Ukraine is demanding nearly $44bn from Russia for damages linked to increased climate-warming emissions caused by the ongoing war, a government minister has said. The claim, announced at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil, marks the first time a country has sought compensation for such emissions from a conflict. Deputy Minister Pavlo Kartashov cited damage to water, land, and forests, as well as additional CO2 and greenhouse gases from fossil fuels, cement, and steel used in fighting, and fires destroying trees.
In a separate development, a Russian missile strike wounded at least 32 people in Kharkiv overnight, according to regional governor Oleg Synegubov. The attack, which injured two children and an 18-year-old girl, was the third such strike on the eastern region in three days. Moscow has intensified drone and missile barrages in recent months, targeting energy infrastructure and civilian sites ahead of winter.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Turkey on Wednesday to revive US involvement in peace talks. He plans to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, hoping to reinvigorate negotiations that stalled after several rounds in Istanbul failed to yield a breakthrough. Russia has not agreed to a ceasefire and continues advancing on the front and bombarding cities.
The United States has approved a $105m sale to Ukraine to upgrade and sustain Patriot missile defences, as Russia maintains its assault. The State Department said the deal includes parts, training, and services for the systems Ukraine relies on to intercept incoming missiles. Poland has also identified two people responsible for an explosion on a railway route to Ukraine, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk claiming they were Ukrainians collaborating with Russian intelligence who fled to Belarus.
Spain announced a fresh military aid package worth €615m ($710m) for Ukraine, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stating that around €300m would go to new defence equipment. Speaking alongside Zelenskyy in Madrid, Sánchez said Putin's 'neo-imperialism' seeks to weaken the European project. During his visit, Zelenskyy viewed Picasso's 'Guernica', a painting symbolising the horrors of war, referencing the 1937 bombing of a Basque town by Nazi and fascist Italian planes.
