UK's Rishi Sunak and Polish counterpart speak, agree to send "strong signal" to Putin
Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves in front of Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki about the buildup of Russian mobilized troops and activity in Belarus, which borders Poland and which has been used as a launching ground for Russian forces to attack Ukraine.
The two leaders agreed on the importance of sending a clear message to Moscow that its intimidation tactics would not be effective, a statement from Sunak's office said.
According to the statement, Sunak told Morawiecki over the phone that "As part of deterrence efforts across the eastern flank, the UK was increasing the capability of its forces, and had increased activity with the Joint Expeditionary Force in the Baltic region."
It added: "Both agreed on the need to send a continued strong signal to Putin that intimidation would not work."
— Natasha Turak
Turkey's Erdogan says he agreed with Putin that grain shipments should be free for poor African countries
Cargo ship Rubymar (R), carrying Ukrainian grain, and cargo ship Stella GS (L) originating from Ukraine, sail at the entrance of Bosphorus, in the Black Sea off the coast off Kumkoy, north of Istanbul, on November 2, 2022.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, during negotiations on Friday, that grain shipments should to go poor African countries for free.
"In my phone call with Vladimir Putin, he said 'Let's send this grain to countries such as Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan for free' – and we agreed," Erdogan said during a speech in Istanbul.
Erdogan has been a crucial mediator in the Black Sea grain deal, a condition of which was that Ukraine's grain had to get to poor countries that risked starvation without it. Russia and Ukraine together provide a huge proportion of the world's grain, and shortages and price increases caused by Russia's military blocking Ukrainian ports have put many developing nations under severe strain.
Putin threatened last week to withdraw from the deal, which would have tipped some of those countries into crisis. He made a U-turn this week and said he would keep Russia in the deal, though could still choose to leave it, which would put significant pressure on the international community.
— Natasha Turak
More missiles hit Zaporizhzhia, local governor says
Municipality workers clean debris at Zestafoni Street in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 25, 2022.
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Zaporizhzhia Governor Oleksandr Starukh said in a Telegram post that populated areas in the southern Ukrainian region were hit by Russian S-300 missiles overnight.
"As a result of the impact of one of the rockets, a gas pipe was damaged in an open area, a fire broke out, which was extinguished by our rescuers," he wrote on the messaging platform.
CNBC has not been able to independently verify the information. Russia claims Zaporizhzhia as its own after illegally annexing the territory in late September and occupying it since March. The area is home to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
— Natasha Turak
Russia may be using troops to shoot its own soldiers who retreat, UK says
Russia may be using "barrier troops" or "blocking units" in their deployed forces, which are assigned to shoot any soldiers that attempt to retreat, Britain's Defense Ministry wrote in its daily intelligence update.
"Recently, Russian generals likely wanted their commanders to use weapons against deserters, including possibly authorising shooting to kill such defaulters after a warning had been given. Generals also likely wanted to maintain defensive positions to the death," the ministry wrote in its post on Twitter.
"The tactic of shooting deserters likely attests to the low quality, low morale and indiscipline of Russian forces," it added.
— Natasha Turak
Zelenskyy lauds IAEA investigation result into nuclear material in Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who is to head a planned mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 30, 2022.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, after it finished its inspection of three nuclear sites in Ukraine and said it found no evidence of undeclared nuclear activities or materials.
Zelenskyy invited the inspectors to the country after Russia accused Kyiv of preparing to use a "dirty bomb" on its own territory, which is a bomb made with radioactive material. Ukrainian and Western leaders rejected and ridiculed the notion.
"We have invited the IAEA to check, we have given them full freedom of action at the relevant facilities, and we have clear and irrefutable evidence that no one in Ukraine has created or is creating any dirty bombs," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address.
"The only thing that is dirty in our region now is the heads of those in Moscow who, unfortunately, seized control of the Russian state and are terrorizing Ukraine and the whole world," he added.
— Natasha Turak
U.S. Defense secretary says Ukraine capable of retaking Kherson from Russia
A bridge and dam of hydro are seen after clashes in the village of Velyka Oleksandrivka in Kherson, Ukraine.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he is confident Ukrainian forces are capable of retaking Kherson from Russia.
"On the issue of whether or not the Ukrainians can take the remaining territory on the west side of the Dnieper River in Kherson, I certainly believe that they have the capability to do that," Austin told reporters at the Pentagon.
"Most importantly, the Ukrainians believe they have the capability to do that. We've seen them engage in a very methodical but effective effort to take back their sovereign territory."
— Natalie Tham
Russia softens nuclear rhetoric over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022.
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Is Russian President Vladimir Putin stepping back from the nuclear ledge?
After weeks of apocalyptic atomic innuendo, Russia issued a bland statement Wednesday reaffirming its long-standing policies on the use of nuclear weapons — a possible sign that the Kremlin is trying to cool the escalatory rhetoric it used throughout October.
"Russia is strictly and consistently guided by the tenet that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought," said the statement on the Russian Foreign Ministry website.
The statement added that Russian nuclear doctrine was unambiguous and did not allow for "expansive interpretation," indicating Moscow may be trying to walk back a number of statements calling the doctrine into question.
The statement also included an appeal for talks about the kinds of "security guarantees" Russia had demanded of NATO before it invaded Ukraine in February.
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