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.

German Chancellor Merz:

The war in Ukraine could still last for many months.

Hamas calls for "intensified punitive measures" against Israel after Türkiye's announcement.

NEW: Turkish Parliament urges all countries to cut ties with Israel and calls for suspending its UN membership until it ends genocidal policies in Gaza.

Trump ordered seven U.S. warships (4,500 personnel) to waters off Venezuela — including destroyers, a cruiser, a sub, and an amphibious group with Marines.

Source: Axios

Hamas armed wing Spokesman Abu Obaida:

The enemy’s criminal plan to occupy Gaza will fail.

Their army will suffer heavy losses, more soldiers will be captured, and resistance fighters are fully prepared with high morale.

The invaders will face harsh lessons, and the enemy’s leaders will bear full responsibility.

Abu Obaida:

We will keep the enemy’s captives to the best of our ability, and they will remain with our fighters in the areas of combat and confrontation, sharing the same risks and living conditions.

For every captive killed as a result of the aggression, we will announce their name, publish their picture, and provide proof of their death.

JD Vance:

When Biden was in office, Zelensky would come to Washington, he would leave with $50 billion without any real goal, any real diplomacy, any real sense of what we were going to buy with that $100 billion.