In a television interview on November 4, Andriy Yeromak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office said that Ukraine does not hold direct talks with Russia about an energy ceasefire, but is open to the idea of a third party mediating the implementation talks of the peace formula.
The official made this statement in response to media reports that Kyiv and Moscow were holding preliminary discussions about mutually stopping strikes against energy facilities.
The Financial Times reported that on October 29, after the Qatar-mediated discussions allegedly failed in August due to the Kursk incursion the parties were considering resuming their discussions. In a statement released on October 30, the Kremlin denied that talks had resumed.
Yermak denied any direct negotiations with Moscow in Montreal, Canada. He also said that an online thematic conference, coorganized by Qatar, about implementing the security aspects of Ukraine’s peace formulation, took place in August without Russian involvement.
The official stated that Kyiv wouldn’t rule out the possibility that an agreement could be reached based on the conference by intermediaries. He named Qatar or “anyother country” who would help the parties to implement the conclusions.
“After that, if Qatar or any other nation is ready today to implement these agreements individually with Ukraine and separately, please do,” Yermak stated.
The third point in the Ukraine peace formula denounces Russian attacks against the Ukrainian grid and calls for tougher sanctions so as to undermine Moscow’s ability to sustain these strikes.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the idea to implement this goal through a mutual cessation in energy strikes was first proposed at the first global summit for peace in Switzerland in June. He said that Russia’s willingness to stop the strikes could signal a willingness for broader peace negotiations.
The agreement would be the most significant deescalation since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion in Ukraine early in 2022.
Yermak emphasized that such an agreement is not currently being discussed with Russia.
Ukraine is bracing itself for its harshest winter ever, with half its energy infrastructure in ruin after Russia launched massive campaigns in the autumn and winter of 2023-2023 as well as again in the spring 2024.
In a television interview on November 4, Andriy Yeromak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office said that Ukraine does not hold direct talks with Russia about an energy ceasefire, but is open to the idea of a third party mediating the implementation the peace formula.
Another 15% of respondents said that they would be willing to endure the conflict for several more months. And 4% said that they could tolerate it for another six months.
“We are registering an increased supply of packages of defense assistance.” “The situation with artillery is improving,” wrote President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following a meeting of Supreme Commander-in Chief’s Staff.
Boris Johnson, referring to Trump’s “Make America great again” slogan, said: “I cannot imagine that a guy so passionate about his nation… would want to start his presidency by essentially allowing the Soviet Empire be great once more.”
The attack caused damage to a supermarket, apartment buildings with multiple stories, commercial properties, and cars.
Kazem Jalali, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia, said on November 4 that Russia will launch two Iranian Satellites, Kowsar & Hodhod into orbit using a Soyuz Launcher on Nov. 5.
Overnight, Russia launched 80 Shaheds as well as other drones. Ukrainian air defenses shot off 50 of them, while 27 were “lost”, the Air Force reported.
According to reports, the instructions were distributed among Russian troops. According to Kyiv, Moscow’s losses have reached 700,000.
“Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine is an existential danger.” Josep Borrell, after meeting South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong Hyun on X, said that the Republic of Korea was best positioned to comprehend it.
Annalena Bärbock, the German Foreign Minister, said that she was arriving in Ukraine and that “we are fighting this brutality by our humanity and support so that Ukrainians not only survive winter but that their country can also survive.”
Wi Sung Lac, a South Korean member of the parliamentary intelligence committee told The Korea Herald that North Korean soldiers receive $2,000 per monthly for their service. This would amount to at least $200,000,000 annually if multiplied by 10,000 soldiers.
Andrii Kovalenko didn’t provide any additional details about the circumstances of the engagement, or possible losses for the North Korean side.
This includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Finnish authorities have announced that a new political museum will open at the same location on February 15, 2025. The museum’s focus will be on Finnish-Russian relationships, including developments of the 21st Century.
“This would be a very dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine.” Stephane Dujarric said that everything must be done to prevent any internationalization of the conflict.
A total of 54% of respondents said they wanted Ukraine to win, while only 20% supported Russia. Even in countries that have not been Kyiv’s traditional allies, there was strong support for Ukraine.
According to the Moldovan election commission, Maia Sandu, who is pro-EU, had a 9-point advantage over Alexandr Stoianoglo with nearly 99% votes counted.
U.S. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stated on Nov. 3, that the U.S. State Department funded 800 mobile fireteams in Ukraine which have shot down more than 200 Russian drones.
Roman Kostenko (secretary of the parliamentary defence committee) stated on November 2 that he believes it is necessary to mobilize at least 500,000 citizens in light of current battlefield conditions.
City officials reported that on Nov. 3, Russia launched its latest drone strike overnight on Ukraine. The attack lasted more than five hours and targeted the capital. Kyiv was rocked by several waves of explosions throughout the night.
On Nov. 3, Governor Oleksandr PROKUDIN reported that Russian troops shelled Bilozerka, a village in Kherson Oblast. A paramedic and a driver of an ambulance were wounded.
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban stated in a radio conversation on Nov. 3 that “Europe cannot stay pro-war” if Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, as reported by Telex. Orban was supposedly referring the EU’s military assistance to Ukraine which he has repeatedly criticized.
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