American and Russian officials say arrangements are being made for Ukraine peace talks in China next month involving Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, but without any Ukrainian representation.
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arrangements → say → representation
Asked whether he would meet Putin and Xi without Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump said he would do "anything I can do to end the war, whether somebody is there or not".
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somebody → ask → war
Secretary of state Marco Rubio confirmed there had been "talk of a meeting", and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that while the prospect of such a meeting had been mentioned, "no substantive proposals or agreements” have been discussed.
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proposals → confirm → meeting
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha criticised the idea of peace talks without Kyiv, saying it would only embolden Putin.
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it → criticise → Putin
Trump was also asked about Zelensky saying the president was “on the wrong side of history” with the Russia diesel deal, to which he responded: “Zelensky doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
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he → ask → what
Zelensky’s a man that should have this war settled a long time ago.
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war → ’ → ?
“To be honest, I think it’s time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine.”
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someone → think → Ukraine
US officials plan to travel to Norway, Russia for Ukraine talks, say sources
US president Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to travel to Norway this week for the next round of negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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envoy → plan → matter
Two of the people said they expected Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to attend the meetings.
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Zelensky → say → meetings
Another person familiar with the matter said Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who was expected to take part in the talks, was sick and would attend virtually.
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who → say → talks
The Oslo discussions are expected to include Zelensky, Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Store, representatives of the E4 – made up of Britain, France, Germany, and Poland – the European Union, and Nato.
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discussions → expect → Britain
Witkoff is also set to travel to Russia to meet president Vladimir Putin, two of the people familiar with the matter said.
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two → set → matter
The Russian conversations are going to focus on a range of topics related to Ukraine as well as the release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard, who was jailed in Russia in 2022.
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who → go → 2022
Senators hold call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky
Senators who organised a call with Volodymyr Zelensky said he confirmed that critical Starlink services remain degraded, impeding Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian drones.
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services → hold → drones
Republican senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said in a statement that Zelensky also reported disruptions to US intelligence sharing concerning early warning of Russian ballistic missile launches.
"As a result of these disruptions, civilians - children - are dying," the senators said.
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senators → say → disruptions
The senators participated in the call after the Trump administration waived sanctions against Russia approved recently by Congress.
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administration → participate → Congress
The senators said that Democrats and Republicans understand what will happen if Russian president Vladimir Putin faces no consequences, and they remain committed to Ukraine and European allies trying to end "the slaughter in Russia's war of aggression".
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Ukraine → say → aggression
"Zelensky reiterated his willingness to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities as President Trump has proposed, but only if Putin agrees to the same - a fair request," they said.
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they → reiterate → request
Russia strikes 28 energy critical energy facilities
Russia has struck 28 substations and other critical energy facilities across Ukraine in another wave of attacks.
At least 550,000 households lost power overnight, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Zelensky → strike → power
“Restoration work is underway everywhere, and electricity is gradually being restored to people.
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electricity → restore → people
Both Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks on energy facilities after Donald Trump’s energy ceasefire collapsed.
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ceasefire → ramp → facilities
Comment: Why a mysterious Russian satellite is threatening to spark a space war
If Russia were to detonate a nuclear weapon in low orbit, it would be a game-changer – an escalation in conventional military strategy that would kill no one directly.
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that → threaten → one
More alarming still, it would not require the industrial capacity Moscow lacks, but rely on technology it already possesses, says missile defence expert Dr Sidharth Kaushal
Trump claims Zelensky ‘never wanted to end war’ as rift deepens with Kyiv
Donald Trump has claimed that Volodymyr Zelensky “never wanted to end” the war with Russia as he escalated his attacks on the Ukrainian president.
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he → require → president
Over the past few weeks, the relationship between the US and Ukraine has rapidly declined after Washington announced it would pause sanctions on Moscow and import fuel.
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it → decline → fuel
The rift between the two powers deepened on Sunday when Trump posted on Truth Social that Zelensky “doesn’t want to end this war”.
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Zelensky → deepen → war
He said: “Frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did.”
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he → say → war
Watch: Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg and Leningrad region
Bulgarian court approves arrest warrant for two Germans over Starlink fire
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court → watch → fire
A Bulgarian court approved the issuance of a European arrest warrant for two German citizens accused of setting fire to SpaceX Starlink antennas near Sofia, a spokesperson told Reuters.
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spokesperson → approve → Reuters
Prosecutors allege the two entered Bulgaria from Serbia on 9 October 9, spent several hours in the country and later returned to Serbia.
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two → allege → Serbia
They are accused of setting fire to Starlink antennas at the Plana Teleport facility south of Sofia.
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They → accuse → Sofia
If convicted, they face between three and 12 years in prison, Bulgarian state news agency BTA reported.
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BTA → convict → prison
The ruling can be appealed within three days
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ruling → appeal → days
Ukraine uses Starlink terminals extensively for battlefield communications and installs Starlink receivers in many of its drones as part of their guidance systems
Other countries have blamed Russia-linked sabotage for similar fire incidents.
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countries → use → incidents
Moscow says such accusations are baseless and the result of anti-Russian hysteria
Zelensky discusses speeding up supplies of Patriots with Lockheed Martin
Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed ways of speeding up supplies of the Patriot system, vital to countering Russia ballistic missiles, with representatives of the US company Lockheed Martin.
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Zelensky → say → company
The Ukrainian leader said it is the company’s “Patriot systems and F-16 planes that play an important role in defending against Russian ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones.
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that → say → missiles
We talked about how we can expand and increase supplies,” he added.
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he → talk → supplies
“The company is currently ramping up production of ballistic missile interceptors.
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company → ramp → interceptors
We count on the opportunity to purchase some of them to protect more lives.
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We → count → lives
“We are also trying to do everything possible to ensure that F-16 maintenance and repairs are carried out in Ukraine.”
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maintenance → try → Ukraine
Homeland Security grants temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100K Ukrainians and Sudanese
More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire Monday.
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right → grant → country
…and 18 more, not listed.
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