Denmark has said it has observed drones at several of its armed forces’ locations overnight for a second consecutive day.
The defence ministry said in a statement it had "several capacities deployed" after drone sightings from Saturday into Sunday night. It didn't offer any further details about the specifics of the deployment, the number of drones or locations.
This is the latest unexplained drone activity after several sightings last week, including over five Danish airports, raising concerns about security in northern Europe amid suspected growing Russian aggression.
It comes after Nato said it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region.
In Ukraine, at least four people have been killed, including a 12-year-old girl, after Russia unleashed a “massive” attack on the country overnight, with the capital Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched around 500 drones and 40 missiles in a “vile” attack on Saturday night.
Key Points
- Russia launches 500 drones in massive overnight attack
- Denmark reports more drone sightings at armed forces locations for second night
- Russia denies European drone incursions and has 'no intentions to attack Europe', says Lavrov
- New drone sightings at Danish military base
- King was key influence on Trump's Ukraine U-turn
JD Vance has said that the US is considering a request to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles
19:34 , Holly BancroftThe United States is considering Ukraine's request to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for its effort to push back against Russia, vice president JD Vance said on Sunday.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the United States to sell Tomahawks to European nations that would send them to Ukraine.
Mr Vance said on Fox News on Sunday that US president Donald Trump would make the "final determination" on whether to allow the deal.
"We're certainly looking at a number of requests from the Europeans," Mr Vance said.
Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), and would be a powerful asset in Ukraine's arsenal as it fights back against regular barrages of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Such a weapons delivery would almost certainly be seen by Russia as an escalation in its war in Ukraine.
UK foreign secretary 'appalled' by Russian attack on Ukraine
18:35 , Holly BancroftUK’s foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is “appalled” by Russia’s attack on Ukraine overnight, which involved nearly 600 drones.
She added in a statement on X: “As Ukraine works for peace, Russia continues to intensify its attacks. The UK will always stand with Ukraine, and our allies, against Putin’s aggression”.
Recap: Ukraine nuclear plant enters fifth day on emergency power
17:41 , Holly BancroftUkraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators on Saturday, prompting mounting safety concerns.
External power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, has been cut for more than four days in a record outage at the six-reactor facility on the front line of the war, Greenpeace Ukraine warned.
Read more here:
Ukraine nuclear plant enters fifth day on emergency power as Zelenskyy announces $90B arms deal
In depth: Can Ukraine regain all the land lost to Russia?
16:34 , Holly BancroftDonald Trump has claimed that Ukraine could win back all of the land captured by Russia since the beginning of its invasion in February 2022, in a major shift in his position on the war.
The US president said in a Truth Social post that Kyiv’s military could win “all of Ukraine back in its original form”, adding that Putin and Russia are in “BIG economic trouble”.
Military experts say Ukraine could push Russia back towards the border as it stood in 2022, and force Vladimir Putin to seek a peace deal – but only in the presence of a strict, and unlikely, set of conditions.
The Independent asked three experts with knowledge of Russia’s military, its economy, and the front line in Ukraine whether Trump’s claim could be realised.
Read more from Alex Croft here:
Can Ukraine regain land occupied by Russia? Maps show scale of task facing Kyiv
Recap: Moldovans begin voting in key election between EU and Russia
15:28 , Holly BancroftMoldovans began voting on Sunday for a parliamentary election poised to have a major impact on the government's quest to join the European Union, as a popular pro-Russian group seeks to steer the small nation away from closer ties with the bloc, Dan Peleschuk writes.
Moldova is already buffeted by war in neighbouring Ukraine and allegations of Russian interference in politics and religion.
To a government aspiring to join the EU, control of parliament is vital for the long-term legislative efforts required.
Read more here:
Moldovans begin voting in key election between EU and Russia
Denmark bans drone flights after fresh drone sightings at military bases
15:02 , Athena StavrouDenmark ordered a ban on Sunday on civil drone flights, after drones were observed at several military facilities overnight, following a week in which drone sorties caused the temporary closures of several Danish airports.
