UK Defence Secretary John Healey believes that if reports of a phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump are accurate, this could signal a positive development for Ukraine.

International Criminal Court judge Haykel Ben Mahfoudh has been arrested in absentia by Moscow’s Basmanny District Court.

During his visit to Kyiv this week, Swedish Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin announced a package of support of 100 million Swedish kronor (approx. US$9.33 million) for civil protection in Ukraine.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, he will not allow Russia to win the full-scale war against Ukraine.

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and US President Joe Biden have congratulated Maia Sandu on her victory in Moldova’s presidential election while highlighting Russian attempts at interference.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has expressed hope that NATO will authorise Warsaw to use its air defence systems against Russian missiles over Ukraine if they pose a threat to Poland.

The European Commission is considering authorising the Belgian depository Euroclear to directly use frozen Russian assets to protect a US$50 billion loan to Ukraine from Russian retaliation.

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced the indictment of Dieter S., a 40-year-old German-Russian citizen who allegedly planned a sabotage at German military infrastructure sites.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to authorise Poland to use its air defences to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine.

On Monday, 28 October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Iceland for the first time on a working visit.

Children from Germany were spotted in the Artek children's camp in Russia-occupied Crimea. Berlin officially recognises the peninsula as Ukraine's territory.

The US Intelligence Committee (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD) believe that allowing Ukraine to launch long-range strikes into Russian territory will bring Kyiv more problems than benefits.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that her department will issue "strong new sanctions" next week against third-party countries that assist Russia in carrying out its actions in Ukraine.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced the closing of the Russian Consulate General in Poznań.