The negotiating strategy of the Ukrainian negotiating team will be changed after Russia's attack on Ukrainian energy facilities tonight, which used a record number of ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports.
“This was a deliberate attack on energy infrastructure, which used a record number of ballistic missiles“, Zelensky said.
“The Russian military is taking advantage of the US proposal for a short pause in strikes not to support diplomacy, but to stockpile missiles and wait out the coldest days of the year, when temperatures in large parts of Ukraine drop below -20 °C.“
The next A round of peace talks between Russian, American and Ukrainian representatives is expected to begin tomorrow in Abu Dhabi, the agency said.