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Former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba warned Europeans that Putin will drag them into the war as Ukraine faces its worst winter due to Russian infrastructure attacks.
In France, Marine Le Pen unveiled a €140 billion economic platform with deep cuts but few new ideas, while the presidential campaign descended into chaos with far-left and far-right factions under scrutiny.

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Why It Matters

Ukraine is enduring Russian attacks on its infrastructure as winter approaches, while France's presidential campaign faces turmoil with far-left and far-right candidates under intense scrutiny.

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‘Putin will drag you into the war,’ former Ukrainian foreign minister tells Europeans

Dmytro Kuleba also said Ukraine will endure its worst winter yet as Russia targets the country’s infrastructure in bid to break its resistance.

France’s Le Pen unveils economic platform brimming with eye-watering cuts — but few new ideas

The far-right leader is desperately trying to reassure French markets with her €140 billion savings plan and improve the country’s dire fiscal outlook.

‘Maxi merde’: French presidential campaign rattled by a week of chaos

Nobody has emerged unscathed, but the spotlight is firmly on the far left and the far right.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Ukraine will face its worst winter yet due to continued Russian infrastructure attacks
Likely · Within months
French markets will remain concerned about fiscal outlook despite Le Pen's savings plan
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

How effective will Russia's infrastructure attacks be in breaking Ukrainian resistance?
What specific measures are included in Marine Le Pen's €140 billion savings plan?
Which far-left and far-right figures are most implicated in the French campaign chaos?