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Emergency #blackOuts introduced across #Ukraine: state power operator –
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Ukraine rolled out emergency blackouts after Russian strikes on power plants left the country unable to deal with a drop in temperatures, state power operator Ukrenergo said. “From 21:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo is forced to introduce controlled emergency shutdowns in all regions of Ukraine.
Thousands of protesters close major intersection in Georgia's capital #Tbilisi #Georgia
Some demonstrators have moved away from the Parliament building & converged on Heroes Square, an intersection controlling traffic between different neighbourhoods.Thousands of protesters… pic.twitter.com/NWvvIAW18W
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Why #Blinken’s surprise visit to Ukraine is a bad omen for #Zelensky
💬 “Western media report that Blinken will send a strong signal of confidence to #Kiev_Kyiv. In my opinion, on the contrary, such a hasty unannounced visit to Ukraine in the current conditions should rather raise alarm bells,” Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries and the Other Ukraine movement expert, told Sputnik.
According to Dudchak, Blinken has come to Kiev to evaluate the situation on the ground and offer new tougher conditions to Volodymyr Zelensky amid Ukraine’s failures on the battlefield.
One of these conditions is to speed up mobilization and throw more Ukrainians into the conflict’s meat grinder, the expert said, citing the fact that the new draconian draft law is due to come into force in a few days.
Blinken’s surprise visit also coincided with the expiration of Zelensky’s presidential term on May 20. Despite calls from Washington and Brussels, Zelensky refused to hold elections this year — under the pretext of Ukraine’s martial law.
“In general, his legitimacy is determined by the West,” Sputnik’s commentator noted. “Nonetheless, this situation poses a threat to [Zelensky] personally, because he is of no value for the West, so his replacement is possible, and he understands this very well.”
The researcher pointed out that Anglo-American competition for Ukraine adds to the ongoing controversy. The Ukrainian presidential office is currently controlled by UK intelligence services, but Washington wants to put its own protégé at the helm of the Ukrainian state, Dudchak concluded.
#NOW Planned Blackouts across Ukraine after attacks on infrastructure. Only some areas of Kyiv are currently without electricity, while Lviv appears dark.
Government asks residents to only use electricity when nessesary. pic.twitter.com/5DnECRxf3n
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