The Danish military said in a statement it had deployed "several capacities" in response to the overnight sightings at bases, declining further comment on the nature of its response.
Drone sorties earlier this week forced Denmark to shut airports, including a nearly four-hour closure of Copenhagen Airport on Monday.
Denmark has called the drones part of a "hybrid attack". It has stopped short of saying definitively who it believes is responsible, but Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has suggested it could be Moscow, calling Russia the primary "country that poses a threat to European security". The Kremlin denies blame.
Under the ban, civilian drones will be barred from Danish airspace from Monday through Friday of the coming week, when Denmark, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU for the second half of this year, will be hosting European leaders.
Watch: NATO 'ready' to deal with any threats, says Chair of Military Defence
14:29 , Athena StavrouRecap: Russia claims 'massive' strike on Ukraine
14:01 , Holly BancroftRussia's defence ministry has said that Moscow carried out a massive strike on Ukraine, hitting military airfields and other facilities.
"Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, sea-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the infrastructure of military airfields," the ministry said in a statement on Sunday morning.
Ukraine said at least four people were killed and dozens were injured in one of the most sustained Russian attacks on the country's capital.
Pictured: Aftermath of massive overnight attack on Kyiv
13:59 , Athena Stavrou
Denmark reports more drone sightings at armed forces locations for second night
13:35 , Holly BancroftThe Danish defence ministry said Sunday it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces' locations overnight, a day after Nato announced it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region.
The ministry said in a statement it had "several capacities deployed" after drone sightings from Saturday into Sunday night.
This is the second consecutive day that Denmark has reported drone sightings at its armed forces’ locations.
It didn't offer any further details about the specifics of the deployment, the number of drones or locations.
This is the latest unexplained drone activity after several sightings last week, including over five Danish airports last week, raising concerns about security in northern Europe amid suspected growing Russian aggression.
Following a Nato meeting in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday, Colonel Martin O'Donnell, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe spokesperson, announced that "we will conduct even more enhanced vigilance with new multi-domain assets in the Baltic Sea region, which includes Denmark, under Baltic Sentry."
He said Nato leaders had been in constant contact with Danish leaders about the recent drone incidents and that the assets would include "multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air-defence frigate."
Separately, Germany said that following a request from Denmark, its armed forces would provide military support for the upcoming European Union summit later this week in Copenhagen through "Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems capabilities," also known as C-UAS, which are detection systems that use radar, optical and acoustics technologies.
Sweden had already announced earlier that it would "lend Denmark a military anti-drone capability" without giving further details.
Nato to increase presence in the Baltic after Denmark drone incidents
13:02 , Holly BancroftNato said on Saturday it is upgrading its mission in the Baltic Sea with an air-defence frigate and other assets in response to drone incursions in Denmark.
Unidentified drones were observed near military installations in Denmark overnight, the Armed Forces said on Saturday, following several drone incursions near airports and critical infrastructure this week.
Copenhagen Airport, the Nordic region's busiest, closed for several hours late on Monday as several large drones were seen in its airspace. Five smaller Danish airports, both civilian and military, were also shut temporarily in the following days.
In response, Nato will "conduct even more enhanced vigilance with new multi-domain assets in the Baltic Sea region", it said in a statement emailed to news agency Reuters.
The alliance said the new assets included "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air-defence frigate".
A Nato spokesperson said they would not provide details on which countries were contributing the extra assets.
Russia claims Ukraine's negotiating positions are 'deteriorating'
12:25 , Holly BancroftRussia has claimed that Ukraine’s negotiating positions are “deteriorating” after it launched hundreds of drones and missiles at the country.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on state television on Sunday: “With every passing day, the situation for Ukraine is inexorably deteriorating. And every day Ukraine's negotiating positions are inexorably deteriorating."
