Ukraine calls on Moscow to withdraw troops at Christmas; Russia launching new batch of Iranian drones
Addressing leaders of the Group of Seven who met virtually on Monday, Zelenskyy said Russia could prove it could use the season of goodwill to abandon its aggression toward Ukraine.
Russia has been accused of using Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack multiple targets in Ukraine, particularly energy infrastructure, for months. Although it has not officially admitted using them, Iran has admitted to supplying Russia with such drones but said it did so before the war started.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a working session of G-7 leaders via video link, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv,on June 27, 2022.
Although it has not officially admitted using them, Iran has admitted to supplying Russia with drones and there have been reports that Russia was awaiting a new batch of the unmanned aerial vehicles. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told French broadcaster LCI that in addition to making Ukrainians suffer, Russia wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by continuing to strike power stations and other infrastructure.
Group of Seven allies convened with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated their commitment to helping the country combat Russian aggression. The allies also reiterated they would continue to move away from purchasing Russian oil and would go ahead as planned with the plan to set a price cap on Russian oil in early February.
"Kherson is under massive fire from the Russian occupiers," Yaroslav Yanushevych said on Telegram Monday, saying Russians had attacked two neighborhoods in the city. Five people were known to have been wounded in the attacks and two people to have died, he said.
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