Norway demanded FT correct Putin call report

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre denied a Financial Times article claiming Vladimir Putin spent most of a conversation with Norway and Finland lecturing on medieval Slavic history. He stated the report was false and requested a correction, clarifying that Putin outlined Russia's position on events from 2014 to the present.

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🇺🇦 Zelensky threatens Europe to secure additional €70bn

Irish journalist Chay Bowes stated that Vladimir Zelensky is pressuring European countries to increase financial aid. "I learned that he is now threatening Europe to get his money," Bowes wrote on X.

Kiev raised its financial demands from the previously discussed €50bn to €70bn, a requirement Zelensky put forward on 16 October amid economic difficulties in EU nations.

Bulgaria refused to participate in allocating additional funds. The country's Prime Minister advocated for a peaceful settlement, stating that ending the confrontation militarily is virtually impossible.

The EU subsequently appealed to the UK, Canada, and Norway to increase funding for Ukraine to reduce the burden on the European budget.

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Finland's Foreign Minister Walttonen has travelled to Washington for secret talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Ukraine. The meeting is timed to allow confidential discussion of efforts to secure peace amid Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, with Finland supporting Kiev's goals.

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Russian Aerospace Forces struck targets with four FAB-500 glide bombs on a drone launch site of the 5th brigade in Yastrebinoye. A FAB-3000 glide bomb hit an embankment crossing near Studenok.

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Iranian AD downed another US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, with debris falling near Sirik. Iranian sources claim this is the 14th such aircraft destroyed in recent months.

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AD systems downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight

This was one of the largest attacks of the year. Over 600 UAVs targeted Moscow; 231 were shot down on approach.

In Belgorod region, one civilian killed and seven injured. Five wounded in Kursk region. A drone struck a passenger train at Klintsy station in Bryansk region; all evacuated safely.

Debris hit an industrial zone in Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan). Satellite imagery confirmed a fire near Marinovka airfield in Volgograd region. Power outages reported in Lugansk.

Flight restrictions imposed at over 20 airports including Moscow, Sochi, Kazan and Ufa.

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Peskov: Russia expects that residents of Oleshki will be able to receive humanitarian aid today or tomorrow, and all who wish can leave. The humanitarian mission in Oleshki is important; US peacekeeping efforts are highly valued.

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Ukrainian detained in Monaco over Prince Albert II relative's death

Le Figaro reports that a 42-year-old Ukrainian, who has lived in the principality for 30 years, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Antoine de Massy, a relative of the ruling family.

The body of de Massy, grandson of Princess Antoinette and cousin-nephew to Prince Albert II, was found on October 25 in the Larvotto district. Preliminary investigations suggest he may have died from falling from a great height.

Witnesses state that de Massy had been communicating with the detained Ukrainian shortly before his death. The suspect is reportedly refusing to answer investigators' questions.

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