Emmanuel Macron
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Russian drone strikes platform at Dnipro railway station, killing 14
A Russian reactive drone struck a platform at Dnipro railway station on 29 October, killing 14 people and injuring 14, according to the latest reports. Thirteen of the injured were hospitalized, and six were in serious or critical condition, including an 11-year-old boy. Ukrainian officials said warnings were issued and evacuation ordered before the strike, but many people remained near the train.
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Finland and Norway leaders call Putin, assessing Moscow’s willingness for Abu Dhabi talks
Finland’s president Alexander Stubb and Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to Vladimir Putin on October 27 about the war in Ukraine. After the 90-minute call, they told Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia appeared serious about a trilateral negotiating-group meeting in Abu Dhabi, although the European Commission sees little sign that Putin is ready for meaningful peace negotiations.
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Trump Announces Forthcoming Zelenskyy-Putin Meeting as Abu Dhabi Talks Take Shape
US President Donald Trump said a meeting involving Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin would be organized "very soon," while expecting significant progress on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine said trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia were being prepared in Abu Dhabi, potentially on November 10, but no exact date had been confirmed by the Ukrainian presidential office.
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Finland and Norway urge Putin to back Ukraine talks and de-escalation
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre initiated a roughly 90-minute call with Vladimir Putin on 27 October to convey Ukrainian signals on de-escalation and preparations for Ukraine-US-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi. The leaders said the war must end, negotiations must resume and Russia must take practical steps to protect Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure. The Kremlin said Putin maintained that lasting peace required Russia’s interests to be fully considered.
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EU has yet to agree who should represent Europe in possible talks with Putin
European governments are considering a single negotiator, or a group of negotiators, to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, but no consensus has been reached. Candidates include Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The debate intensified after US envoy Steve Witkoff proposed a trilateral meeting involving Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Trump announces "energy ceasefire" with Russia; Kremlin declines to confirm, Ukraine says it wasn't told
On 11 October, US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine was taking effect immediately, claiming both sides had agreed. The White House later told Axios that the proposal referred specifically to mutual cessation of strikes on oil refineries, described as "refinery for refinery." The Kremlin declined to confirm any deal, and within hours Russian forces struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine, including the TEC-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv. Speaking by video link at the Warsaw Security Forum on 12 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was news to him, that Ukraine has only one oil refinery while Russia has an extensive network, and that if Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire this winter, Ukraine will respond.
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El Mundo reports CIA warning of Russian drone plot against Spain, France or Italy; Macron and Crosetto reject claim
Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the CIA shared intelligence with several European governments about an alleged Russian drone operation targeting Spain, France, or Italy, with launches from containers hidden on civilian ships in international waters. French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto publicly rejected the report, with Macron saying the CIA did not inform French services about such an attack and Crosetto calling the El Mundo publication baseless.