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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Russia Reports Major Power Failure in Ukraine's Occupied Regions
Russian officials said more than 700,000 households were without electricity in two Ukrainian regions it partially occupies, following damage to energy infrastructure. High-voltage equipment in the northwestern part of the Zaporizhzhia region was damaged, leaving about 600,000 households without power, the Russian-installed head of Zaporizhzhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said early Tuesday morning. In the neighboring Kherson region, around 104,000 households were also cut off after two substations were reportedly damaged, Vladimir Saldo, the Kremlin-appointed governor said on his Telegram channel.
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Russia-Ukraine fighting steps up ahead of talks in Turkey
Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to sit down on Monday in the Turkish city of Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022. The two sides are still far apart on how to end the war, however, and the fighting is stepping up. Russia launched deadly attacks across Ukraine before the Istanbul talks. Russian shelling and air attacks killed five people outside the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, while a drone attack on the northeast region of Sumy injured at least six people early on Monday, including two children, officials said. READ MORE The Kremlin launched 472 drones at Ukraine, Ukraine's air force said, the highest nightly total of the war. On Sunday, Ukraine launched one of its most ambitious attacks of the war, targeting Russian nuclear-capable long-range bombers in Siberia and other military bases. A Ukrainian intelligence official said 40 Russian warplanes were struck in a 'large-scale' drone attack. Their first round of talks on May 16th yielded the biggest prisoner swap of the war but no sign of peace – or even a ceasefire as both sides merely set out their own opening negotiating positions. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said defence minister Rustem Umerov would meet Russian officials in Istanbul for the second round of talks. The Russian delegation is headed by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, who after the first round invoked French general and statesman Napoleon Bonaparte to assert that war and negotiations should always be conducted at the same time. US president Donald Trump has demanded Russia and Ukraine make peace, but so far they have not done so, and the White House has repeatedly warned the United States will 'walk away' from the war if the two sides fail to reach a peace deal. The idea of direct talks was first proposed by president Vladimir Putin after Ukraine and European powers demanded that he agree to a ceasefire which the Kremlin dismissed. Mr Putin said Russia would draft a memorandum setting out the broad contours of a possible peace accord and only then discuss a ceasefire. Kyiv said over the weekend it was still waiting for draft memorandum from the Russian side. Mr Medinsky, the lead Kremlin negotiator, said on Sunday that Moscow had received a Ukraine's draft memorandum and told Russia's RIA news agency the Kremlin would react to it on Monday. According to Trump envoy Keith Kellogg, the two sides will in Turkey present their respective documents outlining their ideas for peace terms, though it is clear that after three years of war Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart. Mr Kellogg has indicated that the US will be involved in the talks and that even representatives from Britain, France and Germany will be too, though it was not clear at what level the United States would be represented. In June last year, Mr Putin set out his opening terms for an immediate end to the war: Ukraine must drop its Nato ambitions and withdraw all of its troops from the entirety of the territory of four Ukrainian regions claimed and mostly controlled by Russia. Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul will present to the Russian side a proposed roadmap for reaching a lasting peace settlement, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. According to the document, there will be no restrictions on Ukraine's military strength after a peace deal is struck, no international recognition of Russian sovereignty over parts of Ukraine taken by Moscow's forces, and reparations for Ukraine. The document also stated that the current location of the front line will be the starting point for negotiations about territory. Russia currently controls a little under one fifth of Ukraine, or about 113,100sq/km, about the same size as the US state of Ohio. Mr Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops. The United States says over 1.2 million people have been killed and injured in the war since 2022. Mr Trump has called the Russian leader 'crazy' and berated Mr Zelenskiy in public in the Oval Office, but the US president has also said that he thinks peace is achievable and that if Mr Putin delays then he could impose tough sanctions on Russia. – Reuters
Russia Today
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin visits Kursk Region for first time since liberation from Ukrainian forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk Region for the first time since its full liberation from Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin has said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Putin, Xi and friendly world leaders celebrate Russia's Victory Day at Moscow Parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating Russia's Victory Day on Friday surrounded by friendly world leaders, watching as thousands of troops marched in a parade at Moscow's Red Square. The annual May 9 commemoration of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II is one of the most important days in Putin's calendar, and this year marks its 80th anniversary. Traditionally, the day has been dedicated to the estimated 25 million to 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians who died during the conflict. But since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Victory Day has become more of a propaganda exercise, with Putin framing the war against Russia's much smaller neighbor as a continuation of what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. And while celebrations were muted in the past three years, Russia has not held back this time. Several high-profile guests, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, were set to attend the parade, marking a significant upgrade to last year's guestlist which was limited to delegations from post-Soviet states, Cuba and a handful of other countries. Last month, Putin declared a three-day unilateral ceasefire around the anniversary – an announcement that was promptly rejected by Ukraine. 