Day 644 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Putin Will Not Make Peace Before Seeing the Results of the US Elections

Day 644 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Kuleba: There is no stoppage of arms aid to Ukraine from the EU and NATO
• The war in Ukraine is a turning point in gas consumption in Europe
• The EU has asked Turkey to stop circumventing sanctions against Russia
• Russia has attacked western and southern Ukraine with drones and cruise missiles
• Ukraine repelled 70 attacks in a day
• Senior US representative: Putin will not make peace in Ukraine before seeing the results of the US elections
• Brutal trench warfare and immense attrition: the sobering toll in Ukraine
• Finland closes remaining checkpoint crossing on Russian border

Kuleba: There is no stoppage of arms aid to Ukraine from the EU and NATO

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said upon entering the NATO headquarters that there is no stoppage of arms aid from the European Union and the Pact.

According to him, the reasons for the delay are "technical".

"The Slovakian hub for the maintenance of heavy weapons will continue to function, as will the contracts between Slovak and Ukrainian companies for the production of weapons," he added.

"We hope that the American Congress will find a solution that is in the best interest of the American people, namely, to support both Israel and Ukraine," Kuleba said, adding: "The best way to avoid sending your soldiers of war is to help the other side fight their own war. Once again I want to emphasize that Ukraine has never wanted...