Russia/Ukraine War
Kremlin spokesman urges EU to sort out position on Arctic dialogue
Dmitry Peskov reiterated Moscow’s position that the Arctic should remain an area of mutually beneficial cooperation rather than confrontation
Ukrainian forces struck Belgorod Region 1,300 times over week, killing 4 people — envoy
55 people were wounded, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said
Japan launches historic mission for Mars moon samples
Japan has launched its Martian Moons eXploration mission to retrieve samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia invites SCO to set up joint ventures, boost mutual investment — Prime Minister
Russia urges member states to explore these opportunities, Mikhail Mishustin said
Peskov redirects question about Washington’s ‘good-guy fleet’ plans to US
According to the media reports, the US Department of Energy intends to allow sanctioned tankers to transport oil by re-registering them within a legal framework
Oil-rich Canadian province makes decision on secession referendum
Most Alberta voters have rejected a move toward initiating an independence referendum from Canada, CBC reports Read Full Article at RT.com
US will ‘burn’ like France if Democrats win – Trump (VIDEO)
Donald Trump has blamed mass migration for France’s riots and warned of similar chaos in the US if the Democrats win the midterm elections Read Full Article at RT.com
Kazakhstan Drops Drug Charges Against Russian Rapper Navai
Navai was released and deported from the Central Asian country a week after he was arrested for bringing 2.5 grams of marijuana across the border.
US investigating Ukraine’s ties with Mexican drug cartels — Russia’s SVR
The United States has found that Mexican criminal groups have been sending militants to Ukraine to receive training in the assembly and combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the…
South Korea to cut embassy staff in Kyiv after recalling ambassador amid dispute over North Korean POWs
South Korea will recall part of its diplomatic staff from Ukraine amid a scandal over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Yonhap reported.
SCO members jointly foil 273 terrorist attacks in 2025 — Anti-Terrorism Structure
Approximately 3,000 members and accomplices of terrorist organizations were detained and about 2,500 were neutralized
Press review: Russia reshuffles government as NATO moves to escalate Black Sea tensions
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, October 20th
SCO to approve plan streamlining export-import operations — Russian PM
Mikhail Mishustin noted that the bloc had every opportunity "not only to expand foreign economic activity but also to launch new, mutually beneficial projects across all sectors"
Number of Ukrainian strikes on Russia remains at ‘extremely high level’ over week — envoy
The Ukrainian military carried out 1,200 strikes per day on a Russian territory
Most settlements between SCO countries conducted in national currencies — Russian PM
Mikhail Mishustin noted that five years ago only half of all payments were made this way
Russian rapper Navai released from jail and deported from Kazakhstan after drug smuggling case dropped
Russian rapper Navai Bakirov, known as Navai, has been released from a pretrial detention center in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani police told the Russian state news agency TASS that the…
American national signs contract with Russian Defense Ministry’s Akhmat commando unit
Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces and commander of the Akhmat unit Apty Alaudinov added that Helali is a US citizen, a former Mar…
Russian PM describes present situation in world energy markets as challenging
Mikhail Mishustin recalled that according to IMF estimates, GDP growth could slow to 3% in 2026
Ukrainian forces attack more than 280 passenger buses in Russia this year — envoy
Rodion Miroshnik recalled that last week, Ukrainian militants attacked a scheduled minibus en route from Lisichansk to Krasnodar in the Lugansk People’s Republic
Ukrainian attacks kill 22 Russian civilians in past week — diplomat
Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik added that more than 200 people were injured
Fire at Tambov Region enterprise, 136 downed drones: aftermath of overnight attacks
Ukrainian drones attacked the center of Donetsk overnight, injuring a civilian
Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Tambov region, reportedly hitting infrastructure on Druzhba oil pipeline
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Tambov region overnight on October 20, sparking a fire at one of the facilities, the region’s governor, Yevgeny Pervyshev, said. He declined to el…
Vance refuses to call Ukraine an ally
US Vice President J.D. Vance refused to call Ukraine an ally, suggesting it should not join NATO Read Full Article at RT.com
Oil stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall to lowest level since 1982
The recent drawdowns have been part of an order by US President Donald Trump to release 172 mln barrels from the facility following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran