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Why are the lights going out in Ukraine as talks near?
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Russian strikes on the energy grid are cutting power across Ukraine, from Dnipro to Kharkiv, as delegations prepare to meet in Abu Dhabi.
Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Abu Dhabi
Dtek says more than 600,000 people in the central Dnipropetrovsk region lost power after a night attack damaged key energy facilities.
600,000
The mayor of Zlatopil, in the Kharkiv region, says about 250,000 users are without power, with no restoration date yet. A separate tally, not directly comparable, from a French news outlet puts the nationwide figure at more than 800,000 people.
- Kharkiv region (Zlatopil mayor)250000
- Ukraine overall (20 Minutes)800000
France's foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, says: The Europeans will be well represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions. Trump told CBS News he expects a deal soon, and calls the mutual hostility between Zelensky and Putin one of the main obstacles.
“The Europeans will be well represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions.”
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