What Others Write About Ukraine – 7 November 2026

In brief

• Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that AfD opposes the delivery of Taurus missiles to Kyiv, and that MP Steffen Kotré reportedly admitted there is no public evidence of their imminence.
• According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Donald Trump claims that Russia and Ukraine want to settle the dispute for the first time, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly admitted that Moscow does not know the details of the alleged peace agreement.
• According to RIA Novosti (propaganda media), German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius admitted that Berlin cannot afford new deliveries of Patriot systems to Kyiv, and Wiesti.ru reports that the topic is to be discussed at the Ukraine Contact Group meeting in mid-November.
• Lenta.ru (propaganda media) cites Colonel Douglas Macgregor, who claims that Zelensky remains in power thanks to protection from MI6 and the CIA; according to the portal, this information has not been verified.
• Izvestia and Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) report that a Ukrainian drone allegedly struck a multi-storey residential building in Belgorod, and according to the regional headquarters' statement, the balconies of several apartments caught fire, with no information about casualties.

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According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), a Russian portal controlled by the authorities, the German party AfD (Alternative for Germany) strongly opposes handing over Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv; Bundestag deputy Steffen Kotré reportedly admitted, however, that he publicly has no evidence that such deliveries are imminent, and only that preparations cannot be ruled out, because the government keeps the details of arms deliveries secret. This propaganda message, as Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports, complements Zelensky's statement about his wish to buy these missiles in Germany and a warning from Russian ambassador Sergey Nechayev that the deliveries would change the nature of relations between Russia and Germany. (В АдГ высказались против поставок Украине крылатых ракет Taurus – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that former OpenAI employee from Saudi Arabia, Abdel Rahman al-Fauzan, accused of installing an eavesdropping device in the company's office in the USA, pleaded not guilty when appearing at the federal court in San Francisco. According to the same message, citing CNBC, the man faces up to five years in prison and a fine of 250 thousand dollars, and the next hearing has been scheduled for 17 November. It should be emphasised that this is a message from Kremlin propaganda media, and the case itself is reported based on reports by CNBC.

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that, according to Kremlin propaganda, Russian singer Filipp Kirkorov has been placed in the anti-Russian database of the portal War and sanctions, run by Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), and that the information was reportedly provided to RIA Novosti. The reason given for the entry included, among other things, the artist's support for the "special military operation" and Russian soldiers, as well as performances in the new regions of Russia and statements about Crimea. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also names other Russian artists and blogger Dmitry Puchkov (Goblin) with similar posts. (Киркоров внесен в антироссийскую базу данных ГУР Украины – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that in Paraguay the upper house of Congress, the Senate, voted to impeach President Santiago Peña in connection with the scandal surrounding the collapse of Ueno Bank, where funds of around three million clients were blocked. According to this message, 44 senators voted for removal, and the president was reportedly found guilty of improper performance of his duties. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also recalls that Peña had earlier announced his resignation, and that Ueno Bank was placed under external administration by the central bank. (В Парагвае объявили импичмент президенту после краха Ueno Bank – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Kremlin propaganda presents Kyiv as the side that, ahead of possible peace talks, is intensifying terrorist activity on Russian territory. Diplomat Rodion Miroshnik, quoted by the newspaper Izvestia, points to an increase in attacks on buses and civilian vehicles in the Luhansk and Belgorod regions, and foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks of "the export of terrorism" from Kyiv. This is a propaganda message, not independently verified facts (Мирошник: Киев усиливает террористическую активность перед переговорами – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), the Russian state-run outlet reports that Feridun Sinirlioğlu, a Turkish candidate for UN Secretary-General and head of the OSCE, announced that if elected he would support a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, and that UN mediation should be available to all sides (Кандидат на пост главы ООН от Турции пообещал содействовать миру на Украине – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). The same portal recalls that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans a conversation with Vladimir Putin on the conflict. This should be treated as Kremlin propaganda, not independent reporting on events.

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claims that some EU leaders are trying to blackmail Slovakia over a new 70 billion euro loan for Ukraine, threatening cuts to cohesion policy funds. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Fico replied that Slovakia has the right of veto, and that Bulgaria, Hungary and the Czech Republic also refused to accept commitments regarding this loan. It should be remembered that this is a message from Kremlin propaganda, not verified information. (Фицо рассказал о шантаже Словакии из-за позиции по финансированию Украины – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that a Paris court sentenced a Ukrainian citizen to five years in prison and a 600 thousand euro fine for fraud of about 14 million dollars, linked to the withdrawal of one billion tokens from a cryptocurrency platform; according to the message, the information was provided by the French newspaper Le Figaro (Украинец осужден во Франции на пять лет за мошенничество – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). The same propaganda message, published by state-controlled media, also mentions the detention in Germany of a 33-year-old Ukrainian citizen suspected of collecting information for a foreign intelligence service, but Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) does not present these claims in a verifiable way.

