Nov 13, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC

American negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have stated that European representatives should participate in future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking after meetings in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussions in Dublin with Ukrainian leaders, the US envoys indicated that Moscow is open to European involvement in the talks.

However, President Putin reaffirmed Russia's firm territorial demands during the Moscow sessions, insisting that any final settlement must align with Russia's constitutional borders, which include Crimea and four partially occupied Ukrainian regions. Following the diplomatic contacts, Kushner called on European nations to select a single lead negotiator to represent the continent in the multilateral process.

Sources: Der Spiegel, Der Standard, FAZ, ORF, Tagesschau

American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have concluded two days of trilateral security talks in Abu Dhabi alongside Russian and Ukrainian delegates to establish a new framework for conflict resolution. Following the discussions, the U.S. representatives are scheduled to present their findings to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before consulting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin. Zelensky observed that a diplomatic window of opportunity remains open prior to the end of the year.

Separately, Ukrainian and Belarusian cyber groups breached Russia's statistical agency Rosstat, releasing internal files indicating that 412,576 Russian soldiers have died in the war. Meanwhile, Italy confirmed its future military aid to Ukraine will center strictly on defensive equipment and energy infrastructure, opting against providing additional Samp/T air defense missiles amid growing costs for its domestic F-35 procurement.

Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica

Following Ukraine's overnight long-range drone strikes on the Kirishi oil refinery near St. Petersburg, regional security officials confirmed that four uncrewed aerial vehicles drifted into the airspace of Baltic nations. The incursions triggered air raid sirens across several towns in Lithuania and Latvia, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets to safeguard the regional periphery.

Finland temporarily implemented heightened maritime and aerial security measures while emergency personnel monitored the situation. Authorities subsequently cancelled all air raid alerts across the Baltic states after confirming that the security environment had stabilized. Russian local officials reported one fatality at the refinery site caused by falling drone debris.

Sources: Delo, Siol.net

U.S. intelligence agencies and the board of directors at Nvidia have initiated investigations into Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang following allegations that he was targeted in a foreign espionage operation. The inquiries stem from reports detailing his extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, who is suspected by Washington of attempting to gather sensitive semiconductor data for Beijing.

While Jensen Huang admitted to marital infidelity in an internal employee memo, he did not publicly name the individual involved. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the matter, adding that Huang denied knowing about any foreign intelligence connections. Nvidia stated that an internal audit found no evidence compromising corporate or government secrets, though the news contributed to a drop in the company's share price.

Sources: Hospodářské noviny, Money, Rzeczpospolita, Seznam Zprávy, TVP info.

A major technical disruption impacted Microsoft 365 services worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to access Outlook, Teams, and Word. The outage began late Thursday and affected individuals, businesses, and government agencies across dozens of countries, while also disrupting connectors used by artificial intelligence platforms like OpenAI and Anthropic. Tracking site Downdetector registered tens of thousands of user reports globally as server issues caused services to drop repeatedly under incoming traffic.

Microsoft stated that the incident was caused by high infrastructure loads rather than a cyber attack. Executive vice-president Charles Lamanna confirmed there was no indication of malicious activity. The company stated it was prioritizing "life, safety and government services" as engineers worked to stabilize server infrastructure and restore full functionality.

Sources: The Guardian, STV News, France24, Cyprus Mail, Sweden Herald