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Kremlin says it will keep making 'vigorous' case on alleged Ukraine dirty bomb threat

Russia said on Wednesday it would continue to make the case to the international community that it believed Ukraine intended to detonate a "dirty bomb" with radioactive contaminants.

Reuters

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Midterm elections could threaten US support for Ukraine

The main reason Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ill-considered and brutal invasion of Ukraine has so far proved unsuccessful has been the unexpected determination and courage of the Ukrainian people in fighting to keep their independence.

Tribune News Service

Norway makes ‘huge’ arrest of Brazilian lecturer on suspicion of being Russian spy

Officials say they are ‘concerned that he may have acquired information about Norway‘s policy in the northern region’

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Nato holds European nuclear exercises as Russia war tensions simmer

Nato is holding long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use any means to defend Russian territory. Moscow is set to hold its own nuclear drills.

Radio France Internationale

Russian military expert calls for Putin to launch full-scale nuclear strikes on UK and US

Vladimir Putin's trusted military expert Colonel Igor Korotchenko told state TV that such strikes would be retaliatory for what he portrayed as expected NATO action

Daily Mirror

Sweden's top diplomat: We'll fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO

Sweden's foreign minister says the country's new center-right government will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join NATO and will concentrate the country’s external relations to its immediate neighborhood while abandoning the previous government’s “feminist foreign policy.”

The Independent UK

Russian, U.S. chiefs of staff discuss risk of 'dirty bomb' in Ukraine - RIA

Russian military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley spoke by phone on Monday and discussed the possibility raised by Moscow that Ukraine might use a "dirty bomb", RIA news agency reported.

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Romanian defence minister resigns, pressured after Ukraine comment

Romanian Defence Minister Vasile Dincu resigned on Monday, saying he could not collaborate with the country's president, amid pressure weeks after he said Ukraine's only chance to end the war was to negotiate with Russia.

Reuters

Ukraine war headed for ‘uncontrolled escalation’ as dirty bomb fears grow

Ukraine president says Russia is the source of ‘everything dirty’ in conflict

The Independent UK

False flag? Russia says Ukraine plans to detonate a ‘dirty bomb’

Ukraine responds by calling the allegation an ‘absolute absurdity’ as concerns over an escalation in the war rise.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon chief tells Russia's Shoigu he rejects any Russian pretext for escalation

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a phone call on Sunday that he "rejected any pretext for Russian escalation" in Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

Reuters

Putin builds underground hospitals amid fears he's preparing for war with West

There are fears paranoid Russian president Vladimir Putin is preparing for a war with the West by building underground hospitals and boosting conscriptions by including women

Daily Mirror

Russia's Shoigu holds second call with U.S. defense secretary in three days

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday for the second time in three days and held a flurry of calls with three other counterparts from NATO countries.

Reuters

Unseen and underhand: Putin’s hidden hybrid war is trying to break Europe’s heart

From Norwegian pipelines to French ocean floor cables, vital infrastructure is vulnerable to Russian attacks designed to destabilise Europe

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Weapons shortages could mean hard calls for Ukraine's allies

Weapons stockpile shortages across Europe could force hard choices as Ukraine’s allies balance their own needs at home with the needs of Ukraine in its fight against Russia

Al Jazeera

‘Much softer’: Is Russia eyeing a way out of the Ukraine war?

The war’s sharp turn raises questions about whether the US and Moscow should engage in negotiations to avoid escalation.

Reuters

U.S., Russian defense chiefs speak amid Ukraine war -Pentagon

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid the war in Ukraine, according to a statement from the Pentagon.

The Independent UK

Turkey: Erdogan to discuss NATO bid with Sweden's new leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has agreed to meet with Sweden’s new prime minister in Ankara to discuss the Scandinavian country’s bid to join NATO

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U.S., Russian defence chiefs speak, call was needed to clear up misunderstandings -Moscow

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke for the first time since May on Friday and a top Russian diplomat said the call was needed to eliminate misunderstandings, TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Exclusive-In letter, Sweden lists 'concrete actions' on Turkey's concerns over NATO bid

Sweden has taken "concrete action" to address Turkey's concerns over its NATO membership bid, including stepping up counter-terrorism efforts against Kurdish militants, Stockholm told Ankara in a letter dated Oct. 6 and seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Swedish foreign minister says NATO accession top priority

Accession to NATO is a top priority for Sweden's newly-appointed government, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said in Helsinki on Friday after a meeting with his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Leader to Meet Sweden’s New PM over its NATO Bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has agreed to meet with Sweden’s new prime minister in Ankara to discuss the Scandinavian country’s bid to join NATO, describing the visit as an opportunity to test Stockholm’s “sincerity” in meeting Türkiye’s conditions. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden abandoned…

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Turkey's Erdogan to meet Swedish PM Kristersson to discuss extraditions, NATO bid

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will meet Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, to discuss Stockholm's bid to join NATO as well as the extradition of people Ankara considers terrorists.

Reuters

EU, NATO at heart of Italian foreign policy -Draghi

Membership of the European Union and NATO are cornerstones of Italy's foreign policy, outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday, ahead of the formation of a new, right-wing government.

The Conversation

The US isn't at war with Russia, technically – but its support for Ukraine offers a classic case of a proxy war

The United States and European countries continue to pledge their support to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion drags on into its ninth month – and have backed their alliance with recurrent deliveries of advanced weaponry and money.

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