The EU is preparing sanctions against 77 candidates who stood in Russia’s 2026 State Duma elections in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
Sergei Lavrov has claimed Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine but said it will not suspend military operations while talks are under way.
Fifty countries and the EU have issued a joint UN statement calling on Russia to agree to an immediate ceasefire; the United States did not sign it.
Marco Rubio has said the US has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami this December and hopes he will attend and meet world leaders.
EU ministers will approve a €3 billion tranche for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, tied to reforms in banking, energy and rail sectors.
Marco Rubio has said the US will try to secure a limited energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, despite both sides targeting energy infrastructure.
Colonel Serhii Shatalov, 33, commander of the 37th Marine Brigade, has been appointed to lead the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy.
Internet services have been disrupted for around 100,000 households in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast following a Russian attack.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held closed-door talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN General Assembly.
Russian forces have struck Sumy with three guided aerial bombs, injuring five people and damaging homes, cars and civilian infrastructure.
Poland's military reported a Russian Mi-8 helicopter briefly violated its airspace near Braniewo, prompting fighter jets to scramble.
Three people were injured after debris fell on the grounds of an educational institution in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district during a Russian attack on 23 September.