Slovakia's former Prime Minister Robert Fico reached a deal on October 11 with center-left and nationalist parties to form a new government that is expected to scale back the country's support for Ukraine.
The leaders of France, Germany, and the EU expressed their “unwavering support” to Armenia as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian stepped up his diplomatic push at a European summit in Spain, even as Yerevan and Baku traded accusations of attacks on each other's forces near border regions.
The European Parliament approved on October 5 a resolution urging the launching of membership talks between Moldova and the European Union by year-end.
Georgia's Foreign Ministry has condemned reports that Russia plans to establish a naval base in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, calling it a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.