NATO does not currently have plans to invite Ukraine into the alliance in the immediate future, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said on Oct. 16. “I think NATO’s position on this is very clear. We stated at the 75th anniversary summit this summer…
U.K. counter-terrorism officials are investigating whether Russian intelligence officers planted an incendiary device inside a parcel that caught fire at a warehouse near Birmingham, the Guardian reported on Oct. 16. The fire, which erupted at a DHL wa…
U.S. President Joe Biden announced $425 million in new security assistance for Ukraine during a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 16.Biden and Zelensky spoke on the phone after the U.S. president canceled foreign trips to handle the …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested one of the heads of security of the state-owned energy company Ukrenergo for allegedly justifying Russia’s full-scale invasion, questioning the existence of an independent Ukrainian state, and supporting t…
Australia will donate Ukraine 49 “soon-to-be-retired” U.S.-made Abrams tanks, the Australian media outlet ABC News reported on Oct. 16, citing Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy. The delivery comes after a controversy erupted earlier in 2024 when med…
Missile fragments were found near the Moldovan village of Lencauti, located just 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the country’s border police reported on Oct. 16. The border police said the scene was being investigated but did not co…
Zelensky unveils Ukraine’s victory plan, says it’s doable but ‘depends on our partners’President Volodymyr Zelensky presented Ukraine’s much-debated victory plan at parliament on Oct. 16, though some parts remained classified. The proposal is comprised…
Ukrainian lawmakers voiced their first reactions to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s presentation of Ukraine’s victory plan to parliament on Oct. 16, praising the overall agenda but calling out the supposed lack of practical steps.Some opposition lawmake…
‘We believe that in 5 years, Ukraine’s defense sector will attract half a billion dollars:’ Q&A with foreign defense investorsUkraine has become a hotbed of defense innovation, as Russia’s deadly invasion fuels a rapid development of new battlefiel…
Kazakhstan’s president has “carefully considered” proposals to join BRICS but Astana will not seek to join the group “in the foreseeable future,” a government spokesperson told Tengrinews.kz in an interview published on Oct. 16.BRICS, composed of Russi…