Venezuela’s oil trade reopened under new licences. Learn how AIS gaps, STS transfers, and vessel behaviour now define sanctions risk.

During August, HMS Dauntless was fitted with new equipment on her upper deck, likely counter-drone interceptors. This has not been officially confirmed as the RN will not comment on the matter. The fit closely matches an urgent requirement put to industry in March and comes as the destroyer prepares to escort HMS Prince of Wales

Why would someone who has spent years building a life in Poland—learning the language, finding a job, starting a business, enrolling their child in school—suddenly be willing to trade a safe life abroad for a country under attack? The sisters spoke with four Ukrainian women who had lived in Poland for years—and decided to return

A Russian outlet accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda has moved to Budapest – and lists a surprising Hungarian name as its editor-in-chief.

Montenegrin citizens will need visas to travel to Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Izvestia.

RT is restricted in the EU, but its content still reaches French audiences through republishing, proxy sites, and sophisticated influence networks.

Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex silence Russian bots? The evidence doesn’t show it, and shrinking data access makes it harder to check. 

Listen to Elon Musk turns on Ukraine by limiting Starlink from Ukraine: The Latest. Day 1,690.Today, just as President Zelensky arrives in London and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promises to speed up missile deliveries, the speed of the Starlink service to Ukraine’s troops has mysteriously slowed down. Donald Trump insists the US is still providing intelligence support to Ukraine even as Russian ballistic missiles kill people without warning. Plus, to show in what high regard they hold Mr Trump’s opinion, the Russians continue to observe his apparent energy ceasefire by firing missiles at power plants, causing more civilian deaths and leaving 600,000 in the dark. And later, we have an interview with the EU’s Ambassador to Ukraine who speaks of the tensions between Brussels and Kyiv ahead of an anticipated tough winter.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.With thanks for Katerina Mathernova, EU ambassador to Kyiv.NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Buy tickets to ‘War Room’, a new interactive event in London, hosted by Dom:https://www.squadup.com/events/the-war-roomUse code UTL20 for 20% off (first 30 users only)'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-be-a-coincidence-ukraines-starlink-access-restricted-without-warning-zelensky-adviser-says/U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests (Axios)https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-zelensky-putin-diesel-deal-warRussia’s Rassvet Satellites Could Give Drones Space-Based Control, Former HUR Official Warns (Kyiv Post)https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86955The awkward truth about Europe’s biggest sabotage attack (James Rothwell and Per Hinrichs for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/14/the-awkward-truth-about-europes-biggest-sabotage-attack/Adélie’s previous interview with EU Ambassador to Kyiv, Katerina Mathernova, explaining Ukraine’s EU accession talks:On YouTube: https://youtu.be/A0nW1-Csp_gOn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000774369916On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/11K2YjDjkCc7yVJkD1PKMy?si=9dc0ebba02bb47fdIf you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukEMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Elon Musk turns on Ukraine by limiting StarlinkOperation Vivaldi concludes, liberating final 100 sq km of territory

On the evening of Friday, October 9, the Treasury published General License 135. It authorizes the “sale, delivery, offloading and importation” of Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, and does not specify a buyer, a seller, or a quantity. The President provided the quantities after a call with Presid...

Putin’s officials have said they are fighting Nazis and responding to NATO aggression, and that the U.S. sought Russia’s “strategic defeat.”

Russian occupying forces have long used highways like the M14 to drive to Crimea. Trucks flowed along the highway, beyond the reach of the drones that made movement near the […]

Hanna joined the show to discuss her new book, We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West, a panoramic account of a Russia grown increasingly outward-facing, and of the changing international landscape in which it now operates.

Cognitive warfare and human security intersect. Adversaries manipulate civilian perceptions of insecurity to influence behavior.

Our experts weighed in on the latest developments, from the "energy ceasefire" announcement to the US-Russia diesel deal.

While Putin doubles down to defeat Ukraine and Trump calls for regime change in Kyiv, the NATO Allies should pitch an off-ramp to Putin’s potential successors.

Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.

