Presidential aide Yury Ushakov stated that Vladimir Putin outlined the root causes of the Ukraine conflict to Finnish President Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Store. Ushakov also refuted a Financial Times report alleging that the Russian president devoted a significant part of the conversation to medieval Slavic history.

This comes as more than 3,300 Palestinians are forced from homes in Hebron as Israel's military offensive continues.

The convoy will head toward the central district hospital, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian forces ceased fire on the Kherson front and established a "regime of silence" near Alyoshki as of 4:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 27. This action was taken in preparation for a humanitarian operation that Melania Trump reportedly hopes will help resolve the Ukraine conflict.