Ukraine wants its Abu Dhabi talks with Russia before a proposed Trump-Putin-Xi summit
Tusk pointed to a first Abu Dhabi round after 4 November. Kyiv says the meeting now depends on Washington.
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Finland and Norway leaders make rare direct call to Putin, breaking with the West’s diplomatic isolation of the Russian leader to influence Ukraine peace talks
The Nordic leaders called for de-escalation ahead of November peace talks, with Zelenskyy saying they pressed Putin over attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The Kremlin reiterated that any settlement must account for Russia’s demands.
Ukraine says it has finished its part of FREYJA, Europe’s joint anti-ballistic project. Partners’ work is still underway
Zelenskyy told ABC News on 23 October that Ukraine got only 24 US Patriot interceptors from the US in three months.
More than a US briefing: Brussels security talks on Ukraine planned for 27 or 28 October, Kyiv says
Zelenskyy also ruled out neutrality and limits on Ukraine’s army as the Kremlin says Putin is ready in principle for new three-way talks in mid-November.
Romania shot down two drones it believes were Russia’s new Geran-4s. Europe isn’t ready for swarms of them, analyst warns
Analyst Fabian Hoffmann says jet-powered interceptors are one answer, but too few Western suppliers make the small engines they need.
In Oslo, US pushes Zelenskyy toward deal with Russia again. Day later, in same city, Norway discusses arming Ukraine with more NASAMS missiles
As Washington eases pressure on Russia and leans on Kyiv, Ukraine’s European partners are moving the other way.
Norway bars deals with 33 more Russian financial institutions—and 22 more from India to Nigeria
The new rules also bar deals with Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and curb exports to 51 entities, some in China and Türkiye.
Norwegian nonprofit commits $1 million for interceptor drones to protect Ukraine’s Black Sea ports from Russian drones
The funding will equip Ukrainian border guards and military units with interceptor drones and support equipment to protect port infrastructure vital to Ukraine’s agricultural exports.
What if Russia uses nuclear weapons? Can we say Ukraine brought peace to world? Norwegian professor who nominated Zelenskyy and Ukrainians for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize takes on tough questions
He explains why he thinks US President Donald Trump won't win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, and why Ukraine should.
EU approves nearly €3 billion for Ukraine as Kyiv meets more reform targets
The latest payment brings EU support under the Ukraine Facility to more than €32 billion, while Norway adds €92 million in non-repayable funding.
A fresh $42 million, new sanctions, and a seat in the coalition rebuilding Ukraine’s Navy. Australia just signed its long-term security pact with Ukraine
The pact bundles weapons, energy, and humanitarian aid, widens sanctions to nearly 1,900 measures, and brings Canberra's total support to nearly $1.3 billion.
A former US nuclear-sub commander, a Ukrainian fund, and a plan to shield Odesa with drone swarms
Ukraine can't fully export its weapons yet — but its battle-tested tech is so in demand that two Ukrainian players just went to Denmark.
Russia rehearsed how to disable Europe’s undersea communications cables near Svalbard. NATO forces drove them off
British, Norwegian, and US forces tracked Russian vessels using deep-sea submersibles to simulate an operation designed to disable critical cables linking Svalbard with mainland Norway.
One Russian drone held up seven flights in Moldova, Zelenskyy’s trip to Norway for King Harald V’s funeral among them
The drone crossed Moldova twice that afternoon, and controllers shut the airspace over the center of the country for more than an hour, until after it came down in the north.
A drone nearly hit Zelenskyy’s plane taking off from Moldova on his way to a king’s funeral, Norway’s PM says
Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo having spent much of the night on the phone about strikes on his own country.
Norway sends 69 Russians home without their ship, held for Ukraine
The vessel stays tied up in a Russian settlement on Svalbard while Kyiv's state gas company works to collect a compensation award.
1,000 Patriot missiles arrive too late for this winter, so Ukraine asked the Ramstein arms coalition to open its warehouses
The swap Kyiv proposed would move rounds out of allied warehouses immediately and hand those governments newer replacements once its own orders come through.
NATO vows to defend every inch. Svalbard is where Russia plans to prove it won’t.
The CIA chief’s visit to Moscow gave rise to warnings that Russia may be preparing to strike the Baltics. However, Russia has an easier target for the goal of paralyzing NATO.
Norway’s Air Force put its first anti-drone system into service at the fighter base—and wants its own drones doing the same job
The system can detect a drone, identify it, and shoot it down—capability the base did not have when lights appeared over it last autumn.
Six Nordic-Baltic leaders came to Kyiv. Norway put a $9 billion figure on 2027 support
The visitors joined Ukraine's State Flag Day events ahead of Independence Day, alongside bilateral and multilateral talks with the Ukrainian president.