The Russian military launched fresh artillery attacks on civilian areas of nine regions of Ukraine on October 20, killing one person, wounding several more, and causing damage to civilian infrastructure that left many residents without electricity.
A Russian court will rule on October 20 on a request by prosecutors to place detained RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva into pre-trial custody after she was picked up earlier this week by police on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.
Investigative Committee chief Aleksandr Bastrykin has said that migrants who obtained Russian citizenship should be stripped of it if they refuse to fight in Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes European leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen in Washington on October 20, at a summit set to deliver a message of unity on conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
NATO ambassadors met on October 19 in Budapest as concerns grow over Hungary’s relations with Russia following talks between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week.