Morning opening: EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners
Jakub Krupa
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With most eyes still on the US this morning, Brussels is quietly getting on with the task of leading on discussions about the next round of support for Ukraine.
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The European Commission will hold talks with the US, France, Germany, Britain, Nato, and the World Bank, looking what can be done to help Kyiv throughout the winter and how to support the US-led peace process with the upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
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Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said US negotiators would meet with their European partners in Brussels.
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Their talks come after another night of heavy attacks on Ukraine, hitting power stations in Kyiv and Zhytomyr and a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa.
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I will also bring you any European reactions to the midterms in the US, although many politicians (while quietly amused or relieved) may choose to stay silent to not risk Donald Trump’s wrath.
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Let’s see what the day brings.
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It’s Wednesday, 4 November 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
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Meanwhile, Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski ridiculed the Polish right, which has been supportive of Trump since his return to the office.
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Paraphrasing Jesus’s words from the Bible (sic!), he said:
“Truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, they will disown him three times”
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He also took swipe at US billionaire Elon Musk who donated hundreds of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns, reposting his comment from one of their previous clashes, saying:
“See, big man, politics is harder than you thought.”
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Spain's Sánchez hails progressive fightback in the US 'against hate,' draws parallels with Spain
Sam Jones
in Madrid
Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez – who has been Donald Trump’s most vociferous European critic – is celebrating last night’s results in the US, hailing them as proof of a progressive fightback and of the “crumbling” of what he called the “ultra wave”.
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“Yesterday, American society voted against the policies that only impoverish,” he posted on X. “Against hate.
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Sánchez, who faces an uphill battle to secure another term in office in Spain’s general election at the end of the month, added:
“It happened in Brazil.
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It just happened in the US.
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And it will happen soon in Spain.”
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EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners
Jakub Krupa
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EU → lead → Krupa
With most eyes still on the US this morning, Brussels is quietly getting on with the task of leading on discussions about the next round of support for Ukraine.
asserted
Brussels → get → Ukraine
The European Commission will hold talks with the US, France, Germany, Britain, Nato, and the World Bank, looking what can be done to help Kyiv throughout the winter and how to support the US-led peace process with the upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
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what → hold → Dhabi
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said US negotiators would meet with their European partners in Brussels.
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negotiators → say → Brussels
Their talks come after another night of heavy attacks on Ukraine, hitting power stations in Kyiv and Zhytomyr and a cargo vessel at sea near Odesa.
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talks → come → Odesa
I will also bring you any European reactions to the midterms in the US, although many politicians (while quietly amused or relieved) may choose to stay silent to not risk Donald Trump’s wrath.
uncertain
politicians → bring → wrath
Let’s see what the day brings.
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day → see → what
It’s Wednesday, 4 November 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
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this → ’ → ?
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