According to The Wall Street Journal, ten European countries have joined the French initiative for nuclear deterrence of Russia amid concerns about the reliability of American security guarantees. Emmanuel Macron’s plan предусматривает the deployment of French Rafale fighter jets, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, in various European countries, as well as intelligence sharing and a common early-warning infrastructure.

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Dmitry Peskov said that a new round of trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, scheduled for the first half of November in Abu Dhabi (UAE), does not mean an end to the fighting. According to him, Russia will continue to strike military and quasi-military targets, while Ukraine is not stopping its attacks.

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Presidential elections are taking place in Bulgaria on October 25. The main themes of the campaign are the economic downturn, rising prices and inflation, as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine, against the backdrop of which drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, including off the Bulgarian coast, have become more frequent.

#AndreyGjurov #Bulgaria #IlianaIotova #KostadinKostadinov #NATO #Ukraine

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NATO will allow Ukraine to purchase weapons, ammunition, and equipment through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The Financial Times reported this first; according to its data, the scheme could speed up deliveries and reduce their cost.

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The US and Ukraine agreed on a number of proposals to end the war in Ukraine, including security guarantees for Kyiv. On Wednesday, October 21, the American president’s envoy Steve Witkoff will hand over the draft agreements to the Russian leadership, Volodymyr Zelensky said after talks in Oslo.

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British Financial Times correspondent Christopher Miller said that reports of a complete depletion of Patriot missiles in Ukraine are inaccurate. According to him, Kyiv almost every month uses up its available interceptors by the middle of the month, but then receives new batches.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during a visit to Estonia that the alliance does not see an immediate threat to its territory from Russia. At the same time, he called Russia a long-term threat and said that it is now «not in the best position».

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In Bulgaria, a fire broke out at a Starlink ground station, which, according to MP Ivaylo Mirchev, affected 11 of the 17 antennas. Bulgarian authorities called the incident sabotage and said additional security measures would be taken for such facilities.

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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that Russia is likely behind the drone attacks on two cargo ships in the country’s territorial waters. One ship was hit by three drones, the second sank, and part of the crew is listed as missing.

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged people to give up the habit of reacting to every statement by U.S. President Donald Trump. His words were reported by the German newspaper Bild.

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In the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria on the night of October 13, drones attacked two merchant ships, one of which — the Ukraine-owned Chelsea 3 sailing under the Maltese flag. Bulgaria intends to summon the Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova because of this incident.

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According to the Financial Times, citing five sources, Western intelligence services warned leaders of European defense agencies that Russia is stepping up attempts to physically eliminate executives of defense companies in Europe. In response, companies are strengthening security for top managers, and Germany’s BfV is advising them to hire private personal security.

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The Wall Street Journal writes that NATO has prepared a response plan to a possible Russian attack, providing for strikes on targets near St. Petersburg, in the Kaliningrad region, and in Belarus. The concept was outlined at the security forum in Warsaw by the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, Alexus Grynkewich.

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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on NATO to prepare a response to a possible deadly hybrid attack by Russia. He also proposed closing Russian consulates, restricting the movement of diplomats and reducing their number, and tightening visa rules for Russians entering the European Union.

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In September, the Russian army lost more than 50,000 people on the front in Ukraine, of whom 28,000 were killed, Bloomberg reported, citing a senior NATO military official. According to his estimate, Ukrainian army losses for the same month amounted to about 5,000 killed and wounded.

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The administration of US President Donald Trump, according to the British newspaper Financial Times, is threatening to block weapons deliveries to Kyiv through the PURL mechanism if Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy facilities continue. The publication’s sources also claim that Washington may stop providing intelligence data to Kyiv.

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On October 8, TASS reported that the flight of the Swedish Gulfstream S102B Korpen radar reconnaissance aircraft has been recorded over the neutral waters of the Black Sea for the fourth day in a row. According to the agency’s source in air traffic control services, the aircraft departs from Bucharest after the Swedish Air Force was redeployed from Malmen Air Base.

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EU ambassadors and officials have been discussing in recent weeks how the Union should respond to a major hybrid attack with several fatalities, POLITICO Europe writes. There is also debate over whether Brussels is going beyond its role and duplicating NATO.

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State Duma deputy, retired Major General Leonid Ivlev called NATO’s «Theory of Victory» plan on the eastern flank preparation for aggression against Russia and an attempt to push the alliance’s partners to increase defense spending. He also claims that NATO’s new strategy draws on the experience of the war in Ukraine and combines conventional weapons with drones and artificial intelligence.

#Belarus #ArtificialIntelligence #LeonidIvlev #NATO #Poland #Russia

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Latvian authorities said that armed masked men entered Latvian territory from the Belarusian side, damaged an electrical panel, and stole surveillance cameras. According to them, the same group had previously tried to bring at least 20 illegal migrants across the border.

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