kyiv and Moscow blame each other after the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan.
Slovakia says it is ready to host negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
Follow the latest information on the conflict.
Follow the full coverage
War in Ukraine: attacks in Russia are increasing
Minute by minute
SLOVAKIA READY TO HOST TALKS
Slovakia announces its readiness to host peace negotiations on Ukraine. “We offer Slovak soil for such negotiations,” Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said on Facebook overnight from Thursday to Friday, almost three years after the start of the Russian assault.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously deemed it “acceptable” for it to become a “platform” for dialogue.
CRASH IN KAZAKHSTAN: MOSCOW CHALLENGES UKRAINE
Moscow in turn blames Ukraine for the events that led to the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazahstan. According to the head of the Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia, “at that time, Ukrainian military drones were carrying out terrorist attacks against civilian infrastructure in the cities of Grozny and Vladikavkaz”, in Chechnya and Russia respectively.
CRASH AU KAZAKHSTAN : KIEV CHARGE MOSCOU
After Kazakhstan crash, Ukraine says Russia 'must be held responsible'
CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN DIED
South Korea said Friday that a North Korean soldier had been taken prisoner by the Ukrainian army.
The South Korean intelligence agency announced shortly after that the man had died.
HELLO EVERYONE
Hello everyone in this live broadcast from December 27, 2024 dedicated to news related to the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his American counterpart Joe Biden had offered him in 2021 to “postpone Ukraine’s accession to NATO by 10-15 years”kyiv has long demanded to be integrated. “In 2021, current President Biden proposed to me exactly that: to postpone Ukraine's membership in NATO for 10-15 years, because it was not yet ready”affirmed the master of the Kremlin during a televised press conference.
“I responded reasonably, 'Yes, she is not ready today. But you will prepare her for it and you will accept it'”added Vladimir Putin. However, for Russia, “what difference, today, tomorrow or in ten years”he estimated.
Moscow sees Ukraine's membership in NATO as a red line. On the contrary, kyiv presents membership in the Alliance as essential for its security against Russia and is demanding an invitation as soon as possible. The country has, however, recognized that its accession could come after the conflict with Russia, triggered by the Russian assault of February 2022. Washington and Berlin in particular are reluctant to any prospect of rapid accession.
At the beginning of December, the Kremlin again warned that Ukraine's membership in NATO would constitute a threat “unacceptable” for Russia.
France
World
