Day 1,698.
Today, as Russia’s ‘humanitarian’ ballistic missiles land in Kyiv, diplomatic efforts continue to try to get a trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Putin and Trump, with the latter saying "we are closer to peace than ever". And as Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia suffered the highest daily loss since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv also claims to have advanced behind Russian lines around Kupiansk. And we have a Telegraph exclusive that shows how Russia is using civilian fishing trawlers to spy on the UK’s critical undersea cables, with one NATO official telling us: “Some of these ships have never seen a single fish on their deck”.
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Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Gareth Corfield (Transport correspondent). @GazTheJourno on X.
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Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
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Exclusive: Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain (The Telegraph):
Exclusive: Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain (Gareth Corfield for The Telegraph):
RAF reports mystery drones over Britain (Gareth Corfield and Rozina Sabur for The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/16/raf-mystery-drones-britain/
Zelensky’s ex-aide argues she’s not a Russian spy – but Ukraine should surrender (The Telegraph):
Europe’s dependence on America in space is hard to escape (The Economist):
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/20/europes-dependence-on-america-in-space-is-hard-to-escape
Watch out Brussels and Kyiv, Poland’s conservatives are veering right (Politico):
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-pis-split-right-wing-parties-2027-election/
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