The presence of Russian attack drones in kyiv and several regions of Ukraine has led to air alerts being triggered.
In Brussels, the President of the European Council Charles Michel invited Volodymyr Zelensky to present his “victory plan” this Thursday, October 17 in front of the 27 heads of state and government of the EU.
In view of the presidential election being held on Sunday in Moldova, the United States has pledged to help the small Eastern European country in the face of “Russian electoral interference”.
We take stock of the events that have marked recent hours.
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Air alerts in kyiv, Kharkiv bombed
The Ukrainian Air Force said Tuesday evening that it had spotted Shahed attack drones, the Ukrinform news agency reports.
On Telegram, authorities indicate that alerts have been triggered in the capital kyiv as well as in several regions in the north and east of the country.
In Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov also reported explosions in the city, targeted by Russian guided aerial bombs. “Be careful, there are still drones in the air”added the elected official.
Zelensky invited to present his ‘victory plan’ at EU summit
On social media, European Council President Charles Michel said he had invited the Ukrainian president “at the European Council summit on Thursday October 17 to take stock of the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine and present its plan for victory.” Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking support from kyiv’s Western allies as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year.
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Military support for kyiv and the strengthening of Ukraine’s already battered energy sector are among the topics on the agenda of the meeting of leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union, which will be held on Thursday in Brussels.
Washington pledges to help Moldova in the face of “Russian electoral interference”
The United States is determined to thwart alleged Russian interference attempts in Moldova’s presidential election and the vote on whether the eastern European country will join the European Union (EU), it said on Tuesday. a White House spokesperson, John Kirby. “Russia is actively trying to sabotage the election in Moldova and its European integration” which will be the subject of a vote and a referendum on Sunday, John Kirby said during a press briefing.
He mentioned “millions of dollars spent by Moscow in recent months to influence the results of the presidential election in Moldova” as well as “tens of millions of dollars per month invested by Russian agent of influence Ilan Shor in NGOs” propagating a pro-Kremlin discourse.
Exiled oligarch Ilan Shor is targeted by American and European sanctions. Moldova has long demanded his extradition to Israel, his country of birth where he fled after being targeted in 2019 by a corruption investigation nicknamed “the theft of the century”.
Outgoing President Maia Sandu, who has resolutely turned this former Soviet republic of 2.6 million inhabitants towards the West, is seen as the favorite for her own succession.
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