63 h. ago Putin blasts Ukraine with massive strikes on Kyiv as US, Russia and Ukraine delegates meet in UAE for peace talks

Overnight, Putin staged a series of ferocious new strikes to cripple power and heating supplies in Kyiv amid the blistering winter cold. The attacks left at least one person dead and 23 wounded.

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3 d. ago Ukraine facing emergency power outages across the country after Russian air attacks ahead of rare joint talks– Europe live

Ukraine’s grid operator said the energy situation had ‘significantly’ worsened in the morning, with emergency repairs taking placeThe European Commission has offered a bit more detail on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33).“The generators – mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland – will be distributed by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross to the most affected communities.The EU will not let Russia freeze Ukraine into submission and will continue helping Ukrainians get through this winter.”They are designed to break Ukrainian spirit. They will fail.We won’t let Russia freeze Ukraine. We bring light and warmth where Russia sends darkness. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago EU says Russia wants to ‘freeze Ukraine’ ahead of rare trilateral talks with US – Europe live

‘Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are deliberately depriving civilians of heat, light and basic services,’ an EU commissioner saidThe European Commission has offered a bit more detail on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33).“The generators – mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland – will be distributed by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross to the most affected communities.The EU will not let Russia freeze Ukraine into submission and will continue helping Ukrainians get through this winter.”They are designed to break Ukrainian spirit. They will fail.We won’t let Russia freeze Ukraine. We bring light and warmth where Russia sends darkness. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kremlin repeats demand that Ukraine must withdraw from Donbas to end war ahead of joint talks with US – Europe live

With talks of a confrontation over Greenland receding, attention turns back to ending the four-year war between Ukraine and RussiaTroops sent to Greenland by Copenhagen were ordered to be combat ready in case the United States attacked the autonomous Danish territory, Danish public broadcaster DR reported.DR said a Danish military order last week said soldiers in Greenland should be equipped with live ammunition, AFP said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia joins landmark trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Zelensky says: 'It's all about the land'

First trilateral talks on Ukraine war follow late-night meeting between Vladimir Putin and three US envoys in Moscow

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3 d. ago US, Ukraine and Russia delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral talks of the war

Friday’s meeting in Abu Dhabi comes after talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared KushnerUkraine, Russia and the US are set to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, marking the first time that the three countries have sat down together since Russia invaded in 2022.The meeting was confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning after talks at the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Kremlin diplomatic adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters those talks were “useful in every respect”, adding that it was “agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will take place today in Abu Dhabi”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sites

A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States for talks on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war

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