Democrats mull Biden-style pivot on Ukraine – FT
Democrats consider $15 bn in Ukraine aid and tougher Russia sanctions after midterm victory, the Financial Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com
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Europe will be represented in Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, French foreign minister says
Jean-Noël Barrot said "Europeans will be well represented" in the U.S.-brokered talks, but did not say who would make the trip to Abu Dhabi.
· Max Griera
Russia strikes Ukraine emergency rescue shelter again — days after killing 55 in brutal bombing
A Russian double-tap attack killed at least 55 people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, striking a humanitarian aid shelter and emergency crews.
· Associated Press
Russian strikes on Ukraine leave hundreds of thousands without electricity
About 850,000 people lose power after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant again relies on backup power
IAEA says diesel generators cooling reactors after external power loss
· Staff Writer
Russian strikes leave 600,000 in the dark in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further sanctions on Russia ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.
· Max Griera
Ukraine’s position ‘may become stronger’ as US Democrats regain some power
Ukraine hopes for more US support but faces uncertainty over Trump’s peace efforts and continued military aid.
· Mansur Mirovalev
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power
Backup diesel generators operating, radiation levels remain normal
· Staff Writer
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses External Power Supply, Russian-Installed Management Says
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external power supply, the Russian-installed management of the plant said on Sunday after the Ferosplavna power line was disconnected by protective systems because of damage.
· Reuters
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Relying on Generators Again After Losing Internal Power Supply
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant's management and the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.
· Reuters
Donald Trump’s power is on the wane. What next for Russia, Israel – and the rest of us? | Simon Tisdall
With the global tide turning against him, the US president’s lame duck status could still aggravate old tensions and spark new explosionsIt was a victory for the world, too. People in the many countries that suffered pain, loss and cruel indignities at the hands of Donald Trump over the past two chaotic, fearful yea…
· Simontisdall
Ukraine’s new frontier: how space has become critical to balance of the war
In a war driven by drones and battlefield sensors, access to space is essential. After Starlink speed restrictions and Russian Oreshnik missile strikes, Kyiv is racing to develop its own space capabilitiesFor people in the Russian industrial city of Samara on the banks of the Volga, the first they knew of the Ukrain…
Iran tells Russia talks with US without guarantees won't end conflict, report says
Iran tells Russia talks with US without guarantees won't end conflict, report says Iran’s ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali has said Iran and Russia have discussed strengthening military and security cooperation, with Tehran stressing that talks with the US could not end the conflict without credible guarantees, acc…
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine war briefing: Russia ramping up attacks to ‘pressure’ Kyiv at trilateral talks, Zelenskyy says
President urges US for support, saying ‘Ukraine must not be left to face this alone’ as barrage plunges cities into darkness. What we know on day 1,719Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power…
· Guardian staff and agencies
The Next Trilateral Talks On Ukraine Could Lead To A Grand Deal If Trump Has The Will
The Next Trilateral Talks On Ukraine Could Lead To A Grand Deal If Trump Has The Will Authored by Andrew Korybko via Andrew Korybko's Newsletter,He just has to "creatively coerce" Europe and Ukraine through "plausibly deniable" means...Putin confirmed that the next trilateral Russian-US-Ukrainian talks will be held …
· Tyler Durden
Official Russian Data Shows 450,000 Killed in War, Death Rate Accelerating – Rosstat Leaks
The war in Ukraine has become the fourth most common cause of death in Russia since 2022, according to official statistics released by hackers.
· Charlie Hancock
Official Data Shows 450,000 Russians Killed in War, Death Rate Accelerating – Rosstat Leaks
The war in Ukraine has become the fourth most common cause of death in Russia since 2022, according to official statistics released by hackers.
· Charlie Hancock
Newsroom bomb threats follow escalating European flight hoaxes
Security experts said the threats might be a way Russia is trying to punish European nations that have armed or financed Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Russian strikes hit Kyiv region, damaging infrastructure
Russian strikes have damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region and left a kindergarten in ruins in the Ukrainian capital. Firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.
· AfricaNews
Germany can’t spare more Patriots for Ukraine – defense minister
Germany can no longer donate US-made Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine out of its own stocks, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Ukraine hit by drone, missile attacks as talks with Russia, US loom
KYIV, Ukraine — Drone and missile attacks struck across Ukraine on Saturday, wounding at least nine people, as Kyiv and Moscow prepared for new talks next week with the United States.
· Associated Press
Russia, Ukraine unleash missile and drone barrages days before Trump-brokered peace talks
Ukraine and Russia unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles and drones against each other Saturday -- trading devastating strikes just days before they are due to sit down for US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11.
· Gabrielle Fahmy
Erdogan says he called Trump, reaffirmed Turkish support for US-Iran diplomacy
Erdogan told Trump that Turkey would also continue to contribute to efforts to end the war in Ukraine and that contacts with both Kyiv and Moscow should be intensified.
· REUTERS
Iran won’t surrender. Can Russia give Trump another way out?
Putin’s meeting with Iran’s security chief highlights Tehran’s concerns over renewed US attacks and Russia’s diplomatic role Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Beijing gets ready to welcome ‘lame duck’ Trump and Putin
A weakened Trump will arrive in China this month in a new test of his foreign policy agenda ahead of a possible three-way summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
· Lisa Visentin
Zelenskyy presses postwar security
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific guarantees from Western allies on how postwar security support would function when the nearly five-year war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion finally ends.
