President Vladimir Putin signed a law that will enlist Russian citizens with criminal records of murder, robbery, drug trafficking and other serious criminal charges.
The Group of Seven countries (G7) on Friday (local time) agreed to establish a coordination mechanism to help Ukraine with critical energy and water infrastructure amid Russian attacks on the power grid that have caused widespread blackouts.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday to 'underscore' the US support while announcing a new USD 400 million military assistance package amid the Russian invasion.
Russia on Wednesday resumed its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, after securing guarantees from Ukraine on the non-use of the humanitarian corridor and ports designated for the export of agricultural products for military operations.
Following massive Russian strikes on Ukraine as the tensions between the two countries continue to escalate, almost half a million homes in Kyiv were without electricity on Friday.
British Ambassador to Russia, Deborah Bronnert was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on November 3 to lodge a protest over the UK's involvement in a "terrorist attack" against the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.