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2/A small nuance: Trump’s “energy ceasefire” concerns only strikes on oil refineries, not the entire energy sector — Ukraine has only one oil refinery, and it is not operating after the strikes.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🥴 Witkoff and Kushner postponed the trip to Moscow due to uncertainty about the positions of Ukraine and Europe, — Axios. Trump’s representatives will not go to negotiations with Putin until they clarify whether Kyiv and European allies are ready to support a new joint peace proposal.

❗️MEP Tomáš Zdechovský noticed an interesting pattern: after strikes on Russian data centers, online activity around the “Alternative for Germany” party sharply decreased. “So much talk about German patriotism… and then the connection with Russia disappears,” he wrote.

🥴Trump wants strikes only on oil refineries to stop first as part of a ceasefire, and only after that can the sides discuss ending strikes on energy infrastructure, Axios reports.

2/Russian troops are attempting to advance by sending soldiers into “kill zones” dominated by armed drones, mines, artillery, and other defensive means.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

❗️According to a senior NATO military official, as reported by Bloomberg, in September Russia suffered more than 50,000 casualties in Ukraine, of which up to 28,000 were killed — far exceeding the approximately 5,000 losses sustained by Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

2/White House officials warn that Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries are doing more damage to the relationship between Zelenskyy and Trump than to Russia itself.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🥴Trump is very furious. He believes that Zelenskyy does not appreciate the support the United States is providing, a White House official told Axios.

❗️Russia violated the “energy ceasefire” immediately after its announcement, — Ukrainian MFA.

❗️Moscow is under drone attack. Already 10 drones that were flying towards Moscow have been shot down, — Moscow Mayor All airports of the Russian capital are closed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

3/ (including regarding the visit of Witkoff and Kushner and the energy ceasefire).​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

2/believes supporting Ukraine is in the interests of the US and Trump, recalls Zelenskyy’s readiness to hold elections after the strikes stop, and cites examples of Moscow violating agreements

❗️Trump supporter Laura Loomer has sided with Ukraine, criticized shifting blame onto Zelenskyy, called Putin “worse than ISIS,” and urged pressure specifically on Russia to stop the attacks. She supports sanctions against Russian oil,

3/and preparing for new Russian drones with speeds of around 800 km/h, assigning corresponding tasks to Ukrainian manufacturers.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

2/and this direction is planned to be scaled up within a multi-layered air defense system (SAM systems, MANPADS, turrets, EW, interceptor drone crews, and aviation). The Ministry of Defense is increasing the number of turrets, developing longer-range systems,

❗️Ukraine has hundreds of large-caliber turrets in its air defense system for intercepting jet-powered drones, as stated by Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara. The turrets have already demonstrated effectiveness against Russian jet-powered UAVs,

2/and is awaiting Moscow’s response.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

❗️Zelenskyy thanked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for his support of Ukraine. They discussed protection against ballistic missiles (FREYJA), preparations for winter, and Trump’s energy ceasefire — Ukraine supports it

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