The American negotiators will be tomorrow first in Moscow and then in Kiev. Tass reported it. Yesterday Zelensky had announced an imminent visit by US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law to the Ukrainian capital. Kine raid during the night on Sochi, in the Black Sea. A drone caused a fire in an oil depot according to the Russian authorities in the Krasnodar region. Kiev launched several waves of attacks on the city, including hitting a Russian ship with a naval drone
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Trump's envoys, will arrive in Kiev and then Moscow in the next few days. Sources reported this to the Russian agency Tass. Just yesterday, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced in a video message captured by Ukrainska Pravda that US negotiators working to broker a possible solution to the war against Kiev will soon visit both Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian attacks overnight against Sochi, on the Black Sea, where a drone caused a fire in an oil depot, according to Russian authorities in the Krasnodar region. Kiev launched several waves of attacks on the city, including hitting a Russian ship with a naval drone. The Ukrainian Navy released images of the burning vessel and reported that it is used for operations related to the oil and gas industry. During the night, images of another fire circulated in a warehouse near the port, but the structure was not identified.
Moscow is aware of plans to build a long-range missile production plant in Ukraine "and is carefully monitoring and verifying this information." This was stated by Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “As for the news about plans to build a long-range missile production plant in Ukraine, we are aware of it, we are carefully monitoring the information and verifying it,” Peskov said, quoted by Tass. “Such implications of the militarization of Ukraine will become an additional problem for the Ukrainians themselves,” added the Russian presidential spokesperson, clarifying: “first of all, any such installation in Ukraine will become a legitimate target for our armed forces.”
Germany "baselessly accuses" Russia of the incident of the explosive drone found at Leipzig airport, but has not said a word to Ukraine regarding the sabotage of Nord Stream: this is what Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted during a briefing. "The accusations against the Russian Federation were completely unfounded," the Kremlin spokesperson said, quoted by Tass. “Germany did not take any similar action when those who blew up Nord Stream were caught practically red-handed,” Peskov continued, adding: “We have not heard a single word about Ukraine from the German Interior Minister himself.”
On Russian interference in the vote "it seems to me that it was a somewhat hasty alarm raised". Thus the president of the M5s, Giuseppe Conte, during a press point in Cerisano, in the Cosentino area. "That there are hybrid and cyber wars - he continued - has been known for many years. There are criminal organizations and apparatuses close to some autocracies that work in this direction. We must always monitor and be vigilant for our cyber security, but raising alarms without any foundation at this moment seems to me quite light-hearted to say and do".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied rumors about the adoption of any security measures jointly with the Ukrainian counterpart on the occasion of the visit to Moscow, and then to Kiev, of Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner. "The Americans will probably ask the Ukrainians to stop terrorist activities," Peskov said, commenting on Kiev's threats to Russian air space. Asked whether direct agreements between Moscow and Kiev in this regard were possible, Peskov replied: "No, there won't be any."
Embarking on a path towards a peaceful solution to the situation in Ukraine is possible, but at the moment there are no conditions, declared Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "Yes, there is such a possibility, it is not excluded that in the end we will take the path towards a peaceful solution. However, to our regret, at the moment there are no concrete prerequisites for this, the work continues and contacts continue," Peskov said in a press conference.
"The hybrid war has been ongoing for years. There are targeted attacks against the West. I believe that attacks to influence the vote of the citizens of the European countries that will go to elections next year cannot be ruled out." Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister, said this on the sidelines of the inaugural day of the Teha Forum in Cernobbio, answering a question about possible Russian attacks to encourage disinformation. "The DIS has confirmed this concern. Copasir is asking for information and is also worried about this, but all of Europe is worried", he insisted. "There is no international meeting, no European meeting where we don't talk about hybrid warfare, attacks that could affect democratic life in the West. We have the duty to defend the freedom of the vote", he warned.
US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were planning to visit Moscow and Kiev tomorrow and the day after, may want to abandon their trip to Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent writes, according to which Witkoff, alerted by Moscow, "began to be afraid", which would have led him to discuss alternative plans. An informed person told the Ukrainian newspaper that "the Russians don't want them to come here to Kiev, and Witkoff is always very sensitive to Russian sentiment. He has been told that it is dangerous." The revelation comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday that Witkoff and Kushner had confirmed the possibility of visiting Ukraine. For over a week, Kiev has been subjected to incessant bombardment by Russian drones. And also this morning, Moscow launched another drone attack on the capital, damaging warehouses and causing a fire, just days before the envoys' scheduled visit. A person close to the Trump administration confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the visit was planned, but added that it "may still be cancelled."
