A woman carries a bucket along a road near Bakhmut, on Nov. 27, as temperatures drop, Ukrainians work to restore electricity, heat and water supplies after Russian air strikes hit the base important infrastructure.
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A woman carries a bucket along a road near Bakhmut, on Nov. 27, as temperatures drop, Ukrainians work to restore electricity, heat and water supplies after Russian air strikes hit the base important infrastructure.
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As the week begins, here’s a look ahead and a series of key developments over the past week.
What to watch this week
Ukrainians are worried after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of more Russian missile attacks to come, even as Ukraine races to restore heating and electricity after recent heavy attacks. into infrastructure.
foreign minister Antony Blinken and Foreign Ministers of NATO Allies am traveling to Romania this week for meetings. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is due to meet with the leaders of Romania on Monday.
Germany will also hold high-level meetings this week. On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials and judicial officials from several advanced countries will gather in Berlin to discuss violations of international law in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold talks with leading multilateral, trade and labor organisations. And starting Wednesday, the capital holds its annual event Berlin Security Conference.
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the United States from Tuesday to Saturday. He’s meeting with President Biden on Thursday and will attend the president’s first state dinner on Thursday, with a performance by musician Jon Batiste.
On Wednesday is the Senate confirmation hearing including the nomination of Lynne Tracy as US ambassador to Russia.
Russia has postponed nuclear weapons treaty talks with the US that were scheduled for Tuesday in Cairo.
What happened last week?
Ukrainian security services and police raid an Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev, on November 22, say it’s part of the campaign “against the destructive activities of Russian special services in Ukraine.”
A series of Russian attacks power-off and water supplies in Kiev and other regions of Ukraineon November 23.
US gives Ukraine 400 million USD in additional aid on weapons, air defense and other military equipment, on 23 November The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this brings the total amount of US military aid to Ukraine to $19.7 billion since President Biden took office in 2021.
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine hit the nine-month mark on November 24. United Nation agency has calculated nearly 8 million Ukrainian refugees across Europe, 6.5 million displaced inside Ukraine and thousands of civilians killed or injured.
Civilians fleeing Russia attack at Khersonon November 26, just weeks after Ukraine recaptured the city.
Ukrainians mark Holodomor Memorial Dayon November 26, in memory of the victims of the devastating famine of the 1930s. In a speech, the President Zelenskyy honored to the Ukrainian ancestors who fell victim to that tragedy and other dark chapters of the Soviet regime.
The repair of the power grid has been almost done after Russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure left millions without electricity, heat and water.
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Russia strikes, Ukraine repairs, in the battle to survive the winter.
Ukrainians face winter in Kiev no electricity, heat and water.
How is sex dynamics? shaping the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian women have begun to study a Critical war skill: how to fly a drone.
War in Ukraine echo throughout Africa.
Georgians are worried about the appearance of tens of thousands of Russian exiles.
Aid to Ukraine is very important this winter as Russia continues to attack infrastructure.
Photo series: Emotional scenes like the first train from Kiev to Kherson is liberated.
Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers fighting mentally tired when the war dragged on.
Ukraine says they need help shoot down Russian attack missiles.
Urgent report
Russia’s war in Ukraine is changing the world: See its ripple effects anywhere in the world.
Previous developments
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