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US first lady Melania Trump has brokered a coming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday. The localised ceasefire is set to begin Thursday, with the American first lady saying in a news release that the situation there is “on the brink of disaster”. The White House said Melania Trump had initiated the discussions and that she and a representative worked...

US First Lady Melania Trump has secured a truce that will begin on 29 October in the southern city, the White House says.

Russia’s territorial gains this year are effectively nil as it heads into trilateral talks with Ukraine, US.

The US-brokered talks are the first planned talks since negotiations stopped earlier this year.

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

Ukraine to team up with Finnish firms as Starshield problems, started amid Trump-Zelenskyy jibes, continue.

Traders now bet 81.5% that Russia and Ukraine hold peace talks by year-end, but give a ceasefire by 31 December only 13.5% (23 October, ET). The post Ukraine Peace Talk Odds Pass 80% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Russia is ready to resume three-way talks with Ukraine and the United States, but on the security parameters of a final peace d al and not a "short" ceasefire, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite system had been restored after Kyiv reported limitations in its access. Trump administration officials and their allies have blamed each other for the system restrictions which a European official said were still not over in Ukraine as of Thursday.

Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strikes came hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Witkoff said Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with Kyiv and Washington.

Military has raised the threat level of ​Russian sabotage against German troops and facilities.

A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief October 22, 2026 — Ukraine proposes a front-line freeze; Brussels votes on Russian drone incursions; France and Italy tighten security; Storm Adam hits Spain. The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, October 22, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

At least nine people were killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian authorities, as overnight missile and drone strikes sparked fires in Kyiv and the Kharkiv region.

Overnight attacks on Kyiv injured 15 people, while two were injured in Moscow as Russia said it intercepted 163 drones.

Ukraine says 'appeasement' will not end war as Russian attacks kill 1, injure 22 in its capital.

In Pavlohrad, a Ukrainian city less than 90km from the front line with Russia, there is no respite from war. Residents describe daily life under bombardment, caught between exhaustion and determination. Amid criticism of Trump, TikTok rumours and strikes against civilians, FRANCE 24 gathered accounts from those who “refuse to yield”.

US secretary of state says White House not to blame for reported speed limits on internet services in Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg. Following Wednesday’s meeting between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump claimed the two sides were nearing a breakthrough. “The other day I was talking to Vladimir Putin about settling his war with Ukraine, which I think we’re getting...

Moscow, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday condemned a Japanese company's delivery of interceptor drones to Ukraine. Calling the delivery a clear act of hostility, Zakharova warned that Russia would take strong countermeasures against Japan. Japanese drone developer Terra Drone Corp. said on Oct. 14 that it had delivered interceptor dr...

The latest round of negotiations comes amid growing concerns in Kyiv the US is backing away from its support of Ukraine.

Russia's President Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US.

US President Donald Trump's pivot away from Ukraine has triggered fresh questions about his attachment to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the man a top American envoy flattered on Wednesday as a "humanitarian. Trump has cast his dealings with Putin as part of a mega-deal that has secured the release of American detainee Stephen Hubbard -- and which Trump says will end Russia's war on Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kharkiv.

The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.

Moscow is ready to resume trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks next month, the Kremlin said Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Russia. FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg has more.

Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, LIVE from Kyiv. And he warns, "I'm seeing, I'm smelling a Yalta II. I'm smelling another Munich (1938), where we're seeing appeasement of the aggressor." Ukraine faces the possibility that its sovereignty and security could become mere bargaining chips in an era Zalmayev describes as great-power "collusion". He delivers a forceful critique of the Trump administration's approach to Russia, arguing that Washington is weakening Ukraine's negotiating position while offering Vladimir Putin little incentive to abandon his maximalist demands. At stake, he suggests, are the cohesion of the transatlantic alliance, and the credibility of Western security commitments.

Traders now see a 64% chance of Russia-Ukraine peace talks by year-end, up 27 points in 24 hours after Putin agreed to resume talks after 10 November. The post Ukraine Peace Talk Odds Jump to 64% appeared first on The Rio Times.

A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.