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Russia to withdraw from nuclear test ban treaty. Russia plans to reverse the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Mikhail Ulyanov, the country's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said.
US sanctions 42 Chinese companies over Russian military support. The U.S. Commerce Department added 42 Chinese companies to the export control list for their support of Russia's military and defence industry, Reuters reported on Oct. 6.
Russia fails to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council. Russia attempted to compete with Albania and Bulgaria for the council's two open eastern European seats, but did not win enough votes in the U.N. election.
Putin visits Kyrgyzstan in first trip abroad since ICC arrest warrant. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Oct. 12 and met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov ahead of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit.
US sanctions two companies for violating Russian oil price cap. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on two companies and two of their tankers for transporting Russian crude oil at a price higher than the $60-per-barrell cap, the department announced on Oct. 12.
PACE declares Russia dictatorship, Putin’s rule illegitimate after 2024. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on Oct. 13 declaring Russia a dictatorship and calling on the international community to recognize Vladimir Putin's presidency as illegitimate after his current term ends in 2024.
G7 countries to hold frozen Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations to Ukraine. The Group of Seven (G7) nations pledged on Oct. 12 that Russian assets held in their jurisdictions, so far estimated at around $280 billion, will remain frozen until Moscow pays war reparations to Ukraine.
Russia considers Ukraine's non-aligned status extremely important,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the China Media Group on October 16. He explained he saw no chance for any country to build its own security by harming the security of others.
"We said that security of one group of states cannot be built at the expense of security of other states. Security needs to be the same for everyone. In this context, it is extremely important for us that Ukraine stays outside any blocs," the Russian leader said. "We believe that Nato poses threats to us through Ukraine and we want our concerns to be heard," Putin emphasized.
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