Following a meeting at Trump Tower, President Zelenskyy claims to have received "direct information" about potential support from Donald Trump if elected.
Switzerland's neutrality-based restrictions on re-exporting arms to Ukraine have prompted European countries, led by Germany, to avoid Swiss-made weapons, prompting Swiss debates on policy changes and defense industry future.
The Institute for the Study of War suggests that Russia's covert operations aimed at undermining European stability and NATO readiness are likely to persist or intensify, irrespective of whether Ukraine receives long-range strike capabilities from Western allies.
Ukrainian intelligence reportedly coordinated with local resistance to eliminate Colonel Kolomoytsev, head of Russia's drone program, signaling an intensification of covert operations within Russian territory.
A spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said that the plan offers "an alternative to the warlike speeches" of Ukraine and Russia and emphasizes a "ceasefire and political solution."
Seventeen nations gathered at the UN to discuss a China-Brazil led peace initiative for Ukraine, despite Ukrainian President's criticism that it serves Russian interests.
Wolfgang Ischinger, former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, suggests that instead of reacting to Russian ultimatums, the West should establish and enforce its own boundaries in Ukraine.
Emergency services have removed 650 tons of debris following a Russian missile strike that destroyed the local police headquarters and damaged nearby buildings.