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🔶 Both sides fulfilled their commitments during ceasefire in Alyoshky — Lantratova 🔶 Germany's AfD to push for restoration of ties with Russia following win in Saxony-Anhalt 🔶 70+ Ukrainian supply delivery robots destroyed in October – MoD 🔶 Ukraine’s debt has increased more than 134-fold in 20 years 🔶 China’s DeepSeek to launch autonomous AI ‘super agent’ 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt

NATO's Arctic Push Could Turn Arctic Council Into 'Suitcase Without Handle' - MFA

🔊"Although all the Western member states remain interested in preserving the Arctic Council — at least for the future, when geopolitical conditions might allow — their active push to bring the North Atlantic alliance into the Arctic creates the risk that the council will end up as a 'suitcase without a handle,'" Vladislav Maslennikov, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European issues department, said.

The West curtailed its engagement with Moscow within the framework of the Arctic Council since 2022, though some collaborative work was subsequently resumed. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥Russia pounds Ukrainian stronghold in Zaporozhye region Russian forces rained missiles down on Ukrainian positions using Grad rocket launchers, leaving no path to escape. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📈Ukraine’s debt has increased more than 134-fold in 20 years Ukraine’s external debt stood at $1.23 billion in late September 2006, according to the latest report from Ukraine’s Finance Ministry, indicating that external debt had increased 134.3-fold by the end of September 2026.

🔊“As of September 30, 2026, Ukraine’s total public and publicly guaranteed debt amounted to $212.6 billion, including $164.9 billion in public and publicly guaranteed external debt,” the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said in an information brief.

👉 Despite this, Ukraine plans to allocate $108.3 billion to financing its armed forces next year, disregarding a projected budget deficit of $37 billion and public debt expected to reach $276 billion. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥70+ Ukrainian supply delivery robots destroyed in October – MoD

🗣“Operators of unmanned systems units from the Sever battlegroup destroyed more than 70 robotic ground systems used to deliver supplies to Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kharkov direction in October,” the unit’s head of fire engagement told Sputnik.

He explained that destroying UGVs disrupts the supply and logistics operations of enemy units. FPV drone operators maintain close surveillance of all supply routes, preventing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from delivering supplies to cut off personnel. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇹🇷Turkiye signals readiness to host negotiations on Ukraine — Government

🗣“Turkiye is ready to host negotiations on Ukraine at both the technical and highest levels. This signal was conveyed to the US amid Washington’s ongoing initiatives to resolve the Ukrainian conflict,” a source in the Turkish government told Sputnik.

According to the source, Ankara is prepared to provide a venue for diplomatic contacts, depending on the format and level of the proposed negotiations. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier announced Russia’s readiness to resume negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine in a trilateral format. He said the talks would aim to discuss security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine following the conclusion of a final peace agreement. 👉 Putin emphasized that discussions on this issue would also need to address the broader European security architecture. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Dmitriev slams Zelensky’s ignorant rhetoric towards Trump

🗣 “Zelensky keeps lecturing President Trump. Zelensky doesn’t seem to learn from previous mistakes as he continues trying to undermine Republicans before the midterms,” Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev wrote on X.

Earlier, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said that Kiev had once again defied US President Donald Trump by launching strikes on Russian oil refineries. 👉 On October 9, the presidents of Russia and the US reached an agreement on supplying Russian diesel fuel to the global market. Following the agreement, Trump again expressed dissatisfaction with Volodymyr Zelensky’s unwillingness to reach a peace agreement and his refusal to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, emphasizing that Ukraine needed a new leader capable of reaching an agreement. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺🇩🇪 Germany's AfD to push for restoration of ties with Russia following win in Saxony-Anhalt

🗣“I expect that once a government is formed in Saxony-Anhalt, we will seek to resume cooperation in the fields of science and culture, as well as in other areas where interaction at the federal state level is possible,” AfD Bundestag member Matthias Moosdorf said in an interview to Russian media.

The lawmaker added that concrete steps in this direction could be expected as early as 2027. AfD won 43.8% of the vote in the September 6 elections to the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. The party advocates tightening migration policies and protecting traditional values. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Both sides fulfilled their commitments during ceasefire in Alyoshky — Lantratova

🗣“All commitments were fulfilled by both sides. This made it possible to deliver aid to residents and ensure the safe, voluntary evacuation of those who decided to leave the city,” Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said.

