Ukraine: heavy shelling and NATO aid
	  	On 10 October Russian troops began launching a daily series of missile strikes, targeting civilians and energy facilities in populated regions to kill and create chaos. President Volodymyr Zelensky said, ‘They want to destroy our energy… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  UK joins European Club of Nations
	  	44 European leaders gathered in Prague on 6 October for the first meeting of a new political community. Most of the countries already belong to other organisations including the EU, NATO, the Council of Europe (upholding… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  Finland: thousands of refugees
	  	Flee, or face conscription: that is the choice that has led thousands of Russians to flee to Finland and other nations after Putin announced he is mobilising reservists. Finland will soon limit Russians’ entry on tourist… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  Ukrainians who don’t flee
	  	Not all Ukrainians desire to start a new life abroad. There are tens of thousands of Eastern Ukrainians in refugee camps, schools, kindergartens or government buildings, hoping they will be able to return home once the… 	  
	  
		
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
  
		    
		    
		    
		    
		    
		    