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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
Unity on Ukraine: US Voters Show Rare Bipartisan Accord on Arming Kyiv, Sanctioning Russia
A strong majority of Americans back continued weapons aid and sanctions, giving the administration a clear mandate as the war intensifies with cross-border drone strikes.
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
EU
Ukraine Allocates Additional $882 Million to Defense Against Russia
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the money will be spent on purchasing weapons and military equipment and developing Ukraine’s defense industry, among other things.
Oct. 8, 2025
Germany
German Law Authorizing Police to Shoot Down Drones Passes First Phase
The draft law, approved by Merz’s cabinet on Wednesday, was introduced in response to a spate of recent drone violations of German airspace.
Oct. 8, 2025
Russia
Human Rights Organizations Call on Tajikistan to Arrest Putin
Human Rights Watch and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court are among those to condemn Tajikistan’s plan to host the Russian president for a summit this week.
Oct. 8, 2025
Europe
Babiš: Not ‘a Single Crown’ for Ukraine From Czechia’s State Budget
The forerunner for Czechia’s next prime minister reverted to the “Czechia First” rhetoric that helped his party win votes on Wednesday.
Oct. 8, 2025
Kazakhstan
Russia-Kazakh Border Delays – Are Dual-Use Goods Being Confiscated?
In a video posted by presumably a truck driver, trucks could be seen queueing on presumably the Russia-Kazakhstan border – but what exactly happened?
Oct. 8, 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
Russia
Massive Fire Engulfs Defense-Linked Factory in Russia’s Novosibirsk
A massive fire engulfed Novosibirsk’s Zavod Pripoyev, a factory supplying metals to Russia’s defense industry. No casualties reported; cause under investigation.
Oct. 8, 2025
US
Russia Moves to Pull Out From Nuclear Plutonium Deal With US
The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA), signed in 2000, committed both the United States and Russia to dispose of at least 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium each.
Oct. 8, 2025
Russia
'Tsunami of Disinformation': Poland Hit by Unprecedented Troll Attack Amid Russian Drone Incursion
The messages claimed NATO and the Polish army were powerless despite their massive resources, and accused authorities of hiding the truth from the public.
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
Germany
ANALYSIS: Angela Merkel and Eastern Europe – From an Illusion of Dialogue to the Policy of Deterrence
Merkel’s remark that “Baltic countries and Poland” in 2021 rejected her attempt to launch a new EU dialogue with Vladimir Putin was received in the east of the continent as a moral blow.
Oct. 8, 2025
Biden
MAGA Tries to Repackage Probe Into Poroshenko’s Ties to Medvedchuk-Putin With Dubious Sources
Recently declassified FBI files released by Senator Chuck Grassley contain accusations about collusion among Poroshenko, Medvedchuk, and Putin, as well as information about Hunter and Joe Biden.
Oct. 8, 2025
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