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- The United States is increasingly calling on Ukraine to be open to peace talks with Russia, with a senior Pentagon official saying it will be difficult for kyiv forces to reclaim territory won by Moscow in the war.
- American support for Ukraine remains strong. This week the White House asked Congress to release an additional $38 billion in support of Kyiv.
- During a surprise visit to kyiv, the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced; announced new military aid of 50 million pounds (57.4 million euros) and humanitarian aid of 16 million pounds (18.3 million euros).
< li>The White House reiterated Friday that only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a position to approve the opening of negotiations between his country and Russia, rejecting any notion of American pressure on kyiv.
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6:20 p.m.: IAEA chief denounces “deliberate and targeted strikes” to Zaporozhye
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said Sunday that the strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant were “absolutely deliberate, targeted,” the “very serious” in an interview with; the French channel BFMTV. “A good dozen strikes” have aimed the central, according to Rafael Grossi, who, without attributing responsibility for it; to Russian or Ukrainian forces, was indignant that some “consider a nuclear power plant to be a legitimate military target” He urged the authors to “Stop this madness.
5:46 p.m.: 45,000 criminal proceedings initiated against Russian soldiers
Nearly 45,000 criminal prosecutions have been initiated. committed for crimes committed by Russian soldiers since the beginning of the invasion, announced Ukrainian National Police.
5:34 p.m.: 5 million Ukrainians lost their jobs
According to Tetyana Berezhna, Ukraine's deputy economy minister, the war has “significantly” affected the unemployment rate in the country, pushing 7 million people out of work; to run away. According to her, 5 million people have lost their jobs since the beginning of the war.
5:22 p.m.: Ukraine denies the execution of Russian prisoners by its soldiers< p>The charge of Human Rights in the Ukrainian Parliament denied Sunday that kyiv forces killed Russian prisoners of war, arguing that Ukrainian soldiers were defending themselves against Russians who were pretending to surrender. Ombudsman Dmytro Loubynets said only “excerpts from the video,” presented by Moscow as proof that kyiv executed Russian soldiers who had surrendered, in fact showed that the Russians “using a feigned surrender… committed a war crime by opening fire on Ukrainian armed forces” and that the Russian soldiers killed “can therefore not be considered prisoners of war”.
5:11 p.m.: The liberation of Kherson, a rotating?
“ The Kherson liberation operation carried out by our defense forces is an analogy with many battles of the past, which marked the battles of the past. turning points in wars. They symbolized changes after which people knew how to change. who would own the victory, even if they had to fight for it, » Volodymyr Zelensky.
.@ZelenskyyUa: “Our defense forces’ operation on liberation of Kherson is an analogy to many battles of the past, which were turning points in wars. They symbolized changes after which people knew whose victory would be, although they had to fight for it”https://t.co/M5mRhsgs9M pic.twitter.com/pzEDyPsfA6
— MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@MFA_Ukraine) November 20, 2022
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4:07 p.m.: Ukraine, “a European state, modern and technological”
“ Ukraine will always be a European state, modern and technological. A country that remembers all those who paid freedom of their lives and perhaps better years. Some have given their youth, because the war has been going on for 8 years », says Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidency.
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3:44 p.m.: Russia destroys infrastructure to “revenge itself for its impotence”, according to Kyiv
“ By destroying Ukraine»s infrastructure, Russian forces show they are aware » of not « not be able to take control of Ukraine,” points out presidential adviser Mykhaïlo Podolyak. “ So they try to harm to avenge their helplessness. »
"Ru-logic"…By destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure, RF shows awareness of the fact: they cannot take over Ukraine. So they try to harm out of revenge for their powerlessness. It will be followed by another realization: everything will have to be compensated in ru-reparations era
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) November 20, 2022
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3:29 p.m.: Comfortable with a weapon
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#NewYork #Zaporizhzia #Kyiv #ukrainecounteroffensive#KhersonisUkraine pic.twitter.com/uf7C05OWHR— UkrARMY cats & dogs (@UAarmy_animals) November 20, 2022
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3:11 p.m.: A major fire in central Moscow, near three train stations< p>A major fire broke out. Sunday in a vast warehouse in the center of Moscow, near three railway stations connecting the Russian capital to several large cities in the country including Saint-Petersburg, announced; the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Clouds of black smoke rose high in the sky, contrasting with the white color of the snow-covered cobblestones in front of the Yaroslavsky, Leningradsky and Kazansky stations, located at nearby, according to images broadcast by Russian television.
The fire broke out around 1 p.m. in a two-story brick warehouse, according to a statement. from the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Around 3 p.m., the fire invaded some 2,500 square meters of the building, according to the same source.
2:35 p.m.: Macron speaks with the head of the IAEA
Emmanuel Macron spoke this Sunday with the Director-General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on the situation of the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, which Moscow and kyiv mutually accuse each other of. to have bombed, indicated the Elysée. After this interview, the French President “will probably speak this afternoon” to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the presidency.
