Russia drew sharp criticism at the UN Security Council for a massive wave of missiles and drones launched against Ukraine on Friday, after Kyiv and its supporters called for an emergency meeting of the 15-member body. Russian airstrikes killed 31 civilians and wounded more than 160 on Friday in the biggest airstrikes since the start of the war, and Poland said a Russian missile passed through its airspace before returning to Ukraine. “It is tragic that the year 2023 will end as it began – with devastating violence against the Ukrainian people,” said UN Deputy Secretary General Khaled Hiary.

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08:36 Most members of the UN Security Council, including the US, France and Great Britain, condemned Friday’s attacks on Ukraine.

“Instead of peace, Putin has chosen to celebrate this holiday season and start the new year with an unprecedented number of drone and missile attacks against another UN member state,” said US Secretary of State John Kelly.

Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Geng Shuang did not condemn the attacks and called for a “political solution” to the war in Ukraine.

Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasyl Nebenzia, said that Russia struck only military infrastructure, and Ukrainian air defense systems were responsible for civilian casualties. (Reuters)

07:27“2024: No one will cross the Rubicon, but everyone is gathering troops there.” In 2024, the trumpets of the apocalypse and alarming sirens will constantly sound in the system of international relations.

Romania will hear these sirens more and more distinctly, more and more strongly, as the front from the south of Ukraine advances to the west. High-level geopolitical storms in the Black Sea region will continue to wreak havoc in eastern Romania in 2024. The region’s geopolitical thermometer will remain negative in 2024 as well.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Russia launched one of its largest ever missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 31 civilians, injuring more than 160 and damaging residential areas and other civilian buildings in Kyiv and other cities in the country’s south and west. , as well as the maternity hospital in the east.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a message on Friday evening: “It is important that the world reacts to this latest terrorist act by Russia. We will continue to strengthen air defenses.”
• US President Joe Biden said that Russia’s latest air attack on Ukraine is reminiscent of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions in this country.
• Polish General Maciej Klish said that the object that entered Polish airspace was most likely a Russian missile.
• Britain announced on Friday that it would provide Ukraine with around 200 ASRAAM anti-aircraft missiles after a massive missile and drone attack by Russia and called on allies to step up their efforts to support Kyiv militarily.
• On Friday, Zelenskyi visited the troops defending Avdiivka, a city in the Donetsk region that is now one of the hottest spots on the front.
• A senior German military officer has said that Russia will suffer “enormous” losses in men and equipment in the war in Ukraine and its military will emerge from the conflict “weakened”.
• The military alliance announced on Friday that it has responded to Russian warplanes more than 300 times this year.
• A senior Russian diplomat said on Thursday that the last country to join NATO would be the first to suffer from escalating tensions between Moscow and the alliance due to an expanded shared border.

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