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Five months after taking office, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has dismissed a number of senior officials, including intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri and the head of his office. The reshuffle coincided with a dispute over the closure of the al-Shib border crossing with Iran.
Otabek YusupovKaupo Rosin, director of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, said in an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung that Europe should track visits to Russia by influential figures. In his view, Moscow spreads peace narratives and invites Western politicians to conferences. The publication also cites recent statements by Friedrich Merz, Alexander Grushko and Vladimir Putin.
Otabek YusupovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that no country has done more to help Ukraine than the United States, and that the aid continues, including under the Trump administration. He called Kyiv's statements about the US refusing to share intelligence untrue and stressed that Trump does not influence Elon Musk's decisions regarding Starlink.
Sevara AzamovaVolodymyr Zelensky's adviser Serhii 'Flash' Beskrestnov told the BBC that Ukrainians are dying because of incomplete and inconsistent US warnings about ballistic missile strikes, as well as Starlink/Starshield restrictions. The White House and Secretary of State Marco Rubio deny a pause in intelligence sharing, while Zelensky earlier spoke of its restoration after a three-day break.
Otabek YusupovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no pause in intelligence sharing with Kyiv, while Volodymyr Zelensky said the exchange was 'unblocked' after a three-day interruption that left Ukraine without warnings of ballistic strikes. Disagreements also concern restrictions on Starshield satellite communications, which the Trump administration denies.
Aziz KarimovUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 13 that partners did not warn about Russia's preparation of a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv; Ukrainian military noticed the missiles only on approach. According to Politico, the US cited bad weather. Restrictions on Starlink/Starshield operation at the front were also reported.
Otabek YusupovNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, at a press conference in Tallinn, called on alliance members to step up military aid to Ukraine, primarily air defense systems, as Russia attacks Kyiv daily with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles. More than 600,000 people in Ukraine were left without electricity after the strikes. Rutte's meeting with Zelensky in Brussels will take place amid tensions between the US and Ukraine over strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure and Trump's threat to limit intelligence sharing.
Otabek YusupovEU officials say they have seen no signs that the US has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, while examining reports of a slowdown in Starlink's operation. The EC highlighted the Govsatcom system and negotiations to connect Ukraine to it, with commercial satellite capacities to cover needs until 2029, when the Iris-2 constellation of over 300 satellites becomes operational. Kremlin spokesman Peskov said the information remains fragmented, while Trump stated intelligence sharing had not been halted.
Aziz Karimov
