Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv will nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he sends Tomahawk missiles to his country and helps negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.
“During our most recent meeting, I didn’t hear a ‘no’. What I did hear was that work will continue at the technical level and that this possibility will be considered,” Zelensky told reporters on Thursday about a meeting he held with the US president during the US General Assembly in New York last month.
Zelensky added that if Trump can offer the world, and “above all, the Ukrainian people”, a chance for a ceasefire, then he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
“We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine.” he said.
His comments followed a warning by Russia that it will create "problems" for Europe if Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine.
“We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them,” said Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee.
This week the US president said he had "sort of" decided whether to allow Ukraine's European allies to provide Kyiv with the subsonic long-range cruise missiles.
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Key Points
- Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize if ceasefire happens, says Zelensky
- Russia threatens to destroy Trump-provided Tomahawk missiles and their launchers
- Ukraine inflicts frontline losses on Russian troops in Donetsk, says Zelensky
- Putin claims Russia holds 'initiative' in Ukraine war
- Two power engineers injured in Russian attack on power plant
International Atomic Energy Agency says process in motion to restore electricity
17:30 , Maira ButtThe International Atomic Energy Agency has said that procedures are in in motion to help restore external electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Thursday.
The power plant had been damaged following frequent contacts with Russia and Ukraine in recent weeks.
"Following intensive consultations, the process leading to the re-establishment of off-site power – through the Dniprovska and Ferosplavna-1 lines – has started," the UN nuclear watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi wrote in a post on X/Twitter.
In pictures: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev visits Korea
16:56 , Maira ButtFormer Russian President and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, visited the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Thursday.
Putin admits Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines plane, killing 38
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Putin offers to help Donald Trump implement Gaza plan
16:27 , Maira ButtRussia has expressed its hopes for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
President Vladimir Putin said that he would be willing to support efforts to end the bloodshed in a statement on Thursday.
“We very much hope that these initiatives of the U.S. president will actually be realised in practice,” the Russian leader said during a summit in Tajikistan.
India is now lead supplier of fuel additives for Russia’s fighter jets, Ukrainian think tank warns
15:52 , Maira ButtIndia is now believed to be the biggest supplier of fuel additives used to enhance the capabilities of Russian fighter jets, according to a new report.
More than half a dozen Indian companies – suppliers and manufacturers based in Delhi and Mumbai – were found to have supplied nearly half of the total of Russia’s imported fuel additives in 2024, a Kyiv-based think tank has found.
Arpan Rai reports:
India is now lead supplier of fuel additives for Russia’s fighter jets, report says
Russia destroys 60 per cent of Ukraine's gas production
15:22 , Maira ButtRussia has destroyed 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, as winter looms, according to reports.
Chief executive of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state energy company, Sergii Koretskyi, told the Financial Times that he believes that the goal of the attacks was to “break our spirit” and sap morale.
“This has nothing to do with military needs, none of these assets have any military value at all,” he said.
Russia and Ukraine both maintain that they do not attack civilian infrastructure.
Putin admits Russian air defences shot down Azerbaijani plane last year
14:45 , Taz AliRussian president Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time that Russia’s air defences accidentally shot down an Azerbaijani passenger plane in December, killing 38 people.
The Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, was hit by fire from Russian air defences and crashed in western Kazakhstan while attempting to land.
Putin apologised to Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev for the “tragic incident” during a summit in Tajikistan on Thursday, but stopped short of acknowledging responsibility.
Aliyev criticised Russia for attempting to "hush up" the incident.
Czech election winner Babis offers support to Zelensky and plans Ukraine visit
14:15 , Taz AliCzech election winner Andrej Babis said he recently spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to express his support for Ukraine.
“We have met three times in the past, most recently in November 2019 in Kyiv,” he wrote in a post on X on Thursday.
“We also agreed that if everything works out, I will visit Ukraine next year and we will discuss everything in person as well.”
Babis, a Czech billionaire businessman and politician who served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021, won a significant election comeback last week.
Právě jsem hovořil s ukrajinským prezidentem @ZelenskyyUa, v minulosti jsme se setkali už třikrát, naposledy v listopadu 2019 v Kyjevě. Jsem rád, že mě kontaktoval a popsal mi aktuální situaci. Vyjádřil jsem mu naši podporu a přání, aby válka co nejdříve skončila. Také jsme se…
— Andrej Babiš (@AndrejBabis) October 9, 2025
Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize if ceasefire happens, says Zelensky
13:35 , Taz AliUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv will nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine and helps negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.
