Russia

• October 23, 2025

  Drones Attack Kyiv For Second Night In A Row After US, EU Impose Sanctions On Russian Energy Sector

  Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital for the second night in a row on October 22, injuring four people, officials said within hours of an announcement from Washington imposing sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies.

• October 22, 2025

  US Imposes 'Substantial' Sanctions On Russian Oil Companies Over Putin's 'Refusal To End Senseless War'

  The United States imposed what it said were "major" sanctions on Russian oil companies on October 22, saying the action was "a result of Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine."

• October 22, 2025

  'Vile' Russian Attack On Ukraine Kills 7, Including 2 Children

  Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine killed at least seven people, including two children, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on the Kremlin while on the way to defense talks with Scandinavian countries, amid stalled peace efforts.

• October 22, 2025

  Firefighters Rescue Kindergarteners In Kharkiv Drone Strike

  Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine killed at least seven people on October 22, including two children, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on the Kremlin. A kindergarten in Kharkiv was hit, causing a fire and the rescue of 48 children.

• October 21, 2025

  Brussels Moves To Leverage $204 Billion In Russian Assets For Ukraine Loan

  EU leaders will task the European Commission with designing a plan to use $204 billion in frozen Russian assets to back a loan for Ukraine, aiming to fill funding gaps as US support wanes. Key disputes remain over legality, spending rules, and who will share the risk.

• October 21, 2025

  Nord Stream Sabotage Case Back In Court Amid Legal Setbacks, Political Blowback

  Germany’s ongoing effort to pursue Ukrainian citizens it suspects of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines faces its next battle in the high-security bunker courtroom at Bologna prison in northern Italy on October 23, following a series of recent legal and political setbacks.

• October 21, 2025

  Wider Europe Briefing: EU Leaders Might Agree On Russia Sanctions...But Little Else

  In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, previews the upcoming EU summit and looks at Brussels' plan to train Ukrainian soldiers on their own soil.

• October 21, 2025

  Ex-NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Alliance Let Ukraine Down, US Was 'Defeatist'

  Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance “was letting Ukraine down” by failing to deliver enough support during 2023-24, describing a “defeatist” mood in Washington and European nations as they failed to make promised arms deliveries.

• October 21, 2025

  Trump Says He Put Off Plans To Meet Putin To Avoid 'Wasted Meeting' Though Diplomacy Continues

  US President Donald Trump said on October 20 that attempts to reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war are ongoing, and warned that if an agreement is not reached the consequences will be serious.

• October 20, 2025

  Here's Why Russia's Vladimir Putin Is Fixated On Ukraine's Donbas

  Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is central to the Kremlin’s political and military priorities; its importance -- economic, cultural, historic -- stretches back decades, if not centuries. Why the fixation?

• October 20, 2025

  Europe Jumps Into Action After Trump Call With Putin, Zelenskyy Meeting

  Europe jumped into action on October 20 with a flurry of moves and announcements at it looked to ratchet up pressure on Russia and bolster support for Ukraine after US President Donald Trump reportedly pushed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up land as part of a peace deal.

• October 20, 2025

  Kazakh Gas Production Hit By Ukrainian Drone Attack On Major Russian Plant

  A Ukrainian drone attack on a gas plant in Russia's Orenburg, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, continues to impact production in neighboring Kazakhstan as the European Union moved to phase out Russian gas imports by end of 2027.

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