(2025-10-07). What is It: Peace Plan or Ultimatum? counterpunch.org 
The Washington Post and its leading national security columnist, David Ignatius, have labeled the so-called "peace plan" for Gaza the "real deal." Ignatius' view of the plan, which is essentially an ultimatum to Hamas that would amount to an unconditional surrender to Israel, is the latest example of Ignatius finding "light at the end of the tunnel" regarding U.S. initiatives on behalf of Israel or the impact of U.S. military weaponry in Ukraine's war with Russia. In 2023, Ignatius wrote that the "thing about tunnels is that you keep moving through them, darkness eventually gives way to light." In the meantime, t…
(2025-10-07). Belarus' commodity exchange to boost ties with Russia's Yaroslavl business. eng.belta.by A delegation of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) | visited Russia's Yaroslavl to hold a series of events aimed at engaging | the region's business community in trade with Belarusian companies.
(2025-10-07). NewsX World interview of 6 October 2025. gilbertdoctorow.com US Patriot Missile Systems Struggle Against Russian Ballistic Missiles in Ukraine | NewsX World This 8 minute long interview from yesterday covers the hottest issues in the Ukraine war at this moment: what value if any does the Patriot system have in Ukrainian defense today, what would delivery of Tomahawks to Kiev by Donald Trump …
(2025-10-07). Iran, Astrakhan expand cooperation in industry, energy, logistics. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran and Russia's Astrakhan region are strengthening cooperation in trade, industry, energy and logistics as part of efforts to enhance connectivity along the International North—South Transit Corridor (INSTC), Iran's Consul General in Astrakhan said.
(2025-10-07). Expert decodes warnings about Minsk, Moscow threat. eng.belta.by According to the expert, European politicians are forced to make statements about the threats allegedly posed by Belarus and Russia.
(2025-10-07). Inside-net: Russia is dismantling free internet connections. globalvoices.org 
Other autocracies are taking noteGlobal Voices The 'white lists' of Russian internet censorship: | The Russian government has been seriously restricting the formerly free RuNet for at least 10 years,
(2025-10-07). Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones, power outages reported in Belgorod. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that it had shot down 251 Ukrainian drones overnight, while the governor of Belgorod said that Ukrainian shelling had damaged electricity infrastructure and left thousands without power."Last night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones," the ministry wrote on Telegram, in one of the largest Ukrainian attacks since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine more than three years ago.The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that its forces shot down 40 drones over Crimea and dozens more over the Kursk and Belgorod regions, among ot…
(2025-10-07). Erdogan, Putin discuss bilateral ties, regional, intl. issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues.
(2025-10-07). Europe's latest seized Russian asset scheme is as dumb as ever. responsiblestatecraft.org Last month, Lithuania's former foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis pithily
(2025-10-07). Lukashenko, Putin talk over phone. eng.belta.by The presidents discussed a number of issues concerning the development of Belarusian-Russian relations, the international agenda, and the situation in the region.
(2025-10-07). Russia Criticizes U.S. Strike On Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast: 'Far-Reaching Consequences For The Region'. latintimes.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S.'s strike on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, expressing "serious concern about Washington's escalating actions in the Caribbean Sea that are fraught with far-reaching consequences for the region"
(2025-10-07). EU Nears Deal to Restrict Russian Diplomat Travel Across Bloc. moderndiplomacy.eu European Union countries are edging closer to agreeing on new restrictions that would limit the movement of Russian diplomats within the bloc, although a final deal has not yet been reached. The proposal, added to the EU's 19th sanctions package against Moscow, would require Russian diplomats to notify authorities before traveling between member states. Why …
(2025-10-07). Tomahawk talk is cheap and Putin knows it. strategic-culture.su Trump doesn't genuinely want Ukraine to take back territories, Martin Jay writes. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Just when you t…