Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Putin says can supply gas to EU

Ukraine news from October 12: Berlin rejects Russian president’s offer to resume gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 2.

Pipes with the "Nord Steam" sign
Russian leader says pipeline can ferry energy exports west if it is proven safe following a spate of recent explosions [File: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA]
By Edna Mohamed
Published On 12 Oct 2022
  • Discussions on bolstering Ukraine’s air defence systems are a “top priority”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says, as a 50-nation meeting gets under way in Brussels.
  • A Russian attack on a crowded market in the town of Avdiivka kills at least seven people, the Ukrainian governor of Donetsk says.