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- Macron: «We are working on resuming dialogue with Putin»
Macron: «We are working on resuming dialogue with Putin»
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- Macron: «We are working on resuming dialogue with Putin»
- Zelensky: after new Russian attack, negotiators’ work changes
- Russian attack damaged the monument to the Motherland in Kiev
- One dead and 5 injured in Russian raid on Kharkiv
- Zelensky: Moscow raid with 70 missiles and 450 drones, 1,100 buildings without heating
- Zelensky: Attacks are more important for Russia than negotiations
- Dnipro also affected
- Russian media: Ukrainian soldiers are abandoning Sumy
- INSIGHTS
- Not just Kiev
Emmanuel Macron declared today that the resumption of dialogue with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is “under preparation”, underlining however that Moscow does not show a “real will” to negotiate peace in Ukraine. When questioned on the topic during a visit to French Savoy, the president replied that the resumption of dialogue “is being prepared and therefore there are ongoing discussions at a technical level”. The president specified that everything is done “in transparency and in consultation” with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky: “It is important – said Macron – that the Europeans restore their channels of discussion”. The head of the Elysée did not want to anticipate dates, later defining the recent Russian offensives as “intolerable”, which do not suggest “a real desire to negotiate for peace”. Macron said in December that it would “become useful again to talk to Vladimir Putin”, an announcement welcomed by the Kremlin.
Zelensky: after new Russian attack, negotiators’ work changes
«Every Russian attack» like last night’s «confirms that the attitude in Moscow has not changed: they continue to bet on war and the destruction of Ukraine, and do not take diplomacy seriously. The work of our negotiating team will be adapted accordingly.” This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, on the eve of the new round of talks in Abu Dhabi. “This was a deliberate attack against energy infrastructure, involving a record number of ballistic missiles,” reiterated the Ukrainian leader.
Russian attack damaged the monument to the Motherland in Kiev
A Russian night attack damaged part of the Motherland monument in Kiev, an iconic Soviet-era memorial to World War II. This was announced by the Ukrainian Minister of Culture. “It is a symbolic and cynical gesture: the aggressor state strikes a place reminiscent of the fight against aggression in the 20th century, repeating its crimes in the 21st century,” wrote Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna on social media.
One dead and 5 injured in Russian raid on Kharkiv
The death toll from a Russian air raid conducted in the Kharkiv oblast during the night is one woman dead and five injured.
This was stated by regional governor Oleg Synegubov.
Zelensky: Moscow raid with 70 missiles and 450 drones, 1,100 buildings without heating
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian territory “with over 70 missiles in total and over 450 drones”. This was stated by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, writing on social media about the night’s attacks. Moscow – Development Minister Oleksiy Kuleba has meanwhile announced – resumed its raids today against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving over a thousand condominiums in the capital without heating, where temperatures are close to twenty degrees below zero. “The result of these raids is that over 1,100 residential buildings were left without heating,” he said on X, accusing Moscow of targeting “housing, the heating system, the basic living conditions of civilians” across the country.
Zelensky: Attacks are more important for Russia than negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was prioritizing attacks over peace negotiations, after Moscow fired dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones over Ukraine overnight. “Using the coldest days of winter to terrorize the population is more important for Russia than resorting to diplomacy,” Zelensky wrote on social media, adding that Russian forces attacked with “more than 70 missiles in total, as well as 450 attack drones.”
Dnipro also affected
According to the Ukrinform agency, Russian attacks last night in Kiev damaged several skyscrapers, leaving two injured. The cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro were also hit during the night.
Russian media: Ukrainian soldiers are abandoning Sumy
Ukrainian soldiers are hastily abandoning their positions in the Krasnopolsky district of the Sumy region, Russian security forces told Russian news agency Ria Novosti. “The defense of the Ukrainian armed forces is literally collapsing, personnel are fleeing, abandoning their weapons,” the Russian source told the agency. According to data from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian army lost up to 250 servicemen, one armored combat vehicle, 14 cars, two artillery pieces and five material depots in one day.
Ukrainian war. New Russian attack on Kiev, during the night, with missiles and drones. This was reported by the Ukrainian agency RBC. A series of powerful explosions shook the city. Initially the capital was hit by several groups of drones. Subsequently, ballistic missiles from the Bryansk region were added.
According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, calls to doctors were reported in the Dniprovskyi and Desnianskyi districts.
At the same time, the Kiev City Military Administration reported possible damage to several residential high-rise buildings and an educational institution in the Dniprovskyi district.
Not just Kiev
Missile and drone attacks were also reported in Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, according to Mayor Igor Terekhov, quoted by the Ukrainian RBC agency. The governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region reported that this area is also under attack, with air defense in action in the nearby Zaporizhzhia region. At dawn, the city was repeatedly hit by ballistic missiles. Rocket explosions continued for several hours. “The bombing of Kharkiv has continued for more than three hours,” said Mayor Igor Terekhov, according to whom the Russians are targeting energy infrastructure. The goal is to cause as much damage as possible and leave the city without heating in the dead of winter. The bombings forced the pipes to be emptied, leaving 820 homes without heating.
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