Oct 11, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine before winter. Following talks that included a phone call with Putin and a meeting with Zelensky, Trump stated that he believes Moscow is open to negotiations, remarking, "He wants a deal."

Zelensky described his meeting with Trump as "positive and productive," indicating that both sides want the conflict to end in the coming months. While Trump stressed that both leaders must reach a mutual agreement, no specific terms or conditions for a peace deal have been released.

Sources: Diário de Notícias (DN), Expresso, Jornal Económico, RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal)

Military engagements between Ukrainian and Russian forces remain at high intensity, with Ukraine's General Staff reporting between 221 and 254 daily clashes across the front lines. Heavy fighting continues along the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kostiantynivka directions, where Ukrainian troops reported repelling dozens of Russian attempts to break through defensive positions.

Operational developments vary across sectors. Ukrainian forces reportedly made localized gains along the Oskil River north of Kupyansk and in the Lyman region. Conversely, Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed control over several settlements near Sumy, while Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov publicly rejected assertions of Ukrainian military progress in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian strikes targeting ammunition depots in the Kyiv region were also reported.

Sources: The Insider, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.

United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of directing a global network to carry out assassinations and sabotage targeting supporters of Ukraine across North America and Europe.

According to the Department of Justice, the suspects recruited and funded operatives to conduct surveillance and execute attacks against targets perceived as aligned with Kyiv, including a June 2024 operation in Prague. All five defendants remain at large.

Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported at a Copenhagen conference that Russian operatives conducted targeted sabotage against Danish defense manufacturers producing military equipment for Ukraine. Danish officials characterized the actions as a significant escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare operations.

Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.

At least five people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries following extensive Russian attacks across Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period.

Local emergency services reported that Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes targeting five separate districts in the region. The casualties were heavily concentrated in the Kamianske district, where three individuals lost their lives and five were wounded, as well as the Pavlohrad district, which recorded two fatalities and seven injured residents. Additional casualties were reported in the Nikopol district. Firefighters and emergency rescue crews were deployed across the impacted areas to extinguish blazes caused by the shelling and render medical assistance.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă.

Following the expiration of a 60-day memorandum of understanding without an extension, Iranian military officials announced a transition to a "completely offensive" strategy. Iranian leadership pledged to continue operations until achieving the "complete defeat" of American forces in the Middle East. In response, Washington confirmed it will not extend the temporary ceasefire.

Direct military engagements have escalated alongside the diplomatic breakdown. US Central Command reported striking five Iranian oil tankers, sinking one vessel, following Iranian attacks on an American warship. The military actions coincide with growing concerns over maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and intensifying economic pressure on Tehran, raising international fears of a wider regional war.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă.