the House of Representatives is set to meet with Kirill Dmitriev, forcing the executive branch to claim the engagement is strictly in a “personal capacity.”
Oct. 9, 2025
Ukraine
Peace Mirage: White House Moves to Pressure as Diplomatic Window Closes Over Russia’s Warning
US officials reject the Kremlin’s “baseless” claims; former Ambassador Herbst insists only economic pressure and weapons – including Tomahawks – will persuade Putin to end his aggression.
Oct. 9, 2025
Putin
‘A New Level of Escalation’ – Russia Says Momentum From Putin-Trump Meeting ‘Gone’
Trump reached out to Putin within weeks of returning to the White House, casting himself as a neutral mediator. But he has failed to extract any major concessions from the Kremlin.
Oct. 9, 2025
Energy
Putin’s Gasoline Crisis Spreads: Sales Now Restricted in 4 Regions
Gasoline shortages are spreading across Russia as four regions impose sales limits, with some gas stations capping refills at 30 liters per car.
Oct. 8, 2025
Poland
Poland’s Tusk Pins Nord Stream Blame on ‘Those Who Built It,’ Opposes Extraditing Ukrainian Suspect
“The problem for Europe, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland isn’t that Nord Stream II was blown up, but that it was built,” the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday.
Oct. 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
Putin Calls Invasion of Ukraine 'Right and Timely,' Boasts of Territorial Gains – Far Above Independent Estimates
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, claiming major territorial “liberations” in 2025 that far exceed independent estimates.
Oct. 8, 2025
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