Europe live with Jakub KrupaUkraine US envoys expected to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss Ukraine ceasefire - Europe live Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are attempting to make further progress after earlier talks in Abu Dhabi LIVE Updated 11m ago Jakub Krupa Thu 12 Nov 2026 09.08 GMTFirst published on Thu 12 Nov 2026 08.59 GMT Share Key events 11m ago Ukraine faces 'systemic speed restrictions' on Starshield again that 'help Russians kill more Ukrainians', Zelenskyy says 19m ago EU to approve new sanctions on Russia on Monday, France's Europe minister says Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev greets US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner Key events 11m ago Ukraine faces 'systemic speed restrictions' on Starshield again that 'help Russians kill more Ukrainians', Zelenskyy says 19m ago EU to approve new sanctions on Russia on Monday, France's Europe minister says Oh-oh.
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just taken to X to say that the Ukrainian army is once again experiencing “significant disruptions to Starshield’s operations over the territory of Ukraine.” He said the problem has been going on “for several days now,” affecting operations “along the entire frontline and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.” “Specifically, systematic speed restrictions are being imposed on Starshield, limiting it to 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour).
The Ukrainian military have already investigated the circumstances, and these are not random errors but systematic speed restrictions.” Spelling out the real life consequences, Zelenskyy said the disruption complicates intercepting Russian jet-powered drones, with “strikes that got through because our interception systems cannot reach sufficient speeds and are unable to intercept in time.” “Unfortunately, this is helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine.
We are trying to establish all the circumstances with the American side.” Meanwhile, the EU is planning to approve new sanctions on Russia on Monday, France’s Europe minister Benjamin Haddad said.
“On Monday, we will take new sanctions against Russia, on 150 additional entities, 50 banks and it’s France which proposed the bulk of the entities to add,” Haddad told LCI television, as reported by Reuters.
“We will continue to put economic pressure on Russia and of course support Ukraine,” he added.
France's junior minister in charge of Europe Benjamin Haddad speaks at an event this week.
The meeting is expected to get under way around 9am GMT, with Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Rybakov trying to manage everyone’s expectations by saying it was too early to say that necessary trust had been restored between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev welcoming US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner upon their arrival at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
The EPC – set up on the initiative of France’s Emmanuel Macron – offers a rare chance to discuss key European issues with non-EU allies, including Britain’s Andy Burnham and Canada’s Mark Carney.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ireland's taoiseach Micheál Martin attend a bilateral press conference at Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland last night.
Let’s see what we are going to hear on this today.
For Dublin, the meeting comes with a massive security operation, particularly after some past concerns about drones, particularly around Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland last December.
I will keep an eye on both of these events and bring you all the latest here.
It’s Thursday, 12 November 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
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