🔴 Live: NATO commander Grynkewich warns Russia attack would be 'utterly futile'

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. NATO's top military commander US General Alexus Grynkewich is speaking at a Warsaw security conference Monday, where he is expected to outline his "theory of victory" in the face of what the military alliance alleges is a Russian campaign of sabotage and interference against Ukraine’s wartime backers. Watch his speech live on FRANCE 24. Top NATO commander warns military alliance could 'match any enemy move up the escalation ladder' NATO is 'not seeking to impose a strategic defeat on our adversary' in responding to attacks, top NATO commander says NATO would respond to any attack by blocking, blunting and breaking enemy forces, Grynkewich says 'I do not assess that conflict is imminent or inevitable,' Grynkewich says 'We will ensure any attack against any ally proves utterly futile,' NATO's top commander tells Warsaw security conference Kremlin rejects Ukrainian leader's idea of a 60-day ceasefire, says it wants an overall peace deal The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead. "Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organise elections," Zelensky told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia wanted a long-term peace deal rather than a temporary ceasefire. "In the Kremlin, both President Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated that we do not want a ceasefire," said Peskov. "We want long-term peace and are prepared to do everything possible to achieve it." Russia has long pressed Ukraine to hold elections and says that its failure to do so makes Zelensky an illegitimate leader. Elections in wartime are prohibited by Ukrainian law. France's Macron calls for a real ceasefire on Ukraine from both sides French President Emmanuel Macron said he had not noticed "any energy truce on the Russian side" after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia. There can only be progress "if there is a real truce on both sides", Macron told reporters, saying "the facts show Russia has continued to bomb energy infrastructure (in Ukraine) in the last hours". 📸 In pictures: Ukrainian civilians seek shelter after Russian drone attack on Kharkiv Residents and rescuers take shelter in the basement of an apartment building during a threat of another Russian drone strike after an attack on Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine on October 12, 2026. Photos: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Reuters EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russian war industry, Kallas says The European Union on Monday formally added almost 1,600 new individuals and entities to its sanctions blacklist over Russia's war on Ukraine. "This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war. Europe is again showing a united front. More than half are connected to the production chain for ballistic missiles," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Zelensky says Ukraine 'will respond' if Russia does not agree to Trump's 'energy ceasefire' Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would retaliate if Moscow did not agree to the "energy ceasefire" that US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced on Sunday. "If Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire, we will respond," Zelensky said in a video address to a security forum in Warsaw. "If Russia wants us to stop our long-range strikes against its oil refineries and oil exports, then Russia must stop its strikes against our energy system and critical infrastructure and stop killing our people." Russian attacks on Kharkiv wound at least 12 people, mayor says German foreign minister says EU sanctions make Russia's war on Ukraine harder German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that new European sanctions are making it more difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue the war in Ukraine. "Today, the EU is adding more individuals and companies to its sanctions list than ever before – well over 1,600 in total. Nearly all of them play a direct or indirect role in Russia’s war efforts," Wadephul said in a statement. European Union envoys approved 1,646 new designations last week under the bloc's sanctions regime for Russia, with most targeting the country's military-industrial complex, diplomats said. Lithuania's foreign minister says EU should designate Russian military intelligence agency as a terrorist organisation Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said the European Union should designate the Russian military intelligence agency GRU as a terrorist organisation. EU's top diplomat says she will welcome a Ukraine energy truce 'when it holds' The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed US President Donald Trump's unilateral announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, though she added she would prefer one "which includes people not being killed". She said it was not clear whether Russia would abide by the ceasefire, and called for the US to impose sanctions on Russia. Moscow has not confirmed that it has agreed to any ceasefire, and Trump's declaration seemed to catch Kyiv equally off guard. "We would call the US to get the sanctions in place so that we could actually finish the war," Kallas said. Australia says it backs 'energy ceasefire' between Ukraine and Russia Australia said it backed an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia, while urging Moscow to "end its unjustified and unprovoked invasion" of its neighbour. "Australia supports an energy ceasefire which is respected by Russia and contributes towards a just and lasting peace, on Ukraine's terms," an Australian foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement to AFP. Russia strikes vessel near Ukraine's port of Odesa Russia's military has struck a vessel it alleged was carrying "military cargo" to Ukraine's port of Odesa, Russia's defence ministry said. Oil prices fall after Trump unilaterally announces 'energy ceasefire' between Kyiv and Moscow Most stock markets rose Monday as oil prices tumbled after US President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine. Both main crude contracts sank more than one percent following Trump's declaration, even as it sparked astonishment in Kyiv, which also said Moscow had struck multiple power plants in the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was seeking further details of the announcement, but added that "Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well".