Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy sector on Monday night - as temperatures dropped to -20C (-4F) - were 'barbaric' and 'particularly depraved', UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. He made the comments after speaking to US President Donald Trump hours after Russia hit power plants and critical infrastructure in the capital, Kyiv, and elsewhere. The attacks came at the end of a week-long pause that Trump had asked Russia's President Vladimir Putin to observe as a fierce cold swept Ukraine. Trump said on Tuesday that Putin had 'kept his word' and that he would like him to end the war. Top US envoys are meeting negotiators from Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and Thursday. Asked by reporters whether he was disappointed with Russia's renewed attacks, Trump responded, 'it [the agreement] was on Sunday, and he [Putin] went from Sunday to Sunday.' The damage from the strikes was extensive, with more than 1,000 tower blocks in Kyiv without heating and a power plant in the eastern city of Kharkiv beyond repair. Residents were forced to spend the night sheltering in metro stations, with some pitching tents on the platforms to protect them from the freezing cold. The authorities have been setting up centres around Kyiv for the city's inhabitants to go to warm up. They are also importing more generators in order to cope with longer blackout periods as engineers try to repair damage. Ukraine has complained repeatedly of a shortage of missiles - urging allies to deliver more. NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte was in Kyiv hours after the attacks and said he was urging member countries to 'dig deep in their stockpiles' and provide the missiles Ukraine needs. President Trump has been leading efforts to end the war, but his Russian counterpart has refused calls for a ceasefire. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner - Trump's son-in-law - are meeting teams of Russian and Ukrainian negotiators to thrash out the US-proposed peace deal. The most difficult issue on the table concerns Russian demands for Ukraine to cede the rest of the territory of the eastern industrial region of Donbas that Moscow does not currently control. Russia has made slow progress in the area recently, having launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
UK PM Slams Russian Attacks on Ukraine as 'Depraved'
UK PM Slams Russian Attacks on Ukraine as 'Depraved'
Amidst freezing temperatures, the UK Prime Minister condemns recent Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, emphasizing the barbarity of targeting energy assets during winter.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has labeled Russia's recent attacks on Ukraine's energy sector as 'particularly depraved.' This condemnation follows strikes on Kyiv's power plants as temperatures plummet to -20C. The attacks, occurring after a brief pause requested by US President Trump, have left thousands without heating, prompting emergency responses and calls for more missile supplies from NATO allies.
