Category: 6. Opinion

The timing of Ukraine’s second peace summit, initially planned for November, is now in question. Daria Zarivna, an advisor to the Ukrainian President’s Office, revealed this uncertainty in a statement to the Telegraph portal. This development came after the first summit in Switzerland in… Continue Reading

Two elderly civilians died in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv’s Saltivskyi district, the area closest to the Russian border. Seven others were injured, reported Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. Located just 30 kilometers from Russia, Kharkiv faces daily… Continue Reading

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reports that Russian forces have exported over 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain through the port of Mariupol in 2024. Mariupol is a strategic port city in southeastern Ukraine on the Sea of Azov. It was subjected to a brutal siege by Russian forces… Continue Reading

US President Joe Biden postponed his planned trips to Germany and Angola due to Hurricane Milton, which is expected to hit Florida soon. According to the White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden will remain in the United States to “oversee preparations for and response to Hurricane… Continue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly demolished his residence near Sochi, the city near the Black Sea, due to increasing concerns over Ukrainian drone attacks in the area, according to satellite imagery published by the Russian opposition website Proekt. According to Proekt, Putin “has… Continue Reading

Local newspaper Telegraaf reports that Dutch banks have unfrozen approximately €560 million of Russian assets, citing documents from Foreign Minister Kaspar Veldkamp. After Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Western nations froze around €300 billion in Russian sovereign assets,… Continue Reading

On 7 October, Ukraine’s elite 47th Mechanized Brigade unveiled significant upgrades to its surviving M1 Abrams tanks, showcasing the country’s efforts to adapt to evolving battlefield threats in its ongoing war with Russia. These enhancements come as the 47th Mechanized Brigade rotated off… Continue Reading

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin on 12 October, Bloomberg reports, citing a senior German government official. This meeting precedes talks with the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air… Continue Reading

Polish farmers have announced plans to block truck traffic at the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing from 8 October to 31 December 2024, according to information released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on 8 October. From fall 2023 to spring 2024, Polish truckers and later farmers blocked… Continue Reading

Lithuanian customs officials have intercepted multiple shipments of military supplies of camouflage gear en route from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Moscow, redirecting the cargo to Ukraine instead, Business Insider reported. The interceptions took place between 27 September and 2… Continue Reading