Ukraine has collated thousands of reports of its children being deported to Russia and wants their plight addressed at a summit of the Group of 20 major economies, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfold. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
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3:18am: Ukraine wants child deportations by Russia investigated as a war crime
"The Russian Federation continues to commit its crimes in connection with Ukrainian children," Zelenskiy's office quoted Andriy Yermak as saying at a meeting he chaired of a group of officials responsible for child protection. "The removal of children continues."
Yermak said discussions about the return of the children should start at the Nov. 15-16 G20 summit in Indonesia, which Zelenskiy is expected to attend, most likely remotely.
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said in early September that more than 1,800 children were transferred from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, to Russia, in July alone.
8:57pm: Putin gives highest medal to 'warrior priest' killed in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday posthumously awarded the highest state decoration to pro-Kremlin archpriest Mikhail Vasilyev, who died in Ukraine over the weekend.
The archpriest had said women should have more children to ease the pain of sending their sons to the military operation in Ukraine.
He received the Hero of the Russian Federation medal on Tuesday for "the courage and heroism shown in the performance of his civic duty", according to a decree on the presidential website.
He was killed on Sunday morning "in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine, while performing pastoral duties", the Orthodox Church said in a press release.
5:07pm: EU Commission told member states gas cap impossible as requested
The European Union's executive told the 27 member countries at a seminar on Monday that it was not possible to create a gas price cap that would at the same time not affect long-term contracts or security of supply, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.
"The Commission has said it's impossible to have a cap that meets these criteria," said one of the diplomats.
The matter has divided EU countries for months as they look for ways to address an acute energy crunch that is driving record-high inflation and threatens recession in the bloc.
5pm: Italy open to supplying air defence systems to Ukraine
The Italian government is readying a new arms package for Ukraine including air defence systems, a governing coalition official said on Tuesday.
Western nations have been delivering more air defence hardware to Ukraine since President Volodymyr Zelensky last month asked the leaders of the G7 nations for help to stop Russian missiles raining down on Ukrainian cities.
The Italian coalition official, who declined to be named, said Rome was ready to provide Ukraine with a variety of air-defence systems, including the medium-range Franco-Italian SAMP/T and Italian Aspide, as well as portable Stinger missiles.
4:53pm: Zelensky urges 'unwavering unity' in US until 'peace restored'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged Washington to remain united, as questions hover over American support for Kyiv following midterm elections to determine control of the US Congress.
US President Joe Biden, who has been a key ally of Ukraine and provided weapons and financial backing, has been encouraging voters to back Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If both flip, Biden would be left as little more than a lame duck, calling into question continued robust US support for Kyiv.
"I call on you to maintain unwavering unity, as it is now, until that very day when we all hear those important words we have been dreaming of ... Until we hear that peace has finally been restored," Zelensky said in a recorded address, receiving the US Liberty Medal.
4:40pm: Zelensky says Black Sea grain export deal must be extended
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday that the UN-brokered Black Sea grain export deal that unblocked three major Ukrainian ports must be extended.
"It is necessary for the grain agreement to continue in the future. Ukraine is ready to remain the guarantor of world food security," he wrote on the Telegram messaging app following talks in Kyiv with the ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
4pm: Ukraine denies Western pressure to soften stance on talks with Russia
Ukraine denied on Tuesday that it was under Western pressure to negotiate with Russia, doubling down on its insistence that talks could take place only if Russia relinquishes all occupied territory.
The remarks came days after a high profile Washington Post report that the United States had encouraged Kyiv to signal willingness for talks. It also coincided with US mid-term elections that could test Western support for Ukraine.
In an overnight address before he was due to address world leaders at a climate summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky recited what he called Ukraine's "completely understandable conditions" for peace talks.
"Once again - restoration of territorial integrity, respect for the UN Charter, compensation for all damages caused by the war, punishment of every war criminal and guarantees that this will not happen again."
5:48pm: Evacuation of cities 'would not make sense' at present, Ukrainian PM says
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday he saw no need at present to evacuate Kyiv or any other cities that are not near the front lines in the war against Russia.
He made his comments at a cabinet meeting following Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system, and after the mayor of Kyiv told residents to consider everything including a worst-case scenario where the capital loses power and water completely.
"Right now, the situation is far from (needing to) announce an evacuation," Shmyhal said. "We must say that to announce the evacuation of any city not near the front lines, especially the capital, would not make any sense at present."
3:47pm: Russia still undecided on whether to extend Ukraine grain deal
The US ambassador to the United Nations reassured Ukrainian farmers Tuesday that extending a wartime deal to facilitate Black Sea shipments of Ukrainian grain and other commodities is a priority for the UN.
The agreement, which Russia and Ukraine signed separately with the UN and Turkey, is set to expire on Nov. 19. A Russian diplomat on Tuesday cited Moscow’s dissatisfaction with its implementation.
Speaking to farmers and reporters at a grain storage facility in Kyiv. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she saw Ukraine “as the breadbasket of the world."
“This (war) really has had an impact on the entire global food market that you are not able to get your grains out,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Russia briefly suspended its participation in the deal last week, alleging a Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea on Oct. 29. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
