The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, 18 October 2026, that his decision to waive sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports was aimed at keeping Moscow engaged in peace talks over the war in Ukraine. “I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to capitulate to Russia, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Tehran on Monday, 19 October 2026, for consultations with Iranian officials, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. The visit aims to follow up on the implementation of bilateral agreements between the two countries, the ministry said in a statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, 18 October 2026, that he had spoken with U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, discussing the results of the two countries’ teams’ recent meeting in Florida. Writing on X, Zelenskyy said the teams were in almost constant contact and preparing the next steps in diplomacy, adding that peace could only come through strength and cooperation built on trust.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys about arranging another round of peace talks, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.
Zelenskyy said he planned to hold a video call with U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss a possible date and venue for the meeting.
The United States has resumed providing Ukraine with critical intelligence to help defend against Russian missile strikes after a brief pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments published on Sunday.
Ukraine has relied on U.S. intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has expressed regret over the possible entry of Ukrainian drones into Lithuanian airspace on Sunday, suggesting that Russian electronic warfare may have diverted them from their intended targets.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi apologised for any disruption or concern caused, saying Kyiv would share relevant information with Lithuania to establish the circumstances of the incident.
One person was killed and 15 others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack targeting oil facilities, logistics infrastructure and data centres in St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, local authorities said on Sunday.
Polish airports in Lublin and Rzeszow, have resumed operations following temporary closures to allow military aviation activity, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency said on Sunday.
Poland scrambled fighter jets as a precaution to protect its airspace during Russian strikes on neighbouring Ukraine.
Earlier on Sunday, Polish authorities said they were investigating a possible airspace violation by an unidentified object.
Russia has attacked Ukraine's energy, oil and gas sectors dozens of times in the week since U.S. President Donald Trump announced a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
“Since the American President announced the energy ceasefire a week ago, Russia has deliberately attacked Ukraine's energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times,” he wrote on X, adding the latest strikes hit substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions.
Neither Kyiv nor Moscow confirmed Trump's announced ceasefire agreement.
The Polish Air Force is conducting preventive operations related to Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces said on X on Sunday.
“These actions are preventive in nature and are aimed at securing and protecting Polish airspace, particularly in regions adjacent to areas at risk,” the statement said.
German police said on Sunday that they were investigating a breach at the Leipzig/Halle airport where a vehicle appeared to have driven through a fence.
In August, investigators discovered an explosive-laden drone near a runway at the airport, an event that German officials later said Russia was responsible for. Russia has denied the allegations.
German police initially investigated the suspected breach on Saturday evening.
They said they hadn't found suspicious objects or unauthorised personnel but would be carrying out further searches on Sunday.
One person was killed, and five were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg, governor Alexander Beglov said on Sunday.
He added that fires had broken out at the St Petersburg oil terminal, an oil depot and industrial warehouses.
Russian e-commerce company Ozon said that its logistics hub in St Petersburg was on fire and the internet company said that its data centre in the Leningrad region had been attacked by drones, adding that services were available to users as normal.
Russian air defence units downed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington was discussing Ukraine's request for access to Starshield, a military satellite communications system, but stressed Kyiv did not currently have access to the service.
“It's not at this moment available to Ukraine, and that's under conversation,” Rubio said, distinguishing Starshield from Starlink, a commercial satellite internet service.
“Starshield is a contract with the U.S. military. It has nothing to do with Ukraine,” Rubio said, adding that Kyiv had requested access to the system to conduct deep strikes inside Russia.
Drones struck an Ozon logistics centre in St Petersburg, sparking a fire at the facility, the Russian online marketplace reported.
Lithuania and Latvia have lifted air raid warnings issued after an unidentified flying object was detected near their borders.
Lithuania had urged residents in central and northern areas to seek shelter, while NATO air policing fighters were scrambled and Kaunas Airport temporarily closed.
Poland has reported a possible violation of its airspace by an unidentified object, the army said on Sunday.
So far, there has been no confirmation of a violation of the airspace, the army said in a post on X.
The army said it had deployed a ground search-and-rescue team in the south of Lublin, which is conducting searches for the possible crash site of the object.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the president will use up to 60 days to assess the economic impact of Russia-related sanctions and tariffs that he waived a day earlier.
“A lot of you don't know what my decision is yet, but we'll figure it out, and you'll figure it out,” Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida.
The waiver comes just weeks before November's midterm elections, with Trump under pressure over high energy prices as war with Iran disrupts global oil supplies.
Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving key sanctions and tariffs under the law known as the Graham Act, which he signed last month at the urging of lawmakers who want to pressure Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
The measures, including tariffs on Russian goods and penalties on countries buying Russian oil and gas, were due to take effect next week. Friday's order did not specify how long the waiver would last, but Rubio said Trump opted for a 60-day review.
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