Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a swarm of Russian drones attacked his hometown in Ukraine on the eve of his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.
Zelenskyy said the attack on Kryviy Rih in southeastern Ukraine…
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Cracking down on pop-ups, an FSB POV, and North Korean debris Meduza breaks down today’s biggest Russia-related news stories, October 16, 2025
Below, you’ll find a digest of news reports from October 16, 2025, in Russian and English on energy and information war, Russian political repressions, European security, the war in Ukraine, and Russia’s strange politics under Vladimir…
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Laughing all the way to the Central Bank How skyrocketing gold prices support the Kremlin’s war machine — Meduza
Gold prices continue to smash historic records. On October 16, the price of December gold futures on the New York Commodity Exchange (COMEX) rose 3.13 percent, hitting another all-time high of $4,333 per ounce. After rising 27 percent…
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Get your butt to Budapest Trump announces Hungary summit with Putin, a day before he’s scheduled to meet again with Zelensky at the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, one day before his next scheduled White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After the call, Trump described the…
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France Arrests 4 Suspected of Plot Against Russian Dissident
France has arrested four people in a probe into a suspected plot against an unnamed Russian dissident, anti-terror prosecutors said Thursday.
Le Parisien newspaper reported earlier that Vladimir…
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Trump Says He Will Meet Putin in Budapest After ‘Great’ Call
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Hungary after a “very productive” call Thursday, and questioned Kyiv’s push for Tomahawk missiles just a day before hosting Ukraine’s leader at the White…
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Trump Says to Meet Putin in Budapest After ‘Great Progress’ in Call
President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making “great progress” in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine’s leader is due at the White House to push for U.S.-made Tomahawk…
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Russia to ‘Immediately’ Start Preparing Putin-Trump Summit, Kremlin Aide Says
The Kremlin said on Thursday it would “immediately” start preparing a summit between Russian and U.S. presidents after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held an “extremely frank and trustful” phone call.
Their call took place as diplomatic efforts…
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Putin and Trump began telephone talks – Peskov
The “long conversation” announced by US President Donald Trump with Russian leader Vladimir Putin has begun, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“I’m talking to [Vladimir] right now.] By…
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Trump announces another peace summit with Putin, this time in Budapest — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, one day before his next scheduled White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After the call, Trump described the…
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