🇺🇲🇷🇺 An Alaska liquefied natural gas project developer reportedly received financing from Russian energy company Novatek, raising questions about compliance with U.S. sanctions as the venture seeks to develop a major gas export facility.

Novatek, which is subject to U.S. sanctions, provided financial support to Polar Train LNG and exercised influence over its operations before the necessary regulatory approvals were obtained, according to the Financial Times
https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/alaska-lng-developer-faces-scrutiny-over-funding-from-sanctioned-russian-firm--ft-4970777

#usa #russia

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces deported 10-year-old Sofiia from Kostiantynivka after her mother was killed. The girl has now been placed in the care of an "uncle" whom she had never met before she was abducted.

For a month, the Russian occupation authorities concealed the child's whereabouts before presenting a story about her "rescue".

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/23/8059400/

#russia #ukraine #RussianWarCrimes

🇺🇲 🇺🇦 Speed restrictions on #Starlink communication systems in #Ukraine remained in place, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, contradicting #Trump's statement that the services had been fully restored.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ukraine-says-starlink-speed-curbs-remain-despite-trump-assurance-2026-10-23/

#usa #elonmusk

🇺🇦🇵🇱🇸🇰 #Ukraine is in talks with EU member ‌states Poland and Slovakia about moving customs checks on lorries carrying grain exports from the border to inside those countries, to ⁠halt Russian drone attacks on the trucks, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-seeks-move-customs-checks-inside-eu-avoid-russian-drones-ft-reports-2026-10-23/

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Senior Kremlin officials reaffirmed Russian support for #Iran and explicitly defined the United States as Russia’s long-term adversary, despite the recent unilateral US concession to Moscow – offering #Russia a diesel export waiver.

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-20-2026/

🇪🇺 The EU is to unveil plans to bolster its foothold in the #Arctic Tuesday, as it grapples with pressure from #Russia and the United States in the key strategic region.

From critical raw materials to icebreakers and undersea cables, the bloc wants to up its presence in the geopolitical battleground, according to a draft of its new "strategy for the Arctic" seen by AFP.

https://www.afp.com/en/eu-unveils-strategy-boost-arctic-presence

#europe

🇲🇩 Moldova's Foreign Ministry denied sending a diplomatic protest to #Ukraine over an incident involving two Ukrainian border guards, contradicting an earlier statement by a senior Moldovan lawmaker.

https://kyivindependent.com/moldova-denies-sending-protest-note-to-ukraine-over-border-guards-dniester-crossing/

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 In a large-scale overnight attack on St. Petersburg on Oct. 18, Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal, a datacenter, and a bridge.

https://kyivindependent.com/flames-explosions-reported-amid-large-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-st-petersburg/

#ukraine #russia

Meanwhile,

🇺🇸 Elon Musk approached #Trump with the idea of restricting #Starlink speeds for Ukrainian forces, the Telegraph reported on Oct. 16, citing four sources familiar with the matter.

https://kyivindependent.com/musk-asked-trump-to-restrict-ukraines-starlink-service-telegraph-reports/

The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/

#usa #ukraine

🇺🇸 Nearly 48 hours after #Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, nobody in Washington, nor at #SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the apparent decision to hobble Ukrainian military communications.

https://kyivindependent.com/no-ones-owning-up-to-crippling-ukraines-military-starlink/

#usa #starlink

🇺🇦 A Russian soldier suspected of killing five Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian was arrested in Kharkiv on Oct. 14, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-pow-reportedly-escapes-in-kharkiv-oblast-kills-5-ukrainian-soldiers/

#ukraine

The Kyiv Independent Editorial:

🇺🇲🇷🇺 It's already been said many times that the U.S., under #Trump, was turning its back on #Ukraine

But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively helping #Russia win the war.

https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-donald-trump-is-helping-russia-win-the-war-2/

#usa

🇷🇺 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria on Wednesday said #Russia was likely behind drone attacks that struck four ships in the Black Sea in the past week, sinking two, but there was no way of proving Moscow’s culpability.

https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-russia-ukraine-drone-attacks-radev-yotova-8746f7f536b245dda36fb2b8778fc542

ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia deliberately leverages #Ukraine’s constitutional inability to hold elections due to Russia’s war to manipulate the negotiations process and protract the war.

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-11-2026/

🇬🇧 Andy Burnham has said UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the #Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum.

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/from-russia-with-interference-burnham-first-pm-to-confirm-kremlin-role-in-brexit-vote

#russia

🇺🇸 Trump's a total disgrace to the country.

The most traitorous, corrupt and weakest president in the US history.

#usa #russia #trump #putin

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

💬 Trump said ​on Friday that Russia ‌had agreed to immediately supply over 300,000 tons ​of diesel fuel ​to the American and ⁠global marketplace after ​what Trump described as ​a "highly successful" discussion with Putin.

#Trump added ​that #Russia would ​then deliver 3 million tons of ‌diesel ⁠fuel within a short period of time, based on the ​condition of ​its ⁠diesel refineries, and would ​supply another 500,000 ​tons ⁠in November and 1 million tons ⁠thereafter.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-says-russia-immediately-supply-300000-tons-diesel-fuel-2026-10-09/

🇷🇺🇺🇲 #Russia has demanded sanctions relief from the U.S. as part of talks over a possible energy ceasefire with #Ukraine, while also seeking to link the initiative to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, U.S. and Ukrainian officials familiar with the talks told the Kyiv Independent.

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-puts-a-price-on-trumps-ukraine-energy-truce/

#usa #trump

🇧🇪 #Belgium expects to transfer F-16 fighter jets to #Ukraine soon after #France approves the aircraft’s re-export, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken stated on October 5.

https://united24media.com/world/three-belgian-f-16s-expected-to-be-transfered-to-ukraine-this-year-pending-french-approval-23131

🇭🇺 #Hungary is expected to ease its veto on further progress in #Ukraine and Moldova’s EU accession talks this week, potentially clearing the way for negotiations on two additional policy clusters.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86157