Ukraine diplomacy

South Korea has withdrawn eight diplomats from Ukraine amid a dispute over Kyiv's disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war, Yonhap reports.

Slovak PM Robert Fico announced intergovernmental talks with Kyiv to be held in Lviv on November 5, while also revealing preparations for separate negotiations with Russia.

The Washington Post reported that the US and European countries are discussing a joint four-point peace plan that includes territorial concessions from both Ukraine and Russia, security guarantees, and economic arrangements to improve both countries' postwar positions — citing an American official familiar with the negotiations.

President Zelensky said the American side has proposed holding preparatory three-way talks in the Ukraine-US-Russia format in the United Arab Emirates.

Ukraine's FM Sybiga called on the EU to keep Putin's inner circle and oligarchs like Fridman and Usmanov on the sanctions list, warning that removal sends the wrong signal amid Russia's ongoing aggression.