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Russia plays down peace talks with Europe after Witkoff raises hopes

After Steve Witkoff raised hopes that Europeans and Russians would soon sit at the same time, Moscow minimised the prospect and said Europe should cease military support for Ukraine.

12 November 2026

Europe News

Europe tells Russia: Our security architecture is for us to decide

European leaders have pushed back against Russia's attempt to revise the continent's security architecture as part of the Ukraine peace talks.

12 November 2026

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Russia: Soldier killed in car explosion in Saint Petersburg

A Russian serviceman was killed when his car exploded in Saint Petersburg on Thursday. Investigators have opened a murder inquiry, while local media report that another person was injured.

12 November 2026

Europe News

EU's Russian LNG bill hits €8.7 billion as import ban looms

The EU is still the main customer of one of Russia's flagship Arctic gas projects, the Yamal pipeline, despite Brussels repeatedly touting the end of reliance on Russian fossil fuels.

12 November 2026

Europe News

Zelenskyy to meet Trump envoys in Dublin after Russia peace talks

The Ukrainian president is expected to meet US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin, where they will brief him on the latest peace talks with Russia.

12 November 2026

Europe News

Zaporizhzhia mayor: city lives in constant fear during Russian attack

Few places in Ukraine suffer more from Russia's invasion. Zaporizhzhia mayor Regina Kharchenko tells Euronews about winter, attacks on civilians and the Russian-held nuclear plant.

11 November 2026

USA

Russian ambassador to the US dies after a year and a half in the job

Alexander Darchiev was apointed to the role of Russia's ambassador to the United States soon after US President Donald Trump returned to power.

11 November 2026

Europe News

Russia bars four French figures over expulsion of Xenia Fedorova

One of those targeted says the ban is "recognition" of his work against foreign interference, while the EU accuses the former RT France chief of spreading Kremlin talking points on French television.

11 November 2026

Europe News

NATO jets twice tried and failed to shoot down a drone over Lithuania

Four drones and dozens of suspected meteorological balloon sightings were detected moving from Belarus towards NATO's external border.

11 November 2026

EU News

Why talk of security architecture has struck a nerve in Europe

The focus on security architecture has struck a nerve among Europeans, who suspect Russia is using it as a ploy to divert attention from Ukraine and gain a bigger say on the continent's decision-making.

11 November 2026

Russia

Russia’s ‘unfriendly countries’ list now targets individuals

Moscow’s list of states it deems unfriendly was set in March 2022 for foreign economic policy, but decrees and court rulings now apply it to child custody, vehicle registration and debt repayment.

10 November 2026

Russia

Ukraine hits Russia’s second-largest refinery, Rosneft caps sales

Three main processing units at the KINEF plant which handles about 7% of Russia’s refining capacity and supplies St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport were damaged. Rosneft separately capped fuel sales in six regions, limiting drivers to 30 litres per transaction in cities.

9 November 2026

World

Russia: HIV epidemic in 27 regions, epidemiologists say

In 27 regions of the Russian Federation, the immunodeficiency virus is spreading among the entire population, not only risk groups, according to the latest Rospotrebnadzor data. People increasingly pass the virus to one another, often unaware they are infected.

9 November 2026

Europe News

EU to send joint team to Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi

A joint EU team will be present at the peace talks in Abu Dhabi, together with France, Germany and the UK. The possibility of engaging directly with the Russians, never done before, remains on the table.

9 November 2026

Europe News

Russian strikes on Ukraine leave 850,000 without power

Zelenskyy said Russia had launched a drone strike on the site of a recent attack on Komyshuvakha, where rescuers have been carrying out search operations following a bombing that killed at least 55 people on Monday.

8 November 2026

Europe News

Russia fires North Korean missiles at Ukrainian energy facility: Kyiv

"Moscow is deliberately seeking to leave millions of Ukrainians without electricity, heating, and water as winter approaches," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

7 November 2026