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• October 16, 2025

  After Phone Call, Trump Says He Will Meet Putin In Budapest

  US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have agreed to meet in Budapest following a phone call held a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to visit Washington.

• October 16, 2025

  Hennadiy Trukhanov, Odesa’s Embattled, Lightning-Rod Mayor, Denies Russian Citizenship Claims

  Hennadiy Trukhanov, the embattled mayor of Odesa, again denied allegations he illegally held Russian citizenship , as Ukraine’s president stripped him of Ukrainian citizenship and imposed a military administration on the country’s most important port city.

• October 16, 2025

  European Commission Unveils 'Drone Wall' Plans As Part Of 5-Year Defense Road Map

  The European Union has prepared a comprehensive five-year defense strategy, including the creation of a 'drone wall' designed to counter threats from Russia and Belarus.

• October 15, 2025

  Trump Says India Has Pledged To Stop Buying Russian Oil, Moscow Sees Further Purchases

  US President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil after the United States announced a doubling of tariffs on Indian goods over the purchases.

• October 15, 2025

  Pakistan Carries Out Air Strikes In Afghanistan; Explosions Rock Kabul

  Pakistan has carried out air strikes in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, locals told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi, as fresh fighting erupted between the neighbors.

• October 15, 2025

  Odesa Mayor Trukhanov Vows Legal Battle After Losing Ukrainian Citizenship Over Alleged Russian Passport

  Longtime Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov has vowed to sue to get back his Ukrainian citizenship after it was stripped over intelligence agency claims that documents had emerged proving he has a Russian passport.

• October 15, 2025

  Trump Says He's 'Very Disappointed' With Putin As He Weighs Providing Ukraine With Tomahawks

  US President Donald Trump again expressed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's war in Ukraine as he prepared to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

• October 15, 2025

  Russia To Expand Use Of Active Reservists In Ukraine

  Russia will be able to deploy members of its active reserve to fight in Ukraine if needed under amendments drawn up by Russia’s Defense Ministry and likely to be formally approved by parliament.

• October 14, 2025

  After Stripping Mayor Of Citizenship, Zelenskyy Says Odesa To Be Put Under Military Administration

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he intends to place the strategic port city of Odesa under military administration.

• October 14, 2025

  Tehran Sentences French Pair For Allegedly Spying For Israel, France

  An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to lengthy prison terms for allegedly spying for France and Israel, the judiciary’s official website reported on October 14, just days after Tehran and Paris suggested progress had been made on a prisoner swap.

• October 14, 2025

  Russia Accuses Khodorkovsky, Other Oppositionists Of 'Terror Plot' 

  Exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky and several other prominent Russian opposition figures have been accused by the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) of creating a "terrorist organization" and of plotting to violently seize power.

• October 14, 2025

  Russian Strikes Hit Kharkiv Hospital As At Least 4 Killed, Dozens Injured Across Ukraine

  At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in the latest wave of Russian drone and shelling attacks on Ukraine, including a strike that hit a hospital complex in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, local authorities reported on October 14.

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