Ukraine has condemned Russia’s plans to hold presidential elections next spring in the occupied territories, declaring them “invalid” and vowing to prosecute any observers sent to monitor the vote. Fierce fighting continues in Avdiivka, where Russian troops want to hand over victory to Vladimir Putin before the annual conference.
Highlights of the war in Ukraine Day 655 LIVETEXT:
08:52The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi will take part in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Argentina Javier Miley, Kyiv reported on Saturday, AFP notes.
A brief summary of recent events:
- Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska warned in an interview with the BBC that Ukrainians are in “mortal danger” if Western countries do not continue to support the country, which was invaded by Vladimir Putin in February 2022.
- According to a report cited by the Guardian, Avdiyivka, a city in eastern Ukraine that has seen some of the most intense fighting of the war, is on the brink of “imminent collapse” for Russian forces. Ukrainian troops defending the front line are experiencing “a shortage of ammunition” and are bogged down in trying to repel advancing enemy soldiers, The Times reports.
- Ukraine has condemned Russia’s plans to hold presidential elections next spring in the occupied territory, declaring them “invalid” and vowing to prosecute any observers sent to monitor them.
- The International Olympic Committee has allowed the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games, but the International Athletics Federation does not agree with this decision.
- Ukraine may not be able to muster the resources to launch a significant counteroffensive by 2025, Western diplomats and military strategists told the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian reports.
- A group of MEPs called on the European Commission and the Polish government to “act decisively” and stop blocking border crossings between Poland and Ukraine with transporter protests, the Guardian reports.
- For the third time since the beginning of December, Ukraine had to ask for emergency help in Romania and Poland due to a failure in the power system
- According to The Guardian, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany should be ready to continue providing aid to Kyiv until 2025.
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Saturday’s events regarding Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro
Source: Hot News
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