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Ukraine, the UK and Latvia are strengthening cooperation to counter the illegal export of Ukrainian grain
23.10.2026
Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Latvia are strengthening cooperation to counter the illegal export of Ukrainian grain from temporarily occupied territories. On October 21, 2026, the three countries signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding on the Grain Verification Scheme (GVS), the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine said in a press release.The Grain Verification Scheme will be the key tool for cooperation. It can establish the geographical origin of agricultural products through isotopic and chemical analysis. Samples will ...SpaceX must urgently restore full services for Ukraine – European Commission
22.10.2026
The latest reports that Starlink slowed down its services in Ukraine are deeply concerning, Thomas Regnier, Spokesperson for the European Commission on Digital Affairs and Defense, said in a statement.“SpaceX must urgently restore full services for Ukraine because Ukraine needs this critical information to keep soldiers connected, to protect its citizens, but also to pilot the drones needed to defend its territory. The war in Ukraine has also shown how much Europe’s security depends on space, that Europe must do ...A majority of Americans agree Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited – Public Religion Research Institute
22.10.2026
A majority of Americans are more likely to agree with the statement “President Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy” (58%) than with the statement “President Trump is a strong leader who should be given the power he needs to restore America’s greatness” (37%). According to the survey, conducted by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute.The percentage of Americans who see Trump as a potentially dangerous dictator has grown, from 52% ...More than 40 Ukrainian victims’ remains found as search concludes in Poland
22.10.2026
Search investigations have concluded in the village of Łasków in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship. The investigations uncovered both mass and individual graves. Preliminary estimates indicate that the remains of more than 40 people were found in the area examined, including women, children, and men, the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance reported.The age and sex of those buried, as well as the causes of their deaths, can be established more precisely during further exhumation work, which the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance ...Hungary blocks the opening of the final two negotiation chapters on Ukraine’s EU accession
22.10.2026
Hungary blocked the opening of the last two clusters regarding negotiations on Ukraine’s and Moldova’s accession to the European Union during a meeting of the working group on enlargement, suspilne.media reported, citing an EU official.The clusters in question are the 4th and 5th—“Green Agenda and Sustainable Interconnectivity” and “Resources, Agriculture, and Cohesion Policy.”According to Suspilne, Poland wants to make changes to the EU’s common negotiating position on Cluster 5, which concerns agriculture.US negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine to surrender for almost two years, Kallas says
21.10.2026
US negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine to surrender for almost two years, but Ukraine has not surrendered on putin’s terms because Europe has supported it, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said during a European Parliament plenary session.“I presented to the foreign ministers a really maximalist plan on how to enter into these peace talks. Because if russia is presenting its maximum demands and requests, we should put our maximum demands on the table too, to balance these ...Nearly 400 foreign companies apply for access to Ukraine’s database of captured russian weapons
20.10.2026
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has received more than 650 applications to register on TrophyLab, the Unified Web Portal for the Study of Enemy Equipment. Of these, 389 came from foreign defense manufacturers. Registration on the portal is also open to Ukrainian manufacturers, military units, and government institutions.TrophyLab brings together unique data on captured russian weapons for engineers, scientists, and defense technology manufacturers from Ukraine and partner countries.The database draws on data from the Defence Forces of Ukraine, the ...Ukraine once again received no early warning about the ballistic attack on Kyiv from the US
19.10.2026
A ballistic missile attack hit Kyiv just now with zero early warning, Alex Raufoglu, a RFE/RL’s senior correspondent in Washington, D.C., said in a post, citing Ukrainian sources.“There was again no early warning about the ballistic attack on Kyiv just now,” he wrote.Later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declined to address reports that Ukraine received no advance warning before russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, saying he lacked details about the incident.There is no correlation between strikes on russian refineries and spikes in the price of diesel in the US
19.10.2026
There is no correlation between strikes on russian refineries and spikes in the price of diesel in the US as this new chart from the Institute of the Study of War .Diesel prices in the US stayed below $4 a gallon from August 2025 until shortly after the Trump administration and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28, prompting ...Lithuania is taking action to freeze the assets of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov under the national sanctions regime
14.10.2026
The kremlin’s war against Ukraine is sustained by powerful interests that continue to benefit from and support russia’s aggression, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys said in a statement.“When two influential russian oligarchs were removed from the EU sanctions list, it sent the wrong signal Lithuania is taking action and will not look away.Today, we froze the assets of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov under our national sanctions regime. Sanctions pressure on russia and its war enablers ...There was again no warning from Ukraine’s partners about a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv – Ukrainian Air Force
14.10.2026
At around 22:40 on October 13, russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital. The number and type of missiles are still being determined. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force“The situation is similar to yesterday’s: no information was received from partners about launches from enemy territory. The reasons are being investigated.The enemy is treacherously striking civilians with ballistic missiles, and further attacks cannot be ruled out. Stay alert!”According to a statement of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, there ...russians attacked an ambulance in the Sumy region
12.10.2026
russian troops attacked an emergency medical vehicle with a drone in the Sumy region, resulting in casualties. This was reported by Oleg Grygorov, head of the Regional Military Administration.At around 5 a.m., an emergency medical team was responding to a call in the Sveska community. On the way, within the territory of the Yampil community, a russian drone struck the vehicle.The paramedics managed to get out of the damaged vehicle on their own. Despite the threat of a second strike, ...
