Russian invasion

Power outage in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP 

 

The Battles Stoltenberg and Zelenskyj warn of more attacks: "New brutal week awaits" 

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using winter as a weapon in the war, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. 

 

- It is terrible and we must be prepared for more attacks, Stoltenberg said on Monday according to Bloomberg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly speech that Russia will stop bombing Ukraine when "you run out of robots". 

 

Ahead of the coming week, he warned Ukrainians of another "brutal week of cold and darkness" with more attacks on vital infrastructure. 

 

- The terrorists are planning new attacks, we know that, he says. dent Vladimir Putin uses winter as a weapon in the war, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.  

 

Olena Zelenska and Akshata Murty at 10 Downing Street in London. Yui Mok / AP 

 

Russian invasionUkraine's response Olena Zelenska: Recognize abuses as war crimes 

 

Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demands that the international community act against the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war. This is reported by AFP. 

 

She said that many of the victims are afraid to tell what they have been through, not least for fear that the perpetrators will come back. 

 

- That is why it is extremely important to recognize this as a war crime and to hold all perpetrators accountable, says Zelenska. 

 

- There must be a global response to this. Unfortunately, this type of war crimes will continue in the world as long as the soldiers think they can escape punishment. On Monday, she helped her British counterpart Akshata Murty, Rishi Sunak's wife, decorate the Christmas tree outside 10 Downing Street

Russian invasionUnrest at the power plants  

 

Kremlin denies withdrawal from Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant  

 

Russia denies the Ukrainian information that the country is preparing a withdrawal from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, writes Reuters. Kremlin spokesman Dimitriy Peskov says the nuclear power plant is still under Russian control and will remain so. 

 

- There is no need to look for signs where there are none.  

 

On Sunday, Ukraine's nuclear chief Petro Kotin referred to reports in Russian media that it would be worth abandoning the power plant and handing over control to the IAEA.  

 

The United Nations has long expressed concerns about security, and on Saturday Kotin said the repeated shutdowns during the Russian wave of attacks on the power grid posed a major risk.