Russia, Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel ceremony

The Kyiv Independent’s Tim Zadorozhnyy sits down with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur on the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum to discuss Russia’s provocations in European airspace, hybrid threats in the Baltic, and NATO’s response.

"The strong momentum created in Anchorage toward reaching agreements has been largely exhausted due to the efforts of opponents... primarily among Europeans," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

"We will respect and abide by EU and G7 norms," Taiwan's Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin said.

European arms company Thales has raised concerns over the number of unidentified drones spotted recently over its Belgian facility, which produces 70 mm rockets, Politico reported on Oct. 8.

ANO leader Andrej Babis said the initiative was a "good idea in principle," but requires "greater transparency and a reassessment," the Czech media reported. Babis also repeated ANO's earlier suggestion that NATO could oversee the initiative instead.

The move comes as Ukraine's continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries strain domestic fuel supplies.

"The Ukrainian side is acting in accordance with Polish law," Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said.

Lithuanian authorities emphasized that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya remains an official guest of the state and that Vilnius's stance toward the Belarusian regime led by Alexander Lukashenko remains unchanged.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 183 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight.

The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova parliamentary leader, Vlad Batrincea, claimed the elections were marred by "violations and the use of administrative resources," which, he said, "called into question the fairness of the vote."

Indian Oil Corp, the country's leading state-owned refiner, has recently purchased two to three cargoes of Russian oil using Chinese yuan, sources told Reuters.

The Bavarian cabinet approved the law, which grants local police the authority to destroy drones if deemed necessary to ensure public safety.

The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Tambov ruled in favor of Russia's prosecutors' office and nationalized the assets of regional mobile operator Lanta, the court announced on Oct. 7.

Occupation authorities in Crimea are checking students' phones in schools for content and settings that may indicate a pro-Ukrainian position, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Oct. 7.