A total of 1.3 billion people across the world are expected to be diagnosed with diabetes by 2050, which would more than double the current diagnoses of 529 million, according to a paper published in The Lancet.
Researchers found that roughly 96 percent of diabetics had Type 2, noting the increased prevalence is “primarily due to a rise in obesity.” The figures are based on analysis from more than 27,000 sources from 204 countries and territories.
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The predicted increase would represent a jump in the global prevalence of the disease from six percent of the world’s population as of 2021 to ten percent in the next quarter of a century. The costs incurred are scarcely ever borne by the major, multinational corporations who promote unhealthy foods, diets, and even “body positivity” i.e. the glorification of morbid obesity.
More than 37 million Americans – slightly more than 10 percent – already have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Britain, the prevalence of the disease has already increased from one in 100 to one in 12 people over the last 35 years.
“The new study presents a sobering fact that global figures for Type 2 diabetes will increase. These new figures surpass many of the predictions we had before,” argues Stephen Lawrence, a diabetes expert at Warwick University.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to a majortrade deal, which could flood the Canadian market with Chinese electric vehicles, while reducing tariffs on Canadian goods exported to China.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Xi Jinping, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Canadian farmers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The preliminary deal was announced on January 16, following talks between Carney and Xi in Beijing.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Make no mistake: China now has a foothold in the Canadian market and will use it to their full advantage at the expense of Canadian workers.” – Doug Ford.
🎯IMPACT: The agreement is a major reset of Canadian-Chinese relations and could further complicate a potential Canadian trade deal with the United States.
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Canada is moving to deepen economic ties with Communist China after fumbling trade negotiations with the United States late last year, marking a notable shift in Ottawa’s foreign and trade policy. During a visit to Beijing this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a preliminary trade agreement with China that lowers barriers on both sides.
Under the deal, Canada will allow China to flood the Canadian market with up to 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles each year at a tariff of 6.1 per cent, a huge reduction from the 100 per cent duty previously imposed. In exchange, China will reduce tariffs on Canadian agricultural exports, including canola seed oil, which will fall to about 15 per cent by March, down from levels exceeding 80 per cent. Duties on canola meal, lobster, crab, and peas will also be lifted for the remainder of the year.
Carney claimed the agreement is a pragmatic step to support Canadian farmers and consumers while diversifying the country’s trade relationships. He said the deal would help restore access to a key export market for agriculture and could make lower-cost electric vehicles more available to Canadians.
However, the agreement comes as Canada’s economic relationship with the United States has grown increasingly unstable. Last year, Carney and Trump held talks at the White House that appeared to bring the two countries closer to a new trade deal, with both sides publicly expressing optimism. However, those discussions later broke down. In October, Trump abruptly halted trade negotiations with Canada, citing anger over a provincial anti-tariff advertising campaign in Ontario produced and paid for by Premier Doug Ford that targeted U.S. trade measures using edited, misleading footage of former President Ronald Reagan. Trump accused Canada of acting in bad faith.
Ford also commented on the new China deal, saying, “Make no mistake: China now has a foothold in the Canadian market and will use it to their full advantage at the expense of Canadian workers.” Some industry leaders and provincial officials have also raised concerns that opening the door to Chinese electric vehicles could further complicate relations with Washington.
The collapse of negotiations with Washington has heightened concerns in Ottawa about Canada’s heavy reliance on the U.S. market, which absorbs roughly three-quarters of Canadian exports. Against that backdrop, the agreement with China represents the most significant reset in relations between Ottawa and Beijing in years. Trade ties had deteriorated following earlier disputes and retaliatory tariffs, particularly in agriculture. Canadian canola exports to China were among the hardest hit, costing farmers billions of dollars in lost sales.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson (D) was fined $250 for failing to disclose over $10,000 in contributions from her parents during her campaign.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, her parents, and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The fine was issued following her November election victory in Seattle.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Seattle is one of the most expensive cities in the country… I think that a lot of people of my generation… found it very relatable that during this stressful campaign my parents chipped in to help pay for the cost of their granddaughter’s daycare.” – Katie Wilson
🎯IMPACT: The case highlighted potential loopholes in campaign finance laws and resulted in a small fine.
