Nato secretary general Mark Rutte says people should gird themselves for the prospect that Russia might try to use ‘swarms of drones’ in Europe. What we know on day 1,024
Ukrainian soldiers prepare the M777 artillery in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues on 11 December 2024.Ukrainian soldiers prepare the M777 artillery in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues on 11 December 2024.Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next.
US President Joe Biden announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday, valued at $500m, secretary of state Antony Blinken said in a statement. The president-elect has previously derided US aid to Kyiv. Pressed on whether he would abandon Ukraine in its efforts to stave off Russia’s invasion, Trump said he would use US support for Kyiv as leverage against Moscow in negotiating an end to the war. “I want to reach an agreement,” he said, “and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said in an interview broadcast late on Thursday that Kyiv was not yet ready to start talks with Russia as it lacked the weapons,Andriy Yermak’s comments to public broadcaster Suspilne come as Zelenskyy publicly considers the possibility of a negotiated settlement to the war with Russia, launched by Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.
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