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European Parliament vice-president begins hunger strike over Oleshky humanitarian crisis
Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, announced a hunger strike on 20 October via her X account to draw international attention to the humanitarian situation in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region. She is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, access to food and medicine, and safe evacuation of civilians, and has urged civic organizations, citizens, and national and local institutions to join the non-violent action.
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Trump–Putin call fuels peace hopes as Ukraine reports $27bn shortfall and deep drone strike hits Russia
US President Donald Trump said after a phone call with Vladimir Putin on 8 September that Putin wants a deal to end the war, raising the prospect of bilateral or trilateral leader-level meetings. US, Ukrainian and European officials publicly doubted Putin's seriousness, while Ukraine disclosed it needs an additional $27 billion to get through the year. The diplomatic activity coincided with a Ukrainian drone strike on a facility in Russia's Yamal region, described by Kyiv as its deepest inside Russia since 2022, and Russian attacks on multiple Ukrainian regions that killed at least six people.