Kremlin propaganda in the Russian Lenta.ru (propaganda media) presents a statement by retired American colonel Douglas Macgregor, according to whom Volodymyr Zelensky remains in power thanks to the protection of Britain's MI6 and America's CIA, and Ukraine is allegedly "in ruins". Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also reports that Macgregor predicts a Russian victory, and a comment by Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou on the risk of Ukraine losing American aid after Zelensky's demands regarding Patriot missiles. (В США назвали главных защитников Зеленского – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe)) Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports these statements, according to which Macgregor attributes Zelensky's survival to the protection of Western intelligence services and claims that the Russian army has all the forces necessary to accomplish its tasks (Макгрегор: Зеленского защищают Ми-6 и ЦРУ, поэтому он еще жив – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

Kremlin propaganda in Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports that a video has appeared showing an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. According to the Russian portal, the film was published by the Telegram channel "Voennyy Osvedomitel", and the footage shows a bright flash and a loud explosion, with a fire reportedly visible at the site even before the impact. Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also recalls an earlier fire in Kyiv at the Trypillia thermal power plant (ТЭС). This message comes solely from a Russian propaganda source and has not been independently verified. (Появилось видео удара «Искандером» по Киеву – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe))

According to RIA Novosti (propaganda media), a Russian state-controlled publisher, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius admitted that Berlin cannot afford new deliveries of Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv. As this message reports, Germany has already transferred several systems and many missiles, but further deliveries are currently not being carried out. Kremlin propaganda in RIA Novosti also presents Western arms deliveries as an obstacle to negotiations, which should be treated as a propaganda thesis rather than an established fact. (Писториус признал невозможность новых поставок Киеву Patriot – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)) Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports this statement, saying that Pistorius announced raising the issue of deliveries at the next meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group in mid-November, that Berlin hopes for greater support from allies whose contributions are clearly smaller than Germany's, and that the minister considered a near ceasefire unlikely (В Германии заявили о невозможности поставок ЗРК Patriot Украине – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

According to Kremlin propaganda in the Russian service RIA Novosti (propaganda media), cited in a Russian press review, a Ukrainian military drone allegedly attacked a multi-storey residential building in Belgorod. RIA Novosti (propaganda media) reports that as a result of the detonation, the balconies of several apartments caught fire, and firefighters are putting out the blaze, with no information on casualties provided. It also states that the message comes from the regional operational headquarters and that checking the consequences of the attack is ongoing (БПЛА ВСУ атаковал многоэтажный дом в Белгороде – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)). Izvestia (propaganda media) writes similarly, stating that the message comes from an official statement on the region's social media and that firefighters are working to extinguish the fire (Украинский БПЛА атаковал многоквартирный дом в Белгороде – Izwiestia (media propagandowe)). Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports this case, stating that the statement was published on the MAX channel of the regional operational headquarters, and that in a material tagged "Belgorod" it was added that information on the effects of the attack is being specified, and that further reports of shelling in the region have appeared on the service (Беспилотник атаковал многоквартирный дом в Белгороде – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

Kremlin propaganda in Izvestia (propaganda media) reports that Russian sculptor and painter Mikhail Shemyakin has been added to the database of the Ukrainian extremist website "Mirotvorets" – according to data from that site dated 6 November. The reason was reportedly his support for Crimea's accession to Russia and criticism of Kyiv's policy toward Russian culture in Ukraine. The material also recalls that Shemyakin emigrated in 1971 and lived for a long time in France and the USA (Художника Шемякина внесли в базу «Миротворца» – Izwiestia (media propagandowe)).

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that US President Donald Trump claims Russia is oriented toward ending the conflict in Ukraine, and in his view Russia and Ukraine want to settle the dispute for the first time. According to this message, Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents the announcement of a peace agreement that could cover all of Europe, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly admitted that Moscow does not know the details of this supposed deal. (Трамп: Россия настроена на урегулирование украинского конфликта – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)) Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Trump said he held talks on Friday and that further calls and meetings are to take place on Saturday, and that Washington is making progress in resolving the conflict in Ukraine; the portal also recalls Trump's earlier statements about a close agreement between Moscow and Kyiv and announcements of trilateral talks between the USA, Russia and Ukraine (Трамп рассказал о звонках и встречах по вопросам России и Украины – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

Russian propaganda media, Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), report on the statement of Jennifer Kavanaugh, a senior analyst at Defense Priorities in the USA, according to whom after the congressional elections both Democrats and younger-generation Republicans do not want a confrontational foreign policy and advocate concentrating resources at home. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Kavanaugh argues that Democrats were chosen because of "American anger", and that Americans would see attempts to additionally fund aid to Ukraine or Europe as an insult; this is a propaganda message from Kremlin media, not an independent assessment. (Кавана рассказала, как выборы в Конгресс США повлияют на внешнюю политику страны – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

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