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Russia continues striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite the declared 'energy truce.' In the week following Trump's announcement, Zelensky said 76 strikes on electricity and oil-and-gas facilities were recorded. Kyiv is preparing for winter amid a shortage of spare parts, destroyed thermal power plants, and the threat of water outages.
Otabek YusupovVolodymyr Zelensky told US senators that Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries for 30 days, as Donald Trump demands, on condition of deliveries of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems. He also accused the Pentagon of delaying deliveries under the PURL program and reported the cessation of warnings about Russian missile strikes.
Aziz KarimovUS special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will join Ukraine talks in Oslo on Tuesday alongside Zelensky, Finnish President Stubb and Norwegian PM Støre, plus representatives of the E4, the EU and NATO. Kushner, according to sources, is participating remotely due to illness. After Oslo, Witkoff plans a trip to Russia to meet Putin. Trump, meanwhile, said Kyiv might consider delegating the talks to someone else.
Aziz KarimovThree senior House Democrats — Gregory Meeks, Adam Smith and Jim Himes — said they would prepare legislation to strengthen support for Ukraine, accusing the Trump administration of abandoning Kyiv in favor of Putin.
Otabek YusupovAccording to The Washington Post, citing American and other officials, Defense Secretary Pete Hegset has not completed the necessary procedures to approve the transfer of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine. The delay comes amid a new escalation of tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. A Ukrainian official previously reported that Ukraine has only a 'couple' of interceptor missiles left.
Aziz KarimovVolodymyr Zelensky told American senators that the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of Patriot interceptors already paid for by Europeans, and that Kyiv is not receiving early warning of Russian strikes. Washington denies changes to intelligence sharing. Donald Trump called Zelensky a 'warmonger' and floated a meeting with Putin and Xi Jinping in China. On Tuesday, talks between Zelensky and US envoys Witkoff and Kushner are scheduled in Oslo.
Otabek YusupovDonald Trump said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18–19. According to him, the meeting would concern denuclearization, but could also touch on the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed the topic was mentioned, but there are no concrete agreements; Beijing said it had no information, while Kyiv opposed a meeting without its participation.
Aziz KarimovUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Thom Tillis. He said Ukraine received no warning from partners ahead of a wave of Russian ballistic missile strikes, and that speed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield remain in place in frontline areas without explanation from the US.
Otabek YusupovUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Shahed drone strike on a park near a café in the Kharkiv region on October 19 killed six people and wounded 14, including children. A one-year-old girl, Angelina, was killed; her mother Inna died in hospital. Zelenskyy called on the US to pass Graham's sanctions bill and reported strikes on energy facilities, Pentagon delivery delays and Starlink problems.
Otabek YusupovPolish military counterintelligence detained in Łódź a participant of reserve officer training courses holding Polish-Ukrainian citizenship. According to Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk, he 'clearly exposed himself' as a person scouting facilities of the Polish army. The circumstances of the case are being investigated, and espionage suspicions must be confirmed by a court.
Aziz KarimovVolodymyr Zelensky's adviser Serhii 'Flash' Beskrestnov told the BBC that Ukrainians are dying because of incomplete and inconsistent US warnings about ballistic missile strikes, as well as Starlink/Starshield restrictions. The White House and Secretary of State Marco Rubio deny a pause in intelligence sharing, while Zelensky earlier spoke of its restoration after a three-day break.
Otabek YusupovKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the US continues mediation efforts to settle the conflict in Ukraine, and Moscow highly values them. He also confirmed that the possibility of a trilateral meeting of Putin, Xi Jinping and Trump was mentioned in contacts, but without substantive agreements. In addition, Peskov commented on government personnel changes and unrest in Europe.
Otabek YusupovThe European Commission said it is preparing new steps to restrict visa issuance to Russians. EC spokesperson Markus Lammert recalled the measures already taken, including the ban on multiple-entry visas, and the EU ministers' decision to bar entry to Russian combatants. A number of Schengen countries are pushing for stricter common rules.
Otabek YusupovDonald Trump said on Truth Social that Volodymyr Zelensky 'does not want to end the war' and could have secured a better deal two years ago. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Zelensky's position a 'false dilemma' and rejected accusations of restricting Starlink. In an interview with Bloomberg, Zelensky said partners are pressuring Ukraine to force it into concessions, and repeated his claims about Starlink and Patriot missile deliveries.
Aziz KarimovUkrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina announced on Instagram the end of her marriage to French tennis player Gaël Monfils. She linked the decision to the emotional impact of the war in Ukraine, saying she needs to 'find her way back to herself.' The couple, married since 2021, has a four-year-old daughter, Skai.
Bekzod NazarovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on October 19 at a meeting with journalists in Samarkand that no one will win the war in Ukraine, and that Trump is ready to support any steps toward ending it. He refuted Zelensky's statement about a pause in intelligence sharing, explained the missed warning about the missile strike on Kyiv as a software glitch, and clarified that Trump suspended sanctions against Russia for 60 days for the sake of negotiations.
Aziz KarimovUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Breitbart that the key obstacle to ending the war is disagreements over the part of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control — about 11% of the region, which Kyiv considers its last line of defense. According to him, elections in Ukraine are important but do not solve the main problems of the war.
Aziz KarimovEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Budapest on Friday to take part in events marking the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. The visit marks a warming of relations between Brussels and Budapest following the arrival in power of the government of Péter Magyar, who replaced Viktor Orbán.
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