The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy announced on Saturday that Russian attacks with drones and missiles hit the energy infrastructure in eight Ukrainian regions and railway centers near the capital, Kiev, during Friday night, causing a temporary power outage at the Zaporizhya nuclear plant. While the United States and Ukraine continue their marathon talks on Saturday in Miami for the third day in a row, according to a statement issued by the US State Department on Friday evening, adding that making “any real progress” towards peace depends on Russia’s willingness.

Published on: 06/12/2025 - 08:19 Last updated: 07/12/2025 - 14:23

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The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, confirmed on Saturday that the Ukrainian Zaporizhya nuclear power plant had temporarily cut off electricity from an off-site source during the night.

The ministry said on the Telegram application, “Emergency repair work is already underway where safety conditions allow. Energy companies are doing everything in their power to restore electricity to all consumers as quickly as possible.”

For its part, the Ukrainian state railway company (Ukrzhaleznytsia) confirmed that a railway center near the capital, Kiev, was subjected to a major Russian attack with drones and missiles, which caused damage to a warehouse and train cars. While the railways did not report any deaths or injuries as a result of the attack that occurred at night in the town of Fastev.

Meanwhile, the American and Ukrainian delegations continued their discussions on Saturday in Miami for the third day in a row about the American plan to end the war with Russia.

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“Russia’s serious commitment to long-term peace”

The statement, published by US envoy Steve Witkoff on the

The US State Department explained in the statement that the participants “agreed on the framework of security arrangements (...) and the deterrence capabilities necessary to maintain lasting peace” in the event of reaching an agreement.

The statement added that the two delegations will meet again on Saturday to "continue moving forward the talks" on the American plan to end the war with Russia.

Participating in the negotiations taking place near Miami are Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, on the American side, and chief negotiators Rustam Umarov and General Andrei Hnatov on the Ukrainian side.

The agreement "protects the independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine

It is noteworthy that since the American plan was presented about three weeks ago, several talks sessions took place with the Ukrainians in Geneva and Miami with the aim of amending the text to take into account Kiev’s interests. The document was presented on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow conducted by Witkov and Kushner.

In addition, not many details were provided regarding the amended plan, while the initial version of it was considered to largely take into account Russia's interests.

In its statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the participants “discussed the results” of the meeting in Moscow, and that Amirov reiterated that Ukraine’s priority is to reach an agreement that “protects its independence and sovereignty.”

For its part, the Kremlin had confirmed after the meeting in Moscow that progress had been made, but indicated that “a lot of work” was still needed to reach a settlement to the conflict that has been ongoing since February 2022.

"Real friendly conversation"

On Friday, Kremlin diplomatic advisor Yuri Ushakov indicated that Tuesday’s meeting in Moscow took place in a friendly atmosphere, welcoming the participation of Jared Kushner in the discussions.

Ushakov told state television that the Russian president and Witkov had a "genuinely friendly conversation and understand each other."

Referring to Jared Kushner, he added, "A new person has joined us, and I would say he has been very helpful."

On the ground, the Russian army continued its advance on Friday, and announced its control of the town of Bezimini in the eastern Donetsk region, where the battles are concentrated.

For its part, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 137 drones into Ukraine at night, 80 of which were shot down. While several areas are still suffering from power outages after the Russian strikes that targeted energy facilities in recent weeks, according to the Ministry of Energy.

France 24/AFP/Reuters

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