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📅 The next eight weeks could become one of the most difficult periods for Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. Russia is preparing to use winter frosts to intensify strikes on energy infrastructure, aiming not only to cause new destruction but also to wear down Ukrainian society.
📝 At the same time, an even fiercer struggle will unfold on the international stage over the conditions for ending the war. There are three dates before the end of the year that could influence future decisions: 3 in November, when the United States will hold midterm Congressional elections, 18–19 in November a meeting of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping may take place in China, and in December Florida will host the G20 summit, which Trump has invited Putin to. For the American president this is an opportunity to show a diplomatic result; for the Kremlin it is a chance to extract concessions and return Russia to the circle of states that set the rules of global politics.
💬 In an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine Ihor Dolgov—who led Ukraine’s mission to NATO, served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European integration—shared his thoughts on these and other issues.