FILE – Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves a meeting in Paris, France, Dec. 7, 2024. in his nightly address Tuesday, he said a rescue operation was underway in the city of Zaporizhzhia, in the wake of a Russian missile strike that killed three people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday that a rescue operation was "currently underway" in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, following a Russian missile strike that killed three people.
The president said 18 people were injured.
Ukraine does not have enough air defense systems to protect it from Russian missiles, Zelenskyy said. "But our partners do have these systems. We repeat, again and again, that air defense systems should save lives, not collect dust in storage bases."
FILE – Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to reporters in Dabrowka, Poland, during a visit to Poland's border with Russia, Nov. 30, 2024. On Tuesday, he said peace talks for the war in Ukraine could begin in the winter.
However, Tusk indicated that Poland, which has been a staunch supporter of neighboring Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country in 2022, will be a major participant in the talks.
"I really want Poland to be the country that will not only be present but will set the tone for these decisions that are to bring us security and secure Polish interests," the Polish prime minister said.
Tusk said French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Warsaw later this week to talk about his meetings last weekend with Zelenskyy and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Zelenskyy said Tuesday that "only decisiveness" can bring Russia\’s war in Ukraine to an end and bring lasting peace.
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