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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Trump Says He Put Off Plans To Meet Putin To Avoid 'Wasted Meeting' Though Diplomacy Continues RFE/RL 21 Oct 2025 -- There are no plans for US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a senior White House official said on October 21, days after Trump had indicated that another summit was being arranged with his Russian counterpart.
• Trump Says Efforts To Reach Peace Deal Ongoing As Ukraine, EU Make Their Own Diplomatic Moves RFE/RL 21 Oct 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said on October 20 that attempts to reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war are ongoing, and warned that if an agreement is not reached the consequences will be serious.

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs Ahmed Attaf Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Oct 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Russia Jesus Rafael Salazar Velázquez Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Oct 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and Head of Southern Transitional Council Aiderous Al Zubaidi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Oct 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Gedion Timothewos, Moscow, October 21, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Oct 2025

News Reports

• Nord Stream Sabotage Case Back In Court Amid Legal Setbacks, Political Blowback RFE/RL 21 Oct 2025 -- Germany's ongoing effort to pursue Ukrainian citizens it suspects of being behind explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines faces its next battle in the high-security bunker courtroom at Bologna prison in northern Italy on October 23, following a series of recent legal and political setbacks.