'The Kremlin's proposal for a three-day truce is not about peace, but about ensuring the safe conduct of the parade in Moscow. This is political manipulation,' Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, said in a statement on Thursday. Kyiv said that if Russia wanted a truce, it should sign up to the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has already agreed to. Russia has repeatedly refused this offer, despite multiple high-profile meetings with top US officials. Kyiv said on Thursday that Russia had breached the ceasefire hundreds of times since it came into effect. Several civilians were killed and injured in guided bomb attacks against Ukrainian cities, Kyiv said. Kyiv is openly indifferent to the smooth-running of Putin's parade, saying that it 'cannot be responsible for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation' because of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not be 'playing games to create a pleasant atmosphere to allow for Putin's exit from isolation on May 9.' In the run-up to the parade, Ukraine launched several drone attacks against the Russian capital, with authorities forced to shut down all four Moscow airports on Wednesday. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also threw in some logistical complications for international parade-goers, shutting their airspaces to diplomatic planes traveling to Moscow. Several pro-Kremlin leaders were forced to reroute their journeys to Moscow to circumvent the Baltic states. 'In Latvian society, there is a clear and principled understanding that Russian propaganda and glorification of war crimes cannot be supported or encouraged … given this context, Latvia cannot grant diplomatic overflight permits for flights facilitating participation in the 9 May event,' the Latvian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of the leaders affected by the closures, criticized the move, saying on Wednesday that it was 'extremely disruptive.' Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was also forced to re-route after the Baltic states said he wouldn't be allowed to enter their airspace. According to Serbian media, he ended up flying via Baku in Azerbaijan.
CNN
09-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Putin, Xi and friendly world leaders celebrate Russia's Victory Day at Moscow Parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating Russia's Victory Day on Friday surrounded by friendly world leaders, watching as thousands of troops marched in a parade at Moscow's Red Square. The annual May 9 commemoration of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II is one of the most important days in Putin's calendar, and this year marks its 80th anniversary. Traditionally, the day has been dedicated to the estimated 25 million to 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians who died during the conflict. But since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Victory Day has become more of a propaganda exercise, with Putin framing the war against Russia's much smaller neighbor as a continuation of what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. And while celebrations were muted in the past three years, Russia has not held back this time. Several high-profile guests, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, were set to attend the parade, marking a significant upgrade to last year's guestlist which was limited to delegations from post-Soviet states, Cuba and a handful of other countries. Last month, Putin declared a three-day unilateral ceasefire around the anniversary – an announcement that was promptly rejected by Ukraine. 'The Kremlin's proposal for a three-day truce is not about peace, but about ensuring the safe conduct of the parade in Moscow. This is political manipulation,' Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, said in a statement on Thursday. Kyiv said that if Russia wanted a truce, it should sign up to the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has already agreed to. Russia has repeatedly refused this offer, despite multiple high-profile meetings with top US officials. Kyiv said on Thursday that Russia had breached the ceasefire hundreds of times since it came into effect. Several civilians were killed and injured in guided bomb attacks against Ukrainian cities, Kyiv said. Kyiv is openly indifferent to the smooth-running of Putin's parade, saying that it 'cannot be responsible for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation' because of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not be 'playing games to create a pleasant atmosphere to allow for Putin's exit from isolation on May 9.' In the run-up to the parade, Ukraine launched several drone attacks against the Russian capital, with authorities forced to shut down all four Moscow airports on Wednesday. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also threw in some logistical complications for international parade-goers, shutting their airspaces to diplomatic planes traveling to Moscow. Several pro-Kremlin leaders were forced to reroute their journeys to Moscow to circumvent the Baltic states. 'In Latvian society, there is a clear and principled understanding that Russian propaganda and glorification of war crimes cannot be supported or encouraged … given this context, Latvia cannot grant diplomatic overflight permits for flights facilitating participation in the 9 May event,' the Latvian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of the leaders affected by the closures, criticized the move, saying on Wednesday that it was 'extremely disruptive.' Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was also forced to re-route after the Baltic states said he wouldn't be allowed to enter their airspace. According to Serbian media, he ended up flying via Baku in Azerbaijan.
