The Pope and the Russian President held a telephone conversation this afternoon regarding the city under siege by Moscow: “The Holy See’s commitment to dialogue and peace was reaffirmed”. 

Data and satellites. Europeans oppose Trump’s blackouts in Ukraine

The U.S. President has decided to impose restrictions on the sharing of intelligence with the Ukrainians, and the devastating effect of this decision was immediately apparent. Data, satellites and the stance of European allies

A source at Il Foglio within the Ukrainian President’s Office states that, until recently, it was the Americans who were promptly warning the Ukrainians of missile launches, but now something has changed. This is also the case on the front line, where, last night, the military began to experience issues with Starlink’s operating speed. The limit introduced by Musk

Washington is threatening to cut back on intelligence support for Kyiv and is negotiating with Putin over Russian diesel. The EU is biding its time, hoping that the political climate in the US will shift after the mid-term elections, but it is not yet in a position to support Ukraine’s defence on its own.

To bring down petrol prices ahead of the mid-term elections, Trump is stripping Kyiv of its most effective weapon and calling for a new Ukrainian president. Now the sanctions game is being played out in Brussels

Russia is attacking towns both far from and close to the front line; in Kramatorsk, it struck two buses, killing thirty people. However, from the battlefield, Russian prisoners who surrendered during Operation Vivaldi describe their situation, how they fought and why the army will not allow them to withdraw. The stories gathered