Speaking on Thursday to reporters about his recent meeting with Trump at the UN General Assembly last month, Zelensky said: “I didn’t hear a ‘no’. What I did hear was that work will continue at the technical level and that this possibility will be considered.”
He added: “The plan for ending the war won’t be easy, but it is certainly the way forward. And if Trump gives the world - above all, the Ukrainian people - the chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine.”
Kremlin says US-Russia impetus to seek end to war is not exhausted
13:30 , Daniel KeaneKremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that efforts by Russia and the US to end the conflict in Ukraine were not exhausted, state news agency TASS reported.
His comments appeared to contradict remarks from a top Russian diplomat, Dmitry Peskov, a day earlier.
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish blaze in Odesa after drone strike
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Sanctions are hitting Russia but US and China are holding back, says EU sanctions chief
12:00 , Taz AliEU sanctions chief David O’Sullivan said sanctions are clearly damaging Russia’s economy, but he warned that US commitment to further measures remains uncertain.
He called the US decision not to join other G7 members in lowering the Russian oil price cap “regrettable” and said it is an “open question” whether US president Donald Trump will back more sanctions, despite signs he is “losing patience” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
He stressed the need to close loopholes as Russia keeps finding ways to circumvent sanctions, and urged more US pressure on EU countries like Slovakia and Hungary to stop Russian energy imports.
He also warned that China is a key hub for sanctions evasion.
“We do see evidence that China is a platform for the import and re-export to Russia of quite significant numbers of battlefield goods,” he told Reuters.
Strikes on Russian oil facilities causing 'significant gas shortages' in Russia
11:30 , Daniel KeaneStrikes on Russian oil facilities by Ukraine's newly developed long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian president also said that a recent counter-offensive has derailed Russia's plans to capture parts of the eastern Donetsk region.
Ukraine's new Palianytsia missile has hit dozens of Russian military depots, Mr Zelensky said.
The Ruta missile drone, meanwhile, recently struck a Russian offshore oil platform more than 150 miles away in what Mr Zelensky called "a major success" for the new weapon.
Putin personally afraid of ceasefire, says Zelensky
10:33 , Arpan RaiVladimir Putin is "personally afraid" of a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
“The head of Russia is personally afraid of a ceasefire, because once a ceasefire is in place, returning to the war would be difficult for him. To move from full-scale war to a ceasefire and then later restart a full-scale war – that’s not easy for them,” Zelensky said on X today.
“It’s not easy economically, it’s not easy with the society, and it’s not easy with the world. And certainly not easy with those countries that are still shaking Putin’s hand today. That’s why, for now, he chooses war,” he said.
Zelensky said Ukraine’s long-range strikes, strong sanctions, holding the battlefield, defending itself in the conflict at the moment but “also, undoubtedly, supporting peaceful initiatives, because that’s the right thing to do – this will work”.
The head of Russia is personally afraid of a ceasefire, because once a ceasefire is in place, returning to the war would be difficult for him.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 9, 2025
To move from full-scale war to a ceasefire and then later restart a full-scale war – that’s not easy for them. It’s not easy…
In photos: Putin arrives for central Asia summit meetings in Tajikistan
10:15 , Arpan RaiRussian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan yesterday to attend meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics likely to focus on regional development and their relations with Moscow.
Russia gasoline supplies may be down by a fifth after Ukrainian attacks, says Zelensky
10:02 , Arpan RaiUkraine’s long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities may have reduced gasoline supplies in Russia by up to 20 per cent, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Reuters calculations in August showed that Ukrainian attacks had reduced Russian oil refining by almost a fifth on certain days. Zelensky's comments implied that level of shortage was now ongoing.
“This still needs to be verified, but we believe that they've lost up to 20% of their gasoline supply – directly as a result of our strikes," Zelensky said in remarks to journalists today.
The Kremlin has said that Russia's domestic fuel market is fully supplied.
In the recent weeks, as diplomatic efforts to end the war ground to a halt, Ukraine has been targeting Russia's oil refining capacity and Russian forces have focused on crippling Ukrainian gas production.
Watch: Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack hits Ukrainian oil depot
09:42 , Arpan RaiUkraine inflicts frontline losses on Russian troops in Donetsk, says Zelensky
09:00 , Arpan RaiUkrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses in a counteroffensive in eastern Donetsk region, Volodymyr Zelensky said, contrasting Vladimir Putin’s claims that Russia holds the initiative in the region.
Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelensky said he spoke for almost an hour to top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, with "particular attention on the Dobropillia operation, our counteroffensive".
