War Ukraine Russia, Trump: "Close to an agreement, it will also concern Europe". LIVE
At next week's informal meeting, European Council President Antonio Costa announced that there will be a leaders' discussion on the European peace negotiator for Ukraine. Costa had been urged on this point in a letter that Italian Prime Minister Meloni had sent him.
At the end of the event at the White House dedicated to the truce in Oleshky, Melania Trump gave the Ukrainian and Russian delegations two letters, "personally written", to give to their respective presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. “We are preparing for a team-level trilateral format between Ukraine, the United States and Russia, which will take place in less than a week,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reports on X.
At next week's Dublin informal meeting, President Antonio Costa announced that there will be a leaders' discussion on the European peace negotiator for Ukraine.
Costa had been urged on this point in a letter that Italian Prime Minister Meloni had sent him. "We are very close to an agreement between Russia and Ukraine." Donald Trump said this in the Oval Office, specifying that "it will be a great agreement that will also involve Europe". The president also said he met Vladimir Putin's special envoy at the White House but not the Ukrainian delegation.
Zelensky: "We must orient ourselves towards a new American course, our possibilities increase"
Ukraine must orient itself towards the new political structure in the United States of America". The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said this, speaking on Ukrainian TV, adding that it is important "to understand the changing balance of power. Our chances of receiving further assistance from the United States of America may now increase."
“I am also grateful to the Republicans, but the Democrats are very clear in favor of supporting Ukraine and providing aid to the country,” Zelensky added.
Trump: "Close to an agreement between Russia and Ukraine, it will also concern Europe"
We are very close to an agreement between Russia and Ukraine." Donald Trump said this in the Oval Office, specifying that "it will be a great agreement that will also involve Europe". The president also said he met Vladimir Putin's special envoy at the White House today but not the Ukrainian delegation.
Agreement with Putin on diesel, why has Trump decided to give the green light to Russian fuel?
In fact, in recent days the president of the United States has made an agreement with Putin for fuel supplies. Trump himself made the announcement: "I just concluded a very successful conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin," he wrote in Truth, explaining how much diesel Moscow will supply to the global market in the coming months. A surprise move that caused important reactions around the world, and dismay in Ukraine: "Any easing of sanctions against Russia, in the absence of a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement, represents an obvious weakness", attacked Zelensky.
Costa: "An informal Dublin discussion on negotiator"
At next week's Dublin informal meeting, European Council President Antonio Costa announced that there will be a leaders' discussion on the European peace negotiator for Ukraine. Costa had been urged on this point in a letter that Italian Prime Minister Meloni had sent him this afternoon. "I take note of your request to delve deeper into the issue at the next informal meeting of the European Council in Dublin and I will commit to dedicating time to this discussion", writes Costa in his response to Meloni. "I am convinced that our common interest is to ensure that the European Union contributes effectively to a just, lasting and sustainable peace, in close collaboration with Ukraine and our other partners", concludes Costa.
Melania Trump delivers letters for Putin and Zelensky to delegations
Ukraine, 227 billion in EU aid from 2022: 110 billion remain to be financed in 2027
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear at the European Council that the war against Russia next year will cost 155 billion euros, and said that a contribution of 70 billion will be needed.
Kallas: agree with Meloni, no different voices
The High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Kaja Kallas agrees with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who today, in a letter sent to the President of the European Council Antonio Costa, asked that Europe not appear fragmented and speak with one voice when it comes to negotiating peace in Ukraine with Russia. Kaja Kallas, during a press conference in Lisbon, responding to journalists said: "I agree with Prime Minister Meloni that we should not speak with different voices." "We must remain united to say clearly that these things that Russia wants also require a European decision. If we are united in sending this message, then we will actually be taken into consideration, and this is why the work we have done with the foreign ministers is also important", concluded Kallas.
Russian raid in Komyshuvakha, '43 bodies extracted, 33 people still under the rubble'
In the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine, where a humanitarian center was hit by Russian airstrikes, 43 people were pulled from the rubble on the fourth day of rescue operations. An estimated 33 people are still trapped under the rubble. This was announced by the Zaporizhzhia regional police, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. The police reported that emergency and rescue operations at the site of the destroyed school are still underway.
