Overview

• The Oct. 17 meeting is set at the White House, with Trump saying he will decide whether to supply long‑range Tomahawk cruise missiles after hearing how Kyiv plans to use them.
• Venezuela condemned Trump’s confirmation that the CIA was authorized for covert operations targeting the country and said it will bring a complaint to the UN and seek a regional response through CELAC.
• Trump threatened tariffs on Spain over what he called Madrid’s refusal to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP, describing the position as disrespectful to NATO.
• Russia’s FSB and the Kremlin accused British and other Western services of directing sabotage inside Russia, as officials reported Ukrainian drone strikes on energy infrastructure in Volgograd and Voronezh that caused outages and a substation fire.
• U.S. analysis highlighted improved Russian drone capabilities as a potential turning point favoring Moscow, and Russia’s Defense Ministry reported new Ukrainian losses in the Dnepr sector.