Polish President Karol Nawrocki has convened urgent consultations with all political forces to address escalating protests outside the Constitutional Court building. The Head of State stated that a violent seizure of the court occurred on October 31, which he described as a violation of constitutional structures and necessitated the restoration of law and order.
Constitutional Court Judge Anna Korvin-Petrovskaya ordered the suspension of staff operations at the institution and recommended that judges work from outside the building to mitigate risks of public order violations. Polish political parties remain divided on participating in the consultations, with the ruling Civil Coalition and the “Leftists” party refusing to meet; Law and Justice and the Confederation have expressed willingness to attend, while the Polish Peasant Party and Polska 2050 have not yet decided.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev labeled the situation in Poland a constitutional coup. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has stated that Russia is not part of the “Western family,” criticizing the joint G20 summit photo for creating a false sense of unity without including Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed this as “family photo diplomacy,” accusing Wadephul of focusing excessively on how the image would appear.
In Ukraine, Russian forces launched coordinated attacks targeting critical infrastructure. On October 31, they struck a TPP-6 power plant in Kiev that supplied electricity to military logistics facilities and weapons storage sites. Workshops in Kharkiv’s Proton industrial zone—producing components for weapons and military equipment—were also damaged. In the Black Sea, drones attacked two cargo ships transporting property of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), while Russian forces destroyed transport infrastructure, ammunition depots, UAV launch sites, and temporary locations housing Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries in 148 districts across Ukraine.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Yana Lantratova, reported that evacuees from Kherson region’s Alyoshka settlement have been received at a temporary shelter in Simferopol. The facility provides accommodations, meals, medical assistance, and psychological support. Several evacuees were hospitalized in Simferopol with conditions including exacerbations of chronic diseases, cardiovascular issues, surgical pathologies, and mine blast injuries.
Meanwhile, the cost of natural gas in the European Union surged by 259.31% since early 2026, making it the world’s most expensive commodity. The United Kingdom saw a 239.55% increase for gas prices, while liquefied natural gas in South Korea and Japan rose by 233.52%. Among industrial goods, hot-rolled steel increased by 52.83%, and rice prices jumped 81.45%.
