Below, you’ll find a digest of news reports from October 20, 2025, in Russian and English. The sections below, titled in song lyrics, are (1) police and legal matters in Russia, (2) demographic-themed developments inside Russia,

This means a rejection of the Trump demand that the war be paused on the current frontlines. Instead, Russia wants Ukraine to cede territory in the Donetsk region, which it is not ready to do, and demilitarise in a way which gives a huge advantage to Moscow.

French President Emmanuel Macron called the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting “a good thing,” but warned that Ukraine and Europe must also be present if discussions affect them. Speaking at the EU-MED9 Summit,

Hungary would suffer if it was cut off from Russian energy, Budapest's foreign minister said during a visit to Moscow on Wednesday, reiterating that the country would not accept outside pressure when it came to decisions on its energy supplies.