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Which Kharkiv resident will be the first to propose that mineral deposits be "found" in Russia north of Kharkiv in order to raise the financing for a buffer zone?
Rubio: The U.S. can forego Ukraine negotiations. Within a few days, it will be clear whether a ceasefire is possible in the Ukraine war, according to the United States. "If it's not, I think we're just going to move on," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
On Thursday, a meeting on Ukraine's future was held in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron attended, as well as representatives from the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Ukraine. "I think the UK, France and Germany can help us get the ball rolling," Rubio said. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
"The number of victims is increasing almost every hour" after the Kharkiv attack. A Russian missile has hit a high-rise building in a densely populated area in the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Friday morning, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. At least one person has died and over 70 have been injured. "The number of victims is increasing by the hour. At the moment they are 79," the mayor writes on Telegram.
According to him, more than 20 apartments have been damaged. Terekhov also writes that, according to preliminary information, the city has been shelled with cluster munitions.
Two road workers were also killed in a Russian drone attack in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine on Thursday, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram. Watch the feature on SVT News.