World
Putin
Polls Show Russians Losing Confidence in Putin Following Failed Trump Talks
Optimism in Russia has plunged after Putin’s failed Trump talks and deteriorating economic conditions, leaving confidence in the government at a record low.
Oct. 31, 2025
Energy
Russian City of Orel Loses Heat After Drone Strike on Power Plant
Drones struck key energy facilities across Russia, hitting the Orel thermal power plant and leaving much of the city without heat as temperatures dropped to 5°C.
Oct. 31, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump-Putin Summit Cancelled After Moscow Sent Memo to Washington, FT Says
The US canceled a planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest after Moscow insisted Ukraine cede territory as a condition for a ceasefire, as per the FT.
Oct. 31, 2025
Europe Must Step Up to Close $100B Funding Gap for Kyiv, US Panel Warns
US support has ended and EU funding has stalled, forcing Ukraine to rely on a failing “war economy” in Moscow that is degrading, analysts tell the Hudson Institute.
Oct. 31, 2025
Ukraine
US to Trim Forces in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia Starting Next Month After Romania Move
Washington notifies capitals of “marginal” force recalibration, prompting fears over its commitment. Veteran diplomat calls plan a “mistake,” warning against sending “the wrong signal” to Moscow.
Oct. 31, 2025
US
Trump-Orbán Meeting Set for Nov. 7 in Washington
Budapest said the meeting would focus on “possible ways to achieve peace and to discuss a roadmap leading to a US-Russian meeting” and, as a result, an end to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Oct. 31, 2025
Putin
Russians Marking Stalin’s Repression See ‘Many Warning Signs’ Today
“This is our history. We must know it, and we must learn from it,” said Kristina, a 49-year-old gardener whose great-grandfather was executed at the Stalin-era execution site near Moscow.
Oct. 31, 2025
US
Ambiguous Order: Trump’s Nuclear Test Directive Sparks Confusion, Congressional Scrutiny
Veteran US diplomat Daniel Fried tells Kyiv Post that Trump’s directive was “not fully thought through” and its confusing nature “attenuates” the message on the global stage.
Oct. 31, 2025
Energy
Russia Faces Sharp Drop in Fuel Exports Amid Sanctions, Refinery Outages
President Zelensky warned on Monday that Moscow’s oil industry would “pay even more” for the war, hinting at future attacks as US sanctions began to bite, Bloomberg reports.
Oct. 31, 2025
Ukraine
UN Report Slams Russia for Killing Ukrainian Citizens as Russia Slams Ukrainian Cities
In Ukraine, you don’t need the UN to tell you Russia is bombarding towns and cities with the clear – if improbable – objective of beating a surrender out of Ukrainian civilians.
Oct. 30, 2025
Russia
Russia Resumes Military Flights to Syria as Kyiv Hints at New Strikes on Russian Targets
Russia resumed military flights to its Hmeimim base in Syria after six months, as Ukraine’s Defence and Security forces told Kyiv Post they don’t rule out renewed strikes on Russian targets.
Oct. 30, 2025
Europe
Dutch Elections: Pro-Ukrainian D66 and Populist PVV Neck and Neck With Equal Seats
The difference in votes between the pro-Ukrainian social-liberal D66 and populist right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV) is marginal, with the final results expected next week.
Oct. 30, 2025
Putin
Putin Ally’s Firm to Acquire Lukoil’s Foreign Assets
International oil trader Gunvor, co-founded by Putin ally Timchenko, is set to buy sanctioned Russian giant Lukoil’s foreign assets, valued at up to $4 billion.
Oct. 30, 2025
US
Eurotopics: Trump and Xi Strike a Deal in Trade Dispute
What does the trial of strength between the two superpowers mean for the international order?
Oct. 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Is There Anything More Fake Than Moscow’s ‘Dialogue on Fakes 3.0’ Forum?
The conference claimed to bring together those who wished to “protect those billions of people who are exposed to disinformation which affects their lives every day.”
Oct. 30, 2025
Russia
Ukraine Cuts Ties With Cuba Over Russian War Involvement
Ukraine closed its embassy in Havana and downgraded ties with Cuba, accusing Havana of complicity in Russia’s war.
Oct. 30, 2025
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