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Ukraine Invasion

• Kazakh Gas Production Hit By Ukrainian Drone Attack On Major Russian Plant RFE/RL 20 Oct 2025 -- A Ukrainian drone attack on a gas plant in Russia's Orenburg, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, continues to impact production in neighboring Kazakhstan as the European Union moves to phase out Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.
• Europe Jumps Into Action After Trump Call With Putin, Zelenskyy Meeting RFE/RL 20 Oct 2025 -- Europe jumped into action on October 20 with a flurry of moves and announcements at it looked to ratchet up pressure on Russia and bolster support for Ukraine after US President Donald Trump reportedly pushed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up land as part of a peace deal.
• EU, Zelenskyy Doubt Putin On Peace As Kremlin Says Work On Budapest Summit To Begin 'Shortly' RFE/RL 20 Oct 2025 -- The European Union and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed doubts about Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the more than three-year war in Ukraine as the prospect of a summit in Budapest with US President Donald Trump looms.
• Here's Why Russia's Vladimir Putin Is Fixated On Ukraine's Donbas RFE/RL 20 Oct 2025 -- At a tense White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump pushed the Ukrainian leader, telling him he would probably have to give up swaths of Ukrainian land to end the war with Russia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with General Director of DOM.RF Vitaly Mutko President of Russia 20 Oct 2025 -- The President held a meeting with General Director of DOM.RF Vitaly Mutko in the Kremlin to discuss plans for the state corporation's IPO.
• CSTO's Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025 and Barrier 2025 exercises commence in Tajikistan Russia MoD 20 Oct 2025 -- On 20 October, an opening ceremony of the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025 joint exercise with the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and the Barrier 2025 special exercise involving a joint unit of radiation, chemical, and biological protection and medical support of the CSTO took place at the Fakhrabad training ground in Tajikistan.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Oct 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 20 Oct 2025
• Council agrees its position on rules to phase out Russian gas imports under REPowerEU EC/CEU 20 Oct 2025 -- The Council today agreed on its negotiating position on the draft regulation to phase out imports of Russian natural gas. The regulation constitutes a central element of the EU's REPowerEU roadmap to end dependency on Russian energy, following Russia's weaponisation of gas supplies and repeated disruptions of gas supplies to the EU with significant effects on the European energy market.
• Budrys: The only place for Putin in Europe is in front of the Hague Tribunal Lithuania MFA 20 Oct 2025 -- Today, on 20 October in Luxembourg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participates in the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Afghan-Pakistani agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 Oct 2025

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