1:13 p.m.: Ukraine’s nuclear agency accuses Russia of bombing Zaporozhye Power Plant
“This morning of November 20, 2022, at Following numerous Russian bombardments, at least 12 strikes were carried out. recorded at the site of the Zaporozhe nuclear power plant,” Energoatom, accusing the Russians of “once again organizing nuclear blackmail and putting the whole world in danger”.
12:56 p.m.: Twenty “”large caliber shells” fired at the nuclear power plant
On Saturday and Sunday, Ukrainian forces fired more than twenty “large caliber shells” on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, according to the communiqué; of the Russian army. These notably exploded; between energy blocks number 4 and 5 and aimed at the roof of a “special building” located to proximity of these blocks, according to the same source. Despite these bombings, “the level of radiation in the area of the plant remains in line with the guidelines. the norm,” said the press release.
12:46 p.m.: Ambulance delivery
Ambulances were delivered to Kherson, the Russian army having left with those which the city had before.
Ambulances arrived in Kherson to replace those stolen by the Russians pic.twitter.com/N1CJ2eP4gX
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) November 20, 2022
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12:34 p.m.: IAEA reports “powerful explosions” in the sector of the Ukrainian power plant in Zaporozhye
“Powerful explosions” occurred in the area of the Ukrainian power plant in Zaporozhye, announced Sunday Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The information is extremely disturbing. Explosions have occurred at the site of this major nuclear power plant, which is completely unacceptable,” Ukraine to have bombed Zaporozhye power plant again
Russia has accused On Sunday the Ukrainian forces of having proceeded to new bombings against the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, while ensuring that the level of radiation there remained “in line with the norm.” “The Kyiv regime does not cease provocations in order to create the threat of a catastrophe in the future. Zaporozhye”s largest nuclear power plant in Europe and militarily occupied by Russia,” the Russian army in a statement.
11:15 a.m.: Winter is here
Ukrainian T-64BV mod.2017s in the snow. pic.twitter.com/YTDNGNwDwh
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11:02 a.m.: New Zealand Defense Minister to Kyiv
New Zealand reported that his Minister of Defence, Peeni Henare, went this Sunday to; kyiv. “We discussed of the recent extension by New Zealand of the support mission to infantry training in the UK for Ukrainian troops until July 2023,” Peeni Henare said in a statement; after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov. Last week, New Zealand announced send 66 new members of his army to Britain to help train Ukrainian soldiers.
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I was glad to welcome my 🇳🇿 colleague @PeeniHenare in Kyiv. We discussed our joint projects,ways to strengthen 🇺🇦 defense capabilities&coordinated efforts to rebuild 🇺🇦 after the war.
Thank you for your willingness to promote Ukraine's interests in Southeast Asia 🇺🇦🤝🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/DfuenLtaa8— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) November 20, 2022
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10:47 am: The card war
Like every week, 20 Minutes invites you to follow progress and the major issues of the conflict in four infographics. This is where ça is happening. day
According to the latest estimates of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 84,210 Russian soldiers were killed. put out of action since the start of the war, i.e. 330 over the last 24 hours.
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10:13 a.m.: Watch out in the woods
Faced with a difficult energy winter ahead, due to the damage to power plants caused by Russian bombing, some residents of Kherson have started to store wood. But the Ukrainian authorities have warned the population: it is possible that the Russian army has left mines in the woods by withdrawing.
08:40: No official step from Moscow to negotiate
According to the chief of staff of the Ukrainian president, Moscow has not contacted kyiv officially for peace negotiations. But any negotiation that is not based on sovereignty and integrity territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders would “not be acceptable,” Saturday Andriï Yermak. “The first steps to take the side are to withdraw all Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
08:20: kyiv refuses to negotiate at this time
kyiv does not intend for the moment to let anything go. Moscow. The West’s attempts to push Ukraine to negotiating after a series of important military victories by kyiv is “bizarre” and fall under a surrender demand, says key adviser of the Ukrainian Presidency.
“When you have the initiative on the battlefield, it’s a little weird to get proposals like: you can’t be able to do everything militarily anyway, lead the neighbours’ ;negotiations”s”s Mykhaïlo Podoliak in an interview to AFP. “It means that the country that attacks, that recovers its territories, must capitulate to the country that is losing.
07:50: Welcome to this new Live
Hello to; all and to all. Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you the latest information on the conflict. On the diplomatic field, Volodymyr Zelensky is under pressure from his allies. Washington is indeed increasingly explicitly encouraging kyiv to consider discussions with Moscow. Earlier this month, the Ukrainian president had also let go of the ballast, at the the request of the White House, making it known that it no longer demanded the departure of Vladimir Putin to begin negotiations.