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Reuters: Russia is "surprised" that Turkey continues to supply Ukraine with weapons while trying to act as a mediator in the conflict between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Hurriyet newspaper.
ISW: The Russian military command continues to commit seriously wounded personnel to highly attritional infantry-led “meat” assaults in the Kurakhove direction as Putin attempts to posture himself as deeply concerned with the medical treatment of Russian veterans.
Reuters: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office said on Thursday "targeted disinformation" circulating online about the Nov. 5 U.S. election was probably a result of "foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos."
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AFP: As many as 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia's Kursk border region and are ready to enter combat against Ukrainian forces in the coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.
AFP: North Korea has sent more than 1,000 missiles to Russia, in addition to troops heading there to fight in Ukraine, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said Thursday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine is currently in discussions with China to expand exports of various agricultural products, according to a statement on Oct. 31 by Oleh Osiian, the First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
The Moscow Times: Finnish prosecutors on Thursday pressed charges against Russian nationalist fighter Vojislav Torden, accusing him of having committed war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv is preparing a bilateral cooperation document with Budapest "to clear up misunderstandings" between the two countries on an number of issues, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 31.
NY Times: The Biden administration is turning to an unlikely interlocutor as North Korean troops move into combat position to help Russia in its war in Ukraine. To convey threats to North Korea, U.S. officials are talking to China (archive).
AFP: Ukraine's Western allies have not adequately responded to the involvement of North Korean troops in the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview released by his office Thursday.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia has confirmed to the West that North Korea is taking an active part in the war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the South Korean KBS TV channel published on Oct. 31.
Bloomberg: Moldova’s plan to join the European Union will be written into the country’s constitution after the highest court approved results of a recent referendum, rejecting claims by the pro-Russian opposition that the vote was flawed (archive).
Reuters: Finland's Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea since April and in recent weeks has seen tankers spoofing their location data to cover up visits to Russia.
Reuters: The Druzhba pipeline will remain Hungary's primary route for crude oil imports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk on the sidelines of a conference.
Reuters: The war in Ukraine is hurting the entire world and the longer it goes on, the worse the consequences will be for everyone, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
AFP: German prosecutors said Thursday they had charged a German-Russian man who fought with a pro-Moscow militia in eastern Ukraine of terror offences and of threatening state security.
Reuters: The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet's Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and said it hoped huge legal claims racking up against the U.S.-based company would jolt it into action.
Reuters: Russia will need to raise taxes further to fund its war in Ukraine, according to economists who say revenue-raising measures already announced will not be enough to fund the country's ballooning military spending.
The Moscow Times: Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina warned Thursday that “more drastic changes” in monetary policy may be needed as the country’s rumbling war economy drives inflation far above target levels.
Reuters: Russian forces attacked a strategic bridge across the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Estuary in Ukraine's southern Odesa region overnight, launching two ballistic Iskander missiles and eight guided missiles, Kyiv's military said on Thursday.
Reuters: The Ukrainian government has named three North Korean generals it says are accompanying the thousands of Korean People's Army troops deployed to Russia in aid of Moscow's war in Ukraine. In prepared remarks to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Ukraine's delegation said the three generals were among at least 500 North Korean officers sent to Russia.
worth mentioning
Kyiv still waiting for MiG-29 fighter jets from Warsaw, Zelensky says
Ukraine's 2025 budget allocating $53 bln for defence clears first hurdle
Poland prepares for talks on buying over 100 HIMARS rocket launchers
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