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After Starlink and Starshield outages in Ukraine, Palantir stated that neither the company nor the US can remotely shut down the Maven Smart System AI platform used by NATO. The situation has heightened Europe's concerns about dependence on American technology.
Javlon TursunovUS Permanent Representative to NATO Matt Whitaker said that disagreements over the use of Starlink in Ukraine are commercial in nature and relate to the terms of service of the private company SpaceX, not to the Trump administration's policy. He rejected suggestions that Washington restricted Kyiv's access to the system as a pressure measure.
Sevara AzamovaFollowing a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at ambassadorial level, NATO announced the deployment of additional reconnaissance, monitoring and expertise assets to the Black Sea. The meeting was convened at the initiative of Romania and Bulgaria due to the growing threat of drone use in the region. The statements were made by Alliance spokesperson Alison Hart.
Sevara AzamovaA three-article bill approving the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2026, has been submitted to the Turkish parliament. The document provides for cooperation in protecting sovereignty, collective deterrence and deepening defense cooperation, while collective defense is not activated automatically and Turkey's obligations to NATO remain unaffected.
Sevara AzamovaOvernight into Thursday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged large-scale attacks after talks between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. According to Ukrainian authorities, seven people were killed, dozens wounded, and Kyiv's metro infrastructure was damaged. Russia reported shooting down hundreds of drones. Both sides nevertheless confirmed readiness to resume trilateral talks mediated by the US, possibly in mid-November.
Sevara AzamovaTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in Brussels that the 2019 memorandum on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictions with Libya is legally and politically legitimate. According to him, the approval of the document by the Libyan House of Representatives was an act of acceptance, not ratification, and Turkey considers the agreement in force since 2019.
Sevara AzamovaAt a press conference in Oslo, Volodymyr Zelensky said the US has agreed to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine comparable to Article 5 of the NATO charter. The proposals have been put into a document that US special envoy Steve Witkoff is to deliver to Moscow; Zelensky expects to learn Russia's position within a day of the American diplomat's visit.
Sevara AzamovaThe Commons Defence Committee warned that a shortage of Royal Navy warships and submarines leaves the UK's critical infrastructure in the High North vulnerable to potential Russian attacks. The Ministry of Defence said it 'clearly sees' the Russian threat and is investing in the protection of undersea cables.
Javlon TursunovOctober 20 marks 15 years since the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, killed in 2011 during the civil war. Life.ru publishes a piece assessing the events as the start of a protracted crisis that led to the country's split, and cites figures on social payments of the Jamahiriya era as well as the fates of Gaddafi's sons.
Sevara AzamovaThe Kun uz outlet retold the circumstances of Muammar Gaddafi's death in October 2011: after the fall of Tripoli he took refuge in his native Sirte, refused to flee because of an International Criminal Court warrant, and was wounded in the leg while leaving Sirte for Misrata, where, according to a member of the National Transitional Council, he died from a bullet to the head during a shootout.
Javlon TursunovPolish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told the PAP agency that the country does not have the resources to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whereas other NATO members do. He also noted the worsening shortage of interceptors after the US and Israeli attack on Iran, voiced support for Trump's efforts to end the war, but called for pressure on the aggressor rather than the victim, and commented on the possible return of the United Kingdom to the EU.
Sevara AzamovaBulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed that a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft is conducting reconnaissance over the Black Sea following drone attacks on commercial vessels. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov stressed that the aircraft belongs to NATO and has no strike capabilities. Over the past month, four vessels have been attacked in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, two of which sank.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to The Times, citing satellite images, a large radar station with three antenna arrays each 500 metres long has been built near Gvardeysk in the Kaliningrad region. The configuration indicates an over-the-horizon radar capable of detecting aircraft, missiles and ships at distances from 885 to 3,200 km, which expands Russia's surveillance capabilities over Northern and Western Europe, including the United Kingdom.
Javlon TursunovKarol Nawrocki and Gitanas Nausėda, meeting in Warsaw, discussed regional security, the war in Ukraine and strengthening NATO's eastern flank. Nausėda called for new sanctions and tighter visa policy, and also warned of growing hybrid threats. The statements came amid criticism of the American-Russian arrangement to resume Russian diesel exports.
Javlon TursunovLithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė's predecessor Mindaugas Sinkevičius stated that Vilnius has begun consultations with NATO on revising drone interception procedures. The trigger was an incident on Sunday when a suspected Ukrainian drone that flew in from Poland exploded on Lithuanian territory. Under current rules, pilots must visually identify an object before using force.
Javlon TursunovA meeting between Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took place in Brussels. The parties discussed the current security situation, including the situation in the Black Sea, as well as Turkey's contribution to the alliance's deterrence and defense. The visit is taking place within the framework of the fourth Turkish-Belgian intergovernmental meeting.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Financial Times international affairs columnist Gideon Rachman, European leaders plan to hold independent talks with the Kremlin. Putin may be offered two options: freezing the conflict along the current front line with a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO, or handing Russia the remaining part of Donbas followed by Ukraine's membership in the alliance. Against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between the US and Ukrainian presidents, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war has reached a 'strategic stalemate' and 'no one will win.'
Otabek YusupovAccording to Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė... no — as reported by Lithuanian radio LRT, Prime Minister... According to the Lithuanian Prime Minister, speaking after a national security commission meeting on October 19, the drone that fell in the country on October 18 belonged to Ukraine, carried explosives and likely flew from the direction of Poland rather than Belarus, as previously. The cause of the fall has not been established.
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