Ukraine-Russia war latest: Harris sets terms for Putin peace talks as Kyiv faces hypersonic missile attack
Kamala Harris was asked if she would consider one-on-one talks with Russian leader
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Kamala Harris has said Ukraine will need to be in the room for any peace talks to negotiate a solution to end the Russian invasion.
“Ukraine must have a say in the future,” she told CBS News during an interview on 60 Minutes.
Asked if she would meet Vladimir Putin one-on-one to negotiate peace, she Democratic presidential hopeful said: “Not bilaterally without Ukraine, no... There will be no success in ending that war without Ukraine and the UN charter participating in what that success looks like,” she said.
Putin’s forces yesterday launched a hypersonic missile barrage at Kyiv, hours after a Ukrainian strike started a fire at Moscow’s largest oil depot in occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian troops were forced to down at least two eight-metre long Kinzhal missiles fired at Kyiv while another hit an airfield 170 miles further west in Starokostyantyniv. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile, described as a “next-generation” weapon by Putin in 2018.
In the Donbas, Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukraine frontline city of Toretsk, Ukraine’s military said last night.
Live: Putin hosts Commonwealth leaders meeting as Russia launches hypersonic missiles at Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a summit for members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Tuesday.
CIS is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia formed after the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. It includes Amernia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The meeting comes as Russia launches hypersonic missiles at Ukraine, with Kyiv’s military saying it had struck a major oil terminal in occupied Crimea that provides fuel for Putin’s war effort. During the summit, the leaders will discuss tasks of the Commonwealth, as well as topical regional and international problems, and outline main areas of work in the future.
Watch the summit live:
UK sanctions Russia for ‘inhumane’ use of chemical weapons
The UK has sanctioned Russian troops involved in using chemical weapons against Ukraine.
Foreign secretary David Lammy has described the use of chemical weapons as “cruel and inhumane”, adding that the UK will do everything it can to “combat the Kremlin’s malign activity”.
The Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops of the Russian Federation and its leader Igor Kirillov are amogn those sanctioned on Tuesday, a government statement read.
Mr Lammy added in a statement: "The UK will not sit idly by whilst Putin and his mafia state ride roughshod over international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention.”
The Russian embassy has not immediately responded to a request for comment by The Independent.
Last week, the government sanctioned 16 members of Russian cyber-crime gang Evil Corp, which it claimed was attempting to conduct operations against NATO members.
Russia wants Trump and Iran wants Harris, US intel says
In a potential sticking point for growing Russian-Iranian relations, they are believed to favour different US presidential candidates.
Russia wants Republican Donald Trump to win, while Iran prefers Democrat Kamala Harris, according to US intelligence officials
Officials add that China, Russia and Iran continue to be behind most attempts to influence US voters, according to the Voice of America who referenced a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Russia is carrying out influence campaigns with the aim of boosting Trump’s chances at regaining the presidency.
Meanwhile, Iran’s efforts are focussed on harming Trump, including a hacking and leaking operation carried out by operatives working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
China is yet to interfere in the presidential campaign, but is interfering locally.
It is attempting to negatively influence the campaigns of candidates who express support for Taiwan and are otherwise seen as harmful to Beijing’s interests.
Kharkiv attack casualty toll increases to 16, including one child
A Russian attack on Kharkiv on Tuesday morning has injured 16 people, including a child.
The updated total comes after we earlier reported that 11 had been injured.
Ihor Terekhov, Kharkivʼs mayor, said earlier today: "There was not just one strike but several; the type of weapon used to strike the civilian business is being established. There is a large-scale fire at the scene.”
Three of the wounded are in a critical condition, according to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv region’s military administration.
One of those injured was a 16-year-old child, Syniehubov added according to Ukrainska Pravda.
One killed and five injured in Russian attack on Kherson
Six casualties were reported after a Russian attack on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Tuesday.
One person was killed and five people injured - including four hospitalised - the regional governor said according to Reuters.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the region’s governor, said on Telegram the village of Antonivka had come under attack.
‘Getting shot saved my life’: How I escaped hell of Vladimir Putin’s war
Exclusive: After being forced to join the Russian army in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Azad Yousuf Kumar did not believe he would make it back alive to his home in Kashmir.
He recounts his ordeal to Shweta Sharma:
‘Getting shot saved my life’: How I escaped hell of Vladimir Putin’s war
Exclusive: After being forced to join the Russian army in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Azad Yousuf Kumar did not believe he would make it back alive to his home in Kashmir. He recounts his ordeal to Shweta Sharma
Russia takes control of Zolota Nyva settlement, its army says
Russia’s defence ministry claimed on Tuesday it had taken control of Zolota Nyva, a settlement in eastern Ukraine.
The update was reported by the state TASS news agency and has not been independently verified.
Zolota Nyva is in the region of Donetsk, where many of Russia’s assaults are focussed. It is around 90 kilometres west of Donetsk city.
Growing ties between Russia and Iran destabilising world, US says
Deepening ties between Iran and Russia are destabilising both the Middle East and the rest of the world.
Matthew Miller, the US State Department spokesperson, said: "So certainly we see the deepening ties between Iran and Russia as something that’s incredibly destabilising for the region.
“It’s incredibly destabilising for the world, and that applies to the Middle East. It applies to everywhere that Iran and Russia operate."
In September, the US officially confirmed that Iran had supplied ballistic missiles to Russia.
Full Report: Russia sentences 72-year-old American for fighting in Ukraine
Earlier, we brought you the news that a Russian court sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
The American national, Stephen Hubbard, signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and he fought alongside them until being captured two months later, according to the prosecutors.
He is now sentenced to six years and 10 months in a general-security prison.
Here is the full report:
Russia jails 72-year-old American for fighting in Ukraine
A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
At least 11 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv, officials say
Russian strikes on the city of Kharkiv on Tuesday have injured at least 11 people, including a child, officials in the region said.
The attack damaged infrastructure in the area, with authorities working to verify which type of weapon was used, governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram according to Reuters.
Six combat clashes took place on the northeastern Kharkiv front over the past 24 hours, Ukrainska Pravda quoted the army’s general staff as saying.
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