Ukraine, the negotiating table expands to Europe as Moscow rules out concessions on territory

The most significant development of the day is Europe’s entry into the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Donald Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, said Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to a broader table. On Friday afternoon in Dublin, the EU leaders chose France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Italy for the European delegation, joined by representatives of the European Council and the Commission.¹ According to Kushner, the expanded round must address both the territorial questions between Kyiv and Moscow and Europe’s security arrangements after the war. For a stable settlement, he said, solid guarantees are needed, along with deconfliction mechanisms (channels to prevent incidents between the belligerents) and a shared commitment to reduce tensions. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of European involvement «on an equal footing» and of a prisoner exchange that could exceed previous ones in size.¹

Moscow’s position and the question of representation

On November 12, Vladimir Putin received Steve Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin and ruled out concessions on the annexed regions. He also rejected foreign peacekeeping troops, which in his view would be a «continuation of the war», and opened only to a brief humanitarian truce in Kostyantynivka. In the same hours, Kyiv was hit by ballistic missiles.² The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that European military personnel sent after an agreement would be legitimate targets. Moscow makes a new security architecture for the continent a condition for ending the war, while Kyiv and European capitals reject a «new Yalta», meaning an understanding between great powers that divides up spheres of influence.² The composition of the European delegation was still under debate. Giorgia Meloni called for a common voice and objected to the multiplication of formats, while France and Germany preferred to start from the E3 (France, Germany and the United Kingdom). Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin reported leaders divided between António Costa and a role for Kaja Kallas as well, and hoped for a decision at the European Council on November 26 in Brussels.¹

The impact on Italian politics

The Ukrainian question is also the litmus test, Linkiesta notes, for a possible third Conte government of the so-called campo largo, the coalition of the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement, Avs and Italia Viva. The newspaper writes that the issue of Europe and its defence will show whether the programme holds, and that a first draft could be discussed next Tuesday. For now, according to several sources cited by Linkiesta, no written texts exist.³ On income, positions remain far apart: Italia Viva wants to update the inclusion income (reddito di inclusione), the Democratic Party is considering a tool that combines income and work, and Giuseppe Conte aims to relaunch the citizenship income (reddito di cittadinanza). Linkiesta rejects Stefano Patuanelli’s claim that an agreement has already been reached and points out that substantive discussion begins today. On the foreign front, compatibility with Brussels’ lines is a point still to be verified.³ On the government front, Matteo Salvini defended the 5 billion euro contribution requested from banks and insurers in the budget, calling it «common sense» and not «bullying». He added that Parliament would be entitled to raise it during the conversion into law, thereby shifting the battle to the examination of the budget law. According to Repubblica, the premier is reportedly seeking a rapprochement with Messina, head of Intesa, and the Italian banking association (Abi) would have suggested appeals.⁴

Digital infrastructure and payments handed to AI agents

The Outlook outage that began on Thursday, November 12, left companies, banks and public offices without email for over 24 hours, with problems also affecting Teams and Copilot in 74 countries and territories, according to Downdetector. Microsoft rules out a cyberattack and points to a previous update of network capacity, promising a full report. La Stampa reports that for two days, offices and financial operations rooms worked with paper and fax.⁵ In Singapore, government mail was back online at 11 p.m. on Friday, while emergency services and the Singpass digital identity system had no problems. The banks UOB and DBS confirmed the restoration, with UOB indicating a phone number for urgent cases. For Sky TG24, the outage reopens the question of how reliable digital infrastructure is.⁵ OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, which allows its Dots agents to complete purchases on the user’s behalf. At launch, every payment requires approval with Face ID or fingerprint, while delegation with spending limits is planned for the future. The service is available only in the United States, for ChatGPT Pro subscribers with a card issued in the US.⁶ The blackout and the Wallet, read together, suggest that more everyday activities, from email to payments, run through a few technology providers, and that any interruption has a proportionally large impact. This is one interpretation: Microsoft clarified that the outage did not stem from «cyber or AI/agents», and the Wallet is for now limited to one market and a paid plan.⁵⁶ Apple has released tvOS 27.2.1, which brings Siri AI to second- and third-generation Apple TV 4K models as well. Users need to pair it with an iPhone compatible with Apple Intelligence, from the 15 Pro model onward, and enable the feature manually, which is still in beta.⁷

In brief

A group of Japanese researchers fused a single-celled alga with animal cells, obtaining hybrid «planimal» cells that, for now, do not photosynthesise because the alga’s DNA is silenced.⁸ England won the wheelchair rugby league World Cup, beating France 50-38 in the final.⁹ The 2027 Lavazza calendar, in its 35th edition, celebrates Magnum’s eightieth anniversary with New York, Lisbon and Hong Kong.¹⁰

This article was written by artificial intelligence from the sources cited, without human review. Automatic newsroom by Redazia.

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Footnotes

1. Negoziati Ucraina-Russia: l’Europa al tavolo con cinque Paesi, Ue compresa, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Colloqui Ucraina-Russia: Putin riceve gli inviati Usa e chiude sui territori, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩ ↩²

3. Governo Conte tre: cosa c’è già nei programmi del campo largo, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩ ↩²

4. Contributo delle banche in manovra: Salvini lo difende, «buon senso e non bullismo», aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩

5. Blackout Outlook: cosa è successo a Microsoft e perché conta, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. ChatGPT Wallet, cosa cambia quando un agente IA paga al posto dell’utente, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩ ↩²

7. Siri AI su Apple TV 4K meno recenti: arriva con tvOS 27.2.1, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩

8. Cellule ibride pianta-animale: in Giappone nascono le prime «planimal», aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩

9. Rugby in carrozzina, l’Inghilterra vince il Mondiale per la terza volta, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩

10. Calendario Lavazza 2027, la 35ª edizione celebra gli 80 anni di Magnum, aitoday.it, 2026-11-14 ↩