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FT: Belgium is under growing pressure to allow the use of frozen Russian assets for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine after Berlin and other western capitals shifted their stance (archive).
Reuters: Turkey could meet more than half of its gas needs by the end of 2028 by ramping up production and increasing U.S. imports, in a shift that threatens to shrink the last major European market for Russian and Iranian suppliers.
AFP: Putin will meet Central Asian leaders in Tajikistan on Thursday, for only the second such summit since the fall of the Soviet Union, as Moscow jostles with China and Europe for influence. Weakened by the war in Ukraine, Russia's historic grip over the region has waned in recent years.
The Kyiv Independent: Occupation authorities in Crimea are checking students' phones in schools for content and settings that may indicate a pro-Ukrainian position, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Oct. 7.
ISW: Leaked estimates indicate that Russian forces suffered their highest casualties in the Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, and Lyman directions between January and August 2025, reflecting command prioritization of these sectors of the front.
The Kyiv Independent: Authorities in the German federal state of Bavaria have taken a significant step toward empowering police to shoot down unidentified drones, DPA news agency reported on Oct. 7.
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CNN: Russian regions are dramatically increasing the amount of money they pay to new military recruits as analysts say “ideological” recruitment campaigns are no longer enough to motivate people to fight in Ukraine.
Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Tuesday of using oil tankers for intelligence gathering and sabotage operations.
Bloomberg: The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The entities have supplied false Aruba, Curacao and Sint-Maarten flags to at least eight sanctioned vessels, the documents say (archive).
Reuters: Russia and India have begun joint military drills in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan aimed at improving counter-terrorism operations, Russia's defence ministry said.
ERR: A member of Estonia's volunteer Defense League has been jailed for four years and 11 months after passing information about Defense Forces exercises and the border city of Narva to Russia's Federal Security Service.
The Kyiv Independent: Latvia has extended nighttime airspace restrictions along its borders with Russia and Belarus, the country's Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 7.
Reuters: German family-owned construction materials maker Knauf Group said on Tuesday that attempts to sell its business in Russia, ongoing since April last year, have failed.
The Moscow Times: Russia held its first official meeting with Afghanistan on Tuesday after recognizing the Taliban government earlier this year, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov using the occasion to denounce Western sanctions and urge international support for the country’s postwar recovery.
Reuters: Austria is looking into stripping fugitive ex-Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek of his citizenship after reports that he is living in Russia, spied for Moscow and joined Russian forces in Ukraine, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's 141st Mechanized Brigade carried out a successful assault in Sichneve in eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, liberating territory and inflicting losses on Russian forces, the military reported on Oct. 7.
Reuters: Russia, which recently announced progress in talks with Beijing about a new pipeline, will need at least a decade to significantly increase natural gas exports to China as a result of that deal, industry sources told Reuters.
Reuters: The Kremlin on Tuesday promised that Russia would formulate an appropriate response to reported plans by the European Union to restrict the movement of Moscow's diplomats within the bloc.
Reuters: Russia said on Tuesday it was waiting for clarity from the United States about the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying such weapons could theoretically carry nuclear warheads.
The Kyiv Independent: European arms manufacturer Thales has developed and delivered anti-drone missiles equipped with airburst warheads to Ukraine, Business Insider reported on Oct. 6.
worth mentioning
Reuters: Traders seek yuan payment from Indian state buyers of Russian oil
Ukraine's Donetsk region seen as Russia’s gateway, not the ultimate prize in war
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