Russian attacks have killed at least six people and injured 56 others across Ukraine in the past 24 hours. In Kiev, which has been the target of continuous Russian drone attacks for over a week, 13 people were injured. Six people, including a child, are still hospitalized, the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 121 Shahed-type attack drones against targets across Ukraine, half of them jet models. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 103 drones and other munitions of various types. Russian strikes were recorded in 15 locations, while debris from downed Russian drones was found in six of them, the air force added.
The American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be tomorrow and Saturday first in Moscow and then in Kiev. Tass reported it. Yesterday the Ukrainian president, Volodymiyr Zelensky, had announced an imminent visit by the envoy and the son-in-law of the American president Donald Trump to Kiev. The first stop, however, will be Moscow.
In times of hybrid warfare and with Russia showing its offensive on Europe, Finland has staged the largest civil defense exercise since World War II. In the hypothetical scenario, critical infrastructure in the Finnish city of Kuopio, such as the electricity grid and water, have been knocked out by cyberattacks and the threat of missile attacks from Finland's neighbor Russia looms.
In his greeting to the participants of the Russia-China Energy Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that relations between Russia and China continue to strengthen. This is what we read in a message published on the Kremlin website. "Russia is firmly in first place in terms of volume of oil and natural gas supplies to Chinese consumers and is among the leaders in coal and LNG exports," the statement also reads.
"Advancing investments is probably one of the solutions, but it is not a panacea. The EU should re-examine in particular the issue of frozen Russian assets" for support to Ukraine "to understand how to use them intelligently in order to generate financial resources and cover the deficit". This was stated by Vsevolod Chentsov, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, upon arriving at the informal meeting of General Affairs ministers in Dublin. The proposal to use over 200 billion of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine "was very ambitious", he acknowledged, "so we probably have to look for other options to consider" in terms of "resources, as a first step, but also understand how to ensure that this instrument does not only involve the EU, but that other actors can step in and contribute", he added, regarding Belgium's concerns. "It is important to start working on the issue again and look for a solution" but "it is an internal issue" within the EU "and I am sure that, if we want to find a solution, we will find it", he added.
"We propose to reconsider the use of frozen Russian assets to generate resources and fill the deficit" in the Ukrainian budget. This was declared by Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukrainian deputy prime minister with responsibility for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, upon entering the meeting of the EU General Affairs Council underway in Dublin. Chentsov admits that the initial proposal to use over 200 billion as the basis for a reparations mechanism for Ukraine, discarded by the European Council last December, "was very ambitious. It is appropriate to evaluate gradual options with different amounts as a first step, in addition to defining the guarantees for the instrument, possibly involving actors outside the EU to respond to the doubts of Belgium", very skeptical compared to the initial idea: "The important thing is to resume the discussion to find a solution", he concludes.
"That there is hybrid warfare being conducted by Russia against numerous European countries is an established fact, which has grown with European support for the Ukrainian resistance in the face of Russian aggression". This was said in an interview with 'Il Secolo XIX' by former Defense Minister and president of Copasir, Lorenzo Guerini, for whom after the paramilitary sabotage in Leipzig "a response of unity from the European side and also from the Atlantic alliance is needed, actions of this type cannot be accepted by Europe and NATO". "We must hold together the support for Ukraine - adds Guerini - with the prospect of a negotiation that leads to the most just peace possible. Saying that the conditions for peace are created by ceasing to help Ukraine means handing it over to Putin's imperialist claims. We must hold together the support, also guaranteeing the ability to defend the skies, and at the same time push for a possible negotiation: ceasefire, freezing of the front line, construction of future security guarantees for Ukraine".
American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be in Moscow in the next few days. A source confirmed this to the Russian agency Tass. Yesterday the Ukrainian president, Voloddymiyr Zelensky, had announced an imminent visit by the envoy and the son-in-law of the American president Donald Trump to Kiev.
Ukrainian drones hit a military-industrial facility in Sterlitamak, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, over 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine. This was reported by local sources and videos released by Russian information channels on Telegram. The affected facility produces jet fuel and other materials used by the Russian defense industry and has already been the target of Ukrainian drones on several occasions. Bashkortostan authorities confirmed a drone attack on the Sterlitamak industrial zone, but did not immediately identify the affected plant.
One person died and three were injured following an early morning attack by Russian troops in Odessa. This was reported by the head of the military administration of the city of Odessa, Oleg Lysak. "The morning in Odessa began with an enemy attack. At the moment there are three victims. The victims are provided with the necessary assistance," Lysak wrote on Telegram. According to reports, residential buildings and cars were damaged in one of the city's neighborhoods. The relevant services are working on site.
