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On the eve of the November APEC summit in Shenzhen, Donald Trump is again open to a meeting with Kim Jong Un, but Pyongyang is not responding to the initiatives. Experts consider a meeting unlikely: the DPRK's rapprochement with Russia and China, economic growth, and the abandonment of the denuclearization topic reduce Kim's incentives to negotiate.
Sevara AzamovaYulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation on military security matters, at an OSCE Forum meeting in Vienna called on the United Kingdom to assist in locating foreign mercenaries convicted in absentia in Russia and placed on international wanted lists.
Sevara AzamovaAt a meeting in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin told US special envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow is interested in restoring bilateral relations, including in the economic sphere. The main topic of the talks was named as the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
Javlon TursunovVon der Leyen and Costa will speak in Budapest at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet 1956 uprising — a landmark moment in the warming of relations between Brussels and Budapest under Prime Minister Péter Magyar. Meanwhile, Putin said Russia 'does not want to fight', Zelensky awaits a briefing from Witkoff, and a vulnerability in PHP forced governments across Europe to take websites offline.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, St. Petersburg hosted the 31st regular meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China. Mikhail Mishustin said that mutual tourist flow in the first half of 2026 grew by roughly one and a half times, trade turnover over 25 years increased more than 30-fold, and the share of settlements in rubles and yuan approached 100%. The sides discussed transport, energy, industry, agriculture, and education.
Sevara AzamovaUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused to disclose the contents of the new American plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, which Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff brought to negotiations with Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. Earlier, Witkoff held talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo. Rubio named the territorial issue, primarily around Donbas, as the main obstacle.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, talks between Vladimir Putin and US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff took place at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Russian president said he was glad to see a US representative in Russia. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the main topic of the meeting would be the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, and that the meeting had been agreed upon several days earlier.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 22 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing regret over the lifting of the ban on imports of Russian mink fur and called on the EU Council and the European Commission to restore the restriction. The exemption was introduced in July at the request of several EU countries dependent on Russian raw materials. Brussels is preparing the 22nd sanctions package.
Sevara AzamovaDonald Trump, speaking to supporters in Iowa, said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the confrontation between the US and Iran are close to being resolved. According to him, he has already settled eight wars, and the end of the conflicts could affect oil and gasoline prices. At the same time, reports are circulating about Putin's readiness for trilateral talks on Ukraine.
Otabek YusupovCSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said that the question of Armenia's membership in the organization may be raised at the summit on November 11 in Moscow. Earlier, Pashinyan stated that Yerevan would not object to expulsion, while Peskov emphasized Armenia's right to decide this issue on its own.
Javlon TursunovIn an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin (VGTRK) published on October 22, Vladimir Putin said he was ready to resume contacts with Kyiv with US mediation after a meeting with Steven Witkoff. He rejected a short-term ceasefire along the current front line, calling the territory 'historical Russia,' and said the talks should be aimed at a final peace agreement.
Sevara AzamovaPolitical scientist Yuri Svetov said that cooperation between Russia and the European Union after the end of the special operation in Ukraine is impossible without a change of leadership in European countries. He criticized the EU's position on reparations and called Ursula von der Leyen's assessment of Russia as an 'unreliable partner' into question, noting that Europe itself abandoned energy resources. Earlier, Dmitry Peskov said that Europe had frozen relations with Russia almost to zero.
Javlon TursunovUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, at a meeting with Vladimir Putin, said that Russia and the US have prospects for developing economic relations after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, a settlement could open new opportunities for bilateral cooperation.
Javlon TursunovIn an interview with Fox News, Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire along the current front line and would support a peace agreement that leaves Kyiv with 75% of its former territories, but rejected the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas. Moscow has previously spoken out against freezing the conflict.
Sevara AzamovaUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin for the release of Stephen Hubbard, who was sentenced in Russia to six years and ten months in a penal colony for mercenarism. Earlier, Donald Trump said he had personally asked Putin to release Hubbard.
Javlon TursunovVladimir Putin in St. Petersburg received Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Russian president declared his readiness to help settle the crisis around Iran, discussed ending the conflict in Ukraine, and expressed interest in restoring economic cooperation with the United States.
Javlon TursunovVladimir Putin signed decrees appointing five new government members after their approval by the State Duma. Anton Siluanov became deputy prime minister and finance minister, with a new post of deputy prime minister — finance minister introduced. A number of deputy prime ministers were dismissed, including Dmitry Grigorenko, who is being considered for the post of deputy chairman of Sberbank.
Sevara AzamovaRussian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the first tanker with Russian diesel fuel, with a displacement of 40 thousand tons, is planned to be sent to the US on October 22. According to him, new deliveries will follow the first batch, but their volumes and timing have not yet been specified.
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