He The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, prepares to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine with the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, after his landslide victory in the presidential elections on November 5. He president of Russia began its power games for the negotiating table with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: has increased drone attacks and seeks to conquer Ukrainian territory. Meanwhile, Putin and Zelensky mull the shift in power in Washington. During his election campaign, Trump promised a quick resolution to the war and criticized Washington’s economic aid to kyiv and the rest of European countries. Zelensky worries about Trump’s desire to end the war lead to a quick peace agreement, more beneficial for Russia than for Ukraine.
So far, the Kremlin has denied that Trump called Vladimir Putin on the phone on Thursday. Instead, He was confirmed to have spoken by phone with Zelensky in a conversation in which Elon Musk participated..
Russia and Ukraine last weekend launched the largest drone attack since the war began almost three years ago. Last week, Russia carried out an attack to expel Ukrainian forces from the Kursk regionafter gathering more than 50,000 soldiers, some of whom 10,000 from North Korea. Russian troops are steadily advancing into eastern Ukraine.
Russia admits shooting down 84 Ukrainian planesalmost half of which are in the Moscow region. Zelensky noted that Russia launched 145 drones against Ukraine. In total, last week Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 800 guided aerial bombs, 600 drones and 20 missiles. On the front, Russia is moving slowly. Russian troops seized more than 350 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory last month.
North Korean soldiers
Some 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region to strengthen Russian efforts. The intensified fighting came after President-elect Donald Trump promised to end the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded that he was ready to engage in peace talks, but only if his earlier demands that Ukraine submit to Russian control were met. Kyiv has managed to contain Russia in recent months. Instead, Moscow’s soldiers are expected to advance in the coming weeks.
Currently, Washington is closely monitoring the participation of North Korean soldiers. He Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a large army. On the contrary, they have not participated in ground combat over the past three decades. However, Washington is concerned about Kim Jong Un’s order to deploy soldiers considered the best in the country: the 11th Corps, where the country’s special operations soldiers are located.
