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La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, November 16, 2024, p. 20
Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky denounced a massive and combined attack by Russia against the city of Odessa, which resulted in at least one death and material damage, while the mayor of the aforementioned city, Gennadiy Trujanov, declared that the offensive left more than 40 thousand people without heat who will have to resist low temperatures for a while.
A multi-story residential building was destroyed in the center of Odessa, several apartments were set on fire and other high-rise apartments were damaged, along with about 30 cars.added regional governor Oleh Kiper, on Telegram.
Poland’s Defense Minister, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, reproached Zelensky for wanting involve to other countries directly in the war with Russia in the face of constant criticism coming from Ukraine for its alleged lack of commitment by not shooting down Russian projectiles flying near the Polish border, as the Ukrainian president has requested.
It cannot be said that Warsaw is not doing everything it can, we have done it and we will continue to do soclaimed the Minister of Defense, and stressed that the limit of that support for kyiv It is the security of Poland. If handing over any military equipment or weapons puts the integrity of the Polish State at risk, we will not do ithe added.
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that his country’s interests must be taken into account for a ceasefire, in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who interceded in favor of a negotiated solution.
Possible agreements must take into account the security interests of the Russian Federation, be based on new territorial realities and, most importantly, eliminate the root causes of the conflictsaid a statement from Moscow.
Zelensky criticized Scholz’s call to Putin, the first that both leaders have held since December 2022, and described it as pandora’s boxwhich would only serve to make Russia less isolated.
The phone call between Scholz and Putin comes as speculation grows about what the next administration of US President-elect Donald Trump will mean for Ukraine.
The war will end, but there is no exact date. Of course, with the policy of this team, which will now run the White House, the war will end soonerthe president declared to the Ukrainian radio station Suspilne.
Meanwhile, reports that billionaire Elon Musk has had multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law enforcement for national security reasons, two senior Democratic US senators said. , in a letter that the news agency Reuters had in view
Musk has managed to be part of the work team of the re-elected Donald Trump.