Zelenskyy says Russia has damaged 40% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure; grain deal threatened
This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.that about 40% of his country's entire energy infrastructure has been seriously damaged
He said Tuesday evening that the corridor needed long-term protection and that Moscow knew the consequences of its actions: "Russia should clearly know that it will receive a tough response from the world to any steps that disrupt our food exports. This is literally a matter of life for tens of millions of people," he noted.Farmers are seen harvesting wheat in Druzhkivka, Ukraine on 7 August, 2022.
Russia withdrew from the deal last weekend, however, accusing Ukraine of using the maritime corridor to carry out an attack against infrastructure and its Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. Speaking at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Zelenska told attendees that technology has become "battlefield" in the Russian war against Ukraine. Russia "puts technology at the service of terror," she said.
"You are the force that moves the world," she said. "You have the potential and technologies that can help, not destroy; by helping Ukraine, you can move the world in the right direction." Macron also said he confirmed to Zelenskyy that France is fully mobilized "to increase our military support for Ukraine as soon as possible, in particular anti-aircraft defense."
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