Why Europe needs Britain’s under-fire security chief Jonathan Powell – POLITICO
He has “unique credibility” in international circles, a European diplomat said, citing Powell’s well-documented background in international conflict…
Chances dwindle of quick Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest – POLITICO
“It’s impossible to postpone something, about which there was no agreement,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday,…
Drones attack Rostov region, homes and cars damaged
Locals reported hearing about a dozen powerful explosions in the city, followed by visible smoke in one of…
Zelenskyy announces agreements between Ukraine and Slovakia
“Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, was present at the briefing regarding energy issues. We reached good agreements with…
Russia has ’78 percent’ of the Donbas, leave it like that – POLITICO
While open-source maps of the conflict show that Russian forces have occupied most of the Donbas, Ukrainian troops maintain hard-fought,…
Budapest? Try The Hague instead. – POLITICO
Asked whether the refusal to support the potential summit, brokered by the White House, would risk angering Trump,…
Rubio to lead preparations for Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest
According to WSJ sources, the US hopes to lay the groundwork for an agreement by holding more lower-level…
Belarus aims for talks with Kyiv, KGB looks for middle ground
Ivan Tertel, head of the Belarusian Security Service, stated that his agency is seeking to establish contacts with…
EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia – POLITICO
In fact, the two countries are steadily increasing their fossil fuel payments to Moscow, according to Isaac Levi,…
Ukraine’s EU membership bid set for breakthrough in December, says deputy PM – POLITICO
“What is difficult to explain in [Ukrainian] society is that we need to wait. … Waiting is not…
EU seeks to boost powers to board Russian shadow fleet vessels, document says – POLITICO
The EEAS this month initiated a discussion at the technical level on the basis of a draft declaration…
Overnight, Russia struck with 62 drones from five directions – 19 hits confirmed
Starting at 7:00 p.m. on October 18, Russian forces carried out a massive attack using 62 strike drones,…