The Kremlin, despite not attending, has said it will 'keep an eye' on the meeting. Ukraine will attend with national security advisers and other officials from 40 countries. When similar talks took place in Copenhagen in June, China was absent, so with its connections to Russia, there is hope of some movement. Russia isn't going to be there – but China has confirmed it will attend – in a departure from its usual neutral position. We've known for a few days now that talks would be held in Jeddah today with the hope of moving closer to a peaceful end to the Ukraine war. 'Ukraine has noticed that' and started to use it to their advantage - so they can damage Russian interests while the counteroffensive in other parts of the country appears to be slowing. These tankers are quite vulnerable while they're waiting there. “It gets very canalised, so they have to wait before they can cross these key straits.

Quizzed on the specifics of the tanker attack she commented: 'It was targeted very close to the key bridge that connects Crimea to Russia. We've had some thoughts on the recent spate of Ukrainian drone attacks from Louise Jones, head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Services.Īsked about the use of sea drones on Russian vessels twice in 24 hours she said it's part of a wider strategic tactic by Ukraine that still puts pressure on Moscow - while not much is changing on the frontline.īy targeting a commercial tanker, it serves as a 'reminder to the Russian people that this isn't a zero-cost war' for them, she said.Īlso citing recent aerial drone attacks on Russian territory, she added: 'It's about putting that pressure on the civilian population, which will in turn put pressure on Putin.”

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