His comments come after Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky again urged the international community to act decisively to cut off Russia's energy revenues that fund its invasion after the attack.
"The time for decisive action is long overdue, and we count on a strong response from the United States, Europe, the G7, and the G20," he said on the Telegram messaging app.
12-year-old girl killed by Russian attack on Kyiv
11:46 , Holly BancroftA 12-year-old girl who died in Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was killed “on the spot”, local residents have said.
Ilona Kovalenko, a 38-year-old resident of a five-story building struck in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, told The Associated Press she woke up because of the explosion, which shattered windows.
"A neighbor kept knocking on our door. She was completely covered in blood and shouting, 'help, save my daughter,'" said Kovalenko, who fled the building with her grandmother after the strike.
Oleksandra, the neighbour's daughter, was the 12-year-old killed in the attack.
"Sadly, she died on the spot," Kovalenko said. "We are in shock, to be honest."
At least 40 people have been wounded across Ukraine, Zelensky says
11:31 , Holly BancroftTen people were wounded in the attack on Kyiv and three children were among some 27 hurt in Zaporizhzhia, officials have said.
At least 40 people have been wounded across the country, according to Ukraine’s president.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Administration, confirmed Sunday's casualties via Telegram and said 10 others were wounded in the attack that targeted civilian areas across the city.
A 12-year-old girl was among the dead. "The Russians have restarted the child death counter," Tkachenko wrote on Telegram.
Russia fired a total of 595 exploding drones and decoys and 48 missiles, Ukraine's air force said Sunday. Of those, air defenses shot down or jammed 566 drones and 45 missiles.
Besides Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the bombardment targeted the regions of Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa.
Zelensky wrote on X that at least 40 people were wounded across the country. Later, Ukraine's Interior Ministry stated the number of the wounded rose to 70, with over a hundred civilian objects damaged.
Zaporizhzhia's regional head, Ivan Fedorov, said three children were among the 27 wounded in the region, adding that over two dozen buildings were damaged in the capital that bears the same name.
Russia's defence ministry comments on 'massive strike' on Ukraine
11:15 , Holly BancroftRussia's defence ministry has said that Moscow carried out a massive strike on Ukraine, hitting military airfields and other facilities.
"Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, sea-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the infrastructure of military airfields," the ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine said at least four people were killed and dozens were injured in one of the most sustained Russian attacks on the country's capital.
Zelensky condemns Russia's 'vile attack' and urges leaders to back Trump's efforts to halt Russian imports
11:00 , Holly BancroftUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned Russia’s “vile attack” on Ukraine and urged world leaders to back US president Donald Trump’s efforts to halt Russian imports.
Writing on social media platform X, Mr Zelensky said: “A massive Russian attack on Ukraine lasted for more than 12 hours. Savage strikes, a deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities - nearly 500 attack drones and over 40 missiles.
“The main targets of the enemy strikes were Kyiv and the region, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions. In the capital, the building of the Cardiology Institute was damaged. As of now, four people have been reported killed in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl. My condolences to all the families and loved ones. Across Ukraine, at least 40 people are known to have been injured, including children.”
He added that Russia was continuing to earn revenue from energy exports through the operation of a shadow fleet.
He urged: “Everyone who wants peace must back President Trump’s efforts and halt any Russian imports. The time for decision action is long overdue”.
Watch: Destruction in Kyiv after deadly Russian attack
10:24 , Holly BancroftOn the ground in Kyiv after Russia launches significant attack on the capital
10:12 , Holly BancroftCorrespondents from Reuters news agency are on the ground in Kyiv following a significant attack by Russia on the capital city. Pavel Polityuk and Mike Collett-White write:
Kyiv awoke to loud explosions, drones flying overhead and air defences booming. Smoke from one of the strike sites drifted across the morning sky as the air raid alert ended at 9.13am (6.13am GMT), nearly seven hours after it began.