He described heavy casualties in the area.Ukraine has pointed to successes in Dobropillia, just north of the logistics hub of Pokrovsk, one of the key targets in Russia's slow advance westward through Donetsk region.
Ukrainian forces, Zelensky said, were "defending ourselves along all other directions," referring specifically to Kupiansk, a largely destroyed town in northeastern Ukraine under heavy Russian assaults for months.
He also described conditions as "difficult" around Novopavlivka, farther south in Zaporizhzhia region, but said "our active defensive actions there are showing good results".
The region has been the main theatre of the more than three and a half years of war in Ukraine.
Russia waging misinformation campaign to prevent US sending Tomahawk missiles
08:45 , Arpan RaiThe Kremlin is trying to influence US decision-making on whether to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine via its European partners, according to a key think-tank monitoring the war.
“Kremlin officials continued to claim that US personnel will have to directly participate in Ukrainian Tomahawk strikes and that the missiles will not affect Russia’s determination to achieve its war goals or the situation on the battlefield,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
Yesterday senior Russian officials said Moscow would create "problems" for Europe if Donald Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine.
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, suggested Moscow would retaliate against any country that supplies the missiles to Ukraine.
“We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them; that's where the problems will be,” he said.
Russia likely facing 20 per cent gasoline shortage after Ukrainian attacks, Zelensky says
08:30 , Arpan RaiUkrainian long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities may have resulted in gasoline shortages of up to 20 per cent, president Volodymyr Zelensky said at a briefing today.
In remarks released today, he added that Kyiv's forces had used domestically produced Neptune and Flamingo missiles in attacks in the past week.
Zelensky also said Russian forces had carried out 1,550 strikes on energy-related targets in Ukraine's Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions over the past month, but had achieved only 160 hits.
Will nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if war ends, says Zelensky
08:15 , Arpan RaiUkraine will nominate US president Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he helps achieve peace in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Trump is waiting to hear if his dream will come true this week - whether his hopes for a Nobel Peace Prize become reality.
His public campaign for the accolade started off with a joke in 2018: "Everyone thinks so but I would never say it,” he said of a possible nomination. “The prize I want is victory for the world.”
Since then he has repeatedly said he should win the award in earnest, and has been nominated by several parties for the prize this year.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the government of Pakistan, the government of Cambodia and US politician Buddy Carter are among those who say they have put the president’s name forward this year.
Russia says it will destroy Tomahawk missiles and their launchers
07:57 , Arpan RaiRussia will create "problems" for Europe if Donald Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine, a senior Russian official has said.
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, suggested Moscow would retaliate against any country that supplies the missiles to Ukraine.
“We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them; that's where the problems will be,” he said.
"Our response will be tough, ambiguous, measured, and asymmetrical. We will find ways to hurt those who cause us trouble," said Kartapolov, the head of the Russian parliament's defence committee.
Kartapolov, a former deputy defence minister, said he did not think Tomahawks would change anything on the battlefield even if they were supplied to Ukraine as he said they could only be given in small numbers – in tens rather than hundreds.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister also warned Washington against allowing Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine, describing it as a potentially "qualitative" change in US involvement in the war.
Russian attack kills three in Ukraine's Sumy
07:48 , Arpan RaiAt least three people were killed and two injured as Russia carried out a series of “massive" drone and guided bomb strikes on Sumy oblast yesterday evening, the regional governor said.
The casualties include a 40-year-old man in Mykolaivka, a 65-year-old man in Velyka Pysarivka, and a 66-year-old man in Bilopillia, governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
The series of strikes targeted rural communities in the region and caused serious damage to civilian infrastructure, he said.
The Ukrainian town of Shostka, in the northeastern Sumy region, has been hard hit by a Russian onslaught against its power grid, officials say.
Authorities there have supplied tents where locals can warm up, drink hot tea, charge their phones and receive psychological support, said Hryhorov.
He posted photos on Telegram of people cooking in outdoor kitchens in the street over open fires on Tuesday.
30,000 without power as Russian attack damages port, energy infrastructure in Odesa
07:21 , Arpan RaiA Russian overnight drone attack injured five people and damaged port and energy infrastructure in Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, its governor said this morning.
The attack cut power to 30,000 consumers and set containers with vegetable oil and wood pellets on fire in the port, Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.
Fire breaks out at Russian energy facility in Volgograd region
07:09 , Arpan RaiFires broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Volgograd region as a result of a drone attack, governor Andrei Bocharov said this morning.
Firefighters are currently extinguishing the fires, he said.
Ukraine has increased its drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure ahead of the winter months to damage Moscow’s ability to finances its war.