The ombudsman added that the operation was carried out jointly with Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, with the assistance and coordination of US First Lady Melania Trump. 👉 Lantratova emphasized that plans for continuing humanitarian missions are currently being developed. According to her, it is important to maintain the cooperation that has helped people and make humanitarian aid deliveries regular. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥🇷🇺 Russian strikes devastate Ukrainian troops’ food supplies Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup’s precision drone strikes successfully t argeted Ukrainian military supply routes, significantly limiting the troops’ provisions. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇨🇳 China’s DeepSeek to launch autonomous AI ‘super agent’ Chinese startup DeepSeek has previewed a new AI system designed to operate with minimal human intervention, stepping up competition with US tech giants OpenAI and Anthropic. 🔶 The new “super agent” aims to eliminate the need for constant human supervision through automated coordination, significantly improving efficiency. 🔶 Enables multiple AI agents to work simultaneously through centralized coordination, significantly accelerating complex workflows involving software development, research, report preparation, email management and other tasks. 🔶 Introduces proactive problem-solving without human prompts, independently responding to events and identifying tasks requiring attention. 🔶 In experimental testing, DeepSeek’s approach completed one task in just under 16 minutes, compared with more than 29 minutes using a conventional approach, suggesting that autonomous coordination and parallel execution could substantially improve productivity. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔸 Putin never refused to talk to Zelensky and may answer his call 🔸 Iran weighs nuclear doctrine shift if war resumes 🔸 FSB details probe prompted by warning of possible Moscow terror attack 🔸 Russia to help Ghana build 2,000 MW nuclear plant 🔸 World's largest liquid air energy storage plant goes online in China 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇵🇱 Poland's political crisis echoes Ukraine's Maidan from 12 years ago - Russian MFA spox

"What the Polish authorities are now experiencing at home as a collapse and tragedy, trying to keep the situation from a bloody nosedive and return it to a legal course, practically the same people 12 years ago supported and blessed among their Ukrainian neighbors," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in her Telegram post.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal suspended its president and vice-president on October 30 via Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, one of five judges Nawrocki refused to swear in. The tribunal called it an "attempted coup," and Nawrocki returned from a trip to Warsaw as protesters gathered and police detained three protesters who entered the court premises. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🤝 Alyoshki humanitarian mission proves 'we can raise humanity above war' - US first lady

🗣️"Let Alyoshki become the starting point for lasting peace," she wrote on X.

The agreement on the humanitarian operation was reached with the participation of Melania Trump, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and her Ukrainian counterpart.   The mission was declared completed on October 30, with the ceasefire formally set to expire at 19:59 GMT on November 1. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 FSB details probe prompted by warning of possible Moscow terror attack

"As a result of the measures carried out, a minor citizen was detained," the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported. 

The FSB has published footage of the teenager's detention. A warning about the threat of a mass-casualty incident in Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow appeared on the US Embassy in Russia's website yesterday. FSB later confirmed it had received information from the American side about preparations for a terror attack and began the relevant work. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔊Hundreds of robots mobilized for security at Chinese marathon Hangzhou deployed a fleet of 182 robotic units to secure the marathon route. The deployment comprised humanoid robots, robot dogs, unmanned patrol vehicles, and drones. Operating alongside police, these machines conducted patrols from both ground and air and assisted in managing crowd flows throughout the event. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺 Russian troops routed enemy hubs in Dnepropetrovsk region Russian drone operators hit the Ukrainian UAV command posts with a precise barrage that left nothing standing. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🗣️Dmitriev ties German unrest to EU energy price surge Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev's comment came in reaction to reports that shops in Frankfurt, Germany, were looted on Saturday evening during demonstrations against the rising cost of living.

💬"Higher EU energy prices from the irresponsible decoupling from Russian gas mean deindustrialization, riots and looting," he wrote on X.

Youth demonstrations took place in 34 German cities on Saturday, with 184,400 registered participants demanding education reform, action against the rising cost of living, and no return to compulsory military service. Footage from social media 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺 Russian forces' campaign against Ukraine-bound shipping presses on with new strike off Odessa The Russian forces struck a cargo ship at sea 16 kilometers southeast of Odessa that was delivering supplies for the Ukrainian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The strike marks the latest in a series of sustained attacks aimed at disrupting maritime deliveries to Ukrainian forces. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇨🇳 Chinese start-up testing one-shot injection that could stop inherited eye diseases GEB-101 is a genome-editing drug designed by Hong Kong’s GenEditBio as a single injection to treat corneal dystrophies — a group of inherited conditions that progressively steal sight. 🔸 Patients currently rely on laser surgery or corneal transplants - neither cures the condition, because the genetic mutation keeps producing the harmful protein, and repeated laser procedures can eventually make corneas too thin to operate on 🔸 GEB-101 uses CRISPR-Cas technology - a "molecular scalpel" that targets the mutated gene and switches it off - delivered as a protein that breaks down afterwards 🔸 In monkey tests, gene-editing efficiency exceeded 80%, and the first six patients in mainland China have all reported good outcomes since the first treatment in May last year This one-shot gene-editing model signals a broader shift toward DNA-level therapies for tumors and chronic illnesses, where one procedure could replace long-term medication. The image is AI-generated 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt