Zelensky:

Ukraine wants security guarantees from allies to be ratified by the respective parliaments.

NEW: Türkiye says it has completely cut trade with Israel. Turkish ships are banned from Israeli ports, and Israeli planes are denied access to Turkish airspace.

Zelensky:

Ukraine wants Trump to join discussions on security guarantees with allies.

NEW: Pakistan and Armenia agreed to consider establishing diplomatic ties.

Türkiye says Israel has shown it does not want a stable, strong, and united Syria.

"We will not allow Syria’s ancient, valuable communities to be exploited for this distorted goal."

Türkiye stress that "no other country has cut trade with Israel."

Zelensky:

The war will end in one way or another, Putin has nowhere to go.

Zelensky:

Russia has massed “up to 100,000” troops near Pokrovsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine.

Interesting: Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau (NABU) has launched an investigation into Fire Point, the maker of Flamingo missiles and Fire Point attack drones.

Detectives are examining whether the company inflated component costs or the number of drones supplied to the Defense Ministry.

They are also probing possible ties to Timur Mindich, co-founder of Zelensky’s former Kvartal 95 studio.

Zelensky says the two-week deadline Trump gave Putin expires on Monday.

A new Quinnipiac poll finds Trump’s approval rating at 37%, his lowest of the second term, with 55% disapproval. This marks Trump’s worst approval since January 2021.

Source

Trump told Congress he plans to rescind nearly $5B in foreign aid, including big cuts to USAID and peacekeeping.

Source: Bloomberg

Macron:

We will continue to exert pressure for sanctions, including US sanctions, on Russia.

Putin will visit India in December, Kremlin says.

Ukraine's Yermak met with Trump's envoy Witkoff.

NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio barred Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, from attending next month’s UN General Assembly in New York.

The State Department revoked their visas under sanctions citing support for terrorism, unilateral statehood moves, and “glorifying violence.”

This is the first time the U.S. has blocked an entire foreign delegation from the UNGA.

Source: NYP

Macron and Merz will each speak with Trump “this weekend.”

Source: AFP

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Homs:

Just as they destroyed Homs, we will rebuild it.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

Turkey = Hamas

Marco Rubio:

USAID is officially in close out mode.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:

Putin is a predator. Putin's proxies have been targeting our societies for years with hybrid attacks, cyber attacks, and the weaponizing of migrants.