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Morning opening: 'Russia must learn that cold will not help it win war,' Zelenskyy says after Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Jakub Krupa
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia hit Ukraine overnight with “almost 300 attack drones” and 25 missiles as it continues to target energy infrastructure across the country, already suffering from extensive electricity and heat outages amid a harsh winter.
Zelenskyy said the overnight attacks caused “extensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure” across the country, including in the capital Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
Zelenskyy said that “several hundred thousand households” in the Kyiv region remain without power, and the situation “is not easy,” with temperatures as low as -12 Celsius this morning.
“As always, wherever Russia tries to destroy, Ukrainians support one another, and internal resilience is what is most needed right now,” he said.
Zelenskyy also added that “with no military purpose whatsoever, Russia lobbed missiles at a postal terminal in Korotych, Kharkiv region, killing 4 people.”
He said:
“Every such strike against life is a reminder that support for Ukraine cannot be stopped. Missiles for air defense systems are needed every day, and especially during winter.
The world can respond to this Russian terror with new assistance packages for Ukraine. We expect the acceleration of deliveries already agreed with America and Europe.
Russia must come to learn that cold will not help it win the war. Thank you to everyone who is helping.
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Airports in central Europe report disruptions due to weather
Meanwhile, a number of airports in central and eastern Europe faced delays and disruptions due to difficult weather conditions this morning.
Budapest airport was temporarily closed as a precaution due to black ice and extreme icing, the airport said on Facebook.
Airports in Bratislava, Prague, and Vienna were also affected, Reuters added.
According to FlightRadar24’s disruption meter, Vienna has seen most disruption, with delays up to two hours of both arrivals and departures.
EU tells Musk to fix 'horrendous' AI tool or face regulatory action
Lisa O’Carroll
The EU has warned Elon Musk’s X to urgently “fix” the “horrendous” AI tool allowing users to “undress” women and children or face urgent acton.
The blunt warning comes as the European Commission has extended a retention order sent to Elon Musk’s X last year to retain and preserve all internal documents and data related to Grok until the end of 2026, amid a global outcry over Grok-generated “undressed” images.
“X now has to fix its AI tool in the EU, and they have to do it quickly. If not, we will not hesitate to put the DSA to its full use to protect EU citizens,” the EU tech commissioner Henna Virkunnen said last night.
“X offering the use of Grok to create and share pictures of undressed women and children is horrendous,” she added in a post on X.
Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok on X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards, in a growing global push to curb illegal material.
Separately, Malaysia’s communications regulator said on Tuesday it will take legal action against social media platform X due to concerns over user safety in relation to artificial intelligence feature Grok
Danish consultations on Greenland ahead of crunch US talks
Meanwhile, the foreign affairs committee of the Danish parliament is scheduled to meet this morning to discuss the latest on Greenland as the US president, Donald Trump, shows no signs of losing interest in the territory.
Foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen will represent the government, as it consults on the issue ahead of tomorrow’s high-stake meeting with US state secretary Marco Rubio.
Meanwhile, a number of protests against the US policy are expected to be held later this week across Denmark, according to DR.
Morning opening: 'Russia must learn that cold will not help it win war,' Zelenskyy says after Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Jakub Krupa
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia hit Ukraine overnight with “almost 300 attack drones” and 25 missiles as it continues to target energy infrastructure across the country, already suffering from extensive electricity and heat outages amid a harsh winter.
Zelenskyy said the overnight attacks caused “extensive destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure” across the country, including in the capital Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
Zelenskyy said that “several hundred thousand households” in the Kyiv region remain without power, and the situation “is not easy,” with temperatures as low as -12 Celsius this morning.
“As always, wherever Russia tries to destroy, Ukrainians support one another, and internal resilience is what is most needed right now,” he said.
Zelenskyy also added that “with no military purpose whatsoever, Russia lobbed missiles at a postal terminal in Korotych, Kharkiv region, killing 4 people.”
He said:
“Every such strike against life is a reminder that support for Ukraine cannot be stopped. Missiles for air defense systems are needed every day, and especially during winter.
The world can respond to this Russian terror with new assistance packages for Ukraine. We expect the acceleration of deliveries already agreed with America and Europe.
Russia must come to learn that cold will not help it win the war. Thank you to everyone who is helping.
