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MILITARYOct 14Pletenchuk: Russian naval drones pose threat to Black Sea countriesUkrinform [en]
WORLDOct 13The true story behind Moscow’s new big-budget racing movie: How Imperial Russia’s first Monte Carlo Rally team crossed Europe in 1912 without a windshieldOn October 8, Ilya Malanin’s film “Bitva motorov” (“Battle of the Motors”) opened in Russian theaters. Starring Yura Borisov and Ivan Yankovsky, it tells the story of a Russian team that competed in the 1912 Monte Carlo Rally in a Russo-Balt car. The historical adventure drama draws heavily on real events, though its creators emphasize that it takes plenty of artistic liberties. Writing for Meduza, history educator Andrey Aksenov, creator of the podcasts “Zakat imperii” (“Twilight of the Empire”) and “Vremya i dengi” (“Time and Money”), explains how the race actually unfolded.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 13The Washington Post: U.S. and Europe are developing a new plan to end the Russia–Ukraine war, offering incentives and security arrangements in exchange for a ceasefire along the current front lineMeduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 13Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief saysJapan Today
POLITICSOct 13Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit after Trump's diesel deal with RussiaBurnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing StreetThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 13Trump’s diesel deal with Putin, a rebuke from Brussels, and a squabble over Europe’s enormous Russian energy billMeduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 13Zelensky says Ukraine’s Western allies again gave no warning before Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv. It’s the second time in two days.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 13Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?France 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 13Putin snubs Trump’s ceasefire as Russia aims to make Ukraine unlivableAtlantic Council
CYBEROct 13The 'Russian Google,' war spoils for Ukraine.El Mundo
POLITICSOct 13Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel dealSix Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.NPR News
CONFLICTOct 13Zelenskyy tells NPR Ukraine wants peace but will hit Russia until it follows ceasefireNPR News
POLITICSOct 13Ukraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia?Donald Trump plans to allow the purchase of Russian diesel, drawing criticism at home and abroad. What is behind the US president’s decision and what should Ukraine do next? DW spoke with experts.DW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 13How Are Ukrainians Coping With Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Grid?kyivpost · ukraine
POLITICSOct 13Trump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineTrump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 13Russian 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]
MILITARYOct 13The "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
CONFLICTOct 13Zelensky 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]
MILITARYOct 13Britain’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]
POLITICSOct 13Trump 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
WORLDOct 13Who 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]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 13Ukraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online servicesLe Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 13MI5 Chief Warns of Escalating Hybrid Threats From Iran and Russia on British SoilNYT World
CONFLICTOct 13MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AIBBC World