Overview
- Leaders of the UK, France and Germany formally backed President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal for direct, leadership-level ceasefire talks with Russia after a Downing Street meeting with Zelensky on Sunday.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly rejected Zelensky’s offer, saying he saw no point in meeting before any peace deal was agreed.
- A Russian drone struck a spent nuclear fuel storage building near the disused Chornobyl site, Ukrainian officials reported that the IAEA was informed and that radiation levels remained stable while investigations and an IAEA inspection were announced.
- Fighting and long-range strikes continued, with Russian attacks killing civilians in Zaporizhzhia and Ukraine striking deep into Russia, and Zelensky urging allies for more air-defence missiles to protect energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
- The E3 set clear conditions for talks including an immediate ceasefire using the current front line as the negotiation baseline and the principle that borders cannot be changed by force, a stance that could shape upcoming EU, NATO and G7 deliberations on sanctions and security guarantees.