Zelensky says it will be great for Putin, whom he considers an enemy
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A Russian oil depot burned overnight after Ukraine introduced a drone attack on the site, according to Russian officials.
On Wednesday morning, up to 55 people fought to turn off the fireplace in Krasnodar, southern Russia, the governor of the Veniamin Kondratyev region.
Kyiv has introduced a series of drone attacks on Russian energy commodities in recent days, at a primary oil refinery in Volgograd.
It occurs when Volodymyr Zelensky has pointed out that he is in a position to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it is the only approach to bring peace to Ukraine.
“If this is the only configuration in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, we will go through this configuration for the meeting,” he said.
“I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky also revealed that Ukraine has lost more than 45,000 infantry soldiers on the battlefield since the start of the giant-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.
Despite more than a year of warnings, according to which critical sites of Ukrainian nuclear power infrastructure are vulnerable to possible Russian attacks, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy temporarily failed to act on them
Donald Trump has issued a demand to Ukraine in which Kyiv guarantees supplies of rare earth minerals to the US as payment for war aid. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has previously floated the idea as part of his plan to end with conflict with Russia. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday (3 February), Trump said: “We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.”
Eddy, 28, said he felt positive and had no regrets despite his horrific injuries inflicted through an alleged Russian drone strike
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