The flow of volunteers in Ukraine has dried up, and forced mobilization has become a standard practice, the British edition of The Daily Telegraph reported.
In February 2025, the Ukrainian authorities updated data on…
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Hungary will not take part in the “coalition of the willing” – Orban
Hungary will not allow itself to be drawn into the conflict by EU leaders who advocate the continuation of the armed confrontation in Ukraine and have already created a “military alliance” in Europe, which they…
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Finland to buy weapons from the United States for Ukraine
The Finnish government has approved the purchase of weapons for Ukraine in the amount of 100 million euros under the American PURL program, the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported, citing the Prime Minister of the…
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News – The Russian Government
Resolution No. 1640 of 23 October, 2025
The Government
has approved a decision to extend a number of measures intended to maintain stability
on the domestic food market and fill available agricultural…Continue Reading
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EU Leaders Push Ahead Slowly With Reparations Loan Scheme For Ukraine
The European Union is pushing ahead with plans to use frozen Russian state funds as the basis for a so-called reparations loan for Ukraine that is seen as crucial to helping Kyiv fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion.
EU leaders, meeting in…
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Putin’s Budapest cope, fallout from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, and new war crimes allegations Meduza breaks down today’s biggest Russia-related news stories, October 23, 2025
Below, you’ll find a digest of news reports from October 23, 2025, in Russian and English. Today, we focus on Vladimir Putin’s glut of public comments on the collapsed Budapest summit, motherhood, and the impact of new U.S. sanctions…
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Lithuania Summons Russian Diplomat Over Airspace Violation By Two Military Planes
Lithuania summoned the charge d‘affaires from the Russian Embassy in Vilnius and issued a strong protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace on October 23.
A statement from the Lithuanian military said a…
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Trump goes there Lukoil and Rosneft account for half of Russia’s oil exports. Now both are under U.S. sanctions. — Meduza
The U.S. and the European Union have jointly imposed sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies — the first such move since Donald Trump returned to the White House. On Wednesday, the U.S. president changed tack from previous…
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Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace, president says — Meduza
Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
Lithuania’s Defense Ministry reported that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet and an Il-78 refueling tanker crossed the…
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Will US Sanctions On Russian Oil Slow The Kremlin’s War On Ukraine?
Russian oil has been a prime cash source for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. So will the newly announced US sanctions against Russian energy giants LUKoil and Rosneft have an effect on Vladimir Putin’s war chest? US President Donald Trump,…
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