The European Union is on a high-level charm offensive in Ukraine this week, meeting the Hungarian minority in the west of the country to try to ease tensions between neighbours that are threatening Kyiv's accession bid.

Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu confirmed on Sept. 30 Bucharest's plans to partner with Ukraine to produce drones under a European Union-funded defense initiative.

The blast came without warning. A Russian missile ripped through a cluster of townhouses on the edge of Kyiv, tearing facades from nearby apartment blocks and sca

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that no signals have been received from Kyiv regarding the resumption of peace talks with Ukraine. This statement emphasizes the current stall in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine due to the lack of communication from Ukrainian officials,

She meets children displaced from their families and visited a memorial for young people killed during the war.

"No, so far there are basically no signals from Kyiv at all," Peskov said when asked whether there were any indications about talks resuming between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, according to the RIA report.

Vladimir Putin has vowed Russia will prevail in Ukraine, as Kyiv awaits word from Donald Trump about whether it can use long-range missiles that would bring Moscow within its range. Mr Putin's comments come as Russian forces claimed they'd seized control of two more frontline settlements in key areas of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region.

Ukrainian intelligence said Cuban fighters are paid an average monthly wage of $2,000, but that foreign mercenaries typically die within five months.

In what would be a significant boost for Ukraine's offensive firepower capabilities, U.S. Vice President JD Vance confirmed on Sept. 28 that the U.S. is "looking at" providing Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles.