Ukraine: Zelenskyy declares energy emergency in cold snap
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Key Points:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a state of emergency in the energy sector due to intensified Russian strikes on infrastructure amid severe winter weather, with newly appointed Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal tasked to manage the crisis.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Zelenskyy discussed the impact of Russian attacks causing widespread power outages, with NATO reaffirming support to Ukraine for defense and peace efforts.
- Russia condemned plans by the UK and France to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal, labeling foreign forces in Ukraine as legitimate military targets and accusing Britain of undermining peace talks.
- French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that France now provides two-thirds of Ukraine’s battlefield intelligence after the US suspended intelligence sharing in March 2025
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