Reuters journalists visited an area in the suburbs of Kyiv, where two rows of newly built homes were almost totally destroyed, and cars parked nearby were flattened by falling debris.
Residents sifted through the wreckage of an apartment block after their windows were blown in by the force of an explosion.
Some residents hurried to metro stations underground, from where they followed events on their mobile phones.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack had targeted several regions in the north, centre and south, including the southern city of Zaporizhzhia where authorities said at least 16 people had been injured.
Several buildings were badly damaged and on fire in Zaporizhzhia, footage posted on social media showed.
Emergency services said at least four people were killed, while 67 people were reported wounded across the country by local authorities.
Pictured: Moldovans begin voting in crucial election
10:02 , Holly BancroftMoldovan president Maia Sandu has been pictured casting her ballot as millions go to the polls this morning in a key election.
The vote represents a fight between pro-European and pro-Russian political parties.
Polls have indicated that Ms Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which is pro-western, could struggle to keep its majority.
Moldovans begin voting in key election that represents a choice between Russia or Europe
09:52 , Holly BancroftMoldovans have begun voting in a key parliamentary election on Sunday that will determine whether the country is brought closer to Russia or Europe.
The pro-western president Maia Sandu and her ruling Action and Solidarity party (PAS) are facing challenge from the Patriotic Electoral Bloc, an alliance of pro-Russian parties.
The Patriotic Electoral Bloc is led in part by a former president Igor Dodon.
If neither side wins a majority in the 101-seat chamber, political horse trading is likely to follow, further unsettling one of Europe's poorest countries, buffeted by war in neighbouring Ukraine and by suspected Russian meddling in politics and religion.
To a government aspiring to join the EU, control of parliament is vital for the long-term legislative efforts required.
Russia and Belarus fully reinstated by International Paralympic Committee vote
09:41 , Holly BancroftRussia and Belarus have regained full membership rights in the International Paralympic Committee after member organisations voted to lift their partial suspensions at the IPC General Assembly in Seoul.
The two countries were fully banned from Paralympic competitions after Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but the IPC voted the following year to allow them to compete as neutrals at the Paris Paralympic Games last year without flags or anthems being played.
"IPC member organisations voted not to maintain the partial suspensions of the National Paralympic Committees of Belarus and Russia," the IPC said in a statement on Saturday. "The IPC will work with the two members involved to put practical arrangements in place for this as soon as reasonably possible."
However, the International Olympic Committee has maintained its stance on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
In September the IOC said Russians will compete as neutral independent athletes without a national flag or anthem at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, maintaining the same sanctions as the Paris Summer Games last year.
Ukraine’s sports minister Matvii Bidnyi slammed the decision, saying: “We call on our European partners, who will host the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games, not to allow the flag of the aggressor state to be raised over the free and democratic space while the war of agression continues”.
ICYMI: Trump told Zelensky he was open to providing new long-range weapons in potentially huge policy change, report says
09:30 , Shahana YasminPresident Donald Trump reportedly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he was open to lifting certain restrictions on the use of certain US-made weapons, signaling a potentially huge change in policy.
The president signaled that he would be willing to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time during a meeting between the two men at this week’s United Nations General Assembly.
Mike Bedigan reports
Trump told Zelensky he was open to providing new long-range weapons, report says
Watch: Russia attacks Odesa overnight, Ukrainian emergency services say
08:35 , Athena StavrouWatch: Aggression against Russia will be 'met with decisive response, says Lavrov
08:30 , Maira ButtRussian minister denied incursions into European and Nato airspace, saying President Vladimir Putin had “debunked” the claims.
“Russia is being accused of almost planning to attack the North Atlantic Alliance and European Union countries. President Putin has repeatedly debunked these provocations, Russia does not have and does not have any such intentions,”
However, he added: “Any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response. Let there be no doubt about this in Nato and the EU.”
