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The Kyiv Independent: The U.S. vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 between Republican Senator J.D. Vance and Democratic Governor Tim Walz touched on a variety of domestic issues, and some foreign policy, but did not include a single question — or comments from either candidate — on Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine.
Reuters: A Chinese coast guard fleet has entered the Arctic sea for the first time, for a joint patrol with Russian counterparts, state media reported on Wednesday.
ISW: Some Russian sources expressed doubts that Russian forces will be able to rapidly advance and achieve operationally-significant breakthroughs immediately after seizing Vuhledar.
Euractiv: Bulgaria, which has not yet sanctioned any Russian assets, does not have an accurate picture of the scale and nature of Russian investment in the country's economy, Justice Minister Maria Pavlova said in response to a parliamentary question.
Reuters: Russia will run a nationwide test of its emergency public warning systems on Wednesday, letting sirens wail and interrupting television and radio broadcasts in a twice-yearly initiative amid the war in Ukraine.
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The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces appear to have shot 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast, the largest recorded case of mass execution of surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said on Oct. 1.
European Pravda: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a resolution dedicated to propaganda and freedom of information in Europe, calling for sanctions against Russian propagandists and recognising the Russian Orthodox Church as an instrument of influence.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has exponentially increased domestic ammunition production over the past two years and has successfully tested its own ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 1 at Ukraine's second international defense industry forum.
WaPo: Russia’s attempts to influence the 2024 election in favor of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are accelerating, federal officials and researchers say, adding to a sea of misinformation about immigration and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, despite U.S. efforts to blunt the onslaught with indictments, seizures and public warnings (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's new Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha did not discuss territorial compromises with Russia in recent meetings with his Western counterparts, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Oct. 1, refuting a report by the Financial Times that he had discussed "potential compromise solutions."
AFP: Kyiv on Tuesday blasted a top International Olympic Committee figure for suggesting Russia could be quickly readmitted to the organisation if it starts obeying its rules.
Bloomberg: A Russian criminal gang secretly conducted cyberattacks and espionage operations against NATO allies on the orders of the Kremlin’s intelligence services, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Russian defense production facilities are recruiting tens of thousands of factory workers amid an acute personnel shortage, the BBC's Russian service reported on Oct. 1.
Reuters: NATO's new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday and said he was not worried about the upcoming U.S. election as he could work with former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
BBC News: Mark Rutte said he does not see any imminent threat of nuclear weapons being used by Russia despite "reckless and irresponsible" rhetoric by the Kremlin.
Reuters: New NATO secretary general said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Meduza: The Russian authorities plan to use new legislation to send approximately 40 percent of criminal defendants to fight in the war in Ukraine, the independent outlet iStories reported on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops are trying to seize new positions in the Zaporizhzhia sector to improve their tactical position, Ukrainian military's Southern Command spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Oct. 1.
The Moscow Times: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to hold his first phone conversation with Putin in nearly two years, the German weekly Die Zeit reported Tuesday, citing anonymous government sources in Berlin.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops have entered the embattled town of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Oct. 1, adding that fighting is ongoing.
Reuters: Russia will not sign a new treaty with the United States to replace the agreement limiting each side's strategic nuclear weapons that expires in 2026, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior Russian source.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces attacked downtown Kherson on Oct. 1, killing at least six people and injuring six others, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. A local market and a public transport stop came under shelling, according to authorities.
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