Poland's Internal Security Agency has detained five Polish citizens and a Russian woman suspected of spying for Russia and illegally supplying materials used in the production of ammunition and weapons to Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed the hope that the Democrats' victory in the US congressional elections will lead to increased American aid for Ukraine and put greater pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war.

US President Donald Trump has defended his Republican Party's poor performance in the midterm elections to Congress, claiming that it would have won if he himself had been on the ballot.

According to early results from the US midterm elections, the Republican Party is losing its majority in the Senate, with the Democrats securing the 51 seats needed to control the chamber.

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's representative to the European Union, has stated that Hungary has not raised any new objections to the opening of the final two clusters in the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

An air-raid warning was issued in Latvia's Ludza and Balvi municipalities on the night of 2-3 November after an unidentified drone was detected. The object crashed in the Balvi area.

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Russian ruler, has said that it is impossible to resume Russian gas supplies to Europe via pipelines running through Ukraine.

The Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) has deported Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin from the country and imposed a Schengen entry ban on him due to his ties with Russian secret services.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries at the request of the US, provided Washington supplies the Patriot interceptor missiles needed to repel Russian air attacks.

The Latvian Armed Forces have deployed a drone interceptor after an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle breached Latvian airspace on the evening of 1 November.

Ukraine is using every opportunity for negotiations even in the absence of European representatives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid preparations for the trilateral meeting between the US, Ukraine and Russia.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has stated that his country will allocate €500 million for military aid to Ukraine, particularly to strengthen its air defence.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian ruler, has said that European representatives will not take part in trilateral technical talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia scheduled for next month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on 28 October and announced new financial support from London.

The Norwegian government has announced 500 million kroner (€48 million) in aid for Ukraine to repair damaged energy infrastructure and purchase equipment. The funding will be provided in November and December.