In excerpts from Bob Woodward’s book “War”, published on Oct. 8, the U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris encouraged President Volodymyr Zelensky to create a succession plan for the event that he was killed or captured.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, Zelensky is the main target for Russian assassination efforts. Zelensky told The Sun in a late November 2023 interview that he survived at least five attempts on his life.
CNN reported that Woodward said Harris told Zelensky to “start thinking” about a succession plan for the country in case he was captured, killed or unable to govern.
The conversation took place at the same time as the Munich Security Conference, where Harris informed Zelensky of an imminent Russian invasion – a warning which Zelensky dismissed until the beginning of the invasion in February 2022.
Woodward reported that Harris was afraid it would be the final time officials from the United States would see Zelensky in life.
Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, played a major role in the Biden Administration’s foreign policy efforts. She held six separate meetings after the start of the invasion with Zelensky.
Harris announced an additional $1.5 billion of support for Ukraine at the Ukraine’s global summit peace summit in Switzerland, in June. Harris also accused Russia at the Munich Security Conference of crimes against humanity in its war on Ukraine, saying that the aggressor must take responsibility for their “barbaric war operations”.
According to the Ukrainian Constitution, Ruslan Stephanchuk, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, would assume the Presidency if Zelensky was unable fulfill his duties.
Mark Rutte, the new NATO Secretary General, warned on October 8 that Ukraine could face its most difficult winter since the beginning of the full-scale invasion as it prepares for further Russian attacks against the energy infrastructure.
In excerpts from Bob Woodward’s book “War”, published on Oct. 8, the U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris encouraged President Volodymyr Zelensky to create a succession plan for the event that he was killed or captured.
The local military administration reported that on October 8, Russia used guided bombs to attack the Esman community, located in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast, killing two civilians.
The U.S. military’s top commander in Europe Gen. Chris Cavoli has compiled a list of American weapon systems that could help Ukraine fight Russia, but which the Biden Administration has yet to provide.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials have warned that American voters will likely face a surge in misinformation and influence campaigns orchestrated from U.S. enemies.
Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Donetsk Oblast, said that Russia had stolen more than 180,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from the port of Mariupol.
According to Bob Woodward’s book, the former U.S. president Donald Trump secretly sent Putin the COVID-19 test device for personal use when the coronavirus epidemic began in 2020.
Biden was to convene in Germany a meeting of leaders of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on October 12, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected present his victory plan.
Local authorities reported that Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to attack a densely-populated area in Kharkiv on Oct. 8. At least two people were killed and five others injured.
“We believe this issue, the extension of the Russian sanctions should be decided after U.S. election.” We need to see what direction the new U.S. administration takes on this issue,” said Mihaly Varga, Hungarian Finance minister.
Oleksandr Ohrimenko, commander 72nd Mechanized Brigade, said: “The enemy had superiority on tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery systems as well as anti-tank weapons and personnel.”
The police announced on October 8 that the head of an inter-district Center for Medical and Social Experts located in Kyiv would appear in court for allegedly issuing fake disability certificates.
The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom announced on October 8 that sanctions were issued against Russian units who used chemical weapons in the battlefield in Ukraine.
In a post shared on the official account of the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s X page, Carlos M. Pereira said that Cuba had officially requested to be a BRICS ‘Partner Country.’ This was done through a formal letter sent to Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.
The documentary of Anastasia Trofimova has been criticized by many for what they perceive to be an attempt to whitewash Russians who were involved in the war.
“As Russia has signed a treaty with North Korea that is similar to a military alliance,” South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong-Hyun told the parliament.
The governor initially claimed that Russia used KAB air bombs, but later clarified the type of weapon still being determined.
Regional authorities reported that Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed at least 3 people and injured 50 others, including children, over the past 24 hours, according to regional authorities.
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