War in Ukraine, USA: "Trump will not talk about Kiev at the summit with Putin and Xi in China". LIVE

The White House has announced that Donald Trump will not talk about Ukraine with his counterparts Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin during the trilateral talks scheduled for November 19 on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Shenzhen, China.

The European negotiating team will be made up of representatives of the EU institutions and diplomatic or security advisors from the E5, i.e. Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Poland. But Moscow: "The inclusion of European representatives was not discussed during the talks between Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow."

Russian forces attacked a freighter at sea carrying military cargo destined for the Ukrainian armed forces and headed to the port of Odessa. This was reported by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, quoted by the Tass agency. “A dry cargo ship sailing at sea with a military cargo bound for the port of Odessa was hit,” the ministry said, without providing further details on the attack or specifying any damage or casualties.

At least ten civilians were killed and another sixty injured, including several children, in the latest wave of Russian attacks that hit Ukraine between Thursday and Friday morning. This was reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, underlining that the attacks "damaged civilian infrastructure and caused electricity cuts in several areas of the country". Concern, added the UN spokesperson, also for the safety of humanitarian operations: on Wednesday a drone hit an armored vehicle engaged in an evacuation in Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region. All people on board survived and nine civilians were evacuated.

US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have begun preparations for what could become the largest prisoner swap since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine. White House deputy spokeswoman Anna Kelly reported this on Kelly called the developments an "encouraging progress toward peace." Last night, after the meeting in Dublin with Witkoff and Kushner, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had anticipated the preparation of an exchange that could allow the return home of a record number of soldiers and prisoners. Zelensky also reported that Moscow and Washington have already confirmed the agreement and that European representatives will also participate in the next round of negotiations with Russia, who will have a direct role at the negotiating table.

Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 29 Ukrainian drones overnight in several regions of the country and over the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Azov. This was reported by the Moscow Ministry of Defense, quoted by the Tass agency. The unmanned aircraft, all fixed-wing, were shot down in the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Tula, Rostov and Moscow, as well as in the waters of the two seas, according to the ministry.