Zelensky says Putin is ‘afraid’ of Trump supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks - Ukraine’s president is lobbying Trump to provide the missiles to help in the war against Russia

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev floated the tunnel idea late on Thursday after Putin spoke to Trump by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest.

On October 16, Russia fired 357 projectiles in its fourth massive overnight strike in two weeks. Ukraine intercepted 283 drones, decoys and missiles while another 18 missiles were “locally lost.” At least 14 missiles and 37 drones slipped through defenses.

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump’s relationship with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has improved as Valdimir Putin has continued to test the American leader’s patience, writes

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, tweeted Thursday that a “Putin-Trump Tunnel” would be a “70-mile link symbolizing unity.”

President Donald Trump’s announcement that Budapest could host a summit to end the war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin has been celebrated by Viktor Orbán.