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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Trump Says He's 'Very Disappointed' With Putin As He Weighs Providing Ukraine With Tomahawks RFE/RL 15 Oct 2025 -- US President Donald Trump again expressed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's war in Ukraine as he prepared to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House later this week.
• Update 321 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 15 Oct 2025 -- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today that he expects repairs to start soon to restore off-site power to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), more than three weeks after the site lost the connection to the grid for the tenth time during the military conflict.
• Russia To Expand Use Of Active Reservists In Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Oct 2025 -- Russia will be able to deploy members of its active reserve to fight in Ukraine under new amendments backed by the Defense Ministry.

Defense Policy / Programs

• State Migration Policy Concept of the Russian Federation for 2026-2030 approved President of Russia 15 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the State Migration Policy Concept of the Russian Federation for 2026-2030.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 15 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members.
• Joint Board Session of Defence Ministries of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation takes place in Moscow Russia MoD 15 Oct 2025 -- Today, the Joint Board of Defence Ministries of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation held a session in Moscow with the participation of the heads of military departments of the two countries.
• Solemn closing ceremony of the Indra 2025 Russian-Indian drills take place in India Russia MoD 15 Oct 2025 -- The closing ceremony of the Indra 2025 joint Russian-Indian exercise was held at the Mahajan training ground in the Indian state of Rajastan.

Foreign Policy

• Trump Says India Has Pledged To Stop Buying Russian Oil, Moscow Sees Further Purchases RFE/RL 15 Oct 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil after the United States announced a doubling of tariffs on Indian goods over the purchases.
• Russia-Syria talks President of Russia 15 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is in Russia on a working visit.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Kommersant, Moscow, October 15, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Oct 2025
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, October 15, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Oct 2025
• Huge blow for Putin's war machine as UK sanctions Russian oil UK FCDO 15 Oct 2025 -- Russia's largest oil companies and global businesses propping up Putin's illegal war have been hit by fresh sanctions as the UK moves to increase pressure on Kremlin revenues.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Congratulatory Letter from Chairman of C.C., Communist Party of Russian Federation KCNA 15 Oct 2025 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a congratulatory letter from Gennadi Andreyevich Zhuganov, chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, on October 10 on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

News Reports

• Russia's Ban On Energy Exports Exposes Central Asia's Dependence On Moscow RFE/RL 15 Oct 2025 -- Russia is grappling with fuel shortages and price hikes after a string of Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries.