After Special Envoy Witkoff held separate meetings with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine agreed on October 21 to hold technical-level talks among Washington, Moscow and Kyiv.
According to @clashreport, Russian President Putin proposed a Putin-Trump-Xi trilateral meeting in China next month to end the Ukraine war on Moscow's terms, and the proposed meeting format would exclude Ukraine and Europe. Former US President Trump has not yet accepted the invitation.
On October 19, according to domestic media reports, Moscow State University stated that it will announce as soon as possible the formal decision to expel the Chinese student who wore the Rising Sun Flag, and the student involved has already been deported back to China.
According to @clashreport, the Trump administration is proposing that Europe resume purchasing Russian natural gas as part of a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement, as a means to provide Moscow with billions of dollars in revenue and restore its economic influence. It is reported that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have discussed the resumption of Russian natural gas pipelines passing through Ukraine.
On October 17, the Chinese Students Association at Moscow State University announced that it had reported the course of the incident, complete evidence, and the progress of communications to the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in Russia.
Chinese students in the history department of Moscow State University drafted and submitted a joint petition, demanding that the university hold accountable the Chinese student who wore the Rising Sun Flag in class two days earlier.
According to @clashreport, on October 16, 2026 Beijing time, Ukrainian drones launched an attack on Russia’s Moscow Region. The strike reportedly targeted local industrial and warehousing facilities. No detailed reports on the specific damage or casualties have been available so far.
Recently, a Chinese student in the History Department of Moscow State University wore the Rising Sun flag and placed a Japanese military cap on his desk during class. He was reported by another Chinese student at the same university, after which he publicly released a video bowing in apology, saying his intention was to display a symbol of Japanese aggression rather than to support militarism.
On October 16, several Chinese students in the History Department of Moscow State University submitted a collective petition to the university administration, demanding an investigation into the incident involving a Chinese student draped in the Rising Sun flag.
Trump said talks are being held with Russia and China on denuclearization, and that he expects China to catch up with the size of the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals within the next five years.
According to the Financial Times (FT), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Kyiv will resume strikes on Russian refineries, as Moscow continues to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure after Trump declared an energy ceasefire.
According to X user QuanLujun, Mongolia has officially declared a "pneumonic plague epidemic" in Russia and has already activated its national emergency plan. The statement is said to have completely exposed Moscow's lies.
According to X account @clashreport, Italian Prime Minister Meloni has taken a stance on the Russian diesel trade, stating that the results of this decision are questionable and the risks are clear. She believes this move not only legitimizes Moscow and funds its war against Ukraine, but also undermines Western sanctions, contradicting the overall Western position.
According to an interview with the Financial Times, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen stated that if elected president, she plans to halt France's financial assistance to Ukraine within her first six months in office. She also opposes Ukraine's accession to the European Union and intends to review EU sanctions against Russia. Her stated rationale is that France can no longer afford to bear the burden of such aid, and she criticized Europe's approach of confronting Moscow in the energy sector.
On October 13, 2026, CBC Radio-Canada Chinese (RCIZhongwen) published an analysis pointing out that Ukrainian President Zelensky is currently caught in a pincer between escalating domestic hostilities and pressure from the Trump administration. The report said the Trump administration appears to be stepping up demands that Ukraine stop attacking oil refineries inside Russia, while the U.S. is also seeking a fuel-related deal with Moscow.