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.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed an EU integration law providing for the establishment of a paying agency to administer, supervise and monitor all support programmes in the agricultural sector.

German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has called for tougher measures against Russia ahead of the Steel Summit at the Chancellery on 6 November.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his country is ready to host a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at any time.

An investigation titled "Russian Secrets" by The Times, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and 11 other media outlets has revealed that a network linked to Russian intelligence had involved British companies in unwittingly aiding the development of Russia's Arctic submarines for nearly a decade.