· Associated Press
Is the US’ guarantee good? The world watches, questions
SAUDI Arabia and Ukraine offer crucial case studies, as well as lessons, for the Department of National Defense (DND) and for Philippine government geopolitical strategy. They clearly show how quickly major-power security commitments can be reversed and subordinated to political winds, economics and personal whim.
· New Worlds
Italy foreign minister says he has been targeted by pro-Russian hackers over Ukraine backing
The Italian foreign minister said hackers were seeking more information about him and his family, and linked the leak to Rome’s support for Ukraine.
· REUTERS
Author Claims CIA Began Dropping Armed Commandos Into Ukraine In 1947 To Stoke Guerilla Uprising Against Soviets
Author Claims CIA Began Dropping Armed Commandos Into Ukraine In 1947 To Stoke Guerilla Uprising Against Soviets Stephen Kinzer, the author and Brown University senior fellow, told Bannon's War Room on Thursday that the CIA began "dropping armed commandos into Ukraine" in 1947 "with the goal of fomenting a guerrilla…
· Tyler Durden
Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid
Moscow used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles in attacks on electricity substations and bridge over the DniproVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of trying to “plunge Kyiv and the entire country into a blackout”, after a major attack overnight on energy infrastructure in the capital and a bridge over the Dnipr…
· Lukeharding
Ukraine's power network suffers further damage after fresh Russian strikes
The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
· Bbcnews
Why are oil traders refusing to buy Russian diesel after Trump-Putin deal?
Zero Russian diesel has reached the US as tankers divert and buyers fear legal action.
· Nils Adler
Russian diplomats and military officials to join talks with US and Ukraine, Kremlin says
The trilateral meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday will be the first since talks in February, which came just before the US and Israel went to war with Iran.
· REUTERS
Russian Diplomats and Military Officials to Join Talks with U.S. and Ukraine, Kremlin Says
Kremlin aide Vladimir Mendinsky will lead a delegation of Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday.
· Reuters
Russia pounds power facilities around Kyiv, damages major bridge
Explosions rocked the city as Russia fired multiple waves of ballistic missiles.
· Reuters
Russia Pounds Power Facilities Around Kyiv, Damages Major Bridge
With temperatures reaching freezing in the Ukrainian capital, Russian energy strikes are putting Ukraine's heating system under strain.
· Dan Peleschuk for Reuters
Moscow has shuttered Novaya Gazeta – we told the truth and we paid the price | Elena Kostyuchenko
Russia’s best-known independent newspaper was my home for 17 years. It’s being shut down, but the spirit of its journalism will live onNovaya Gazeta – Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper – is being shut down. On 29 October, two things became known: Novaya was being evicted from its newsroom, and banks woul…
· Elena Kostyuchenko
Prospect of 'modern-day Yalta' shakes Asia's postwar order
Russia gets closer to ASEAN; summit between US, China envisioned
· Staff Writer
China confirms discussions underway on historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting
Beijing revealed for the first time that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
· Associated Press
Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, injuring residents
Air strikes damage buildings and injure two civilians after Zelenskyy warns of potential for new attacks.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone
Artem Lytvyn tells of complex and risky rescue operation after he spent eight days stricken in Kharkiv’s ‘kill zone’Artem Lytvyn was crossing a field when the bang happened. Up ahead was a tree line. Not far beyond that the Russian border. The 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier had spent five days trekking to a dangerous…
Hong Kong can’t afford to lose the healthcare workers it trained
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s healthcare sector is caught in a perplexing paradox. Recent fresh nursing and physiot…
· Letters
Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion
Russia could use tri leader summit to nudge China and US closer to its position on Ukraine, experts say. What we know on day 1,718Beijing has confirmed that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the US president, Donald Trump, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Mao Ning, a spokesperson for…
· Guardian staff and agencies
Is Russia’s seizure of Japan Tobacco assets the last straw for Tokyo amid frosty ties?
Russia’s seizure of the assets of a Japanese company could prove to be Tokyo’s red line after a series of bitter exchanges between both nations and ties that continue to spiral. The Japanese government on Friday lodged a formal complaint with Russia and demanded that Moscow immediately reverse a decree announced the…
· Julian Ryall
Newsrooms face bomb threats as campaign of ‘psychological warfare’ across Europe escalates
The disruptions follow various airport hoaxes that impacted flights across Europe this week -- but Moscow has denied involvement.
· Reuters
Zelenskyy warns of new Russian strikes on Ukraine energy sector
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday warned that Russian planned a fresh strike against Ukraine's energy sector and renewed his call for Patriot anti-missile systems.
· Agence France-Presse
Midterm meltdown, horror in Ukraine, ceasefire breakthrough: RT coverage of the week’s key events
RT’s top stories this week included the GOP’s destruction in the US midterms, and the discovery of a neo-Nazi torture dungeon in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office Initiates Treason Protocols Against Zelensky's Former Press Secretary
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office Initiates Treason Protocols Against Zelensky's Former Press Secretary Authored by John Weeks via Antiwar.com,Iuliia Mendel, who served as press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from 2019 to 2021, has been identified as the target of a treason investigation by…
· Tyler Durden
Russia’s land gains in Ukraine dwindle as its diesel ‘goes unsold’
Moscow is suffering losses on the battlefield as US traders reportedly refuse to honour Trump's diesel deal with Putin.
· John T Psaropoulos
Bangladesh and Russia ink pact to boost trade
Russia and Bangladesh signed a pact to boost investment and remove trade barriers Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT