Russia & Ukraine
Russia & UkraineSun Ties 21st-Century Record With 29 Flares in One Day, Russian Media Report
According to Russian media, 29 solar flares were recorded on 7 November, tying the record for this century. The reports cite the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Russia & UkraineDW: ‘lasting peace’, Lenta.ru: ‘intervention’: first ‘coalition of the willing’ drill in Poland
The first exercise of the ‘coalition of the willing’ for Ukraine begins in Poland with about 2,800 troops from eleven countries, running to 22 November. Germany’s DW stresses securing future peace, while Russia’s Lenta.ru relays Maria Zakharova’s claim that any foreign troop entry into Ukraine would be an ‘intervention’.
Russia & UkraineDW: a “big deal” for all of Europe, Lenta.ru: Trump’s “peace initiatives will succeed”
Both outlets cover Kirill Dmitriev and Trump’s push for peace in Ukraine, including the Oleshky ceasefire. DW focuses on Trump’s hint at a possible deal and European worries, while Lenta.ru reports Dmitriev’s remarks on Zelensky and Putin.
Russia & UkraineTagesschau: ‘war of aggression’, TASS: ‘Ukrainian crisis’, Lenta: ‘allegedly’: Europe at Abu Dhabi
French Foreign Minister Barrot said Europeans will be represented at the Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi. The outlets differ in their terminology and in what they place around his statement.
Russia & UkraineDW: cause “not yet known”, TASS: line cut after “damage” – Zaporizhzhia loses power again
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has again lost external power via the Ferosplavna line. German and Russian outlets agree on the basic facts but differ on what they say about the cause and the context.
Russia & UkraineTagesschau: ‘600,000 without power’, TASS: ‘substation for military industry’
After Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on 8 November, Germany's Tagesschau reports hundreds of thousands of people without electricity, while Russian outlets, citing the Russian Defence Ministry, describe targets they say served the Ukrainian military and its industry.
Russia & UkraineDW: ‘Russian attacks’, Lenta.ru: ‘emergency outages’ – Kyiv and regions without power
Germany's DW and Britain's BBC report a massive Russian strike on Ukraine's power grid, with casualties and diplomatic context. Russia's Lenta.ru runs a brief item on ‘emergency outages’ and a hit on a substation.