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The Trump administration proposed a massive economic package to Russia, including the unfreezing of some frozen Russian assets, a deal with Lukoil, and the resumption of potassium exports from Belarus, in exchange for a ceasefire, according to an article from the New York Times. #RăzboiÎnUcraina #SUA #SancțiuniEconomice (translated)

The Trump administration proposed three economic incentives to Russia to persuade it to accept a limited ceasefire with Ukraine, resuming discussions about unfreezing Russian assets and facilitating trade transactions with Lukoil and Belarus; however, the talks ended without significant progress. #SUA #Rusia #Ucraina (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump promised hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Treasury then allowed an exemption from the sanctions. Given the midterms in four weeks and a diesel price at record levels, Laska interpreted the move as a possible campaign maneuver. In mid-September, Trump publicly called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries. According to a Reuters report led by Laska, at that time three of the six largest Russian diesel refineries were shut down or operating at limited capacity. She also pointed to a Russian export ban on diesel until the end of October and noted that Russia imported almost seven times as much diesel from Belarus from January to July as in the same period of the previous year. Deputy Prime Minister Novak is now talking about surpluses, she wrote; however, it is unclear whether the announced delivery quantities and deadlines will actually be met. Zelensky offered to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries if Russia ends its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Laska referred to this as a symmetrical de-escalation offer that is on the table for the Americans. She also cited rocket attacks on a residential building in Pryluky, glide bombs on city buses in Kramatorsk, and shelling of the energy supply in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa. She warned that Russia would respond to the diesel with terrorism. The EU also criticized Laska: On September 22, Usmanov and Fridman were removed from the sanctions list under pressure from France, Slovakia, and Luxembourg. According to Laska, Zelensky pointed out that the attacks had since increased. At the same time, the EU extended the remaining personal sanctions from six months to three years. Latvia had long resisted the compromise and ultimately paved the way for it by abstaining. Laska compared Trump's diesel concession to Russia with the European compromise in favor of unanimity. In her view, the costs of such agreements are borne not by their authors but by the people in Pryluky, Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Oleshkiv. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)

The post’s author compared Georgia with Belarus, saying both followed a pattern of silencing opposition, imprisoning political opponents and turning away from Europe. They added that Georgians had not given up on a European future and said they had not either. https://t.co/5SsfEd7IiQ #GeorgianDream #Europe #HumanRights #BY #GE

The Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture, Kestutis Mazeika, stated last month that the possibility of tracking the origin of all grain shipments in transit coming from Russia and Belarus will be examined, in an attempt to prevent grain exports from the occupied territories of Ukraine. #Rusia #UE #Cereale (translated)

"The plan of Russia was to turn the Republic of Moldova into a second Belarus and to use our territory against Ukraine and the European Union. The Moldovans stopped this plan at the elections." Russia tried to turn the Republic of Moldova into a second Belarus and to use the territory of the state against Ukraine and the European Union, but the citizens prevented the implementation of this plan through their vote, claims Maia Sandu. #RepublicaMoldova #MaiaSandu #SecuritateEuropeană (translated)

John Coale, Trump's former lawyer, is mentioned in a media report as he allegedly attempts to advance the stalled negotiations between Washington and Moscow with an economic deal modeled after Belarus, while Ukraine continues to suffer from bombardments. #Trump #Russland #Ukraine (translated)

Tension prevails on the Lithuanian border after an incident involving a group of migrants who attempted to illegally cross the Latvia-Belarus border, prompting the authorities in Vilnius to call in the military to assist with border protection. #granica #migranci #Belarus (translated)

"The companions of illegal migrants, who were on Belarusian territory, were armed, threatened soldiers (Latvians), and also actively urged and led the group of migrants towards Latvia," said Latvian Interior Minister Janis Dombrava in a post on X, according to The Kyiv Independent. #Belarus #Leția #Migrație (translated)