Yevropeiska Pravda
Yevropeiska Pravda (European Truth) is a Ukrainian online news outlet focused on European integration and Euro-Atlantic affairs. Founded in 2009 as a specialised project of Ukrainska Pravda, it covers EU policy, Ukraine's relations with European institutions, and international diplomacy. The outlet publishes news, analytical pieces, and interviews with Ukrainian and foreign politicians, diplomats, and experts.
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Przemyśl suspends ties with Lviv as Lublin ends cooperation with Lviv Oblast
Przemyśl unanimously suspended its partnership with Lviv on 26 October after the Lviv Oblast Council designated 2027 as a year of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. Lublin Voivodeship moved further, unanimously terminating its cooperation agreement with Lviv Oblast. Ukraine’s foreign ministry criticised the Lviv decision and urged Poland to avoid further escalation.
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Russia launches 176 drones at Ukraine, hitting infrastructure and leaving over 500,000 without power
Russia launched 176 attack drones at Ukraine overnight, including 92 Shahed-type jet drones. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized or suppressed 140 targets, but strikes hit civilian, rail and energy infrastructure, injured people and disrupted electricity for more than 500,000 residents. Poland raised aircraft and activated air-defense resources in response to attacks on western Ukraine.
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Commercial vessel Khoryv sinks off Romania after suspected drone strike
The Comoros-flagged commercial vessel Khoryv sank in the Black Sea on 23 October, about 24 km from Constanta and outside Romania's territorial waters. Romanian rescuers recovered nine crew members alive and one body, while three people remained missing. Romanian and European officials attributed the suspected attack to Russia and called it a threat to navigation and international law.
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Zelensky urges Trump to pressure Putin, keep sanctions and provide air defense missiles
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump could help end Russia’s war against Ukraine and force Vladimir Putin to negotiate if he applied the same rhetoric toward Putin that he uses toward Zelensky. He named two priorities for Ukraine’s allies: preserving sanctions against Russia and supplying more effective air defense missiles. Zelensky also rejected Trump’s claim that Ukraine is responsible for rising US diesel prices.
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Trump says Musk lifted Starlink speed limits for Ukraine, but Kyiv reports restrictions remain
President Donald Trump said on October 22 that Elon Musk had removed the speed restrictions affecting Ukraine's military Starlink service, without confirming whether he had personally called Musk. Ukrainian officials and military sources said the limit of roughly 160–161 km/h was still in effect, with connectivity continuing to fail at about 161 km/h. Starlink became more stable after a reported Trump-Musk call on October 21, but the system had not fully regained its functionality.
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Rubio Says Ukraine Would Not Exist Without US Aid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine would not exist today without billions of dollars in US assistance, praising Ukrainian soldiers’ bravery in its defense. His remarks came as he discussed Starlink restrictions, disputed claims of limits on US support, and pressure for a peace agreement with Russia.
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Oslo talks bring Zelensky, Witkoff and European partners together on security guarantees for Ukraine
On 20 October 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, with Jared Kushner joining remotely. The talks covered security guarantees for Ukraine, territorial questions, sanctions, post-war reconstruction and the European security order, and produced a document of guarantee options that Witkoff is to take to Moscow.
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Zelensky and Rubio hold 45-minute call on missile interceptors, early warning and Starlink/Starshield
On October 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a roughly 45-minute phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio covering three main topics: ballistic missile interceptors for Ukraine, early warning about Russian ballistic attacks, and the situation around Starlink and Starshield satellite services. Zelensky described the talks as substantive and constructive, while Rubio, speaking to journalists during a visit to India, said US policy toward Ukraine and intelligence sharing remain unchanged and attributed recent warning failures to a technical problem under investigation.
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Ukraine's EU integration deputy PM opposes competition for Prosecutor General
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vsevolod Chentsov said in an interview with Yevropeiska Pravda that he sees neither the necessity nor the possibility of holding a competition for the position of Prosecutor General, arguing that EU requirements do not mandate such a competition and that no European practice of one exists. His position contrasts with a parliamentary draft law on competitive selection submitted earlier in the year and with a KMIS poll showing 69% of Ukrainians support an independent competition with foreign experts for the post.
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Zelensky speaks with Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner on air defence and diplomacy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone on Sunday, 18 October, with US President Donald Trump's representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The two sides discussed the results of a recent Ukrainian-US meeting in Florida, ongoing Russian shelling, air defence cooperation, and next steps in diplomacy. Zelensky announced the call via social media and said Ukraine remains ready to work constructively for a real result.
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UK to speed LMM missile deliveries to Ukraine during Zelensky's London visit
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to London on 14 October, the British government announced it would accelerate deliveries of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) to Ukraine to counter Russian jet-powered drones, including a £45 million air-defence missile package with £10 million in deliveries expedited ahead of winter. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, cited in Ukrainian coverage as 'Енді Бернем' / 'Andy Burnham', instructed ministers to prepare additional sanctions and military and financial aid packages in coming weeks and said the UK is fully implementing a ban on maritime services for Russian LNG.
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Trump announces Russian diesel deal with Putin, urges Ukraine to choose a new president
On October 9, 2026, US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced an agreement to allow between 300,000 and 3 million tons of Russian diesel fuel onto US and global markets. Trump then publicly attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of being able to end the war but choosing not to, and saying it was time for Ukraine to choose a new president. Zelenskyy called the decision weak and a gift to Russia that would fund the war, while bipartisan US lawmakers and European leaders condemned the agreement.
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Trump announces Russia diesel deal after Putin call; Ukraine and European leaders condemn move
On 9 October 2026, US President Donald Trump announced he had spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to lift US sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing large-scale exports to American and global markets. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License No. 135 authorising the imports until 7 April 2027. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticised the decision, calling it a "weak" and "unfair and dishonest" birthday gift to Putin that gives Russia additional billions for the war, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the UK, Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and US Democrats all condemned or distanced themselves from the deal. Talks between Ukrainian, US and European delegations in Miami ended early after the announcement, and a senior Ukrainian official told the Financial Times that long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries would continue.