Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

ANKARA

Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the “accession” of four Ukrainian regions to Russia.

• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said no to peace talks with Russia as long as Putin is president. Ukraine is applying for accelerated NATO membership, according to his office.

• The 27 EU member states “firmly” rejected and “unequivocally” condemned the illegal annexation of the Ukrainian regions by Russia.

• Türkiye said that it rejects Russia's decision to annex the regions just as it did not recognize the annexation of Crimea in 2014.

• Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning a Moscow-backed "illegal" referendums to annex Ukraine's occupied territories.

• Washington and its allies are not going to be intimidated by Putin and his threats said US President Joe Biden after Moscow annexed the territories.

• Burkina Faso's military junta confirmed a second coup on national television that toppled the now-previous leader in power since January.

• The death toll climbed to 30 in a Russian attack on a humanitarian convoy in Zaporizhzhia, according to media reports.

• A suicide bomber blew himself up at an educational center in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, killing at least 19 people and injuring 28 others.

• Türkiye conducted a military exercise with Azerbaijan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

• At least 19 people were killed after an angry mob stormed a police station in southeast Iran amid anti-regime protests.

• Denmark and Sweden informed the UN Security Council that the Nord Stream pipeline leaks were caused by blasts equal to “several hundred kilos of explosives,” said media reports.

• Regarding the Nord Stream gas leaks, Putin said that the “US has started destroying European energy infrastructure.”

• Thousands of postal workers started a two-day strike in the UK.

• In line with an agreement to join NATO, a Swedish government agency lifted an embargo on arms exports to Türkiye.

• Eurozone inflation hit double digits, spiking to 10% in September.

• 18 Daesh/ISIS terrorists were captured by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization, with one dead, in northern Syria.