Russia launches 500 drones in massive overnight attack
08:22 , Athena StavrouUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia launched around 500 drones and 40 missiles in a massive overnight attack.
"Moscow wants to continue fighting and killing and deserves only the harshest pressure from the world," Zelensky said on the Telegram app.
At least four people were killed in the attack and ten others injured.
Russia attacks Odesa overnight, Ukrainian emergency services say
08:07 , Shahana YasminZelensky outlines major US weapons deal and drone exports plan
07:30 , Shahana YasminVolodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that a Ukrainian delegation will travel to the US this autumn to finalise two major defence agreements: a $90bn weapons purchase and a deal to export Ukrainian-made drones to the US.
The announcement follows Zelensky’s recent talks with President Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly.
“We have discussed the main things, agreed with the president, now we are moving on to practical implementation,” Zelensky said.
Kyiv is seeking long-range systems, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, and has also launched a controlled export programme for surplus domestically produced weapons.
How Trump’s breakup with Putin helped push his startling shift on Ukraine
07:10 , Shahana YasminDonald Trump has performed what might be his biggest – and most startling – shift in foreign policy to date.
On Tuesday, after meeting with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he agreed with the notion that Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace.
Later, on his Truth Social platform, Trump suddenly declared that Ukraine could not only defeat Russia but “WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form” – and even, he concluded, “go further than that!”.
Bel Trew reports:
How Trump’s breakup with Putin helped push his startling shift on Ukraine
Zelensky confirms Israeli Patriot system now active in Ukraine
06:50 , Shahana YasminUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday that a Patriot air defence system delivered by Israel has been operational in Ukraine for the past month.
The US-made system, long requested by Kyiv, is a key part of Ukraine’s efforts to defend its cities from ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks.
Zelensky added that two more Patriot systems are expected to arrive soon, though their origin remains undisclosed.
The confirmation follows earlier reports that a system based in Israel would be transferred after refurbishment. Ukraine is expected to operate up to 10 Patriot batteries, with contributions from countries including Germany, which has also supplied several IRIS-T systems, both capable of countering ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and enemy aircraft.
International Paralympic Committee lifts the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus
06:30 , Shahana YasminThe International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus.
The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions).
It also voted against a full suspension for Belarus by 119 to 48, with nine abstentions, and against a partial suspension by 103-63 (10 abstentions).
The decisions raise the possibility of a clash with each sport’s governing body ahead of the Milan-Cortina Paralympics in Italy from March 6-15 next year.
Kyiv hit by one of the largest Russian air attacks of the war
06:10 , Shahana YasminKyiv came under sustained missile and drone attack early Sunday in what monitors say may be one of the largest Russian strikes on the capital since the start of the full-scale invasion.Air raid sirens rang out through the night as drones flew overhead and Ukrainian air defences responded.
The assault was still ongoing at 0420 GMT, with at least six people injured by 0440 GMT, according to Kyiv’s military administration.
Residents took shelter in metro stations, and air alerts were issued across much of Ukraine.
Neighbouring Poland closed airspace near Lublin and Rzeszow and scrambled fighter jets in response to the strikes, citing “unplanned military activity” by Russian forces.
Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says
05:50 , Shahana YasminRussia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents by a UK-based defence and security forum.
The Royal United Services Institute's analysis is based on around 800 pages of documents, including contracts and lists of equipment to be supplied by Moscow to Beijing, from the Black Moon hacktivist group, which previously published some of the documents online. It does not identify its members but describes itself in a manifesto as opposed to governments that carry out aggressive foreign policy.
Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says
Poland closes airspace amid Russian strikes on Ukraine
05:30 , Shahana YasminPoland closed airspace near the southeastern cities of Lublin and Rzeszow overnight due to “unplanned military activity,” according to flight tracking service Flightradar24.
The Polish armed forces confirmed it had scrambled fighter jets in response to Russia’s latest long-range missile strikes on Ukraine, calling the move preventive and necessary to secure its airspace and protect civilians.
