Latest developments in Ukraine war: Zelensky says Kiev is ‘10%’ away from peace deal

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is “10 per cent” away from a deal to end its war with Russia, but warned it is the last remaining issues that matter.

In a New Year’s Eve speech, Zelensky said his country wanted an end to the war but not “at any cost” and that any deal would require strong security guarantees to prevent another Russian invasion.

“The peace agreement is 90% complete. There is still 10% left. This is much more than just numbers,” Zelensky said in a speech posted on his Telegram account.

President Zelensky, who will gain more diplomatic goodwill from the White House by signing a deal — any deal — than he loses on Ukraine’s security, should accept U.S. assurances — and urge his more loyal allies in Europe to assume the role of real guarantors of Ukraine’s borders.

A Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman said video footage provided by Russia as evidence of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s home earlier this week was laughable.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday released what it said was video footage of a downed drone.

In the photo, a Russian serviceman stands next to fragments of a device said to be a downed Ukrainian Chaklun-V drone carrying an undetonated 6 kilogram explosive device.

The ministry did not explain how it knew what the device was targeting.

Heorhii Tykhyi of Kyiv’s foreign ministry told Reuters: “It’s ridiculous – the fact that it took them two days to produce this and the fact that they tried to bring it out as evidence basically shows that they didn’t even seriously make up the story.”

“We are absolutely confident that no such attack occurred.”

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, more than 2,300 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 11,000 injured from January to November this year. United Nations.

This figure is 26% higher than the same period in 2024 and 70% higher than the same period in 2023, the report said.

Moscow has this year escalated its long-range attacks on urban areas in Ukraine. In recent months, as Russia’s incursion into its neighbor approaches its four-year milestone in February, it has also stepped up its crackdown on energy infrastructure in an attempt to deny Ukrainians access to heat and running water during the harsh winter months.

According to Ukrainian statistics, Russia has launched more than 100,000 drones, about 60,000 guided air bombs and about 2,400 missiles into Ukraine this year.

There were 19,033 air raid warnings nationwide throughout the year.

The data comes from United24, the official fundraising platform of the Ukrainian Air Force and the Ukrainian government.

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