War Ukraine, EU: "Representative chosen within 2 weeks". But the Kremlin is holding back. LIVE

The rotating presidency of the EU is asking to identify within one or two weeks who will represent Europe at the peace negotiations on Ukraine. However, Moscow has not yet dissolved its reservations despite the words of Witkoff, Kushner and Zelensky. "We remain open but they will be involved when they make it clear that they want peace," says Peskov. Diplomatic contacts continue in Dublin.

The choice of who will represent Europe at the peace negotiations on Ukraine must be made "within one or two weeks". This was declared by Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, rotating president of the EU, arriving at the informal summit of the Twenty-Seven in Dublin. "I hope that today's discussions bring clarity on this point", explained Martin, recalling that "there is still work to be done between now and the Extraordinary Council in two weeks". But Moscow is slowing down, despite yesterday's statements by Witkoff, Kushner and Zelensky. "We remain open," Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on the hypothesis of European participation in the negotiations, adding however: "They will be involved when they demonstrate that they want peace."

Two people have died in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, regional governor Oleg Kiper said, after another night of Russian airstrikes that caused widespread damage in several regions of the country. In Zaporizhzhia, a 17-year-old was killed while four people were pulled alive from the rubble, acting governor Mykhailo Semikin said. However, the death toll from Ukrainian raids on Russian territory rises to 10.

Kiev: "A Russian drone production and storage center hit in Rostov". Last night the Neptune coastal missile system of the Ukrainian Naval Forces hit a Russian drone production, storage and support center in Rostov-on-Don. As reported by Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced it on Facebook. "Every night, Russian drones fly over Ukrainian cities, posts and energy infrastructure - we read - Some of them are produced, stored and repaired in Rostov-on-Don. On the night of November 13, the answer came right there: Ukrainian missiles. The missile forces, in particular the 'Neptune' coastal missile complex of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Navy, simultaneously hit three targets linked to the drones", reads the report.

Russian governors: "Deaths from Ukrainian raids in various regions rise to 10." The death toll from Ukrainian raids on Russian territory rises to 10. In the Samara region, four people lost their lives in an attack by Ukrainian armed forces on an industrial site, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Fedorishev, said. Another person was killed in the Bryansk region, in the Klimovsky district, where a Ukrainian drone hit a private house, reports Governor Yegor Kovalchuk. In Lugansk, a 63-year-old woman was killed after an attack by Ukrainian armed forces hitting a bus stop, the head of the region's pro-Russian administration, Leonid Pasechnik, said.

Italian sources: that of Zelensky to Meloni only joked. Zelensky's was just a joke: this is how Italian sources return to the exchange between the Ukrainian president and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of yesterday's bilateral meeting. "I haven't seen you in a long time," the head of the executive said before embracing the Ukrainian president. "It's you who didn't want it", Zelensky's response to which Meloni replied smiling with a "nooo...".

Italy reiterates position: no troops on the ground. No to the use of Italian troops on the ground: this is what Italian sources reiterate, underlining how, even at the meeting in Abu Dhabi, Italy underlined the position it has been pursuing for some time. Moreover - the same sources underline - Russia has been clear in saying no to European troops in Ukraine.

Moscow: "USA-EU press for humanitarian mission". Russia has urged the United States and Europe to use its influence to encourage Kiev to conduct a humanitarian mission to Konstantinovka, as proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Salvini: "In 2027 work on reconstruction". "I hope that in 2027, as a minister, I will be able to work on reconstruction with businesses, both in Ukraine and in Russia, and not on a further supply of money and weapons." The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, said this on the sidelines of Ance's "Let's plan the future" event in Rome.

Kremlin: "Convinced that the next round of talks on Ukraine will be held soon." Moscow expects that the next round of trilateral talks between the delegations of Russia, the United States and Ukraine to resolve the conflict will be held soon, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

La Russa: "Duty military aid is needed for peace." "It's not that we only help Ukraine", although "it would already be right and proper to make the right to freedom and existence prevail over the use of force by another State, but then by helping Ukraine we are convinced that we are helping the whole of Europe and above all that we are also avoiding a greater danger for Italy". The president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa said this.