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ISW: The adoption of the Kazan Declaration on the second day of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan on October 23 demonstrated that Russia has not yet secured the international support nor created the alternative security structure that the Kremlin desires.
RFE/RL: In the space of a few days -- and within a week of the 16th annual BRICS summit that has taken on particular geopolitical importance for Putin -- both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan rejected opportunities to join multilateral groups close to the Kremlin's heart.
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EU Council has adopted a financial assistance package to Ukraine, including an exceptional macro-financial assistance loan of up to €35 billion and a loan cooperation mechanism that will support Ukraine in repaying loans for up to €45 billion provided by the EU and G7 partners.
AP News: Ukraine will receive $50 billion in loans, backed by frozen Russian assets, from Group of Seven allies, the White House said Wednesday. Distribution of the money will begin by year’s end, according to American officials who said the United States is providing $20 billion of the total.
Reuters: Russian forces have captured the villages of Serebrianka and Mykolaivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, as military blogs reported Russian advances near key frontline towns. Ukraine's military made no acknowledgement of either village falling into Russian hands, but said both areas of the front were gripped by intense fighting.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine managed to stabilize the situation in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, but the Russian army continues to concentrate its forces in the eastern part of the town, Anastasiia Bobovnikova, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk, said on Oct. 23 on national television.
Reuters: A plane downed in Sudan's North Darfur state had Russian crew members and was being used by the army to resupply the besieged city of al-Fashir, according to the opposing faction and documents it said were found in the wreckage.
The Kyiv Independent: The European Union has notified Ukraine that the next tranche of 4 billion euros from the EU's Ukraine Facility may be delayed until next year unless expected aspects of corruption reforms are completed by the end of this month.
AFP: South Africa's Democratic Alliance, a former opposition party now in government, on Wednesday rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa comments about Russia being a "valued ally".
The Kyiv Independent: Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner has proposed reevaluating the legal status of Ukrainian refugees, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Oct. 23. In an interview with the outlet, Lindner suggested lowering welfare payments and increasing employment among those receiving benefits.
Reuters: Finland is experiencing suspicious acts of sabotage and disruption and believes Russia is engaged in broad-ranging influence operations against it and other European countries, Finland's Minister of Interior Lulu Ranne said.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's National Guard troops repelled 13 Russian attacks near the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast over the past day, killing or injuring around three companies of soldiers, spokesperson Ruslan Muzychuk told Ukrainska Pravda on Oct. 23.
Bloomberg: Growth in Russia’s wartime economy has passed its peak after overheating in the first half of the year, according to analysts, even amid robust military production to support the ongoing war in Ukraine (archive).
Forbes: The first three ex-French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters are scheduled to arrive in Ukraine before the end of April, French newspaper La Tribune reported.
The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked the Ukrainian authorities to develop proposals for an internal action plan to help the country withstand the war, a source close to the Presidential Office told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 23.
Reuters: The United States said for the first time on Wednesday that it had seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that could mark a significant escalation in Russia's war against its neighbor.
AFP: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Wednesday starts a tour of African countries and Oman to drum up support for Kyiv's plan to end the grinding war with Russia.
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Key Republican: US should consider ‘direct military action’ if North Korean troops enter Ukraine
US approves $7.3 bn sale of F-16 upgrades for Poland
Czech journalist detained in Georgia ahead of election, says Czech ministry
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