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Reuters: EU countries approved a 19th package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine that includes a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports, the Danish rotating presidency of the EU said on Wednesday.
Reuters: The United States hit Russia's major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms.
Reuters: Indian state refiners are reviewing their Russian oil trade documents to ensure no supply will be coming directly from Rosneft and Lukoil after the U.S. sanctioned the companies.
ISW: The Kremlin is using pre-planned strategic missile tests to further its ongoing rhetorical effort to push the US to agree to concessions on the war in Ukraine in return for US-Russian arms control talks.
Reuters: Trump said on Wednesday he canceled a planned summit with Putin, citing a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts and a sense that the timing was off.
Reuters: Trump also said that a news report on the United States giving approval to Ukraine to use long-range missiles deep into Russia was false, adding the U.S. "has nothing to do with those missiles."
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The Kyiv Independent: An intercepted radio communication released by Ukraine's military intelligence suggests a Russian commander ordering his soldiers to shoot civilians near the embattled city of Pokrovsk.
Politico: France's newly appointed chief of defense is preparing the nation's armed forces to be ready for a "shock, that would be a kind of test" from Russia.
The Insider: Georg Maier, the interior minister of the German state of Thuringia, announced that he has evidence suggesting possible espionage activities carried out by Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the interests of Russia.
Reuters: Russia's army top brass said on Wednesday it would seek to use reservists to defend civilian infrastructure such as oil refineries after a sharp rise in Ukrainian drone attacks deep into Russia over recent months.
The Kyiv Independent: Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Oct. 22 expressed hope that Ukrainian drone forces succeed in disabling an oil pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary, amid another Warsaw-Budapest spat.
Reuters: Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Reuters: Ukraine is urging European countries not to limit its use of a proposed $163 billion loan based on frozen Russian state assets, arguing that it needs to be able to buy non-European arms, repair war damage from Russian attacks and compensate victims.
Reuters: The European Union's 19th package of sanctions against Russia will list four companies involved in China's oil industry that circumvent Western restrictions, EU diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Norway is providing an additional NOK 1.5 billion ($150 million) in funding to secure access to electricity and heating for people in Ukraine. The funding is being provided in cooperation with the EU and will be used to help meet Ukraine’s energy needs as the country enters its fourth winter of full-scale war.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Makhachkala, Dagestan, overnight on Oct. 22, Ukraine's military intelligence said. A mechanical plant in Saransk, Mordovia, was also attacked on Oct. 22, the Astra Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.
Politico: Russian forces struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv with killer drones on Wednesday morning, according to top Ukrainian officials.
Reuters: Ukraine's Security Service has unveiled the latest version of its "sea baby" naval drone that it says can operate at distances of over 1,500 km and carry a payload of up to 2,000 kg, approximately double the previous limit.
Reuters: Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO's firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but Moscow is expected to continue testing boundaries, the U.S. general serving as NATO's top commander said on Tuesday.
Reuters: Slovakia, a holdout against supporting the European Union's 19th sanctions package against Russia, says it will back the measures if its demands are met during a summit of the bloc's leaders this week, PM Fico said on Wednesday. EU leaders meet on Thursday and will discuss the war in Ukraine and European defence.
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