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Before You Fall Asleep: Fico's Change of Position on Arms Supplies to Kyiv and Arashukov's Appeal to Kadyrov
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico told members of the parliamentary committee on European affairs that arms supplies to Ukraine are possible.
He called on people not to act morally and said that those who want to buy weapons and ammunition should "let them do so." The prime minister noted that if Slovakia does not sell weapons, other countries will do the same.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas, RBC reports.
In addition to Sinwar, three more militants were killed.
Rauf Arashkov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced to life in prison, has apologized to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and asked for help.
The former Russian official posted his appeal on Instagram (a social network banned in Russia, owned by the Meta company, which is recognized as an extremist organization and banned in the Russian Federation).
The Netherlands has granted Ukraine permission to use F-16 fighter jets to strike military targets in Russia, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement by Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans.
This summer, Ukraine received its first batch of F-16s from Denmark and the Netherlands.
Singer Polina Gagarina has filed a lawsuit with the European Court asking to lift the sanctions imposed on her. Information about this will be published on the court's official website.
On June 24, the European Union (EU) approved the 14th package of anti-Russian sanctions. These included restrictions on the transportation of Russian liquefied natural gas, a ban on broadcasting of a number of Russian media outlets in the European Union, and restrictions for 116 Russian citizens. The sanctions list also included singer Shaman, artist Polina Gagarina, and actor Ivan Oklovistin.
The Bundestag announced a change in Scholz's position on the Ukrainian conflict.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has changed his position on the Ukrainian conflict and the German government has opened the door to German-Russian talks, said Steffen Kottre, a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Bundestag.
According to him, Scholz's statements about the need for Russia to participate in the next peace conference on the Ukrainian issue indicate a significant change in the German leader's policy.
Pichugin's ship, which had been drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk for 67 days, has crossed the Russian border, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
"A distance of 12 miles from our coast is considered the territorial waters of the Russian Federation, so ships crossing the border enter its exclusive economic zone. Between Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin there are places where you do not need to go beyond 12 miles from either coast and the state border is not crossed. Considering that the boat arrived at the coast of Kamchatka, it exceeded the 12-mile zone," the Emergencies Ministry said.
Ukraine is discussing with Azerbaijan an alternative plan for gas supplies to Europe without Russia's participation. This was reported by RBC Ukraine, citing sources.
The option proposed by Kiev involves replacing Russian gas with Azerbaijani gas. The intended recipient of the cargo purchases this energy source at entry points from Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation or from the Russian Federation to Ukraine. In this case, the gas owner agrees on transporting the gas across the territory of the Russian Federation and pumping it into Ukrainian storage facilities. After that, the person will be able to use it at his own discretion.
The world's population will increasingly face shortages of drinking water, according to a report by the World Commission for the Conservation of Water (Landmark), published on Thursday, October 17.
The global water crisis threatens half of the world's food production within the next 25 years, experts say.
Volodymyr Zelensky announced his proposal to provide Kyiv with a comprehensive package of non-nuclear strategic deterrence, which, in his opinion, will force Moscow to negotiate.