Ukraine-Russia struggle newest: Trump invitations Putin to affix ‘Board of Peace’ regardless of his refusal to finish invasion | EUROtoday

Russia struck Ukraine with 339 drones and 33 missiles in an in a single day assault concentrating on Kyiv.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned: “The day before this strike, we finally received the necessary missiles, which helped significantly. Every support package matters. Missiles for Patriots, NASAMS, and other air defense systems are critically needed.

“The direct task of our entire diplomatic system is to ensure that Ukraine has sufficient air defense capabilities. And partners must not fail to deliver on this – air defense missiles are real protection for human life.”

Ukraine’s ‌international minister known as on Tuesday for pressing ‌assist for Ukraine, together with air defence and sanctions stress ‌on ​Russia, ​saying Moscow’s newest “barbaric strike” ‍was a wake-up ‍name ​to world ‍leaders gathering in Davos.

“We need urgent ‍additional energy ⁠assistance, air defence and interceptors, as well as sanctions pressure on Moscow,” Andrii Sybiha mentioned in a publish on X, ‌including that ​hundreds of homes have been with out heating in capital Kyiv in freezing temperatures.

Ukraine is introducing a brand new aspect of air defence to remodel its system because it faces a sustained wave of nightly Russian assaults, Volodymyr Zelensky introduced.

The war-hit nation is reeling from an unusually sturdy interval of Russian airstrikes which have knocked out energy and heating to hundreds of condominium blocks, notably within the capital Kyiv.

President Zelensky has repeatedly known as for air defences to be strengthened, together with elevated help from Ukraine’s Western allies.

Zelensky additionally introduced the appointment of a brand new deputy Air Force Commander, Pavlo Yelizarov, to supervise and develop the innovation.

“There will be a new approach to the use of air defences by the Air Force, concerning mobile fire groups, interceptor drones and other ‘short-range’ air defence assets,” he said in his nightly video address.

“The system will be transformed,” he mentioned.

The UN nuclear watchdog said the 330-kilovolt (kV) Ferosplavna-1 line was reconnected to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after a ceasefire was observed in the area.

The Ferosplavna-1 line is one of two high-voltage lines supplying electricity to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and was disconnected earlier this month.

“The 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 again up line was reconnected to Ukraine’s ZNPP at 19:17 native time in the present day after profitable restore work was carried out by Ukrainian technicians below an IAEA-brokered ceasefire,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a post on X.

World leaders gathering in Davos for the World Economic Forum should see Russia’s latest attacks on Kyiv as a wake up call from Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on X this morning.

“Thousands of houses are without heating in Kyiv at -15°C outside, following Russia’s mass strike overnight. War criminal Putin continues to wage a genocidal war against women, children, and elderly,” he wrote in a post.

Citing strikes on several regions and stating that “resilience of the Ukrainian people cannot be an excuse for this war to continue”, Sybiha said the war “must end as soon as possible”.

“Putin’s barbaric strike this morning is a wake up call to world leaders gathering in Davos: support for the Ukrainian people is urgent; there will be no peace in Europe without a lasting peace for Ukraine; peace can only be achieved through strength; we need urgent additional energy assistance, air defense and interceptors, as well as sanctions pressure on Moscow,” he said.

US president Donald Trump said he has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to be a member of his “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflict.

“He’s been invited,” Trump told reporters, without detailing if the Russian leader has responded to or accepted his invite.

Donald Trump has sought to recruit dozens of world leaders to roles on his board, including Tony Blair, as part of phase two of an ambitious peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas war and rebuild Gaza.

The Kremlin first reported the development yesterday, claiming Putin had been approached.

“Putin received an invitation through diplomatic channels to join the board of peace,” the Russian president’s longtime press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced, adding: “We are studying all the details of this proposal, including hoping to contact the American side to clarify all the nuances.”

At least 5,635 multi-storey buildings in Kyiv are without heat and water supply after a major Russian missile and drone attack, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Klitschko said energy companies were working to restore heat, water and electricity supply to these civilian households.

Russian forces carried out a major overnight attack on Kyiv with a combined drone and missile onslaught, officials reported in the early hours of today.

Explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital around 2am, followed by a warning from the Ukraine Air Force stating that Russian ballistic missiles were headed for the capital, reported Kyiv Independent.

The Air Force also issued an additional ballistic missile warning for Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Vinnytsia oblasts shortly after. It added that Russian forces have launched MiG-31 bombers, which are carriers of Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.

Around 5am local time, the Air Force said a second wave of Russian drones was later seen headed for the city, while missiles were reported to be approaching Kyiv around 6.30am local time.

Polish authorities have temporarily suspended operations at the Rzeszow and Lublin airports in order to allow military planes to operate freely, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (Pansa) said this morning.

“In reference to the necessity to guarantee freedom of motion for army aviation, airports in Rzeszow and Lublin have suspended flight operations,” the company on X.

Russia is watching with glee as US president Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland widen a split with his European allies.

The Kremlin said Trump would “go down in historical past” if he took control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.

“There are worldwide consultants who imagine that by resolving the problem of Greenland’s incorporation, Trump will definitely go down in historical past. And not solely within the historical past of the United States, but in addition in world historical past,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

“It’s hard not to agree with these experts,” he said.

President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev hailed the “collapse of the transatlantic union”, whereas former president Dmitry Medvedev joked about Europe getting poorer.

Russia has been muted in its criticism of Trump in current weeks because it seeks to make sure any finish to the struggle in Ukraine is outlined on Moscow’s phrases, although he has carried out or threatened army exercise in opposition to conventional Russian allies Venezuela and Iran.