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Oct. 26
Russia
Born into poverty in the village of Chorvila in western Georgia, Ivanishvili made his fortune in Russia during the cutthroat 1990s, amassing huge wealth as state-owned Soviet assets were privatized.
Oct. 26
China
A military issues website cites unnamed sources that part of the motivation for sending 12,000 North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine is the promise of more than 30 of Moscow’s latest fighters.
Oct. 26
Ukraine
The IMF praised Ukraine’s government for steering the economic policy during wartime, even though the fund downgraded its growth outlook due to Russia’s strikes on energy infrastructure.
Oct. 26
HUR
In an intercepted call, a Russian soldier expressed doubts about North Korean troops’ integration: “One translator for 30 soldiers? Where will we find three senior personnel for them?”
Oct. 26
Russia
Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic had met earlier with Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia's Minister of Economic Development.
Oct. 26
EU
An exclusive report from the Georgian capital on the mood before Saturday’s vital parliamentary election.
Oct. 26
Drones
Russia’s Friday attack on the central Ukrainian city destroyed and damaged multiple buildings, including a local hospital.
Oct. 26
Business
Eight potential owners were competing to buy the bank in a fire sale initiate following a criminal investigation in Poland – but there was a strong desire to purchase the bank long before the war.
Oct. 26
Putin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the report, saying "it's all untrue, absolutely false information."
Oct. 26
Kyiv
A drone struck a highrise residential building in Kyiv’s Solomyansk district on Friday evening, with fires engulfing the upper floors, forcing more than a hundred residents to evacuate.
Oct. 26
Russia
Brussels has warned that the vote will determine European Union candidate Tbilisi's chances of joining the bloc.
Oct. 26
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Oct. 26
War in Ukraine
Russia's financial difficulties soaring as inflation grows, interest rates are raised above 'emergency levels,' and no agreement with partners on an alternative international payment system achieved.
Oct. 25