Russia's defence ministry said air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, including nine over the Volgograd region.
Russia waging misinformation campaign to prevent US sending Tomahawk missiles
06:57 , Arpan RaiThe Kremlin is trying to influence US decision-making on whether to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine via its European partners, according to a key think-tank monitoring the war.
“Kremlin officials continued to claim that US personnel will have to directly participate in Ukrainian Tomahawk strikes and that the missiles will not affect Russia’s determination to achieve its war goals or the situation on the battlefield,” the Institute for the Study of War said.
Yesterday senior Russian officials said Moscow would create "problems" for Europe if Donald Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine.
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, suggested Moscow would retaliate against any country that supplies the missiles to Ukraine.
“We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them; that's where the problems will be,” he said.
Tomahawks could 'push Russia back', says Estonia
06:35 , Arpan RaiThe supply of US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine will help “push Russia back,” Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna said.
"Whatever we can give – without any restrictions – to Ukraine, it is helping to win the war and push Russia back," Tsahkna said.
"So, if President Trump and the US is deciding to take down restrictions from military support, as well [as] Tomahawks, it's just helping Ukraine to win and push Russia back,” he told ABC.
"It's up to the US to decide that," Tsahkna said, adding that an approval to supply these missiles will send a “very strong message” to Russia.
Watch: Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack hits Ukrainian oil depot
06:08 , Arpan RaiPutin arrives for central Asia summit meetings in Tajikistan
05:38 , Arpan RaiRussian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan yesterday to attend meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics likely to focus on regional development and their relations with Moscow.
A Kremlin announcement said Putin would take part, beginning today, in a Russia-central Asia summit, also to be attended by the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
They will then be joined by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus at a meeting of the broader Commonwealth of Independent States bringing together former Soviet republics.
Putin has been forced to limit his foreign travel in recent years due to an order for his arrest by the International Criminal Court, issued over the deportation of Ukrainian children during the course of the Ukraine war.
Three killed in Russian attacks on Kherson
05:15 , Arpan RaiRussian attacks killed three people in and around the city of Kherson in Ukraine's south, the regional governor said.
Oleksandr Prokudin said two people were killed in a morning attack on a district of Kherson yesterday. A third died when Russian forces shelled the locality of Bilozerka, outside the city.
Ukrainian troops recaptured Kherson and parts of the region of the same name in late 2022, but Russian forces still hold large swathes of the region.
Ukraine inflicts frontline losses on Russian troops in Donetsk, says Zelensky
05:01 , Arpan RaiUkrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses in a counteroffensive in eastern Donetsk region, Volodymyr Zelensky said, contrasting Vladimir Putin’s claims that Russia holds the initiative in the region.
Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelensky said he spoke for almost an hour to top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, with "particular attention on the Dobropillia operation, our counteroffensive".
He described heavy casualties in the area.Ukraine has pointed to successes in Dobropillia, just north of the logistics hub of Pokrovsk, one of the key targets in Russia's slow advance westward through Donetsk region.
Ukrainian forces, Zelensky said, were "defending ourselves along all other directions," referring specifically to Kupiansk, a largely destroyed town in northeastern Ukraine under heavy Russian assaults for months.
He also described conditions as "difficult" around Novopavlivka, farther south in Zaporizhzhia region, but said "our active defensive actions there are showing good results".
The region has been the main theatre of the more than three and a half years of war in Ukraine.
A good report from Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk. We discussed in detail the combat operations carried out by the Service, and I thank all the warriors involved.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 8, 2025
Vasyl Maliuk reported on the results of our long-range strikes conducted by the Security… pic.twitter.com/zsZ62Lv5Kg
Russia says it will destroy Tomahawk missiles and their launchers
04:48 , Arpan RaiRussia will create "problems" for Europe if Donald Trump allows Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine, a senior Russian official has said.
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, suggested Moscow would retaliate against any country that supplies the missiles to Ukraine.
“We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them; that's where the problems will be,” he said.
"Our response will be tough, ambiguous, measured, and asymmetrical. We will find ways to hurt those who cause us trouble," said Kartapolov, the head of the Russian parliament's defence committee.
Kartapolov, a former deputy defence minister, said he did not think Tomahawks would change anything on the battlefield even if they were supplied to Ukraine as he said they could only be given in small numbers – in tens rather than hundreds.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister also warned Washington against allowing Tomahawk missiles to be sent to Ukraine, describing it as a potentially "qualitative" change in US involvement in the war.
