In brief

• Polskie Radio 24 reports that a small plane crashed on the A2 motorway near Magdeburg; according to this outlet, two people died.
• Ukrainian TSN and Ukrainska Pravda report that on 10 November Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Berlin; support for Ukraine is to be one of the topics.
• Yevropeiska Pravda, citing Funke Mediengruppe and ntv, relays the opinion of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius that a quick ceasefire before the talks in Abu Dhabi is unlikely.
• Russian propaganda media Vesti.ru and RIA Novosti present Pistorius's statements about suspending Patriot system deliveries and criticism of Ukraine support by the AfD; these are reports of Kremlin propaganda.
• Rzeczpospolita (rp.pl) publishes a publicistic-legal analysis by Filip Wyszyński on whether freedom of contract can be used against the party Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Polish press

According to the Polish Rzeczpospolita (section "Rzecz o prawie"), Filip Wyszyński's article asks whether one of the basic principles of private law – freedom of contract – could be used as a tool to slow down or block the rise to power of the German party Alternative for Germany. The text was published on rp.pl as a publicistic-legal analysis combining civil law with politics. (Filip Wyszyński: Swoboda umów w służbie polityki – Rzeczpospolita)

According to Polskie Radio 24, a small plane crash occurred near Magdeburg in eastern Germany, where the plane crashed onto the A2 motorway and burst into flames. Polskie Radio 24 reports that two people died, and rescuers recovered the bodies of two crew members from the wreckage, which according to this outlet was confirmed by local police. Polskie Radio 24 also reports that no vehicles were damaged in the incident and that drivers who witnessed the tragedy needed support. (Samolot stanął w płomieniach na autostradzie A2. Nie żyją dwie osoby – Polskie Radio 24)

Ukrainian press

Ukrainian TSN reports that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will receive Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Berlin, and one of the topics of the talks is to be continued support for Ukraine. According to TSN, government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius also announced discussions on European affairs, defence and economic cooperation, and the portal notes that this pair's previous meeting took place on 2 June. TSN also recalls that Merz and Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on the need to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible, with an agreement on a peace deal with NATO (Мерц зустрінеться з Мадяром у Берліні: серед тем — підтримка України – TSN).

Ukrainska Pravda, a Ukrainian daily, reports that on 10 November in Berlin Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, and one of the topics will be continued support for Ukraine. According to information from the German government cited in the article, the talks are also to cover European, defence and economic cooperation issues. The paper recalls that on 5 November Merz spoke by phone with Donald Trump about the Russian-Ukrainian war (Мерц обговорить з Мадяром подальшу підтримку України – Українська правда).

Ukrainian Yevropeiska Pravda, citing the German Funke Mediengruppe and the television station ntv, reports that German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius sees no major chances for a quick ceasefire before the US, Russia and Ukraine talks planned in Abu Dhabi. According to him, a ceasefire depends on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and recent months give no grounds for hope of a quick end to the war. Pistorius also considered that an agreement between Russia and the USA over Ukraine's head would be unacceptable both for Ukraine and for Europeans (Пісторіус не бачить особливих надій на швидке припинення вогню між РФ і Україною – Європейська правда).

Russian press

According to Vesti.ru (propaganda media), a Russian state-controlled news outlet, Bundestag deputy Steffen Kotré of the AfD opposes handing Kyiv Taurus cruise missiles, although he acknowledges that such deliveries have not been publicly confirmed. The Kremlin propaganda in Vesti presents this as evidence of unease in Germany, while also quoting Russian ambassador Sergei Nechayev, who warns that the deliveries would change the nature of Russia's relations with Germany. Vesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that President Zelensky announced his intention to buy Taurus missiles from Germany. (В АдГ высказались против поставок Украине крылатых ракет Taurus – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Vesti.ru (propaganda media) claims that there are political forces in Germany that consider the closure of the Russian House in Berlin a mistake and that, if they came to power, could resume its activities, as Vesti.ru (propaganda media) reports citing Rossotrudnichestvo head Igor Chaika in an interview with TASS. Vesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on 1 September the termination of the agreement regulating the activities of the Russian House, and that Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to the same source, claimed the closure plans had been prepared for a long time. (Чайка рассказал об отношении ряда политиков в ФРГ к закрытию Русского дома – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

In the Russian press overview, it is noted that according to RIA Novosti (propaganda media), German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated in an interview with the Funke group that Berlin cannot afford new deliveries of Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv. The agency reports that Germany has already transferred several systems and many missiles for them, but deliveries are currently suspended, and Pistorius reportedly warned that further transfers could create gaps in its own defence. It should be remembered that this is propaganda messaging: Kremlin propaganda in RIA Novosti (propaganda media) also presents the thesis that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine hinder negotiations, which cannot be treated as fact. (Писториус признал невозможность новых поставок Киеву Patriot – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Vesti.ru (propaganda media) claims that German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that Germany can no longer supply Ukraine with Patriot systems, as this would risk creating critical gaps in its own defence; according to this message, the minister also called on allies to increase support during the Ukraine Contact Group meeting in mid-November. Vesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that Volodymyr Zelensky wants to order Taurus cruise missiles in Germany, which the Alternative for Germany party opposes. (В Германии заявили о невозможности поставок ЗРК Patriot Украине – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Russian propaganda media Vesti.ru (propaganda media) reports the statement of Alexander von Bismarck, an entrepreneur and founder of the Russian-German project "Bismarck-Dialog", who claims that the current German political class has forgotten history and that a new generation of politicians could take on dialogue with Moscow. According to Vesti.ru (propaganda media), Bismarck allows that in the future Germany and Russia could return to their former level of cooperation. This is a Kremlin propaganda message, not an established fact. (Потомок Бисмарка рассказал, кто в Германии сможет наладить диалог с Россией – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)) Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also reports this statement, adding that Alexander von Bismarck described the current German political elite as no longer having real significance, and that the statement was conveyed by the RIA Novosti agency; the same material also recalls earlier reports of a possible conflict with Russia over a potential transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, as well as Volodymyr Zelensky's request for these missiles after a refusal. (Потомок Бисмарка обратился к Германии насчет России – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe)).

According to Vesti.ru (propaganda media) from Russia, AfD deputy parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag Markus Frohnmaier criticised Chancellor Friedrich Merz for saying that sustained financial aid for Ukraine is in Germany's interest. The Russian portal, in this case a Kremlin propaganda outlet, cites the politician's post on platform X, in which he asks whether savings in social care and health insurance in favour of spending abroad really serve Germans, and also reports the 200 million euro winter aid for Ukraine planned by the coalition government. According to this message, AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla and Sahra Wagenknecht of BSW also criticise the policy of supporting Kyiv. ("Какое безумие": в АдГ раскритиковали Мерца за слова о помощи Украине – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)) This thread is connected to reports from Ukrainian TSN, according to which Merz will host Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Berlin, with support for Ukraine expected to be one of the topics of talks, showing that the question of financing Kyiv remains at the centre of the current German policy debate.

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