BUCHAREST, Nov 30 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned Russia’s weeks-long assault on Ukraine’s power grid and other infrastructure as an attempt to “freeze and starve” its people, with the war-torn country’s foreign minister renewing a call for advanced missile systems.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 30 - The European Union proposed Wednesday to set up a U.N.-backed court to investigate possible war crimes Russia committed in Ukraine, and to use frozen Russian assets to rebuild the war-torn country.
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KYIV, Nov 30 – The main Christmas tree of Ukraine decorated with energy-saving garlands powered by generator will be put up on Sofiyska Square in Kyiv downtown, the mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, has said.
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BUCHAREST, Nov 29 - NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, The Associated Press reported. The world’s largest security alliance also pledged to send more aid to Ukrainian forces locked in battle with Russian troops.
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KYIV, Nov 29 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking via video link at the 17th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), proposed to hold EXPO 2030 in Odesa.
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KYIV, Nov 29 – By now, electricity generation in the country covers 70% of needs, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

"Despite the constant shelling of our energy system, it remains integrated. All regions of Ukraine are powered, except for Kherson region. Currently, electricity generation in the country covers 70% of consumption needs, and 30% is a deficit, corrected by consumption restrictions," he said at a government meeting on Tuesday.
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KYIV, Nov 28 - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, hosting the largest delegation of top foreign officials since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine over nine months ago, insisted that better air defenses were needed from allies “to break this vicious cycle” of Russian air strikes followed by Ukrainian rebuilding of damaged infrastructure.
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KYIV, Nov 28 – After the positive vote of the European Parliament last week on the provision of EUR 18 billion to finance the state budget deficit of Ukraine in 2023, the Ministry of Finance is waiting for the final decision of the EU member states in the European Council on December 6 and then the rapid completion of all internal procedures, Deputy Minister Olha Zykova has said.
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KYIV, Nov 28 – In Kyiv, by order of power grid Ukrenergo, emergency power outages continue in order to balance the power system and avoid equipment accidents, DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids reported.
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KYIV, Nov 27 - Russian forces struck eastern and southern Ukraine early Sunday as utility crews scrambled to restore power, water and heating with the onset of snow and frigid temperatures, The Associated Press reported.
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