In pictures: Residents in Donetsk inspect damage to residential buildings
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Recap: Indian man fighting with Russian forces surrenders to Ukrainian Army
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Indian man fighting with Russian forces surrenders to Ukrainian Army, Kyiv says
Recap: Russia will respond harshly if US supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, RIA cites lawmaker
01:00 , Bryony GoochRussia will respond harshly if the United States supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, said on Wednesday, the state RIA news agency reported.
"We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down, we worked on them in Syria, so there is nothing new," RIA cited him as saying.
"Only those who supply them and those who use them will have problems," Kartapolov said.
Watch: Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack hits Ukrainian oil depot
Thursday 9 October 2025 00:00 , Bryony GoochRecap: Russian strikes on Ukraine's gas caused critical damage to facilities
Wednesday 8 October 2025 23:00 , Bryony GoochOn Friday, Moscow launched its largest attack on Ukrainian gas infrastructure since the start of the war, which the CEO of state oil and gas company Naftogaz said caused critical damage to facilities.
There were further strikes on civilian gas supply infrastructure over the weekend. Ukraine has also ramped up drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and facilities in recent weeks. It is so far unclear to what extent the strikes have hurt Ukraine's domestic gas production.
A massive wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities in March reduced production by over a third, meaning that the latest attacks could have similar or larger impact.
The disruption comes at a crucial time for Ukraine as it scrambles to refill storage facilities before the onset of winter, when gas demand for heating soars.
Russia will shoot down any Tomahawk launchers if US sends them to Kyiv, says Moscow
Wednesday 8 October 2025 22:00 , Alex CroftAndrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, has joined in Moscow’s warnings against the US sending Tomahawks to Ukraine.
If and when that happened, he said, Russia would use drones and missiles to destroy any launchers.
Kartapolov, a former deputy defence minister, said he did not think Tomahawks would change anything on the battlefield even if they were supplied to Ukraine as he said they could only be given in small numbers - in tens rather than hundreds.
"We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down; we worked with them in Syria, so there is nothing new. The only problems will be for those who supply them and those who use them; that's where the problems will be," he told the RIA state news agency.
Kartapolov also said Moscow had so far seen no signs that Ukraine was preparing launch sites for Tomahawks, something he said Kyiv would not be able to hide if it got such missiles.
Russia will respond harshly if US supplies Tomahawks to Ukraine, says Moscow
Wednesday 8 October 2025 21:01 , Alex CroftRussia will respond harshly if the United States supplies Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian parliament's defence committee, said on Wednesday, the state RIA news agency reported.
"We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down, we worked on them in Syria, so there is nothing new," RIA cited him as saying.
"Only those who supply them and those who use them will have problems," Mr Kartapolov said.
Putin claims Russia holds 'initiative' in Ukraine war
Wednesday 8 October 2025 20:00 , Alex CroftVladimir Putin has claimed Ukrainian forces are retreating and that Russia holds the initiative in its invasion of its European neighbour.
Describing seizing Ukrainian territory as "liberation", he boasted of Russia's military successes this year at a meeting in St Petersburg.
According to a Kremlin transcript, he said: "At this time, the Russian armed forces fully hold the strategic initiative.
"This year, we have liberated nearly 5,000 square km of territory - 4,900 – and 212 localities.
"Ukrainian forces, he said, "are retreating throughout the line of combat contact, despite attempts at fierce resistance."
His comments were echoed by General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia's armed forces, who told the meeting of top commanders that his troops were "advancing in practically all directions."
Ukrainian forces, he said, were focused on slowing the Russian advance.
Gerasimov, overall commander of Russia's war effort, said the heaviest fighting was gripping Pokrovsk and areas towards Dnipropetrovsk.
EU needs broad response to Russian hybrid threat, says Brussels chief
Wednesday 8 October 2025 19:00 , Alex CroftRecent drone incidents and other airspace violations show Europe is facing hybrid warfare to which it must respond with measures that go beyond traditional defence, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
"This is not random harassment," Ms von der Leyen said in a speech in European Parliament in Strasbourg.
"It is a coherent and escalating campaign to unsettle our citizens, test our resolve, divide our Union, and weaken our support for Ukraine. And it is time to call it by its name. This is hybrid warfare."
Ms Von der Leyen did not say Russia was responsible for all the incidents but said it was clear Russia's aim is to "sow division" in Europe.
European officials have already attributed some of the recent incidents to Moscow.
"Tackling Russia’s hybrid war is not only about traditional defence," Ms von der Leyen said. "This requires a new mind-set for all of us. We can either shy away and watch Russian threats escalate, or we meet them with unity, deterrence and resolve."
