NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that granting permission to Ukraine to use long-range weapons against targets inside Russia is legally possible, but this decision depends on each member state of the alliance.
Russia will most likely be invited to the second Peace Summit, but this does not mean Ukraine will necessarily conduct direct bilateral negotiations with the aggressor state. Instead, negotiations can be run through intermediaries.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said that Russia, Iran and China continue to be responsible for most of the influence efforts targeting U.S. voters ahead of voting day in the November 5 presidential election.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has welcomed a joint statement by Canada and France regarding the return of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia.
Russia shifts its precious metals strategy, adding silver to state reserves alongside gold, platinum, and palladium—potentially impacting global markets as central banks reconsider silver's value.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said the upcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the level of leaders is very important, but the permission to lift restrictions on deep strikes inside Russia should be expected from each NATO country, rather than from the alliance as a whole.
In the current era of geopolitical turbulence, Europe must build up its own defense capabilities and be ready for a military confrontation with Russia in the next six to eight years.
Ukraine, as a sovereign state, can make its own decisions about striking targets in Russia with its own weapons, and the United States does not prohibit the use of American-made weapons in the border regions of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is now more positive about Ukraine obtaining permission from the United States to launch strikes on targets deep inside Russia.
The enemy is increasing the number of airstrikes targeting Kherson region as in September alone, Russia launched over a hundred KAB aerial guided bombs.