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POLITICSOct 7Trump distances himself from close allies who advised pro-Russian government in EuropeLongtime advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair sidelined as ‘outside consultants’ who ‘do not work for me’The Independent World
POLITICSOct 7Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visits Moscow and meets Globus employees after becoming head of the hypermarket chain’s supervisory boardFormer German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has arrived in Moscow and met with employees of the Globus hypermarket chain, RBC reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7In 2024, Vladimir Putin lost a polling station in this Siberian science district. Last month, three local precincts bucked national voting trends again. Why?Yabloko’s State Duma candidate Dmitry Shabanov won the vote at three polling stations in Novosibirsk’s Akademgorodok in 2026, while United Russia failed to finish first in the party-list vote at those stations. During the 2024 presidential election, New People candidate Vladislav Davankov won at a polling station in a Novosibirsk State University (NSU) dormitory. The news outlet 7×7 visited Akademgorodok to ask voters at these polling stations — students, NSU faculty, and other residents — what they thought of the results. Meduza is translating the report in full.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Gerhard Schröder visits latest Russian employer, HyperglobusFormer German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited a Moscow supermarket in his new role on the supervisory board. Schröder is no stranger to retirement stipends in Russia — or the scandal that accompanies them.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 7EU ambassadors agree to largest-ever expansion of Russia sanctions list, targeting more than 1,500 people and organizationsEU ambassadors have agreed to add more than 1,500 individuals and organizations to the bloc’s Russia sanctions list, Euronews reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Russian court fines rock musician Boris Grebenshchikov 15,000 rubles for giving an interview to MeduzaMoscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court fined musician Boris Grebenshchikov 15,000 rubles for “participating in the activities of an undesirable organization” under Article 20.33 of Russia’s Code of Administrative Offenses. Ostorozhno, Novosti reported that the alleged offense was an interview he gave to the podcast “Chto sluchilos” (“What Happened”), released in April 2026.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Hungary greenlights opening of EU accession negotiation clusters 2 and 3 – SybihaHungary has given the green light to opening negotiation clusters 2 and 3 on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Putin turns 74 today. Officials and kindergarteners across Russia were forced to wish him a happy birthday.Kindergarten children in several Russian regions were enlisted to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his 74th birthday, while officials received detailed instructions on how to phrase their messages, according to the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo and the independent Russian news outlet Verstka.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7EU hopefuls fear new safeguard plans could create second-class membersEU candidate countries fear safeguards designed to prevent democratic backsliding, like a planned 15-year probation period, could create second-class membership and be used to exert political pressure.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on landmines promoted by AzerbaijanThe UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution concerning landmines, a measure that was promoted by Azerbaijan.azertag_az · azerbaijan
POLITICSOct 7On holiday: Czech presidential couple under fire for missing local electionsPresident Petr Pavel and his wife Eva are facing criticism for being on vacation during this weekend’s municipal elections.expats_cz · czech republic
POLITICSOct 7EU ambassadors approve largest-ever sanctions list against Russia - sourceUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Glamocic receives Slovak ambassador to BelgradeGlamocic received the Slovak ambassador in Belgrade. This signifies a routine diplomatic meeting between representatives of two nations.tanjug_rs · serbia
POLITICSOct 7EU Says Kosovo's Changes To War Crimes Court Law Violate International ObligationsThe European Union has expressed “deep concern” over Kosovo’s adoption of legislation that seeks to narrow the jurisdiction of a Hague-based war crimes court, saying the changes violate the country’s international obligations toward the bloc.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 7Erdogan, Putin discuss navigation safety in Black SeaTurkey stresses the importance of ensuring navigation safety in the Black Sea and is always ready to support efforts aimed at establishing direct contacts between Russia and Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Chentsov on new EU enlargement strategy: Ukraine needs clear perspectiveUkraine welcomes the European Commission's intention to adapt the European Union's enlargement policy to new realities and calls for agreement on a timeframe and political horizon for completing accession negotiations.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7Moldova Speeds Up Construction of Trump-Named Power LineMoldova aims to strengthen energy security by constructing a new power line to Romania named ‘Trump Liberty Line’ in recognition of US support for the project.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 7US issues formal complaint to Russia over response to suspected death related to labTrump said he expects to speak with Putin "very soon."ABC News
POLITICSOct 7Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisisAn academic, former minister and a compromise choice, Pula was voted in by parliament amid protests.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Russia glosses over Stalin-era repression in reinvented museumIn a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquillity of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union. The museum – set up to commemorate the “genocide of the Soviet people” – has elbowed out the award-winning Gulag History Museum, a harrowing collection that had for years cast a light on the killings and imprisonment of millions under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. But since Russia launched its...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Hungary set to lift veto on Ukraine's EU membership talksHungary dropped its veto on two clusters of Ukraine's EU accession talks on Wednesday. The next phase depends on Kyiv's parliament passing a minority-rights law.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case in RussiaPresident said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence servicesThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 7Two Decades On, Politkovskaya's Daughter Says Little Has Changed In Russia Since Her Mother's MurderTwo decades after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia, her daughter Vera says little has changed in the country's political climate.RFE/RL
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