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POLITICS7h agoRussian Communist Party lawmaker says all citizens should bear the burden of the war against Ukraine equallyRussians should share equally in the burden of the war against Ukraine, Anatoly Lokot, a lawmaker from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), said in a speech to the State Duma.Meduza [en]
POLITICS7h agoBritish security service sees Russia, Iran and AI as biggest threatsHet hoofd van de Britse veiligheidsdienst MI5 heeft in zijn jaarlijkse toespraak Rusland, Iran en kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) de belangrijkste bedreigers van de Britse nationale veiligheid genoemd. Ook zei hij dat bedreigingen door buitenlandse tegenstanders in de afgelopen tien jaar zijn verviervoudigd. Daarbij gaat het ongeveer even vaak om vijandige acties van staten als van terroristische organisaties. Rusland MI5-chef Ken McCallum ziet Rusland als "agressor nummer 1". Dat land voert volgens hem een oorlog met niet-militaire middelen om te voorkomen dat de NAVO militair reageert. Het VeNOS Buitenland
POLITICS7h agoDoubts Grow Over the Terms of Ukraine’s European Union AccessionWelcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.Western coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more compleWar on the Rocks
CONFLICT7h agoWho is behind ‘Black Rus,’ the mysterious group claiming responsibility for an armed incursion into Latvia from Belarus?Meduza [en]
MILITARY7h agoThe "victory theory": NATO's plan to stop Russian aggression without reaching total warThe strategy drawn up by the Atlantic Alliance establishes three consecutive stages called block, wear down, and disarticulate in the face of eventual aggression. The plan seeks to neutralize the combat capability of invading troops without attempting to occupy enemy territory or overthrow the government ofClarín
CONFLICT7h agoRussian drone attack on Pavlohrad kills one person and injures two othersUkrinform [en]
POLITICS7h agoFrom no cards to many: Europe warns Trump not to waste Ukraine’s leverageUkraine's campaign against Russia's refineries is a growing problem for the U.S. president.Politico Europe
POLITICS8h agoEU advances Ukraine accession as Hungary lifts veto, paving way for Zelenskyy-Magyar meetingEU governments agreed to open two additional accession clusters with Ukraine after Hungary dropped its veto following an agreement on the rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority. Zelenskyy and Magyar may meet in Brussels later this week.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS8h agoRussian diesel deal "a betrayal," bipartisan coalition saysPresident Trump's deal to lift sanctions on Russia to increase diesel supplies "is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine" and "a gift to our adversary," a bipartisan coalition of senators wrote in a letter admonishing the agreement.Why it matters: The decision to turn to Vladimir Putin in an attempt to ease the diesel crunch is piling onto Republican headaches ahead of the midterms and fueling fresh friction between the U.S. and Ukraine.What they're saying: The deal "will not achieve just ends, nor will it benefit Americans," the senators warned, urging Trump to withdraw from it and ramp up the Axios
BUSINESS8h agoDiesel futures jump, signaling higher prices to come despite Trump’s Russia deal“Absolutely stunning price spikes in wholesale diesel today,” a top energy analyst said.NBC News
CONFLICT8h agoZelensky says Western partners didn’t warn Ukraine about Russian ballistic missile launches before latest attack on KyivUkraine received no intelligence from its Western partners about Russia’s October 12 missile strike on Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.Meduza [en]
BUSINESS8h agoRussian telecom giant Rostelecom offers smaller internet providers relief from surveillance costs. In exchange, it wants their customers — and most of their revenue.Russia’s largest nationwide telecommunications operators, Rostelecom and TransTeleCom, have begun offering small regional providers service agreements under which the providers would hand over their infrastructure and subscriber bases, Kommersant reported after reviewing the presentations.Meduza [en]
POLITICS8h agoTrump: China, Russia ‘have too much to lose’ to help IranPresident Trump late Monday accused China and Russia of having “too much to lose” to enable Iran in the ongoing conflict. “I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they are, it’s at…The Hill
POLITICS8h agoTrump: U.S. continues to share intelligence with UkraineU.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARY8h agoBritain’s domestic intelligence agency is devoting more resources to foreign threats than during the Cold War. Its chief calls Russia ‘aggressor number one.’Britain’s domestic intelligence service is now devoting more resources to countering state threats than it did during the Cold War, MI5 chief Ken McCallum said.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT8h agoRussian strike injures dozens at Rivne University as ballistic missiles hit KyivEuroNews [en]
POLITICS8h agoTrump on Russia, Ukraine attacks: ‘They’re both a little off’President Trump on Tuesday appeared to defend Russia’s continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure a day after he announced an “energy ceasefire” that he claimed Moscow had agreed to. “Ukraine hit many sites the day before,” Trump told reporters when asked about Russia’s continued missile and drone attacks on Monday. “They’re both a little bit…The Hill
WORLD8h agoWho is Yuki Imai, the Japanese journalist Russia has arrested on espionage charges?A Japanese journalist has been detained on suspicion of espionage on Sakhalin, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The agency identified him as a Japanese national and a correspondent for the newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun but did not release his name. He was detained in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk shortly before he planned to leave Russia and taken to Moscow.Meduza [en]
MILITARY8h agoLockheed eyes fresh PAC-3 interceptor production options for Ukraine, Europe“If we were to go forward with exploring any kind of production in Germany, we would likely do that with a company like Diehl,” a Lockheed executive said.Defense News
MILITARY8h agoLockheed eyes fresh PAC-3 interceptor production options for Ukraine, Europe“If we were to go forward with exploring any kind of production in Germany, we would likely do that with a company like Diehl,” a Lockheed executive said.Military Times
CONFLICT8h agoRussian forces strike water collection point in Kramatorsk three times in one day, causing casualtiesUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKING9h agoUkraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online servicesLe Monde [en]
CONFLICT9h agoDrone strikes office building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi districtUkrinform [en]
POLITICS9h agoTrump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in ReturnRussia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.NYT World