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October 2025 - United Kingdom Special Weapons News
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- PM call with President Zelenskyy and European leaders: 17 October 2025 Gov.UK 17 Oct 2025
- Statement on UK military activity in the Eastern Mediterranean UK MOD 16 Oct 2025 -- Update to Statement on UK military activity in the Eastern Mediterranean
- UK condemns Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 16 Oct 2025 -- Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure, highlighting the severe impact on the civilian population. The UK calls on Russia to respect international law.
- Russia is weaponising winter against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 16 Oct 2025 -- Russia's systematic targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter appears to follow a clear pattern aimed at undermining Ukraine's resilience.
- Joint UK-India Carrier Strike Group exercise deepens defence ties as deals boost UK jobs UK MOD 16 Oct 2025 -- Britain's strategic partnership with India continues to grow as the powerful UK-led Carrier Strike Group (CSG25) conducted military drills with the Indian Armed Forces, completing a successful visit to India as part of its ongoing eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region, known as Operation Highmast.
- Report of the Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo: UK statement, October 2025 UK FCDO 16 Oct 2025 -- Ambassador Holland welcomes the work of the OSCE Mission over the last six months, and the positive assessment of municipal elections on 12 October - while underlining concerns over security and political developments.
- The UK is committed to supporting its Overseas Territories to deliver their priorities: UK Statement at the UN Fourth Committee UK FCDO 16 Oct 2025 -- Statement by Simon Thomas, UK Ambassador to the General Assembly, at the UN's Special Political and Decolonisation Fourth Committee.
- Director General Ken McCallum gives threat update MI5 16 Oct 2025 -- MI5 Director General Ken McCallum gave his annual threat update at our headquarters in Thames House, London today.
- Communiqué from co-Hosts of the Wilton Park conference on Financing Gaza's Reconstruction UK FCDO 16 Oct 2025 -- Outcome Statement: Communiqué from co-Hosts of the Wilton Park conference on Financing Gaza's Reconstruction
- Foreign Secretary Parliamentary Statement on Ukraine UK FCDO 15 Oct 2025 -- Foreign Secretary statement on Ukraine delivered to Parliament on 15 October 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.
- Statement: Shadow Fleet Task Force Estonia MFA 10 Oct 2025 -- On October 8, 2025, Canada and Denmark convened a meeting of the Shadow Fleet Task Force. The following statement was jointly decided by participating members of the G7 and the Nordic-Baltic 8++: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
- Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth Meets Minister of State for Defence of UK Mr Vernon Coaker in Mumbai India PIB 10 Oct 2025 -- Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth held a bilateral meeting with the United Kingdom's Minister of State for Defence (Minister for the House of Lords), Mr Vernon Coaker, in Mumbai on October 10, 2025
- PM statement on Gaza peace deal: 9 October 2025 Gov.UK 09 Oct 2025
- Countries' forces combine for jungle assault Australia DOD 09 Oct 2025 -- Australian soldiers from Darwin's 1st Brigade played a central role in the high-intensity operation, working alongside troops from Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).
- PM press statement from Mumbai: 9 October 2025 Gov.UK 09 Oct 2025
- India-UK Joint Statement India PIB 09 Oct 2025 -- At the invitation of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Hon'ble Prime Minister of the United Kingdom paid an official visit to India from 08-09 October 2025
- English Translation of Prime Minister's Press Statement during Joint Press Statement with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom India PIB 09 Oct 2025
- UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Technical Cooperation in Libya UK FCDO 03 Oct 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Technical Cooperation in Libya. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
- UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia UK FCDO 02 Oct 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
- UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Haiti UK FCDO 02 Oct 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner's Report on Haiti. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
- Moldova's Parliamentary Elections: UK statement to the OSCE, October 2025 UK FCDO 02 Oct 2025 -- Ambassador Holland welcomes the preliminary conclusions of the ODIHR Election Observation Mission, and congratulates President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity on its decisive election victory.
- Russia's war in Ukraine has been built on a foundation of falsehoods UK FCDO 02 Oct 2025 -- Ambassador Holland examines the various falsehoods that Russia deployed in seeking to justify its illegal and unjust war of aggression against Ukraine.
- Joint Security and Contributions to the PURL Initiative: Meeting of the Leaders of Ukraine, Denmark, France, Germany, and Poland Took Place in Copenhagen President of Ukraine 02 Oct 2025
- Boost to jobs and military capability with new defence equipment system UK MOD 02 Oct 2025 -- New £320 million contract for a platform to revolutionise how the Armed Forces manage and maintain defence equipment to help the military make better decisions faster will create 100 new highly-skilled UK jobs.
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