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Putin Directs Drills of Russian Nuclear Forces

US Sanctions Russian Oil Companies as Moscow Holds Nuclear Drills

The U.S. Treasury Department said Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, were targeted in a bid to damage Moscow's ability to fund its war machine.

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Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold

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Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved

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Live updates: Trump vows to pull Israel support if it annexes West Bank; Russia's oil sector hit with U.S. sanctions

President Donald Trump said in an interview with Time magazine last week that Israel "would lose all of its support from the United States" if it annexed the already occupied West Bank.

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Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push to end Ukraine war

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Trump Levies New Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants in a Push on Putin to End Ukraine War

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What do US sanctions on Russian oil mean, and who could be affected?

Rosneft alone is responsible for nearly half of all Russian oil production, which makes up 6% of the global output, according to estimates from the UK government.

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A major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say

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A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 2, Ukrainian officials say

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Russia’s Defense Ministry Launches Major Bureaucracy Overhaul

Russia’s Defense Ministry has begun its largest internal reform in more than a decade, seeking to digitize the military’s massive bureaucracy in order to free commanders from clerical burdens, the RBC news websitereported Wednesday,

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Russian jets violate NATO airspace in Lithuania, forces respond quickly

Russian jets violated NATO airspace over Lithuania for 18 seconds during suspected refueling exercise. Nation's president calls it a breach of international law amid tensions.

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Putin deplores US sanctions as “unfriendly” as EU joins in heaping restrictions on Russia

The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia. The new penalties announced on Thursday add to measures by U.S.

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Russian military aircraft briefly enter Lithuanian airspace, MoD says

The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MoD) said that Russian military aircraft briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace on October 23, 2025, prompting a rapid response from NATO jets on patrol. “Our forces acted quickly with NATO jets on patrol.

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Putin criticises Trump's sanctions on oil firms - as Russian jets 'briefly enter NATO airspace'

European leaders are going to arrive in London later today for a "critical" meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" - with the goal of discussing "how they can pile pressure on Putin as he continues to kill innocent civilians with indiscriminate attacks across Ukraine".

Europe must switch to war mode to deter Russia – Swedish defence minister

Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson believes that the intensification of Russia's hybrid operations requires European states to respond decisively and prepare for a possible war. Source: Jonson in an interview with German outlet RND,

Russian hackers ‘steal HUNDREDS of Ministry of Defence files and leak them to dark web’ in ‘catastrophic’ attack

RUSSIAN cybercriminals have stolen hundreds of military documents and posted them on the dark web in a ‘catastrophic’ hack. The security breach compromised eight RAF and Royal Navy

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Lithuanian defence minister resigns over budget issues

Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė submitted her resignation on Wednesday following a public dispute over the defence budget. The Social Democrat said she is resigning because she has fundamentally different views to Prime Minister Inga Ruginienėhas on strengthening the country's defence.

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India Is Still Committed to the Russian S-400 Triumf Air Defense System

India appears intent on buying more Russian-made S-400s after the systems performed well in its recent war with Pakistan.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the call of reservists to protect against attacks by UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

EADaily, October 22nd, 2025. To protect life-support facilities in the regions of Russia, it was decided to attract reservists, said today, October 22, Deputy Head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces,