Overview

• Polish authorities arrested a Ukraine national wanted by Germany over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage in a Warsaw suburb, with a district court extending his pretrial detention by seven days as extradition steps proceed.
• The IAEA warns Zaporizhzhia has lacked external power since September 23 and is relying on diesel expected to last about ten days, while Ukraine says a strike on Slavutych briefly cut electricity to systems protecting the Tschernobyl sarcophagus.
• European leaders push for stronger counter‑drone defenses after unexplained incursions, with President Zelensky warning in Copenhagen that Russian drones could threaten any European country and President Macron signaling that violating drones may be destroyed.
• French forces boarded and searched a tanker off Saint‑Nazaire suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, with prosecutors citing nationality‑documentation and disobedience violations as inquiries examine any link to drone sightings over Denmark.
• U.S. policy shifts are reported but not confirmed, with the Wall Street Journal saying Washington plans to share targeting intelligence for strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and is considering providing longer‑range weapons while urging allies to follow suit.