ISW analysts focused on the deal’s implications for negotiations. In their assessment, Washington’s decision was a unilateral concession by the United States, while Russia has not changed its position in talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
Nevertheless, the United States expressed gratitude to Russia for agreeing to supply fuel.
A nationwide mobilization was carried out in the country a week ago.
... Now ignorant Americans and sadly Europeans too, who learned the first thing about Ukraine after 2022, see it as black and white, water and oil...
By the autumn of 1993, the conflict between the president and the parliament had reached a breaking point. On September 21, Boris Yeltsin delivered a televised address announcing the dissolution of the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Soviet and calling for elections to a new parliament. The Constitutional Court ruled that the president's decree violated the constitution then in force.
The Supreme Soviet refused to comply with the unlawful decree and declared Yeltsin's actions a coup d'état. Vice President Alexander Rutskoy was proclaimed acting president, and the White House (the seat of the Supreme Soviet) became the center of resistance against Yeltsin. Rutskoy and Supreme Soviet Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov led the defense of the building.
Over the following days, an armed standoff developed around the White House. Mass rallies and clashes took place across Moscow.
On October 3, supporters of the Supreme Soviet—including fighters from the Russian National Unity (RNE) movement—stormed the Moscow City Hall building. RNE units also participated in the defense of the White House, engaged in clashes with security forces, and guarded specific locations.
Another firefight broke out over control of the Ostankino television center. General Makashov, Supreme Soviet security units, and numerous demonstrators took part in an unsuccessful attempt to storm the facility. Defending the center on Yeltsin's side were Interior Ministry units, the "Vityaz" special forces, and Internal Troops personnel. After Makashov issued an ultimatum, a gun battle ensued, resulting in dozens of deaths. Back on October 3 at 4:00 PM, Yeltsin declared a state of emergency in Moscow. By evening, army and Interior Ministry units loyal to the president began converging on the capital.
By the morning of October 4, units from the Russian Defense Ministry’s Taman and Kantemirovskaya divisions, Airborne Forces and Internal Troops, and other security units had surrounded the White House. Dozens of armored vehicles and tanks were massed for the operation.
Around 8:00 AM, armored personnel carriers (BTRs) and infantry fighting vehicles (BMPs) began firing at the barricades and windows of the White House. Defenders of the building returned fire with small arms. Tanks took up positions on the Kalininsky Bridge and the Taras Shevchenko Embankment. Several volleys were fired at the upper floors of the White House. One of the shells started a fire, which then spread to the building's upper stories.
Not all military personnel carried out Yeltsin’s criminal order; some chose to keep their consciences clear and refused to execute it. When Yeltsin asked the commanders of the Alpha and Vympel groups about storming the White House, they also responded with silence. However, many of those who led the execution of the order now hold senior positions in various organizations.
By midday, resistance inside the building began to subside. Alpha and Vympel units entered into negotiations with the White House defenders and secured their exit from the building. By evening, Alexander Rutskoy and Ruslan Khasbulatov had been arrested.
Dozens of people died as a result of the events of October 3–4. According to the Prosecutor General's Office's official list, the death toll stood at 147; investigation data indicates that 74 people were killed in the vicinity of the White House on October 4 alone. In total, hundreds of people were wounded during the confrontation.
After the resistance was suppressed, the Supreme Soviet ceased to exist. Elections for a new parliament and a nationwide vote on the draft of a new Russian Constitution were held in December 1993.
On December 12, the Constitution was adopted, definitively establishing a presidential system of government.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had taken note of Zelensky’s statements about plans to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries, and reiterated that Russia’s actions are a response to Ukrainian strikes on civilian targets in Russia.
>"Do we expect Russia to attack? The answer is no. We have no evidence of that."
He added that European countries have a problem with communication.
>"As predicted, the EU’s stubborn ideological mistakes are already having enormous consequences,"
he wrote on his X account, commenting on a post about rising gas prices in Europe.
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Police in Moscow detained several dozen participants of an authorized rally and march commemorating those killed in 1993 during the storming of the White House. The rally was organized by the Communist Party.
SOTAvision published video of the march showing a group of young people chanting "No to political repression" and "Remove the party of crooks and thieves."
The outlet reports that other slogans included "We want freedom," "Remove Roskomnadzor," and "Freedom for political prisoners." OMON officers began detaining those chanting the slogans. According to former Communist Party Moscow City Duma deputy Yevgeny Stupin, the slogan "Remove the Tsar!" was the reason for the mass detentions.
According to an SOTAvision correspondent, around 20 people were detained in total. Ostorozhno, Moskva also published video of the detentions. The outlet reported that around 60 people were detained, including activists from the Communist Party and Yabloko. Yabloko, however, stated that the party "does not have information about the participation of party members in the Communist Party rally in Moscow or their detention by police" and that the information was "being spread by people who have no relation to the Yabloko party."
The authorized rally took place at Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava Square, where Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov spoke. Initially, five police vans and a patrol car were stationed there. According to SOTAvision, the first detentions began right at the square, where law enforcement officers pulled several young people with Russian and GDR flags from the crowd.
Exactly four years ago, on September 30, 2022, four new regions were incorporated into Russia: the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Kherson region, and the Zaporozhye region.