Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘delay tactics’ to stall Ukraine-Russia peace talks - Europe live

2026-02-19 - 09:03

Ukrainian president expresses growing frustration with Russia and the US over lack of progress on a deal Russian officials said on Thursday their forces had destroyed 113 Ukrainian drones overnight after some of them targeted an oil refinery in the northwest that resulted in a fire in a storage tank, AFP reported. One of the drone attacks targeted an oil refinery in Velikiye Luki around 500 kilometres (300 miles) west of Moscow, causing “a fire in an oil storage tank”, regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov said in a statement. “As of today, we cannot say that the result is sufficient. The military discussed certain issues seriously and substantively. Sensitive political matters, possible compromises and the necessary meeting of leaders have not yet been sufficiently addressed.” Continue reading...