Overview
- President Trump scrapped a planned Budapest meeting with Vladimir Putin, saying it "didn't feel right to me."
- The administration tightened oil sanctions by targeting Rosneft and Lukoil on Oct. 22 to raise economic costs on Moscow.
- Reporting since the cancellation describes intensified Russian bombardment of Kyiv and Kharkiv, with homes, schools, and energy facilities hit.
- Regional tensions increased with 19 Russian drones detected over Poland, interceptions over Romania, and a brief Estonian airspace violation that led Estonia to call an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting.
- After meeting Volodymyr Zelensky, who called the talks "a very good meeting," Trump said Ukraine can reclaim all its territory, as policy voices urge bans on Russian energy, action against the shadow fleet, and synchronized oligarch sanctions.