Three days in Talks between Ukrainian and US officials in Miami, produced no apparent breakthrough at the end of Saturday. The president of Ukraine, Voltodmyr Zelenskyy, said that he joined his businessmen for a “great and constructive” call to the envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kusner. “Ukraine is committed to continuing to work faithfully with the American side To bring real peace,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram, adding that the parties agreed on next steps and a format for talks.
Zelenskyy will next turn to European allies when he visits London on Monday for a in a one-man meeting with leaders Keir Starmer of Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany. Macron said the group would “take stock” of the peace negotiations. The four leaders took part in a virtual meeting of the “coalition of the ready” about two weeks ago, where they discussed Ukraine’s plans for a stop.
Russia has launched more than 700 drones and missiles at Ukraine Over Friday night, targeting critical infrastructure, such as energy and railways, and prompting heating and water repairs in thousands of homes. “The main targets of these strikes, once again, are energy facilities,” Zelenskyy said. Russia’s goal is to exterminate millions of Ukrainians. “
Macron, the French president, paved what he called the “escalator road” of Russia “, Adding: “We will continue these American efforts to provide Ukraine with guaranteed security, if it does not put strong pressure on Russia to force it to choose peace.”
The protective shield over the damaged nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was hit by a drone in February, can can no longer perform its primary function of blocking radiationthe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced. In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new secure confinement”, which Best built at a cost of €1.5bn ($1.75bn) next to the damaged reactor and then laid on the trackswith work completed in 2019 in a European-led initiative. The IAEA said an inspection last week of the steel containment structure found a drone impact had damaged the structure.
Hungwary’s Right, Putin Propeng Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, announced that he Send a business delegation to Russia in preparation for the end of the war in Ukraine – Admitting that he is in talks with Washington and Moscow and cannot “share every detail”. “If God helps us and the war ends without bringing us here, and if the American president succeeds in reforming Russia and the sanctions are lifted, we will find ourselves in a different economic landscape.”
According to Media in Hungary, Mol Oil and Gas Firm is considering acquisition Refineries and petrol stations in Europe owned by Russian groups Lukoil and Gazpromboth of which are subject to sanctions by us. Under Orbán’s leadership, Hungary remains dependent on Russian oil and gas, following decisions by the European Union that other countries have kept their imports away from Russia since the February 2022 invasion.
Bulgaria criticized the The mooring of a crippled tanker, the Kairos, in its waters a week after the vessel was hit by a drone attack claimed by Ukraine. A Turkish ship turned it around and returned to Turkey, said Ramen Nikolov, Director General of Bulging Maritime Rescue and Operations Operations. “This is not normal,” Ramen said, adding that an explanation was being sought “through diplomatic channels”. Ten Crew Members have requested evacuation but the weather is too bad at the moment, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said.
the Kairos and another Gambian tanker, the Virat, were attacked on 28 November in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast. Both are under Western sanctions for being part of the “Shadow Fleet” which is not good and continues to export Russian oil. They went to the Russian Port of Novorassiysk. Ukraine confirmed at the time that it targeted vessels “Covertly Transporting Russian Oil”.