Yevgeniya Doluda

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence chief Rustem Umerov earlier said that "the agenda includes key questions related to ending hostilities and moving closer to peace."

"This will make it possible to quickly provide Ukraine with funding for what is needed most right now. Our teams are already working on this," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"For decades, Moscow used energy to blackmail us. No more: Moldova buys zero Russian gas," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.

As temperatures drop, Kyiv residents are dreading a winter that may be harsher than the last. Russia's escalating attacks, including its mass use of faster, harder-to-intercept jet-powered drones, make locals fear not only for the city's electricity but also for heat, sewage, and food supplies. With Kyiv suffering the largest mass attack on energy infrastructure of the entire year on Nov. 3, people are forced to schedule their lives around daily strikes and power outages. Many fear that the w

According to the president's advisor, Dmytro Lytvyn, the plan's details could be presented as soon as tomorrow.

The State Emergency Service said the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning because they ran the generator in the basement instead of outside, at a safe distance. Another child in the home was hospitalized following the incident.

"The Europeans will be well represented, and France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions. I cannot yet tell you who will represent France on this occasion, but it will certainly be there," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

In the new layout of the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championship, which is due to take place in Canada from Dec. 26, 2026, to Jan. 5, 2027, Russia will place tenth. As the lowest-ranked team, Norway will move down to Division 1A.

Detainees told the Russian Telegram channel "Ostorozhno, Novosti" that those over the age of 18 were "persistently" urged to sign a contract with Russia's Defense Ministry. Reports of police beating the detainees, smashing their phones, and prohibiting them from using the toilet later emerged.

Russian forces carried out 725 strikes on 53 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast alone, injuring one person, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Two suspects can be heard discussing physically assaulting Denys Bihus or dousing him with acid, in an attempt to intimidate the founder of Bihus.info, an outlet known for investigating high-level corruption, according to NABU tapes.

As the possibility of Russian athletes' return looms over the ice hockey community, Ukraine and leading hockey nations refuse to welcome Russia back into international sports. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Oct. 30 that the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) exclusion of Russian athletes from its tournaments was unlawful, sparking outrage among multiple national federations and the IIHF itself. "Some say that sports are separate from politics, but that's not true a

The European Commission will host talks on Ukraine in Brussels on Nov. 4, bringing together representatives from the U.S., Ukraine, NATO, and several European countries.

"We are currently gathering as many countries as possible to form a common front to tell the IIHF that none of us will play against Russia in this situation," said Heikki Hietanen, chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.

"Important meetings lie ahead, as well as strengthening our air defense and supporting our energy sector. This will be the priority of today’s talks," said Zelensky on social media upon arriving in Germany.