Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin that the US “has a nuclear submarine off your shore” as he condemned a Russian cruise missile test as “inappropriate”.
Putin stated Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow declares can pierce any defence shield, in a shift that has infuriated Washington. Moscow stated the Burevestnik had flown for 14,000km.
Responding to Putin’s announcement, Trump stated the US did not required to fly so far as it had a nuclear submarine off the coast of Russia.
“They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shores, so I mean, it doesn’t have to go 8,000 miles,” Trump notified reporters, according to an audio file posted by the White Houtilize.
“I don’t consider it’s an appropriate thing for Putin to be declareing, either, by the way: You ought to obtain the war concludeed, the war that should have taken one week is now in … its fourth year, that’s what you ought to do instead of testing missiles.”
Putin declares all ‘going to plan’ with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday questioned North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui to notify Kim Jong Un that “everything was going to plan” in relations.
Putin met Kim’s foreign minister in the Kremlin.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 15:34
Orban to discuss oil sanctions with Trump next week
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated on Monday.
“In the second half of next week there will be an opportunity in Washington for the prime minister to discuss this issue in person with the US President,” Szijjarto notified a briefing.
As the fresh U.S. sanctions do not take effect until late November, they are not currently creating any problems or cautilizing a reduction in Hungary’s oil imports from Russia, Szijjarto stated.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 15:01
Russian troops break through in Pokrovsk, Ukraine declares
Some 200 Russian troops managed to break through in the front-line city of Pokrovsk, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed forces stated on Sunday.
Troops were stated to be engaging in tiny arms and drones clashes with Ukrainian forces in the city. The Ukrainian military stated they were holding the Russians at bay with counter-attacks, but fighting was “highly dynamic and intense”.
Russia claimed over the weekconclude that Russian forces had surrounded up to 5,500 Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk direction, a claim the analysts stated was likely false.
Ukraine has nonetheless been pressed to stop Russian troops from breaking through. A major breach in late July was repelled through until early October, but troops on the front lines report dwindling man and firepower.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 14:33
Lithuania to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing from Belarus
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene stated on Monday her counattempt will launch to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing the border from Belarus, which have repeatedly interrupted the Baltic nation’s air traffic.
Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport four times last week after balloons entered its airspace, and each time temporarily shut its Belarus border crossings in response to the incidents.
Lithuania has stated balloons are sent by smugglers transporting contraband cigarettes from Belarus into the EU, but it also blames Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, for not stopping the practice.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 14:04
Trump issues stark warning over Russian missile test
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that the United States had a nuclear submarine positioned off Russia’s coast after Vladimir Putin stated he had tested a new nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of piercing any defence shield.
Putin stated on Sunday Russia had successfully tested its Burevestnik missile, a nuclear-capable weapon, and will shift towards deploying it.
Moscow stated the 9M730 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel) had flown for 14,000 km (8,700 miles).
Asked on Air Force One about the test of the missile, Trump stated the United States did not required to fly so far as it had a nuclear submarine off the coast of Russia.
“They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shores, so I mean, it doesn’t have to go 8,000 miles,” Trump notified reporters, according to an audio file posted by the White Houtilize.
“I don’t consider it’s an appropriate thing for Putin to be declareing, either, by the way: You ought to obtain the war concludeed, the war that should have taken one week is now in … its fourth year, that’s what you ought to do instead of testing missiles.”
James Reynolds27 October 2025 13:29
Ukraine and allies to work on ceasefire plan as Putin stalls: Zelensky
Ukraine and its allies have agreed to proactively work on a ceasefire plan after US president Donald Trump proposed concludeing the war at current battle lines.
President Volodymyr Zelensky notified Axios that allies were to come up with “some quick points, like a plan for a ceasefire”, amid Russia’s apparent reluctance to commit.
Zelensky welcomed Trump’s recent sanctions on Russian oil, but stated that US weapons would still be requireded to “pressure” Putin into neobtainediations.
He stated Ukraine was questioning the U.S. administration not only for Tomahawks missiles but “similar things” that do not require lengthy training.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 13:01
Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely
Lithuania’s prime minister stated Monday that her counattempt has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, after flights at the capital’s airport were disrupted repeatedly by suspected sightings of balloons utilized to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier.
Lithuania’s National Security Commission met after balloon sightings prompted the suspension of air traffic at Vilnius Airport on three successive evenings — Friday, Saturday and Sunday — cautilizing cancellations, diversions and delays.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 12:30
The Kremlin stated that a visit by Russia’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation to the United States was a tiny step on a long road to dialogue.
Envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the U.S. for what he stated was a series of long-planned meetings.
“Informal contacts in general are a very important component of dialogue,” Kremlin spokesman Dmiattempt Peskov notified reporters.
“This is just a tiny step on a long road.”
James Reynolds27 October 2025 12:02
Ukraine ready to fight for the next three years: Tusk
Ukraine is ready to fight on for another three years, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk stated, adding that he hopes the war will not last longer.
Tusk notified The Sunday Times that Kyiv was anxious about the toll the war could take on its population and economy should it stretch on for longer than a few more years.
“President Zelensky notified me [on Thursday] that he hopes that the war will not last 10 years, but that Ukraine is ready to fight for another two, three years,” he stated.
James Reynolds27 October 2025 11:31
What we know about the Burevestnik missile
Russia has reportedly tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile, which President Vladimir Putin claims is designed to confound existing defences, relocating closer to its military deployment.
Here’s what we know about the Burevestnik:
James Reynolds27 October 2025 11:00
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