Slovakia is restoring military-diplomatic relations with Russia for the first time since 2022. The government has defended the move but critics warn of espionage risks and further damage to trust within NATO.

How pilots navigate without GPS: pilotage, dead reckoning, the 594 VORs the FAA keeps on purpose, LORAN, and inertial systems that cannot be jammed.

Ukraine’s campaign against Russia’s refineries is a growing problem for the U.S. president.

Six crew members are rescued but 10 are missing after a merchant ship was sunk overnight, Bulgaria says.

Azerbaijan is reportedly considering Russian-style restrictions on LGBTQIA+ content according to local media.

"Only when we increase our sanctions, when we show that we are serious, will we deny Russia the possibility to raise havoc in our capitals," Budrys said.

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters have completed a temporary deployment to Latvia to reinforce NATO air defence, highlighting the role of its large fighter fleet in strengthening NATO’s…

General Alexus Grynkewich used the Warsaw Security Forum to unveil NATO’s "Theory of Victory"—the bloc's response plan in the event of a Russian attack on the alliance.

A deal between Moscow and Washington over exports of Russian diesel and fresh U.S. criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mark important political victories for the Kremlin.

Deloitte, one of the world’s largest consulting and auditing firms, helped falsify documents to conceal Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s wealth and enable him to evade taxes, according to a joint investigation by the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). The Guardian published a separate report on the same case.

Russia and the Central African Republic (CAR) have signed a resolution on teaching Russian in the CAR’s schools, the Russian Education Ministry’s press office said.

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has taken full control of one of the country’s largest logistics companies, consolidating an expanding transport empire that now stretches from Arctic icebreakers to Black Sea grain terminals. The acquisition, announced October 7, gives Rosatom the remaining 51 percent of Delo Group, a major Russian container and freight operator, from […]

In the occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, Russians have begun printing images of artworks stolen from the Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum on electricity bills, accompanied by propagandistic historical notes.

The deputy commander says the operation also yielded a lot of intelligence—and that more surprises await Russia.

Russian bots and the digital psyop debate: What Yandex outages reveal, what investigators have documented and which viral claims remain unproven.

Russia interfered in the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on the podcast The Rest Is Politics.

Takeaways Up Front 1. Ukraine's National Guard said it flew six cats out of Russian-occupied Oleshky by drone in an operation codenamed Tigers. 2. The

УНН War in Ukraine ✎ The SBU detained a student from Kyiv who planted explosives under a bus carrying military personnel and installed a camera to monitor it. He faces up …

We can’t count on tomorrow so it would be rational to own less. Yet we make our homes nicer, just to anchor ourselves in the here and now, says Ukrainian artist Diana Berg

EU should put Moscow’s money to work for Kyiv and show voters that Russia is paying for the war, Ukraine’s foreign minister says.

The Council of the EU has imposed restrictive measures on 77 individuals for their involvement in the illegal "elections" to the Russian State Duma in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

In a rare interview, a top French general provides details about the country’s nuclear deterrent.

Cyprus plans to expand its Mari naval base to accommodate more than eight large warships and support vessels, strengthening its role in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Central Asian nations are increasingly turning to India, China, Turkey, and Europe for military equipment to reduce their dependence on Russia. Analysts note that this diversification offers greater political flexibility but could create long-term logistical and operational challenges.

The Irkutsk incident exposes gaps in biosecurity, DURC governance, and BTWC verification. Giordano outlines four reforms.

Editorial: A fuel deal with Vladimir Putin, and sanctions against the legal institution, ram home the president’s belief that might is right

A panel of transatlantic security experts moderated by Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the upcoming US midterms and how they could shape NATO at this Warsaw Security Forum side event.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centers may have knocked out all three supercomputers operated by Yandex.

Russia’s latest weapons have left Ukraine’s civilian air defence teams frantically trying to adapt as winter approaches

NATO commander Alexus Grynkewich is expected in Warsaw to warn Russia of the Alliance’s ability to repel an attack and outline NATO’s deterrence plans.

The reported pressure preceded President Donald Trump’s announcement on Oct. 11 that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure.