Overview
- Mark Rutte spoke with Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the energy crisis and civilian suffering, pledging NATO’s commitment to ensure Ukraine receives crucial support to defend and work toward lasting peace.
- Rutte urged Allied governments to urgently supply interceptor missiles following large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector.
- Zelenskyy reported a Russian strike on a Kharkiv energy facility that left hundreds of thousands without light and heat, calling the winter attacks a serious challenge and outlining urgent air-defence needs.
- The Ukrainian president stressed the importance of the PURL program and said he hopes contributions and deliveries through it will increase this month.
- A NATO-Ukraine Council session on Jan. 12 addressed Russia’s large-scale strikes on energy infrastructure and the reported use of the Oreshnik missile.