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson (D) was fined $250 by the City of Seattle’s Ethics and Elections Commission after failing to disclose more than $10,000 in financial support from her parents during her mayoral campaign. The commission ruled that the money constituted campaign contributions, even though Wilson said the funds were used to pay for daycare expenses, and required corrective action to bring the campaign into compliance with city election laws.
According to the commission, the penalty was kept low because the issue had not previously arisen in a Seattle municipal campaign. Commission representative Jessica Pisane said, “It’s the first time it has arisen in a City election campaign.”
Following her victory in November, Wilson defended the assistance she received from her parents, saying, “Seattle is one of the most expensive cities in the country, our childcare is off-the-charts expensive and, honestly, I think that a lot of people of my generation, and younger and older, found it very relatable that during this stressful campaign my parents chipped in to help pay for the cost of their granddaughter’s daycare.”
Before entering city politics, Wilson founded the Transit Riders Union. Financial disclosures filed during her campaign showed that she earned between $60,000 and $99,000 annually prior to running for mayor. She also reported additional income from writing as a columnist for left-leaning publications.
Since taking office, Wilson has drawn criticism over several progressive policy positions. She has faced backlash related to public safety after reports that Seattle police officers were being directed to divert many drug abusers away from arrest and toward social service programs, a move critics argue amounts to de facto non-enforcement of drug laws. Wilson’s administration has denied that officers have been told not to make arrests, but the issue has fueled tension with police unions and public safety advocates.
Wilson has also come under national scrutiny following comments about independent journalists reporting on childcare providers in Seattle. After she characterized certain citizen journalists as engaging in harassment, a senior U.S. Justice Department official publicly warned that citizen journalism and asking questions are protected speech under the Constitution.
During her campaign, Wilson supported proposals such as defunding the police and exploring government-run grocery stores, drawing comparisons to other socialist politicians like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Republican Representative Bryan Steil’s “Stop Insider Trading Act” passed the House Administration Committee without any Democrat support and moves to the House floor.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), Democrat committee members, and other lawmakers.
📍WHEN & WHERE: House Administration Committee markup session on January 14, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The focus of the bill is to prohibit insider trading, not to make elected officials poor.” – Rep. Bryan Steil
🎯IMPACT: The bill aims to restrict insider trading among members of Congress while allowing certain investments.
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Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI) advanced his “Stop Insider Trading Act” out of the House Administration Committee without support from a single Democrat, clearing the way for consideration by the full House. The proposal would prohibit members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks and require lawmakers to give seven to 14 days’ notice before selling securities. Investments in index and mutual funds would still be allowed, as would the reinvestment of dividends from previously owned assets.
Democrats claim the bill fails to fully address conflicts of interest arising from lawmakers trading stocks. During a two-hour markup session, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) proposed requiring “Congress and the President and the Vice President” to fully divest from individual securities. Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) introduced an amendment mandating complete divestment without exemptions for capital gains taxes.
Steil rejected those proposals, cautioning that mandatory divestment could discourage qualified candidates from seeking office. “Under the amendment offered by our colleague from Texas, that [capital gains tax] would obviously continue to apply, and for some people, that may be a very significant financial impact,” he said. He warned that the added financial burden could cause “some individuals… to not come to Congress—and not because they did anything wrong, but because they had a successful private sector career.”
Democrats attempted one final change when Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) introduced an amendment to prohibit the reinvestment of dividends. Republicans voted it down, with Steil arguing that dividend income does not present insider trading risks. “Those dividends are structured within the company with advanced notice, outside of the control of any given member. It does not carry the risk of insider trading,” he said. He added, “The focus of the bill is to prohibit insider trading, not to make elected officials poor.”
Despite the disagreement over Steil’s bill, concerns about insider trading in Congress have been acknowledged across party lines. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has previously warned that such practices undermine public trust, stating that insider trading occurs among Democrats as well as Republicans and contributes to widespread cynicism about Washington.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal immigrant allegedly rammed his car into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles, injuring multiple agents during a traffic stop in Dallas, Texas, with federal officials offering a reward for information leading to his arrest.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, a 28-year-old Honduran national, ICE agents, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and federal authorities.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on December 1, 2025, in Dallas, Texas, with the indictment filed on January 14, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The ramming was so violent that it deployed all the airbags in the vehicle,” said Jay Combs, interim U.S. attorney for the district.
🎯IMPACT: Multiple ICE agents were injured, and the FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to Lopez-Sanchez’s arrest.
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Federal authorities are searching for Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, a 28-year-old illegal migrant from Honduras, after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles during a traffic stop in Dallas on December 1, 2025. The attack injured multiple agents, according to federal prosecutors. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of Lopez-Sanchez, who remains at large.
Lopez-Sanchez reportedly attempted to flee when his Chevy Silverado was surrounded by three ICE vehicles. He reversed into a law enforcement Jeep, injuring an ICE agent who had one leg outside the vehicle. Prosecutors allege he then drove around the other law enforcement vehicles to escape.
According to the federal indictment, Lopez-Sanchez later rammed into a Chrysler van operated by ICE agents, injuring two more agents inside. Photos in the indictment reveal severe damage to the van, including a smashed front and smoke coming from the engine block. “The ramming was so violent that it deployed all the airbags in the vehicle,” said Jay Combs, interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.
The chase continued for 10 minutes before the truck stopped on a median, and all five occupants fled on foot. While three were detained with the help of civilians, Lopez-Sanchez remains at large. He faces three counts of assaulting ICE agents and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump addressed the potential use of the Insurrection Act amid ongoing clashes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, involving federal immigration authorities.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, federal immigration authorities, local officials in Minnesota, and Republican senators.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Friday, during Trump’s departure from the White House, with events escalating in Minneapolis.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If, and when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The Insurrection Act remains a contentious option, with Republican leaders expressing reservations and urging reliance on local law enforcement.
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President Donald J. Trump stated on Friday that there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act, despite ongoing unrest in Minneapolis where federal immigration authorities have faced violent confrontations. The 1807 law, which Trump had previously threatened to use, allows the president to deploy the military to enforce federal laws and suppress rebellions.
“I believe it was Bush, the elder Bush, he used it, I think 28 times,” Trump told reporters while departing the White House. He added, “It’s been used a lot. And if I needed it, I’d use it. I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it. It’s very powerful.”
The law was last invoked during the 1992 Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King case. However, some Republican leaders have expressed hesitation about its use. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) remarked, “Hopefully the local officials working with not only the federal law enforcement, ICE and other agencies, but also the local law enforcement officials will be able to settle things down.”
Trump, in a Truth Social post, referred to those confronting federal officers as “Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists,” and accused local leaders of losing control, adding: “The Governor and Mayor don’t know what to do, they have totally lost control,” he wrote. “If, and when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that efforts to combat cartels and migration are yielding “compelling results” amid U.S. pressure for tougher action and threats of military intervention on Mexican soil.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements were made during Sheinbaum’s press briefing on Friday, following a joint U.S.-Mexico call on Thursday and a phone conversation between Sheinbaum and Trump on Monday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “There are very compelling results from the joint cooperation and the work that Mexico has been doing.” – Claudia Sheinbaum.
🎯IMPACT: The U.S. is working to address cartels and illegal immigration, but tensions with the Mexican government remain over sovereignty.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed her administration has made progress in combating organized crime and reducing northward illegal immigration during a press briefing on January 16, emphasizing cooperation with the United States. Her remarks come after President J. Donald Trump recently suggested taking direct action against Mexican cartels on Mexican soil, saying, “We’ve knocked out 97 percent of the drugs coming in by water. And we are going to start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels.”
Sheinbaum pointed to a reduction in homicides, decreased fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border, and a major methamphetamine seizure earlier in the week as evidence of progress. “There are very compelling results from the joint cooperation and the work that Mexico has been doing,” she said.
A joint statement issued Thursday night by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente emphasized the need for further efforts to address shared security threats. The statement followed a phone call between Sheinbaum and Trump, which the Mexican president described as “very good.” She said Mexico’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity were respected” and added, “We told him, so far it’s going very well, it’s not necessary, and furthermore, there is Mexico’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and he understood.”
Sheinbaum also called on the United States to address its domestic drug consumption crisis and curb the flow of firearms into Mexico from the U.S. “The other side also has to do its part. This consumption crisis they have over there also has to be addressed from a public health perspective, through education campaigns,” she said.
Mexico has one of the strictest gun control regimes in the world, but officials say most weapons seized at crime scenes come from the United States, often through illegal purchases and smuggling. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Mexico’s lawsuit seeking damages from U.S. gun companies, ruling that it did not meet the legal standards required under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Tensions have also arisen over the U.S. designation of certain cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, which Mexico protested, warning that any action violating its territorial sovereignty would be unacceptable.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) gubernatorial campaign received $9,999 from a California-based office of the DeHeng Law Offices, a firm with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Eric Swalwell, DeHeng Law Offices, and Keliang “Clay” Zhu, a partner at the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The donation was revealed in election filing earlier this week.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Congressman Swalwell must finally stop playing footsie with America’s foremost adversary: Communist China.” – Michael Lucci, founder of the anti-CCP nonprofit group, State Armor Action
🎯IMPACT: The donation raises questions about foreign influence in U.S. politics and has prompted calls for campaign finance reform.
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Representative Eric Swalwell‘s (D-CA) gubernatorial campaign recently received a $9,999 donation from the Pleasanton, California-based office of DeHeng Law Offices, according to a filing released this week. The law firm has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), having been originally established as a subsidiary of the CCP’s Ministry of Justice in the early 1990s before rebranding as DeHeng Law Offices in 1995.
Keliang “Clay” Zhu, the sole partner at the firm’s Silicon Valley office, has a history of assisting Chinese state-owned enterprises in acquiring stakes in U.S. companies. Zhu’s bio highlights his role in facilitating over $9 billion in investments across sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), industrial automation, and biopharmaceuticals in the United States. He has also represented Chinese enterprises in negotiations with U.S. federal departments, including the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury.
Michael Lucci—founder and CEO of State Armor Action, an anti-CCP nonprofit research group—criticized the donation and called for immediate reforms to campaign finance laws. “Congressman Swalwell must finally stop playing footsie with America’s foremost adversary: Communist China,” Lucci stated. He also urged Congress to define donations made on behalf of foreign adversaries as bribes and to impose criminal penalties on those involved.
DeHeng Law Offices is known for its longstanding cooperation with the Chinese government, including major state-owned enterprises and CCP departments. Several senior partners at the firm have direct ties to Chinese political organizations, such as the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which operates as a key mechanism for CCP influence and policy consultation.
Swalwell’s previous ties to China have also drawn scrutiny. He was romantically linked to Christine Fang (Fang Fang), a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, during his time in Congress. Although Swalwell claimed to have cut ties with Fang after being warned by U.S. intelligence, Republicans removed him from the House Intelligence Committee in 2023.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is considering an agreement to exchange heavy Venezuelan oil for U.S. medium-sour crude to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Department of Energy, President Donald J. Trump, U.S. oil companies, and Venezuela.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The proposal was first reported on Friday, January 16, 2026.
🎯IMPACT: The oil swap would be used to fill the SPR with ready-to-use American medium-sour crude while sending Venezuelan heavy crude to storage tanks in Louisiana, where it will later be refined for sale by U.S. oil companies.
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The Trump administration is considering an agreement to exchange heavy Venezuelan oil for U.S. medium-sour crude. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the oil swap would be used to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) with ready-to-use American medium-sour crude while sending Venezuelan heavy crude to storage tanks in Louisiana, where it will later be refined for sale by U.S. oil companies.
Currently, Venezuela lacks the ability to refine much of its own oil due to its heavy, sour quality, which requires a specialized refining process. The United States, India, and China are among the few nations with refineries capable of processing Venezuela’s crude oil. Following the U.S. military operation ousting the South American country’s now former Marxist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has begun almost exclusively sending its oil to the United States.
