Peace currently seems a long way off in Ukraine. The warring parties are also concluding negotiations under the current circumstances. The situation in the Ukraine war in the news ticker.
- Front visit: Zelenskyy thanks Ukrainian armed forces
- Financial support: Ukraine wants more help with energy supply
- Editor’s note: Read the latest developments in Ukraine conflict in our news ticker. The information processed here Ukraine war come partly from the warring parties Russia and the Ukraine. They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
+++ 4.10 p.m.: Since the war of aggression against Ukraine began, Russian troops are said to have destroyed more than 1,000 cultural institutions. According to the news agency, Ukrainian Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko said so Ukrinform at a meeting with representatives of the country’s creative industries. According to this, among the 1,000 destroyed places of public life, in addition to theaters and a number of cultural heritage objects, there were also numerous libraries and cultural centers.
+++ 2:06 p.m.: NATO expects a new Russian offensive in Ukraine in the spring. “Russia is trying to freeze this war, at least for a short time (…) in order to then start a major offensive in the spring,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday at an event of the Financial Times in Brussels. The Kremlin wants to use the winter to regroup its troops and repair weapons, the British daily reports.
War in Ukraine: Conditions for peace talks not given
According to Stoltenberg, Ukraine has gained momentum in the Ukraine war. Now it is important to send more weapons to Ukraine. Stoltenberg did not mention which systems could be considered. “The paradox is that the more we seek a peaceful solution through negotiations, the more urgently we need military support to Ukraine to ensure that Ukraine prevails,” he added.
An end to the war is not in sight. The conditions for peace negotiations “are not in place now,” Stoltenberg said. “We must be clear that the end of this war does not mean that we can return to some kind of good or normal relationship with Russia.”
Ukraine demands more help from the West – Russia desperate?
First report from Wednesday, December 7th, 1.30 p.m.: Kyiv/Moscow – Poland now wants to accept the Patriot air defense systems offered by Germany to defend its airspace. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter on Tuesday (December 6) that they are working on stationing the Patriots on Polish territory and placing them under the Polish command system. However, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) had insisted that the German air defense systems should be treated as part of the integrated NATO air defense system. There was initially no question of placing them under a Polish command.
News about the Ukraine war: Zelenskyj thanks Ukrainian armed forces
During a visit near the front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his soldiers for defending their country under the most difficult conditions. During his stay in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in a video that he published on Telegram after his return to Kyiv that he also presented awards to those soldiers who had been deployed to the “most dangerous and most responsible” locations. He was also in the Kharkiv region and met doctors there treating wounded fighters.
News about the Ukraine war: Ukraine demands more help with defense and energy supply
In view of the devastating consequences of the Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kyiv has called for further help from Western countries. “Russia is trying to leave more than 30 million Ukrainians without heating, light and water,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told the Funke media group newspapers (Wednesday). “The Russians are losing on the battlefield and are therefore desperately trying to plunge Ukraine into darkness.” Shmyhal asked for more air defense and anti-missile defense systems, as well as help to restore damaged power plants.
Since October, Russia’s missile attacks have massively damaged Ukraine’s energy supply. Millions of people have only limited access to electricity at times. The supply of water and heat is also difficult in many places.
News about the Ukraine war: Number of entries and exits at borders with Ukraine constant
After the heavy Russian rocket attacks on Ukraine’s energy supply, the EU border protection agency Frontex has so far not registered any significant change in border traffic. Last week, 229,542 people entered an EU country from Ukraine, Frontex announced on Tuesday via Twitter. In the same period, 208,988 people crossed the border of an EU country towards Ukraine. Comparative figures from the previous weeks were initially not immediately available. (Talk to agencies)
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