Families and friends around the globe are uniting to enjoy the holiday season, fairs, Christmas trees, and shiny decorations. During the festive season, the FIFA World Cup 2022 has brought people together from all over the world in the rush of football triumphs and victories.
In the wake of this major football event in Qatar, President Zelensky has addressed the fans all over the world with a speech to hold the Global Peace Formula Summit this winter “to unite all nations of the world around the cause of global peace.”
Source: The Times and The Sunday Times
In the meantime, Ukraine regularly suffers massive attacks on its power utilities, leaving citizens without electricity, heating, and water for hours.
On December 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with 35 kamikaze drones, the majority was taken down by the Ukrainian air defense. Still, the Russians managed to cause damage to critical infrastructure facilities.
Up to 2 million people were deported by Russia, including about 200,000 children, reported President Zelensky in an interview with French TV channels TF1 and LCI.
Institute for the Study of War suggests another full-scale offensive in the North of Ukraine, including Kyiv, the following year. ISW evaluates the chances of this scenario implementation as low but possible. Putin’s visit to Belarus may mean his intentions to involve the Belarusian army in the new phase of the war.
Get more details on Russian-Ukrainian war in the article.