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Poland and Romania have detained eight individuals suspected of planning acts of sabotage on behalf of Russia, announced the authorities in Warsaw on Tuesday, specifying that three of the arrests are related to a new alleged plan to send explosive parcels, this time to Ukraine, while the Romanian Intelligence Service stated that it thwarted, in cooperation with national and international partners, a new sabotage operation orchestrated by the Russian Federation on Romanian territory. “Preliminary information indicates that they created a certain route to send explosives through Poland and Romania to Ukraine,” Jacek Dobrzynski, the spokesman for the Coordinator of Special…
The meeting scheduled for this week between the US Secretary of State, Mark Rubio, and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been postponed for the time being, reports BBC News citing CNN, which quotes sources. It is not clear why, but one of the sources told CNN that Rubio and Lavrov, who spoke on the phone on Monday, have different expectations regarding the end of the war in Ukraine. It is also unclear how this could affect the schedule of the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, but, according to CNN, Rubio and Lavrov might have another phone…
The Foreign Minister of Poland, Radosław Sikorski, stated that if Vladimir Putin were to fly to a potential meeting with Donald Trump and cross Polish airspace, his plane could be forced to land for his arrest based on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, reports BBC News. “We cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court will not order the government to force such a hypothetical plane to land, in order to hand over the suspect to the Court in The Hague”, Sikorski said in an interview for Radio Rodzina, quoted by Reuters and the BBC…
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, has stated that 26 member states of the European Union have confirmed their willingness to participate in the creation of a special tribunal on the events of the war against Ukraine, reports Radio Svoboda. “Today, 26 member states have made a commitment to become participants in this tribunal,” said Kallas. According to her, Brussels is awaiting the cost estimate, including from the Netherlands, after which work on the project will continue. The creation of the tribunal was proposed in 2022 by the President of the European Commission, Ursula…
The Serbian President, Aleksandar Vučić, stated that three Russian citizens were involved in the tactical-military training camp for Moldovan citizens organized in western Serbia this summer. Vučić made the statement in Belgrade, on October 15, in the presence of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “I cannot affirm that a Russian intelligence service was involved, but we have established the presence of three Russian citizens in the Sunčana Reka camp, not far from Loznica,” said Vučić, responding to a question posed by the Serbian editorial staff of Free Europe, Radio Slobodna Evropa. Moldovan authorities say that…
The Kremlin rejected on Wednesday the warning of American President Donald Trump that the Russian economy will collapse, stating that Russia has considerable reserves and is strong enough to allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to achieve his goals, reports Reuters. Trump argued on Tuesday that Putin simply does not want to end the conflict with Ukraine, which has been going on for more than three and a half years. “And I think that makes him look very bad. He could end it. He could end it quickly,” added the US president, who also mentioned “long lines at the gas station”…
Donald Trump recently stated, during a joint conference with the President of Argentina, that the Russian economy is on the verge of collapsing. Information about the increasingly poor performances has been appearing more and more frequently lately, and Andrei Caramitru comments on them. “You know, there are long lines for gasoline in Russia right now… suddenly his (n.r. Vladimir Putin) economy will collapse, and I would like to see him doing well. I mean, I had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin, but he simply doesn’t want to end that war.”, said the American president. His remark was quickly…
The mayor of the port city of Odessa in Ukraine, Ghennadi Truhanov, has lost his Ukrainian citizenship. It was withdrawn by President Volodimir Zelenski, who signed the decree on October 14, report Reuters and dpa. Zelenski referred to information from the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), according to which Truhanov also held Russian citizenship, although Ukraine prohibits its citizens from doing so. “The Russian citizenship of certain individuals has been confirmed and relevant decisions have been prepared regarding them. The decree was signed,” Zelenski wrote on Telegram, without naming names, after a meeting with the head of the SBU, Vasil Maliuk.…
Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship by a presidential decree signed on October 14, according to authorities in Kiev, reports The Kyiv Independent. Originally from the Kherson region, one of the areas most affected by the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, Polunin previously held three citizenships – Ukrainian, Russian, and Serbian. Known for his tattoo of Vladimir Putin’s portrait on his chest, the ballet dancer has stated in several interviews that he “always considered himself Russian”. Polunin actively supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the temporary occupation of his native region, Kherson, which sparked…
NATO began its annual nuclear deterrence exercise, known as “Steadfast Noon”, at the start of the week, a training activity planned well in advance, which takes place every year and is not related to current geopolitical events. The exercise, mainly held at the Volkel air base in the Netherlands, represents a key component of the Alliance’s strategy to maintain readiness and transparency regarding its nuclear posture. On October 10, 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made the announcement about the Alliance’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise – “Steadfast Noon”. “We will see aircraft – like the impressive Dutch F-35A behind me…