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Russia's war against Ukraine

Peace or NATO Disarmament? The Telegraph Reveals Kremlin’s Plan for November Talks on Ukraine

As Kyiv and the West cautiously prepare for a new round of peace talks in November, The Telegraph, citing diplomatic sources, reports that the Kremlin intends to use the negotiating table not to end the war, but to dismantle NATO’s military presence in Eastern Europe. According to the outlet, Russia will demand the withdrawal of Alliance forces from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania — effectively a return to the 1997 borders.

#The Telegraph#NATO#Ukraine peace talks
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Third Day Running: Ukrainian Drones Paralyze All Moscow Airports – Over 280 Flights Canceled

On October 23, Ukraine launched a massive daytime drone attack on Moscow. All four airports — Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky — closed twice, over 280 flights were canceled, and Sheremetyevo passengers were evacuated to shelters. It is the third consecutive day of disruption to Moscow’s air travel.

#drone attacks on Moscow#Moscow airports#Sheremetyevo
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1,000 Drones on St. Petersburg: Ukraine’s Largest Strike Yet as Trump and Zelensky Trade Blame

Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones at St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region overnight on October 18 — the largest drone operation of the war. An oil terminal, a fuel depot, an Ozon logistics hub, and a VK data center were hit; one person was killed and five wounded. The strike came as Trump accused Zelensky of sabotaging peace and the “energy ceasefire” collapsed.

#drone attacks#St. Petersburg#St. Petersburg Oil Terminal
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‘Software Glitch’ Costs a Life: US Again Failed to Warn Kyiv of Ballistic Strike

Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of October 19, killing a 21-year-old woman and damaging a residential tower, a medical center, and the Chernihivska metro station. The US, which had resumed intelligence sharing hours earlier, again gave no advance warning — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed a “software problem.”

#ballistic attack on Kyiv#US–Ukraine intelligence sharing#early warning system
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332 Drones in One Night: Vinnytsia in Blackout, Trump Waives Russia Sanctions — and Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid

Russia launched 332 drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy grid overnight, leaving Vinnytsia without power and water and wounding civilians in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Hours earlier, President Trump signed an order waiving new sanctions under the Graham Act. No direct link is proven — but the timing raises hard questions.

#attacks on the energy grid#Vinnytsia blackout#Graham Act
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Trump Suspends "Hell Sanctions" of the Graham Act One Day Before Deadline — 500% Tariffs on Russian Oil Will Not Apply

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on October 16 suspending the Graham Act sanctions — including 500% tariffs on Russian energy and 100% secondary tariffs on the five largest buyers of Russian oil. Zelenskyy says Putin “feels joy and support.” Congress is moving to block the order.

#Graham Act#Donald Trump#sanctions against Russia
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"Zelenskyy is not the person": Trump publicly disavows Ukrainian president, says Putin is easier to deal with

Donald Trump told Newsmax on October 16 that Zelenskyy is "not the person we should be dealing with" and that Putin is easier to negotiate with. It follows a diesel deal with the Kremlin, Starshield restrictions, and a bipartisan letter from 22 congressmen demanding sanctions under the Graham Act.

#Donald Trump#Volodymyr Zelenskyy#U.S. military aid
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Lutsk in Darkness, Kyiv Under Emergency Blackouts: 370,000 Subscribers Without Power After Russian Night Strike

Russia's massive overnight strike on October 16 left Lutsk and most of the Volyn region without electricity, with 370,000 subscribers blacked out. Kyiv moved to emergency outages after a drone hit an energy facility. The government had promised to strengthen air defense — the lights are still off.

#massive attacks on energy infrastructure#blackouts#Ukrenergo
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Record Russian drone attack: 850+ UAVs in 33 hours, 360 on Kirovohrad region, strike on Naftogaz gas facility. The “energy truce” was a reloading pause

Russia launched more than 850 attack drones against Ukraine between the morning of October 14 and 09:00 on October 15, 2026 — the largest drone attack of the full-scale war. Kirovohrad region, hit by nearly 360 drones over ten hours, lost three people in Kropyvnytskyi. The assault followed the US-proclaimed “energy truce” and SpaceX speed restrictions on Starlink for Ukrainian forces.

#drone attacks#Shahed drones#air defense
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Starlink Throttled, Intel Withheld: US Left Ukraine Blind Ahead of 39-Ballistic Strike — 6 Dead, 600,000 Without Power

On the night of October 14, 2026, Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 drones at Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing six and leaving 600,000 without power. That same night, SpaceX throttled military Starshield terminals without warning, and the US provided no advance warning of the launches — citing "bad weather." Ukrainian officials suspect deliberate political pressure.

#Starlink#Starshield#SpaceX
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Trump’s “energy ceasefire” lasted three days. Russia responded with a record ballistic attack on Kyiv: 5 dead, 600,000 without power

Russia’s most massive ballistic strike on Kyiv in weeks killed five people and left 600,000 without power, three days after Trump announced an “energy ceasefire.” Zelenskyy says partners gave no warning of the launches; Trump insists intelligence sharing never stopped.

#ballistic strike on Kyiv#“energy ceasefire”#TPP-4
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“Putin Doesn’t Read Truth Social”: The Energy Ceasefire as Theatre of the Absurd

On October 11, Donald Trump announces an “energy ceasefire” on Truth Social. Zelensky learns about it from the same post. By October 13, Russian missiles hit Thermal Power Plants 4 and 5. A column on the new era of social-media diplomacy — and on Ukraine, cast as the backdrop in a theatre whose script is written without it.

#“energy ceasefire”#Donald Trump#Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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‘Lifeline for Putin’: US Senators Accuse Trump of Violating Law Over Russian Diesel Imports

Seven bipartisan U.S. senators have accused President Donald Trump of directly violating a 2022 law that bans imports of Russian energy, after he announced a deal to bring hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian diesel onto the global market — including into the United States. The senators called the move a “financial lifeline for Putin” and demanded it be reversed immediately.

#Donald Trump#Vladimir Putin#US sanctions on Russia
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Burning Refineries at the Cost of Intelligence: Is the Gamble Worth It?

An op-ed on Ukraine’s bet that its own long-range strike capability is worth more than American intelligence that Washington can switch off at any moment — and why, for Kyiv, hitting Russian refineries is not escalation but the only way to change the equation of a war in which its ally bargains with the aggressor.

#strikes on Russian oil refineries#US intelligence#long-range strikes
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Ukraine Proposes 5 Ceasefire Options, Ready for Trilateral Talks with US and Russia This October – But Is Putin In?

Kyiv has confirmed its readiness for a trilateral meeting with the US and Russia in October and has worked out five ceasefire scenarios — from a full truce to Black Sea security and an energy track. The Kremlin, however, sends contradictory signals: in September it spoke of readiness to resume talks, and on October 8 reports emerged that it “does not plan” a meeting. Whether October brings peace depends not on Kyiv.

#Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine#Heorhii Tykhyi#trilateral talks
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