On the 1,084th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, key developments include a Ukrainian drone attack damaging an industrial facility in the Saratov region of Russia, Russian forces taking control of the Yesenove settlement in eastern Ukraine, and continued missile and drone attacks from Russia. Natural gas production facilities in central Ukraine were hit, causing damage and power restrictions.
In other news, two men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Russia for aiding Ukraine’s Army, Poland reported a Russian aircraft violating its airspace, and Russian bomb disposal experts defused a cruise missile. US President Donald Trump stated his desire to secure US investments in Ukraine and claimed Kyiv had agreed to provide rare earth minerals in exchange for support. The US Treasury Secretary is set to visit Ukraine to discuss this potential deal.
Despite Trump’s statement, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth clarified that the US has no plans to send troops to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed willingness to negotiate swapping territories with Russia. The White House announced the release of a US citizen detained in Russia as a positive development in ending the war.
Meanwhile, the European Court of Human Rights criticized Russia for imposing restrictions on reporting and suppressing dissent. Ukraine’s parliament passed a law allowing the purchase of nuclear reactors from Bulgaria for the country’s power plant. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested that a significant portion of Ukraine wants to be part of Russia. Talks between US and Russian officials on the operation of diplomatic institutions abroad were also reported.
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