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The French president announced that he will go to London on Monday to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz in order to take stock of "the ongoing negotiations within the framework of American mediation". In Ukraine, the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost all external power supply overnight, the IAEA said. Find the thread of the day of December 6.

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🎥 Power cuts and impact of Russian strikes on the railway network

From western Ukraine, our correspondent reports on power cuts and the impact of strikes on the railway network. He also believes that the Ukrainians will closely follow the exchanges planned for Monday between Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz, because, after the publication of documents on the American defense strategy, it seems essential to them to coordinate with the Europeans.

Viktor Orban to send businessmen to Russia to prepare for post-war

The Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister announced the sending of a delegation of businessmen to Russia in the coming days, to prepare for the post-war period in Ukraine.

This mission will focus on economic cooperation and is part of the desire to "think now about the post-war world and after sanctions", declared Viktor Orban in front of a thousand people gathered in a sports hall in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, during a meeting a few months before the legislative elections in his country.

Vilnius airport in Lithuania closed again after balloon flight

Vilnius Airport said it had again suspended operations due to the suspicious presence of balloons in its airspace, the latest in a series of air traffic interruptions in the Baltic country in recent months.

Zelensky held “substantial and constructive” telephone conversation with US envoys

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "substantial and constructive" telephone conversation with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and kyiv negotiators who came to meet them in Florida for talks on ending the conflict in Ukraine.

“Ukraine is determined to continue working honestly with the American side to achieve real peace. We have agreed on next steps and the format of discussions with the United States,” he said on social media.

Macron will meet Zelensky, Starmer and Merz on Monday in London

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“We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it to peace,” the French president added on Saturday, condemning “with the greatest firmness” the new strikes which targeted Ukraine and reiterating his “unwavering support” for kyiv.

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Bulgaria denounces the towing in its waters of an oil tanker targeted by drones

Bulgaria has denounced the towing of one of the two ships carrying Russian gas hit by explosions off the Turkish coast at the end of November in its Black Sea waters.

The Kairos, hit in drone attacks claimed by Ukraine against an oil tanker bound for Russia, was towed by a Turkish ship which then returned to Turkey, said Rumen Nikolov, general director of rescue and relief operations at the Bulgarian maritime administration, during a press briefing in Varna, located on the Black Sea in the east of the country.

“This is not normal,” he denounced, adding that the reasons for this action would be determined “through diplomatic channels”.

Russian strikes in Ukraine have affected the Moldovan energy network

In Moldova, the operator of the electricity transmission network, Moldelectrica, reported on Facebook problems resulting from strikes on the energy system of neighboring Ukraine and indicated that it had requested help from Romania.

We are 'on the right track' in mediation over Ukraine war, says Turkish foreign minister

“We are on the right track in terms of mediation regarding the war in Ukraine,” said the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, while discussions between the Ukrainians and the Americans are supposed to continue in Florida. “I hope the parties will not leave the negotiating table.”

Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant suffered temporary power outage overnight, IAEA says

Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost all external power supply overnight, the International Atomic Energy Agency said, citing its director general Rafael Mariano Grossi.

The plant was reconnected to a 330 kilovolt (kV) power line after a half-hour outage, but a 750 kV line is still disconnected, the IAEA said.

📷 In pictures – Russian drones and missiles fell on the kyiv region

A drone explosion lights up the sky above kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian strike, December 6, 2025.

Rescue workers intervene at the site of a warehouse hit by Russian strikes, in Novi Petrivtsi, near kyiv, Ukraine, December 6, 2025.

📷 Gleb Garanich, Reuters

Ukrainian Energy Ministry says Russian overnight attack hit energy infrastructure in eight regions

The overnight Russian attack hit energy infrastructure in eight Ukrainian regions, causing power outages, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said.

"Emergency repair work is already underway where safety conditions permit. Energy companies are doing everything possible to restore electricity to all customers as quickly as possible," the ministry said on Telegram messaging.

Ukrainian drones hit Russian regions of Ryazan and Voronezh, governors say

Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's Ryazan and Voronezh regions overnight, causing damage but no casualties, local governors said.

The attack caused a fire on the roof of a multi-story residential building and drone debris fell into the grounds of an “industrial facility,” Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said.

Russian attack hits railway junction near Ukrainian capital, damaging depot and carriages

A railway junction near kyiv was attacked in Russia's large-scale attack using drones and missiles, which damaged the depot and carriages, Ukraine's national railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said.

The railway company reported no casualties following the nighttime attack in the town of Fastiv.

📷 In pictures – People take refuge in a metro station as kyiv is hit by Russian missiles

📷 Alina Smutko, Reuters

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