Zelensky: 'Russia is starting to send deported Ukrainian children to the front'
Russia would have begun to send Ukrainian children deported to Russian territories to the front after the 2022 invasion. This was denounced by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking today before the leaders at the XXX Ibero-American summit in Madrid. "Russia has started sending some of these children into the army, children who have stolen from us and who have now grown up. It's perverse and it must stop," he explained, speaking of tens of thousands of abducted minors. “The war continues only because one person, Putin, does not want to give the order to stop it,” Zelensky added, arguing that Ukrainian prisoners and deported minors could return home if the Russian president so decides. In his speech, the Ukrainian president asked Ibero-American countries for urgent help to "keep operational" the Ukrainian energy system, the target of Russian attacks. “I ask you to get in touch with your companies and manufacturers to get supplies for Ukraine as soon as possible,” appealed from Zelensky, who flagged the urgent need for transformers, cables, generators and electrical equipment. The head of the Kiev government cited in particular possible supplies from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Spain. “We need equipment that is compatible with our electricity grid and we need it quickly,” he concluded. After the summit, Zelensky will move to the Zarzuela Palace, for a meeting with King Felipe VI and, subsequently, to the Moncloa Palace, for a bilateral meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Russian negotiator: 'Putin directly gave instructions for a truce to Oleshky'
Russian Presidential Envoy for Economic Cooperation and Chairman of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally gave the necessary instructions for the success of the ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, effective from October 27 to November 1. This was reported by Russian agencies.
Melania Trump delivers two letters to the delegations for Putin and Zelensky
At the end of the event at the White House dedicated to the truce in Oleshky, Melania Trump gave the Ukrainian and Russian delegations two letters, "personally written", to their respective presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
Head of Ukrainian delegation to the White House, 'Melania Trump negotiates new truces'
“First lady Melania Trump should continue to negotiate new truces.” This was stated by the president of the Ukrainian parliamentary group 'Servants of the People', David Arakhamia, at the White House. For having negotiated the ceasefire in Oleshky, the Ukrainian delegation presented Donald Trump's wife with the honor of the Order of Princess Olga, the highest award given to women who have made an exceptional contribution to the country, by Volodymyr Zelensky.
Moscow, 'Russia and Iran have signed documents for the Rasht-Astara railway'
Russia and Iran have signed a package of documents for the Rasht-Astara railway project, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Nikitin told journalists. "A package of documents for the Rasht-Astara railway project has been finalized in Tehran. The Russian company Caspian Services and the Iranian company CDTIC have signed a protocol granting access to land along the entire route for preliminary engineering investigations, as well as a supplementary agreement to the contract," Nikitin said, quoted by Tass.
Moscow, 'ready to collaborate with the Vatican in the humanitarian field'
Russia appreciates the Vatican's willingness to facilitate the resolution of humanitarian issues that arose during the conflict in Ukraine and is ready for further cooperation in this area, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "We are open to further cooperation with the Vatican on the humanitarian front, in particular regarding family reunification, the search for those missing during the conflict, the exchange of prisoners and, of course, the resolution of other situations that arise in the conflict zone," Zakharova said, quoted by Tass. “We are grateful to the Vatican for its consistent approach to maintaining peace in the Ukrainian conflict and for its involvement in resolving humanitarian issues in the context of the special military operation,” the diplomat noted. The diplomat also underlined that "the Russian president expressed a positive assessment of the bilateral dialogue during his telephone conversation with the Pope on October 16 this year".
Melania Trump: after Oleshky now a lasting truce
After obtaining a few days' truce in Oleshky, Melania Trump called for a "longer lasting" ceasefire in Ukraine. “We must use the courage we brought to Oleshky to find common ground through a shared concern for the suffering of innocent people,” said the first lady who today summoned envoys from Russia and Ukraine to the White House. "Together we can create something more lasting than a temporary ceasefire," he stressed.
Towards a new aid package, Crosetto 10 November at Copasir
The hearing of Defense Minister Guido Crosetto will be held on Tuesday 10 November in front of Copasir. The hearing is scheduled for 3pm. The appointment was awaited in view of the arrival of the new aid package for Ukraine which, as always, is illustrated at the outset to the Committee. Just today, responding to question time in the Senate, Crosetto said: "We will respect the agreements we have made, an aid package has been prepared this year too and I think it will be discussed at Copasir next week".
Media Iran, 'Putin was delivered a message from Khamenei'
General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, delivered a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin
