U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Uzbekistan on October 18, where he will take part in a C5+1 meeting with representatives of the five Central Asian countries. More than 200 American businesspeople also traveled to the region with him; the trip comes two days after Donald Trump suspended the new sanctions against Russia and countries helping to evade the restrictions.

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The European Commission has begun work on the 23rd package of sanctions against Russia. According to Politico, it is supposed to further reduce Moscow’s income from oil sales, and the draft document is planned to be presented to EU countries by the end of 2026.

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The Forum of Free Russia condemned the agreements between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on supplies of Russian diesel fuel to the United States and called on Congress not to weaken sanctions against Russia. In a statement published on October 11, 2026, in Warsaw, the Forum Council also supported the bipartisan Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act bill.

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In Switzerland, a referendum will be held on Sunday to enshrine a stricter definition of the country’s neutrality in the constitution. If approved, the initiative would effectively bar Bern from imposing sanctions against Russia without a UN Security Council decision and would limit military cooperation with NATO.

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Who today could take responsibility both for continuing support of Ukraine, for rearming Europe, and for organizing a more autonomous security system? Obviously, in the absence of competencies within the EU in defense policy, this mission should be taken on by the leading European countries — in fact, these are the countries of the Weimar Triangle. The first signs of agreement between them, shown in the May visits and negotiations, inspire cautious hope. There are no other contenders for such a role anyway.‍

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