On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum to join the “growing consensus” against the war in Ukraine, stressing that the conflict is their “problem” as well.
“France’s first priority is to promote peace in Ukraine and try to get into the global momentum to put pressure on Russia,” Macron said from Bangkok, home of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum leaders’ summit, stressing that he intends to “work closely with China.” , India and the whole region.” And the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to reach a growing consensus saying that this war is also your problem.
He also called on the French President to abandon “hegemony” and “confrontation” and emphasized “stability” in the Asia-Pacific region.
Today, Friday, the Russian special operation in Ukraine enters a new day of escalation, as Russian army units strike at Ukrainian military bases and weapons and ammunition depots, and Kyiv tries to reclaim its lands that were controlled by Moscow with the support of the West.
According to the latest reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that as a result of Russian bombing, electricity was cut off in many parts of Ukraine.
“Now more than ten million Ukrainians are left without electricity, especially in the capital, Kyiv,” Zelensky said.
On the ground, the Ukrainian army reported that several Russian rockets fell on several regions of Ukraine, and heavy fighting continues in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian army said in a statement that the Russian army has recently made wide and active movements in eastern Ukraine.
Several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, were hit by Russian bombardments on Thursday, coinciding with the first snowfall in the country, where power outages are frequent and where temperatures can drop to minus ten degrees.
These strikes have been recurring since October, especially over the power infrastructure that has cut off electricity and water to millions of Ukrainians.
And the Ukrainian national operator Okrienergo announced the extension of the power outage due to the “deterioration of the situation.”
