Overview
- Ukraine reports sustained barrages targeting power and heating facilities in severe winter conditions, with outages affecting up to about 1.2 million households and thousands of Kyiv apartment blocks still without heat.
- Ukraine, Russia and the US described the Abu Dhabi meetings as constructive but inconclusive, with a follow‑up round expected around February 1 as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presses for “real results.”
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called territorial issues fundamental for Russia and again referenced an alleged “Anchorage” formula tied to control over Donbas, a demand Kyiv rejects.
- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius condemned the strikes on civilian energy infrastructure as “particularly cynical” and urged allies to step up air‑defense deliveries, while NATO’s Mark Rutte pushed for flexible EU financial support and noted Europe’s reliance on US defense.
- Zelenskyy urged faster air‑defense responses to shield energy assets as grid operator DTEK detailed repeated hits on plants and appealed for more interceptors and diplomatic pressure for an energy‑sector ceasefire.