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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]
ConflictOct 13Russian strike injures dozens at Rivne University as ballistic missiles hit KyivEuroNews [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]
ConflictOct 13Russian forces strike water collection point in Kramatorsk three times in one day, causing casualtiesUkrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 13Ukraine strikes on Russian data centers disrupt online servicesLe Monde [en]
ConflictOct 13Russia attacks Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, killing one and injuring 11 – photospravda_uk · ukraine
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
PoliticsOct 13Trump's diesel deal with Russia equals less than two weeks of U.S. demandPresident Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia comes as he is under pressure to reduce fuel prices with the U.S. midterm elections less than a month way.CNBC
PoliticsOct 13Russian gymnastics federation angry about visa refusal for World Championship participants: 'Discrimination'The Russian gymnastics federation is furious about the decision by the Dutch authorities to deny a visa to, among others, reigning all-around world champion Angelina Melnikova to participate in the World Championships in Rotterdam. Melnikova is considered one of the best, if not the best, Russian gymnast.NOS Buitenland
WorldOct 13France seizes tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleetFrance seizes tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleetAl Jazeera [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 13Russian forces launch second attack on DniproUkrinform [en]
MilitaryOct 13French navy intercepts oil tanker south of La Réunion suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleetFootage released by the French Armed Forces shows French Navy personnel intercepting a vessel 'suspected of sailing under a false flag' south of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean.Le Monde [en]
CyberOct 13How Ukraine's Strikes On Data Centers Disrupted Taxis, Shopping, And Business In Russia And BeyondRFE/RL
ConflictOct 13Russian drone attack on Lviv region during day damages homes, injures threeUkrinform [en]
ConflictOct 13Zelensky: Russia has not adhered to Trump's 'energy ceasefire' for daysUkraine has observed the "energy ceasefire" that US President Trump unilaterally declared on Sunday for the past two days, but Russia has ignored it. Ukrainian President Zelensky says this, pointing out that his army has not carried out any attacks.NOS Buitenland
MilitaryOct 13Russia funnels nearly half its budget into defence, cutting social spendingEuroNews [en]
ConflictOct 13Body recovered from rubble after Russian airstrike on Yasnohirka in Donetsk regionUkrinform [en]
MilitaryOct 13‘Block, blunt, break’: What’s in NATO’s new Russia war plan?NATO's top commander says he is revealing a plan to stop a Russian invasion of Europe.Al Jazeera [en]
ConflictOct 13Russia seeks to overwhelm NATO allies with crises 'across a wide spectrum of geographic locations'France 24 [en]
ConflictOct 13Russia remains 'aggressor number one,' UK's MI5 spy agency chief warns in threat updateEuroNews [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 13Russia pounds Ukrainian cities, spares energy targets for first time since Trump 'ceasefire'France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 13Trump’s use of Russian diesel fuel, at Ukraine’s expense, sparks controversy in the USDonald Trump’s plan to import Russian diesel despite Western sanctions has sparked fierce criticism in Washington, including from Republicans, as high fuel prices and the upcoming midterm elections put pressure on his administration. His approach to the Ukraine war has also drawn controversy, with calls for Kyiv to hold elections and claims of an energy ceasefire announced without clear agreement from the parties involved. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert has the analysis.France 24 [en]