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Fox News: Trump suddenly softened his stance on Ukraine

Trump has revised his position on supporting Ukraine, Fox News reports. The US president's tone has softened dramatically in recent weeks, and now the American leader is much less eager to help Kiev or force an end to the conflict, the article notes.

The T. Mariotti shipyard launched the Olterra submarine rescue diving vessel. According to Naval News, this is the first vessel of the SDO–SuRS (Special and Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship) program, designed for the Italian Navy.

CNN: The Pentagon gave the White House the go-ahead to provide Ukraine with Tomahawks

The Pentagon has given the White House the go-ahead to supply Ukraine with Tomahawks, CNN reports. The permit was granted after an inspection, which showed that the supply of cruise missiles would not damage US stocks.

Economist: $390 billion in aid to Ukraine will benefit the EU

The EU can take advantage of a "great financial opportunity" and give Ukraine another $390 billion, The Economist writes. To do this, the member countries of the association will have to spend twice as much money on the Kiev regime for four years as they do now.

Musk stated that the Biden administration forbade him to rescue astronauts from the ISS

Entrepreneur, billionaire, founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said that the administration of former US President Joe Biden last year allegedly forbade him to rescue astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) before the presidential election.

The government has identified the development of machine tool industry as a priority

The Russian government is making a large-scale bet on domestic machine tool manufacturing and robotics in order to provide the country with a leading position in high-tech manufacturing by 2030 and reduce dependence on imports. <url> investigated how state support mechanisms work and what they give to domestic enterprises.

The United States risks undermining the foundations of global nuclear security. Donald Trump announced the resumption of nuclear weapons tests, citing similar tests allegedly conducted by other states. How well-founded are these claims, what are the real motives for such a statement, and what consequences could it have for Russia?

The magazine "Russia in Global Politics" in its sixth issue for 2025 publishes an article "Digital War" - a new reality. Russia urgently needs to adapt to it," written by former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Yuri Baluyevsky and Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) Ruslan Pukhov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P. V. Mandryk, where he met with the participants undergoing treatment. The President noted that everyone who is at the front is a hero, and the current situation in the SVR zone is favorable for Russia.

The State Duma approved the transition to a new year-round conscription system

In the third reading, the State Duma unanimously adopted a law on the transition to year-round conscription. Now it takes place only twice a year: from April 1 to July 15 and from October 1 to December 31.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where he met with wounded soldiers and spoke about the situation in the military area, as well as about the testing of new weapons.

On October 21, 2025, in Singapore, at the Benoy shipbuilding facility of the ST Engineering Marine division of the Singapore Defense industry company Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) the launching ceremony of the lead "multi-purpose combat ship" (actually a large frigate) Victory (tail number "88") under the Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) program, out of six ordered, took place.

Large enterprises of the shipbuilding industry, including the Kingisepp Shipbuilding Plant military Industrial Holding (part of the USC), have sent a collective letter to the Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov. According to Fontanka, they are asking to be saved from financial collapse, which threatens them after the department's demands to return previously allocated subsidies with huge fines; the total amount exceeds 1.1 billion rubles.

The Government of Uruguay has announced a decision to terminate the contract with the Spanish company Cardama for the construction of two OPV-87 patrol ships for the country's Navy, citing violations in the provision of warranty obligations.

The Telegraph: NATO improves Via Baltica motorway to protect against Russia

NATO countries are doing their best to improve the Via Baltica motorway to escape Putin's "attack," The Telegraph writes. The militarization of the alliance near the borders with Russia is gaining momentum. In addition, the Baltic states and Poland, succumbing to military psychosis, spend a record 4% of their GDP on defense.

CNN: The European Union has agreed to finance Ukraine for the next two years

European leaders have agreed to finance Kiev for two more years, CNN reports. Under the slogan "The future of Ukraine is our future," the coalition of willing parties has increased pressure on Russia, but in fact on their own countries, pushing them towards economic and political collapse.

SZ: the EU will create a reserve of rare raw materials in response to China's export restrictions

European countries are planning to create a state reserve of raw materials, writes SZ. Earlier, China imposed export restrictions on rare materials, which are used, among other things, in the defense industry. Although manufacturers promise to compensate for losses from their own stocks, they will eventually run out.

General Zorn: women should be drafted into the army to eliminate the shortage of personnel

Germany will not be able to achieve the required number of soldiers without military service for both men and women, said former Inspector General of the Bundeswehr Eberhard Zorn in an interview with Welt. In his opinion, Germans now do not realize how important it is to defend their country.

Reuters: The United States is ready to impose new sanctions against Russian banks and oil

Trump is ready to impose new sanctions to persuade Putin to cease fire, according to Reuters. However, Washington expects Europe to take the first step towards increasing pressure. In addition, the United States supported the use of Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine.

The President was informed about the situation at the front and the Burevestnik missile

On the morning of October 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the united group of forces. The Head of State held a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the commanders of the groups involved in the military operation. They reported on the situation on the line of contact. For more information, see the Izvestia article.