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MILITARYOct 21German military raises sabotage threat level amid warning of Russian attacks: reportDefense News
CONFLICTOct 21Russia says it has detained a German who faces charges for serving in Ukrainian armyRussia's top domestic security agency says it has detained a German national who is alleged to have served in the Ukrainian armyThe Independent World
MILITARYOct 21Russia arrests German man, calls him a Ukraine 'mercenary'Russian FSB agents have arrested a German national and accused him of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine's military. They claim he deserted over unpaid wages and say he was a sniper who once served in the Bundeswehr.DW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 21Putin, Witkoff Meet In Russia For Ukraine War TalksChannels TV
POLITICSOct 21Is China a Russia-allied Arctic threat to Europe or a potential polar partner?Europe should work with Beijing to develop shipping through the Arctic rather than trying to advance its transatlantic security alliance by framing China as a threat linked to Russia. That was the assessment of Chinese analysts following the release of the European Union’s Arctic policy on Tuesday. In addition to identifying Russia as its main threat, the policy warns of Beijing’s growing strategic ambitions in the European Arctic through its deepening alignment with Moscow. “With our new...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 21Witkoff says he hopes Ukraine included in U.S., Russia talksU.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia, voiced hope for new trilateral talks involving Ukraine, and Moscow indicated the talks could resume in November.CBS News
CONFLICTOct 21Britain issued horror NATO warning as Russia steps up WW3 threatsexpress.co.uk · United Kingdom
CONFLICTOct 21Ukrainian forces strike Russian command posts and logistics depots in Luhansk, Donetsk Regions, and CrimeaUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 21US envoy Steve Witkoff thanks Vladimir Putin for diesel deal at Ukraine talks in RussiaUS envoy Steve Witkoff is in Saint Petersburg, holding talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The face to face meeting comes after he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders in Oslo. Witkoff is due to return to the Norwegian capital after his visit to Russia. Washington seeks to breathe new life into US-led efforts to end the war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 21Ukraine talks: US envoy meets Vladimir Putin in RussiaUS envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. The day before, the American official had met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, Norway. Details by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Philip Turle.France 24 [en]
BUSINESSOct 21Azerbaijan begins offshore construction on project to boost gas supplies to Europe via route bypassing RussiaAzerbaijan has begun offshore construction on a $2.9 billion project to develop the Shah Deniz gas field, aimed at extending the field’s productive life and enabling additional gas supplies to Europe via a route that bypasses Russia.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 21US Citizen Accused By Moscow Of Fighting For Ukraine Released From Russian PrisonStephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan held by Russia since 2022 on accusations of joining Ukraine's armed forces, has been freed in what is being framed as a goodwill gesture by the Kremlin.RFE/RL
BUSINESSOct 21Armenia Seeks to Have Russian Restrictions on Agricultural Exports Classified as an EAEU Barrier PapoyanArmenia is attempting to classify Russian restrictions on agricultural exports as a barrier within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This action highlights a trade dispute between the two member states.arka.am · Armenia
WORLDOct 21More Russians are settling in the EU with each year of war in UkraineEurostat data show 876,600 Russian nationals held valid EU residence permits at the end of 2025, with Germany, Spain and Estonia hosting the largest communities.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 21Russia’s FSB says it detained German citizen who fought for UkraineMeduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 21Russia continues attacks on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities, railways, shopping malls, homes overnightUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 21US Envoy Witkoff Arrives In Russia After Zelenskyy Talks On Ukraine PeaceRussian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow was willing to resume stalled, US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said after the two met at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 21US envoy arrives in Russia to talk with Putin about UkraineEl emisario de EE.UU. se reunió con líderes de Rusia y Ucrania para buscar una solución al conflicto en Ucrania, tras tensiones por acuerdos de combustible.Zelenski reclamó participación en negociaciones y criticó a EE.UU. por retrasos en suministros militares, mientras continúan los combates en el frente.Clarín
CONFLICTOct 21Air defenses intercept 150 drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnightUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 21Two killed by Russian drones near Ukraine’s Kharkiv, governor saysIrish Times World
CONFLICTOct 21Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,820 over past dayUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 21Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Trump has restored intel sharing after clear-the-air talks in OsloThe US envoy flew into Russia's second city on Wednesday morning to review new ideas on ending the warThe Independent World
CONFLICTOct 21Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thinThese days, barely a week goes by in Europe without a drone sighting, a fire or a power outage being blamed on Russia. We’re told that these incidents are all part of a relentless, and escalating, “hybrid war” that Moscow is waging against the continent. Tensions escalated dramatically last month after Germany formally attributed to Moscow a “failed” drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport. But does the evidence support Western claims that Russia is engaged in a systematic hybrid war against Europe? Various datasets and reports are regularly cited as evidence, including from Leiden University, tResponsible Statecraft
MILITARYOct 21Russian satellite’s close approach to European spacecraft highlights orbital risksA Russian satellite moved within just 100 metres of a European commercial spacecraft that supports Ukraine’s military at the weekend, orbital tracking data showed, raising concerns about Moscow’s activities in space. Russia launched the Cosmos-2612 military satellite into low Earth orbit in April. It began changing course late September and eventually moved into the same orbit as ICEYE-X36, a satellite operated by Finland’s ICEYE under contract with the United States. The two spacecraft came...South China Morning Post