UK defence secretary says Pete Hegseth assured him satellite communications system back up and running in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,696

BUDAPEST, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Budapest and Kyiv agreed to put their relations on a new footing, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

Ukraine will receive a batch of Swedish Gripen fighter jets very soon. These will be the first aircraft of their kind to join the Ukrainian Air Force, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said this after meeting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Brussels.

White House issued order earlier this week to limit Ukraine access to Starshield, military version of Starlink, say US and Western officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on his first official meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, emphasising the importance of the two countries meeting each other halfway.