“In connection with the activity of the Russian Federation’s long-range aviation carrying out strikes on the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft have begun operating in our airspace,” the military said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The closure is in effect until at least 0400 GMT on Sunday.Ukraine’s Air Force reported nationwide air raid alerts as of 0300 GMT, following a wave of Russian bomber activity.
Poland has previously shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace, and tensions remain high along NATO’s eastern flank.
Russia launches mass overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other cities
05:10 , Shahana YasminRussia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, targeting Kyiv and several other cities in one of the most intense strikes in recent months.
Air raid sirens sounded nationwide as Tu-95 and MiG-31K bombers launched from bases in Murmansk and Engels, according to The Kyiv Independent. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi.
In the capital, a five-storey building was partially destroyed, injuring at least three people, Kyiv city military administration head Tymyr Tkachenko said. Fires also broke out in towns across Kyiv Oblast.
In Zaporizhzhia, a school and residential high-rise were damaged, with five people injured.
Poland scrambled fighter jets and closed parts of its airspace in response.
Ukrainian officials have reportedly warned that more winter strikes on infrastructure are likely.
ICYMI: Russia warns West of ‘decisive response’ to any aggression
04:50 , Shahana YasminRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West that any aggression against Russia would receive a “decisive response”.
He cautioned against attempts to shoot down aircraft in Russian airspace, referencing escalating airspace violations, including Russian jets entering Estonia’s airspace and NATO downing Russian drones over Poland.
“Any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response. There should be no doubt about this among those in NATO and the EU who... are telling their voters that war with Russia is inevitable,” he told the United Nations General Assembly.
“If there are attempts to down any flying object, any object... in our airspace, then I think people will very much regret undertaking such an egregious violation of our territorial integrity and sovereignty,” he added, referring to US president Donald Trump’s comments earlier this week supporting shooting down Russian jets violating NATO airspace.
Lavrov's comments came as NATO and EU tensions rise, particularly in Eastern Europe, where Russia is seen as an existential threat since the Cold War.
Denmark lies more than 1,000 miles from Russia – so why would it be the target of a ‘hybrid attack’?
04:30 , Maira ButtAs Danish politicians hint at a real possibility of Russian involvement, The Independent takes a look at why Moscow would seek to target a country so far away.
Alex Croft reports:
Why would Denmark be the target of a Russian ‘hybrid drone attack’?
Russia 'open to negotiations' with Ukraine
03:59 , Maira Butt“As President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasised, Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on eliminating the root causes of the conflict,” Lavrov said in his UN address.
“Russia's security and its vital interest must be reliably agreed. The rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people in the territories that remain under control of the Kyiv regime must be restored in full.
“On this basis, we are ready to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.”
Russia fails to win back UN aviation council seat
03:04 , Maira ButtRussia has failed to win enough support to get elected to the United Nations aviation agency's governing council
It is the latest rebuke of Moscow for actions taken after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Russia fell short of support needed to win back a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization's 36-nation governing council during the agency's assembly, which runs through October 3 in Montreal.
Russia lost its spot on the first part of the council in 2022, which includes countries like China, Brazil, the United States and Australia as "states of chief importance in air transport," following its invasion of Ukraine.
A Russian representative immediately called for "a repeat round of voting”.
Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says
01:56 , Maira ButtRussia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says
How Trump’s breakup with Putin helped push his startling shift on Ukraine
01:03 , Maira ButtDonald Trump has performed what might be his biggest – and most startling – shift in foreign policy to date.
On Tuesday, after meeting with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he agreed with the notion that Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace.
Later, on his Truth Social platform, Trump suddenly declared that Ukraine could not only defeat Russia but “WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form” – and even, he concluded, “go further than that!”.
Bel Trew reports:
How Trump’s breakup with Putin helped push his startling shift on Ukraine
