Winter is coming. So are the US elections. So how about diplomacy? It's UN Week in New York and before heading to Washington, Ukraine's president is trying to rally support for what he's branded his "victory plan". How much support and how much leverage can he expect?

On the battlefield, Ukraine is on the backfoot in the brutal battle for Pokrovsk in the east, but has scored a huge moral boost with its cross-border incursion into Kursk. We bring you an exclusive FRANCE 24 report from that Russian region.

And of course, we ask our panel if any deal can be struck, whoever the next occupant of the White House is and whether it is all down to who sits at the Kremlin. 

Read moreExclusive: On the ground in Russian territory held by Ukrainian forces

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Mélissa Kalaydjan.