Speaking on the sidelines of a summit of EU leaders in the Danish capital, French President Emmanuel Macron said "we are in confrontation with Russia." The French president also said he did not rule out downing a Russian fighter jet if it were to breach European airspace. Meanwhile, The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on October 1 its troops had captured the village of Verbove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, marking further gains in the region. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said on October 1 that his ally US President Donald Trump has not asked Budapest to stop buying oil from Russia. Video: AP/AFP/Reuters/Twittern18oc_world n18oc_crux

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