He also said several rockets were shot down and said in his most recent Telegram post that a high-rise building was hit in the city’s Pechersk district. A spokesman for Ukraine’s Defense Ministry also sent CNBC a video of the results of the latest attack, showing a large fire burning in a residential building. The spokesman, Yuri Sak, said the attacks used ballistic missiles and not drones used in recent attacks on the city. A Reuters correspondent in the Ukrainian capital said there were at least two explosions after airstrike warnings. Ukraine’s president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, noted on Twitter that Russia responded to Zelensky’s speech earlier today at the G-20 summit in Bali with a “new missile attack” on Kyiv. — Holly Elliott
Putin claims history is being rewritten in an effort to weaken Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya after visiting a transport hub under construction at a resort in Tver Region, Russia, November 7, 2022. Sergey Savostyanov | Sputnik | Via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that some countries are attempting to “rewrite history” in a bid to weaken Russia. “Many states’ attempts to rewrite, reshape world history are becoming more aggressive and, in general, have an obvious goal in relation to our society… to divide us and weaken Russia and affect its sovereignty, in fact. to shake the rule,” Putin said Tuesday at a meeting of the Pobeda (Victory) organizing committee, set up to commemorate the Soviet Union’s role in World War II. Putin did not say which countries he was referring to, but has repeatedly criticized the West, saying it wanted to weaken Russia, without providing evidence, and did so through its support for Ukraine. “The distortion of history, the planting of myths, the erosion of values – in many ways it is from this, from these myths, that the building of states and peoples begins,” Putin said in comments reported by the Tass news agency. “Such a scenario, as we see, has already been tested in some countries, including Ukraine, and in many other states,” Putin said, adding: “There were attempts to do the same with our country, with Russia, but we put a barrier in time and firm enough to defend our interests.” — Holly Elliott
Kremlin says attempt to force Russia to pay reparations to Kyiv is UN-sanctioned ‘robbery’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia would resist any attempt to make it pay reparations to Ukraine for the war, saying it amounted to “robbing”. The comments come after the UN General Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling on Russia to pay war reparations to Kyiv. Of the 193 UN member states, 94 countries voted in favor of the resolution and 14 against, while 73 abstained. Speaking before the vote, Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya called the draft resolution a “classic example” of a group of states not acting under international law but trying to sanctify something that is illegal. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Mikhail Svetlov | News Getty Images | Getty Images Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday that Russia would not accept what he described as the looting of Russian resources. “The organizers of this process are of course trying to complete the robbery of our reserves of gold and foreign exchange, which were earlier blocked completely illegally. [with international sanctions]. This is a formalization of this robbery using the platform of the United Nations,” he told reporters. He added that the UN resolution “is not legally binding, and that is how we will deal with it” and said Russia would do everything possible to resist any attempt to force it to pay reparations. — Holly Elliott
Ukraine says it is preparing to repel a possible invasion from Belarus
Ukraine’s defense ministry said it was preparing to repel a possible invasion by Belarus, a key political and military ally of Russia. “Ukraine’s defense forces are preparing to repel a possible invasion from Belarus. We will strike the enemy as soon as he crosses the state border,” it said in a statement on Tuesday. “All possible forces and means will be used to defend and repel the armed attack. Highways, forests, settlements will become a real hell for the Russian invaders,” the statement on Telegram said. CNBC has reached out to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry for further comment. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting in Sochi on February 22, 2021. ALEXEI DRUZININ | AFP | Getty Images Throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, military movements in Belarus were closely watched for signs that it might enter the war to help Russia. Belarus is widely seen as a proxy of Russia and has aided it militarily during the invasion, although President Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly denied that Minsk would take part in the war. In October, Belarus’ defense ministry said Russian troops would be deployed to the country to form a new “regional group”, fueling concerns that Belarus is preparing to lend its manpower to Russia’s armed forces, which have suffered several major setbacks in Ukraine. including the recent retreat from a portion of the Chersonese to the south. — Holly Elliott
Much of Kherson and neighboring Mykolaiv were left without power
Russian forces nearly destroyed an energy facility that supplies power to the western bank of the Kherson region – which Russian troops have been retreating since last week – and a large part of the neighboring Mykolayiv region. Ukrenergo National Power Company CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said on Facebook on Tuesday that “the energy facility… was basically destroyed. It doesn’t exist anymore.” Men play chess with a flashlight in a park in Kyiv during a power outage. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Two autotransformers, each weighing 250 tons, were blown up, he added, with other parts of the unit damaged. He said he was working hard to restore power to the Kherson region (much of which has been without power since Nov. 6) but that a large amount of landmines laid by retreating Russian forces was hampering his progress. — Holly Elliott
More on this draft communiqué from the G-20…
G-20 countries agreed on a draft communiqué condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying “this time must not be war”. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed that it is causing enormous human suffering and exacerbating existing weaknesses in the global economy – curbing growth, increasing inflation, disrupting supply chains, increasing energy and food insecurity and increasing risks of financial stability”. will cite a joint statement, according to a draft document seen by CNBC. Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani (R front) attends the G20 Finance Ministers Summit in Nusa Dua, in the Indonesian resort of Bali, on July 16, 2022. SONY TUMBELAKA | SWIMMING POOL | AFP via Getty Images The joint statement also said “Peaceful conflict resolution, crisis management efforts, as well as diplomacy and dialogue, are vital. Today’s era must not be war.” The communique has been agreed by the top civil servants of all G-20 nations and is expected to be endorsed by heads of state later before the end of the summit. At the time of writing, it was unclear whether China was among the nations that condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read more here: G-20 states to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Foreign Minister Lavrov watches — Silvia Amaro
The Russian Foreign Minister responds to Zelensky’s speech
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives for the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Indonesia. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is in Bali for the latest G-20 summit of the world’s top economies, said the Ukrainian president’s rejection of a future peace deal with Russia showed Kiev’s “unwillingness to negotiate”. . Earlier at the G-20 summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the summit that there would be no Minsk-3 deal, citing two previous failed attempts at a ceasefire deal in Donbas in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian separatists have fought with Ukrainian forces since 2014. Russia’s G-20 representative, Lavrov, told Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency that Zelensky’s comments “absolutely” confirm Kiev’s reluctance to negotiate. Kyiv has said it will not negotiate with Russia as long as President Vladimir Putin is in power and must see Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine, pledging to retake any lost territory, including Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 , and Donbass. — Holly Elliott
UK PM slams Putin regime at G-20, waging ‘barbaric’ war
Addressing world leaders and Russia’s foreign minister at the G20 summit in Bali, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was unreserved in his criticism of Russia’s war. He told delegates that “there can be no normalization of Putin’s behavior, which has no place in the international community.”
“Putin and his proxies will never have a legitimate seat at the table until they end their illegal war in Ukraine. At the G-20, the Putin regime – which has stifled domestic dissent and constructed a veneer of legitimacy only through of violence – the chorus of global opposition to her actions will be heard.”
In a pre-released statement about Sunak’s speech at the G-20, the UK said Russia had “acted with disregard for sovereignty and international law – pillars of the stable international system…
