The European Commission said any European security framework proposed by Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner should be decided by the EU itself, as it falls within EU competence and concerns the EU's own security, and that the EU must be involved in such discussions.

CPCA data: China Oct fuel-vehicle retail sales fell 45% YoY; pure-fuel vehicles fell 51% YoY while conventional hybrids rose 28% YoY. Within fuel segment, domestic brands -46% YoY, mainstream joint ventures -46% YoY and luxury -37% YoY — all sharply hit by high oil prices. Oct NEV retail fell 13.7% YoY; domestic NEVs -15% YoY, mainstream joint ventures +69% YoY, luxury NEVs -45% YoY; domestic A00 EV retail dropped markedly after subsidy cuts. Domestic-brand Oct retail was 1.21 mln units (-22% YoY, +7% MoM); domestic brands’ domestic retail share rose to 73.8%, up 4.8 ppt YoY. Overall, domestic brands remain relatively stable in the NEV and export markets.

India's Prime Minister Modi spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, the Prime Minister's Office said.