(2025-10-08). Putin says Russia seized nearly 5,000 sq km of Ukraine, holds full strategic control. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 7, 2025. — ReutersPutin says…
(2008-10-25). Sabalenka battles to keep Wuhan record alive, Pegula survives marathon. tribune.com.pk 
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled hard Wednesday to keep her unbeaten record in Wuhan intact, having to come from behind to beat Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. | The world number one started slowly in her first match since she clinched a fourth Grand Slam title at the US Open last month. | But the Belarusian found her power game in the final set to reach the Wuhan Open last 16, where she will face the 16th-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova. | Sabalenka is chasing a fourth consecutive crown in Wuhan where she has a perfect 18-0 win-loss record. | The first three games went against serve but…
(2025-10-08). The West's Victory in Moldova. unitedworldint.com Elections and Results By Gà∂kalp Erba≈ü "If the opposition is suppressed and intimidated through police methods, and PAS and its allies secure high vote shares in the elections, an inevitable outcome will be approaching. In this scenario, Russia will eventually be provoked from this front." I concluded my Moldova analysis in July with these lines, …
(2025-10-08). Facts and Figures for ICRC Activities in Donetsk and Luhansk. icrc.org
(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). 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). Winter Is Coming: Can Ukraine Keep the Lights On? bylinetimes.com Ukraine is facing one of its most precarious winters since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. Now entering its fourth cold season, with temperatures in some regions dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius, Russia's campaign of deep strikes against Ukraine has left structural scars on the country's weakened energy system. | Strikes on gas fields, compressor stations and high-voltage substations have steadily eroded production and storage capacity. Domestic gas output, already reduced last year by attacks in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, has yet to recover, while renewed strikes threaten a deepening…
(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). 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). Russian Nuke Plant Latest To Suffer War-Inflicted Damage. twz.com 
(2025-10-07). Putin to attend Russia-Central Asia and CIS summits. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 7(Prensa Latina) During his visit to Tajikistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the second Russia-Central Asia and Community of Independent States (CIS) summits, presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov announced today.
(2025-10-07). Cuban government congratulates Vladimir Putin on his birthday. plenglish.com From Cuba, we wish him a lot of health and personal happiness, so that he continues to lead this brother country successfully, added the president on the social network X. | For his part, the prime minister, Manuel Marrero, joined the congratulation and highlighted the close ties of friendship and cooperation that exist between the Caribbean country and the Eurasian nation. | President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his country's support for Cuba against the US blockade, and for removing the Latin American nation from the arbitrary list of countries sponsoring terrorism. | After 65 years of diplomatic relations, b…