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Reuters: Russia's increased attacks on the Black Sea ports in Ukraine are delaying vital aid reaching Palestinians and stopping crucial grain supplies from being delivered to the global south, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said late on Tuesday.
AFP: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit and hold his first meeting with Putin in more than two years, officials announced.
Reuters: Russian forces are storming four towns in eastern Ukraine as Moscow's forces push to gain control over the whole of the Donbas region, according to pro-Russian bloggers. Russian forces are fighting with Ukrainian troops in the eastern Ukrainian towns of Selydove, Hirnyk, Kurakhove and Toretsk, according to posts by bloggers on Tuesday.
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The Kyiv Independent: North Korean troops are expected to arrive in Kursk Oblast on Oct. 23 to support the Russian military against Ukraine's incursion in the region, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence, told the War Zone on Oct. 22.
FT: Turkey has secretly barred exports to Russia of US military-linked hardware after Washington warned Ankara of “consequences” if it did not halt the trade (archive).
ISW: The Kremlin will likely seek to influence the October 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections to help secure a Georgian Dream Party victory in order to derail Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Integration efforts.
The Kyiv Independent: North Korea has dispatched pilots who can fly Russian warplanes to join the war in Ukraine, Newsweek reported on Oct. 22, citing South Korean television network TV Chosun.
RFE/RL: In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights said Russia’s “foreign agent” law violates the European Convention on Human Rights, saying it is "arbitrary" and used in an "overly broad and unpredictable way."
The Moscow Times: Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it summoned Germany's ambassador to protest a new NATO naval command center along the Baltic Sea coast.
Bloomberg: Russia and Iran may seek to foment violent protests inside the US in the days and weeks after the Nov. 5 election as voting results are being tabulated and certified, US intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday (archive).
Reuters: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that G7 and European Union allies are "very close" to finalizing a $50 billion loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets, with an expected U.S. contribution of about $20 billion.
AFP: The United States is set to announce "strong new sanctions" as early as next week, with targets including parties in countries that support Russia's military, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: The Group of Seven (G7) plans to keep Russian assets frozen even after the end of Russia's war against Ukraine, the Japanese news agency Nikkei reported on Oct. 22, citing its undisclosed sources from G7.
Ukrainska Pravda: Reports that the Russians were able to breach the Ukrainian defences close to the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast were refuted by the press office of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade.
AFP: Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has announced his resignation after a probe by the country's security services uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme that apparently provided military draft exemptions for government officials.
Reuters: Poland is shutting down the Russian consulate in the western city of Poznan due to suspected Russian attempts at sabotage, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Tuesday.
AP News: Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his victory plan after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some key Western partners, in particular Germany.
The European Parliament approved an EU loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine that will be repaid through the profits generated by Russian frozen assets.
Reuters: Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The Guardian: South Korea is considering directly supplying weapons to Ukraine as evidence increases that North Korean soldiers are preparing to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine.
worth mentioning
Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas wants Ukraine in NATO
Finland's president: North Korean troops in Ukraine would signal Russian despair
Britain and Germany to bolster defence cooperation with new agreement
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