Russia will be forced to end its war against Ukraine when it can no longer sustain the fight, and real peace will only come through decisive action by international partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 17.

Russian forces launched 70 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones on Ukraine overnight from the Millerovo airfield in Kursk Oblast, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct.…

Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will join negotiations with Russia over the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump said during a White House press conference on Oct. 16.

Russian President Vladimir Putin disliked the suggestion during a recent phone call of providing Ukraine with thousands of Tomahawk missiles, U.S. President Donald Trump told journalists on Oct. 16, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to visit…

Ukraine’s defense forces are continuing to push Russian troops out of Sumy Oblast and have made gains in retaking territory in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Oct. 17.

Following the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Moscow sought to distort the truth about its deliberate attacks on Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Oct. 16.

The war between Russia and Ukraine drags on because neither side is yet ready to strike a peace deal, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Newsmax on Oct. 16, calling the conflict a “particularly tough nut to crack.”

A potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Hungary could be a “major humiliation” for the European Union and “a huge boon” for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, The Telegraph wrote on Oct. 16.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 17 to discuss hosting a summit between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, Magyar Nemzet quoted him as saying.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump within two weeks or “a bit later,” with thorough preparation required ahead of the talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 17, according to Russian state media reports.

The likelihood of a nationwide blackout in Ukraine this winter is low, as roughly 50% of the country’s transformers are now protected from Russian strikes, the head of Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo, Vitalii Zaychenko, said in a Telegram post.

With insight from people close to Valerii Zaluzhnyi and sources within the government, NV examined whether Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief plans to enter politics, what his views really are, and why he continues to irritate those in power on Bankova Street.

Ukraine’s central bank considers a proposal to raise the bank profit tax rate to 50% for a third consecutive year dangerous, warning it could undermine trust in the tax system and harm not only banks but the broader economy, Governor Andriy Pyshnyy said in…

A court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don has sentenced 15 captured soldiers from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Assault Battalion Aidar to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years in a high-security penal colony, Mediazona reported on Oct. 17, citing the court’s press…

A district court in Warsaw has refused to extradite Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlyov to Germany, where authorities suspect him of involvement in the 2022 explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 17.

A Russian conscript opened fire at a military unit in Moscow Oblast's Naro-Fominsk district in the early hours of Oct. 17, killing a contract soldier, wounding several others, and then taking his own life, Russian outlet Izvestia reported, citing the Moscow…

Two Indian refineries have bought 4 million barrels of Guyanese crude oil from U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil for delivery at the end of 2025 or in early 2026, marking a rare import from the South American producer as New Delhi diversifies away from Russian…

Ukraine is prepared to ensure Slovakia faces no energy supply risks and to establish a new regional energy hub, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said during joint Ukrainian-Slovak government consultations on Oct. 17, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported.

Belarus is actively trying to reduce its political isolation in the European Union following a recent thaw in relations with the United States and hopes to see Western sanctions eased, Reuters reported on Oct. 17.

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