\u201cIn the Kremlin, both \u200cPresident Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated that \u200bwe do not want a ceasefire,\u201d said Peskov. \u201cWe want long-term peace and are prepared to do everything possible \u2060to achieve it.\u201c<\/p>\n
Peskov\u2019s comments were a rejection of a \u206060-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> \u2060on Sunday to allow \u2060his \u200bcountry to hold presidential elections. Kyiv has accused Russia of violating temporary truces when ceasefires between the two sides have been agreed to in the past.<\/p>\n Peskov was asked to comment on Trump\u2019s self-declared \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d between Russia and Ukraine<\/a> and refused to be drawn on it, only saying:<\/p>\n double quotation markContacts continue. As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.27 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes<\/p>\n \u2060Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> said \u2060it \u2060was \u201cincreasingly clear\u201d \u200bthat Russia \u2060was unwilling to accept a US-proposed \u2060ceasefire \u200bon \u200cenergy \u200cstrikes, as Moscow hit \u200csix Ukrainian energy facilities on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is \u200cwhat happens when Russia<\/a> \u200bsees the prospect of higher revenues \u2060for its war \u200bmachine,\u201d \u200bhe wrote \u200bin \u200ba \u200cpost \u200bon X.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Russia presents a long-term threat to Europe regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine<\/a>, the head of Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence agency said.<\/p>\n Warning that Moscow wanted to upend Europe\u2019s international order, Sina Sellen, president of the BfV, said Russian-orchestrated attacks would \u201ccontinue to come\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe hybrid threat is here, and it has long been decoupled from the situation in Ukraine,\u201d he said at a Berlin conference organised by the BfV.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Russia, [the goal] is a fundamentally new map of Europe<\/a> and of its role within Europe and in geopolitics.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A 13-year-old girl was among three people killed in a Russian strike on a house near the frontline city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine<\/a> on Monday, the authorities said.<\/p>\n The head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said a house in the Cherkaske area was hit with cluster munitions, accusing Russia<\/a> of \u201ca deliberate attempt\u201d to maximise civilian casualties.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n German chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Russia would only negotiate \u201cseriously\u201d under pressure, days after president Donald Trump<\/a> announced a temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Germany and for Europe, such a decision is out of the question,\u201d said Merz, referring to the US-Russia diesel deal.<\/p>\n \u201cRussia will only negotiate seriously under pressure and that is why we are maintaining our sanctions against Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Nato should signal its \u201cred lines\u201d to Russia<\/a> over sabotage attacks in Europe, the alliance\u2019s top military commander said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important that allies continue to consult, think about how we might respond, and make sure that we message clearly and concisely to the Russians where our red lines are,\u201d Nato<\/a> commander Alexus Grynkewich said in Warsaw.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks killed six people in two Ukrainian cities yesterday.<\/p>\n In Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, a strike on a grocery store killed three people and injured 20 others, including two children, the regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said.<\/p>\n Footage released by the Kharkiv prosecutor\u2019s office captured the moment of the strike, showing debris flying through the air and fires breaking out as car alarms sounded.<\/p>\n An \u201cunprecedented\u201d cyber-attack is behind the shutdown of refrigerator units in multiple French supermarkets, according to the chief executive of Cooperative U, one of the chains affected.<\/p>\n At least 150 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, AFP reports. Paris prosecutors confirmed the attack, with media reporting that hackers were \u201cmanaging to remotely trigger the forced defrosting of the refrigeration systems in numerous stores.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Reuters is carrying some further quotes from Nato\u2019s supreme allied commander for Europe<\/a>, Gen Alexus Grynkewich, about how the alliance says it would deal with an attack on Nato territory. He told the audience at the Warsaw Security Forum:<\/p>\n If someone \u200bis foolish enough to attack us, we will fight. We will stop the attack and deny them the ability to achieve their objectives, whatever those might be. We will, in short, ensure any attack, against any ally, \u2060proves utterly futile.<\/p>\n Should the adversary \u200bchoose to press \u200cthe attack \u200bor commit his reserves, \u200bwe will break the warfighting system engaged against us. This includes not just the attacking force itself, but anything and everything that supports, sustains, and controls that force.<\/p>\n The US general is speaking just days after president Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.19 EDT<\/p>\n Nato\u2019s supreme allied commander for Europe<\/a>, Gen Alexus Grynkewich has been outlining what he describes as the Nato \u201ctheory of victory\u201d, in which he says Nato forces would block, then blunt, then break any aggressive move against the alliance.<\/p>\n While stressing that he did not see conflict as \u201cinevitable\u201d, he said at the Warsaw Security Forum it was a plan to \u201cprepare us to execute our most sacred task \u2013 the defence of our people and our territory.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Nato\u2019s supreme allied commander for Europe<\/a>, Gen Alexus Grynkewich, is speaking now at the Warsaw Security Forum. We will bring you any key lines that emerge.<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.20 EDT<\/p>\n A little more from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov here on the prospects of a limited truce agreement. He says that Russia would potentially offer a one-day truce if Ukraine<\/a> were to hold elections. He said:<\/p>\n If they truly want to hold elections in Kyiv, then the president of Russia, the commander-in-chief, will be ready to give an order not to launch strikes on Ukraine on election day, specifically on election day.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>France’s high school students plan fresh protests<\/p>\n France\u2019s high school students will stage new protests on Tuesday, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency is reporting,<\/p>\n![\"Huge](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/935.jpg\")
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