The German government intends to raise its support for Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression to more than €11.5 billion next year.

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said at a government meeting on Monday 10 November that official talks between Minsk and a US delegation will take place shortly.

German investigators have reportedly established that a group of Ukrainians who allegedly blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea acted under the direction of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, then commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Poland's geopolitical future looks optimistic, but it depends on the outcome of the war in Ukraine. In particular, if Ukraine loses, the situation in Poland will change dramatically for the worse.

Three drones were seen over Belgium's Doel Nuclear Power Plant on the evening of 9 November, shortly after drone activity had also disrupted operations at Liège airport. Air traffic resumed around 20:25.

The European Commission has adopted stricter rules for issuing visas to Russian nationals due to heightened security risks linked to the Russo-Ukrainian war, the weaponisation of migration, acts of sabotage and potential abuse of the visa regime.

Carsten Breuer, Inspector General of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), has described the Russia-Ukraine war as a teacher for Germany, noting that the experience gained from Ukraine will be used to develop Germany's own defence strategies.

Russia is capable of carrying out a limited attack on NATO territory at any moment, but the decision to act will depend on the position of Western allies.

There are concerns within the EU that even if Belgium's objections to providing the reparations loan to Kyiv are resolved, the process of approving it could still be delayed.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey remains convinced that US President Donald Trump could persuade Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to begin peace talks regarding Ukraine.

The Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) detained pro-Kremlin blogger Oleg Besedin on Tuesday 4 November on suspicion of non-violent activity directed against the Republic of Estonia and of violating international sanctions.

Senior figures from the European Commission and the Belgian government are set to meet on Friday 7 November in an attempt to resolve a political deadlock over the use of frozen Russian state assets to finance a €140 billion reparations loan for Ukraine.

Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, has described the European Commission's annual enlargement report for all candidate countries as the best in three years.

Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov, who is suspected of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines and is currently being held in Italy while awaiting a final decision on his extradition to Germany, has gone on hunger strike.

Romania's Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday 4 November that it had scrambled four aircraft in response to Russian attacks north of the Danube.