Rolling emergency power outages meant to relieve strain on infrastructure damaged in Russian attacks cast Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities into darkness Wednesday.
Ukraine live briefing: Power outages hit Kyiv and other cities; Russia returns to grain deal
President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to do everything in his power to give Ukrainians electricity and heating this winter, following a barrage of attacks on his country’s energy infrastructure that Western officials and analysts say is a deliberate Russian tactic to sap Ukrainians’ will to fight — and survive — as temperatures plummet. Winter in Ukraine brings rain and snow, with temperatures dipping below freezing.
Russia and Turkey announced Wednesday that Moscow is rejoining the Black Sea grain initiative, the U.N.-brokered deal to ensure safe passage of cargo ships to and from Black Sea ports. The Kremlin had said over the weekend that Russia would back out of the deal.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
4. From our correspondents
Though U.S. officials analyzing the conflict in Ukraine say it is unlikely Moscow will launch nuclear action, Washington doesn’t have many good options when it comes to preventing Putin’s worst intentions, writes Karoun Demirjian.
Karoun Demirjian, Karen DeYoung and Francesca Ebel contributed to this report.
Source: WP
