Ukraine's central bank governor Pishni said many delegates walked out during Russia's speech, calling it a deep and moving moment.

As Q4 begins the seasonal lull has not materialized: monthly traded power prices rose in Guangdong and Jiangsu and southern spot power strengthened even after peak-summer demand began to fade. On Oct 13 the Jiangsu Electricity Trading Center issued the 2027 Jiangsu Electricity Retail Market Transaction Work Guidelines to promote wholesale-to-retail price pass-through. Industry experts say the current price rise reflects multiple supply- and demand-side factors and constitutes a reasonable market fluctuation; several broker utilities analysts judge 2026 may be the domestic electricity-price trough and that an inflection is emerging.

German media, citing data from the Federal Office for Family and Civil Society Affairs, reported 14,977 applications to refuse military service received since January 2026, versus 3,879 such applications in all of 2025, a year-on-year rise described as nearly threefold.