By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Starving and exhausted residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine, were evacuated on Friday 30 October as part of a joint humanitarian operation. It was the first operation of its kind since the war began four years and eight months ago, reports France 24.
The third Russia-Africa summit ended on 29 October with 22 African heads of state taking part and 44 countries represented. Moscow is seeking to deepen its diplomatic, economic and military ties with the continent, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, reports France 24 Afrique.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: France 24 ·
Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready for a war with Europe, while insisting it did not want one, at a press conference at the Russia-Africa summit on 29 October. He was responding to European officials discussing a possible confrontation by 2030, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Four people were killed in Izioum by a Russian strike, while food aid began to be distributed in Olechky during the ceasefire. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced these developments as part of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Pentagon officials have asked several Nato countries, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to moderate their public statements about the Russian threat. The requests, made at bilateral meetings in recent weeks, are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, according to four people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Sowetan ·
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