Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks with Chancellor Merz, reportedly seeking more air defense missiles and winter energy support ahead of US-led negotiations with Russia. Ukrainian forces are reported, unconfirmed, to have retaken Lypivka in Donetsk Oblast. Two passenger planes were inspected after landing in Warsaw and a third in Murcia following bomb threats, with flights reportedly from UK airports. Other items are forward-looking: a UK cyber assessment on AI-powered malware by 2028 and a Berlin conference on Russian threats.
Updated 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC