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Marine Le Pen ready to debate Zelensky after promising to end French aid to Ukraine

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said she is ready to travel to Ukraine to discuss with Volodymyr Zelensky the issue of ending French aid, which she estimates at 6 billion euros per year. Zelensky responded that Le Pen 'does not understand the details' of military cooperation. Le Pen's position was criticized by Macron, Barrot, Attal, Glucksmann and Philippe; she was supported within the National Rally.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
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Zelensky in Brussels: aid to Ukraine, frozen Russian assets and the EU budget crisis

On the second day of the European Union summit, Volodymyr Zelensky will discuss military aid, air defense and protection of energy infrastructure with EU leaders. Kyiv estimates the 2027 funding gap at $78 billion. The US proposed channeling €210 billion of frozen Russian assets into a mechanism controlled by Washington — Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected the idea. EU leaders also failed to agree on the seven-year budget.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
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Zelensky arrived in Brussels: Kyiv seeks EU backing amid tensions with the US

Euronews' 'Europe Today' programme of 16 October 2026 is devoted to Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Brussels. The episode discusses the possible reduction of Ukraine's dependence on American military technology, Zelensky's first meeting with Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, a prolonged European Council session, and disputes over support for the ICC and the use of frozen Russian assets.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
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Zelensky Seeks EU Support Amid Conflict with Trump over Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries

Volodymyr Zelensky told the EU summit in Brussels that he is defending Ukraine's interests, after sharp criticism from Donald Trump, who called Kyiv's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a 'disgrace'. Tensions are fueled by a US deal with Moscow to supply 300,000 tons of diesel and outages in the Starlink satellite network. Zelensky asked the EU for 70 billion euros for defense in 2027; EU leaders promised to work out the financing.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
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Ukraine Seeks European Alternatives to US Air Defense Systems and Starlink Amid Tensions with Washington

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva said in an interview with Euronews ahead of the EU summit that Kyiv is holding substantive talks on a European air defense system (the FREYJA program) and a European alternative to Starlink. He promised progress faster than five years without naming deadlines, and acknowledged that European security guarantees are impossible without US support.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
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Zelensky announces resumption of strikes on Russian energy, Trump calls it a 'disgrace'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Financial Times that the moratorium on strikes against Russian energy infrastructure has ended. Donald Trump called the resumption of strikes a 'disgrace' and said Zelensky is harder to negotiate with than Putin. The Kremlin claims Kyiv is coming into conflict with US peace efforts, while Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy system continue.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
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After Russian strikes, Kyiv and Lutsk lost electricity and water supply; NYT reports a plan to attack the power grid

After Russian strikes on the evening of October 15, part of Kyiv was left without electricity and water pressure dropped — reported by Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and Mayor Vitali Klitschko. In Lutsk, debris of downed drones damaged power lines. The New York Times, citing Gazeta, reports a Russian plan to attack the power systems of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, which, according to estimates, could leave the cities with almost 90% of their electricity cut off.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Trump said the conflict in Ukraine could be settled without Zelensky

Donald Trump said in a Newsmax interview that the conflict in Ukraine will eventually be resolved, but, in his view, possibly without Zelensky's involvement, since he 'does not want a deal.' Trump also criticized Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries and noted that negotiating with Zelensky is harder than with Putin.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
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Zelensky invited to Budapest for 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution amid a reset of Kyiv–Budapest relations

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva told Euronews that Zelensky received an invitation to the events on 23 October marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. The visit has not yet been confirmed. The day before, Ukraine adopted a law on the educational rights of minorities, after which the EU opened two new accession negotiation clusters — four out of six in total. On Friday, at the EU summit in Brussels, Zelensky's first bilateral meeting with the Hungarian prime minister is scheduled.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read
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Exchange of strikes after the announcement of an 'energy truce': strike on Darnytsia CHP, hundreds of thousands left without power, and an attack on Sberbank's data center

Days after Donald Trump announced an 'energy truce', Russia struck Ukrainian energy facilities, including the Darnytsia CHP-4 in Kyiv; more than 600,000 people were left without power. Moscow accused Ukraine of attacks on two refineries, which Kyiv called 'fake'. Russia claimed to have intercepted 902 Ukrainian drones; in Balakovo, Sberbank's data center was damaged, causing service disruptions.

Aziz Karimov
4 min read
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NYT: During talks with Ukraine and Europe, Witkoff joined Trump's call with Putin

According to the New York Times, on Friday talks at a Miami golf club owned by Steve Witkoff discussed Ukraine's and Europe's proposals for ending the war. During the meeting, Witkoff left the negotiations and joined as a third participant the phone call between Trump and Putin, which lasted about the length of a soccer match. According to the NYT, the US and Russia agreed on the purchase of diesel fuel, which Witkoff then reported to the meeting participants.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read