In the past, SPR exchange programs have seen U.S. oil companies swap unrefined crude for refined petroleum products. However, under the current Trump administration proposal, the process would work essentially in the inverse. The former Biden government engaged in a substantial drain of the SPR in a bid to buy down gas prices ahead of the 2022 midterm elections and subsequently did little to refill the reserve—leaving the Trump administration to address a serious national security risk.
The National Pulse reported in June of last year that President Donald J. Trump’s Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft analysis proposing reopening up to 82 percent of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) to oil and gas leasing. In 2022, the Biden government closed nearly half of the NPR-A to oil and gas drilling, reversing policies from the first Trump administration aimed at boosting energy development.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump suggested imposing tariffs on countries that oppose his administration’s efforts to acquire Greenland.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and other leaders from Denmark and Greenland.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Comments were made during a rural health care roundtable on Friday, following meetings earlier in the week between U.S. and Danish officials.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security.” – President Trump
🎯IMPACT: Denmark and Greenland have rejected the acquisition, viewing it as a threat to NATO alliance integrity. Military exercises in Greenland have increased, and U.S.-Danish tensions remain high.
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President Donald J. Trump stated on Friday that he is considering imposing tariffs on countries that oppose his administration’s plans to acquire Greenland. Speaking during a rural health care roundtable, he emphasized the importance of Greenland for U.S. national security, saying, “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security.” The America First leader did not specify a tariff rate during his remarks, although he had previously mentioned 25 percent tariffs in other contexts.
The comments follow a meeting earlier in the week between Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. Denmark had requested the meeting to ease tensions over the U.S.’s interest in Greenland, but the rhetoric has continued. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the notion of disregarding Denmark’s territorial integrity as “totally unacceptable.”
Denmark has warned that a military takeover of Greenland would be considered a threat to NATO. Non-U.S. NATO countries have already begun deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland, ostensibly for military exercises, further escalating the situation.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in its energy sector amid ongoing Russian attacks on power infrastructure, leaving many regions without electricity or heating during subzero winter conditions.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and Russian forces targeting energy facilities.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The state of emergency was introduced on Wednesday, with the most severe impacts reported in Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov, Odessa, and frontline towns.
💬KEY QUOTE: “There is not a single power plant left in Ukraine that the enemy has not attacked,” said Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal.
🎯IMPACT: Thousands of Ukrainians face harsh winter conditions without adequate heating or electricity, with aid groups warning of “severe consequences” for families unable to afford basic necessities.
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Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in its energy sector as continued Russian strikes on power infrastructure have pushed the system to the brink during one of the coldest periods of winter. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told parliament the situation is “very difficult,” saying there is “not a single power plant left in Ukraine that the enemy has not attacked.” He said winter preparations had failed in several regions, including Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov, and Odessa, leaving thousands of households without reliable heat or electricity.
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of deliberately exploiting extreme weather conditions, with temperatures dropping to around −20°C (-4°F), to intensify the impact of its attacks. “The consequences of Russian strikes and deteriorating weather conditions are severe,” Zelensky said. He explained that the state of emergency was introduced to give authorities “more options and flexibility” to manage the crisis, including importing electricity, expanding warming centres, and accelerating repairs.
Humanitarian organisations have warned that civilians are facing growing hardship as energy shortages combine with rising living costs. Jaime Wah, Deputy Head of Delegation in Ukraine for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said many families have exhausted their savings and are being forced to choose between basic necessities. “These are choices no one should make,” Wah said.
In Kiev, Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents who are able to leave the capital to do so in order to reduce pressure on strained services. At the same time, he rejected criticism from Zelensky over the city’s response to the crisis. Klitschko said heating had been restored to most affected apartment buildings and that support and warming centres were operating around the clock. “Such statements, first of all, undermine the dedicated work of thousands of people, professionals,” he complained on Telegram.
The energy emergency comes as fighting continues across the country, with Russia intensifying missile and drone attacks on major cities. On the diplomatic front, tensions remain high, with President Donald J. Trump recently accusing Zelensky of delaying peace talks, a claim the Ukrainian leader has rejected.
Ukraine has also denied Russian allegations of a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s residence, calling them false and potentially aimed at justifying further escalation.
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