🇺🇦 Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha made an impassioned plea for 'real peace, not appeasement' at Thursday's OSCE meeting, drawing parallels to historic diplomatic failures like the 1938 Munich Agreement. 'Principles must be untouchable,' he declared, as fighting continues to rage in Europe's deadliest conflict since WWII.
💥 The diplomatic gridlock comes after U.S.-Russia talks collapsed Tuesday without progress. While Washington proposed a revised 19-point peace plan this November, Russian President Vladimir Putin called European amendments 'unacceptable' and doubled down on territorial demands Wednesday: 'Either we liberate these territories by force or Ukraine withdraws.'
🔥 On the ground, Ukraine claims a successful strike on a Russian chemical plant producing explosive components overnight Thursday. Meanwhile, Moscow's intensified attacks have left 51,800 households without power in Odesa and destroyed critical energy infrastructure in Kherson.
📅 With Zelenskyy's team preparing for U.S. meetings and both sides digging in, 2025 could prove decisive. As Sybiha warned: 'Unfair peace deals only lead to new catastrophes.' The world watches as diplomacy races against destruction. 🌍⚡
