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The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Florida says that one of her campaign's IG pages was suddenly taken down tonight during an event. If this isn't election interference, I don't know what is.

According to Reuters, Russian oil refineries have increased diesel production to a recent high. In October, diesel output rose to nearly 180,000 tons per day, up from 160,000 previously. This comes against the backdrop of agreements between the Kremlin and the US. Meanwhile, Ukraine has not attacked Russian oil refineries for 10 days. reuters.com/business/energy/…

U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for Don Jr. to go kill endangered species in Mongolia with a Russian "of the Kremlin." ft.com/content/f41fc704-c9e6…

Russia earned $2.76 billion from seaborne crude exports last week, Bloomberg reports, marking the highest weekly total since the start of the full-scale invasion. Export value jumped by about $430 million as weekly oil shipments increased sharply. #Russia

🇮🇹🇺🇦 Italian Prime Minister Meloni has frozen the thirteenth package of military aid to Ukraine in anticipation of the US midterm elections, — Il Giornale d'Italia. The new package is ready to be sent, but after several postponements, its delivery has not been set for a specific date. The last Italian delivery of military aid to Ukraine took place ten months ago. Initially, a decision on the new package was expected in July, then in September, later it was postponed until the League party congress, and now the US midterm elections on November 3 have become the reference point. It is not specified what exactly the result of the US elections could affect Rome's decision, and there is no information that the aid will be sent immediately after the vote. At the same time, the Meloni government officially continues to insist that "support for Ukraine will continue," but does not explain when exactly the new aid will be sent and what exactly is still preventing a final decision.

Content of Tense Conversation Between Budanov and Trump's Team Revealed Negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump's special envoys in Miami, as reported by Le Monde, escalated into a conflict. According to the publication, during a three-hour meeting at the Shell Bay golf club, Steve Witkoff "with irritation" demanded that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Zelenskyy's office, cease strikes on Russian oil refineries. Budanov, per Le Monde's information, "barely contained his anger" and felt that he was being "treated like a child, trying to teach him how to make money." The Americans presented an ambitious plan for postwar "regional prosperity," which envisioned resuming the transit of Russian oil and gas to Europe through Ukraine, with dividends paid to Kyiv. Budanov was outraged that such a deal would tie Ukraine to Moscow, after which the negotiations broke off. When the meeting resumed, the Americans proposed accepting a deal for supplies of Russian diesel to the United States. The publication's sources noted that they had never seen Ukrainians "so upset and alarmed." Zelenskyy's entourage described the situation as "hopeless," since Trump's envoys "think only about business." 📸: Press service of the President of Ukraine

🚨 FT: Residents of occupied Oleshky seeking evacuation would be taken to Crimea or Russia instead of Ukrainian-controlled territory just across the Dnipro River. This is a terrifying warning sign. Russia is preparing to turn an evacuation into a deportation operation. It will exploit people’s desperation for a propaganda stunt, put them through filtration camps, and forcibly keep them under Russian occupation, where they would remain in grave danger.