U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff plan to travel to Norway this week for talks on Ukraine, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, 19 October 2026. The trip comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped a Ukrainian delegation would meet the two envoys in Norway in the coming days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, 19 October 2026, that decisions taken by the United States on the war, including delays in arms shipments and restrictions on intelligence sharing, were “hard to explain”. Speaking to a U.S. congressional delegation, he said the situation came down to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war and “decisions on the American side that are hard to explain – between friends”. Zelenskyy added that he hoped a Ukrainian delegation would meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Norway in the coming days.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, 19 October 2026, that it was time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine, responding to comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The remarks come amid growing tensions between Washington and Kyiv after Trump suspended new sanctions on Russia, a move Zelenskyy warned would be a historic mistake.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held talks with representatives of Lockheed Martin on accelerating deliveries of Patriot air-defence systems, which Ukraine relies on to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks.
In a post on Telegram, Zelenskyy said Patriot systems and F-16 fighter jets remain critical to defending Ukraine against Russian missiles and jet-powered drones.
He added that discussions focused on expanding and speeding up future supplies as Ukraine faces growing pressure on the battlefield.
Pope Leo has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a phone call on Monday to cooperate with Russia and allow aid to reach the Russian-controlled region of Olehsky in Ukraine.
This report follows on the heels of another report by the Vatican on 16 October, in which the Pope also appealed to the President Vladimir Putin of Russia for a humanitarian ceasefire to allow aid such as food, medicine, and other supplies to get to thousands of trapped civilians in Oleshky.
Three people were killed in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, according to Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed governor of the territory.
The claim could not be independently verified, and Ukrainian authorities did not immediately comment on the reported strike.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States has delayed the delivery of some critical military supplies to Ukraine, including items needed for the country's defence effort.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the delays were occurring at the level of the U.S. Department of Defense and added that some previously agreed deliveries of air-defence equipment had yet to be implemented in practice.
A final settlement to the war in Ukraine is unlikely to be possible without the involvement of someone from Kyiv's side, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
He added that there were no substantive agreements yet on a proposed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A summit between the leaders of China, Russia and the U.S. to discuss a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict would only encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue the war, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said.
"Inviting Putin to such a meeting would feed his appetite for self-aggrandisement and give him a stature he does not deserve. He is not a global leader; he is a war criminal. And Russia is not a global power; it is a global problem," Sybiha said in a post on X.
His remarks come after the Wall Street Journal reported that Putin has floated the idea of meeting U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November, in an attempt to negotiate an an agreement to end the war.
Sybiha added that a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia could help end the conflict sooner.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied claims that Washington temporarily suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Monday, Rubio said there had been no interruption, contradicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Zelenskyy said intelligence sharing had briefly been blocked before being restored. Rubio questioned the Ukrainian leader's remarks and urged him to focus on ending the war with Russia.
The conflicting statements come amid growing tensions between Washington and Kyiv over U.S. military and intelligence support. Zelenskyy has also accused the U.S. of restricting Ukraine's access to the SpaceX-designed Starshield system, an allegation American officials have denied. Ukraine relies heavily on U.S. intelligence to detect incoming Russian ballistic missiles and protect its cities from attacks.
Ukraine again received no early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks from partners overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a post on X.
Zelenskyy said Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
Energy infrastructure, a clinic, a school and a metro station were damaged in the attacks, he said.
Around 550,000 residents were affected by power cuts due to Russian attacks, he added.
“When deliveries of missiles for Ukraine's air defence are blocked while Russia is granted relief or delays in sanctions, this is, unfortunately, a denial of reality on the part of our partners," Zelenskyy said.
Previously, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was currently receiving just 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month from the U.S., approximately a quarter of the number provided when former U.S. President Joe Biden was in office.
Current U.S. President Donald Trump suspended sanctions to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. and international markets on 9 October.
Russia's Anton Siluanov will serve as Deputy Prime Minister in addition to remaining Finance Minister, the government said on Monday as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
The reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been backed by President Vladimir Putin, Russian state news agencies reported, citing the Kremlin.
It follows a September parliamentary election which renewed the ranks of the State Duma lower house of parliament and comes as Russia is looking for new sources of growth amid a rising budget deficit, higher taxes and relatively high interest rates.
Russia's Defence Ministry has said its forces struck a cargo vessel in the Black Sea, south-west of the Ukrainian port of Odesa, carrying military and dual-use goods.
Talks could take place with U.S. negotiators as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in remarks to U.S. news outlet NBC News.
If Washington's representatives are unable to travel directly to Ukraine, he is ready to meet with them in Europe, Zelenskyy added.
The Russian Defence Ministry has said its forces had carried out a “massive strike” on targets in Kyiv and the Ukraine's capital region. The Ministry said the attack targeted military-industrial facilities, storage sites for cruise missiles and drones, and data centres.
Polish police are searching the area around a reservoir near the eastern city of Lublin after residents reported hearing a loud unidentified flying object early on Sunday morning, Polish news outlet Telewizja Republika reported.
Anna Kamola, Spokeswoman for Lublin Police, said officers in conjunction with the Polish military were scouring an area around the Zemborzycki Reservoir.
Washington hasn't paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.
Ukraine has relied on U.S. intelligence to spot the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia has fired in waves at its cities. Last week, Ukrainian officials said some Russian strikes had occurred without warning.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the U.S. had resumed providing Kyiv intelligence to help it defend against Russian missile strikes.
Speaking in Uzbekistan on Monday, Rubio said that the U.S. will continue to look for opportunities to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
He added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moscow should also be focused on ending the war.
The U.S. is delaying the delivery of Patriot air defence missiles already paid for under a NATO initiative, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told financial news outlet Bloomberg in an interview on Sunday.
“The American side approved the delivery of only some of them, but not the rest. And this is not a technical issue,” Zelenskyy said.
He added that Ukraine was receiving just 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month from the U.S., approximately a quarter of the number provided when former U.S. President Joe Biden was in office.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't want the Russia-Ukraine conflict to end and “probably never did,” U.S. President Donald Trump has said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump said the Ukrainian President was targeting Russian diesel refineries despite knowing the attacks would hurt the international diesel market, including in the United States.
He said “farmers, ranchers, and businesses" were suffering due to the Ukrainian strikes, but claimed the attacks weren't stopping Russia's ability to export diesel internationally.
“He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now,” Trump added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of meeting U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November in an attempt to negotiate a deal to end the Ukraine conflict, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
A Russian air strike killed a woman in Ukraine's Kyiv overnight while also hitting a subway station on the left bank of the capital city and damaging a 25-storey residential building, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Monday.
The attack, which also saw non-residential buildings and a medical facility hit, injured three other people in Kyiv, he said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has resumed sharing critical intelligence to help Ukraine defend against Russian missile strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a key to providing warning of the fast-moving missiles that Moscow has fired in waves.
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